[ghost boner]

a sideblog for all of my (fic) writing endeavors, also crying about stuff, probably. please note that since this is a sideblog i can't follow back from here

[nifrequerne]

I often wonder what happened to authors of unfinished fanfictions.

[everyoneinspaceisgay]

I hope they’re having a nice life

[ts-virgil-angst]

we absolutely are not and that unfinished fic haunts us to this day

[positivedoodles]

guinea pig requested by Ronnie on my patreon

[Drawing of a white and orange guinea pig saying “It’s normal to struggle with your creativity while (or after) going through something big. It doesn’t mean you’re failing or doing anything wrong. Give yourself time to go through what you’re going through. Your drive and creativity will come back.” in a blue speech bubble.]

[wellfuckthishellsiteiguess-deac]

i made this instead of writing

[starfallskitter]

im reblogging this instead of writing

[suburbanmomromanceclub]

File this under “super obvious yet I always seem to forget it.”

[iamwordsandpixels-deactivated20]

I don’t write romance (I totally respect people who do, though!) but this is also great writing advice in general! What is preventing the protagonist from achieving their goal?

Why can’t these two people be together now?

Why can’t the mystery be solved now?

Why can’t they overthrow the evil overlord now?

If you don’t have a solid answer for these questions, that’s a good indicator that the plot could use some more work.

[megan-cutler]

Also test your answer a little bit. If it’s as thin as they’re just refusing to sit down and have a simple conversation, you might want to re-think how things are going.

[operahousebookworm]

As a beta reader/editor, I tend to ask this question a lot: “Why are they doing it this way when there’s a much easier path available?” That’s not to say that they should take the easier path, because that would usually be boring. Instead, the point is that the question needs an answer–either eliminate the easier path or give them a very clear reason for not taking it. (And if I’m asking the question, that reason isn’t as clear as you think it might be.)

I find it very difficult to root for characters who have a sensible option available and just don’t take it. If the only reason is “Because there wouldn’t be a story otherwise,” you haven’t actually found the story yet.

[riptidepublishing]

And this is why the Big Misunderstanding as a primary plot device is almost universally disliked.

[millatheshieldmaiden]

My feelings exactly on “why Harry didn’t use the mirror thing Surius gave him and instead broke into an office to contact him by fire”

[mutational-falsetto]

I’m fucking around w this chapter at work and nobody told me trying to be a serious and focused writer would be so goddamn clunky after 9 months

[kotumari]

natsharon rights!

[definitionsfading]

“The bigger the issue, the smaller you write. Remember that. You don’t write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid’s burnt socks lying on the road. You pick the smallest manageable part of the big thing, and you work off the resonance.”

— Richard Price (via voyaegers)

[mutational-falsetto]

I know I haven’t posted something in a million years and especially not on here (it’s a busy hectic time!) but apparently mohammed ehab has a brother and he power jerks and also their lifting styles look so similar that it is v strange to watch

[shanesmadej]

insp.

[supercacti]

[thatsmysecretduh]

ahahaaaaaa yes

[sagihairius]

there was this version of take me to church that i heard a while a go and it was like 

angrier??? and more intense is the only way i can describe it i may have imagined it 

[sagihairius]

FOUND IT

[how-to-make-mistakes]

Common Russian interjections

Surprise

Ого!

Ух ты! (pronounced as one word, either syllable can be stressed)

Надо же!

Ничего себе! (can be pronounced carelessly, “ничё себе”/“ничёси”)

Господи!/Боже (мой)! — ‘Oh my God!’

Ну и ну! — something you’d say scratching your head, when really puzzled

Вау! — from English ‘wow’, also used sometimes

Ой! — when anything you weren’t expecting happens, also for physical pain. Typically used by girls.

Happiness

Ура! = Hooray

Вот это да! — when something really impressive happens

Браво!

Sorrow

Эх! — your favourite football team didn’t win? Lost your keys? Understood how vain and useless everything you do is? This one is for any situation you feel like you can do nothing about.

Увы! = Alas!

Ай-яй-яй/Ой-ёй-ёй — *dramatically shakes their head*

Ох! — like эх, but can also express physical pain/fatigue

Да что ты будешь делать! — when something unpleasant happens over and over again

In a conversation

А? — Eh?/Huh?

A! — Oh! (when you’ve just figured something out/discovered the truth; when you’ve finally understood the thing)

Хм = Hm

Кхм/Кхм-кхм = Ahem

Угу (is always written this way, but in oral speech we just mumble ‘m-m’ with a rise of intonation) — yep, uh-huh

Ага (the г is usually pronounced as /ɦ/) — like угу but less common

[rebelflet]

[hopelessartgeek]

I was commissioned by @featherflairs for a gift for @sickdaysurfer​ and her upcoming stucky fic Even a Traitor May Mend. Featuring soft recovery Bucky skulking down the streets of New York in Lululemons, Starbucks in hand, while cussing out Steve’s new ‘friend’, Sam-fucking-Wilson. (who doesn’t love a misplaced jealousy fic?)

[mariastill]

@colorcoated01 @kat-atomic @tinybearswithjetpacks @quarra SOFT BUCKY IN SOFT THINGS IS MY LIFEEEEEE

[tinybearswithjetpacks]

@mariastill yesssssssss

[dykeromanroy]

@passavantsridge gardenverse!!!

[mutational-falsetto]

Reblogging to my fic sideblog but HONESTLY and you know that shit’s some kind of macchiato or something maybe with an almond milk

[mutational-falsetto]

Lmao they’re adding in new weight classes in July kill me???

[mutational-falsetto]

@unclesamwilson and @softpunkbucky thank you!!! It’s only for one more day (I keep telling myself lmao) and then I’m back on a normal work schedule and I’m looking forward to it tbh

[mutational-falsetto]

An Update of Sorts

I haven’t been writing at all because I just moved (in w my gf!!!) and started a new job all st once so I’m doing 16 hr days rn until the end of the week!

On the plus side I am starting to enjoy weightlifting again (after so many injuries lmao) so maybe that will help w creativity? It’s hard to write about something you’re a little tired of.