Nov. 21st, 2024 03:47 pm
november 21 2024
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travastilai've been thinking about my writing process lately and i don't think it's, like... the most productive, but it's what's ended up working. first and foremost is that i love a deadline. i don't have fandoms that work for fic exchanges anymore (the woes of being in a microfandom), but when i wrote for them more often, i really loved having something concrete that i needed to have done. even now i use it (though obviously not as strictly, since i sadly lost my 1-fic-a-month streak sometime in the latter half of the year), and it's been really helpful! i'll have to do a fic round up post next month, i'm really proud of a lot that i've written this year! i think this is the most i've written, like? ever? wow! the power of yaoi.
i always start with what i want to write too, then i connect the scenes later. it just makes it less of a chore that way than starting from the very beginning. sometimes this gets me a little in trouble when i accidentally invent inconsistencies because i've written the 6th scene first and then the 2nd scene last but that's what my beautiful friends who beta for me are for! i love you guys.
i've learned this too about myself. being in my apartment is a PRISON for trying to get any work done. i have to go outside to write or read (whether for fic or rp or school) or else it's simply not happening LMFAO. thankfully there's a library and a lot of cute cafes nearby that i can park my ass in for a few hours and just dedicate to writing. the power of a sweet treat... i've started making tea a lot more recently and it's so helpful to get my brain jogging before i head out in the morning.
my only big gripe about how i write is that i just. i can't do multi chap fics for the life of me, which sucks because i have a ton of multi chap fic ideas but i just don't have the discipline or time to write them. every single one i've started i've eventually dropped, and i'd hate to keep that pattern up, so just oneshots for me... for now... until i inevitably try again, lol.
i think one thing too is that i really... don't care about kudos anymore. i think it's something i wanted more when i was younger, but now i really am just writing because it's fun! i'm happy when my friends enjoy my writing and strangers too of course, but i'm at a point where i know i'm objectively a decent writer so i don't really crave the validation. i think writing for yourself is important, and writing for tiny fandoms will shape you up into that mindset.
the real question is now will i have another fic done before the end of the year... maybe! we'll see!
i always start with what i want to write too, then i connect the scenes later. it just makes it less of a chore that way than starting from the very beginning. sometimes this gets me a little in trouble when i accidentally invent inconsistencies because i've written the 6th scene first and then the 2nd scene last but that's what my beautiful friends who beta for me are for! i love you guys.
i've learned this too about myself. being in my apartment is a PRISON for trying to get any work done. i have to go outside to write or read (whether for fic or rp or school) or else it's simply not happening LMFAO. thankfully there's a library and a lot of cute cafes nearby that i can park my ass in for a few hours and just dedicate to writing. the power of a sweet treat... i've started making tea a lot more recently and it's so helpful to get my brain jogging before i head out in the morning.
my only big gripe about how i write is that i just. i can't do multi chap fics for the life of me, which sucks because i have a ton of multi chap fic ideas but i just don't have the discipline or time to write them. every single one i've started i've eventually dropped, and i'd hate to keep that pattern up, so just oneshots for me... for now... until i inevitably try again, lol.
i think one thing too is that i really... don't care about kudos anymore. i think it's something i wanted more when i was younger, but now i really am just writing because it's fun! i'm happy when my friends enjoy my writing and strangers too of course, but i'm at a point where i know i'm objectively a decent writer so i don't really crave the validation. i think writing for yourself is important, and writing for tiny fandoms will shape you up into that mindset.
the real question is now will i have another fic done before the end of the year... maybe! we'll see!