[ SECRET POST #5079 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5079 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Writing Questions

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, I've been struggling with this for a little while now and I just don't know how to deal with it.
I'm working on a Harry Potter AU story where the horcrux in his head is very important to the plot, and I'm having a lot of trouble describing it/him*. I mean, the way it's described in the book is pretty gross - like a malformed infant, more or less - and like... I totally understand the basic problem of describing spiritual degradation in visual terms, but I also don't want to equate "looking weird"=“being evil”.

What I want is to describe the horcrux basically going through what Smeagol did in becoming Gollum, but in reverse, as it/he becomes saner and less spiritually messed up; but I don't want to be ableist about it. I have no idea what to do, I'm just about ready to write it however I can and just drop a "not a commentary on real people" disclaimer in the notes.


*I haven't decided on the right pronouns yet but that's way less stressful for me, lol

Re: Writing Questions

[(Anonymous)]

That's a tricky one. JKR's pretty blatant about the ugly=bad stuff.

I think you could avoid some of the grossness if you focus less on how the horcrux-baby is shaped and treat it more like going from malnourished/neglected to properly cared for. That's just one opinion though.

Re: Writing Questions

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe I could get really metaphorical about it? I mean, we're talking about souls here, I don't have to describe it strictly in terms of arms and legs and face. I could say stuff about fruit un-rotting, a withered flower turning back to bloom, an abandoned house having its roof made sound and its floors cleared of weeds...

It still feels a bit dodgy, but it's a lot easier to write, and if I can just get this down I can move on and write more of the actual story!

Re: Writing Questions

[(Anonymous)]

That could also work! I'm not sure if you're posting as you go or waiting until you've got stuff figured out to post. If it's the latter, I'd just write it however you think you can so you can get on with the actual plot. Then, once you're past the block, you might want to take another look at it and adjust if necessary.

Re: Writing Questions

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, I'm 100% waiting until I have a huge amount written before I even think of posting anywhere - my muse is extremely fickle, and abandoning stories that I've posted makes me very stressed. The problem is that once I get a roadblock in a particular bit of writing, I have a really tough time thinking of anything else. So even though I know a bunch of things happening later in the story, I have just been having the worst time trying to write them as anything but dotpoints! Hopefully once I get this bit of description down, that will change.

Re: Writing Questions

[(Anonymous)]

I'm a big fan of brackets of the [something cool and hopefully not too problematic happens] variety when I'm drafting and get stuck, but I know that doesn't work for everyone.