#writing poly

[this-is-me19]

Just a rant about writing

So I’m finally giving in, with some encouragement, and will be writing and posting this Supernatural fanfic (it’ll be a series) that’s been in my head at @spn-fanfic-reblog-writes for those who want to look for it. It’ll be called BLOOD IN HEAVEN AND HELL and hoping it’ll be posted by this weekend.

I’ve redone parts of chapter 1 like three times so far and added to it as recommended by my spouse and betas. 😆 I love my mutuals who are willing to beta for me, @fluffiest-dreams and @myloversgone . I’ve never done this and not sure I would be doing this without their encouragement. 😊

I’ve even started on Chapter 2 and realized that I’m glad I did so I can be more cohesive about my original female character (OFC!Alex). I think I’m a bit weird because I have this huge detailed background written out too on the OFC and her family in a stupid amount of detail. See, I love to learn about the how and why of things, including people. Knowing the background and how things came to be as well as changed help me understand how these characters would react/act. I also realize I need to do drabbles on the past and post them too. I have way too much info in my head not to imo.

I’ve also discovered that transitions within a chapter are fricking hard. Ugh. It’s like 🤨 how do I move this scene to here? Skip it and just go which seems to be acceptable. Instead of writing the transition of them moving about, just making it later. Some things the readers can just interpret and understand having automatically happen. 😊

I plan to write bathroom breaks. It’s stupid but if you’re gonna write realistic, especially like urban fiction, you should write them going to the bathroom and use it as either a transition or a way to give info that character doesn’t or shouldn’t know yet. Maybe that’s just me. 🤷‍♀️ It’s a weird thing that bothers me.

I’ve been wanting to write and publish a book since I was a teenager. I guess I gotta start somewhere. 😊 Just glad I have positive feedback and encouragement. It helps my spouse is a damn fine storyteller too (He DMs a lot and is so fun when he does).

(Edited for fanfic name change 2022-07-14)

[adriandsushi]

Other writers: ... and then there’s two love interests and they have to choose who to be with. Because conflict.

Me: ... and then they had a functional Poly relationship. Because those are a thing that happens. Three people can be happy together. Seven people can be happy together. As long as you put in enough effort.

[oldgreybear912]

Too exhausted to read or write much, too much pain to sleep

But in other news: Unlikely Four: Earthshaker is at 45k, half of which is mine. Too exhausted to do the math.

Construction of pagan, poly, disabled, PoC, LGBTQIA+ activist networks, resources and relationships ongoing. Age and disability take me off the front line, so fighting through providing hydration, snacks, art and archiving/gathering information resources. Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. Solidarity