#except smut

[fanaticallyfleeky]

dying to write about our favourite boys again but i really need some inspiration

please hit me up with some prompts

[whatwooshkai]

do you have any advice for a novice fic writer?

this is kind of a long one...

there's a piece of drawing advice that goes, "to get better at drawing get completely obsessed with something so you're forced to learn the rules to draw" or something. my philosophy is pretty similar, especially when I'm stuck on an idea- "I can do that better". almost all my ideas stem from something I watched/read/saw that I loved the concept and spun it into my own take

take for example my mummy rewrite- people tend to pick up on bad writing pretty easily, even if they enjoy something, so rewriting a story or making an au with another fandom and adding in all the things you felt were missing (like I did) is a great way to practice, and start looking at yours and others writing with a more constructively critical eye, if that makes sense. but it also gives you a framework and a good idea of the plot, which makes it easier to finish a big project.

have a plan too!! I always write a treatment for my fics, and then about halfway or a third of the way through I fully plan out chapters and finalize the plot, but keep it basic because I tend to come up with things as I'm writing, but you might not be the same way- still, you need a plan, because then the plot will start to meander.

get a second opinion! starting out I had people beta everything, but nowadays I kind of get impatient to post... I should take my own advice. but especially if you're starting out, it's good to get constructive criticism

read your stuff out loud as you write! that helps me imagine characters voices and better plan out jokes especially, get down the tone of dialogue as a read, and make sure the flow of description is good.

and a nitpick- learn proper formatting in terms of dialogue. not required or anything but it drives me up the wall and it's definitely good to learn

happy writing!! I'm always open to recs, so if you want to share with me your writing I'll read it!

[i-kaiwen]

Also, can someone PLEASE send me prompts. Requests. THINGS TO WRITE OF ANY BKDK KIND. Seriously. You can be as vague or detailed as you want. I just need SOMETHING to help push the writers block to hell.

[soignante]

Prompting?

Apparently, prompts are working for me right now.  Is there anything anyone would like me to write? (Except smut.  I can’t do smut.  Not “won’t”...can’t.  I’m ace, and every time I’ve tried to write a gratuitously sexy sex scene, it has come out like the character Andy trying to masturbate in “The 40 Year Old Virgin." No kidding.)

[zarahjoyce]

pssst if you have fic requests for Touch Your Heart my inbox is open, bless

p.s. I’m sorry my other fandoms, I swear I’ll focus on you once my obsession with this show is over which will probably be in a few months hahaha

[rpf-bat]

FYI if you ever want some Petekey, Frerard, or Gerbert fluff, I take commissions. I’d only charge you like five bucks.

[appolloed]

PSA: you can literally always tag me in anything newsies

[schtuball-archived]

hey so uh no sweat but i’m in kind of a writing block so please send me Steven Universe fanfic prompts, as many as you want! i may not pick all of them but i most likely will, and i need to break this block