[ SECRET POST #3821 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3821 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Movie: It Comes At Night]


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[iZombie]


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[New Girl]


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[Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid]


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(Doctor Strange)


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[Fire Emblem]











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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I tend to think the same thing. There's a writing forum I frequent, and there's so many people who come on there and are all, "I have this great idea for a fic, but I suck at writing/need somebody to write it with me". Which wouldn't be so bad if they were giving a plot bunny idea to a friend they felt could do something fun with the idea, or if they were looking for a genuine collaborator, but so often most of those requests come across more like they want to have some random stranger write the entire story for them and then they can take all the credit for the story.

Either that, or they'll ask about apps that can "write a story", as though they just plug random words into an app or whatever and boom, instant story. Like, it doesn't work that way? Writing is not easy, not by a long shot, and I get people feeling insecure about their writing abilities, or struggling with some aspect of writing.

But yeah, it does seem like some people forget that even the best writers' early efforts are far from perfect, and don't seem to truly understand just how much time and effort goes into learning to write, how much practice is involved in getting better.

(And I also get that in today's internet age, it might not be the first thing that comes to mind for people, but I'm struck by how many people seem to think that they have to have a computer to write a story. Last I checked, pencils and paper still existed." Not having a computer would obviously limit the amount of places they could post a story they've written, sure, but when it comes to actually writing the thing itself, no, you do not need the internet to do that.)

[(Anonymous)]

How do you - like, they're actually asking for an app that writes a - what, seriously? I mean, seriously? That's not how - you've broken my brain.

And no, writing is not easy, and I totally get people feeling insecure about it, and I understand being daunted by the amount of effort it takes to write something decent. I get it. I really do. I've been writing fic for fun for two decades, I had a job for a couple years that involved me getting paid to write articles online, I have two undergraduate degrees that involved a fuck ton of writing, and it is Not Easy. (My fic - not actually that good, but dammit, I have fun with it.)

...and now I'm annoyed about something entirely new, yaaaaaaaaaaay. XD

[(Anonymous)]

LOL, yeah, I don't know if they honestly believe that or if they just ask the question wrong and that's how it winds up reading, but either way, it's very odd. They seem to kinda drift away once they find out it's not that simple.

And I hear you on that. I've been writing since I was a little kid, and I can still find many things about my writing I need to keep working on and improving, and still have days where I'll look at stuff I've written and be like, "Ugh, this sucks."

But like you said, at its best, it can be so much fun, too, and the feeling you get when you work hard on a piece of writing and get it published somewhere where people can read it (and hopefully enjoy it besides)...well, that's hard to beat :D. And that makes all the stress and time spent on it worth it.

[(Anonymous)]

It honestly is. And I'm writing 85% because I enjoy it, and 15% because I do like seeing people favorite something I wrote, or give it kudos, or on a good day a comment. I love knowing that something I enjoyed creating made a positive impact on someone else. ...but yeah, the creating part and the sense that I've actually made something is the best. (You know, even if it's ridiculous fanfic that has very little objective value. But it means something to me, so that works out.)

[sarillia]

I don't think this is anything new. For years I've come across people who seemed to think that coming up with an idea is the hard part. I don't know if they ever even bothered to try the actual writing part or if they just kept daydreaming about how great the story would be eventually.

[(Anonymous)]

+1

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

This is very true. I've seen a lot of that, too.

[ketita]

People really think that? Huh. I have a million ideas, it's the WRITING that's the challenge.
It really sounds like the type of thing people who have no experience writing would think...

[(Anonymous)]

As an actual, published (on a very small scale) writer, I can testify to this. I've had a couple people tell me that they've got this brilliant idea that I can "just" write up and we'll split the millions that are sure to result 50/50.

[ketita]

Apps that "write a story"?????????????????????????? What.

[(Anonymous)]

My thoughts exactly. Like stated elsewhere, I'm not always sure if they actually think that's a thing or if it's more just that they're not phrasing their actual question about how to write a story well, but yeah, either way, it's a head scratcher.