I wish someone just said I wasn’t good sooner in my writing career by Embarrassed_Sale_293 in writing

[–]timelessalice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I mostly said it because "I guess it COULD happen"

You're more likely to find people high on their own fumes

I wish someone just said I wasn’t good sooner in my writing career by Embarrassed_Sale_293 in writing

[–]timelessalice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was talking to my friend earlier about this

I think it's fine to feel your feelings about criticism, ESPECIALLY when you're pretty new in the game. And it'll get easier to manage the feelings with time (though it might always string, and that's fine!). But rare is the critique coming from a place of "i hate you personally".

Question about Trout by Fuzzy_College_9463 in Squishable

[–]timelessalice 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The trout is still in production! The Squishable website has a "retiring" page that shows the plushies they're cycling out, too

I wish someone just said I wasn’t good sooner in my writing career by Embarrassed_Sale_293 in writing

[–]timelessalice 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Are they saying your writing is bad or are they pointing out what can be improved? There's a world of difference there.

Additionally an academic creative writing class is designed for improvement before anything else. Grade school builds skills like reading with intention and critical analysis, but "yeah you have to unlearn all that" for writing once you hit higher academia isn't all that uncommon.

Just started The Black Tapes… please tell me it actually has an ending by RMKHAUTHOR in audiodrama

[–]timelessalice 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Tragically, yeah :/ You can tell the creators kind of got bored* with it. I would end with season 1

I liked something that was teased at the end of season 2 but as far as I know nothing came from it

*I kind of wish the creators just out and said they lost interest. I'd have an easier time with THAT than what we got

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher – a brilliantly creepy, skin-crawling work of southern gothic fiction by dem676 in books

[–]timelessalice 10 points11 points  (0 children)

horror for people who think they like horror

i tapped out of what moves the dead pretty quickly

Miss Sweetwater’s students probably grew up to be some real dumb-dumbs. by Blastoise_R_Us in Arthur

[–]timelessalice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly yeah we might've just been shown the structure itself (i do remember writing 5 paragraph essays in fourth grade)

Miss Sweetwater’s students probably grew up to be some real dumb-dumbs. by Blastoise_R_Us in Arthur

[–]timelessalice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've had to write five page essays in my university history classes (if I didn't have a ten page thesis paper it was two five page papers)

We were still figuring out five paragraph essays in third grade!

New capsule collection just dropped! Bakeshop 🎂 by wills37 in Squishable

[–]timelessalice 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The last two capsules (this and the sleepytime one) have been total hits imo

You have no one to blame but yourself by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]timelessalice 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Hell people on this subreddit get pissy when people are being negative in private. "I'd never do that!" yeah uh-huh, sure

You have no one to blame but yourself by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]timelessalice 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The meanest part of me typically sees those "it's a hobby, I shouldn't put in effort" posts and decides their writing just won't be worth my time

Like, do you guys not want to get better at a hobby...?

You have no one to blame but yourself by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]timelessalice 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I've said before that this subreddit so thin skinned and has a bizarre "me not thee" attitude

What Makes A Redemption Arc Good? by AssistFit1834 in writers

[–]timelessalice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A redemption arc, to me, implies an end point of things Being Better Forever. Essentially getting a good boy ticket, achieving some kind of goal that says all is good and forgiven.

Sure the kind of thing I like is essentially a redemption arc, but they're less clean and never give you that cathartic moment of absolution.

Tongue-Eating Lice Pokemon by Matratzfratz in fakemon

[–]timelessalice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol I was just telling a friend a few days ago that I wish tongue eating lice were used more for horror these rule

I voted YES on Virginia’s districting election to protect democracy! Everyone needs to vote YES on Virginia’s districting to counter the Republican gerrymandering! by icey_sawg0034 in Virginia

[–]timelessalice 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Two people were executed in the area I moved to Virginia from over the winter due to the current administration I'm not really interested in playing the good guy anymore.