The Guide
It's not that I did the sn_exchange or anything, or that I made this in time to matter for that, anyway, and the only thing that can come of it is people start recognizing my kink meme entries, but underhandy did it, and it looks cool, so, uh... yeah. (I am so easily swayed into doing things.)
Content
I... kind of fail at description. My idea of good description is a throwaway line about how the characters may or may not be at this place you should know from canon, already.
I do a lot of daily life and understatement. Even when I should be talking about more dramatic things.
I don't generally do drama, as a rule. I know. I don't know how I've made it this long as a writer. Dramatics are not really my thing. (Unless they're crackish, which is my next point: I am on crack.)
Dialogue
I do it. A lot. People are always talking, and thinking to themselves, and making leaps of logic and rationale that make sense once they're spoken, but who the fuck thinks like that?
Dialogue consists of snark, more crack, and mundane chit-chat.
Smut
I don't do it outside of an anon kink meme. It's not that I mind people associating porn with me--okay, a little bit--it's more that I am a virgin and terrified that it will show in my writing. (Of course if it doesn't, that might be worse, because it implies I read a lot of porn to make up for lack of experience. Which I will neither confirm nor deny, because "a lot" is a subjective term. >.>;;)
Formatting
I avoid a title if I can help it. I usually can't. Scenes are consistently separated by "---" which is almost always centered. Sometimes I forget, though. I don't do a lot of massively long paragraphs, but sentences are fair game. I use italics for emphasis and sometimes for thought (consistency is for squares), but unless it's the title, it doesn't get bolded.
Language
A mix of Southern slang and '90s punk rocker/stoner shit. Also, profanity. (My parents were punks, I was raised in the Deep South, somehow this works for me.) Everyone I talk to is "man" or "duuuude" regardless of gender or sex. I use bad words like they're water. I like metaphors, analogies, and hyperbole. Yes, right next to the understatement. The Southern talk slips in on its own. :/
My vocab is nothing resembling consistent. Sometimes it slips into eloquence, mostly not. Sometimes I learn a new word.
ETA: I'm also always apologizing. I always get something wrong. Like even insignificant stuff--I apologize for typos. And edits. (This was pretty much completely unnecessary to add. Sorry about that.)
ETA 2: I'm also trying to change my style to include more description, so this may not even be accurate by the time I write my Next Big Thing. (Is there going to be a Next Big Thing? Who the fuck knows.)
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Content
I... kind of fail at description. My idea of good description is a throwaway line about how the characters may or may not be at this place you should know from canon, already.
I do a lot of daily life and understatement. Even when I should be talking about more dramatic things.
I don't generally do drama, as a rule. I know. I don't know how I've made it this long as a writer. Dramatics are not really my thing. (Unless they're crackish, which is my next point: I am on crack.)
Dialogue
I do it. A lot. People are always talking, and thinking to themselves, and making leaps of logic and rationale that make sense once they're spoken, but who the fuck thinks like that?
Dialogue consists of snark, more crack, and mundane chit-chat.
Smut
I don't do it outside of an anon kink meme. It's not that I mind people associating porn with me--okay, a little bit--it's more that I am a virgin and terrified that it will show in my writing. (Of course if it doesn't, that might be worse, because it implies I read a lot of porn to make up for lack of experience. Which I will neither confirm nor deny, because "a lot" is a subjective term. >.>;;)
Formatting
I avoid a title if I can help it. I usually can't. Scenes are consistently separated by "---" which is almost always centered. Sometimes I forget, though. I don't do a lot of massively long paragraphs, but sentences are fair game. I use italics for emphasis and sometimes for thought (consistency is for squares), but unless it's the title, it doesn't get bolded.
Language
A mix of Southern slang and '90s punk rocker/stoner shit. Also, profanity. (My parents were punks, I was raised in the Deep South, somehow this works for me.) Everyone I talk to is "man" or "duuuude" regardless of gender or sex. I use bad words like they're water. I like metaphors, analogies, and hyperbole. Yes, right next to the understatement. The Southern talk slips in on its own. :/
My vocab is nothing resembling consistent. Sometimes it slips into eloquence, mostly not. Sometimes I learn a new word.
ETA: I'm also always apologizing. I always get something wrong. Like even insignificant stuff--I apologize for typos. And edits. (This was pretty much completely unnecessary to add. Sorry about that.)
ETA 2: I'm also trying to change my style to include more description, so this may not even be accurate by the time I write my Next Big Thing. (Is there going to be a Next Big Thing? Who the fuck knows.)
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