#too much lore

[paper-doves]

What beef do you have with people who name starts with A? (My sister name starts with an A so...)

OH BROTHER, DON’T GET ME STARTED

DON’T

GET

ME

STARTED

[ollies-station]

When the person at my job interview asks me if I skills or job experience

I’ll just ask them to pull old tøp/ghost lore

[adventurefan]

I miss questions like this, in fact questions in general. Like no joke. (Even if it was just yesterday, wow things move fast)

((OOC: to the point I almost want to address it like this and just stop them or something, but you can continue for now!)

Now it’s all just “Caine, give in”, “Take the ‘Good news’”, “just do it” then other people being sorry and giving me stuff or something. Hopefully it’ll just pass over soon.

[unorigionalnamehere]

I did it. All my oc lore is finally written and masks im happy with are done. I can’t wait to leave them to rot and never touch them again. Jk I’m going to make more of them. Especially Fixit. They will be fun.

[crimsonwidow666]

Does anyone know the feeling they are writing a fanfic and they are way to deep in world building. I'm currently working on a Harry Potter x Marvel fanfic with an original character from the Harry Potter universe and I'm a person who can write best about things they have visual inspo but I don't want to use boring things I can search up on the Internet so I'm building my visions in Sims. My main character has this multi compartment trunk like mad eye moody from her mom who is originally from the Harry Potter universe and one of the compartments is newt scamander style and I'm building the whole thing... I love it and it look great (in my opinion) but holy hell it takes time, which I luckily currently have. And I think it really captures my vision so I probably will add a few pictures for the people who want them. Sorry for rambling.

I also have the dilemma I would like dragons in the newt scamander style part but dragons are very untamable. So I'm toying with the idea that either one can duplicate the scales or blood or any parts one may need for potions OR the dragons have to wear collars with calming runes inscripted, from the moment they hatch.

I have so much backstory mentally if anyone is interested you can ask :), if you think my story is unrealistic or too much, I don't care I write the story for my own amusement

[midnighteraser]

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!

[charascarlet]

Omg sausage episode help ??? I'm hyped from the title

[pancakebobs]

Sinclair Farm has belonged to the Sinclair family for multiple generations. It was on the brink of collapse for a while, until Michael Sinclair renovated it and saved it from going under. Michael ran the farm with his wife Glenda for years, raising their twin daughters Caoihme and Roisin on the land. Michael is a very serious, often grumpy man, who has no qualms letting people know what he thinks of them, but is extremely family-oriented and deeply loves his relatives.

Now, their daughters have grown up, and Glenda has passed from an illness over ten years ago. Caoimhe has devoted her adult life to God, and became a nun in her twenties.

Roisin is married to a man named Domhnall, who Michael often gives a hard time, not thinking he's good enough for his daughter, then again, no one could be in Michael's eyes. Roisin has a very similar temperament to her father and mostly spends her time running the household and trying to keep her eldest daughter Orla in check. 

Domhnall, Roisin's husband, is a little dim-witted, but is a very skilled farmer and gardener. He absolutely worships the ground his wife walks on and adores his children. Sometimes his laid back parenting skills clash with his wife's stricter rules, however.

Orla is a bit of a wild child, often coming home late and encouraging her usually well behaved best friend Aoife to rebel. She is often getting into trouble with the nuns at her school, and her aunt Caoimhe sees a lot of herself in Orla at that age. Orla and her mother often clash.

Sinead is a dream child, well behaved and extremely studious. Her goody two shoes behaviour gets on the nerves of her older sister, who often makes fun of her for being a boffin. Sinead loves animals, and is a vegetarian, much to her mother's chagrin. She wants to be a vet when she's older.

Rian is still young, but is already showing signs of loving the outdoors.

Caoimhe lives in the parish with the other nuns, and is a well respected member of the community. Roisin and her don't have the best of relationships, as Roisin remembers what an out of control mess she used to be before suddenly turning to the light.

Michael's twin brother Gerry moved in just over a year ago in a caravan on their land. He helps out with the farming sometimes, but usually spends his time in his caravan, smoking a joint and playing guitar. His grandniece Orla thinks he's the coolest person, but Roisin thinks he's a lazy sod.