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lirelynJust bits here and there from the last few days.
I've watched up to episode 18 of Word of Honor and I'm much too invested in Wen Kexing's happiness. I am certain this is bad for my mental health and peace of mind. When he looks sad he looks SO SAD and when he looks happy he looks SO HAPPY and it's just a lot to take. From the first few episodes, I really didn't think I was gonna fall so hard for this show, but here we are.
The next chapter of the lantern by the door is coming along nicely! My process for drafting this fic has been atypical -- I've written way more material that's ultimately getting thrown out or completely rewritten than usual. I've drafted large chunks from later in the story but I expect by the time I get there they'll be different too. As always, locking in the right zhancheng vibe is a challenge for me (I also have a story in the tattered, tethered series that's zhancheng-focused that's taking me forever to write), but once I get it it's so satisfying.
My first drafts of everything, always, are too nice. I'm pretty conflict-averse in real life and my initial writing instincts are to smooth things over as quickly as possible. It's in the edits and rewrites that I dig down, let the characters' hurts and needs get louder and more insistent. Writing Jiang Cheng is very good practice for me.
I've been enjoying a lot of Outside for the last few days of nice weather. I've taken long walks! I've sat outdoors and had a drink! Last spring I discovered that it's actually quite nice to sit in my tiny backyard (shared with the three other units in my building) and have a drink and scribble in my notebook. I am the kind of sedentary introvert who actually can be pretty content to just sit in my house for days on end (a Blessing in these times) but every time I go outside in good weather I think "damn, I should do this more often."
I've watched up to episode 18 of Word of Honor and I'm much too invested in Wen Kexing's happiness. I am certain this is bad for my mental health and peace of mind. When he looks sad he looks SO SAD and when he looks happy he looks SO HAPPY and it's just a lot to take. From the first few episodes, I really didn't think I was gonna fall so hard for this show, but here we are.
The next chapter of the lantern by the door is coming along nicely! My process for drafting this fic has been atypical -- I've written way more material that's ultimately getting thrown out or completely rewritten than usual. I've drafted large chunks from later in the story but I expect by the time I get there they'll be different too. As always, locking in the right zhancheng vibe is a challenge for me (I also have a story in the tattered, tethered series that's zhancheng-focused that's taking me forever to write), but once I get it it's so satisfying.
My first drafts of everything, always, are too nice. I'm pretty conflict-averse in real life and my initial writing instincts are to smooth things over as quickly as possible. It's in the edits and rewrites that I dig down, let the characters' hurts and needs get louder and more insistent. Writing Jiang Cheng is very good practice for me.
I've been enjoying a lot of Outside for the last few days of nice weather. I've taken long walks! I've sat outdoors and had a drink! Last spring I discovered that it's actually quite nice to sit in my tiny backyard (shared with the three other units in my building) and have a drink and scribble in my notebook. I am the kind of sedentary introvert who actually can be pretty content to just sit in my house for days on end (a Blessing in these times) but every time I go outside in good weather I think "damn, I should do this more often."
