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hi i am cal, they & them, and this is my second attempt at an introduction because my first one was not doing it for me. i'm currently attempting to get back into writing, and maybe make some friends along the way. please send me wips, asks, tag games, messages, prompts, anything. interaction is difficult so some direction would be helpful.
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the concept and idea of “you can always start trying to be a better person” is extremely important to me both in media and irl and i continue to be deeply deeply disturbed by the trend on this site pushing that these ideas in media are bad writing or even morally reprehensible
because theyd rather someone stay terrible or just straight up die than become a better person
from a compassionate point of view it’s deeply distressing and from a pragmatic point of view it’s outright frustrating
it’s fucked up.
What is the most important step a man can take?
The next.
I think part of the pushback about this is the idea that, to “redeem” bad people, their victims must first forgive them for unforgivable acts.
This is false. No one is obligated to forgive you. You can learn from your mistakes and become the best, kindest person on earth, and the people you’ve hurt still won’t forgive you, and you’ll have to accept that. And that doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to grow. Because we aren’t just “pure” or “sinful”, we’re complex.
I’ve written about this before and won’t rehash the whole thing, but part of what I struggle with is the way redemption stories tend to fall into the broader issue of whose stories do we tell.
This obviously depends a lot on what the arc is about, what world it’s set in, who the characters are, etc. but there is a branch of redemption arc in stories that is about either bigots or people who were involved in real-world atrocities (see: the At Love’s Command controversy). In those cases, given the nature of the redemption arc, the emotional center of the story is that person, and their victims are often either treated as afterthoughts or used as a mechanism to show that the person has finally Become Good.
Of course, a redemption arc or narrative can be about all kinds of things, on all levels of severity. Someone who used to be an asshole to their friends will have a very different type of redemption arc than someone who used to be a fascist, and the writer would have different considerations.
But when you are writing a redemption arc, especially if it’s more the “bigot to not bigot” kind than the “used to do tax fraud” kind, consider these questions:
Is the narrative framing them as more of a victim than the people they hurt?
Do their victims or victim proxies forgive them, and if not, does the narrative imply that they should?
Do their victims appear in the story at all, or do they just exist in the abstract to illustrate the person’s guilt?
Is your goal in writing this specific redemption arc to illustrate that bigots, Nazis, etc. also deserve love?
Love them
-I will be good. I will be good. I will be good. I will keep Seraph hidden, locked up in my chest, whatever it takes to make sure the Angels never get the weapon they made of me.-
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Weirdly Healing Things to Do When You’re Feeling Creatively Burned Out...
Write a fake 5-star Goodreads review of your WIP—as if you didn’t write it. Go ahead. Pretend you're a giddy reader who just discovered this masterpiece. Bonus: add emojis, chaotic metaphors, and all-caps screaming. It’s self-indulgent. It’s delusional. It’s delicious.
Give your main character a Pinterest board titled “Mentally Unstable but Aesthetic.” Include outfits, quotes, memes, cursed objects, and that one painting that haunts their dreams. This is not about logic. This is about ✨vibes.✨
Make a “deleted scenes” folder and write something that would never make it into the book. A crackfic. A “what if they were roommates” AU. The group chat from hell. This is your WIP’s blooper reel. Let it be silly, chaotic, or wildly off-brand.
Interview your villain like you’re Oprah. Ask the hard-hitting questions. “When did you know you were the drama?” “Do you regret the murder, or just the way you did it?” Bonus points if they lie to your face.
Host a fake awards show for your characters. Categories like “Most Likely to Die for Vibes,” “Worst Emotional Regulation,” “Himbo Energy Supreme,” or “Best Use of a Dramatic Exit.” Write their acceptance speeches. Yes, this counts as writing.
Write a breakup letter… to your inner critic. Be petty. Be dramatic. “Dear Self-Doubt, this isn’t working for me anymore. You bring nothing to the table but anxiety and bad vibes.” Rip it up. Burn it. Tape it to your mirror. Your call.
Create a “writing comfort kit” like you’re a cozy witch. A candle that smells like your WIP. A tea that your characters would drink. A playlist labeled “for writing when I’m one rejection email away from giving up.” This is a ritual now.
Design a fake movie poster or book cover like your story is already famous. Add star ratings, critic quotes, and some pretentious tagline like “One soul. One destiny. No chill.”
Write a scene you’re not ready to write—but just a rough, messy outline version. Not the polished thing. Just the raw emotion. The shape of it. Like sketching the bones of a future punch to the gut. You don’t have to make it perfect. Just open the door.
Let your story be bad on purpose for a day. Like, aggressively bad. Give everyone ridiculous names. Add an evil talking cat. Write a fight scene with laser swords and emotional damage. Just remind yourself that stories are meant to be played with, not feared.
genuinely find it fascinating how much fantasy writing discussion/advice online is centered around the struggle of making a dndish/tolkien rip off fantasy world stand out and feel different than the others, and regularly comes to the conclusion that to succeed at this you should focus even harder on realistically detailing the cultures of the elves/humans/orcs/dwarves/whatever random group of fantasy races are hanging around (the thing most of these projects already massively focus on) in the hopes that yours is simply the most vivid and evocative ever, as opposed to, like, just writing anything else
sorry @tearlessrain I have to share your tags they're just so good
#look the whole reason tolkien and other fantasy writers of his caliber are so well received is that they were doing something they loved#tolkien had multiple detailed conlangs because he was really into linguistics#he wrote about the themes he did because they were important to him#so find something you love and write that instead of trying to write like someone else#if you want to build a complicated fantasy world build it around your interests#if you're into astronomy than draw up star charts and write a whole history of your world that highlights the significance of them#if you're really into the history of textiles then use that to add flavor to the cultures and characters#you gotta fall in love with the thing you're making at least a little bit that's the key
Peeta deserves more credit!!
I'm already going crazy at the thought of Peeta not being considered as "important" as the other three when considering the D12 victors, but I'll lose it if I see more people with the idea that Peeta did nothing for Katniss in the 74th Games
Excuse me? Pardon?
1-He literally came up with the star-crossed lovers look. Katniss might've had some other straws to grasp for to attract sponsors without it, but it's nowhere near close to what Peeta gave her. What if that burn cream she received was mostly from Capitol people digging the romance plot? What if she just got overshadowed by the other tributes in terms of sponsors? She might've sustained more permanent injuries or hell it might've even slowed her down in an attack and she could've died
2-Peeta literally saved her life amongst the tracker jacker attack, he forced her upwards and forced her to move when Cato was wildly thrashing around back there. Katniss literally says it herself "Peeta Mellark has just saved my life"
Also not to mention the bread from when they were kids?? Katniss might not even have been alive by the 74th games if not for Peeta's kindness and bread.
So quit saying Peeta was useless to Katniss. When he became hurt and injured, yes, Katniss did have to care for him, but she did it willingly. She did it out of care and wanting to repay her debts, because she knew this boy saved her.
