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aidanchaser · 24 days

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hello chase!!!! i wanted to insert my own question so ❓what is your thought process when you edit your own works and what are some rules of thumb you use when editing?

oh noooooo you had to ask a hard one ahah. Thank you very much; I'll do my best to do it justice

I have common mistakes I look for, like I'm constantly using seemed/thought/appeared when simply stating what is happening is far more effective. But, ultimately, when editing my own work, my primary question is, "Does this [sentence/word/paragraph/scene] communicate what want my reader to feel/understand a)effectively b)efficiently c)creatively?"

Everything I change as I read and reread and reread my writing revolves around that question.

A really great example is the editing I just did on the 1920s AU! I'll do a side-by-side comparison for anyone who's interested under the cut

Here's the link to the first draft of the 1920s AU smoke-break scene. It was edited for grammar, but the first pass is never the best pass, and I revised the scene more intimately the next day.

The beginning of any scene needs to set a specific tone and communicate key details of the setting to the reader. This paragraph wasn't very effective at that.

It wasn’t snowing, though it certainly felt cold enough to. Marinette pulled her collar closed against her throat and cheeks, keeping herself as snug as she could. She had some privacy in the dark alley that guarded the back entrance of the Lucky Lady, but the click of her lighter must have attracted attention from the street. She saw the white suit jacket and vest that was becoming painfully familiar approach.

So I revised it with just a few concrete details just to add dimension to the space, so that I could more effectively introduce the setting.

It wasn’t snowing, though it certainly felt cold enough to start. Marinette pulled her collar closed against her throat and cheeks, keeping herself as snug as she could. She had a fairly narrow view of the street, illuminated by a nearby lamp, but the corner of the theater that backed the Lucky Lady cut through that light, giving her a space of quiet darkness to enjoy a reprieve during the chaos of an evening shift. There were not many out on a cold night like this, but a painfully familiar voice cut through the crisp air.

I also shifted from the visual of the white coat to the sound of Adrien's voice because I wanted to draw out the scene a little bit more! This dialogue from the original, while snappy and efficient, didn't give the feeling I wanted it to.

“What happened to your coat?” she asked. “I gave it to a gentleman who looked like he needed it more than I did.” The tip of his cigarette glowed orange, and he returned her lighter to her. His eyes looked warm in this dim light. She tucked her lighter back into her coat. “And what happened to your date?” “I called her a cab. I was hoping to chat with you before returning home.”

The beginning of this fic spends a lot of time dwelling on how suspicious Marinette is of Adrien's motives. This scene offers her a glimpse of his kindness for the first time, forcing her to reexamine her assumptions. The dialogue wasn't very effective or emotionally charged, so the quippy dialogue instead became:

It was indeed Adrien Agreste, chatting with a young man in a threadbare coat that looked like it might have once been a blue officer’s uniform, but had weathered enough snow and shrapnel to be little more than scraps. The right sleeve was pinned up to the shoulder. Adrien shrugged out of his coat and handed it to the young man. “There’s some spare bills in the pocket. Get yourself something hot to eat and a room.” He sounded like the boy who had abandoned her, not the man who had returned. His voice was gentle, uncertain. There was none of the swagger she’d seen in the young man in her shop that morning, nor the cold grin he’d sported when he’d entered the Lucky Lady.

Even though it's less efficient, it is much more effective. It allows me to linger in Marinette's loneliness a little bit longer before Adrien approaches her, and it lets me flesh out the post-war Paris setting with a bit more atmosphere.

I also spent some time revising the angelic metaphor paragraph. It was really important to me to include saint-reminiscent iconography around Adrien during this scene. I want my readers well-aware that even though Marinette is suspicious of Adrien, he's still the Adrien we know and love, and they can trust that I am going to explain his suspicious actions.

“I heard a rumor that if a gentleman is down on his luck, you’re the lady to see.” “I’ve been known to reverse fortunes,” she murmured. “From toppling those on thrones to lifting up those in the gutter. You don’t strike me as a man in a gutter.” He turned his head to blow a lungful of smoke away from her. The street lamp glinted off of his hair, creating a golden halo. “One man’s heaven,” he shrugged, and let the rest of phrase disappear behind a rueful smile.

The above metaphor works, and I didn't change it a whole lot, but there are a few key shifts in the revision below:

“I heard a rumor that if a gentleman is down on his luck, you’re the lady to see.” And Adrien, like she had just moments ago, took in a long draw on his cigarette and held it in his chest. “I’ve been known to reverse fortunes,” she murmured. “From toppling those on thrones to lifting up those in the gutter. You don’t strike me as a man in a gutter.” He shrugged and turned his head to blow the smoke away from her. The street lamp glinted off of his hat and his bangs, creating a golden halo. “One man’s heaven.” He let the rest of phrase disappear behind a rueful smile.

The added inhale on the cigarette, harkening back to an earlier moment Marinette had where she holds onto the heat of it to try to forget her heartbreak, implies that Adrien is hurting just as much. It tells the reader he's still pining for Ladybug, too.

Moving the shrug from the end to the beginning stretches out that longing and it gives the dialogue more room to breathe. It's a tiny change from "'heaven,' he shrugged" to "'heaven.' He let the rest" but it does make a difference in the tone. It's not a blow-off response. It's pointed. It emphasizes his hurt more neatly, and even if Marinette can't recognize it, the reader hopefully can, even if unconsciously.

Also I forgot when I wrote the halo description that Adrien would of course be wearing a hat; it's 1920-ish.

So there you have it! A couple of changes made for creativity and efficiency, hopefully making the scene just a little more effective!

#chitchat #oops i didn't mean for that to spiral so much i hope its helpful or insightful #rosekasa #rosekasa-replies #ask game

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goodvibesformiraculous · 10 months

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@rosekasa

#miraculous ladybug #goodvibesformiraculous #rosekasa

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wackus-bonkus-maximus · 1 year

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Omggg I just finished binge reading ondlb and I am IN LOVE!! Its so good am amazed at your writing!! Literally the best enemies fic in the fandom and one of my all time favs!!

ahh thank you! 🥺🙏🏼💗 sometimes i shake my head at myself for going so hard on a fanfic, but honestly i'm really proud of how it's turning out! i'm so so glad you're enjoying it 💕

if you like odnlb, i have more enemies au recs for you by some very talented authors who are truly skilled and whose abilities give me this exact feeling!

citrus and lavender by @heartfulselkie - this is like one of THE fics that inspired odnlb! the way selkie writes is just delicious, and the story is incredibly and lovingly crafted. they are exceptionally good at grabbing you by the heartstrings and making you feel the characters' emotions in your own body. c&l is one of my favorites and has a really special place in my heart <3

as time goes by by @redundant-lava - based on casablanca - 1942. it's amazingly written, clever, and emotionally gutting. this was MADE to be an mlb enemies au and lava did such a good job with it. i will never stop rec-ing it!

once more, with feeling by @zimtlein - this one is rated e, just a heads up. it's so so good! the way the relationship develops between marinette and adrien had me reeling from the first chapter. it's kind of dark but sooo romantic. if it's your speed, it's a good one to binge!

et donc, ils dansent by dame_de_la_chance - amazing, awe-inspiring! the feelings i felt while reading this! the way the enemies dynamic is portrayed is just so juicy, and there's so much pining. i go back and read it every so often to soak in the masterfulness.

heroes don't love villains by vrdant - gosh this one is so good. i have read it so many dozens of times and it's still not enough. this author is such a good writer and captures feelings so well. this one will be burned into your soul for sure.

marionette strings by @rosekasa (maketea on ao3) - absolutely stunning. omg. i reread it again while writing these recs and it shook me to my soul. alizeh is a master of the craft and a master of enemies ladynoir. this fic changed me and it will change you too.

(can i rec my own fic as well? matter of luck is just a fun romp. i haven't abandoned it, just had all my time sucked in by odnlb :) but as soon as that's done, back i go to matter of luck!)

all of these fics have inspired and influenced me in some way. i cannot rec each one enough, especially because enemies ladynoir is currently my favorite flavor of fic >:))

#if i missed a user pls tag them for me!#i tried to find all the available blogs but i'm not sure i succeded #enemies au #ladynoir enemies au #mlb enemies au #ladynoir #ml #miraculous ladybug #ml fic recs #fic recs #heartfulselkie #redundant-lava #zimtlein #dame_de_la_chance #vrdant #rosekasa #maketea #odnlb #one does not love breathing

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heartfulselkie · 24 days

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hello selkie!!!! 💖🤩📝 for the ask game!!!!

Hi!! 🥰

💖 Which of your fics is your pride and joy?

Oh, uh... that's a hard one since I feel pretty strongly about all of my fics. Each of my fics are my pride and joy for various reasons! If I had to choose one for the current moment though... them I guess it would be Bell the Cat? I've been working hard on this fic (and have even been using it as a starting point for my final project assignment..)

🤩 What's the most meaningful comment you've ever received?

Every comment I receive has meaning to me! 🥺 I would like to give a shout out to my readers who have left comments on my fics who validate the emotional aspects of the stories I write.

Mental health is a common theme in my fics (with depression and anxiety, among other things that require serious tags) and I do my best to represent these things accurately. It means a lot when people say they can relate to the situations I write and that they feel comforted or validated in their own feelings.

I write fic as a way to explore and express my own feelings. So when people tell me that they connect with what I write it just means a whole lot to me. More than I can express really.

📝 How many words do you have posted?

Umm.... (breaks out the calculator)

If I got it all right then I've posted 727,186 words (so far!)

[Fanfic Writer Emoji Ask Game]

#rosekasa #ask game #ask selkie

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quotent-potables · 1 year

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Sheepishly, he turned his face into his pillow. "I wanted you to think I was cool." "What?" "I wanted you to think I was cool." She laughed. "Since when do you care whether I think you're cool or not?" He opened one eye. "Since forever."

"i'm cool!" and other lies chat noir tells himself, a Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir fanfiction by @rosekasa. Read it on AO3.

#quotes #fanfic #fanfiction #miraculous ladybug #miraculous #mlb #ao3 #archive of our own #rosekasa #maketea #i'm cool and other lies chat noir tells himself

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wisteriasymphony · 1 month

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guys i'm sorry but one of these days i will write ladybug literally ripping out chat noir's teeth and i think people will like it in the same breath as they do those adorable rosekasa ladynoir prompts and maybe even you dear reader will be one of them

#not to say it's a problem #you can have both #but i worry you guys do not see the wild contrast in dispositions #...i do not write ladynoir angst for the same reasons my lovely goddess rosekasa does #i write it because i like to see ladynoir fail #(no hate to ladynoir winners tho)

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rosekasa · 6 months

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you ruined MLB for me. rosekasa this rosekasa that. your fanfic is not even groundbreaking or anything

this is so funny to me

#rosekasa this rosekasa that😭😭😭#im a content creator. i create problems #ask #anon

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chatonnoir · 2 years

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I also did another version of this screencap redraw while pretending to be @rosekasa

#‘i got so confused when i saw you drawing my style because i somehow became convinced that this was something i actually drew before and you #did a redraw of it and i realised ten minutes later i actually never drew that youre just that good' - rosekasa maketea lastname july 2022 #my art #ladynoir #miraculous ladybug

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asukiess · 8 months

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Rosekasa seems like a really good friend ❤️ Happy to see your friendship!

she is !!! she has been a lovely creative to talk to and bounce ideas off of and reassurance but also!! just great to talk to her abt day to day stuff and yeah :)

#I was so super intimidated at first lmao #and I'm kinda shy so #I am really glad she kept messaging me and it was easy to maintain our friendship even if we dont talk every day #it's nice!!#also idk why but “happy to see your friendship” gives me civilization 4/5/6 vibes. like we're nations banding together.#rosekasa you and I should band together for something....

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coffeebanana · 18 days

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🐱 i think u are so cool and i love u

no i think YOU are so cool and i love YOU 🩷💜🩷

#ask response #rosekasa-replies #you are replies but really you ask...what a conundrum hmmm

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ladyofthenoodle · 1 year

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the director's cut thingie for team !!! give us the behind the scenes lore 🤲🏼 also, ⭐⭐⭐!!!!

SO team actually started off totally different than what it ended up being and its honestly amazing that it managed to be a cohesive fic considering what i was planning when i wrote the first chapter ended up being nothing like the original fic at all. originally the story was going to be focused on alya setting up ladrien and it was going to be core four shenanigans with a ladrien focus. which you can see the first chapter setting up. but the two prequel stories (two is company and curiousity cared for the cat) were mostly focused on the season 4 drama and try as i might i couldn't turn that into ladrien romcom without addressing all of that. and then somehow the ladrien romcom plot ended up not really fitting at all.

the point of no return, believe it or not, was this moment:

“Oh my god, you’re Ladybug!” Nino yelped right as the bell rang.

Adrien stood frozen for several minutes until Ivan quietly scooped him up and carried him bridal style into the gymnasium.

that was completely unplanned and just happened and i almost deleted it because if i committed to that line that would affect the rest of adrien's day in a way in a way that would change the course of the fic. but i liked the mental image of ivan just scooping adrien up into his arms so much that i had to keep it. this was my fic now. now adrien thinks his identity is blown and that's going to change how he interprets everything.

the other big thing that changed over the course of writing was the end of chapter 5 - you can see from the text conversations in chapter 2 that i was always planning for some shit to go DOWN, but i hadn't really figured out what yet. i thought maybe a mid-battle reveal or maybe chat noir temporarily dying in a very concerning way.

but THEN i thought. alya is putting a TON of pressure on herself. she's taking on all of marinette's stress and all of adrien's stress and she can't talk to nino openly for the first 4 chapters (which we know bothers her) and she's decided she's going to fix everything for everyone. but she can't do it. because yes alya holds the braincell most of the time but she's just a kid too and doesn't have the answers and is going to eventually feel as overwhelmed as marinette does if she takes on all of marinette's stress and secrets. and she can't be that invested in marinette's life without also being genuinely devastated when things go wrong and when marinette is upset with her. so she's the one the akuma ends up coming for. and everything else fell into place from there (well, fell into place for me as an author. it fell apart for everyone in the story). and i didn't have to write an akuma battle!

#ask #rosekasa-replies #team is a four letter word #director's cut

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mlcontentcreatorbirthdays · 10 months

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It’s @rosekasa ‘s birthday today!

Happy birthday, wishing you a day filled with happiness!

#miraculous ladybug #birthdays #birthday alert #happy bday rosekasa!

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what-am-i-doing-in-this-fandom · 1 month

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I absolutely rushed to draw this as soon as I saw this post by the lovely @rosekasa

#this might be the fastest i've ever drawn something and it was just a half assed comic that i somehow put my heart and sould into 💀#cole's art #miraculous ladybug #chat noir #ml ladybug #ml chat noir #ladybug and chat noir #egg adrien agreste #adrien agreste #trans adrien agreste #nathalie sancoeur #this was very fun but i'm very sleep deprived #i'm literally just a girl #she's so me #chat noir fanart

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hakucho-art · 9 days

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hi can you draw fem ladynoir being gay and smoochy with flustered ladybug pls. no this isn't alizeh i am just a random admirer

Of course, non alizeh. There you go have your gay ladynoir non @rosekasa uwu

#when I first saw the beginning of the ask I was already like #anon I think you’re asking the wrong blog fbdshjf #clicked on the wrong button #and then I saw the rest #this one feels more romantically intense than the tousako one LOL #anyway #ladynoir #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #ladybug #chat noir #miraculous ladybug #how tag ml stuff…#mlb #asks #haku's art #ladybugs gay awakening

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starscay · 25 days

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Sleepy Memories

“Go back to sleep, Chaton.” She tells him as she slides under the covers. She hopes the soft sounds of the tv and his breathing will act as her lullaby, and calm her mind enough to sleep.

“Come here,” He’s mumbling, but he pulls her against his chest, her nose burying into it. “You’re so cold.”

“That’s because I run colder than you do.” She replies, and he mutters something unintelligible in response.

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Chat Noir does not remember what happened the night before

for @rosekasa prompt fill community on ao3

#cay writes #ladynoir #ladynoir fanfiction #ladybug x chat noir #ladybug #chat noir #miraculous ladybug fanfiction

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mlcalendarproject · 5 months

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ML Calendar Project - 2024 Credits 💗

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