Unrelated But... (a writing podcast)

just an unhinged podcast doing it's best. focused on all aspects of writing whether it be fanfic, hobby, indie, or traditional publishing minded.

[unrelatedbut]

Welcome to the Show! (or blog)

This is the main blog for a little podcast called Unrelated But...

This is our blurb:

Unrelated, but… is the unhinged writing podcast, featuring two writers desperately trying to stay on topic as they dabble with the occasional advice and discussion of tropes, plot, character arc, fandom media, books, and more.

We are traditional, indie, hobby and fanfic friendly (in fact, some of us have been writing the fanfiction for a long time). We also discuss TV shows and movies (because it's storytelling of another type).

Your humble hosts are:

Lore - Lore is also a long time hobby-writer, who's spent a good chunk of her life not finding the types of stories she wanted to see in books and deciding to write them for herself. An avid reader of both book and fanfic, Lore has been trudging away at her own novels while inevitably falling into the sweet sweet temptation that is writing fluff about her favorite ships. She hopes to eventually get her shit together enough to enter the traditional publishing circuit, if only she could stop having major life events. Time will tell.  Christopher- A long time hobby writer who has no control over devolving into side stories without warning.

Both of us can be contacted at @christopher-lore

Listen to our Podcast and Connect with us at the links below:

Spotify | Twitter | Linktree (including other sites to hear the podcast)

[ad-wills]

[television-overload]

Fic writers!!!

Is your fic with the most hits, in your opinion, your best work?

Yes

No

Not a fic writer / results

Voting ended onDec 19, 2023

Please reblog for sample size!

[ad-wills]

[deniselavestal-deactivated20231]

the good thing about being told that writing about a certain cliché or concept should be avoided “because it’s overdone” is that you can simply. ignore that and write about it anyway if you so desire. like it is that easy

[heywriters]

"oh, i liked this but this part is really cliche" yeah, it is :) glad you noticed, you must be a connoisseur of this kind of story :) :) :)

[i-will-write]

Me, trying to write some sweet, fluff story with a happy ending to heal my soul: and then they hugged and-

My brain:

[starlit-hopes-and-dreams]

[ID: (plain text) Me, trying to write some sweet, fluff story with a happy ending to heal my soul: and then they hugged and-

My brain:

an image of a man in front of a whiteboard. The word murder is scribbled on the board behind him. /end ID]

[unrelatedbut]

Nanowrimo update 1

Christopher: 950 words

Lore: 8472 words

(Someone is clearly winning)

[unrelatedbut]

Yup, it's that time.

+ holidays + work + travel + final exams + kids!!! + Nanowrimo (lite) + 6pm sunsets + delightfully, wonderfully cold temps

We'd say that we're going to rest and relax but we all know that's a lie. Check us out on social media here or instagram/threads (unrelatedbutpodcast). We'll be posting but we won't be recording.

[kjscottwrites]

Which if these is your writing productivity Achilles heel?

Highly susceptible to distractions

Prone to writing into a corner or deviating too far from the outline

Choice paralysis; Too many ideas or projects!

Perfectionist tendencies, over-editing while drafting

Trouble carving out and managing time

Struggles coming up with and fleshing out ideas in the first place

Imposter syndrome/ Self-criticism

Difficulty with improvising, adapting, finding a flow state

Fizzling out, losing interest, just getting bored

Burn out / Exhaustion / Pain / Other physical or mental barriers

Productivity issues? Never heard of those. I'm a writing machine.

Something else! (Tell me in the tags!)

Voting ended onNov 7, 2023

And if you've got any tips or tricks for managing these (especially as we go into nano month!), please add your best advice!

Also check out this companion poll!!

[blackheartbiohazards]

"I like to write about it in fiction" does not mean "I desire it to happen in real life", and never has.

What you want to write about doesn't necessarily mean anything about you, besides that you want to write about it.

[novlr]

You are allowed to enjoy reading your own stories!

Every writer writes the story they want to tell, so don’t be afraid to read what you’re writing and just have fun. Not everything has to be in service of making your manuscript better.

It’s ok to enjoy yourself.

[mini-and-mighty]

[blackheartbiohazards]

Things that don't matter when you're writing a story:

what will critics and detractors say about this?

is this as marketable as I can possibly make this?

Things that do matter when you're writing a story:

is this story meaningful for me, the author, to write?

is this the story that I want to be writing?

[aye-write]

It’s that time of year again!

[wordfather]

happy nanowrimo the month of words

[zoecroman]

NaNoWriMo, LET'S GO!!!

[papillon-de-porcelaine]

"Oh being a writer must be so cool and artistic"

No being a writer is frantically googling shit like this at 1 am on a work night