instead of writing anything tonight I think I will open wips, scroll through them, and then leave them open in a tab hopefully like they might start writing themselves
there is NOTHING like the rage of searching for a post you KNOW is on your blog with a highly specific phrase and then not only can this website not find it but tumblr says something fucking stupid like ‘please don’t be mad. please’
has detailed if not meticulous notes on the universe they’ve created, down to the food eaten and language quirks, they use mythos and setting to bring it all together
most of the character’s backstories are already loving laid out, though may not be all connected yet.
Has yet to write a full chapter. (But they’re getting there!)
The Bae
Story is centered around a complex and engaging OC that they’ve spent years developing
said OC has been through A Lot, the love is real, so is the pain
OC may sort of be a loser? ie the story is a character-driven piece where the plot is moved ahead by said character’s bad decisions and questionable habits
The Researcher
akin to the lore-ist but spends more of their time on wikipedia articles jotting down notes and things like how much a watermelon weighs
Everything from knowing Too Much about child-care to how a body decomposes or flapper chest-binding is on the table, their breadth is large and Should Be Feared
takes a long time to start but make the most of their words, from spot-on sci-fi to history to murder, readers will learn something on the way
The Lemon Flavored Factory
alright take it back now y’all, this writer has written enough smut to make a tom cat blush, they can write other things too, and often well, but there will inevitably be bed-rattling at some point (or car or shower)
either unusually creative or just sticks to classics like Aliens Made Them Do It, neither is necessarily bad but there is oddly little in between
their author’s notes tend to be hilarious or at least very self-aware
The Word Vomit Canoe
action oriented writer who spews out the words before they know what is happening, no plans, no outlines, 10k of the first thing that comes to mind, sometimes things like ‘maybe dragons?’ & they go with it
their strengths are productivity, weaknesses are not knowing what the hell is going on
style is marked by fast-paced tone and downright impressive word count
The Muse
their inspiration doesn’t come as often, but they are always listening for her & redy 2 go
update schedule is…sporadic at best, but makes up for it with long chapters and clean editing
Will write 30 pages in a day and then take a few months off, enjoys one-shots but can do longer works
doesn’t have the best sense of time and when they are in The Zone may forget to eat or shower
I 100% need all of my writing followers/mutuals to reblog this with what kind of writer they are.
I’m definitely The Lore-ist and lil Researcher/Muse.
I think I’m a mash of the word vomit canoe and the muse.
@writingonesdreams I am some kind of horrifying mash up of the bae, the researcher and the muse.
My brain when I’m in front of a blank page: I cannot write. I have never seen a word in my entire life. What the fuck even is a sentence?
My brain while I’m trying to fall asleep: I have ascended and become a literary god. I will now paint you a vivid daydream using the best descriptors and words that flow like fresh rainwater. Bet you wish you could write this all down, huh? Bet you’ll forget in the morning, huh? Bitch.
Writing is just. Random shower thoughts. Existential crisis. Writing two sentences. Scrolling through Pinterest for half a day. Crying. Not writing for three weeks. More existential crisis. It’s 3am and you’re writing two chapters at once while on eight cans of red bull. Panicky flipping through all of your Notebooks and note book Apps and family trees for that one character’s last name instead of just re-reading your last chapter. existential crisis. Shower thoughts.
New Writer: Hey! I want to get into writing, any advice?
Me: Well, first you have a vague idea for a story, then you open up google docs, and THEN you stare at a wall of eight hours contemplating the meaning of existence.
New Writer: But how–
Me: Shhhh. It’s all part of the process.
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When you spend a semi-absurd amount of time coming up with a name for your evil empire and end up with a really good one that matches the other names in the story in terms of vibes, and looks Suitably Evil on the page, and excitedly share it with a non-writer-but-they-know-a-lot-of-starwars-friend…..
and they point out that it’s phonetically very similar to a pretty well-known planet.
which means you have to start over because you don’t want to look like you’re trying to copy starwars.
