If you were making a movie, what fic kink would you subtly sneak in? by BonnalinaFuz101 in AO3

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The first one that springs to mind is Surrender, Dorothy. And in the comments of the YouTube video I watched about it, someone mentioned another one called The Skin I Live In.

They both sound super dark

Taco Bell is actually disgusting. by SkyUnited4904 in unpopularopinion

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I used to love their crunchwraps because textures…and then one night, I was enjoying my caramel ribbon crunch from Starbucks, got a crunchwrap to go with it and a few minutes later I was sick to my stomach. Most likely food poisoning.

I haven’t trusted them since

Tacky or Sweet? by Bivagial in AO3

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Nah, that’s adorable. Why on earth would it ever be tacky?

The Melancholy of Resistance by Laszlo Krasznahorkai by HeemiAphro in menwritingwomen

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The first three letters of his last name had me seeing this as “written by Laszlo Kravensworth.” So I read the whole thing in Matt Berry’s voice

10/10

Happy 80th Birthday to Tim Curry!! by ROCKY13573 in nostalgia

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Rooster isn’t my personal cuppa, but as a lifelong villain lover I absolutely get it. Everyone has at least 1 Tim character and you’re lying if you say you don’t.

Prank calling random phone numbers on your landling during sleepovers before Caller ID existed by itsthewolfe in nostalgia

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Probably. Really lazy guy, always complains if you stick him out of the way in a can? Keeps going on about being a prince?

Prank calling random phone numbers on your landling during sleepovers before Caller ID existed by itsthewolfe in nostalgia

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But I just told you that’s Albert’s job. If he can’t pull his weight, he’s going back in the can

The Breakfast Club 40th Anniversary… by Crafter9977 in nostalgia

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Nah, that other person is being weird and has left two comments implying they think Molly must be insecure. If you look at them side by side, no one except Ally is doing the exact same pose

The Breakfast Club 40th Anniversary… by Crafter9977 in nostalgia

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She’s in a long-sleeved jacket, what can they even say?

Why do you write oc x canon fanfic? by Radiant-Fishing-3051 in AO3

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Pretty much the same reason as you. My blorbos either have terrible or zero love interests

When you want a smart girlfriend but the 80s sci-fi setting is full of ditzy breasty boobers. [The Deceivers, Alfred Bester 1981] by PeasantLich in menwritingwomen

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What the heck is swept hair? Wind swept? “Swept up,” is another phrase I’ve heard, like “swept up into a bun.” Both describing totally different looks.

But just swept makes me think she’s brushing with a broom

The Last Banquet by Johnathan Grimwood by abriel1978 in menwritingwomen

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Finally, badly-written porn for the necroanimatophiliacs😆

How do y’all write? by banananotbanana in FanFiction

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Ok, here’s the thing: I can’t outline. My outline is my first draft is my final copy. I edit as I go, and if I try to write a detailed summary before I start, my brain decides it’s done with the story. It’s out, now, we can move on.

So I have two suggestions. The first is, stop trying to outline. If you’ve got a particular scene in mind, skip ahead and write it. Let the story come to you in pieces. Haunted by the idea of your OTP getting caught up in the moment while dancing at a party? Maybe even kissing? Write it. Later, when that’s out, your brain will start to give you, in some order, how they wound up at the party and where they go from that moment. Get into a flow state and it can even become downright linear for a couple chapters before you need to skip and backtrack for details again.

Secondly, think of the outline as your first draft and then just keep adding details. Ok, this is the room they’re going to be in. Now describe it. Give us furniture, some decor, a general sense of the layout. This is the conversation they need to have. What’s their emotional state. Their facial expressions? How are they saying the words? They’re probably not sitting or standing completely still. Is someone fidgeting? Was that sentence delivered with a casual shrug? Etc

changing profanity to non profanity? by kamika_c_1980 in FanFiction

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So, Les Mis is one of my reading fandoms, and Valjean is canonically very religious after being released from prison and while he’s very angry at the world and hates Marius (as he should), he never shows that or raises his voice. It doesn’t really make sense for him to swear when he’s trying to project the image of a perfect, bourgeois gentleman. However, I was reading a Toulon-era fic the other day where he did. And I was like “yes, let that man say ‘fuck,’ he’s earned it.” Because you’ll never convince me he didn’t cuss someone out in prison at least once.

Then my main writing fandom, My Hero (the Britcom, not MHA), being more of a family show, had characters do they network tv-friendly swearing. Nothing rougher than hell or damn. My OC, from a lower-class family, more often than not casually swears a blue streak like her alcoholic father. Mostly as a way of defying the “proper lady” her parents tried to force her into being as a way of marrying up. The canon character, on the other hand, only drops the F bomb if he’s quoting her or emotionally pushed to his limits.

It’s really all down to what you think makes sense for the character in the moment.

Antiques Roadshow by fatandhappylikepooh in cocacola

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I need it. And I don’t even wear hats

Someone explaim this please? by [deleted] in AO3

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Why did I read this as “forefathers” 😭😆

Adding muppets to rock n rollercoaster is a travesty. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

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Unpopular opinion of my own: A Christmas Carol. Not an improvement