Elahilamalafos

A blog for all things related to my story and the writing process

[sharkyz]

i can kill ppl bcuz ive died before so i can reclaim killing

[foone]

some of my OCs are trans but I don't know their deadnames. that's personal, they don't need to tell me that

[skelotan]

Ironically, I drew this at work.

[canonkiller]

I think u should start writing your original story btw. I want to read it.

[canonkiller]

addition: I understand wanting to wait until things feel Right to write. but as someone who also contends with adhd and The Situations there is not going to be a time where it magically feels perfect to write. "I'll do it someday / later / when..." is an endless delay. you've gotta crack open a document and write something even if it sucks ass because if you don't get your brain used to the habit it's not gonna stick. the time you can start is Now.

[sightofsea]

kill me once, shame on you. kill me twice how did you do that

[monsterfactoryfanfic]

i wish i could remember who made the recommendation to "make a list of all the different ways someone could feel about a topic in your fictional setting and then make each of them a character" because it is a great technique and is also extremely fun

[couldtheyworkretail]

the OC of the person reading this

Could Your OC from Your Brain work a retail job?

Yes

No

Voting ended onJul 21, 2025

this is a very fun idea actually! I encourage people to reblog with an explanation as to why/why not

[hauntingyourself]

It’s always “what the hell?” or “what the fuck are you?” and “we buried you 10 days ago how are you still alive?” first of all don’t be rude

[miiilowo]

anybody else . can anyone hear me

[an-angel-0f-death]

i love a character who can't stop dying. bitch you JUST got better what do you MEAN you died again. that's the fifth time this week

[zegalba]

[dr-gaytorius]

um sorry for moaning when you stabbed me. it's been a really long time since anyone touched me like that

[retquits]

there is something so crazy and powerful about having art of your oc that was made by anyone other than yourself. like oh my god you actually exist outside of my own brain that's WILD

[bitchfitch]

writing advice for characters with a missing eye: dear God does losing an eyes function fuck up your neck. Ever since mine crapped out I've been slowly and unconsciously shifting towards holding my head at an angle to put the good eye closer to the center. and human necks. are not meant to accommodate that sorta thing.

[bitchfitch]

other things I'm bitching about but which could still be useful as writing advice for 1 eyed characters:

2. they're going to favor their sighted side, obviously, but it doesn't always manifest in the way you think. when I walk down a hall I walk much closer to the wall on my sighted side than on my blind side. which is the opposite of how it might seem logical to do that bc it means the world at large is on your bad side, but the reason is I can't fucking See the wall if it's right next to me in the blind side and I end up knocking into it.

3. door frames and poles are my enemy. If your character is smart this will not be a problem but for me it is. I am King of walking into shit I could absolutely see but couldn't tell how far away from me it was. on this note, their blind side hand is getting bashed into every jutting out thing in a 5 mile radius.

4. having 0 depth perception is less of a big deal than you'd think it is. Especially with driving. I've become a Much safer and more wary driver because I can't tell how far the other cars are from me. however I fucking suck at parking now. because I can't tell how far the lines are from me either.

5. you know how people who lose limbs get phantom pains? that happens with eyes too but like. phantom sights. for me it's like. a lot of bugs. like every so often my brain will just put something suddenly skittering beside me there. hate that.

6. it is completely possible to "get stuck" somewhere because your ability to tell how wide a space is is just Gone. shopping isles especially where bumping something or Someone is matter of embarrassment or potentially breaking something. it can be legitimately paralyzing and also irritate everyone around you because they can tell there is Plenty of space for you to get your cart through even if you can't.

7. if the eye is still in their skull it can still be the normal kind of painful. Glares off of shiny surfaces causing weird sharp pains you can't figure out the cause of are genuinely one of gods greatest tests of my patience.

[sapphofinch]

i love characters with abandonment issues so strong they end up being the one doing the abandoning. the first hint they get at there being tension they run. i love when characters dont want to be left so bad they leave first. i love when characters refuse to let someone scar them twice so they scar everyone else first. you can never be left behind if you never let anyone close enough in the first place

[sapphofinch]

I LOVE WHEN CHARACTERS ARE LIKE GLASS NOT AS IN "THEY ARE FRAGILE AND BREAK EASILY" BUT AS IN "IF YOU HOLD THEM CLOSE THEY WILL CUT YOU"

[sapphofinch]

[celestial-fang]

3 components of worldbuilding:

1. The author’s kinks

2. The author’s power fantasy

3. The author’s political agenda

Plot and logic optional

[kittykatninja321]

I’ve said this before but I think all sci-fi and fantasy adventure needs a little bit of horror as seasoning. It doesn’t need to be full sci-fi horror or fantasy horror but a little bit of scary adds flavor. Build a world and then explore the fucked up implications of that world a little bit