Lol alright let's do it.
1. Homeward Drowned
2. No. But my second draft title was Driftwood Souls. I liked Homeward Drowned (reference to the words homeward bound, but, well, drowned lol) better though, as it fits the story more.
3. The Wounds of Wood and Water
What chu guys think?
Okay now I am curious. ๐
How does everyone come up with titles for their work?
Do you have a go-to style, or is it more "vibes based" depending on the work?
this question is prompted by me wondering where the new publishing trend of what seems like a lot of unrelated book series having titles along the lines of
"The [blank] of [blank] and [blank]"
with me wondering where it came from, and if it is based off of one book series that everyone else is trying to copy, if its something publishers are pushing, or a mix of both.
so, as a fun little interactive post:
What's your current WIP document title,
Are you planning on changing the title after editing
what would the title be if you formatted it in "The [blank] of [blank] and [blank]" style?
Ok, so, about the Jayvik fic, I saw a quote from Bob Ross here on tumblr, where he was petting a little fawn and going: "This has to be one of the most gorgeous creatures God has ever made. I just want to take him home... and keep him as a pet. But that's not what he's meant to be. He's meant to be free."
And while this suggestion might be a bit unhinged (maybe? idk), I really love the idea of two people being conflicted about whether or not they should be together, because one (or both) of them feel like the other is "meant to be free", that "keeping the other" will make the other lose an important part of their self.
And just generally I think the quote has a lot of potential as a ship dynamic, even if it's more of a tragic love story.
This would be a bit more angst, sure, but also a comforting option.
I think this fandom thrives on angst. We should give it some comfort too, then, don't ya think?
I'll see what I can do! Thank you!
AI isn't always bad. Oh yes. I hate you if you decide to let it write your story, that is not useful at all. But! Here it comes..
Chatgpt, right? It won't write your emotional poem. It cannot put in the same emotional intensity concentrated into a few very meaningful words.
But it can help you if you tell it things about your book. If you tell things about your characters. When you don't find that specific prompt on tumblr, you can tell the bot and it can give some good ideas based on analysis.
In that way, it is not stealing anyone anything. It is not mediocre.
The way I do it, for example, is, that I tell it my character stuff, give it a visual, and it will psychoanalyse the character. With that, you can ask how to incorporate it into the plot points you already have, if you don't know where this character could fit in.
After I told the bot much about my book and we'd worked on it for a while, I just asked the bot if Bad Omens (the band) would fit well to the plot of my book, as in if the vibes match. It said definitely and listed a bunch of reasons why it fits after analysing and comparing both, plot and songs by the band. Then it gave me suggestions which lyrics fit best. Same worked when I asked it about the genre Metalcore and two more bands, which seemed to fit even better.
Mostly, the bot is a source of inspiration! It shouldn't do the job of writing the book for you. Still, you can see it like a good friend that is also a writer, and brainstorm for your book. The title ideas are basic. But it'll inspire you to look for ways to make the titles better. Find the faults and delete them.
P.S. i do not use any AI for my posts. This is just me! Thought I'd say it now lmao. Normal prompts don't work very well with AI. Just the inspo and psychoanalysis.
I so agree!! I try to be there for every author i read from and really, if you can, any interaction with me makes my day!
And to add on this, I will try to reply to everyone talking to me!
I love having somemsort of feedback!
in 2025 letโs bring back being enthusiastic on ao3. leave a comment on every chapter. leave kudos and, if necessary, leave โdouble kudosโ in the comments. tags and notes on bookmarks. the whole nine yards. letโs show fanfic authors how much we love them.
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For those who'd like to see it, this is the altar so far!
Whatcha guys think?
I uhm I just gave him some stuff. Ya think he's into the expresso cups cause sleep deprivation or cause they look fun? I thrifted them too. I think he's a thrift person. And yes, that is my lava lamp, in full mode. Say hi! ^^
So I recently bought the collector's hardbacks for this savage song and our dark duet. I haven't read the books yet, but the descriptions, the covers, everything SO GOOD.
And yes, I looked at the last lines of each book, I'm a self-spoiler. I know, problematic but it is what it is.
These books are gorgeous and best quality. Only paid 40โฌ for them, too. I am amazed.
Can't wait to read!
This is the magic lucky word count. Reblog for creativity juice. It might even work, who knows.
I would love to see a fic that takes place after the end of the series where Jayce is an amputee after breaking his leg and it being so infected. And is also suffering from PTSD and nerve damage in his back from the chainsaw.
Either trying to hide it or downplay how it affects him because he thinks itโs not valid compared to Victorโs pain or something else angsty. But when it flares up badly he canโt move or hide it anymore and Viktor takes care of him.
I love both of them but I feel like there are very few disability centric fics where Jayceโs disabilities are focused on.
I love how you bring that up! Obviously, since he only did a makeshift brace on his leg after cracking the bone into place, we can imagine it did not heal well and stayed a while.
I can do a bit of research (writing down the injuries and stuff about the pains and disabilities of it) and add it into a kind of hurt/comfort, caretaker type of story!
So Viktor is alive and there with Jayce in the hospital, then, in this fic?
I can imagine some good things with this.
If I write this soon, or whenever i do, I will post about it! Thank you!!
Aight so before I'm starting to read the duet I bought, I still have Threads of Power here and I'm just....
Should I read it now? Should I leave it for later? What if I can't stand the ending? What if it shatters my whole world from the first books? What if I actually do not like it?
Kinda scared to be honest, but it has to happen sometimes. And since it's the same universe.. Gotta look, yea?
This feels like a warm up to a work out.
It's a bit difficult to find the right font size on my ebook-reader, though. I've been diagnosed partially blind and to not tire my functioning eye out, I need to make the font much bigger than normal. That makes the pages go up like crazy on my epub, and sometimes it's a bit demotivating.
Let's see!
You will not use AI to get ideas for your story. You will lie on the floor and have wretched visions like god intended