#sinelanguage

6. How did you decide what tense and POV(s) to use?

I generally default to third person present unless there’s some kind of meta element I want to toy with. I feel like it’s a lot easier to figure out past/present/future tenses from that starting point, whereas starting from past tense it can be harder to keep track of past tense (current) and past tense (pluperfect/past continuous/etc whatever).

As for what point of view character, it ranges from ‘barely a decision because the fic inherently needs to be from this character’s perspective’ to ‘going back and forth writing snippets of scenes from different perspectives to find out what works’ but in the end, the decision’s made based on what perspective drives the fic the furthest and the easiest. I might be swapping a pov of a wip to see if it goes further..

18. Talk about your editing and revision process

I generally don’t write in a way where I do major revisions, I usually have a Very Specific Idea about the atmosphere and the intention I have for a scene, so it’s more about filling in gaps and fine-tuning something. I remember a while ago I had a foxskull fic where the emotional cohesion wasn’t working out, and air was like ‘I think it’d make more sense if there was conflict here’ & while they were right about that as a possible solution, and while I love conflict, I was like. no. I think what ended up happening was pushing the vibe to more extremes, like cautiously defusing an emotional bomb.

If I can, I like getting a pal who can read over and give notes on what works and what doesn’t. I like thorough notes on atmosphere and phrasing and pacing, and I need the positives to be pointed out so The Agonizing Process Of Being Edited is offset. Which is a pretty common experience of editing preference, I’d imagine. If I’m writing in isolation it’s easy for me to lose focus and motivation, but fortunately I’ve had friends who were willing to hype me up as I dragged my corpse over the finish line… there’s no way I would’ve finished night flowers without liz or april lol

25. Share your favorite line (x3)

I never like just one singular line so I’m gonna change it to ‘section’

from as it turns out, dying isn’t the romantic gesture you might think it is

Despite being explicitly told not to get involved, Shang Qinghua involves himself for a couple reasons, neither of them flattering.

Reason number one: jealousy.

Listen. It took years for Shang Qinghua to close the gap between him and Mobei Jun, to get them from an undefined relationship between strangers… to an undefined relationship between acquaintances. And that was fine. That was great. Who could ask for more, especially from someone like Mobei Jun?

Shen Qingqiu, apparently! In less than a day, fucking Shen Qingqiu swooped in from nowhere and usurped what Shang Qinghua had built over the better part of a decade! Who wouldn’t be bitter!! Who wouldn’t go mad!! Fuck!!

Reason number two: desperation.

I liked going all in on stupid bitter jealousy and resentment and then figuratively switching to the next powerpoint slide. I think I’m hysterical. In general, mo/shang is where some of my funniest writing is

from “I can’t stay” and other lies to tell

The thing about being a blindingly competent genius with a very specific skillset is that everyone wants to use Han Sooyoung in completely inconsequential ways. It’s a waste. It’s overkill. It’s as insulting as buying a sword from a master craftsman and using it to chop vegetables.

“I’m not editing your essay,” she says, looking up from the three sheets of paper that Lee Gilyoung had shoved into her hands.

I love when sooyoung is annoying <3

from reprise, refrain

“Then it sounds like we’re all on the same page!” Lance claps his hands together, clearly pleased with himself. “All we have to do is get in the cat-stack and we’ll be fine, right?”

The idea came from the ongoing thought "ways Sanji being an actual prince could affect the plot," and one of the answers was: Sanji and Usopp run into a royal who has the truth-truth fruit, so no one can tell her lies and anything she says becomes the truth. She takes a liking to Usopp, and says that he can't leave the island unless he marries a royal. Sanji mopes for a bit until he remembers that he qualifies as a royal, so the straw hats crash the wedding and Sanji marries Usopp instead

It's definitely not stalled out okay I'm totally gonna finish it one day soon just don't look at the last edit date it's gonna happen

Summary:

Levi expected Erwin to find a competent TA for him to work with; he hadn't expected to actually like said TA.

Rating: Teen and up/T

Language: English

  i appreciate how whenever i discuss ao3 comments...

suz deserves The World

yeah i think the clear difference between soulbond and soulmates (at least for me!) is the lack of predestination– which squicks me out in romance. it captures a lot of cooperation (as you said), while avoiding… idk, forced destiny. plus, soulmates tend to evoke tropes I find boring / don’t appreciate, no matter the clever window dressing people put on it. (if I see one more clever take on soulmates…)

✄ what’s your editing process?

to some extent my editing process is a part of my writing process because, depending on how the fic is going, I usually do keysmashes or brackets for action throughout the draft so I have to go back and edit them to be real sentences rather than notes... although I doubt everyone would count that as editing. for the editing-editing part, my process is to see what friends are open to beta read and work through their notes; sometimes I'll highlight parts I'm not sure of or parts that I have multiple lines in mind for so I can get specific feedback.

▵ pick a fic and I’ll tell you my favorite line

omg my beloved gen au that I adore so so much... it's so hard to pick just one line because I'm in love with my own genius. so I'm gonna pick two <3 and it's gonna be multiple lines <3

The imposter’s beatific expression twists into contempt, and what gall! As if he has the right after such indecency! Yusuke is just about to relay all that indignation and more when a stark white wing bursts from his imposter’s back, soon weighed down by the chaotically marbled ink that oozes from between the feathers. The rest of him shortly follows this startling transformation, culminating into what could perhaps be described as the idea of a crane, far too ill-defined and approximate and wrong; no crane has a beak that curves so viciously, talons that gleam with such cruel intent. To confound the matter further, it’s pieced together by a grotesque cacophony of incongruent styles, impressionist and ink wash limbs attached to a cubist crest, its head styled in a repulsively nostalgic childlike scrawl.

I'm not really a visual person so I tend to struggle with visual descriptions and I usually make up for it by focusing on emotions and internal processes, so I was really proud of this :) but also because I'm not a visual person the way I experience this is very. wow! sounds pretty cool (not visualizing it at all)

“Dude, are you, like... okay?” the blond one asks. “I’m miserable,” Yusuke replies, smiling bitterly.

( @sylibane also asked for 8 and 11, so I'll answer all of them here)

Fanfic ask meme

5. Which WIP is first on your list to complete this year? Will you post a snippet?

I would really like to finish Sanctuary this year, and am really excited for the next chapter. Here's a preview:

8. Is there a story idea in your mental vault that you’ve never been brave enough to try writing? Is this the year? Can you tell us about it?

The Epic Tragedy that is the love story between Misty Fey and Gregory Edgeworth. If I ever write it down it will be my magnum opus, and perhaps this will finally be the year that I do.

11. Would you like to try any new fanfic genres or tropes this year?