etc.writes

Greetings! This is etc. Welcome to my writing side blog! I follow back as etc-crack

[akaanmo]

i think i just witnessed a miracle

[fractiousrvt]

There is always hope

[frederickchiltonsdivacup]

I'm gonna go check on my WIP. just in case it wrote itself while I was gone. You never know.

[sunraven0828]

Me: *Reading my drafts and getting invested on the story just to realize there’s a cliffhanger*

Me: “Damn, i wonder what happens next. I hope the author updates so-“

Me: *realizes im the author and im the one who has to write what’s next.*

[etcwrites]

I want to write..but I don't want to write

[luna-azzurra]

Tips for Writing Injuries

✧ Broken ribs suck. You don’t just “walk it off.” Breathing hurts. Laughing hurts. Existing hurts. Characters with rib injuries won’t be doing heroic sprints.

✧ Concussions aren’t instant naps. Dazed vision, nausea, dizziness, maybe even personality changes, but they’re not going to collapse neatly like in the movies.

✧ Blood loss is sneaky. It’s not just about dramatic pools of blood. It’s dizziness, confusion, and the body getting cold as circulation tanks.

✧ Adrenaline lies. Someone can take a serious injury and not feel it until the fight’s over. That “I didn’t realize I was bleeding until later” trope? Very real.

✧ Twisted ankles are brutal. One bad step and suddenly running is off the table. Even walking hurts like hell. Perfect way to ground a chase scene.

✧ Burns linger. Even small burns hurt more than most people expect. Blisters, infection risk, constant pain, it’s not just a cool scar later.

✧ Dislocated shoulders = useless arm. Characters can’t keep swinging a sword or firing a gun. They’re basically fighting one-armed until it’s fixed.

✧ Shock is a thing. Pale skin, trembling, rapid heartbeat, and eventually disorientation. A character might not even realize how bad their wound is.

✧ Stitches aren’t magic. Getting sewn up is painful and recovery takes time. They’re not instantly battle-ready after a needle and thread.

✧ Scars tell stories. Some fade, some don’t. Some stay sensitive forever. Don’t forget the aftermath when the wound becomes part of the character.

[writers-bane]

You're afraid to write because you care too much about your craft. Not because you suck.

You want it to be perfect. Worthy. You're scared it won't be good enough. But the thing is, everything you write is worthy if you write it with heart.

That fear doesn't make you a fraud, or lazy. It makes you a perfectionist who doesn't write as much as they should because their fear is choking them. Your writing will never be perfect—nothing ever is.

So stop waiting for the perfect moment and go pour your heart out. Unleash your wild—and slightly disturbing—imagination onto those pages. Go create magic that only you can make.

GO WRITE THE THING YOU KEEP THINKING ABOUT DAY AND NIGHT. And make sure you write it for yourself before anyone else!

[thebookbutterfly]

I love it when fan fiction writers are like: “ah shit, this was meant to be one part but I started writing it and now it has to be three”. Like the fanfic is happening to them and not being created by them.

[almostg]

The truth of it 🤣

[robot-roadtrip-rants]

Ah, yes, the great dilemma. PLOT MAKES IT HOTTER!!! vs. I WANT THEM TO BANG NOW!!! Both are objectively correct.

[write-on-world]

[castletownranger]

HEY

For all you WONDERFUL FIC WRITERS who made the mistake of following me

LOOK AT THIS

[aryaokayfriend]

I- I didn’t realize this but it’s so true

[sleepy-writes-stuff]

I’ve had these thoughts, too. Universe really said, “Hey! You need to see this” 😳

[denise-elviras]

''what if my writing isn't good eno--'' what if it's a reflection of your soul. what if it has a place in this world. what if you write it anyway

[etcwrites]

A Turn Table Tango

Chapter 5: Kiss and Lie

Final chapter is up!

In which Kuroo Tetsurou is a volleyball talent scout and has his sights set on a particular player. His interest is perfectly professional or that’s the lie he tells himself.

Pairing: Kuroo Tetsurou x Tsukishima Kei

Status: Completed

Summary:

A hand curled around his tie, slowly but surely pulling him in. Kuroo felt his breath hitch at his throat. He raised his eyes to look into Kei's serious ones. "Kuroo-san," he murmured private but steady. "It's simple really… I only have one more request from you."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62638075/chapters/163665364

[writinglionqueen]

[lonelyroommp3]

ten minutes in bus stop time is equivalent to about 45 minutes in normal time

[heartsofbeskar]

doesnt my job understand i have a blooming fanfiction writing career to work on

[etcwrites]

A Turn Table Tango

Chapter 2: First Order of Business

Second chapter is up!

Kuroo learns what Tsukishima wants of him.

Title: A Turn Table Tango

Pairing: Kuroo Tetsurou x Tsukishima Kei

Status: Ongoing

Summary:

As fear and something much more dangerous clawed at Kuroo's heart, he couldn't help but watch the way Kei's lips closed around the chopsticks.

The other man licked his lips.

"We'll start small."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62638075/chapters/160886449#workskin

[etcwrites]

Chapter 3 & 4 are up!

Someone needs to save Kuroo!

Chapter 3: The Light and the Pendulum

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62638075/chapters/161426389

Chapter 4: Space Between Us

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62638075/chapters/162026845#workskin

[aeshnacyanea2000]

I’m writing scenes which are good, and I don’t know where they are going to fit in the book. But it’s what I call ‘The Valley Filled With Clouds’ technique. You’re at the edge of the valley, and there is a church steeple, and there is a tree, and there is a rocky outcrop, but the rest of it is mist. But you know that because they exist, there must be ways of getting from one to the other that you cannot see. And so you start the journey. And when I write, I write a draft entirely for myself, just to walk the valley and find out what the book is going to be all about.

-- Terry Pratchett - A Slip Of The Keyboard: Collected Non-fiction

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