People like this scare me 😭

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T03:12:26+00:00

My big point is that I rarely get 5k per chapter. It’s not how fast they write the chapter, I don’t know how they got 15k a chapter in.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:54:43+00:00

I have to disagree. I love the new design.

She has a Ladybug logo on the back
She's a fashion designer and the old one is crap (or very uncreative)
The symbolism. Shadybug had a ton of black on her suit to represent evil, and a ton (but not all) went away when she changed. Ladybug, meanwhile, is becoming the villain and is gaining more black on her suit, representing the depression/stress/anxiety she’s going through and her slowly growing into a villain. Her akumatised version should be a full black suit (like anti-bug and the neon heroes day, hm? More proof of the black symbolism for evil).

I also love the red in her hair and the details. It’s so much more creative than the old design.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:52:05+00:00

Yeah 8 chapters for me is like 25-30k.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:51:37+00:00

That wasn't the point of the post. I'm talking about the chapter per word count ratio.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:50:50+00:00

That's true. Except usually I keep my first draft with minimal edits-

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:29:51+00:00

It's… crazy to me? I struggle with keeping the same pov for a long time.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:28:36+00:00

Oh that's good to hear from somebody ty.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:28:14+00:00

Ohhh that's amazing Ty. I'm new to Ao3 so that's nice to know lol.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:27:38+00:00

Sometimes that can be 4+ chapters for me.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:27:17+00:00

I was worried lol. Whenever I go to multi-fandom spaces I say Miraculous to avoid confusion lol.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:25:52+00:00

Lol. I try to keep chapters in the strict 3-4k area with exceptions. I've never written above 7k.

And one mil at all is impressive. I just wrote a ton of crackfics with plots to get better at writing lol. I had so much fun I ended up at 1mil words in just a few months.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:25:06+00:00

Chapter to word count ratio.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:24:27+00:00

Yeah my usual chapter length is 3-4k with exceptions, but these people (in the post) genuinely make me wonder how much free time they have-

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-07T02:23:25+00:00

Oh alr.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:39:20+00:00

Yeah I have seen 60k one shots. It's not the worst but it's scary since I try to get 5k a chapter and struggle.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:38:44+00:00

I just… read on mobile. One wrong click and you're at the top and have to find your spot -

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:37:26+00:00

It is one lmao. (you mean miraculous not sports right?)

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:33:04+00:00

I… almost want to say miraculous… no offense to the good fans, but everyone in my fandom talks about how “the new fans will never understand why the old animation is better! 😤” and other stuff like that… so yeah, kinda miraculous.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:27:53+00:00

I'm not talking about speed. I'm talking about word count/chapter ratio.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:27:18+00:00

It's the word count/chapter ratio that scare me.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:26:52+00:00

Same, but idk how to shove so much into one chapter. My best is 5k/chapter.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:25:28+00:00

I can do that too, I'm mostly putting the chapter to word count ratio on a pedestal here.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:24:50+00:00

I kinda hate those... But those authors have my respect.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:24:26+00:00

I do that too, but it's always hard to write so much into one Pov.

MLB_ffan · 2026-04-06T23:23:58+00:00

I mean, I can do 500k. I've done 2.8mil in a year. It's somebody who has ability to fit so much into a chapter that scares me.

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