so i was outlining this little novel i want to write and i somewhere near the end, I went, “I think i put something else here”
So i scavenged through every single google doc i had on the same story and what i thought i put in the outline was no where to be found…
then as i spun on my spinning chair and looked at my stupid self in the stupid mirror, i remembered that i downloaded my outline 2 days ago and edited it on word bc my mom switches off the wifi at night
and sure enough, the thing i KNEW i put in my outline was there
now i have two alternate universes of the same story
“I can tell the way you looked at me was different. Because you looked at me, the way I looked at you. And I looked at you as if the whole constellation had put itself within your eyes.”
We were stuck in the middle of the biggest blizzard of the year and out of just curiosity, you suggested we go for a walk. I laughed at your silly statement and to my surprise, I found myself agreeing. And so I engulfed myself in my new black parka, slipped on my fuzz coated boots, and reached out for your hand. You led me first, making imprints for my following steps. And without me knowing, you stopped in your tracks and so the tip of my nose bumped into the broadness of your back. You turned around and looked down at me and I swear— as cliche as it sounds. The moment your eyes fell on me, my whole body felt like summer. Heat from within flourished every inch of my body and I felt like it was August 28th; the day we first met, all over again.
for real, if you see a fic that seems abandoned but you really want to see if it might be completed
i would genuinely suggest not mentioning the fact its abandoned at all. instead, just leave the most effusive comment you can. tell the author specifically what you liked. if they are in a position they might continue it, you might remind them what they liked about the story, and thus maybe revive it.
that is probably your best bet to get a story finished, much more than asking “hey is this abandoned” or asking for it to be continued.
Tweets from Viv and the first is referring to Charlie’s last name changing to Morningstar
Because nothing says classic like copying another name from the same character of another hit show
Dude, Morningstar has ALWAYS been a part of Lucifer’s name. Wayyyyyy before the tv show even existed. She’s not copying from Lucifer; she’s simply using the actual Biblical name.
Lucifer literally means “morning star,” ffs x3
Even if Lucifer was always Latin for morning star, that title already has a huge rep for the Lucifer series as is. Either way, it’s worn out by now, and is a really unoriginal surname in these circumstances. It’s one thing to recycle an overused name for the main character your own take of said popular trope (in this case, religious fiction), and it’s another matter entirely to go out of your way to change long standing character’s current name to it.
It’s an extremely cliche move, puts the Hazbin franchise one step closer to mainstream, and their old surname Magne was much more classy, yet simple, translating to ‘all mighty/warrior’ in ancient Norse, and ‘great’ in French. I don’t have a problem if people like how Charlie Morningstar sounds, but there’s nothing at all classic about it anymore, just disappointing to see.
Extremely cliche? Funny you say that when on your blog, your pinned post says that nothing is too cliche, and things are cliche because “people can’t get enough of that shit.”
Headline before that quote also states: “Have an idea for your story?”That post is only referring to storytelling like scenarios, prompts, writing, and genre tropes alone, example: religious fiction. It’s a much different topic altogether when it comes to individual characters that have personal traits and qualities that are much overused like something extremely upfront, for another example, a last name. Just because everyone enjoys a good kind of story, doesn’t mean we always want see the same plain Jane living it. Cliche isn’t a good thing for an OC.
