Border Writes

Dedicated to writing YOU custom Fanfictions! Just send me a pairing & prompt and I'll get straight to it!

[justgot1]

I wish each individual chapter of a fic on AO3 had the date when it was posted, rather than just when the fic was first posted and when the last update was.  

That way you can see at a glance how often a WIP is updated, whether it’s fairly regularly or with huge long gaps between chapters; or if the first 20 chapters were posted in quick succession but the most recent couple were posted at long intervals, indicating that the writer is losing interest and may not finish, etc.  

[justgot1]

Someone just liked this 10 year old post and tagged it “wishlist” and I feel obliged to add that immediately after posting this, in 2014, I was informed that this DOES exist. So for those of you who don’t know:

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There ya go @oa-trance!

[jenroses]

why did I not already know this

[alexseanchai]

[image 1: the buttons at the top of a chaptered work on AO3; the Chapter Index button is circled. image 2: clicking the Chapter Index button displays a drop-down with all the chapters, and the Full-page Index button, which is circled. image 3: the chapter index, which lists the chapter numbers, titles, and update dates.]

[border-writes]

Thoughts on LGBTQ+ for Yandere Simulator

I just think it’s stupid that when you google lgbtq+ students in Yandere simulator it comes up with a note from Yandere Dev saying that while yes there may be lgbtq+ students, he won’t disclose who they are and that he’ll keep that information to himself. I think this is ridiculous because the whole game is about crushes, so in a way sexuality. There are a bunch of girls who all have a crush on a guy and this crush is the sole reason for the games events. At the time of writing this Senpai and Ayano can not canonically be the opposite genders (debug aside).

I just don’t understand why we can have Osana be in love with Taro openly, but can’t know whether or not Chojo Terajima from the Occult Club has a crush on Hojiro Zameshiro from the sports club? Like just as a side thing? Look, it would add some much needed representation and make the characters feel more alive and have more personality than just “I am in Occult, I like occult, I am loner because Occult, my whole existence is Occult, I live and breath Occult.”

It just seems hypocritical to be like “you don’t need to know if they’re gay!” But then also be like “HIM! SHE LIKES HIM! OH SO DOES SHE!”

[sassycolortheorist101-blog]

some fucking resources for all ur writing fuckin needs

* body language masterlist

* a translator that doesn’t eat ass like google translate does

* a reverse dictionary for when ur brain freezes

* 550 words to say instead of fuckin said

* 638 character traits for when ur brain freezes again

* some more body language help

(hope this helps some ppl)

[aw-hawkeye-no]

If you’re ever too nervous to comment on fanfics, please look at some of the absolute nonsense I leave people:

First there’s weird reactions to smut:

Sometimes I like to keep the author updated on how I’m doing while I’m reading the fic:

Other times I make astute observations:

Then there’s whatever the fuck this is:

Admittedly half of these weird comments are due to the fact that I like to drink wine and read fanfic at 2 AM, but the point is don’t be embarrassed to leave dumbass comments because I 100% guarantee the author will love it regardless. 

[queerspeculativefiction]

Speaking as an author, these are the best comments. Quality A+!

[apolloandhyac1nthus]

A little writing is better than no writing!!! I can’t stress this enough!! ANY WRITING IS BETTER THAN NO WRITING!!!!! 

you’re all writers, whether you write 5,000 words in a day or 50.

[crabdominalpain]

“Whats UP YOUTUBE! Today we gonna do another Unboxing Video!” *a shovel in hand, I enter the Graveyard*

[haarute]

Boy, that Shaggy meme sure is great!

[fenri]

Fanfiction author appreciation shoutout to every single writer producing fanfiction be it once a year or once every two weeks. A lot of people don’t understand fanfiction is a hyper-concentrated expression of how much you love something, and it takes a lot of bravery to share that with people who might judge you for simply wanting to give that happiness to others. 

Always remember ‘you do you’ and to be proud of yourself. Fandom would be nothing without its fanfiction writers. 

[bookishdiplodocus]

Reblog the writers’ fortune cookie for luck!

[rowyndodendron]

I don’t want to write I just…Want the novel in my head to spontaneously splatter itself onto a word document in a semi-cohesive state. 

[hawkasss]

“Extremely detailed character sheet template”

Character Chart Character’s full name: Reason or meaning of name: Character’s nickname: Reason for nickname: Birth date: Physical appearance Age: How old does he/she appear: Weight: Height: Body build: Shape of face: Eye color: Glasses or contacts: Skin tone: Distinguishing marks: Predominant features: Hair color: Type of hair: Hairstyle: Voice: Overall attractiveness: Physical disabilities: Usual fashion of dress: Favorite outfit: Jewelry or accessories: Personality Good personality traits: Bad personality traits: Mood character is most often in: Sense of humor: Character’s greatest joy in life: Character’s greatest fear: Why? What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? Character is most at ease when: Most ill at ease when: Enraged when: Depressed or sad when: Priorities: Life philosophy: If granted one wish, it would be: Why? Character’s soft spot: Is this soft spot obvious to others? Greatest strength: Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Biggest regret: Minor regret: Biggest accomplishment: Minor accomplishment: Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Why? Character’s darkest secret: Does anyone else know? Goals Drives and motivations: Immediate goals: Long term goals: How the character plans to accomplish these goals: How other characters will be affected: Past Hometown: Type of childhood: Pets: First memory: Most important childhood memory: Why: Childhood hero: Dream job: Education: Religion: Finances: Present Current location: Currently living with: Pets: Religion: Occupation: Finances: Family Mother: Relationship with her: Father: Relationship with him: Siblings: Relationship with them: Spouse: Relationship with him/her: Children: Relationship with them: Other important family members: Favorites Color: Least favorite color: Music: Food: Literature: Form of entertainment: Expressions: Mode of transportation: Most prized possession: Habits Hobbies: Plays a musical instrument? Plays a sport? How he/she would spend a rainy day: Spending habits: Smokes: Drinks: Other drugs: What does he/she do too much of? What does he/she do too little of? Extremely skilled at: Extremely unskilled at: Nervous tics: Usual body posture: Mannerisms: Peculiarities: Traits Optimist or pessimist? Introvert or extrovert? Daredevil or cautious? Logical or emotional? Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Prefers working or relaxing? Confident or unsure of himself/herself? Animal lover? Self-perception How he/she feels about himself/herself: One word the character would use to describe self: One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? How does the character think others perceive him/her: What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: Relationships with others Opinion of other people in general: Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others? Person character most hates: Best friend(s): Love interest(s): Person character goes to for advice: Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Person character feels shy or awkward around: Person character openly admires: Person character secretly admires: Most important person in character’s life before story starts: After story starts:

found here

[fanfictionwriter101]

I’d like everyone to see this

{Credit to amalasrosa on Twitter}

[virtualsilver]

#real #not to be salty but this is what ive been saying#like everyone out here really still acting like fanfic isnt really writing#like its subpar and like it cant be good and have amazing lines#even fanfic writers treat it like its LESS and like theyre PLAY writing and not actually writing#like friend buddy ican ASSURE YOU that fanfic is every bit as real and good as writing from books#the only difference between fic and actual books is that books go through several stages of processing and editing and filtering#and are worked on by professionals who studied the craft of editing#while fanfiction cuts that filtering and everyone gets a chance to be heard and to be read#and instead of editors we have peer editing and reviewing#dont be fucking tricked by the mass notion that anything that young girls and queer people are interested in is immediately bad and subpar#bc it is fucking not #i will FIGHT for it #fanfiction (tags by @crossroadswrite bacause they add so much to this post)

[nandalorian]

The real irony is there is plenty of fanfiction that goes through more rigorous editing than some published fiction. So the difference in quality between fanfiction and “professional writing” is totally arbitrary and made up. Except that some things that are more expensive are worse.

[firey-rising-demon-deactivated2]

Fanfic has really raised my standards for what constitutes good writing.

[1000storyideas]

Creating plots with the zigzag method

I’ve learned this method years ago and I’ve been using it ever since. The zigzag plot creator starts like this: 

A crescent zigzag. 

You can have as many up and downs as you want. I’ve drawn six to keep it simple. Alright, this zigzag is your storyline and every corner is an important event that will change everything:

Every down represents a bad thing happening to your main characters, taking them further away from their goal. Every up is a good event, taking them closer to their goal:

So, when the zigzag goes down, something bad must happen. When the zigzag goes up, something good must happen. The reason why we drew a crescent zigzag is because every down must be worse than the previous, and every up must be better than the previous. As the zigzag advances, events become more serious and relevant. 

Let’s apply the zigzag method. My storyline is a detective trying to catch a serial killer in a futuristic city. Minutes later, this is what I’ve got:

Start: Detective, our protagonist, is just promoted

Down #1: Mass suicide happens in town, detective gets the case, the whole town thinks it might have been a religious suicide act, but detective suspects that someone single-handed killed all those people

Up #1: Detective finds clue about a possible killer

Down #2: A bigger mass murder happens, a true massacre, it’s a definitely a murder

Up #2: Detective finds the killer’s trail

Down #3: Thinking he is ahead of time, close to catching the killer, detective ends up dead in another mass murder

Up #3: Because of his notes and discoveries, the police is able to find the killer before they leave town

From this point on you can play with zigzag as much as you want. For example, changing the orientation of the zigzag for a bad ending:

Lots of ups and downs:

Or just a few:

It’s up to you (see what I did there?).

You can plot any type of story with the zigzag method. It’s a visual and easy process for a very complex task.

[littlebirdofprey]

those posts criticizing common writing patterns in fanfiction are so fucking harmful and they ruined me

so like yknow what??? People tell you to avoid “smirk” and “chuckle” as descriptors because no one does those things (???) but then when I need to use those words I have a ten minute crisis about how I’m a shitty writer. So heres my unwarranted writing advice: If you want your characters to smirk and chuckle fucking let them and don’t let anyone tell you that no one smirks or chuckles because I do both on a daily basis whenever I tell a shitty pun, bye 

[sventhecrusader-deactivated2018]

Edgy fanfiction critics can eat my entire ass.

[armandyke]

Pros of writing gay relationships: 

- gay

Cons of writing gay relationships:

- they both have THE SAME FCKIN PRONOUNS SO I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO NAME BOTH CHARACTERS BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHO’S DOING WHAT OR WHO’S SPEAKING WHO WILL SAVE ME FROM THIS HELL

[puppyvegeta-deactivated20190313]

I CAN’T BELIEVE THERE’S A POST ABOUT THIS. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL.

[berlynn-wohl]

Worst way to deal with this: use epithets (the taller man, the blonde) DO NOT

Best way to deal with this: Use the pronouns a teensy bit more than you maybe feel is sufficient. Leave the fic for two days before editing (i.e. allow yourself to forget it a little). Come back and re-read. If at any point YOU can’t tell who’s doing what to whom, put names in. Leave the rest of the pronouns.

Also, for dialogue: use characterization instead of names. Let it be clear by the things that are said, the way they are said, who is saying them.

Readers are smart, let them infer sometimes. :)

[a-cure-for-writers-block]

So many people have asked me about this when writing same-sex relationships. I’ve been looking for this post for so long, I hope it helps, darlings! 

[degulover03]

Who is this imposter?! In all of the shots it’s Jeremy Jordan and then in one it’s not… why?

[wikittisawat]

IMPOSTER! A CHANGLING!

[wikittisawat]

Cancer Research MMA

I’ve just sponsored my cousin Gabii, who’s fundraising for Cancer Research UK on @JustGiving. This is a charity that is very close to her heart and she would be greatful for any donations or support of any kind!

On the 19th May 2018 she will be competing in an Ultra MMA fight, which is something completely out of her comfort zone and something she has never done before. She recently started her training for the fight and she’s excited for what lays ahead!

“I suffer with extreme anxiety and depression, so doing something like this is so out of my comfort range. I’ve never done anything like this before, so I could use all the encouragement I can get!

“I am a nervous wreck of a human being - there are only nine girls doing it, including me, while the rest are MEN!

“OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE WILL BE WATCHING ME GET PUNCHED IN MY BIG FAT TARGET SHAPED HEAD.”

It would be greatly appreciated if you could maybe donate now at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Gabii-Murphy?utm_source=twitter or even just a simple reblog to help raise awareness for this event!