[runningoutoffanfic]

ao3 is unhappy with me editing my bookmark tags

[runningoutoffanfic]

I'm thinking about remaking this blog into a reading blog. talk about things im reading and help make reading a priority

[runningoutoffanfic]

I've decided this is going to be a general liveblogging blog for me to dump my thoughts

[runningoutoffanfic]

I'm thinking about remaking this blog into a reading blog. talk about things im reading and help make reading a priority

[avemikesszz]

[elexuscal]

Talking with writers online

Their stories: Amazing grammar, soaring vocabulary, beautiful imagery and prose which flows like a river.

In chats: no capitalisation or punctuation, swears like a sailor, misspellings everywhere, acronyms and abbreviations every five words, idek

[alwaysboth]

#listen #listen do u know how much braining it takes to make the words go? #it is a lot #it’s like wearing fancy clothes all day #and then when you’re at home and comfy #u just put on ur pj’s ( @feynites)

[insomination]

I have never related to a statement more than “do you know how much braining it takes to make words go?”

[elexuscal]

still amazed that like. 7 years later. this post is still going. it gets like 5-12 notes a day

[siriosa]

it’s a heritage post, is what it is.

[jandjsalmon]

Fun Story to Share.

I got my (now 18-year-old) daughter into Ao3 back in 2021. I taught her she should always comment - even if the fic looks old or abandoned or whatever. She did.

Well - she got this email this morning:

The fic was written in 2014 and essentially abandoned.

Bethy read and reviewed in 2021 (and was actually the only person who had commented at all).

Today in 2025 - the final chapter was posted by the author and this was her reply to Bethy’s comment.

———

Never question whether a fic is too old to comment on.

[listentothestories]

Tiny Zen Co

[chamthepeng]

In my humble opinion

[gifsbysimplysonia]

[Image Description: A Tweet that reads: Hey, you. You're valid for writing fanfiction. Someone has stayed up late reading your words on their phone with auto-rotate off. Someone has dropped everything when they got that update email. Your work has made someone happy and you do it *in your spare time*. You're awesome. End ID.]

[everythingfox]

Playing pool

(via)

[bookswithjulia]

I’m sure I’m the only person to take this book to the beach to take a photo.

[themelodyofspring]

Shelf-Confidence BPC | July 6, 2021

Past Lives

[kemvee]

Overcoming Writer's Block

Write the bits you enjoy first

You enjoy writing the action, the environment the introspection? Go for it! Get that gold written down.

I really enjoy writing dialogue, my draft chapters read like a play with the thoughts and descriptive sections added in later.

Skip ahead to the parts of the story that excite you

This, this, this.

Stuck on a transition chapter? Skip ahead to one of the dramatic/fluffy/nsfw parts of the story that you have been head-cannoning about from the start. Not only will it keep you writing, it may remind you to include any foreshadowing you had in mind for earlier chapters and when you eventually get to your pre-drafted chapter you will love your past self when it's already half written.

Get in the right frame of mind

Put your playlist on, spend time visualising, look at the picture or prompt that inspired you. Whatever drives your muse reconnect with it and begin jotting your ideas down once more

Take a break

Sometimes a cup of tea will do it, other times you need a day. On occasion I've taken a week or more off just to breathe and recharge the batteries.

Look after yourself first.

It can be hard if you have frequent commentors or people really eagerly following your story, the pressure whether self inflicted or from external influences is real. But everyone else can wait. You write for you first, when and if you decide to share your work rest assured we'll all still be here cheering you on.

Xxx

[kyloren]

writer culture be like

[tanda-soal]

JOMP BPC | April 16: Books and Flowers

I seem to be especially awful at ensuring my plants make it through winter so here are some floral patterns and my fake IKEA flowers instead.

[samantha-evergreen]

[writeouswriter]