Julia | art, writing, neurodivergence, labor rights, anti anti, environmentalism, old movies, horror, Stranger Things, Billy Hargrove, Eddie Munson, Bileven, Reylo | Previously 'ohbillyboy' on IG
Anyone else have this weird hitch in their mind where they think, "Oh, I can't work on that fic. I've got too much going on and I'd have to use ALL my brain power for that." Not in the perfectionist sense but in the "HOLY SHIT THAT FIC WOULD CONSUME MY LIFE AND I CAN'T GIVE INTO THAT" sense???
It's very frustrating. I have a hard time believing that's the only way to write the damn thing. Yet the resistance I feel is... strong, to say the least :/
After two weeks of publishing part two of To the Moon and Back, and not getting any new comments after the one I got, I started thinking, maybe that's it. I'm just gonna have to keep pushing myself to finish it because the older it gets... well, you know.
Even though my brain has been filled with holes lately (think Swiss cheese, not that it's ever anything but lol). New ideas for gifs and writing, but lacking focus, so yippee. But I needed that small push, a small dose of serotonin to keep me going and give me encouragement when-----
Out of the blue, I got two new comments tonight. Two comments, from two different people. And they're super nice comments, too, which made me grin like an idiot. I am feeling much more positive and energized now, and I might finally get something done writing-wise. So totally, this made my night. <3
Anyway, I can only talk for myself but what I wanna say here is: comment your favorite stories. Let your favorite authors know you love what they do; even if it's something simple as 'I liked it'. You might just make their day like these comments made mine.
Honestly? My main piece of advice for writing well-rounded characters is to make them a little bit lame. No real living person is 100% cool and suave 100% of the time. Everyone's a little awkward sometimes, or gets too excited about something goofy, or has a silly fear, or laughs about stupid things. Being a bit of a loser is an incurable part of the human condition. Utilize that in your writing.
I started using Head and Shoulders ten years ago for itchy scalp and dandruff, and then for ten years I have not had itchy scalp and dandruff, so I thought "why do I still buy shampoo to combat itchy scalp and dandruff when I do not have itchy scalp and dandruff," so I stopped buying the shampoo for itchy scalp and dandruff and can you guess I have now? Can you predict what currently afflicts me? It's alright if you can't because apparently I fuckin couldn't either
(yes some of these overlap and some are suppositions. for example if parchment is always used for ephemera, rough drafts, notes, and never re-used or re-purposed, we can also assume that the author is unaware of wax tablets as a concept)