I enjoy "replied" as an alternate to "said" that's not weird. It's nice when you can avoid dialogue tags altogether, but sometimes I enjoy putting them in just to break up longer pieces of dialogue. First person definitely makes it easier to differentiate between characters, as well as not having to use characters' names as often. You can get away with using more pronouns. The main reason I decided to write my slash in first person was so it wouldn't get confusing with all the "he/his/him" LOL. At least one of them could be "I/me" then.
I think I end up with a lot of "he smiled" type stuff from trying to break up long dialogue. Which probably isn't much better, lol! I feel like I only end up using a dialogue tag when someone is present, but hasn't spoken in a while and has nothing to do while speaking. If it made sense, I would absolutely make 80% of my scenes take place in a kitchen or something like that and give all the Boys a task to do that I could reference once they were quiet for a while, lol! LMAO! You're totally right on all the he/his/him things! I think this is an issue we have more than other fandoms (except for other boyband fandoms, of course) simply due to the sheer amount of male characters that are with each other for a good portion of the story. I think that's part of why epithets got so popular, and ridiculous! Anyone remember how Howie always got called "the Latin one"? At that point, just say "Howie." It's not like it's some cool epithet like The Blood King or something. Or like Hades got a lot of epithets because dying freaked the Greeks out; I feel like "he who receives many guests" was a frequent one. And Howie just gets "the Latin one"... Collectively, we should all be more creative. Even something mundane like "Howie, builder of beach-side condos" is better.
LOL I know if I say definitively I am NEVER writing another Nick cancer story, I will inevitably get an idea for one and be tempted. But I'm not planning to.
Yes, PBox & Co get grandfathered into the "No NSYNC" rule. They can only disappear if you kill them. Stab stab stab!
I figured that was the reason, but I enjoyed that it was a question so much more than if you'd just written "possibly Nick cancer stories" or "write really long Nick cancer stories." At least it was "things you used to do that you don't anymore" and not "things you never do anymore." I call that a loophole around your vow to never say never!
Okay good. I know I'm a rule breaker, but... getting grandfathered in is good. lmao! You know, it's just not as much fun stabbing them.
The inspiration was a conversation (probably here) about how cruel we are all to Nick in fanfic and the show 1000 Ways to Die. LOL He would have the WTF reaction to a lot of his deaths; some of them are pretty random. He can get his revenge on the snail in Revenge of the Slaughtered.
That makes sense; we do often talk about how cruel we are to him. But, he's an equally picky muse, so I think it balances out some. It's probably more fun that they're random. Can he though? The premise is that it can't be killed.
I would enjoy romantic comedies more if they contained random stabbing subplots LOL.
And yes, if it's been fifteen years, then Nick is definitely due for another stabbing!
lol! That's how you get through some hurt/comfort, obviously.
It's only been about thirteen since I finished PBox? Close enough; you're right, he's due. Although, I meant since we've heard from the cryptic Nick account. A long discussion on stabbing him seems like the type of thing that would bring him back.
I would absolutely work four tens over five eights! I have also suggested having Wednesdays off so we never have to work more than two days in a row, but my district has not adopted this schedule yet. LOL
Yes! My boss already claimed Wednesdays, but that would have been another option I would have opted for. I'm sorry your district is refusing to listen to your genius.
Yay! I hope tomorrow is a productive writing day now that your editing's out of the way for the week.
Nope! Tired. Always so tired mid-week, lol. I think this will be another "I wrote a sentence to keep the streak alive" day.
Mornings have still been better, but I'm not quite in a routine with the late night writing yet. I wrote a little bit last night, and then I went downstairs and watched a movie. Today I wrote a tiny bit as I was getting ready in the morning, and then I was gone the rest of the day, so I haven't gotten back to it yet. Hoping to get some more written tonight. I still have a ways to go in the Nick chapter, so I won't finish it tonight, but hopefully by the end of the week.
I get that. You've been so used to your morning routine for a while, that it's probably hard to get a night routine going that's different from "go to bed at a semi-decent hour." I hope yesterday's night writing went well! I'm sending good vibes for your Nick chapter!
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