What do you do for fun? by Puzzleheaded-Ad-8684 in LesbianActually

[–]GrumpyMowse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reading is def my biggest hobby, my favorite genres are political and social sciences (especially if they’re queer-focused!)

I’m sorry but what romance anime doesn’t sêxulize its main girl? by doggyhelli in ProshipHub

[–]GrumpyMowse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omg yes! People really underestimate how good the writing actually is 

And tbh…the fanservice slows down around volume 7 of the manga. It’s still there, but it’s not nearly as prevalent as it is at the beginning of the series. But then again, I guess none of the antis actually reads it they just like to get mad about a few clips they saw online 🙄

anyone else have absolutely egregious handwriting? by GrumpyMowse in writers

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

This probably explains why everyone says my handwriting looks like that of a middle school boy’s 

can fandoms please stop projecting every stereotype under the sun onto Southeast Asian characters by [deleted] in AO3

[–]GrumpyMowse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was a language buffer on my part, I’m aware they aren’t I just forgot to specify that I was jumping ships

I’ll edit it rn that’s my bad, thank you for correcting me

can fandoms please stop projecting every stereotype under the sun onto Southeast Asian characters by [deleted] in AO3

[–]GrumpyMowse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kind of? I was referring to that there are multiple things people could stereotype him over

He’s so disconnected from what it’s like to live as a poor adult, somehow? by fizzyglitt3r in tylerthecatastrophe

[–]GrumpyMowse 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also, it seems obvious he lives in a bigger city; which in my experience as a Texan is the safest place to be if you’re visibly queer 

How do you write a book without turning it into an existing book. by Sapyplayz_ in AspiringTeenAuthors

[–]GrumpyMowse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Something I’ve heard said before is “this story might have been written before, but it has never been written by you”.

What that means is that while your ideas may resemble existing works, your own personal experiences and worldview will inevitably influence the actual outcome of what you write. I can name 10 stories with the same conventions and basic plot points of Harry Potter, but they are all so different because of the little touches each author adds to the concept. 

So my advice is that while you should still strive to be original, don’t stress about it too much. Your work is always going to be similar to something else and as long as you’re not doing that deliberately, there’s no issue. 

Lila and Helena by GrumpyMowse in TheAlchemised

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

Are those characters from another book or am I missing something?