#keep writing

[aoki-the-2nd-star]

After writing nonstop for a straight week: "Man, this is depressing. My writing is so stale. No one wants to read this. There's no action or tension or grip. My characters are just reacting to everything. This is trash. Why did I think I could even write."

A month later, reading it again: "Goddamn, this is a masterpiece! when's the next chapter coming out?? lemme che- wait. I wrote this."

[koolwago]

There hasn't been a single new half man fanfic on ao3. Ive been counting it for hours. 209 3 hours ago. And still 209. I slept yesterday and it was 209. I woke up in the afternoon, still 209. And right now nearing midnight its still 209. Are we losing the ancient texts .. i might aswell finish my halfman fanfic just to contribute..

[gelifish33]

Journal of a Wayward Writer

Journal of a Wayward Writer

[gelifish33]

Journal of a Wayward Writer

Journal of a Wayward Writer

[damagecontrolstyleaggression]

Your fics are absolute fire and I bloody luv em <3

What?! Someone actually read my fics let alone liked them?! Kind stranger, this has moved me so much that I'm actually doing a little tear. This means so much to me. Thank you!

[gelifish33]

Journal of a Wayward Writer

Journal of a Wayward Writer

[write-a-prompt-a-day]

60 Prompts Later: Building a World of Cards

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Sixty prompts later, as promised—here’s my process for worldbuilding.

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When I first created this blog, I focused on stories—small pieces of something larger.

But over time, I started asking different questions:

Where can this story take place?  

What kind of world allows this moment to happen?  

What place exists where this prompt can occur?

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Saturdays became my space for that.

A space to build—not just stories, but the foundations beneath them.

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My world-building process still begins the same way:

With a card.

Using the Deck of Worlds, I start with fragments—locations, cultures, environments, and ideas.

But just like with my story prompts, the cards are only the beginning.

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1. Fate controls my draws.  

Each card builds on the last, forming what the creators call a micro-setting:

• Region Card — the underlying environment  

• Landmark Card — expands the area and provides a point of interest  

• Namesake Card(s) — gives names to the region, landmark, or both  

• Origin Card — provides a lore-based backstory  

• Attribute Card — defines a present-day detail about the area or its people  

• Advent Card — introduces an event that could shape the future or serve as a story hook  

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2. Tucking and rotating.  

Just like with the The Story Engine Deck, each card has multiple possibilities.  

It’s up to me to rotate and tuck cards together to shape the direction of the setting.

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3. Interpretation.  

This is the longest—and hardest—step.  

I take the completed spread and interpret it into something cohesive.  

If I think too long, I overcomplicate it—so I trust my first instinct and record it in my prompt book.

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World-building, to me, is about creating a place that feels like it exists—even when no one is looking at it.

A place where stories don’t just happen,  

but belong.

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A video of this process will be released —so you can see how these worlds come together in real time.

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But for now—

the worlds are starting to take shape.

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~ Cardwright