101 Things/Kinks in Fiction Meme Part 5
This 101 meme really inspires me. I have a million ideas for things I would love to write. Particularly a prequel to the Ghost story. But first off i need to finish writing that...
41. Long Term Relationships.
Couples have been together for a long time and romance has to make way for everyday life. Ordinariness. Being astonishingly comfortable around one another. People who have been in a relationship for a long time and still find each other sexy.
42. Characters who admit that they're not fine, and solicit help. ✔
This is one of the Buffy quotes I will always remember. “A cry for help is saying help in a loud voice”. I dislike people in real life who do things, call them “a cry for help” when all it really is, is a cry for attention. It’s the same with fiction. I like it when characters know when to ask for help.
43. The mindful preparation, description and savouring of tea.
I don’t need to explain this one, but I want to. One of the things that stayed with me from my time in Ireland was the tea. I remember one day, there was a fire in the neighbourhood and the lady who lived in the house basically saw her life burn down and my host mother took her into the house and started making tea. It was so surreal and yet so right. Especially in a fandom with characters that grew up in a tea-drinking environment I think it’s amazing to include tea in the story.
44. Nervous BDSM.
We’ve all read the story, where the newcomer to BDSM comes out with a whip and tops the hell out of their partner. No. Seriously, no! I love to read about a nervous character who is pushing their limits to make their partner happy.
45. Post-apocalypse.
I love to see how people pick up the pieces and put their world back together.
46. Geography ✔
Accurate descriptions of geographical regions, cities, streets. I put a lot of effort into making sure I know every corner my characters turn by using google streetview and know how long it takes to go from point A to B. While I don’t expect other authors to do the same (because, let’s face it, it’s crazy!) but I expect the author to know landmarks and climate and stuff if they are used in the story.
47. Sweetness.
When warranted. Also sweet, kind, cheerful, forgiving characters who are pushed and pushed until they finally run out of mercy.
48. Really tight tight points of view.
When the authorial voice and the character voice are so close that even the narrative language sounds like the character thinking.
49. Long, plotty stories.
Where a romantic relationship is part of the plot but isn't the primary driver of the plot.
50. Well-rounded, deeply-thought-out, vivid secondary/tertiary characters.
There is almost nothing worse than boring secondary/etc characters.
41. Long Term Relationships.
Couples have been together for a long time and romance has to make way for everyday life. Ordinariness. Being astonishingly comfortable around one another. People who have been in a relationship for a long time and still find each other sexy.
42. Characters who admit that they're not fine, and solicit help. ✔
This is one of the Buffy quotes I will always remember. “A cry for help is saying help in a loud voice”. I dislike people in real life who do things, call them “a cry for help” when all it really is, is a cry for attention. It’s the same with fiction. I like it when characters know when to ask for help.
43. The mindful preparation, description and savouring of tea.
I don’t need to explain this one, but I want to. One of the things that stayed with me from my time in Ireland was the tea. I remember one day, there was a fire in the neighbourhood and the lady who lived in the house basically saw her life burn down and my host mother took her into the house and started making tea. It was so surreal and yet so right. Especially in a fandom with characters that grew up in a tea-drinking environment I think it’s amazing to include tea in the story.
44. Nervous BDSM.
We’ve all read the story, where the newcomer to BDSM comes out with a whip and tops the hell out of their partner. No. Seriously, no! I love to read about a nervous character who is pushing their limits to make their partner happy.
45. Post-apocalypse.
I love to see how people pick up the pieces and put their world back together.
46. Geography ✔
Accurate descriptions of geographical regions, cities, streets. I put a lot of effort into making sure I know every corner my characters turn by using google streetview and know how long it takes to go from point A to B. While I don’t expect other authors to do the same (because, let’s face it, it’s crazy!) but I expect the author to know landmarks and climate and stuff if they are used in the story.
47. Sweetness.
When warranted. Also sweet, kind, cheerful, forgiving characters who are pushed and pushed until they finally run out of mercy.
48. Really tight tight points of view.
When the authorial voice and the character voice are so close that even the narrative language sounds like the character thinking.
49. Long, plotty stories.
Where a romantic relationship is part of the plot but isn't the primary driver of the plot.
50. Well-rounded, deeply-thought-out, vivid secondary/tertiary characters.
There is almost nothing worse than boring secondary/etc characters.