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what... what's this?! an lmtt post? in this economy? in this year? thats right... ch. 14 now has a chapter cover!!!!!
AND theres more to come. MARCH is the month of lmtt, as the next chapter is coming LATER THIS MONTH!!! SOON!!! until then... i'll be posting some long overdue art... and in the meantime, mayhaps give this chapter a read (or reread) while you wait for the next one?? >:)
Hi! I found your fic LMTT and I LOVE IT! Love your Luigi x Peasley ness.
I was just curious: how do you write romance so well and healthy? I'm asking bc I may write more romance fics in the future, both Luigi x Peasley and Mario x Peach, but I'm nervous bc I don't write romance much. Was hoping for advice so that I can do these ships justice.
Hope you're doing well and Merry Christmas! Also, have a new follow!
hello!!! oh i am so glad you stumbled across my fic — i love writing it, so i am very glad you like reading it :] and oooh, i really like this question! i can offer a few bits and pieces of advice i've picked up along my writing journey...
first, know why YOU love your ships!
for me, i've been passionate about luisley for about 7 years now, so i've had a lot of time to figure out why it's so special to me (also why it comes so easily in writing them). this kind of leads into a few of the other tips i'll mention, but it's important to know WHY you, personally, love the ships you ship. what is it about luisley and mareach that you love? whatever the answer is, use that to help guide your writing. for example, i love how peasley and luigi are opposites in many areas of their personalities, but also how those opposites can bring out the best in them when they're together. :]
don't forget the little details. subtlety is key!
pick out some things for each of the characters you're writing about that only a significant other might notice, like in LMTT where i have peasley notice luigi's quirks (like his mustache when he lies). i find there's something so romantical about a partner (or partner to be) noticing the little things that others might overlook. you can make these up, go off of canon, etc. etc.! have fun with it ^-^
read, read, read!
this appears in a lot of writing advice lists so i won't stick here too long and bore you, but reading others' ship/romance works really helps to get the inspiration train a-rolling, and it will also help you realize what you do and don't like!
don't be afraid to let them disagree a bit.
for this, i'm referring to your additional adjective in your original question: healthy. something really important for fictional (and real) relationships is the ability to communicate and leave room for disagreements. healthy relationships don't need to be lovey-dovey 24/7; especially in longer fanfic, there are bound to be moments where the members of your ship will not agree (though this has not stopped me from writing pure tooth-rotting, lovey-dovey fluff one-shots at times in my life, haha).
the way one represents how ships handle conflict opens the door to a lot of interesting and compelling dynamics, methinks! this pops up in LMTT as well a few times, like in chapter 2. (side note: this does not mean you should feel pressured to have your couple arguing every page, i only mean that you shouldn't shy away from a moment where, organically, you think the members of your ship might disagree and/or want to go down different paths)
experiment!
see which tropes you like! play around with your characters! if you placed them in a white room together, could you write a natural conversation with them? what circumstances could you add to that white room that would increase their chemistry? what setting does your ship thrive in? what setting do they NOT thrive in? doing little one-shots and experimental paragraphs to test out what one does and does not like has always been a great way to not only see how i want to write something, but also to tell if it will be able to sustain a longer piece.
above all, have fun with it! i've found that if i try and avoid writing super calculated and stiff romance, it comes off as much more real and organic. this will take time and practice, but just remember to experiment, keep reading, find what you like, and continue to absorb why it is that you love the ships you ship. :]
you might have noticed this already, but i've been recently uploading things to AO3 staggeringly without posting about them here.
the reason? cross-platform posting everything everywhere has rly been overwhelming me as of late (especially for reaper's bouquet, since it has so many short chapters). same goes for lmtt, wrct, my oneshots, etc etc. ;;_;;
i love these stories soo soo much and i dont want to get overwhelmed by them. cus then they all just sit in my folders gathering dust. so i guess my main message here is: my AO3 has the most recent and up-to-date updates for my fics!
however: i will try my best in due time to post everything over here too! it just might be some time after it goes up on AO3! i really like the idea of posting art along with the writing, so i hope to do that soon for all my fics that are missing them!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
here we are, yet again! we’ve got some familiar and brand new faces this chapter. what shenanigans will luigi get himself into this time? read and find out... mwahaha... >:3c
