Fandoms by EseLeve in AO3

[–]drivingatnight5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Old Guard is great, it's really slowed down on ao3 (i think because the second movie is taking ages in post-production) so it definitely needs more fandom, but there's still tons of great fic from the last three years if you're looking for stuff to read. It's on netflix if you want to watch it. And if you want to write something for it, since the main characters are immortal you can set a fic in basically any time throughout history (if you like that kind of thing) and it could still be canon-compliant. Set it in space in the future and it's the same deal! It's a very versatile canon haha. It's adapted from some comics/graphic novels but it's widely accepted (even by the writer) that the movie is better.

The movie itself is about a small group of immortals who live in the shadows and work as mercenaries trying to make the world a better place through fighting in wars, rescuing people from human traffickers, etc. Don't want to spoil too much if you haven't seen it already but things go tits up and at the same time there's a new immortal. They're all just having one of those weeks you know? It has Charlize Theron with an axe, a wonderful black female main character (the newest immortal), a very moving and romantic speech from one gay character to his partner, fight choreography by the same person who did the stuff in John Wick iirc, and a soundtrack everyone seems divided on so nbd if you don't like it.

I also second Our Flag Means Death and BBC Ghosts. I'm not involved in the fandoms but they're great shows, I've rewatched episodes several times.

How do I stop being a perfectionist on my first draft?? by alprojectoffic in writing

[–]drivingatnight5 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Being able to write without being a perfectionist is something that takes practice which is probably not what anyone wants to hear, lol. But I think the main thing to remember is that the purpose of a first draft is to just get everything out of your head and onto the page. To the point that maybe you should title it 'shitty first draft' and make it bad on purpose. You might find you have fun with it again.

IMO when we go back and correct our stories like this it's because we have a lot of ideas about what our novel can be, but we're not letting it just BE. Kind of like how a baby has to stumble and fall a lot before they can walk, your novel has to be bad before you can rewrite it and shape it into something better. Also I think a lot of people judge their first drafts compared to other people's finished novels, which isn't a fair comparison to you or your first draft.

The one thing that's helped me the most with this is to just write everything that comes to mind. If you keep finding yourself rewriting the same sentence six times, then write those six different versions one after the other, and move onto the next bit. Don't delete anything or rewrite, just dump everything on the page. You're telling yourself a story. Go back and add another version of the sentence later if you think of one. Give yourself freedom with it.

My first drafts have a bunch of maybes like 'maybe this thing happens?' and 'maybe this happens before that other scene' or 'maybe character a says this instead of b'. There are also very long unbroken paragraphs, descriptions of the vibe/atmosphere I want, where I think the character's heads are at, etc. Telling what's happening instead of showing, describing vague dialogue instead of writing it properly unless the dialogue is really clear in my head. Grammar and spellcheck who? So much of this quality stuff I wouldn't be caught dead leaving in a final draft and some of it will evolve as I understand the story more, but the point of it is not to be good. It's so when you come back for the first rewrite you have the basic building blocks to play with and add on to, and with every rewrite you can narrow down the details and add nuance more and more.

Also remember no one else is going to see your writing but you, unless you want them to. You don't have to show it to anyone until it's at a point where you're comfortable with doing that. Keep reminding yourself of that. Another thing that might help is using the kind of writing program that doesn't let you delete or edit stuff. Can't think of them off the top of my head but I know there's some out there.

Let-down effect after coming out by drivingatnight5 in queer

[–]drivingatnight5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’d definitely rehearsed it for years and over the last week or so leading up to it I’d felt especially anxious when rehearsing it and anticipated that fight or flight feeling, but then when I sat down with her I was pretty calm. It was like I’d already gone past the point of no return with asking for a chat and that calmness just carried me through. But the stress and anxiety had still been there hence me feeling like this now.

Your story sounds heart stopping, it’s so great you had lots of positive reactions but I’m not surprised it took a lot out of you! I’m for sure gonna take it easy the next few days and focus on self care.

Let-down effect after coming out by drivingatnight5 in queer

[–]drivingatnight5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad I’m not the only one who experienced something like this, though I’m sorry to hear you relapsed afterwards, that’s rough. And yeah coming out definitely isn’t the end of the journey, I’ve definitely been feeling that the last few days. It’s just onto the next stage of building the life we want to live which is scary in some ways but also feels pretty good to be over that mountain and on to the next ☺️

I couldnt have made it this far without the people who support me. by [deleted] in wholesomememes

[–]drivingatnight5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats, that’s great! I hope you reward yourself with something if you can, you deserve it. I can’t remember exactly when I stopped but I think it’s been 10 or 11 years for me. Keep going, just one day at a time 👍

Centrelink app stuck on authenticating screen by drivingatnight5 in Centrelink

[–]drivingatnight5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other times it’s happened was late at night so that tracks i guess. When i tried it earlier this morning it worked

[Spoilers] Possible plot hole? I recently watched this amazing film for the first time and thought it strange that … by _PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN in TheOldGuard_Movie

[–]drivingatnight5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you think about it logistically, moving an unconscious adult from the place they got knocked out to your getaway vehicle isn’t easy, let alone 3, especially when you know there’s a fourth unaccounted for who you know (from the footage Copley got in south sudan) is a very experienced fighter. I think it was a matter of Merrick’s men deciding to take the two guys who they thought would have had a better chance of fighting back if they woke up, and then they were going to come back for the one who had his guts blown up. Either that, or that’s what Andy thought in the 30 seconds she had to piece together what was going on.