• There's a user called Erika Horn (@erikahorn.art) on tiktok who made a "duet me" challenge so technically impressive that all of the duets are exactly like this LMAO

  • me: *writes fic*

    me: great! time to post to ao3-

    ao3 summary box: *exists*

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  • Ooh, this is actually kinda a neat thing, because you can think of it as a checklist:

    • Who: Main character(s)
    • Why: Character goal or desire (stated)
    • Why: Character need (implied)
    • When: Inciting Incident
    • What: Means (that achieves the goal/need)
    • Where: Place A >> Place B
    • How: The Plan
    • Obstacle(s): antagonist or challenge

    For example:

    • Who: Bilbo Baggins, a respectable hobbit of Hobbiton
    • Why: Treasure, wealth (stated)
    • Why: Adventure, self-respect (implied)
    • When: After supper
    • What: Quest
    • Where: Hobbiton >> The Lonely Mountain
    • How: A company of dwarves, a wizard, and an ancient map and key
    • Main antagonist(s): a dragon

    Thus, in less than 100 words:

    • Bilbo Baggins is a respectable hobbit in Hobbiton, never making any trouble or having any adventures. But when a wizard and a company of dwarves invite themselves to dinner, Bilbo finds himself joining their quest from the shires of Hobbiton to the legendary Lonely Mountain, the home of a long lost treasure, and quite, possibly, a dragon.  

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    The Anatomy of Story by John Truby is a really good book by the by, if anyone’s interested in this sort of thing.

  • This is super helpful!’

  • i would rather die than market myself on linkedin. it's the modern day version of a peasant doing a little dance to convince the king to let him live