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Schreibe wie Du redest, so schreibst Du schön.
Write the way you speak, and your writing will be beautiful.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 – 1781), German poet
All that you have experienced in life is worth something. You always have the opportunity to rewrite your path.
I can’t be the only one who has written themself into an uncomfortable little corner while doing fan fic. This Note To Self in my hand written draft of my latest fanfic story cracked me up. Also I should probably go to therapy. It’s just that writing fanfic is much less expensive 😅.
AI and Authorship: Detectors, Disclosure, and the Coming Literary Witch Hunt
Let’s begin with an absurdity.
So, for the trilogy I'm working on (Grand Victory), after seven years of world-building I've decided to write in third-person limited- meaning you are still viewing the world like a spectator but are limited to the thoughts of a singular person (in this case, the protagonist, Seung Tae).
But there is so much more depth to the story that I've built up in my head. Lots of irony that can only be revealed or work if your perspective is moved to a different character, and their thoughts.
I will definitely stick to the perspective of just the main character (as he is obviously part of the most relevant events), but I'm just curious what everyone thinks about authors moving the perspective to another person of the main cast for a chapter.
And would it be cool to do a one-off short of a scene from the same story but from the perspective of a different main character (like the anti-villain / deuteragonist) as an alternative to that, so as not to confuse the reader and also clutter the story?
Graphical Craft As Extensions of Thought, Not Authors of it.
Throughout history, every era has faced the same question: does the tool define the artist?
Michelangelo did not invent marble, nor did he merely carve it. He made choices—about form, proportion, and expression—that the stone itself could not dictate. The work we admire is the product of his decisions, not of the physical labor or the chisel alone.
Rembrandt did not depend on the brush to decide where shadow should fall. The brush was an instrument for his thinking, a conduit for his perception. The genius lies in the judgment, the intentionality, and the responsibility for the effect of each stroke.
Yet Van Gogh’s bold impasto or Warhol’s mechanical silkscreens are not legitimized by the hand alone — they are legitimized by decisions and intentionality. Effort is a byproduct; thought is the core.
Just as artists of every era expanded their toolsets without losing their essence, designers today expand theirs — not to escape labor, but to extend thinking.
The lesson is clear: history proves it. The hand does not make the artist. The mind does.
If a waiter in a restaurant helps people to have a great evening by being nice, most of them will give them a tip. If a fanfiction author helps people to have a great evening with their story, most of them just shrug and leave without even giving them a smile.
Comments are an author's tip. You don't have to write fifteen percent of the word count. Just give us a little something so we know it is worth the while. In some countries, tips are essential to make a living as a waiter. Consider this metaphor the next time you've read a fic you enjoyed.