Then when I wake up I'll draw Shane and Lyell
#creative-discussion
fading hawk
I'm thinking of starting a comic tbh
strong ingot
👀
slate yoke
Do iiiiit
shadow sail
DOOO IIIIITTTT
fading hawk
Don't look at me in that tone of eyeballs
lament turtle
don't summon him
shadow sail
LMAO
lament turtle
he's cursed
shadow sail
but whyyyy
lament turtle
bc he just is
fading hawk
Say his name three times into a PC screen and he'll show up behind you
shadow sail
yall are gonna have to catch me up because i've had a wild weekend 😂
lament turtle
jasldkj kthat would be terrifying
shadow sail
L M A O
slate yoke
Spoony spoony spoon me
shadow sail
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
strong ingot
👀
azure nightBOT
Quote added by YSB1 as #206658
fading hawk
Okay bed now goodnight y'all I'll be up in a couple of hours
vagrant acorn
Lmao
lament turtle
🔫 
shadow sail
he lurcc
lament turtle
night night!!
shadow sail
catch ya soon !
vagrant acorn
Pls no kill
crimson field
I step away again for 12 seconds
crimson field
Clown I can't wait to see Lyell and Shane
lament turtle
ndsfsdjgkl;sdf
shadow sail
haley can punch me and i would be so happy
slate yoke
Alex can snap my neck whenever he wants
vagrant acorn
👏🏻 PUNCH 👏🏻 ME 👏🏻 IN 👏🏻 THE 👏🏻 FACE 👏🏻
lament turtle
don't do that
strong ingot
hmmm i wonder that SDV lady would be buff 
slate yoke
Leah
lament turtle
LEAH. abigail
shadow sail
maru
strong ingot
OF COURSE
shadow sail
defs leah
strong ingot
LEAH
slate yoke
Abigail is chunky
lament turtle
i hc maru as chubby
lament turtle
tru chunky is haley bc she only eats junk food it's confirmed
GOD thats so cute
unless she has a crazy fast metabolism
shadow sail
but what about dat froot salad
slate yoke
Nah Haley does pilates
slate yoke
Gay pilates
lament turtle
rjfkls;dg
shadow sail
wait do gay people not do pilates now
slate yoke
No we do Broga
lament turtle
i don't that's for sure i aint no nerd
i love buff leah but also tall lanky leah? its a challenge
i think i am a fan..... of tall lanky leah.....
crimson field
I am a nerd which is why I don't do any of the exercisey things
strong ingot
i just want me a buff wife
shadow sail
i mean. pilates sounds like something that suburban wine moms are into but 🤷
i am the buff wife
lament turtle
i used to do yoga but only bc i had to
everything i've ever experienced in my life, i will project into my ocs
lament turtle
clarissa? gay.
yoga? gay.
ladies? yes.
true experience of an oc creator is just realizing all of them are just. expanded versions of a single personality trait u have
tbh
slate yoke
Yeet
lament turtle
you could put them together like a puzzle piece for me
slate yoke
I said that yesterday
lament turtle
my oc clarissa is an exaggerated personality of my anxiety
hivemind
AWH shes valid
my oc clarence is her spicy twin brother who gets angry very easily
he's very irritable
shadow sail
A SPICY BOI
lament turtle
i already would give both of them my social security number if they asked?
my other oc marcus is the flirtatious boy who is also v nice he just loves people so much he loves everyone he is the perfect man
slate yoke
Joel is just a chill dude who's struggling with identity issues
lament turtle
ALL OF THEM GOOD i would put them through college. i love when people gush abt their ocs omg
and then hee young is gay and rude and Hates men bc of past trauma she has trust issues and is also a fuckin sociopath
slate yoke
Drake is a guy with a troubled past trying to live up to a role he was assigned and feeling like he isn't meeting his country's expectations of him
Alani is trying to carry on the legacy of her tribe and take charge of her own life.
Alexian is small, swole, anxious, and quiet. He just wants someone to support him
frail adder
So a bottom
slate yoke
Phoenix is trying to slowly overcome racist/ethnocentric education and become a beacon of peace and hope for her people
Yes
shadow sail
GAGGING
slate yoke
That is a correct assessment
lament turtle
Rate ur ocs as bottom, verse or top
slate yoke
Drake and Alexian have a great dynamic
frail adder
Oh LORD
slate yoke
Even better
crimson field
300% correct about personality traits in OCs, Key
frail adder
Wilbur is a bottom
slate yoke
Rate your OCs reaction to being asked
lament turtle
clarissa: bottom
clarence: bottom
hee young: top
marcus: verse
frail adder
AN ANGRY BOTTOM OH DEAR
shadow sail
power bottom
lament turtle
power bottom
fdngvjdasgj;
im choking all of my ocs are tops. huh. really projecting here
frail adder
i feel like a sinner
crimson field
Pfff
shadow sail
EMBRACE THE SIN
crimson field
Almost all of mine are verse af
lament turtle
my most recent ocs name is rocko and. hes tall and monotone and stupid and has a ghosthunting web series. he 100% believes in fortunes cryptids and all that and has the worst attention span in the world
slate yoke
Joel: "I will break your jaw."
Drake: "What do those terms mean?"
Alani: "Top."
Phoenix: "I can and will kill you, but top."
Alexian: cries
I don't actually focus on....relations in any of my stories so I don't really put much thought into that t b h
frail adder
Wilbur, an expert with gaydar, to Joel: so a power bottom gotcha
crimson field
Rocko sounds amazing, Key. Do you have art of him?
slate yoke
Joel: "Yeah I'm gonna break your jaw."
lament turtle
Clarissa: what does that mean? you mean like pants and shirts?
Clarence: listen,,,,, i'll kick the shit out of you
Hee young: fool,,,, who do you think you are,,,, speaking to me in the first place,,,, perish,,,,
marcus: i'll be whatever you want me to be ;)
frail adder
MARCUS
cloud flicker
"All my ocs are tops" wow a mood
lament turtle
all of my ocs can be sorted into lawful/neutral/chaotic tops
cloud flicker
LMAOHSHJSF
shadow sail
LMAO JAY SAME
lament turtle
ty so much stranger!! no not yet unfortunately but i plan on giving my boy some love soon
frail adder
I feel sorry for Sebastian now tbh
cloud flicker
I never yield to anything not even stop signs
lament turtle
listen i want a diverse cast,,,, bottom and top and verse representation
frail adder
Sebastian is like the universal bottom
shadow sail
my two current ocs are chaotic neutral tops >.>
cloud flicker
UNIVERSAL BOTTOM
shadow sail
HE ISSSSS
frail adder
IMAGINE BOTTOM ALEX
onyx island
What the hell did I stepped into
lament turtle
i bet even penny could top him
crimson field
w o w such assumption
lament turtle
seb i mean
azure nightBOT
Quote added by Jay as #206661
slate yoke
Alex is a bottom
lament turtle
sdklfjsklng
cloud flicker
Thats how i see it
slate yoke
This is just a fact
lament turtle
haley's a top
shadow sail
sldkjf;lasdjfklsadf
frail adder
I picture him as a vers top but with a submissive side that wants to be dOMINATED
bronze rivet
Pokes everyone with a strand of spaghetti then leaves to go back to cooking.
lament turtle
i hc all of the bachelors to be bottoms now that i'm. thinking abt it,
slate yoke
ANYWAY ART
cloud flicker
hgshdh is this a family friendly discussion coughs
lament turtle
who knows
shadow sail
leah is POWER TOP
lament turtle
jsldgndsklj stop sodfinsdilg
cloud flicker
jgjh server rules
lament turtle
sldfjkljlksdjlkfsdf
shadow sail
uhhhh i don't even know the rules tbh
bronze rivet
Actually, smut is ahem
Adult cuddling.
slate yoke
Who didn't see my Joel
shadow sail
I JUST WING IT 🤷
slate yoke
skngljdnsgndfgkjs
slate yoke
shadow sail
YES
lament turtle
penny wants to be whisked off of her feet by a buff loving lady and i will pray that she gets that every day of my life
crimson field
He's so good
lament turtle
AWHHH I LOVE
frail adder
He looks chubby i want to squish him
shadow sail
also just so you guys know. there is somebody who sounds like they're yodeling into a megaphone somewhere in my neighborhood
slate yoke
He's not chubby >_>
crimson field
Because of you lot I've started forming Ideas about my weird alien farmer girl gdi
shadow sail
OOOOO I LOV JOEL LOVE THE PINK HAIR
slate yoke
The hair just plays into his identity issues t b h
lament turtle
that's joel as a hunk and then i drew him as a twink
lament turtle
O?!!?!?!?!
slate yoke
The one you drew wasn't Joel it's ok
slate yoke
The one you drew was my main farmer who's a twunk
slate yoke
I stole your interpretation of that one hairstyle because it was bomb diggity
lament turtle
sorry i can only draw twinks 😩
slate yoke
No major chubby OCs, my settings don't really support them
My main story is a fantasy/war story, so everyone needs to be somewhat athletic
lament turtle
i actually feel motivated to draw now djxhsj you guys are so fun
frail adder
Tru
slate yoke
OH WAIT I DO HAVE ONE I HAVEN'T REVEALED BEFORE
lament turtle
im gonna......... draw haley...... with abs......
slate yoke
SHE'S A LARGE OPERA SINGER WITH SASS
frail adder
I just want everyone to be squishy
lament turtle
well too bad you get rock hard abs haley
slate yoke
She thinks she's a noble but she holds no actual aristocratic class
crimson field
Key definitely go draw more
lament turtle
haley but she can left better than alex
frail adder
I drew a thing earlier but idk if i should share it
slate yoke
Her songs are invigorating but also highly offensive to everyone she sings about
shadow sail
late: AMAZON WARRIOR HALEY
frail adder
So Jon Cozart but fantasy?
lament turtle
me too
cloud flicker
came back to like 331 messages
lament turtle
to both
lament turtle
bless y'all....for real though this place is so pleasant?? this is my first day here and im looovin it
crimson field
(that was me earlier, Jay, so many messages)
cloud flicker
AMAZON WARRIOR HALEY YES!!!!!!
slate yoke
I'm not drawing Haley :U
cloud flicker
u should narc!
crimson field
tfw you have all of 2 art styles and they're wildly opposite
waxen veldt
Oh yeah, I was supposed to be writing XD
cloud flicker
we'd love to see ur art
lament turtle
can someone toss me a gal to draw?
cloud flicker
bet its hot hot bananas
lament turtle
haley
slate yoke
Krobus
slate yoke
yeets krobus
lament turtle
it was an emergency
shes so powerful i should and i will
sdjflksdnglksd;gd
i wanna bless with haley abs
krobus is me il him? i actually wanna draw him
too bad i can hardly draw nonhumans
shadow sail
hhhgahsdglkadsgh guys i'm gonna. find my sketchbook and draw AMAZON WARRIOR HALEY
lament turtle
YESSS
shadow sail
just gotta find where i put itttt gggggggggg
lament turtle
im gonna draw soft haley because. love a girl who makes the best pillow
crimson field
Fun fact: I messed around with Clown's boyo a bit more earlier and apparently did a doodle of my girl last night
shadow sail
the tiddypillows??
lament turtle
WB !!
shadow sail
HEY ANDI
bronze rivet
killing people with a spaghetti strand, but lets not talk about that
lament turtle
chubby haley is a goddess
shadow sail
LETS TALK ABOUT IT
lament turtle
OOOO yu should send it stranger!
lament turtle
sweeeeeeeet!!!!!! im excited!!!
crimson field
I never finish paintings though so eh rip
lament turtle
OH WOW oh my god thats gorgeous?????? the colors are so warrrrmmm and i love yur gal?
crimson field
Also fun fact the lighting on his jeans looks awkward when it's shrunk down. That's wip lighting I swear lol
lament turtle
painting is so tough i have so much respect for u?? it looks so good!!!
crimson field
Aw thank ❤ I rarely ever do art but once in awhile I get the urge to open sai
lament turtle
i look forward to seein more whenever yu make it!! ✨✨ i love that bg
also im thinkin abt. pre finalized haley? like. her sprite right before her official one
where she has a headband
crimson field
I need to think of more headcanons for Alien Gal
You could always just make up an outfit for her Key. I think I doodled a few outfits for Knox before doing her lil mini thing
lament turtle
shes so cute id love to hear whatever you come up with?? i love characters like that to bits
TRUE..TRUE but i suuuuck with clothing design on the fly
slate yoke
Uber quick sketch because that's all I had the energy to do rip
crimson field
She looks so regal
lament turtle
THATS a really good idea actually, i might try out doin that from now on? those outfits are cuuuute
slate yoke
Also those mini lineless drawings look amazing!
lament turtle
IT LOOKS so good tho!!!
shadow sail
ggggg i can't find my sketchbook anywhere and it's driving me NUTS BECAUSE I SAW IT LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO
crimson field
I could probably make a super simple template for lineless characters and just customize from there. I might even already have basic templates somewhere from an old project.
lament turtle
finding an actual position to draw haley in is Actually harder than drawing the abs themselves
fading hawk
i couldnt sleep for shit
fading hawk
:o
shadow sail
glad u came back 😎
fading hawk
guess ill draw now
shadow sail
my brain is a dyslexic i thought it was cloud u___u
fading hawk
omg same tho
crimson field
Welcome back Clown
fading hawk
UuU
vagrant acorn
So
As we all know I’m working on rocky horror Stardew.
I was about to start the first song (science fiction double feature) when I got stumped and I like opinions so-
Do you think I should edit the lyrics of the classic songs, to fit with the game world? I am gonna do some stuff in the main story to be in the same world as Sdv, but idk about changing lyrics...
onyx island
would be nice if the lyrics were changed to fit the setting 🤣
strong ingot
i think for the first song change the original references made to SDV related ones
vagrant acorn
Yeah sci fic needs to, but a lot of them are such classics... I know sweet transvestite and Time warp will more than likely stay the same, but some of them have very outdated lines I need to adjust.
That’s what’s gonna take the most time tbh, is the lyrics. I wanna keep the same flow but update them as needed.
strong ingot
hoi 👋
waxen veldt
So... how dark is too dark when it comes to backstories?
strong ingot
how dark you going?
waxen veldt
With like... explanation?
bronze rivet
draw BOXES
vagrant acorn
I mean not really at the start, but I explain it yeah
lament turtle
i just drew vague lines
waxen veldt
I think my character with the darkest backstory would be the winged girl who gets taken from her parents at a young age, and, along with a bunch of other people, is trained to be a sort of weapon. She goes with this despite not initially wanting to because she thinks that if she helps end the war, she'll be able to see her parents again. Horrid things happen to her, notably being caught, tortured and nearly killed by a bunch of anti-magic fanatics. This turns her very bitter, and more willing to do her part as a weapon. When the war ends, she finds out her parents have been dead for years (not her doing, of course). She then takes down the king who started the war, but ends up trapped in a state of limbo for 900 years.
vagrant acorn
And the chapter I’m gonna post in a few days... lots of shit that was hard to write, cause I dealt with an emotionally abusive relationship. So that’s a backstory that’s about to happen.
waxen veldt
Oh yeah, and her wings are useless after her capture because broken. So at best she can... jump higher? Glide a bit? Doesn't make her very happy, though.
crimson field
Regarding the train thing, might want to be careful of potentially sensitive topics in a public chat.
Regarding dark backstory - the big question is: Does it need to be outright said, or can you tell more story by alluding to it?
crimson field
Often you can create far more emotional impact by not actually showing scenes like that and, instead, showing the effects they've had on the characters involved, the survivors, those who witnessed horrific things, etc.
shadow sail
so in other words, show, don't tell :))
waxen veldt
Well, yes. But she is a super important character in the setting and requires her story told too.
frail adder
I kinda wanted to tell a story from the perspective of a guy in a coma
slate yoke
I think my OC with the darkest backstory by far is Drake. I can't really do more than say that there was...assault involved
vagrant acorn
I did 2 full chap of oc in a coma.
lament turtle
now i wanna draw clarence with abs bc he's a strong little boy
shadow sail
honestly i think it's good to talk about these kinds of topics in stories! i mean... it's stuff that isn't easy to talk about in society and society kind of makes it almost taboo to talk about stuff because it's "morally wrong". suicide is a big big one. i mean sure it can be uncomfortable for some people but that's what content warnings are for too /late
crimson field
Actually in this case it's "don't show the thing itself, show the results"
Also, Blue, I meant Spoony's question about the train.
Your character sounds very interesting and like she has some really well-developed motives going on.
slate yoke
Drake is defined by a mixture of a hero obsessed culture and being in the wrong place at the right time
waxen veldt
Defined. Yes, that's exactly the thing. You have to tell what happened to him because it defines him. I find myself in the same position with this winged girl.
but it's so hard to find the right balance.
crimson field
It's definitely important to explore those topics in media. Vitally important, actually. But there's a distinct difference between being deep and being edgy.
(Don't get me wrong, I wrote so much edgy stuff when I was younger)
bronze rivet
And that balance I have to say comes with tweaking it. I have to say, my favorite OC has changed about 12 times.
lament turtle
tbh
bronze rivet
Went from being a little vampire to a halfbreed.
lament turtle
mine's been around for 5 years and she's changed so much
waxen veldt
This one's been around for... oh my goodness, ages.
lament turtle
she went from being literally god to a shy baby superhero
waxen veldt
I'd say at LEAST 10 years. Probably more, really.
lament turtle
and now she's a farmer yeehaw
waxen veldt
I'd say.... 13 years since her first draft?
bronze rivet
Mine went from being a know it all / smartie to a bitch.
slate yoke
I can't tl;dr it, but here's the gist of it:
When he was really little his town was invaded and nearly destroyed, but due to where his parents hid him he overheard part of the invaders plans and shared that intel with the town guard. His nation praises anything perceived as heroics, so he was put on a national pedestal. A poor merchant family saw him as something they could use to jump class ranks.
When he was 16 he was forced into leading a port defense against pirates. Here his lance shattered, but he left the attacker's captain scarred in return. The invasion was halted, and he was hailed as the champion of his nation and declared their prince. The merchant family had been in the process of trying to get him to marry their daughter so they could get some of the spoils.
Eventually they remember a Petrean law that states that if a man impregnates a woman, they are considered married in the eyes of the crown. I'll let you fill in the details there.
Drake is scarred by this and the fact that he feels as if he was forced into a social position he didn't earn. He tries his best to be the hero his nation thinks he is, but suffers from severe self image/confidence issues as a result.
brazen lark
aw man i love seeing ppl talk about their ocs and how they Changed over the years, its super neat
brazen lark
PHRTBRHTB AW.......... DRAKE
waxen veldt
Dang, poor Drake
slate yoke
Drake started as a simple, super excitable sellsword
But that wasn't enough tbh, so I gave him INITIATIVE
lament turtle
well i would say clarissa's back story but it's v bad
brazen lark
i wish i could say shohei's other incarnations but they parallel with Current Shohei Lore and i dont wanna give that away just yet ;3
lament turtle
all i can say is as a child she was very cheerful and sweet and outgoing then something traumatizing happened that made her sad and anxious and a mess
waxen veldt
Kallie used to be a lot more... bitter and depressed. But then I tweaked her species, and it ended up making her pretty hard-hit by PTSD, but mostly just really, really, really serious, and not one to want to seek trouble anyways. A much more mild character, despite the horrible things she went through. And far more iron-willed.
slate yoke
Drake's main arc in my story is accepting that he doesn't have to set unrealistic standards to be someone people can rely on
frail adder
Aww
brazen lark
Everyones Ocs Are All Depression
frail adder
NOT WILBUR
slate yoke
Alani isn't actually depression!
lament turtle
not only that but being involved with Hee Young, the gay rude meanie, made her even more of a mess
urban minnow
Did someone say traumitized child oc's?
bronze rivet
Oh, Annie isn't depression.
Just PTSD
lament turtle
oof
brazen lark
EVERYONES GOT PROBLEMS SOMEWHERE
waxen veldt
Akshaya and Shayne (the main characters in the story in the same setting as Kallie's that I'm writing about) are also not depression 😛
crimson field
Not all OCs are embodiments of depression
waxen veldt
Even Kallie isn't especially depressed
lament turtle
clarissa is mostly anxiety but she's also ptsd and depression
crimson field
One of mine is an absolute rainbow sprinkle
bronze rivet
Ah, those three go hand in hand though.
waxen veldt
She was, for a time, of course. But then she pushed through and just became kind of nervous, meek and extremely serious.
fading hawk
lyell is mayor depressive and has acute ptsd
urban minnow
In my post apocalyptic story its just common tbh
crimson field
(A lot of mine do have themes that may include some form of mental illness, trauma, etc, but I've got... one or two that don't.)
lament turtle
my kids don't live in a alternate universe they're just fuckin fucked up
waxen veldt
Yeah, some settings just need that kind of stuff to be common
waxen veldt
I have plenty of characters that are fine, emotionally-wise.
frail adder
Jsakosoaosala I want to make an OC with BPD that's basically a self insert cause i have it (not bipolar if you wanna know dm me because I'm not comfortable saying here bc of potential judgment) but idk how well that would turn out because although i have the disorder i don't know how to put things into words sometimes
slate yoke
Alani is the last survivor of the Akeakamai tribe, an island fairing people that were wiped out in an attempted genocide. Elysian scouts found her hidden under a basket and took her to their king, who raised her as his own alongside his other daughter.
Alani was old enough to remember the slaughter, and vowed to be a vessel for her people's culture and traditions. The king encouraged this, due to Elysia's main value being freedom above all else. As a result, Alani never actually really studied alongside her more traditional adopted sister.
Alani is horrifically naive, though, and wants to understand what the greater world is actually like aside from what she has always been told. Her goal is to learn what she can.
Her arc focuses on making her into a leader
frail adder
Like ??? How does one accurately portray extreme mental illness when it's literally a fight to understand what's going on in your own head jskaks
urban minnow
Such detail. I like it 👌
slate yoke
Each of my main OCs are super fleshed out due to having existed for like 6 years
lament turtle
i read up a lot on mental illnesses so i got some sort of grasp on them
waxen veldt
Kallie's arc is pretty long It focuses first on her fall, and then on her redemption. Her realization that the humans that wronged her really are in the minority, and that there are many, many people who deserve to be saved, even if she owes them nothing, and even if it is dangerous to her own health.
lament turtle
you just gotta do your research man
crimson field
Narc, you could try reading how other people with the disorder describe the traits they recognize in themselves.
urban minnow
Mine would if i didnt drastically change the plot after not liking the first one
crimson field
Or how people describe those traits in people they know with the disorder.
frail adder
I feel like I have a grasp on a lot of stuff just not my own and that's where i would have a lot of trouble
I feel like I have a grasp on a lot of stuff just not my own and that's where i would have a lot of trouble
Oh that sent twice
Whoops
waxen veldt
You probably do need to look up stuff if you're going for a disorder like that.
unkempt tinsel
nothing wrong with only writing/doing what you're familiar with
frail adder
I wouldn't wanna do other people because other people are RUDE AS SHIT when it comes to borderline
unkempt tinsel
research is always good but you don't have to force yourself into variety either
crimson field
There's a unique challenge in writing about mental illness when you have your own, that's for sure.
bronze rivet
I do have an OC that's a doll. Well, a living breathing doll. She was made that way 300 years ago by her own father. Her insides consist of metal and flesh.
There's a key on her back, it plays music for as long as it turns. If it stops, she becomes an actual doll. Overall, she's very sweet and motherly. She cannot have kids, so she basically adopts any little thing that moves.
unkempt tinsel
for me i've written about stuff i'm not familiar with but i usually try not to generalize and at least make sure i know enough that it's not terrible. i think as long as you don't generalize, people will appreciate it
frail adder
Like i have borderline but i can't write about it if that makes sense? I can't interpret the way i feel and act let alone put it into words for someone else
unkempt tinsel
also that is a really cool concept
bronze rivet
Well, if you are writing what you do not know, it's always best to research research research, and then you do know.
lament turtle
i have a problem of making my writing too personal so if anything i won't have that problem
bronze rivet
You may not have experienced it, but you do know about it.
slate yoke
Phoenix is the hereditary princess to the Elysian throne, and as a result was given a very traditional Elysian upbringing. A side effect of this upbringing is a severe hatred for Elysia's northern neighbor Uspal and its people.
From a young age Pheonix was taught that Uspalians were angry, fascist people who like to sit and watch others suffer under strict rule of law, descended from the mad god that betrayed the goddess of freedom. She was conditioned to hate, and she vowed to be the spear that took Uspal down.
She is brilliant and headstrong, but also horrifically reckless. She is brutal in combat training with only one of Elysia's knights regularly besting her, and each loss to him frustrates her to no end. Her father is doting, he is the absolute love of his life. Her mother is cold and distant, no one knows why.
Phoenix's arc is learning how to be an actual human being and not a programmed hate/war machine.
lament turtle
if i wanna make a story abt mental illness i'll just reread my diary
slate yoke
If I had to sum up this world with one sentence, I'd say "Luris is a world where everyone thinks they're happy and that everyone else is wrong."
lament turtle
i had an au once with some character of the last fandom i was in maybe i could try and rewrite it with ocs
slate yoke
There is severe ethnocentrism in nearly every one of their large established nations
frail adder
Another trouble i have when it comes to writing is lack of commitment like even if I get super excited about potentially starting one I'm too depressed to keep to it and also too critical of myself. I feel like my creative works are terrible but i know that's not true. I kinda tend to compare my stuff to other people's and it's discouraging which plays a major part as to why I don't write or draw much
frail adder
You guys are such an inspiring community of people tho and it makes me wanna do more things ❤
slate yoke
At the end of the day, you are writing something for you
slate yoke
As long as you are seeing your story come to life, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks
crimson field
There's absolutely nothing wrong with creating for yourself.
frail adder
Anyway ignore that the message still stands i love u all
unkempt tinsel
i think we've all gone through that narc
people tend to be pretty hard on themselves
urban minnow
Im scared of making a comic and messing up the story with plot holes
crimson field
And if you ever find yourself comparing yourself - stop and remember that every person you're comparing yourself to was a beginner as well, did not always draw or paint the way you are seeing, and that they do the same thing to artists they love and respect, too.
bronze rivet
I always say, we are our worst critics
unkempt tinsel
and i argue it's even worse with writing because it is easier to see people's intentions and feeings
feeling*
UGH keyboard
slate yoke
I had a really good friend tell me she didn't like my original story at all. It was devastating, but then I had five people that told me they loved it
i give up
urban minnow
I also have trouble with digital coloring but i dont wanna do black and white
azure nightBOT
Quote added by Andistic as #206681
unkempt tinsel
pls.....
slate yoke
That one friend gave valid critique, but at the end of the day she just didn't like the style of story. I can't fix that
unkempt tinsel
yeah definitely
slate yoke
I gotta reach the people who do like the style I present
bronze rivet
I do it out of love.
unkempt tinsel
there is one criticism i received from my friend at the time for my original story and it made me so extremely angry that i'm still not over it
urban minnow
I hear the best advice is write something you want to read
slate yoke
Exactly
unkempt tinsel
but at least anger is a good motivator lmao
slate yoke
Write for you
unkempt tinsel
yes definitely mead
slate yoke
If you can sincerely sit down and enjoy reading what you write, you're doing it right
bronze rivet
Oh I was in this discord channel, ugh lets just say they legit told me I won't get anywhere in writing life with my style because it's "complex"
waxen veldt
Shayne is just a normal guy, except for being a very poor white-skinned boy born in the era of extreme racism. He was never okay with just accepting that his birth situation meant he'd never amount to anything. He desires nothing more than to get a proper education and become a doctor, even though the entirety of society is against such a thing happening. To this end, he leaves his house when he's just a little boy, to work as a servant in a school, where he asks permission to study on his own so that he can prepare enough that he will eventually be able to take an exam and be accepted into a university and become a doctor. He must suffer through hard work, little food, little pay and a lot of humiliation.
His arc is about finding that society's laws aren't set in stone, and that surpassing the supposed limits it sets isn't an impossible dream, and that he can be happy and feel friendship, even for people who are VASTLY different from him. He also has to learn that, despite what society often says, people really aren't as different as they seem, and there's always something that they can share. And, of course, that humanity isn't simply the state of being a human being, but that it comprises of so much more than that.
urban minnow
Yikes
slate yoke
I read over my characters' backstories and I get excited. These people are cool! I want to know what they have to say!
frail adder
Hey so, if I wanted to write a story that's not a fanfic but wanted to share it with other people, where's a good place to do that? I know WattPad exists but i feel like it's waayyyy too teeny boppy for me
waxen veldt
Whoops, that was long
slate yoke
I use Tumblr, DA, and AOO for OC stuff
urban minnow
Im sorry that happened andistic
crimson field
It's also important to learn how to take feedback and critiques. Learning how to not take those personally is very hard, but it's vitally imporotant to creative growth - and will seriously bolster your confidence. But learn to take critiques - not criticism, and learn how to spot the difference.
slate yoke
I've also accepted that OC stuff just doesn't catch on
unkempt tinsel
there's deviantart
bronze rivet
Uhh, Figment if the story is clean
unkempt tinsel
deviantart is honestly probably your best bet for original stuff
frail adder
AOO has nonfandom works?
slate yoke
DA is ok, not very lit friendly imo
unkempt tinsel
like it doesn't seem like it'd be the best but it kinda is because tumblr doesn't really do well with original work
bronze rivet
Neither is Wattpad
slate yoke
DA does not make it easy to link between related works
frail adder
Yeah Tumblr to me is a lot like pinterest but with fandoms and gay
unkempt tinsel
yeah that part sucks
frail adder
So not there
slate yoke
Tumblr doesn't like literature at all t b h
bronze rivet
My Ao3 work is doing better than the same thing on wattpad.
urban minnow
Tumblr is not worth it
crimson field
There's really not much market for "original fic" unfortunately.
slate yoke
Tumblr, ironically for a blogging website, doesn't like to support blogging
unkempt tinsel
also what is aoo?
bronze rivet
and it was posted 3 weeks ago
slate yoke
Archive of Our Own
crimson field
aka ao3
waxen veldt
Thanks, Mead 😄
waxen veldt
It makes me super happy to know people like my work, even a simple snipped/summary of it
bronze rivet
And the story on wattpad? posted since august last year
unkempt tinsel
yeah that was a cool summary
slate yoke
Also writing.com is just for fetish and smut, don't go there
unkempt tinsel
i think it's hilarious there is even a writing.com to begin with
slate yoke
I think it's hilarious that they think they're a legit writing site
urban minnow
There are smut writing sites too
lament turtle
I haven’t written a proper backstory for my ocs
bronze rivet
@slate yoke and wattpad isn't?
unkempt tinsel
yeah stranger i wish there was more of a market for it
bronze rivet
xD
urban minnow
With better names
unkempt tinsel
i mean other than self publishing
lament turtle
But drawing them is what im better at
unkempt tinsel
but that costs maney
slate yoke
Wattpad is 14 year old girls discovering hormones
bronze rivet
DED
unkempt tinsel
(which one day i want to do but not now lmao)
lament turtle
Gxkkhvhhv
urban minnow
Lol
waxen veldt
I was thinking of posting my work in Wattpad and Tapas
frail adder
Plus uh Tumblr is too.... Uhh... SJW for me? Like don't get me wrong I'm liberal as FUCK like left wing all the way but i don't want people to constantly get offended by my stuff because i do call myself the F word a lot mostly as a joke but also to take the meanness out of it and i say dude a lot and akaksmmams i met someone who literally went off on me for saying dude and i was sad so nty
waxen veldt
though i fear it's WAY too long for Tapas.
slate yoke
Nah I'm with you narc
I enjoy tumblr but avoid discourse as much as possible because that's not fun anywhere
waxen veldt
Yeah, Tumblr sounds terrifying.
unkempt tinsel
honestly narc it's only that way if you follow people who are super political
urban minnow
YES NARC it handles real problems the worst way
slate yoke
My dash is really friendly
unkempt tinsel
i literally just follow art blogs and meme blogs and i rarely see stuff like that
bronze rivet
@waxen veldt If you do, don't think about the numbers. Wattpad tends to fuck the users over and promote the crappiest of books.
crimson field
I get so confused when people think "dude" is gendered like??? Apparently it's regional.
slate yoke
Stay outta discourse and everything should be ok
unkempt tinsel
like yeah it can have really bad communities but it's not something you are shoehorned into
lament turtle
Someone sent me anon hate for drawing Haley in a West Virginia shirt.
frail adder
And now there's the thing where other LGBT people don't want cis gays coming to pride and stuff
And andnammsmams
slate yoke
Amen Jade
frail adder
I hate everything
waxen veldt
Then where can I put it that I can at least, like... get anything for it?
lament turtle
They get offended over the stupidest shit
bronze rivet
this chat is going by so fast.
waxen veldt
I'd be happy enough with even ad revenue.
bronze rivet
Uh, Ao3 is really friendly
frail adder
AO3 IS AMAZING
bronze rivet
and does allow original works
unkempt tinsel
let's just try to not put people under the same umbrella is all haha
frail adder
I read all my Destiel stuff on there
waxen veldt
Ao3 is great. I have a fanfic there. Just...
I'd never get even a cent for it there.
unkempt tinsel
though of course it's your choice on where you wanna go and people's first impressions get easily ruined
fading hawk
I would post on a03 more if i finished anything
unkempt tinsel
bluewind i don't think there's ANY place you can make money from posting writing online
crimson field
I honestly have absolutely zero tolerance or patience for anyone in the LGBT+ community that hates on anyone else in the LGBT+ community for any reason related to identity. Like????? "It hurt itself in its confusion!"
bronze rivet
Oh, you won't be able to get anything from wattpad either.
unkempt tinsel
unless you wrote blogs/reviews for a company
frail adder
I mean I like Tumblr i just wouldn't share my stories or personal stuff there
unkempt tinsel
host your own website and have a donation bar maybe?
bronze rivet
Well, you can with WP through ads, @unkempt tinsel
waxen veldt
Tapas gives you ad revenue... eventually.
crimson field
@fading hawk I know that feel. I think I ever only finished... one fic?? ever???
That I put online?
fading hawk
ive done like page one shots
frail adder
I only posted my oneshot there because of a lack of place to put it and i wanted Maggie to read it like Right Then
fading hawk
but that sit
unkempt tinsel
personally i never thought about making money by posting my original work haha
bronze rivet
but they give the shittiest cut/it also hates fanfics.
fading hawk
Same hat blue
waxen veldt
that's the only reason I want to make even like $1 for stuff I do.
slate yoke
Yeah I don't even begin to consider my originals worth anything monetary-wise
crimson field
Yeah mine was only a oneshot. It was for a fandom that I hadn't even seen the show for, the characters' dynamic just seemed interesting at the time.
unkempt tinsel
well hopefully you can find something
frail adder
I would like to eventually publish stuff like poems but atm i like to write just to do it
waxen veldt
The main thing I want is for people to enjoy it and care about it. But... I kinda need a job, and if this becomes a job, then at least I can keep doing it.
bronze rivet
I suggest if you wanna get into the writing gig, there are places who will publish your book. If, however, it is original.
frail adder
I just like making people happy
slate yoke
It would be really cool to get published and even get a fandom and the like but it isn't my end goal
unkempt tinsel
my personal best suggestion is deviantart but as others have said it isn't 100% about writing so there is less of an audience for it. but you can still do commissions and stuff so i mean, might as well try
bronze rivet
They will even help you with it, friend just got published.
lament turtle
i'm not confident enough to charge people for my art
unkempt tinsel
it is very hard to live off of your own writing so you will have to be doing a lot and trying a lot
fading hawk
I would be scared of my work getting a fandom
bronze rivet
Maggie, same.
slate yoke
But could you imagine getting a fandom for your work?
frail adder
And if my stuff can make people happy then i don't want money out of it because i already got self satisfaction
fading hawk
i already have a small following on tumblr interested in my au and its already really stressful
lament turtle
i would love to see clarissa getting the love she deserves.... tbh......
but haters can go perish
waxen veldt
yeah, that's the thing that does make me nervous. A fandom? Scary stuff.
lament turtle
and that's the real problem with fandoms
crimson field
There's nothing wrong with doing work for the sake of enjoyment, but it's important that artists learn how to put a monetary value on their work.
lament turtle
tbh
unkempt tinsel
a fandom would make me happy as long as people don't send nsfw of my ocs
waxen veldt
oh gods yeah
fading hawk
EXACTLY
lament turtle
i would hate to see horrible fetish fics done with clarissa
fading hawk
or like headcanon terrible things
crimson field
Wait, you don't want nsfw of your OCs? 😛
waxen veldt
lament turtle
no!!!!!
fading hawk
I do not
unkempt tinsel
of course not
waxen veldt
I don't either!!!!!
fading hawk
i rather draw that myself
frail adder
I don't like to associate myself with fandoms anymore really because like like it can get pretty toxic real fast
young pantherBOT
(@frail adder You leveled up to Farmer. You're now a prettier shade of blue. Thanks for sticking around!)
frail adder
AYYEEE
vagrant acorn
Oh god jade that would be.... ugh
bronze rivet
But again, @waxen veldt I don't think writing fanfiction is going to make you really much ^^. One, it's semi hated by several people. (NOT SAYING DON'T WRITE IT. I WRITE IT TOO)
frail adder
I LEVELED UP YO
waxen veldt
Oh, this is not fanfics!
I have one on Ao3
but what I'm writing now is not a fanfic at all.
lament turtle
tbh.......... if i saw clarissa smut i would cry....
slate yoke
The only thing that scares me about fandoms is blatant misrepresentation of characters
waxen veldt
It's my own beloved universe, with my own beloved characters.
unkempt tinsel
that's not to say i am closed off to nsfw but they're my babies if i want them to kiss i will make them kiss myself dangit
fading hawk
ive written a full novel once. but my pc crashed and i never got to get it published. had a publisher interested and everything
crimson field
Rule 34 and whatnot
slate yoke
If someone did nsfw of my characters all I'd ask is to not see it
lament turtle
oog
crimson field
That really sucks Clown. Did you get the HD recovered?
slate yoke
I would prefer it not exist but like
lament turtle
i dont wanna know it exists
fading hawk
nope
unkempt tinsel
if you guys haven't read the big interview with eric barone i recommend it because he does talk about how he gets more distant from his work as time goes on
bronze rivet
Then I do suggest finding a "publishing site" there are a few out there. Idk any by heart.
unkempt tinsel
however that's not something to be sad about, it's a very natural part of the process
you work on your baby until you are ready to let it go i.e. you get sick of it
slate yoke
I get the idea that once my story is finally finished I won't be nearly as protective of it
My role in it will be done
unkempt tinsel
it was a pretty inspiring interview tbh and it put more things in perspective for me, as someone who wants to one day live off of my own creations
bronze rivet
He sheltered himself so much just to work on SDV
frail adder
Can I share poems I've wrote here?
slate yoke
The rest is up to the story to decide
crimson field
I'd think it'd be really cool if people were so interested in my work that they took the time to make their own, even if it wasn't to my tastes. I'd check out as much as I could.
slate yoke
Same Stranger
unkempt tinsel
yes narc but that'd be better suited for #creative (unless you don't want it in the main channel then heere is fine too)
vagrant acorn
Yeah same. Kinda flattering
frail adder
Yeah yeah i meant there sorry
unkempt tinsel
yeah i was honored when my friend made a parody fic of my fanfic hahaha
it was a lot of fun
waxen veldt
A lot of my characters are children, or at least are children for parts of the story.
I'd be REALLY creeped out if people did nasty art of them.
crimson field
Yeah, there's a limit, and everyone will have different lines in the sand.
lament turtle
i love it when!!!!! people draw my ocs!!!!! like when kyle drew clarissa!!! it was so cute and it made my heart all warm and fuzzy!!!!
slate yoke
I only have one underaged main character but he's an adult by the time the story is slated to end
bronze rivet
I have a real life ship of me.
And people are writing smut of it, I'm disturbed.
unkempt tinsel
gross
slate yoke
Oh God getting art of my OCs makes me cry I feel so honored
fading hawk
ew
frail adder
I have a collection I've been working on on and off for the past almost year and I'd like to get feedback on it. Some are a bit half-assed and my prose and style are wonky but i still like to write them
unkempt tinsel
shipping real people is where i say no
lament turtle
oh worm i've had some disturbing stories written about me before
waxen veldt
I want to be able to draw my characters.
fading hawk
i really love it when ppl draw lyell
bronze rivet
I mean, you can ship me, just don't write smut.
slate yoke
Ship me ironically
waxen veldt
I've tried but I just can't stand what I manage to finish.
lament turtle
tbh
bronze rivet
I've seen some cute cuddly pieces where I don't mind.
crimson field
Andi that sounds like a story that needs telling.
bronze rivet
Oh, I am not sharing that smut story.
lament turtle
i've had more than one story published about me it was so surreal
frail adder
Maggie and Fable are my platonic ship not gonna lie
crimson field
Lyell is fab, he deserves more art
fading hawk
I would flip my entire shit if someone shipped me with someone
slate yoke
💚
lament turtle
o? worm?
fading hawk
that is way too creepy
slate yoke
If I was better at drawing people I'd draw more people
bronze rivet
a
lament turtle
(1)
fading hawk
dont think of me???? dont even lookin my direction
waxen veldt
That's why I never use the name of an OC of mine 😛
crimson field
I didn't mean the story itself, I mean like - the wtf-ery of someone shipping you?? That's just weird.
slate yoke
And there'd be more art of my OCs
lament turtle
well im not gonna say it
slate yoke
More....non angst art anyway
waxen veldt
I'd feel really creeped out if people did stuff with self-inserts of me
slate yoke
OH YEAH WHO WANTS TO SEE SOME ANGST
bronze rivet
Looks in @fading hawk's direction.
frail adder
ME
fading hawk
NO!!!!
frail adder
I LOVE angst
lament turtle
sdlgndndsfj
bronze rivet
I'M LOOKIN
lament turtle
worm.....
frail adder
Beat my heart into submission bby
bronze rivet
and I see hotness 8)
fading hawk
Please.....bleas
lament turtle
ASJDFLKJNGDSLK
slate yoke
So I did another version of that death sketch
crimson field
All aboard the Suffer Buss ™
fading hawk
NO!!!
waxen veldt
.... That reminds me. I apparently made someone cry with that Fullmetal Alchemist fanfic I wrote.
lament turtle
my heart :(
fading hawk
im not hot at all im 100% terrible
vagrant acorn
Oh wow.
waxen veldt
It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
frail adder
NO NOT THAT
crimson field
Aww poor babies
slate yoke
I warned you that it was angst
frail adder
Wait who's holding who there
lament turtle
did u know clarissa dying in vain was supposed to be part of her story
fading hawk
why must you hurt me in this way
slate yoke
Alexian is holding Drake
bronze rivet
I'm as hot as this pufferfish
vagrant acorn
I hate it. I fucking hate it. But I love it.
lament turtle
like she dies to try and save everyone but after she dies her intentions fail
vagrant acorn
Well done
fading hawk
im a sun dried potato
bronze rivet
SAME
frail adder
So is it the top holding the bottom or vise versa
waxen veldt
i was going to do something like that with Kallie too @lament turtle
slate yoke
nlgknfkldngdfg
frail adder
That's what i know them by rn
lament turtle
SAHDFDSJF NO@!!!!!!
slate yoke
Vice versa
bronze rivet
well no, what is the sun
frail adder
Sorry
waxen veldt
And have other people finish the job properly
fading hawk
same andi
frail adder
Ahh okay
vagrant acorn
Ok. I’m gonna go eat dinner then work on a fun one shot. I’ll be back in a bit.
waxen veldt
but I figured I made her suffer enough, so she might as well actually succeed for a change.
bronze rivet
What is outside? can you eat it?
urban minnow
Yum outside sounds tasty
frail adder
Fuck
slate yoke
That's fair
shadow sail
how
lament turtle
Damb now i wanna draw clarissa again
bronze rivet
Lick the ground
shadow sail
how does one upload pictures
fading hawk
young man
crimson field
The little + button
bronze rivet
Inhale the gay from the ground.
fading hawk
there a leaves al around
shadow sail
i'm a weiner who only has a phone
fading hawk
i said young man
lament turtle
jflskdjfkldsg
fading hawk
eat a leaf off the ground
lament turtle
ASLDFKDSLG
shadow sail
WE GON HAVE FUN AT DA
frail adder
The plus button in the bottom left hand corner
shadow sail
YYYYYYYYYY M C A
slate yoke
You know what I really enjoy though? Possessed OCs
shadow sail
ok ok good i will make attempt gimme 10
bronze rivet
CLOWN THAT IS CANNIBALISM!
slate yoke
oof
fading hawk
Do it
waxen veldt
Aaaa guys, I really, really wish I could draw Kallie well enough to show her off!!!!
bronze rivet
No, I'm being repressed
crimson field
Draw her anyway
fading hawk
i wanna draw but i also dont wanna draw
slate yoke
Also I just realized that this is the first server that hasn't dragged me for giving Canis two sets of ears
crimson field
What do you wanna draw, Clown?
crimson field
Pfff
urban minnow
My sweet daughter
slate yoke
There's actually an in universe reasoning for it
fading hawk
i wanna do more art of lyell but im very tiired and unfocused
crimson field
I really should work more on The Thing
fading hawk
the thing?
crimson field
Don't worry about comparison, just draw Blue
fading hawk
😮
frail adder
Pls explain fable
slate yoke
Top set is conditioned to pick up soft and high pitched sounds, and Bremian language is entirely high pitched. Lower set is for frequencies that humans hear
bronze rivet
Suddenly screeches because why not
lament turtle
I should work on this clarissa and haley comic i promised myself yesterday i would do
frail adder
Ohhh that's cool!!!
slate yoke
Basically tl;dr two sets of ears for more hearing yo
waxen veldt
Well... let's see if I can do a thing that looks at least passable enough for me not to hit the delete button in horror
slate yoke
Not just some furry magic bs
crimson field
You have a really cool style Mead, I love your backgrounds so much
urban minnow
Thank you!
urban minnow
👍
crimson field
By "the thing" I mean see if I can do more work on Lyell or not, Clown
frail adder
For those of you who write SDV fanfics, how do y'all go about writing the farming part of it?
And the foraging?
slate yoke
I allude to the farming tbh
frail adder
Cause it's something I'm interested in but idk how I'd do that
Like i feel like it'd be just awkwardly written
slate yoke
No need to focus on it unless something interesting actually happens during the farming
bronze rivet
I'd describe the fruit sometimes and the sun.
crimson field
I have a habit of, at this stage, getting hours-deep into trying to work on certain things (especially the face), killing my hand, and it looking worse afterwards in the end.
lament turtle
i would draw for people but i fuckin suck
bronze rivet
Or crops, animals, ect
fading hawk
mmood
bronze rivet
Like have your farmer interact with the animals
fading hawk
i to suck
slate yoke
I focus my writing to everything off the farm for the most part and just have Joel reference it
lament turtle
but ur better than me
fading hawk
slate yoke
Once animals happen then we can have filler farm antics
fading hawk
subjective
lament turtle
pwease
urban minnow
i imagine the plot and parts and just get afraid of them being dumb on paper
slate yoke
But until then we just hear what happens
crimson field
I don't write fic but I'd suggest not writing the farming outright unless you really want to, just allude to it. Maybe show short slices in a sentence or two here and there.
frail adder
In my game i like to name all my chickens after alcohol but
urban minnow
lol
slate yoke
This is one of the few situations where tell don't show is allowed
Farming is boring, simply put
crimson field
By "fic" I mean like, sdv fanfic/fanfic in general. I write a lot.
slate yoke
So unless what happens in the farming is important/exciting, don't talk about it too much
urban minnow
"show dont tell" should be reserved for stuff that moves the plot
slate yoke
BUUUUT in a similar vein of thought, make it matter.
urban minnow
people say it should be for everything
crimson field
Anything that does not move the plot doesn't belong in the piece of writing tbh
slate yoke
Make it so that plot important events happen on the farm
Make the farm have a reason to exist
frail adder
Thank youuu guyssss that really helps a lot because i am interested in doing a SDV fic but that part of it really hit me and i was like ???
crimson field
If it doesn't move the plot, enhance understanding of the world or characters, or actually serve the story, it should get cut.
urban minnow
but i dont need to read about the character sitting on the toilet unless it's IMPORTANT
frail adder
I am like Xing out Wilbur and gonna make a new guy
slate yoke
I disagree, Stranger, I think there are some fics out there that benefit from filler chapters meant to just be good fun
urban minnow
the scarlet letter drove me crazy with the way it was written
onyx island
My sdv writings are more focused on the characters than on the setting
crimson field
Best advice for the mundane: Always assume your reader knows what the mundane world is for your universe. And if they don't, allude to it in bits and pieces peppered throughout the story, but don't bore them by making them read through it.
slate yoke
But that's only a very specific subset of fics
urban minnow
they spent like 3 pages describing every room they were in
slate yoke
Basically if you aren't writing proper slice of life, avoid pointless antics
frail adder
Yeah but isn't that book like 100 years old
slate yoke
For example: yes the Junimos are cute and funny, but I don't need to read 13 paragraphs of them doing wacky Junimo things (TM)
crimson field
Filler can be good and fun, but if often actually does serve the plot in ways people don't always realize. But fanfic is hugely different than writing fiction.
slate yoke
One of my favorite Stardew fanfics does that a lot
cloud flicker
Oh what is jt
urban minnow
thats like the wacky cartoon sidekick
cloud flicker
Thank yee
slate yoke
I love it and all but the Junimos read like Minions to me
frail adder
My favorite "classic" book and has been for the past few years is most DEFINITELY To Kill a Mockingbird yo. I love the way it was written and I aspire to be as good of a writer as Harper Lee was
waxen veldt
Oh gods, I don't think I could write about wacky Junimo antics.
cloud flicker
MINIONS LOL
slate yoke
THEY ARE THOUGH
urban minnow
to kill a mocking bird was amazing
cloud flicker
noooo now i cant get the image out of my head hahdf
slate yoke
My only other complaint with Sleepless is the Wizard being a 4th wall breaker
frail adder
It's such a good book and I loved Go Set a Watchman too
slate yoke
It ruins immersion
bronze rivet
Ahem.
The sun rises in the morning sky, setting the valley into a warm summer haze. Cicada's call from the trees, opening the season up to a new day. With her watering can, Andi jumps down a few steps to her cottage, boots covered in dust. She fixes her leather brown jacket, dousing her limp blueberry crops in water. Another day in Stardew, but alas, not the luckiest.
- Sorry, had to show how to write farming.
urban minnow
it sets the scene, conveys the emotions, and is well written without being extremely wordy
slate yoke
As someone who has written stories that thrive off of meta breaks, only use them when they're important to the story
slate yoke
I have one ongoing DnD story that's actively being narrated by the big bad, so the meta aspect is key to the immersion
urban minnow
andistic that is beautiful
waxen veldt
and certain characters
bronze rivet
Thank you, lol.
fading hawk
idk about writing really i just do what feels natural for me
slate yoke
But a shipping fanfic? NONONONONONONO
crimson field
I love a good 4th wall break sometimes though tbh
slate yoke
NO META
waxen veldt
but I think it's hard to do properly, if possible at all, when the story takes itself seriously
frail adder
Okay so like i was in a BHC/inpatient facility place for residential placement and it was the first time I got to read TKAM and it was AMAZING i was so in love with it that i had like rants about it with my teacher and stuff right
Well
The day before Harper Lee died
We did this thing and i was all like
slate yoke
Also, if you don't know how to write a joke, don't write jokes
frail adder
"One day, I want to meet Harper Lee!"
slate yoke
Sorry not sorry
frail adder
The next day SHE FUCKING DIED AND I WAS SO MAD
slate yoke
I've literally closed fics before because authors have the comedic timing of a roadkill iguana
lament turtle
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frail adder
That was the moment when i realized the universe hates me
bronze rivet
I almost want to write a small fanfic about my farmer. But if I load my writing plate, one will be pushed out. AND SNOWBOUND IS ALMOST DONE.
urban minnow
tfw i'm doing a comic eventually because i can depend on visual humor instead of shitty puns
frail adder
Sorry this is off-topic but eh
slate yoke
I think people forget that you can write decent and subtle visual humor
It's hard, but totally possible
crimson field
I'm kinda feeling that itch, too, Andi. My dumb alien gal.
fading hawk
i wanna do a comic of lyell but like......im not gonna do it
i dont have that kind of drive
fading hawk
i mean maybe i can try
crimson field
(Draw him meeting an alien)
fading hawk
omg
bronze rivet
I'm gonna finish snowbound THEN start an SDV book.
slate yoke
I think my biggest trick to writing humor is DON'T HAVE CHARACTERS LAUGH AT JOKES UNLESS THE JOKE IS SUPPOSED TO READ AS STUPID
waxen veldt
I guess I should get a proper notebook to doodle on.
crimson field
(One who talks in humming and whistles)
slate yoke
"Hahaha senpai you're so funny!" is fucking annoying as hell
bronze rivet
My jokes are usually insults.
waxen veldt
Tablet pen is good for inking, but not for doodling.
waxen veldt
I'm so bad at jokes, I don't even try them on fics.
frail adder
Time span
fading hawk
stranger omg. i mean i could do that
slate yoke
Time skips
bronze rivet
Pacing.
fading hawk
itll take a while tho
crimson field
;D
frail adder
No i mean like
bronze rivet
Between chapters.
frail adder
The uh
slate yoke
Just do time skips and reference anything relevant between skips in opening narration
crimson field
Pacing isn't about the amount of content written to cover a timespan, but how that content reads.
frail adder
Like do you just follow the character during their first year in Stardew?
slate yoke
Opening narration sets each chapter up, so use it
urban minnow
i want to play on the humor of my characters not understanding basic technology from before the apocalypse
slate yoke
That's up to you
waxen veldt
I'd say follow the important events.
frail adder
How do you guys handle it?
bronze rivet
Well, also time skips can get very.... jarring.
slate yoke
You can start in the first year or do an established farmer
I started in the first year
bronze rivet
So I usually avoid those and every "time skip" is a chapter.
frail adder
How far do you plan to go?
haughty tendon
im sorry i prob wont finish todays haley bcs this is difficult aaa
lament turtle
that's okay !!
crimson field
So if you want to cover a lot quickly, use broad strokes.