#bexterbex speaks
put ur answers in the tags!
google docs or microsoft word? character moodboards or character playlists? writing with music or writing in silence? lots of half finished wips or one project at a time? plotter or pantser? more dialogue or more description? character-driven books or plot-driven books? enemies to lovers or friends to lovers?
Well, i’m new to this but…
Open office with everything minimized so there’s only me, my page and one line of options. Icons are distracting. A character playlist to listen to when not working on the thing for inspiration and fun, then the same one playlist packed with soundtracks and chill music matching the atmosphere (fuck that construction on my street, i need to concentrate). Plotter but only like for key scenes. Stuff like inspiration and motivation usualy pikes during my work so i scribble it on some random piece of paper or into the note app, then read through it at home and add it to the rest somehow. However, sometimes my characters live their own lives right as i am typing and somehow they MIRACULOUSLY fit into the plot. You know, like “wtf brain, you are genius, but how, i am you and i sure as hell didn’t come up with that” brain: *shrugs*. Half half? Dunno? And just like friends to better friends for now. Maybe in the future i will write some thirsty romance too but as for now i’m just having fun exploring platonic side of the story which in my wip sort of happened between episodes/books.
@morby@gamebird@pianopadawan how about you guys?
Ooohhh cool question @silly-jellyghoty love your method… I know what you mean about the characters morphing under your fingers…. it’s a total groove! I have been known to sleep with my tablet next to me cos sometimes I get ideas in the middle of the night (ooh err) so I have to memo pad them b4 I forget them!
Me cant afford Word so I use the cool Wordpad program on my laptop… means I need a dictionary but teaches me not to be a lazy typer, and I hate all those wiggly lines under the grammar… I’m English ffs…. I know what I sound like no need to remind me!
When I start a story the music MUST NOT have lyrics in it as I tend to find I’ve typed them by mistake… did this with my dissertations and they were fun to edit. I’d be writing about evidence in thin sections for Magma mixing in The Auvergne and all of a sudden there would be a Depeche Mode Lyric in it!
Weird Al once!
One window open ONLY on laptop and NO INTERNET cos I end up scrolling through tumblr as a distraction…
I write the dialogue first, I love writing it, I have a situation in my head and I can hear what all the characters are saying, so I shove all that down first. Then I edit, check for double words spelling…. can tell when I’m poorly or tired cos my spelling goes to shit.
Then I add description of what the characters are doing…. then where they are, then what they are thinking and it works so well.
But
I cant post a fiction until the whole story is finished, as I write I think of lot points along the way, or throw in twists and connections and coincidences, then I have to go back to the beginning and re-jig the story. Power to the chapter by chapter posters…. they deserve medals and recognition for all their hard work!
As the chapters get more numerous I go back and check dates and maths, peoples ages etc….
So far so good, I like to add ALOT of MUSIC to mine and the lyrics I know off by heart have to be checked…. like lots of funny stuff too and check the jokes arent too stupid…. like I care.
Oh and on the subject of Smut…
I have never written it, I read it and its good fun. But…. I write it now, surprised at myself to be honest, and I’ve found it really freeing, it’s so much fun…. dont have to be crass or nasty…. can be cute and fun and daft and soft.
Silly me
Come on @clumsycopy@candycanes19@thetorturerwrites
What’s your routine?
my writing style?
vomit a bunch of stuff at a page and then hack the shit out of it?
no, but for real. i don’t have a particular method because what works changes for me. sometimes, i sit in the dark with headphones on. sometimes, i sit at my computer writing porn while i should be working. sometimes, i write on my phone at the pharmacy. its just whenever something wriggles in my brain and needs to be put down.
i use google docs so that my shit syncs across whatever platform i’m working on. i have a lot of idea markers but only 2 WIPs currently. i tend to try to plot but then i follow where the story goes and have to throw out what my original plan was. it has to be organic.
Uh……that’s it i think?
@bexterbex did you do this one yet?
google docs or microsoft word? character moodboards or character playlists [DEPENDS ON THE CHARACTER]?writing with music or writing in silence? lots of half finished wips or one project at a time [RIGHT NOW I HAVE TWO GOING AND I HONESTLY HATE IT]?plotter or pantser [DEPENDS ON THE CHAPTER]?more dialogue or more description [TRYING TO LEARN TO BE MORE DESCRIPTIVE}?character-driven books or plot-driven books [REALLY I DON”T KNOW]?enemies to lovers or friends to lovers?
Not in the tags but oh well ♀️Currently working on Masking the Heart’s next chapter, so here is a bit more about my style.
Tags: YOU. If you write or even dream about being a writer. {ASLO IF YOU ARE A WRITER CHECK OUT @thetorturerwrites post about the DISCORD SERVER}
Thanks@clumsycopy for the tag,
NAME: Bex
GENDER: cis woman, she/her
STAR SIGN: Sun: Pieces, Scorpio Rising, Moon: Scorpio
HEIGHT: 5’8”-5′9″ depending on how my spine is feeling that day.
SEXUALITY: Pansexual and borderline Demiromantic
HOGWARTS HOUSE: Slytherin
FAVORITE ANIMAL: Otters
AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: 5-9h (that’s if insomnia doesn’t take over)
CURRENT TIME: 12:31 PM CST (as I type this)
BLANKETS YOU SLEEP WITH: Depends on the season, currently it is summer so 1 weighted blanket and 1 down blanket. In winter it is all the blankets (10+)
DOGS OR CATS: I love them both, currently have cats but I honestly want a dog.
DREAM JOB: After saving enough up? A sustainable homestead.
WHEN I MADE MY BLOG: Can’t remember, this was originally just a shit posting one.
FOLLOWERS: I stopped counting.
WHY I MADE A TUMBLR: My best friends had them and it was a source of Fandom content. Also it was a social media platform my parents didn’t know about.
REASONS FOR URL: It’s a nickname from my sister, Bexter, which is just shortened to Bex.
Taggs?: YOU, if you write and don’t normally get tagged this is an opportunity for you to do it! (But tag me as the person who tagged you, just so I know who I can tag in the future.
