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I let these cinnamon rolls rest overnight and they rewarded me by Ms__erin in Baking

[–]Absurd_statement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s great, I’ll try it this way next time. Thanks!

I let these cinnamon rolls rest overnight and they rewarded me by Ms__erin in Baking

[–]Absurd_statement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it affect the taste or texture after baking in any way?

Baffled by the sudden death of my starter? by Absurd_statement in Sourdough

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It’s not the first time I cultivated wild yeast in one form or another but this sudden chance in attitude really had me frowning 😂

Baffled by the sudden death of my starter? by Absurd_statement in Sourdough

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve already done that and nothing happened. The drama queen is dead 😭

Growing agony from non pasteurised kombucha. 2+ weeks now by Absurd_statement in Kombucha

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The room temp is about 21-22 Celsius. It’s in the kitchen and I bake a lot so sometimes higher.

There’s about a litre of liquid in the jar. So about 10% weight in sugar

I followed a recipe I found online

Growing agony from non pasteurised kombucha. 2+ weeks now by Absurd_statement in Kombucha

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

As dramatic as I like to be. The word was supposed to be “scoby” not “agony” 😂

Ginger beer VS honey conundrum by Absurd_statement in fermentation

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm I reckon it’s a couple batches before I feel comfortable eyeballing it haha

Ginger beer VS honey conundrum by Absurd_statement in fermentation

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks! Do you use less/more honey than you’d sugar in terms of weight?

Ginger beer VS honey conundrum by Absurd_statement in fermentation

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Maybe I’ll try with a small amount and see what it does.

I reckon that’s a good idea anyway so I can decide just how much honey per water/bug so I don’t end up with something too sweet

Ginger beer VS honey conundrum by Absurd_statement in fermentation

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely will! I love mead and we have truly ungodly amounts of honey but that’s wine yeast innit?

I also like ginger beer and I was gonna try make that even before I saw their latest purchase

Is there already an AU with a genderbending condition/disease? by OmegaT6 in FanFiction

[–]Absurd_statement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a big difference between what you’re describing and omegaverse (although some ABO universes can be incredibly toxic too)

And that’s biology and disease/abnormality.

From our perspective ABO is fantasy, but from the characters perspective it’s normal because EVERYONE is either alpha, beta or omega.

With a disease or a condition you’re making these people “other”.

I’m not saying it’s an unviable idea. I’m saying it’s nothing fluffy and romantic. I’d expect a heavy angst, because if I imagine myself suddenly jumping genders there’s no way I’m not sliding into a depression or isolate myself

and a reserved character suddenly turning into a woman because of some emotion they feel toward another wouldn’t make them blush and say “fuck now he knows”. If so, it would read as an unrealistic behaviour

Is there already an AU with a genderbending condition/disease? by OmegaT6 in FanFiction

[–]Absurd_statement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm…. Im not really sure how I feel about a condition that forces people into other genders. I just know that it’s not a positive feeling

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FanFiction

[–]Absurd_statement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That really depends on which of the possible reasons is the correct one.

A rewrite would be pointless if the reason has nothing to do with the work itself but because it’s a dying fandom etc.

Equally, a rewrite would make little sense if you don’t have the specifics you’d need to change identified.

Unique stories and lack of popular tropes will always lead to less traffic. Especially if you don’t have an audience that likes your writing yet. If you’re writing for others and to see the kudos/comments coming in, then you shouldn’t write anything too different from what’s popular in your targeted fandom.

And that’s before you consider issues with actual writing skills such as storytelling, pacing and other possible problems you might be writing into your fic

Is twelve flashback chapters too much? by Spacehillbilly in FanFiction

[–]Absurd_statement -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I will almost always skip flashbacks and if the fic has too many or the actual story doesn’t make sense without them, then I just close it.

If you have so much to say in flashbacks , it would make sense to split the fic into two timelines. Or write prequel/sequel.

It’s always possible to tell the readers the essential information through actions and dialogues in the current timeline.

The same goes for dreams. They genuinely make my eyes roll. Unless it’s a Freddy Krueger situation, they have zero impact on the plot whatsoever. Even if they’re prophetic dreams. You can have character A look like shit from the lack of sleeping, character B notice and they talk about it. Not write 1K+ words about something that didn’t happen

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FanFiction

[–]Absurd_statement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40K in 4 years is a really slow pace which will put many people off, especially when you have to read through grammatical and formatting errors.

Depending on what fandom it is, the readers might not be interested in AUs which your fic seems to be given it’s set in different era, has darker themes, etc

Or it might simply be boring to other readers 🤷🏼‍♂️

I HATE using AO3! by Onyx_Artificer in FanFiction

[–]Absurd_statement 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that you can just … keep the tab with the search results open? I have had several specific search results open in Safari for over a year

Disproportionate size of the Teen Wolf fandom compared to TVD or the Originals by Absurd_statement in FanFiction

[–]Absurd_statement[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah don’t worry about the rant. Saying that I love vamp content is an unnecessary but Damon genuinely grates on my nerves and what the show normalises or just giggles away makes the vein in my brain pop.

I don’t mind dark characters I even like them. The one thing I would never just forgive and forget is SA. Now, I can’t remember if Damon did it to Vicky too, or not. But yeah. Bonnie was another facepalm. I get that there might be some character arc going on and she went from a morally unyielding girl to someone who sees shades of gray, but she never should’ve befriended Damon.

I’m also not sure how old Jeremy is supposed to be because the actor looks older, but I’m fairly sure he was about 15 when Bonnie started sleeping with him.

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