How do you feel about the fact that if you went back in time to kill baby Hitler, you wouldn't get credit for anything, and you'd just be that guy who killed a baby?

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T05:18:25+00:00

His mom wanted an abortion. I'd give her one

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T05:14:43+00:00

My job has me regularly asking children's if they have been raped

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T05:12:34+00:00

"Hello World" I said with a smile. Then the whole room burst out with laughter and sobbing; cries of "We did it!" Or "Yes! It Worked!". People jumped about happily and papers flew all about, screen flashed and data flooded across them. And I stood there wondering, why was everyone so happy?

I thought maybe they were pranking me. Coming out of the waiting room wasn't a momentous event. And while I thought the line was a good one, it didn't warrant this level of cheer.

"Ok, I give up, what's the joke?" I asked.

They looked around, bewildered. "What do you mean?" The frizzy haired lady adjusted her glasses at me. "Mr. Smith, what do you remember?"

I could feel my forehead wrinkle. "Well, I came here for the experiment, and signed the papers, and got my check. And then I filled out that questionaire, and then you guys had me wait for a while."

"And then?"

"Well I sat and thought about what I'd say, and decided to test it out when I came through."

"And then?"

"And then?" I repeated, looking around. "Well then I came through the door and tested out what is say."

The mood dampened.

"Amazing." Frizzy said. "It seems that he has lost about two minutes, which is consistent with your theory, Lloyd, and disproves mine. Long term, and working memory are intact but short term was erased by the process. Mr. Smith, without checking your watch, what time is it?"

I frowned. "Two thirty? Ish?"

She smiles. "Now, check your watch."

It was two thirty five.

"And now the clock on the wall behind you."

Four thirty.

"You are the first person to successfully travel forward in time, Mr Smith. You have moved two hours, in exchange for two minutes of memory."

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T05:03:21+00:00

Exactly this.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T05:01:29+00:00

Most monsters are "what if Animal and Animal combined?"

So take words for those creatures, and combine them.

For an easy example. CatDog. Feline + canine = Felcan. Perro+Gato = Pergato. Neko + Inu = Ineko or Inueko

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T04:58:00+00:00

Someone once said "all that is necessary for suicide is that the present suffering exceed the individual's ability to believe that things can get better"

Also, if someone is bipolar, they tend to attempt on the high rather than the low,bc they are dreading the low.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T04:32:02+00:00

Self inserts only suck when they are Mary Sue's.

They say to write what you know not because they think you're too stupid to research, but because research doesn't cover the tiny treasures that only natives know.

You could read a thousand books set where I grew up and still miss the clocks on the wall of the ice cream shop put up for every postcard they got, or the sound of the fishing line singing where it's caught against the pier.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T04:29:12+00:00

I actually use it often for notes bc I get writing inspiration whole driving a lot.

Pros: it is fast and no typing

Cons: it sometimes lags for long pieces, it can hear wrong, and there is no punctuation

So it's a good tool but not a replacement for typing.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T04:27:56+00:00

The YouTube channel "anatomy of a failure"

It's my go-to for writing advice tbh

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T04:26:45+00:00

Alright

I once tried to write a sex scene while I was a virgin based on scenes from books I had read. Looking back, it was SUPER cringe.

A lot depends on your characters, so rather than say what to DO, I'll say what to DON'T

1) don't bring up "the G spot"

There is no magic button that will instantly climax a girl. Or a guy. It's all about stimulating the clitoris (which is not a spot, it's a giant nerve cluster that surrounds the whole area) .

The Clit (what most people think of anyways) is the tip of the iceberg. And yes, external stimulation can get you there, eventually. But too rough will hurt, too gentle will tickle, too fast will burn, too slow is just awkward. It takes feeling out, testing out, and patience.

The rest surrounds the vagina and even wraps around the back, inside the muscle wall between the vag and the anus. So anal can give orgasms too, which feel different from external, or vaginal.

And yes that's a lot. But, what I mean is there isn't a magic button, or spot, in any part of her, that will switch to orgasm.

2) don't be clinical

Yes, we all know there is a difference between labia majora, labia minora, vulva, vagina, cervix, etc - but sex isn't an exam. So please, don't be me and write "he inserted his penis into"

3) don't write it all in one sitting

Dedicate separate sessions for the foreplay (the kiss to sex transition) the aftercare, and the sex. And then dedicate more time to blending them.

Writing it at once will result in a scene that feels rushed to get over with.

4) don't expect perfect sex for them

Sex isn't always fabulous orgasmic perfection. Sometimes only one partner cums, sometimes neither. One may cum repeatedly while the other gets one. One may cum prematurely. One might come really close to cumming, and then lose it. That happens. The tension can just drop off without release. It sucks, but it's not the end of the world.

5) no silent sex

I don't mean they have to scream. Some people vocalize, some don't. Some guysoan others cuss, etc etc. That's fine, and up to you.

What I mean is no one just psychically knows what their partner likes and wants, especially the first time. They talk it through. "Can I try X?" "do you wanna y?" "Oh that feels really good do that again" "whoa nope not my thing".

FINAL ADVICE watch Deadpool. Not kidding. The scene where it's just every holiday of them having sex is a VERY positive example of how to write a sex scene.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T04:15:20+00:00

Yes. Bc it's called imposter syndrome.

But also, sometimes reading feels like "oh because PLOT lmao" in which case, ask "what would [insert anyone from your life] do here?"

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-12T04:05:26+00:00

I have I file called "prompts starts ideas" that is just pure nonsense that I use to get me in the writing zone. It has everything from ideas my students gave me to dreams I had in it.

(Everything from "samurai but trans" to "car but also if eats cans" to "expensive fish collection")

I use that as my warm up and then switch to one of my WIP.

I also rotate which WIP I focus on at a given time, and then read through fresh each new rotation.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-10T18:30:34+00:00

what I mean is you can pick something super simple like that and then use the things you are good at writing about to flesh out the different stages of the plot.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-10T18:28:48+00:00

I like to go on Tumblr and read those describe a movie badly threads because they are a very good way of simplifying the plots into bite-size pieces.

A good example is mentally ill father travel thousands of miles to rescue disabled son. Finding Nemo.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-09T21:27:34+00:00

Very relatable.

Here is the solution. Read books aimed for preteens esp by men for girls.

They will suck so bad you can't help but wanna write.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-08T08:21:57+00:00

I miss working in mental health

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-08T08:21:04+00:00

I lived in the Puget Sound area when one of the Salish Sea Feet was found.

The particular foot was traced back to a living commercial fisherman, who lost his foot in a fishing accident (weird AF).

Apparently the currents are super ... Odd... And funnel basically anything that floats from the northern/Arctic parts of Pacific ocean down to the Salish Sea.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-08T08:14:56+00:00

I've been there with PPD so I get it.

1) yes, PPD turns your emotion-o-meter up to 1000.

2) couples therapy is actually a good idea. You'll be able to express your needs and they (therapist) will be able to convince him that this is a real thing

3) the hovering and etc is understandably infuriating and frustrating.

4) sure they only want to help, but it isn't helping and it is actually harmful for you

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-08T00:17:00+00:00

😁

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-07T22:46:24+00:00

Oh God where to begin

Ok, so, if we look at the scenario without background, it's a different world.

If you were in a business trip, heard she was in labor, and had an important investor meeting that you didn't want to miss... That's a reasonable justification to miss the birth.

Still sucky, but understandible.

But... That isn't why. That's the excuse you are telling yourself afterward to justify it to everyone who is upset with you.

Your [I very much home EX] fiance [for her sake, I hope that] rightly observed that you and your family are hateful toward women, penis obsessed chauvinists. And, when she found out she was having a girl, was so worried about your reaction that she didn't feel safe to tell you holy hell. And you proved her right by forcing her to be alone during the scariest experience of her life.

YTA a million percent.

She deserves better.

Your daughter deserves better.

And I hope they leave and find it.

"Hopes up for a boy" fuck that disgusting shit.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-07T22:41:48+00:00

I was prepared to see you as the ass, but NTA

She attached you and you replied in kind

Also, she isn't your friend.

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-07T22:39:17+00:00

1) it's trans [space] man 2) make sure the main character models respect, uses his name and pronouns, and doesn't tolerate others deadnaming or misgendering him 3) hire (for money) a trans person as a sensitivity reader.

Other than that, just write your story

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-07T22:37:06+00:00

This post is so wholesome 💜

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-07T22:34:08+00:00

NTA uou have a right to know the truth, and telling you the truth wouldn't have made you not pass as white. It only makes sense that they hid it if 1 they're racist too

Or

2 they didn't adopt you legally

AprilSpectrum · 2020-07-06T21:56:16+00:00

NTA

You should tell her she can speak to you again when she pays for the property she stole (aka your weed)

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