Nightace

So, I have an OC idea that came to me in a dream and it was super cool (in my opinion). I don't want to spoil the whole plot but it'd be one of those typical fantasy world virtual reality capsule plot things, but with a twist.

Via my manager’s snapchat: “Travis is like 6 rum and cokes deep and has finally come around to English Willy, they were sitting slumped against a wall blacked out while One of Your Girls by Troye Sivan was playing. I think it’s their song now. Truly a bromance for the century”

There is a kernel of truth in the heart of this sentiment--if you only chase stats, you are unlikely to find joy in your writing. At the same time, I think we've veered too far in the other direction.

It is only natural to want engagement and the write for yourself crowd often overlooks how communal an effort fic writing usually is. So many story ideas are born from casual discussions about h/c's and favourite scenes and what ifs and the comment box is a cornerstone of this process. Not only can the discussions in the comment box be a hub for idea generation on their own, but even when the said idea generation takes place in DMs or Discord chats, commenting is often the first/easiest way into befriending authors; it's where community building starts.

Further, the write for yourself crowd similarly overlooks that the things a writer can write for themselves are often vast and many at any given time, and relative engagement levels across fandoms/ships can play a large part in which of those ideas a writer chooses to pursue--or whether they choose to publish their finished work at all.

Michael: I got... a solid eight minutes.

Helpy:

1/28/2024

I don't remember where, but someone wrote "violining aggressively" and then this popped into my head.

And yes this is 100% inspired by that one Road to El Dorado gif where Miguel is just absolutely going ham on his little lute.

Swap Freddy and Bonnie are being gay in the Daycare or smth and Foxy's just like "😶 GTFO wit dat. I got a naughty girl to kill"