CONGRATS ON THE PULL 🎉 I Was Browsing An's Tag And All Your Posts About It Made Me So Hyped For You

yah mungkin i parno ya maybe im just paranoid wkwk i do have a collapse complex tho

changed my username because im scared people would think its weird or smth because (shota/loli)—con ueh it just means complex doesnt it? ya i did take it from the word itself but like. it just means that i have an obsession with collaaapse idk man i just liked the sound of it LOL

fyi collapsecomplex has the same meaning as collapsecon (aka. i really like collapse) but collapsecon probably sounds worse because of the meaning/implication or something?

Dear video essay creators. A video analysis is when you analyze a piece of media. No no look at me. A summary, no matter how thorough, is not an analysis. An analysis requires you to draw conclusions about the media such as authorial intent, real-world parallels, discussion about themes/worldbuilding/character motivation, and so much more. You have to stop summarizing something and saying that’s analysis. The Gaylors are doing more critical analysis than you. Is that who you want to lose to? The gaylors?

me but you already know the weird otaku side of me anyway <<

i think everyone in my school should get tumblr so that i could get to know the weird otaku side of them not just the normal student one they plaster on to fit in

i think a lot of people would be a lot less unbearable that way

ciel tries to treat sebastian's wounds and loses his composure a little

my guilty pleasure 🙏

^^ dont take this as 100% true or take it as a time limit or anything its just how long people would take to write a book

most published authors would actually take their time to write, i'd assume. theres more to writing than just writing out words.

don't forget that writing at your own pace is normal and if you force yourself to write you'll feel burnt out, which is what you are probably feeling right now you'll feel like you do want to write, but you just can't bring yourself to for no reason at all, and it feels so wrong to just stare at what you've already written and add nothing to it, am i right? its also completely normal to get random bursts of inspiration i'm going to be honest, thats completely the reason why I've only written short oneshots and have been avoiding long projects

i think motivation is a key feature, and its not your fault i think you should take a break from thinking about it too much, it'll only bring you more stress

dont take this to heart but if you feel like its right for you please listen to my advice

Does anyone else experience this?

I know what happens in this chapter. It’s all in my head. I have an outline. I just need to write it out. But it’s been weeks since I’ve written a single word.

I started this project out strong. I wrote an average of 2-3k words a day over the course of 9 days. I ended up writing a total of 15k words. But now I have to fill in the blanks in between the initial scenes I was so passionately writing. So I’ve lost all that motivation and inspiration that initially kept me going.

I don’t understand why I’m like this. It’s infuriating.

if your first instinct is to be hostile and accusatory towards someone for having an interest you don't like, then you are the problem, not them.

Enemies to Lovers Energy

❥ "Get out of my way." – "Make me."

❥ "You’re bleeding." – "It’s just a scratch. Don’t get soft on me now."

❥ "I don’t need your help." – "Tough. You’ve got it anyway."

❥ "I hate you." – "Yeah? Then why are you still here?"

❥ "You think you're better than me?" – "No. Just smarter."

❥ "Stop looking at me like that." – "Like what?"

❥ "I’ve had worse partners. Slightly."

❥ "Try not to die, okay?" – "Touched by your concern."

❥ "If you betray me, I’ll kill you." – "That’s fair."

sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

agreed, fans should not be afraid to interact with the author of a fic they like because in the end we all like that thing and its what brings us together, lol

plus, as an author, comments and kudos give me motivation and fuel me to write. a lot of the times i do talk about fics to other people, but i do kudos all the fics i like

i dont get why people are so afraid to show their appreciation to an author when in the end we’re all loser enough to write and read about fictional characters. plus, kudos exists for a reason, and even if youre too scared to kudos something on your account, you could do it on a guest or something idk

i definitely agree with this entirely btw

So recently I've noticed a lot of discussion in fandom spaces regarding how readers discuss fics in private Discord servers without the author present, and as a fanfic writer myself, I'm... kind of conflicted.

On one hand, I believe that readers have the right to a space away from the author where they can freely share their thoughts on the fic with one another, especially when those thoughts are not 100% positive nor otherwise appropriate to share with the author directly. Discussing a fic with your friends is a very different social situation to leaving a comment directly on the fic where you'd expect the author to see it, so I can understand why some readers choose to do one but not the other, especially since many authors don't want any constructive criticism nor anything perceived as negative in their fic comments. I will admit, I do sometimes wonder if, or how often, people talk about my writing in private spaces, but it's only an idle curiosity, not a thought that keeps me up at night.

On the other hand, if a bunch of people talk about a particular fanfic in a private server, but none of them comment on the fic directly, or worse, leave kudos, then that's kind of weird, IMO. I've read anecdotes from fellow writers detailing how they got little to no feedback on their fic and thought nobody was reading it, only to discover that a bunch of people were reading it, but only sharing their thoughts in a private space the author wasn't privy to. That's fucked up. Fanfiction authors should not be seen as above their readers, even if their fics are on Heat Waves levels of notoriety. We're fans just like you, and we'd love to have the opportunity to discuss our work with fellow fans. If our work means so much to you that you stay up all night reading it, that you can't stop thinking about it, that you're driven to gush about it with your friends – we want to hear about it! If you're going to talk about a fic in a private space, the very least you could do is leave kudos, just to let the author know that yes, someone is out there reading and enjoying their stuff. Again, readers have the right to that private space, and to be honest I personally don't mind if they don't also comment directly on my fics; that's absolutely fine, I consider comments to be a lovely bonus rather than an expectation. But I know how hurtful and isolating it can be to think that nobody even cares enough to say "thank you, I liked this!" in response to a piece of writing you've poured your heart and soul into.

Idk, that's just my two cents on the matter.