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just one day at a time. even if today is not such a great day, you just have to get through the end of it and try again tomorrow, and keep going, little by little, living in the present and not pushing yourself too much. you got this, even if itās not easy and today doesnāt go according to plan
This is where I need to be right now
In the story, he's in love with her.
STAR TREK: VOYAGER 5.12. Bride of Chaotica!
hey bro can i ask you a question that will reveal a deep and fundamental gap in my knowledge of the world
of course bro opening up about your lack of knowledge and asking questions is the only way to fill in that fundamental gap
This right here is exactly what I wish every person trying to talk to me, a guy whose dad died a month ago, would enact in conversation. We burden ourselves with such an unrealistic set of expectations for speaking to and about grief. We want āthe right thing to say,ā but actually external answers arenāt whatās needed. Grief is the soup. Iām in the soup. Get in the fucking pot with me letās simmer.
āI canāt imagineāā SHH. You donāt need to. Ask me. Ask me what Iām noticing. Ask me what it feels like. Ask about his voice, his habits, his hands. If you are curious about death, ask. If you have questions that seem inappropriate, no they arenāt. Letās find out together. Because I certainly have no idea what Iām doing. I had one dad and he died and that has never happened to me before and will never happen again and Iām starting to walk down the road of holding that grief for the rest of my days.
There are no answers, only questions, and asking each other questions is one of the most beautiful and fundamentally human things we can do.
Lord, having been through this a few times, this is so accurate and true. Reblogging for others to be touched by it.
Wow! Yes and yes! This - those empty platitudes drive me insane. I would much rather a curious and edgy question than an empty sentence designed to make you feel better about my loss.
By the way, my Dad had brilliant blue eyes I canāt quite explain the colour but they were like sunlight sparkling off the ocean and a smile that brought you pure joy.
Tell me something about someone you have loved and lost. Share the love.
Stargate SG-1, 04.02 The Other Side
Literally Iām Sam
Truth!
On writing sexual tension
ā¹ standing too close. likeĀ just barelyĀ not touching. why are their shoulders breathing on each other??
ā¹ conversations that sound normal but feel like foreplay. āpass the saltā has never been so loaded.
ā¹ one of them says something flirty and the otherĀ freezesĀ for 0.2 seconds like āoh.ā
ā¹ eyes dropping to lips and thenāback up.Ā with effort.
ā¹ holding eye contact just a little too long. like... are they gonna kiss or duel??
ā¹ unintentional physical contact that lastsĀ one second too longĀ and now theyāre both broken
ā¹ a hand on the small of the back.Ā thatās it.Ā thatās the tweet.
ā¹ tension so thick that other characters start noticing like āhey are you two okay?ā (they are not)
ā¹ āaccidentalā sleepovers. āoh no thereās only one bed.ā yeah. suuuure.
ā¹ biting back a smile. biting back aĀ moan. biting anything really.
ā¹ one of them walks away and the other has toĀ physically restrainĀ themselves from watching the hips
ā¹ lots of sighing. frustrated sighs. horny sighs. āi want to kiss you but Iām emotionally unavailableā sighs.
Just another thing to remember, It doesnāt all have to be graphic
@canonantithesis Your comment is now immortalised as a tag! āŗļø
Don't abandon your normal moments
You donāt need grand ideas or epic plot twists to write something powerful. Small, honest moments can be just as meaningful as world-changing events.
A character fumbling through breakfast or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time can hit just as hard as a battle scene, so donāt underestimate the quiet stuff. Truth lives in the quiet moments, and thatās what readers will remember.
Love this
Hey! A very happy new year first of all ā¤ļøāŗļø I wanted to ask if you have some advice on making an interesting plot for any kind of story. Creative writing is literally my biggest issue, no matter if it's fanfic or a game (I really enjoy RPG maker). But my creative projects always die due to my lack of story writing skillš„¹ Do you have some tips to share? āŗļø
Happy New Year! ā¤ļø
Iām honored that you asked me this question ā thank you! My answer is a mash-up of things Iāve learned from classes, books, articles, literature, work, and probably a big dollop of life experience. Also, I donāt know much about RPGs, so my advice is limited to fanfic.
First, fanfic doesnāt need a plot. To my mind, one of the many wonderful aspects of fanfic is its flexibility. So you can write a scene or a series of (dis)connected scenes and that can be a fanfic. You can write dialogue-only or description-only. If you know what you love to write, consider leaning into that for enjoyment as you work to improve other skills that are important to your concept of what kind of writer you want to be.
Second, you asked about plot, so letās go ahead and look at plot. There are lots of articles about different types of plots and how to choose one. I look at those articles and my brain locks up. Itās too much, too vast, too impersonal. Instead, for me, plot starts where everything else starts: character. What does your main character want, need, yearn for, desire, fear? What are your main characterās thoughts, dreams, nightmares? What knots their stomach, raises goosebumps on their skin, gives them the trembles?
And why canāt they have it?
Character arc ā the way your character grows, changes, becomes better or worse (or both) while remaining true to themself ā is, to me, inextricable from plot. Your character has to learn, to grow. Your character has to mess up, make mistakes, be an imperfect striver for ā¦ something. Their path toward that something is your plot.
If you outline (and that can be as simple as jotting down a sentence or two per chapter or per scene), then the character arc should be aligned with your plot (loosely or closely, depending on the work) and your character should have uneven growth (and other characters to interact with who also learn and grow and change). Life doesnāt have a steady pace, so neither should your plot. Stories need to breathe, which gives characters the air they need to doubt, to process, to question ā and, hopefully, in the end, have gone on a journey (mental or physical or something else) that you, as the author, are gratified to have provided.
In other words, plot isnāt just what happens ā itās why what happens matters.
Does this answer help at all? Please let me know if Iāve utterly misunderstood your question or actually helped or if you want more detail or anything else. Iām so proud of you for leaning into learning something you care about, and I hope youāre proud of you, too. ā¤ļø
Dear Curator! Thank you so much for taking the time for such a rich and kind reply, I appreciate this so much! ā„ And I want to apologize for my late reply; life was horrible stressful and one tends to engage into the negative stuff and forget about the good things! :(
I eagerly want to let you know that this is VERY helpful and honestly, you give me a lot of motivation and courage to get into writing again. I was, too, looking up a ton of pages on writing, but my mind started to get very entangled in everything I read and it was quite overwhelming. your approach gives me a new and fresh perspective because I was really caught up in thinking i have to follow a shitton of rules. I'm ancouraged now :) I will totally save this and work through this while going on my writing adventure āŗļø And you're so sweet for writing you're proud of me! š„ŗ ā¤ļø
You are so welcome, and no need to apologize for doing things in your own time. ā¤ļø
Iām very glad my advice is helpful. And motivating! And encouraging! May your writing adventures be all that you hope for them to be. š
Iām seeing more posts on here from people asking why they shouldnāt leave unsolicited constructive criticism for authors on AO3.
Hereās yet another reason why: Youāre not qualified.
If you can even take the step of believing that such āhelpā would actually be useful, youāve proven a fundamental lack of comprehension of what critique is supposed to accomplish in the editorial process. Namely:
If critique comes before a work is posted/published, the purpose of the critique is to improve the work. This follows discussions about editorial boundaries, critique scope, authorial intent, and so much more. Critique, like writing, is an art and a science. How will a given author best respond to a certain suggestion? What praise is essential for the author to hone a certain skill? How does a grammar quirk serve the work or why should the author be encouraged to conform to established norms? Needless to say, the person offering the critique and the author must mutually respect each other for this to function properly.
If critique comes after a work is posted/published, the purpose of the critique (e.g., a book review) is to advise potential readers, not ācorrectā the author.
Bottom line: Banging negative opinions onto someoneās posted work isnāt critique. At best, itās rude and proves the ācritiquerāsā ignorance of how actual critique is supposed to work. At worst, itās an insult to the gift economy/community expectations on AO3 and can hurt authors. Be better than that, and either back button out or kudos and/or leave a nice comment.
Weāre all in this together.
Thanks.
STAR TREK: VOYAGER 5.08. Nothing Human
Love this!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/67080448/chapters/173195440
@jp-kidfic-fest
Here we goā¦ will post rest of chapters throughout the day š«£ enjoy
If you're a creator and you needed to hear this today:
You have no idea how many people lurk on your work. No idea how many times people go back to revisit your work. How big they smile when they simply think about your work. How fast their heart beats, how excited they get when they see that you posted something.
People are shy with their feedback. Sometimes itās because theyāre simply shy. Other times itās because they assume you already know how great and talented you are. Could be both.
My point is, even if you barely have any likes or reblogs, donāt get discouraged. You have a lot of silent fans, but they are still your fans. Keep on creating. Because there is always someone out there who will love what you have made.
The future awaits Kathryn Janeway.
This lil one-minute clip (Mrs. Columbo, s2e4) is so so extremely important to me.
Neither of them had been on Star Trek yet, and seeing Janeway and Garak talk about space together warms my heart so so so much
Ooooph! Prophetic, Profound, Proā¦damn just good, she was always meant to be Kathryn Janeway.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/66505051
Fake marriage fic š
Thanks to @grissomesque for the gifs and the poll that sparked the idea š”
https://archiveofourown.org/works/66505051
Fake marriage fic š
Iāve been trawling all my old fics and having a tweak and republish to AO3
(I write as Tostikat)
I used to have an old Live Journal where I posted things - showing my age there I know.
Its amazing the sheer number of fics I have, some complete but never posted, some abandoned WIP, one-shots, first attempts at smut (Iām not very good at that, the hopeless romantic that I am) š„°
Iām of the age now where Iām less concerned with perfection - yeah no Borg here! And more focused on doing what I love and I love creating, writing āļø and sharing content š
So you lovely people expect to see my AO3 flooded with stories, as I tidy them up and just post the lot for my own and your enjoyment!
Iāve hash-tagged everything I can remember writing for, there maybe more š¤Æ just going through the ol hard drives on my old laptop - itās a goldmine!
