I found the absolutely funniest fic idea in my Google Docs, and the best part is, I have no memory of writing it:
I think... I think I'm gonna write this.

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@justkeeponwriting
I found the absolutely funniest fic idea in my Google Docs, and the best part is, I have no memory of writing it:
I think... I think I'm gonna write this.
Dear fanfic authors,
If you’ve been toying around with the idea of finishing your own original work, you should definitely do it. I’ve been on slush pile work and 90% of the fanfiction I’ve read is better than what comes into our submission box. You’d be horrified at what some people think is publishable.
Finish your novel. Submit it. You’re way better than you think, and you have a higher chance of being published than you fear. Especially at a place like Riptide or Dreamspinner, where they WANT your lgbtq stories.
Seriously. Stop doubting yourself and finish up that nanowrimo project. Dust off your half finished drafts. Finish your work, polish it up, and send it in. Trust me. Publishers want to see it.
Sincerely,
Your friendly neighborhood editor lady
Agree.
I did it, and you can, too.
Title: smell you later Author: justkeeponwriting (ao3, tumblr) Artist: deancebra (tumblr) Rating: Mature Length: 23k Pairings: Dean/Cas Warnings: No major warnings apply Tropes: Alpha/Beta/Omega, College AU
Starting his second year of college, Castiel is tired of being alone, and makes a conscious attempt at making friends. It’s just as hard as he thought it would be. Although, almost all of his hardships seem to be related to one Dean Winchester.
Or, wherein Dean keeps asking Castiel out, and Castiel assumes it’s just a joke.
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For my second tropefest this year, I got the awesome “smell you later” which is a cute college AU by justkeeponwriting
Go read the story here!
Check out the art on AO3 as well!
Title: smell you later Author: justkeeponwriting (ao3, tumblr) Artist: deancebra (tumblr) Rating: Mature Length: 23k Pairings: Dean/Cas Warnings: No major warnings apply Tropes: Alpha/Beta/Omega, College AU
Starting his second year of college, Castiel is tired of being alone, and makes a conscious attempt at making friends. It’s just as hard as he thought it would be. Although, almost all of his hardships seem to be related to one Dean Winchester.
Or, wherein Dean keeps asking Castiel out, and Castiel assumes it’s just a joke.
Link to fic Link to art
Title: smell you later Author: justkeeponwriting (ao3, tumblr) Artist: deancebra (tumblr) Rating: Mature Length: 23k Pairings: Dean/Cas Warnings: No major warnings apply Tropes: Alpha/Beta/Omega, College AU
Starting his second year of college, Castiel is tired of being alone, and makes a conscious attempt at making friends. It’s just as hard as he thought it would be. Although, almost all of his hardships seem to be related to one Dean Winchester.
Or, wherein Dean keeps asking Castiel out, and Castiel assumes it’s just a joke.
Link to fic Link to art
Writing advice you're not going to like.
People sometimes send me Asks wanting writing advice. I suck at it. I don’t really know how I do the writing, or how one should do the writing, or what one should do to get better at the writing. All I can ever think to say is “write a lot of stuff and you will get better at the writing.” Which is true, but hardly a bolt from the sky.
Well, as it turns out, I do have one piece of Legit Writing Advice, and I am going to share it with you, right now. If you were in any of my writing workshop groups at a con, you’ve heard this advice already.
Warning: you’re going to fucking hate it. But if you do it, you will thank me.
If you have a piece of fiction you’re serious about, something you might want to actually shop around, or just something you really are into and want to make it as good as you can…do NOT edit it.
Repeat. DO NOT EDIT.
REWRITE.
As in, print out the whole fucking thing and re-enter it, every word (or use two screens). Retype the whole thing. Recreate it from the ground up using your first draft as a template. Start with a blank page and re-enter every. single. word.
I hear you screaming. OH MY GOD THAT’S INSANE.
Yes. Yes, it is.
It is also the most powerful thing you will ever do for a piece of fiction that you are serious about.
Now, let’s get real. I don’t do this for most things. I don’t do it for my fanfiction. But if it’s something original, something I might like to get to a professional level - I do it. You absolutely COULD do it for fanfiction. It’s just up to you and how much time you want to sink into a piece.
You can edit, sure. But you WILL NOT get down to the level of change that needs to happen in a second draft. You will let things slide. Your eyes will miss things. You will say “eh, good enough.”
The first time I did this, on someone else’s advice, I was dubious. Within two pages, I was saying WHY HAVE I NOT BEEN DOING THIS ALL THE TIME. I was amazed at how much change was happening. By the time I got to the end, I had an entirely different novel than the one I’d started with. When you’re already re-entering every single word, it’s easy to make deep changes. You’ll reformat sentences, you’ll switch phrases around, you’ll massage your word choice. You’ll discover whole paragraphs that don’t need to be there at all because they became redundant. You’ll find dialogue exchanges that need reimagining. Whole plot points will suddenly be different, whole story arcs will reveal their flaws and get re-drawn.
You cannot get down to the fundamental level of change that’s required just by editing an existing document. You have to rebuild it if you really want your story to evolve. You will be AMAZED at the difference it will make.
It will take time. It will seem like a huge, Herculean task. I’m not saying it’s easy. It isn’t. But it is absolutely revolutionary.
Try it. I promise, you will see what I mean.
*PSA: Tipsy!Lori wrote this post. In case you couldn’t tell.
maybe i should try this with my comic scripts.
This advice is real.
I reblogged this earlier on kind of a “that sounds interesting. might work, might not, can’t see it being drastically different but whatever I should try.” kind of note
I’ve got a short story due today at 5, so I decided to do this and completely rewrite the first draft.
OH. MY GOD.
This is legitimate. It’s let me completely gut scenes I was unhappy with, rewrite them entirely differently and not feel any loyalty to what I used to have.
It’s taking a long time. It’s a commitment. But heck so is writing.
This is great. Do this. It’s amazing.
I may just try this…… on I day when I have some self discipline.
When writing couples, I like to use the Kiss Rule:
If they have to kiss for you to know they’re in love, you’re not writing a romance right.
damn tho
Me when I improvise while writing
Congrats to everyone who’s ever written something and posted it on AO3 on your Hugo Award nomination.
(The entirety of AO3 was nominated in the “Related Works” category, so technically everyone who’s contributed to the Archive is a nominee.)
Literally none of my story ideas come with a plot, ever. WITHOUT FAIL, it’s always just an Aesthetic, like two and a half characters, some very, very vivid settings, and a weird concept. Never plot. Not even an inkling of a plot. My brain tosses me this cool stuff and is like welp i’ll be back in 4-5 business months
Don’t look for plots, look for problems.
Examples:
crippling debt
lonliness
a building is on fire
the world is going to end
failure
a broken heart
guilt
noises they can only hear
seperation
lack of strength
lack of wit
someone has too much pride
forbidden love
encouraged love?
Pick a problem, give it to a character, and let them try and solve it.
Bam: plot.
Writing Tip:
If you don’t feel like actually writing, prepare for writing:
Open your WIP Word doc
Read the last page again
Scribble notes on what happens next
Once you’ve done this, you might just find yourself wanting to continue after all. And if you don’t, no worries. You’ve made it easier to jump back into it later.
This always works for me! Really good advice!
I do this to get into the writing mood. I can tell myself: “I don’t have to write, no pressure. Look, I’m not writing, this isn’t writing.”
Guess I need to prepare to migrate to pillowfort and discord, or whatever people use for their fandom needs nowadays, but before I set those up, you can find find me on twitter and ao3. I haven’t used twitter in ages, but it’s there. I feel like I talk to so few people here, but I don’t bite and I’m more talkative in private discussions than on public platforms, anyway, so hmu if you’d like!
I have no idea yet how to use this or what channels to join (looking into that, I need some Destiel-related chats?) but due to the impending tumblrcapolypse, I made a discord. You can add me at helakkas#3262, I guess.
Guess I need to prepare to migrate to pillowfort and discord, or whatever people use for their fandom needs nowadays, but before I set those up, you can find find me on twitter and ao3. I haven’t used twitter in ages, but it’s there. I feel like I talk to so few people here, but I don’t bite and I’m more talkative in private discussions than on public platforms, anyway, so hmu if you’d like!
Guess I need to prepare to migrate to pillowfort and discord, or whatever people use for their fandom needs nowadays, but before I set those up, you can find find me on twitter and ao3. I haven’t used twitter in ages, but it’s there. I feel like I talk to so few people here, but I don’t bite and I’m more talkative in private discussions than on public platforms, anyway, so hmu if you’d like!
Title: (don’t) fear the reaper Author: justkeeponwriting (ao3/tumblr) Artist: starmouse123 (tumblr) Rating: E Length: 50k Pairings: Castiel/Dean, mentioned Sam/Jess Warnings: Alternate universe - Magic, soul bonds, magically binding contracts, (mild) dom/sub undertones, anal fingering, bottom!Dean, blowjobs
Summary: Castiel is a grim reaper – and a very experienced one at that. He has negotiated thousands of deals to keep the balance of souls, acquiring years of life energy from mortals who have too many years in their life span, and has passed it onto those who have less. But even Castiel isn’t prepared when he accidentally convinces a mortal called Dean Winchester to give him his soul, and with it, the complete control of his life.
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Free tip to all writers: don't be like me and save a fic on only a USB drive, think that you're going to copy it onto your computer later, and then just continue to write the fic and never do that.
Because I may have just lost over 20k words and my motivation for this fic altogether.