The way I love these two- I just, I can’t, Mitomi has been with me since 2018ish and I love her so much. And writing her with Shikamaru and drawing them together and happy- it brings me so much joy ☺️
So, for anyone who is struggling with writers block…
… or just can’t stand their writing… read books. I am so serious. It may be hard to get into it at first, especially if you are a busy person with a lot of shit on their plate, but I promise you will notice a difference in your productivity and in the quality of your writing. It’s also a little refreshing to read a book and realize you’ve read a fanfiction with better quality. It really boosts that confidence. What finally got me back into reading, like consistently reading, is Audible. I know this won’t be the best option for everyone because it is a paid subscription but libraries also let you check out audio books so I would highly suggest trying them out. Listening to a book has made it so much easier to get back into writing and to help me really enjoy it again. I’ve made a new rule that instead of listening to music or listening to a TV show while cooking and doing chores, now I have to listen to an audio book. After the first audio book I decided to pick up a physical book and I read it in two days. Something I haven’t done since high school. Now I always have a book I’m listening to and a book that I’m reading on my off days from writing. By doing this I have found new motivation and I’ve personally noticed the quality of my writing improving. I still have a long way to go but I’m getting better, and I’m convinced it’s because I finally got back into reading again.
I also want to add that I stopped forcing myself to write every day. Instead, if I can’t bring myself to write a single word then I’ll make sure that I read or at least listen to an audio book even if it’s only a page or just for a few minutes. This has helped me stay inspired and actually write more than anything else I’ve tried over the past year.
I may be over sensitive Idk, but I never really asked for critique on my undertale fanfiction. So the one commenter giving me the game stat outline and telling me I am wrong for one or two sentences saying sans is the strongest. (When in fact he is the weakest Zeo, you FOOL! how could you write snas this way, pun trash skeleman not strong!)
I was pretty polite in my reply telling them that it is great they love the game, but this is just my interpretation and is fanfiction. I could not give them all the answers because it may run into spoiler territory. You know…
Basic stuff, I…i just….this is fiction, my interpretation what? Of course it is not like the sorce material. Is this a thing?
I have never run into someone who pointed out to the fic authour that their interpretation was wrong, I have only ever heard tell of it, this is very interesting.
Undertale fanfic really do be like the wild west.
Not so much a vent as me staring at this comment over and over and just being baffled by it. :’D
