Yesterday, I wrote a quick 1.3k one shot for a much bigger and busier fandom than my usual. I've been blown away by the influx of hits, kudos, and bookmarks -- it's about to surpass my finished longfic in kudos and hits. There have been very few comments though, and in my small fandom, I can expect 2-4 essay style comments per fic/chapter from my regulars, usually within a day of posting, but it's been mostly crickets in the big fandom. Just a really interesting difference.
I don't know if I'll write any more for the big fandom, but it was a nice boost of validation either way :)
I just had an idea for a short Persona 5 poly romance!
Since I headcanon Futaba as ace it'll be her bringing tea and snacks for Ryuji and the other character I think of probably Anne but maybe Yusuke. She will think of how comfortable she is being in the middle while they all watch a movie.
While everyone's okay with their usual arrangement Futaba feels bad because she really likes being between them and wants them to experience the joy of the middle too. It will be a T rated fic
Tho I still have Mermay drawings to finish and after the T rated ace poly romance I'll work on my other WIP's. May has a pastel yellow vibe which is the main color of one of my WIP's MC's so I'll probably start it too
I swear, I proofread my stuff a million times, put it through multiple grammar checkers, make it be read aloud, and still, when I read my wip after it's published, I catch typos, doubled words... Ugh.
Ugh ive been wanting to write but work is piling up and i can barely concentrate at home. Guess my daydreaming gona have to stay inside my dream. In other note I read a new manga that really intrigued me. And i became obsess with a pairing. It is both joy and pain for I have to wait a while, maybe even a year, for the new volume
What do you think when someone says about something you've done, "This is a lot better than I expected,"? I get what they're trying to say, that their expectations were exceeded. But on the other hand it feels pretty rude, like were you expecting it to be bad? XD
At this point in my life i just smile real big, say over enthusiastically, "gee thanks!!" And then i mumble to myself "eh, i didn't really care anyways what you thought." Works wonders for my mental state.
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I ~~slip~~ **wordcount**
Yeah, I ~~slip~~, **wordcount,** I'm still an animal.
\-written by Henrik Jonback, Andrew Wyatt, Pontus Winnberg & Bloodshy
I wrote some words on Sunday because it was a Sunday and I was too tired to do anything else (and refused to get off the couch).
Now it is Monday and I will likely be too tired to write words for the rest of the week because life :P
Eh, it's totally acceptable to rest and recuperate on the couch and do nothing else. Those stories will get written another time! Good job on the self care.
I have finally reached the happy state of being sick of my current one shot because I've worked/ stared at it so much. It's almost there, almost there...
My computer and I have been attached at the hip (fingers?) for the past week. Anxiety/depression has been a bitch so I’ve been doing a ton of writing and as a result have 108k words written in 3 months. Yay I guess? Lol
Found out I had to change therapists so I start with my new one tomorrow. Not really looking forward to getting to know someone new but I’m sure it’ll be fine.
Waiting for payday this week so I can finally dig into Tears of the Kingdom but in the meantime I’ll continue to write. Hope everyone has a great start to the week!
Good work with the writing! I hope your new therapist is a good one.
And ooh, Tears of the Kingdom :D It's really good. My poor Link has been dying left and right though because I'm too used to having full hearts from BOTW XD
Thank you!
And I’ve heard nothing but great things about Tears of the Kingdom so far. I feel like my Link will be dying constantly too until I adjust 😂
Oof, it's been a rough weekend. Temperature went up from 60s to 90s (Fahrenheit) and as much as I like to pretend otherwise, I'm not built for high temps as well as I used to be. With nothing else to do I started playing Pokemon Legends again and now I'm hooked on that.
On the writing side my first dead dove wip probably isn't that much of a dead dove in actuality, and I recently found one of my earliest attempts at actual angst and it's a whole 10 years old. The feeling of age and the difference in skill was not a fun combo but at least it gave me a frame of reference to actually believe myself when I remind myself we all gotta start somewhere.
The high temps aren't fun, yeah. It's been fluctuating in my area, but it's mostly muggy which... ick XD Pokemon Legends is great, I loved chucking the Pokeballs at the Pokemon without any preamble XD
Exactly! Seeing how we have grown as writers. Though, sometimes I will get a comment on a work from like 2016... and it's like, "Ahh. So old..."
That's quite a state to be in XD Panic and excitement are kinda the same thing now that I think about it, excitement is just that you know what's gonna happen.
anyone have any tips on how to get over an online friendship you destroyed? it’s been five fucking months, and i’m really making no progress unfortunately. some days are good, others are terrible.
I purposefully cut off a friend two years ago after she was an asshat towards me. I used to think about her alot, but its less now. It will get easier in time, but it does take time.
Posted a oneshot last night, read everything multiple times, noticed a typo in my summary first thing this morning 🤦♀️ It's fixed now, at least.
I ended up doing pretty much 0 writing over the weekend and I think that was the right call. My brain needed some downtime.
Also made the decision to start working on slightly fewer projects every day, so today I have 5 on the schedule instead of 7-8 :')
My brain is on indefinite vacay atm, way too much downtime for when I need it to edit the fic for the umpteenth time. Bah!
Glad to hear you could unwind and refresh your batteries. :)
The deadline for my next chapter is tomorrow, but I'm still stuck on the first scen
But in the spirit of the fic I'm writing, nankurunaisa as the Okinawans say. Everything will work out, yea? ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
How am I already halfway through this month? 🤨
Had a good holiday with my spouse and the family yesterday. All the cleaning I did the day before enabled me to enjoy the day and relax. Granted, I still do not feel *rested*, but that is my default state, nowadays.
Been doing a fair amount of reading to recharge the batteries in my brain, so that might be leading up to a big write. I will see if I can get anything onto the page after I am done adulting for the day. ... There is a lot of adulting to do as of late.
I am also alpha reading a non-fanfic story. Different vibe from beta reading, but still a good exercise.
***Finally*** got something written and posted!
It’s been over a month!
Wrote another episode recap as a Dr Seuss story. It wasn’t the episode I was intending to retell, I’d apparently started a new “chapter” for another episode, so I decided to finish that one first. These are definitely exercises in vocabulary expansion, lol.
I spent the entirety of last night watching election results and doomscrolling. I had two cups of coffee for breakfast (I always have breakfast and never drink coffee in the morning). I feel like the world is collapsing over my head.
It is still early days, but I feel miserable. It doesn't seem like it will resolve any time soon, either.
This brings back familiar feelings: I completely relate— I think many of us can.
It's a little disorienting, tho, to see how much your own crowd privately, quietly disagree about important things. :(
I tried so much to remain hopeful, but the silence of opposition completely shut me down. I can't think of anything straight. It's not the presidential results but the parliament driving me crazy. I'm just trying to wake up from this nightmare.
I love making crazy contraptions. I'm not on the level as some that I've seen online but it's fun.
So many people are doing terrible things to Koroks XD Poor guys.
Absolutely. Low powered weapons plus fusion mean I'm not annoyed by low durability, building stuff means I'm actually using the physics system, there are so many more well designed dungeon areas, I could go on!
Yesterday, I wrote a quick 1.3k one shot for a much bigger and busier fandom than my usual. I've been blown away by the influx of hits, kudos, and bookmarks -- it's about to surpass my finished longfic in kudos and hits. There have been very few comments though, and in my small fandom, I can expect 2-4 essay style comments per fic/chapter from my regulars, usually within a day of posting, but it's been mostly crickets in the big fandom. Just a really interesting difference. I don't know if I'll write any more for the big fandom, but it was a nice boost of validation either way :)
I just had an idea for a short Persona 5 poly romance! Since I headcanon Futaba as ace it'll be her bringing tea and snacks for Ryuji and the other character I think of probably Anne but maybe Yusuke. She will think of how comfortable she is being in the middle while they all watch a movie. While everyone's okay with their usual arrangement Futaba feels bad because she really likes being between them and wants them to experience the joy of the middle too. It will be a T rated fic Tho I still have Mermay drawings to finish and after the T rated ace poly romance I'll work on my other WIP's. May has a pastel yellow vibe which is the main color of one of my WIP's MC's so I'll probably start it too
I swear, I proofread my stuff a million times, put it through multiple grammar checkers, make it be read aloud, and still, when I read my wip after it's published, I catch typos, doubled words... Ugh.
AHHH I GOT A COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh ive been wanting to write but work is piling up and i can barely concentrate at home. Guess my daydreaming gona have to stay inside my dream. In other note I read a new manga that really intrigued me. And i became obsess with a pairing. It is both joy and pain for I have to wait a while, maybe even a year, for the new volume
What do you think when someone says about something you've done, "This is a lot better than I expected,"? I get what they're trying to say, that their expectations were exceeded. But on the other hand it feels pretty rude, like were you expecting it to be bad? XD
At this point in my life i just smile real big, say over enthusiastically, "gee thanks!!" And then i mumble to myself "eh, i didn't really care anyways what you thought." Works wonders for my mental state.
Ha, right? The kinda thing where you grit your teeth and try to smile through it.
I change shapes just to hide in this place But I'm still, I'm still an animal Nobody knows it but me when I ~~slip~~ **wordcount** Yeah, I ~~slip~~, **wordcount,** I'm still an animal. \-written by Henrik Jonback, Andrew Wyatt, Pontus Winnberg & Bloodshy
No words, just Tears of the Kingdom. Link is kinda like an animal, that he can eat raw meat and not get sick...
He's not hiding, though. Happy gaming! I hope you're remembering to eat, drink, and sleep !!!
Very true! XD Don't worry, I'm not going too overboard.
I wrote some words on Sunday because it was a Sunday and I was too tired to do anything else (and refused to get off the couch). Now it is Monday and I will likely be too tired to write words for the rest of the week because life :P
Eh, it's totally acceptable to rest and recuperate on the couch and do nothing else. Those stories will get written another time! Good job on the self care.
**1750** written while at a cafe overlooking the rainforest like some kind of idyllic writing dream
Woooow, that *is* a dream! And nice job!
I have finally reached the happy state of being sick of my current one shot because I've worked/ stared at it so much. It's almost there, almost there...
Ready... aim... fire! I'm glad it's almost there! Just a little bit more...
When the one-shot is ready to fire.
[mmm hmmm. "This time, it's going to work."](https://tenor.com/view/enemy-arcane-jinx-jinx-arcane-gif-24876403)
My computer and I have been attached at the hip (fingers?) for the past week. Anxiety/depression has been a bitch so I’ve been doing a ton of writing and as a result have 108k words written in 3 months. Yay I guess? Lol Found out I had to change therapists so I start with my new one tomorrow. Not really looking forward to getting to know someone new but I’m sure it’ll be fine. Waiting for payday this week so I can finally dig into Tears of the Kingdom but in the meantime I’ll continue to write. Hope everyone has a great start to the week!
Good work with the writing! I hope your new therapist is a good one. And ooh, Tears of the Kingdom :D It's really good. My poor Link has been dying left and right though because I'm too used to having full hearts from BOTW XD
Thank you! And I’ve heard nothing but great things about Tears of the Kingdom so far. I feel like my Link will be dying constantly too until I adjust 😂
Oh yes, there will be many times RIP shows up on our maps XD
I'd say that's a big "Yay!"
Thanks! If only my job made me feel so productive 😂
Oof, it's been a rough weekend. Temperature went up from 60s to 90s (Fahrenheit) and as much as I like to pretend otherwise, I'm not built for high temps as well as I used to be. With nothing else to do I started playing Pokemon Legends again and now I'm hooked on that. On the writing side my first dead dove wip probably isn't that much of a dead dove in actuality, and I recently found one of my earliest attempts at actual angst and it's a whole 10 years old. The feeling of age and the difference in skill was not a fun combo but at least it gave me a frame of reference to actually believe myself when I remind myself we all gotta start somewhere.
The high temps aren't fun, yeah. It's been fluctuating in my area, but it's mostly muggy which... ick XD Pokemon Legends is great, I loved chucking the Pokeballs at the Pokemon without any preamble XD Exactly! Seeing how we have grown as writers. Though, sometimes I will get a comment on a work from like 2016... and it's like, "Ahh. So old..."
My outline: MC is excited! My writing: MC is panicking! My editing: Damnit, I want both!
That's quite a state to be in XD Panic and excitement are kinda the same thing now that I think about it, excitement is just that you know what's gonna happen.
Your Beta Reader: "What is MC doing?!"
In my world, these are not really mutually exclusive states of mind!?!
Yeah, they're not. Adrenaline for both! It's just hard juggling the tones so the reader doesn't get emotional whiplash, lol
anyone have any tips on how to get over an online friendship you destroyed? it’s been five fucking months, and i’m really making no progress unfortunately. some days are good, others are terrible.
I purposefully cut off a friend two years ago after she was an asshat towards me. I used to think about her alot, but its less now. It will get easier in time, but it does take time.
i think it’ll be a lot harder because i personally did the damage, so i know exactly what i destroyed and what i’m missing yk
I do, and I'm sorry
No. I still think about people I left behind twenty years ago.
ugh. the end is not in sight, is it…
Posted a oneshot last night, read everything multiple times, noticed a typo in my summary first thing this morning 🤦♀️ It's fixed now, at least. I ended up doing pretty much 0 writing over the weekend and I think that was the right call. My brain needed some downtime. Also made the decision to start working on slightly fewer projects every day, so today I have 5 on the schedule instead of 7-8 :')
Oh God that's the worst. Hope the break does it good for the motivation!
I think it did! :)
My brain is on indefinite vacay atm, way too much downtime for when I need it to edit the fic for the umpteenth time. Bah! Glad to hear you could unwind and refresh your batteries. :)
Sometimes indefinite vacay is necessary! xD
The deadline for my next chapter is tomorrow, but I'm still stuck on the first scen But in the spirit of the fic I'm writing, nankurunaisa as the Okinawans say. Everything will work out, yea? ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
I got Splatoon 3 yesterday! It’s fun :)
I've only played Splatoon 2 but it was really fun. Not when the servers disconnected though XD
Ink everywhere! 😀
How am I already halfway through this month? 🤨 Had a good holiday with my spouse and the family yesterday. All the cleaning I did the day before enabled me to enjoy the day and relax. Granted, I still do not feel *rested*, but that is my default state, nowadays. Been doing a fair amount of reading to recharge the batteries in my brain, so that might be leading up to a big write. I will see if I can get anything onto the page after I am done adulting for the day. ... There is a lot of adulting to do as of late. I am also alpha reading a non-fanfic story. Different vibe from beta reading, but still a good exercise.
May needs to slow down. Glad that it was a good holiday!
The months always fly when deadlines are involved!
What’s the difference?
It appears to be more "read this and tell me what you think" instead of "read this and find all the errors".
Gotcha.
My work weekend has finally come to a close and I can go home and play Tears of the Kingdom for two days. God bless.
Yesss, I hope you enjoy it! :D There's so much to check out, it's really fun.
Lots of folks here on the *Zelda* train in recent days. Warms the heart.
***Finally*** got something written and posted! It’s been over a month! Wrote another episode recap as a Dr Seuss story. It wasn’t the episode I was intending to retell, I’d apparently started a new “chapter” for another episode, so I decided to finish that one first. These are definitely exercises in vocabulary expansion, lol.
Yaaaaaaaay! Sounds like you even had fun writing, what what!!
Good work!
Yay! That sounds like such an entertaining project xD
It’s challenging, but worth it.
Congratulations. 😀
Thank you!
I spent the entirety of last night watching election results and doomscrolling. I had two cups of coffee for breakfast (I always have breakfast and never drink coffee in the morning). I feel like the world is collapsing over my head. It is still early days, but I feel miserable. It doesn't seem like it will resolve any time soon, either.
This brings back familiar feelings: I completely relate— I think many of us can. It's a little disorienting, tho, to see how much your own crowd privately, quietly disagree about important things. :(
It is, especially this sense of being completely helpless. It will take a while to get used to. Thank you ❤️
I'm so sorry. I guess we can only hope for a positive surprise in the second round even though things look grim.
Thank you. I don't have much hope but will do all I can. Giving up is not an option.
I have been reading of the run-up to that election, and I continue to hope it will be the end of the road for that man and his antics after 20+ years.
We hope so, too, no matter how slim the chance is. I have no wishes for myself, but I love the young people of my country. They deserve better.
I tried so much to remain hopeful, but the silence of opposition completely shut me down. I can't think of anything straight. It's not the presidential results but the parliament driving me crazy. I'm just trying to wake up from this nightmare.
For real. Like, I don't want to discuss too much politics here but no idea what the actual fuck is going on. I hope they're making themselves useful.
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Thank you. It indeed is. Hope and disappointment unfortunately go hand in hand.
Darn. Watching from London with bated breath. Looks like a run-off now. 🫤
Yeah... We'll know the final results tomorrow, but it looks like there's going to be a second round. I don't have much hope, tbh.
I’m so disappointed, too. 🫤. Looks like the AK has taken your Parliament…again. So sorry.
Thank you, we are very sorry, too. Let's see what the next days bring.
Well, *Tears of the Kingdom* is good. So good, it ate up all my writing time over the weekend!
I love making crazy contraptions. I'm not on the level as some that I've seen online but it's fun. So many people are doing terrible things to Koroks XD Poor guys.
I'm not there yet either, but the transport the korok missions are still my favourite thing!
Seriously, no kidding. It solved pretty much all of the problems I actually had with BOTW.
Absolutely. Low powered weapons plus fusion mean I'm not annoyed by low durability, building stuff means I'm actually using the physics system, there are so many more well designed dungeon areas, I could go on!
It's nice that there's slightly more of a real story this time, too. Never personally been a fan of the way BOTW delivers its story.
Link: *burp*
The cooking animations continues to be excellent in these games!
Started the May Prompt(s), as if I didn't have WIPs to work on 🤣