questionably corporeal dr. pepper drinker

Spencer (they/them) | Clanci (they/he) also occasionally shows up now

[ecto-hazard]

[tastylemonbread]

imagine youre kris and youre all reserved and cagey and you dont want to tip off your new best friend susie as to how much your parents divorce fucked with you. and then all your adventures take her through divorce themed fantasy lands constructed by your subconscious

[dogpuppy]

[odekirk]

[odekirk]

two sides of the same story

[penny-anna]

one argument you often see about fanfiction is that it's like 'training wheels' writing? like 'oh it's fine to do that while you're still learning, it's easier than coming up with your own ideas'. and I have to say I have just never agreed with that.

[penny-anna]

in my experience it's actually pretty common for newbie fanfiction writers to gravitate towards coming up with OCs rather than writing about the canon characters (hence the infamous Mary Sue); this suggests that many people find that 'easier' than attempting to write about pre-existing characters.

I would say that recreating the characterisation, mood and general vibes of an existing work of fiction is in fact a skill in and of itself that's acquired via practice. A common compliment delivered to fanfiction writers is how well they have captured the spirit of the original work. Inexperienced fanfiction writers fail to do this.

When creating an original character you can, ultimately, say anything about them and now it's canon bcos you created them and you said so. conversely, well, if you are covering a well known song and start playing the wrong notes people will notice immediately.

In addition: a lot of fanfiction, IMO, is in actuality a form of metafictional literary analysis. a story where two characters sit down and talk about their feelings about a canonical event? literary analysis, which is of course a skill. Sometimes fanfiction is bad bcos the writer is not good at interpreting texts.

finally I have made this point before but you never really see anyone suggesting that fictional works based on existing public domain texts are on 'easy mode'. is it 'easier' to write something based on a copyrighted work than a public domain work? Of course it isn't.

[penny-anna]

I know I said 'finally' but I forgot a point:

A major strength of the transformative work is its ability to create dramatic irony. If a fanfiction's emotional resonance is dependent on being familiar with the source material that's not necessarily a bad thing. sometimes it's a sign that the author has done a really skillful job of engaging with said source material.

[penny-anna]

on reflection, a further thought:

the 'training wheels' argument probably contributes to the fanfiction writer to published author pipeline by creating the impression that writing a load of fanfiction is a good way to improve your writing overall? which is just flatly not true. don't get me wrong, there are definitely transferable skills, but ultimately writing fanfiction principally makes you better at writing fanfiction.

[shithowdy]

another post for the young artists out there:

the temptation to start commissions is strong and i see a lot of people on art subs asking if they are "ready". here's the secret: you are ready for commissions when you have a significant number of people asking, unprompted, if you take commissions. opening at any point before that is going to be a motivation-breaking battle against the algorithm.

people asking you if you take commissions is not the same as people telling you "you should sell your art". these are well-intentioned words of encouragement from idiots who love you. someone saying "i would buy it" is also not the same-- that's a load-bearing 'would' that hides a secret 'if'.

turning your art into a business is a skill unto itself and not one you should worry about developing before your product is refined into something with an actual demand. i'll keep saying it until my breath runs out: banish the grindset demons, you are not losing money by not monetizing your hobbies. stop it. i'll get the rolled-up newspaper. i will.

[rainworldtips]

rain deer are programmed to freeze and stop movign the second you need to go anywheres at all

[fangshazzard]

I bet raising your arm and summoning a weapon for you to grasp feels good as fuck

[miragefannumber3]

[desudog-deactivated20240822]

🪷

There seems to be a lotus blooming in my askbox. Let's all fold our hands behind our backs maturelike and view it for a moment

[oasisbreakup]

[dapper-lil-arts]

Im having way too much fun writing Queen.

[ufofrommarss]

They’re all black now okay? Okay.

[wordswithimages]

[nyabsol]

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Even now, Deltarune Chapter 2 still feels like such a highlight in terms of humor, but I don't think it's because Toby Fox's humor writing has stagnated or even plateau'd since then, I think it's just because Queen Deltarune is just the Funniest Character Conceived in the Entire Toby Fox Multiverse Ever.

[queentenna]

Queen With Antennas…. smiles

I think She Picks That Man Up And Hits Him

[elliespectacular]

wishlist my game. no it's not out. no there isn't a demo. no it's not being developed. no it doesn't exist. just write it on your list of things you wish for. it helps my metrics.