Just curious but what's your writing process? Like how do you come up with an idea and how do you start writing it and such
My writing process is a whirlwind, that's for sure! I'll put it under a read more because it's very long!
Usually, I'd get inspiration for something and instantly go to write the idea down in a Google Keep note I call the "Idea Bank". I'm very forgetful, so these help me brainstorm and add detail to ideas. I have an Idea Bank for all of my main AUs and ones for random stories/AUs I come up with, and at the moment I have 22 of the latter. (Thanks to Keep's word cap.) I often go back and add new ideas/little details if I think of them.
I recommend having wherever you keep ideas easily accessible so you can note ideas down the moment you get them! Google Keep has this cool widget you can access from your phone home page! (The line of Keep applications is because they removed the part of the widget that let you quickly go to the app. :( )
This is where my process changes dependent on my mood.
If I suddenly get inspiration, I tend to write in any important parts out and stick them in the idea bank. If this gets too long, I open a new Keep note and copy and paste it there for me to flesh out later.
If I have no inspiration, I jot down very briefly a description/summary of what the idea is about. It's often a summary then the notes are taken underneath the idea. For example, it could be something as simple as this:
Or a long-ish summary/scene with details underneath, like this:
Now onto the actual writing.
I said, onto the writing.
Why do I have so many empty Keep notes.
As you can see, I have a bad habit of starting a note, adding the title, and then imagining what happens rather than writing it down. It happens! Sometimes I get a cool title and then don't know what to do with it.
Most often than not, I start by opening up an Idea Bank and skimming through the ideas I have. If one sticks out, or if I already knew what I was writing from the start and just needed reference, I start to plan out what happens in my head. (Unless I already have a timeline of events or very vague notes on where the story goes, which makes life 10x easier.)
Sometimes, rarely, if a piece of writing is dialogue-heavy, I write up a script first.
Then, I flesh out some parts.
And I'd go back later to detail it. I often go back and flesh out parts I really like then revert back to script format for the parts later.
However, my main way of writing is what I like to call "Let's goooo". I have a vague idea, I kind of have an image in my head, I can wing this, surely! That's probably why half of my stories get stuck at a point and I don't know how to continue, but sometimes I get a streak of inspiration and write a whole story for me to edit and make sense of later!
I have a few Keep tabs open. These often include:
The Idea Bank for what I'm currently writing
The story I'm writing
The random ideas Idea Bank (in case I get inspo for something else)
Random other thing I'm using to procrastinate (Chatfic, other story, etc.)
Keep tab that isn't on a note, in case I need to use Keep for something and don't what to lose my place in my other tabs
So my window often looks something like this:
The issue with me is that I have a million ideas and can't stick to one for long enough to finish writing a story for it. It's a miracle if I finish one!
Sometimes I'm too lazy to swap tabs and have the description/script of what happens in the story in the same Keep note, separated by a divider of sorts. I may also have what comes next underneath what's already written.
But most often than not, I have random important scenes held together by dividers! When I feel more inspired, I go back to connect the scenes together with whatever happens in between.
This example is a sort of mix between those styles!
If I ever actually end up finishing something, I put it onto a Google Docs note to edit! Because the red lines under words doesn't appear on mobile Google Keep for some reason, if I'm writing on my phone I move to computer.
I'd usually check through with Grammarly to be extra safe (but I often have it off because it annoys me), then reread and add/remove words. Sometimes I end up adding entire paragraphs!
Then, I'd add the "Finished" tag on Google Keep, so I know the story is finished and I don't have to continue writing it. I also have "Ao3 Posted" so I know what I've posted and what I haven't.
Even then, sometimes I go back to finished stories to read and edit them! You can never be too thorough!
That should be everything regarding my writing process! The only other things I can think of mentioning is how I often write with music on! It gives me lots of inspiration, which is why I often write song fics! I also often write crossover and AU fics, but these never go posted because there's so much hidden lore that I can't explain it all with one fic! You see, I start in the MIDDLE of an AU, not the start. I have so many stories that are so far into the AU that they literally don't make sense to anyone else. (Which sucks D:)
I also tend to write at unholy hours of the night. For some reason, my brain decides the best time to come up with ideas is when I'm trying to get some sleep.
Brain please. I want to sleep.
Also sorry for the late answer! I've been thinking about this ask a lot and wanted to get everything about my writing process in!
I used PicsArt! Which is not the best program but hey, it's free and it works
My first step is to cut out Joseph/Caesar's heads, then erase parts of the neck with low opacity in order to make it fade into the original image (as well as the top of their heads so you can see the text)
With that done, I end up with this:
Then I hop onto an app (that's no longer on the appstore) known as Sketch, to edit out the man in the original through the use of the marker, fill and blur tools
