Katherine Frances's Blog, page 79
February 9, 2018
mediumsizedboy:
sweethoneysempai:
mediumsizedboy:
The red pointed “hat” on a gnomes head is...
The red pointed “hat” on a gnomes head is actually a venoumous stinger
That’s a lie, I’m touching the point of the hat right now and
Rest in Fucking Pease…
Dear longfic writers
If you sometimes feel like it was pure, ridiculous hubris that you ever started a story that would take so much work and persistence to finish, I promise you, you’re not alone.
If you feel like you’ve already been writing forever and the “good bits” are still ages away, you’re not alone.
If you’ve been stuck for days or weeks or longer because you know what happens later but you don’t know what happens next, you’re not alone.
If you’re desperate to squeal about your beloved OTP but you feel like you can’t, because spoilers, and it’s driving you nuts, you’re not alone.
If you feel like you’ll never finish and you’re bound to fuck it up somehow, you’re not alone.
If you wonder if you’ve sabotaged yourself because who’s going to click through to a 28 chapter WIP, you’re not alone.
If you feel like you’ve been pouring your life into a single story for ages and will be for ages still and you don’t know why anymore because hardly anyone seems to care, you’re not alone.
If you can hardly even plan the further-away parts of the story or even think about them because thinking about them reminds you how absurdly far you still have to go and you get massive anxiety, please believe me. You are not alone.
@angels-are-robotsDear longfic writers
I fucking live for your work. Like I love me a little one-shot or a medium-length fic but srsly give me that 100k+ (200k? 300k? yes pls) goodness.
I am constantly in awe of your ability to stick with your story, to keep your plot moving and your characters’ relationships developing like just damn.
I don’t judge if your updates are erratic. If you’re worried about too much time passing between updates, just know that I and so many others squeal with joy when we get that subscriber notification in our inboxes.
There is literally nothing more glorious than watching characters develop through a long-ass fic. Relationships, friendships, character growth? Sometimes after I’ve finished a longfic or I’ve gotten to the last update I’ll go back and reread the first couple chapters just to see how far my babies have come.
If you stop updating your fic for whatever reason, that’s okay. We as readers are just lucky to have been graced with your story as long as you chose to write it. You’ve been gifting us with time and effort for this long and we appreciate it.
As someone who has had multiple longfic ideas and either (1) got through two chapters and gave up or (2) was too overwhelmed by how much work it would take to actually write, you are my literal superheroes.
You are brave and persistent and creative and a gift to fandom, and if you ever need a pep talk I am here to love on you.
I seriously just posted the final three chapters of a 100k+ sequel to a 100k+ story and this just made my day! I’ve been anguishing over it for days. Thank you ♥♥
Ahem….what about a….473k fic……because that is how long this harry potter fanfic is that iv been working on…for.ever.
I feel this post in my sole.
the960writers:
thebibliosphere:“It this too much exposition or is it vital character background...
“It this too much exposition or is it vital character background information” a personal dilemma and autobiography by me.
“Is it beautiful prose or pretentious word-dribble” – the exuberant yet contemplative sequel.
February 8, 2018
brynwrites:
Me: This chapter only had a few major things that needing fixing, so it should be quick...
Me: This chapter only had a few major things that needing fixing, so it should be quick and easy.
Also Me: Spends a full hour editing the wording of the first five paragraphs because it doesn’t flow Just Right™
Me: Well, this might take a bit longer than I thought…
skid-art:
lovely lady, bring your bones
& we will nest in hollow hills
of ancient femurs,...
lovely lady, bring your bones
& we will nest in hollow hills
of ancient femurs, ivory-tipped
like god made eve, & so shall we
build from ribcage & desire
holiness, within the marrow.
— periosteum
"I would like to be the air that inhabits you for a moment only. I would like to be that unnoticed..."
- Margaret Atwood | @thelovejournals
(via wnq-writers)
I have an announcement
This is not relavent to you or will affect you in any way, but…
A doctoral program to be precise. So. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
