i talk a lot about writing fanfic and sometimes people ask me questions about it, so i decided to gather a list of relevant links of posts where i talk about it at length that other people seem to like, because they’re just sort of scattered all over the place and hard to find. i’ll update this list if i find/make anymore good posts. favs are bolded

the triangle method (why i don’t believe in writer’s block)

jumping off that: how i “pre-block” scenes in order to make writing go waaay faster

all plot-holes ARE solvable if you come at them the right way

how to make color-coded google spreadsheets with ticky boxes

plus: what to put in your spreadsheet columns

plus: scene headers to keep track of editing

plus: how to make your spreadsheet give you daily wordcount averages, show how far you are as a percentage, and tell you whether or not you’ll finish on time

fic-writing process from start to finish - mostly about outlining

vague/rambly tips on plotting in general

how i pick titles

choosing a pov

making a fanfic multichapter or a oneshot

the pros of outlining

some of the sections i divide outlines into

“talking heads”

when to do ur research

when & how to deploy flashbacks

how to connect unwritten chapters to already-written ones

general advice, some specific to supernatural

some thots on medium, structure, & chronology

tips for working collaboratively

music to write anything to

changing the colors of google docs for low-contrast/dark mode

Lithe (nimble, graceful, possibly leanly muscular

Lean (thin/skinny but muscular)

Ample (overweight)

Plump (overweight)

Slender (skinny, possibly leanly muscled)

Wiry (thing and muscular)

Petite (typically used for women. Short and thin)

Barrel-chested (large, rounded chest. Not necessarily to do with weight but body type)

Compact (small, solid, not fat, not underweight)

Frail (old and/or sick)

Delicate (thin or susceptible to sickness)

Lanky (tall, awkward)

Stocky (muscular, broad-shouldered)

Stout (short, either fat or heavy-looking build)

Thickset (solid, stocky)

Gangly (lanky, often in a sickly way)

Dainty (delicate, not sickly)

September 1st:

may all your favorite fanfic writers never lose their hyperfixation and love for your blorbos so they keep writing fanfics about your blorbos forever