Writing Is Best When It’s "an Inspired Plague", Writing Feeling Like Work Is The Kiss Of Death

"I write for my own enjoyment"

And

"I'm happy when people interact with my writing"

Are two sentences that can coexist!

*writes two paragraphs after months of literally nothing and it took three hours*

guys this is your friendly reminder to comment on ao3 fics, from a commenter myself. the amount of times authors reply to me saying ive made their day with my comments is honestly insane; and with the way their replies make my day too, its really a win win situation for everybody

dear lord, please take all life problems and responsibilities away from fanfic writers but also make them financially stable and happy with nothing to worry about so they can happily focus on writing and posting fanfiction. amen

"perfect" writing is an opinion anyway. what's perfect to me is deeply flawed to someone else. what's profound to someone else is corny & overused to you.

there is no perfect, there is only what is on the page and who is willing to receive it

"If my book is not perfect then-"

Then what? People will actually discuss it? fill your plotholes with fanfiction and headcanons?

People dont care about perfection. perfection is boring. if your story is perfect people will forget about it. its how we are wired. we remember the strange, the weird and all things left open.

Perfection isnt the goal, interesting is

— 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑑𝑜. faq & reference.

masterlist · main characters · meka squad · faq/reference

note. this section will be updated as things come up in the story, if people have recurring questions, or if the fic takes any extreme creative liberties that need clarification.

[?]    How old are Brig & Hana & Dae-Hyun?

In this story, Hana is 21 and Brig is 23. Dae-Hyun is 22. The youngest character in this story will be one of the members of the MEKA Squad, Overlord, who will be 18.

[?]    Who is Dae-Hyun?

Dae-Hyun Park is the canon mechanic assigned to Hana. He works on Tokki. He seems to be about Hana’s age. He appears in the cinematic and some other Overwatch media.

[?]     What is Mecha Guardian V?

The video game Hana is canonically famous for being the #1 player in. Before being recruited to pilot a mech for her country (South Korea), Hana was a teenage professional gamer.

[?]     What is nano cola?

A soda brand that Hana (D.va, in this case) promotes in canon. Lots of references to the brand are seen in game and in Overwatch media. Nano Cola cans and vending machines featuring D.va are seen in the game. D.va also has a “Nano Cola” skin along with other cosmetics.

[?]      What is the MEKA Squad/Mobile Exo-Force?

A team of five young mech pilots, including Hana, who were recruited for the Korean military to defend the nation from threats (Gwishin and Null Sector being among them). 

Link here for more facts about the members of the MEKA Squad and how they’ll be characterized in this fic.

[?]       What’s Hana’s affiliation with Overwatch in this fic?

In the official lore, Hana is ordered by the MEKA Squad captain to join Overwatch to monitor the Null Sector threats. Since this is before the cinematic on the timeline, Hana is affiliated with Overwatch when the incident occurs. For the sake of this fic, Hana is inactive/on leave from all organizations during her recovery (e-sports, MEKA Squad, and Overwatch).  In this fic, Overwatch is eager to re-recruit Song as she was not fully onboarded before the incident. Since she is still considered a member of Overwatch at this time, her MEKA Squad captain is able to call for their help during Hana’s request for a second mech to be built. Overwatch offers the job to a few of their members, and Brigitte ends up taking it.

i have the most cursed ideas for overwatch au/crossovers to write...

overwatch x american college, overwatch x greek life (frats and sororities), overwatch x love island, overwatch x high school, overwatch genderbent, overwatch x harry potter (hogwarts), overwatch x soul eater (weapon + meister concept), overwatch x magical school, overwatch x avatar the last air bender (as benders), overwatch x elementalists, overwatch x office jobs, overwatch x medical drama, overwatch x sports teams, overwatch x vampires

me as a writer

if i have to tell you i lose as the writer.. if you can figure it out yourself i win

-from "on writing", on the idea of showing not telling as a writer