The mad dash between the shower and the laptop to write down all the scenes and dialogue before they are lost irretrievably.
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summertime writers' asks!
🦋 tell us about your current wip
🌿 who is your favourite character you've ever written?
🌞 favourite character from current wip
🍦 what is your current word count?
🌻 least favourite character / hardest to write
🍉 favourite wip
☁️ wip you want to write but haven't started yet
🌸 wip you've been working on the longest
✨ newest wip
🦩 wip you hate working on but are too far gone to turn back
🍸 character who inspired your mc
🌱 book that inspired your wip
🍃 what is your genre?
🌼 least favourite writing genre
🥥 least favourite reading genre
🐠 author who inspires you
🍯 author you know
🌷 writing achievement you want to brag about
🍄 name a song that represents your mc
🍬 a song for your favourite character
🌤 name the hardest thing you've had to do for writing
🍰 where you like to write
🍧 weirdest place you've written
🕊 mc's MBTI
🍀 character you would kill off if they were not vital to the plot
🍓 worst thing you've done to your characters
👒 nicest thing you've done to your characters
🌾 book you would / have writ(t)e(n) fanfic for
🌨️ book you hate
🐥 here's some writing motivation!
rb for an ask!
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Years and years ago, I read a book on cryptography that I picked up because it looked interesting--and it was!
But there was a side anecdote in there that stayed with me for more general purposes.
The author was describing a cryptography class that they had taken back in college where the professor was demonstrating the process of "reversibility", which is a principle that most codes depend on. Specifically, it should be easy to encode, and very hard to decode without the key--it is hard to reverse the process.
So he had an example code that he used for his class to demonstrate this, a variation on the Book Code, where the encoded text would be a series of phone numbers.
The key to the code was that phone books are sorted alphabetically, so you could encode the text easily--picking phone numbers from the appropriate alphabetical sections to use ahead of time would be easy. But since phone books were sorted alphabetically, not numerically, it would be nearly impossible to reverse the code without exhaustively searching the phone book for each string of numbers and seeing what name it was tied to.
Nowadays, defeating this would be child's play, given computerized databases, but back in the 80s and 90s, this would have been a good code... at least, until one of the students raised their hand and asked, "Why not just call the phone numbers and ask who lives there?"
The professor apparently was dumbfounded.
He had never considered that question. As a result, his cipher, which seemed to be nearly unbreakable to him, had such an obvious flaw, because he was the sort of person who could never coldcall someone to ask that sort of thing!
In the crypto book, the author went on to use this story as an example of why security systems should not be tested by the designer (because of course the security system is ready for everything they thought of, by definition), but for me, as a writer, it stuck with me for a different reason.
It's worth talking out your story plot with other people just to see if there's a "Why not just call the phone numbers?" obvious plot hole that you've missed, because of your singular perspective as a person. Especially if you're writing the sort of plot where you have people trying to outsmart each other.
THIS
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i am SO TIRED of romantic narratives where the climax is the couple finally getting together. i want a story where the couple gets together towards the beginning and then stays together through the end. what’s the point of making me want a certain romance if i can’t watch that romance actually happen after it starts?? people falling in love can be great and all but you know what? sometimes i also want them to STAY IN LOVE, like… i don’t want mutual pining, i don’t want wistful gazes, i don’t want ‘will they or won’t they,’ i want two people who are in love, they’re together, and they handle shit together
Cracks fingers. Oh I got something in the WORKS 😉
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I so badly want more teenage Leia content just to see just how she became such a menace Darth Vader himself had to give her a personal disappointed father lecture when she got caught with the Death Star plans because those two had to have met before that with the amount of pure beef they already had
@walkawaytallblogsThe amount of vitriol Tarkin already had for her by the end of Leia, Princess of Alderaan was unhinged, and there are three full years between that and A New Hope, so who KNOWS what shenanigans she got up to :D
lol Agreed :)
The fact "Vader" has to give her his "I am so dissapointed" look, the way neither Vader or Tarkin blink when Leia insults them at the same time, Tarkin´s "Charming as always" response to her, Vader having to step in when Tarkin gets a little too close to Leia and later tries to convince Tarkin not to kill her.
Like I don´t know what exactly happened but Leia got into so much shenanigans on Imperial Center and the Senate, with Tarkin and Vader at least and Vader may be remembering another snipping teenager so he does what Anakin always does and gets attached, just in Vader´s case this means making an effort to make sure they are still alive while Tarkin can´t wait to find evidence of her links with the rebels to finally get back at her, it´s a tragedy we don´t see even a glimpse of that.
Well now I have more ideas dang it
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the 'tried to kill you' to found family pipeline tho
Preach
I was thinking about this at work, and I must know:
If your Empire Reimagined characters were in the modern world, what would some of their favorite bands/artists/songs be? (My theory is, Piett would like Simon & Garfunkel, but that's just me)
First we need to establish that you are wonderful for thinking about this at work. ;D I love it.
And it is now your fault that I can't do anything else until I answer this hilarious plunge down the imagination. So. Cracks knuckles. Here we go:
Contrary to what you might think, it is Anakin who likes Simon and Garfunkle. They strike the right note of melancholy for him, without being too dark and angsty. He's trying not to allow outside stimuli to drag him to darkness again. Luke likes this too and Leia rolls her eyes at both of them and refuses to allow it to play in her house.
Han is a classic 80s band guy. U2, Bon Jovi, Journey, ACDC, Wham, Queen, Blondie---he loves it all. Leia likes some songs from some of these artists and they can be seen dancing together to these pieces. There was one legendary night at Sola and Firmus's place when they'd enjoyed a good dinner and good wine that Han and Leia did karaoke for 'Don't Stop Believin', belting it at the top of their lungs to the point that the neighbors commed to complain about noise, but Firmus let Luke talk to them and they came over and had wine and were fine about it. Even requested 'Hungry Like the Wolf'.
Veers also likes ACDC if only for 'Back in Black' as it reminds him of his tank divisions in the Middle East and the camraderie of his men who picked this song as their anthem. He doesn't mind most of Han's music---it hits the right notes literally, though he's not a big Hughie Lewis and the News fan in spite of Back to the Future.
While we're on Veers, he REALLY likes Queen, and the early 2000s hard rock. He also is a dork about the Beatles---something Firmus really loves to give him a hard time about----and Leia and he have trivia battles regularly about this as she likes them too. [Myra loved the Beatles, and so while Firmus likes to tease Max, he also has every single song on his playlist ready if requested.]
Luke is a Maroon Five, Plain White T's, Coldplay, Greenday, The Fray sort of guy, but if you want to see him air guitar [and he has and Han recorded it] watch him with the Black Eyed Peas. I know. No one called that, but it's awesome. He genuinely likes most of the other music his friends and family do, and Leia shares his love of Coldplay.
Piett is quite eclectic in taste. He and Veers can be found nodding their heads and looking very satisfied when CCR is playing, especially Fortunate Son. His favorites to tend toward the 70s rock, so the Eagles, The Dooby Brothers, Moody Blues, and Styx are favorites. However, Firmus LOVES good jazz and swing music. So he can equally be found playing Sinatra, Crosby, Bobby Darin, Big Fat Voodoo Daddy and Nat King Cole. He and Sola are really good dance partners by now and Leia loves capturing sweet moments in their kitchen when they're making dinner for the family and the Admiral takes Sola by the waist to spin her round the island impressively to the King of Swing.
He also loves great classical pieces like Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major or Handel or Beethoven. This is good because his adopted son in all but name is a classical freak.
Scraps is KEEN. Matthew is all things classical and is an utter NERD about this. He knows ridiculous amounts and can name a piece after just the first five notes.
He also plays the cello himself and does so beautifully though none of them knew this until four years into knowing him.
Leia, as mentioned, loves Coldplay and some of the 80s bands Han does. She refuses to listen to music she has deemed 'boring and slow' [pointed look to Anakin and Luke] though she seems to enjoy Piett's jazz and it is rarely fast paced so.
Leia has a country streak though she is picky here as well. She adores Cash, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and ZZ Top. [There are pitched discussions over whether that last is properly country, but Han takes her side---shocker---mostly because he likes the song 'Well Dressed Man'] She has a hilarious affection for 'Ice Ice Baby' which many of her friends find strange since she doesn't like cold typically, but she will bop to this any time any where. Han tried putting it on during an argument once and she managed to carry on yelling for another minute before she broke.
It only worked once though.
Thank you @accidental-spice! This was really fun!
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aestronautics
“WRITE IT BADLY. Write it badly, write it badly, write it badly, write it badly. Stop what you’re doing, open a Word document, put a pencil on some paper, just get the idea out of your head. Let it be good later. Write it down now. Otherwise it will die in there.”
— Brandon Sanderson on overcoming writer’s block to create a first draft as a professional author (via almost-always-eventually-right)
Yep.
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i had three fic ideas. wrote one. i still have three fic ideas. this is not how math is supposed to work.
can this post please back up it’s too close to home
I had five ideas, I wrote two, now I have seven
Listen. They’re called “plot bunnies” for a reason, and it’s not just because they hop around all over your brain demanding attention.
🎶99 fanfic ideas on my blog
99 fanfic ideas~
Take one down, pass it around
137 fanfic ideas on my blog🎶
this post walked into my house and kicked in my ribs
brievel
I had a fic idea and went to write it and it took a hard turn in the middle and now I have two separate fic ideas that start at the same point like diverging paths in a wood.
Oh look. A rational explanation
You GUYS. Look what I found. Doing some homework for my current fic and this came up! I ADORE it!! :D
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christian-latte-anon
ok some good dynamics
- big scary intimidating guy with dangerous skills who respects and loves his wife soooo much
- guy, guy’s wife, and guy’s best friend
- old guy with little kids and hes nice to them
- frazzled ‘center’ of the group frantically trying to keep all the wildcards in order AKA Straight Man with a Class of Clowns
- casual calm guy at base talking to field agents who are Going Through it
- a tragic hero and his best friend
- a knight and a princess (platonic? romantic? ambiguous? yes.)
- big intimidating guy with an obnoxious squeaky toy of a weirdo who stuck around too long and now big guy is fond of him.
- casual but incredibly deep and profound friendship that is literally decades old
- mother with kids she loves a whole whole whole lot
- Team’s Weirdo
Yes to all of the above. Star Wars has them all
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Soulmate AUs
- Imprint - the soulmate’s touch will leave an imprint on their skin, aka Destiel ‘gripped you tight’
- Sense8 - being telepathically connected to your soulmate no matter where in the world they are (and speaking and understanding their language)
- Markings - a soulmate mark that only the soulmates have in common
- Platonic soulmates - there are different types of soulmates, some are romantic, some are platonic, some are familial (x)
- Tattoo - when they reach a certain age, a tattoo shows up on their bodies that they have in common
- Eye-colour - only being able to see everything in the colour of their soulmate’s eyes
- Grey to multi-coloured - only being able to see grey until they meet their soulmate
- Sharing injuries - receiving the same injuries (to a lesser extent) that their soulmate suffers from
- Empathy - sharing the same emotions as their soulmate when they are close by
- Names - their soulmate’s name is written on their body (maybe only initials)
- First Word - the first word/sentence they hear their soulmate say is written on their body
- Timer - everyone has a timer that’s counting down till they meet their soulmate
- Dreamy - seeing their soulmate’s dreams or being able to communicate with them in their dreams
- Biggest secret - everyone knows their soulmate’s biggest secret (even if it’s from the future)
- No harm done - soulmates are not able to hurt each other physically
- Sharing songs - being able to share songs with their soulmate in their heads
- Clock - everyone has a clock that shows the time zone their soulmate is in
- Taste - only being able to taste anything after meeting their soulmate
- Smell - being able to smell what their soulmate is smelling
- Danger alert - people can feel when their soulmate is in danger
- Tell no lie - it’s impossible to lie to your soulmate
- Voice in their head - the voice in their head is their soulmate’s voice
- Sharing birthdays - soulmates are born on the same day, share the first breath with each other
- Tugging - being able to feel a tug in the direction of your soulmate if they are feeling a strong emotion
- Different soulmates - people are not necessarily their soulmate’s soulmate
Specific scenarios:
- First Word = the sentence that they will hear their soulmate say, is a very common saying or a catchphrase from a TV show
- Sharing injuries = people hurting themselves in unique ways to find their soulmate is getting out of hand
- Soulmate Trip = people are going on trips as soon as they are 18 to find their soulmate
- TV shows/social media = it’s pretty popular to watch how people try to find their soulmates
- Tell no lie = the soulmates meet in a situation where it’s very important to lie to each other
- Shamefulness = their soulmate bond is not being seen as appropriate, for whatever reason
- Defiance = not wanting to let fate run their lives, some people actively try to avoid meeting their soulmates
- Sharing songs = they keep hearing songs that they can’t find on the internet, finally realizing that they are their soulmate’s own, unpublished songs
- Sharing songs = they keep hearing songs that only become famous months later, finally realizing that their soulmate is involved in producing those popular songs
- Danger alert = their soulmate is constantly in danger and as soon as they meet, they will have a word with them for worrying them so much
I hope you all enjoy the AU ideas :)
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Very intriguing ideas for later
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These two. I adore their friendship. But also look at what they communicate with little expressions. I see Piett and Veers able to do the same. Especially when they worked for a Vader who was volatile and unpredictable.