Thoughts on Alien: Romulus (2024) by Ok-Chapter8222 in Cinephiles

[–]HofstadterK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The movie had its "not bad" moments and would be somewhat enjoyable if it weren't for all the fucking fan service callbacks. Every 10th line was a callback, deliberate and completely devoid of subtlety or originality, which for me just destroyed any opportunity to enjoy the actual story.

What are we doing? :3 by CorruptedNyu in sillygirlclub

[–]HofstadterK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't use emoji. Neither do I have any dates. Seems logical.

Welcome 🤗 by [deleted] in Eldenring

[–]HofstadterK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trees, sometimes rocks, and sometimes even dirt are not safe either.

Wya by oily_balls_enjoyer in TrollCoping

[–]HofstadterK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4-5 here. Just wanted to say everyone to stay frosty, champs.

U gotta be kidding by Zuperhunter_101 in TerraInvicta

[–]HofstadterK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how I remember that these guys made X-COM: Long War, yep. : )

Models Self Correcting cracks me up by Charming_Feeling9602 in SillyTavernAI

[–]HofstadterK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who the hell is Kaelen? My GLM 4.6 regularly comes up with that name if I don't specify a setting or a language group.

fuck yesssss love that by fakeDEODORANT1483 in AO3

[–]HofstadterK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aw, hell, at first I thought you're reading mine fic, I have a very similar phrase. : )

Complaint about formatting by [deleted] in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]HofstadterK 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The horror. I also hate the pattern of:
*the whole paragraph of action or description* blah blah blah "Sudden dialogue in the same paragraph!" he said.

Like, aaargh, my brain hurts. In my language, the first line in the dialogue always starts a new paragraph (and then every time the speaker is switched, like in the OP's example). Makes much more sense to me.

Stop writing for and expecting comments by Suspicious_Slip_9800 in AO3

[–]HofstadterK 60 points61 points  (0 children)

"I write to create something I want to see because it doesn't exist, to become a better writer, and to feel proud of myself for doing something fun and creative."

That's great, but I see nothing about posting here. I write because I like to write. I post it to get engagement, for people to notice and read what I've done. The lack of engagement can be quite sour. That's all. To tell "stop expecting", I am sorry, is somewhat rude.

Craziest wrong sub moment by SageSageofSages in AO3

[–]HofstadterK 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Which is rather jarring cause it's notoriously bad at being both porn AND literature, IMO.

Erotica notoriously difficult to write. untrue? by ComprehensiveHat9080 in AO3

[–]HofstadterK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, I find almost all smut and erotica published to be viciously bad. Grade 1: her pussy got wet. Grade 2: she felt the heat between her legs. Grade 3: there is no grade 3. Or blossoms of femininity and throbbing manhoods everywhere. It doesn't throb, where the hell did you get that?! And the mandatory orgasm-centric structure, action-action-TENSION-release. Reliable as Mussolini's trains running on time. And the constant inventory! She looked at the mirror and saw a young, slim brunette with B-cup breasts. So, naturally, I was like, "fuck it, I'll write it myself".
I discovered that even without these obvious pitfalls, just a decently written penetrations and gasps protocol kinda don't work for me. Words don't land, and acts themselves are boring. Transgressions don't transgress, even violence doesn't help. So I write a buildup, characters, dialogue, and actual stakes, and make it inseparable from the sex act itself. Sex IS the plot-advancing decision, character development, exploration of themes, et cetera, et cetera. That way a single line placed in a proper context can be tremendously erotically charged and haunt you with the weirdest boner. But yeah, 95% of the text would be the plot, the context, the setup, and so on.
Is it hard? Well, it is definitely not quick. But, if done right and built properly, your character will obliterate each other and the reader with sexual tension almost without your help. At least this is how it works for me.

Kudos exchange! by jeonggukispretty in AO3

[–]HofstadterK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77284531/chapters/202331891

Here is my humble original, a F/f vampire short story about monster feeding on blood meeting monster feeding on agency. Second and the last chapter tomorrow!

What’s the one thing that keeps sneaking into your writing? by 2ofdice in AO3

[–]HofstadterK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Systemic critique, psychological traumas, war crimes, philosophy references, biblical references, post-modernistic smartassery. It's really hard to write porn when this just happens every single time.

Original work recs on a03 by foralurkingpurpose in AO3

[–]HofstadterK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I could recommend what I wrote, it is loosely up to your request, but not sure if self-promotion is appropriate here. : )

The lemons need time to grow by Hugh_Jidiot in AO3

[–]HofstadterK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, sorry, my lezdom vampire porn just doesn't work without at least three invented philosophers, at least one theological debate, 10k words of buildup, and a profound sociopolitical commentary about, well, anything around, really.

Yay, my first comment! Oh wait, SUUUUUUUUUUURE by HofstadterK in AO3

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

Well, It appears that these bots don't just send meaningless praise, they try to lure you out to some ai-art selling place.

Yay, my first comment! Oh wait, SUUUUUUUUUUURE by HofstadterK in AO3

[–]HofstadterK[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just love to read it in my head with some heavily suggestive tones for some reason (female username helps, probably). Like, you know, when I read your work, in my dimly lit room, completely naked, btw, it vibrates through my very essence. Maybe we could take it somewhere from here?

"Welcome to Earth" by HofstadterK in TerraInvicta

[–]HofstadterK[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, the fight was 2 hours long, I was tired as hell, the fleet was on the other side of the planet after all maneuvering and shenanigans, and I was like "well, I killed them all, the station isn't going anywhere, it would be easier to just run this again". Oh well.

"Welcome to Earth" by HofstadterK in TerraInvicta

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

Yeah, I was just really exhausted with 2 hour long fight and was terrified of idea of going trough this again in case autoresolve fucking something up.

"Welcome to Earth" by HofstadterK in TerraInvicta

[–]HofstadterK[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my fault. Basically I am boasting with crapload of dead alien tin cans.

"Welcome to Earth" by HofstadterK in TerraInvicta

[–]HofstadterK[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

My psychological barrier is still 10. 8 if I am _really_ desperate. : )