I love writing. And I hate feeling so uninspired to write đŚ I want to write dammit!
So, I would be very happy and grateful if you could send me some ideas for imagines (no requests!) or just some thoughts and fantasies you have about the character. Please, send them to me via ASK.
Characters I want inspiration for:
Loki
Yondu
Cable
Hopefully it can tickle my inspiration đ
IâM LOVING ALL ASKS SO FAR!!
SEND ME MOOOOORE!!!!! đ
Help this wonderful person to get her inspiration back! I need to think of something, too ;___;Â
Monday everything went to hell on this site and the effects hit me mercilessly.
I posted a teaser for one of my fics on monday (yes, we writers are depended on promotion) and it got buried underneath the new guidelines of Tumblr and everyone freaking out. Thus, I didnât get said exposure I needed, but Iâm a strong writer, so I can handle one day of fuckery!
Tuesday I posted a new chapter of one of my fics and I was still experiencing the after-effects from Monday. (I donât blame you people, keep on ranting and posting about this shitty NFSW-rule, I do so too.)
Then Wednesday came, and everything seemed calmed down and I was feeling motivated again to post another chapter of my fic. And then, suddenly, everyone was experiencing ghost-posts/blog-flu/whatever-shit-went-down-now! And AGAIN my post with my fic got buried underneath everything else! On top of the tagging system breaking again, and people probably not getting the notes when I tagged them.
Now itâs Thursday and tonight I want to post a chapter on a fic Iâm extremely PROUD of, yet, my self-esteem and motivation as a writer are heavily depended on the likes and comments of others.
Tumblr @staff, I beg of you, for the love of whatever deity you worship, for one damn day (preferably more) DONâT FUCK THIS UP!
I need the exposure, I need the validation!
Because really, youâre ruthlessly KILLING a writer in the most cruel way!
You have a world. A universe. A setting. Good! Describe what happens in it normally – describe your main character(s)âs daily life. Now, what would destabilize this routine completely? If many things could, write them all down. Pick your favourite idea(s). Plots are born from change: everything was going normally⌠until it wasnât.
Make a list with all the goals/motivations of your main characters.
Can the plot revolve around your characters going after these goals?Â
Which goals are more important? Focus on those.Â
Are different charactersâ goals in conflict with each other? Conflict is usually what propels a story forward.Â
What could go wrong in your characterâs pursuit of their goal? Make it go wrong.
If you donât know your charactersâ goals, go back to the drawing board; they probably need more development.
If thereâs not enough conflict of different motivations, make a new character who creates conflict!
How do you want your main character to have changed by the end of the story? Do you want them to be less selfish? To have come to terms with a part of themself? To have learned something new? Write down ideas that could accomplish this change.Â
If you canât think of any way your character could be changed (read: improved) by the end of the story, go back to the drawing board. They might be âtoo perfectâ.
Notes:Â
The change that triggers your plot can be anything. It doesnât have to be the start of an epic war that will bring forth the apocalypse, it can be your character meeting a new person who shakes things up in their life, or anything you want!
Motivations can be anything. It doesnât have to be something grand – if your characterâs motivation is to just live a quiet life, you can still come up with a plot that will get in the way of that goal!Â
Character development can be anything, as well – you donât need a clichĂŠ moral to the story; your character doesnât even need to change in a good way, if thatâs not what you want for your story!
This is what Iâve found works for me, but if you try it and it doesnât, or if it sounds way too sententious and strict for you – thatâs okay! Take it with a grain of salt! Maybe you think your characters are just fine and donât need more developing even in the situations in which I recommended you âgo back to the drawing boardâ, or maybe you have better ways of coming up with a plot. Thatâs fine, the writing process can be very personal!
As someone who regularly creates worlds and characters I love but has no idea what to write for a plot this is super useful!
Hopefully, this post isnât the first youâre hearing about the adult content ban on Tumblr. Just in case, though, hereâs what we know right now.
First, on Dec. 3rd, Tumblrâs staff blog announced all adult content would be banned. They had criteria to define adult content. They stated this ban would begin Dec. 17th. Almost immediately, however, people began to see their content being flagged. Once it is flagged, it will not be visible to anyone but the original poster and those that reblogged.
Second thing that was noticed was that there appeared to be no rhyme or reason for the content being flagged, or the vast majority of it. It if was visual in nature, it was coming down. The bot had been let loose by late afternoon with no end in sight.
Everything after that happened in rapid succession. People were deleted without warning if enough of their content was flagged, even if they were in the middle of appeals on things that were legitimately NOT adult content.
Now, onto the âwho is safe and who isnâtâ section. In short, no one is safe. We know what the post says, in full, backward and forward. We also know what is happening is not matching up with that post. If you are a fanfiction writer, whether you write about adult content or not, YOU ARE NOT SAFE FROM THIS PURGE!Â
Again, we know what it says and we know what is happening. People are being deleted, whole blogs gone, with no warning. Donât let this happen to you. Rumors and misinformation will abound in these situations. If you reblog a post from someone saying itâs not true and doesnât have anything to do with fanfic writers, or writers in general, know that theyâre wrong. Unless they work at Tumblr, they have no way of knowing whatâs really happening. End of story.
What can you do?
Back up your stuff. Download your content. Find a new home. We can help with this. Come talk to us. We have a ton of posts on our blog. Tags arenât working right now for a lot of people, so if you canât find it shoot us a message or an ask and weâll link you as fast as possible.
Put your name on our fanfic author masterlist. In the horrible event that you get deleted, we will be able to post information for your readers and followers on where else they might find you and support you. Thereâs a separate one for fan artists with the same premise.Â
Refute any flagged content you feel was done so in error. If you know that the gif set, picture, or other visual content clearly goes against their criteria, do not refute it. Itâs bogging Tumblr down and not allowing them to reinstate those users who did nothing wrong. Only the original poster of the content can refute the flag. A lot of people have tons of content. Donât assume they are seeing all of these. There is no notification system for this, despite what Tumblr says. If you see a reblog thatâs been flagged, let the original poster know so that they can dispute it.
We have a Discord server set up for fanfic writers and readers. This can include original writers and writblrs as well, but we are a digital magazine about writing fanfiction, so weâre going to concentrate our efforts on that crowd, but everyone is invited. There are sections for news and updates on where people can find your new chapters while we all work through this mess together. If you canât find us, or need us to add you manually, send us a message or an ask.Â
Our website will include a blog section when itâs up and weâre going to invite all those that have their own blogs removed or censored heavily to come over to Lemonâs website and contribute. The topics do not have to pertain to writing fanfiction or writing in any way. We know that the LGBTQQIAAP community is being hit harder than most and Tumblr is an outlet for everyone to be able to find support. We will not let that fade away. At this time, we donât have the capabilities to do GIFsets or pictures in large quantities. Weâre going to concentrate on the text post side. We will pull several articles a month to be featured in the magazine as well, with author permission, obviously.
Alternatives for writers and readers:
*If you need more information on these, or other websites, we have it. Come talk to us.
Doesnât include a MA rating any longer. This means no explicitly sexual chapters are allowed. They also do not allow RPF or reader-insert stories. The other two do allow these things, with AO3 being the most relaxed on that situation.
Itâs not a server, like the others. Itâs your own private website. There is no directory or search function. There is an easy way to get your content downloaded from Tumblr to WordPress, though. Make sure you check out our reblogs or let us help you find them.
Lemon was founded on the principle that all fanfiction writers deserve a voice and the confidence to succeed, no matter what they want to write. We stand by that now more than ever. We want to help. We want to keep all the content safe, no matter how good you think it is. If you spent any amount of time on it, it deserves to be saved. You are a creator and deserve to be protected. Donât let anyone tell you fanart and fanfiction arenât important and a valid creative outlet. It is and weâre not going anywhere. Lemon will be here until the bitter, bitter end. And weâll go wherever the fanfic writers and fan artists migrate.
The real irony is there is plenty of fanfiction that goes through more rigorous editing than some published fiction. So the difference in quality between fanfiction and âprofessional writingâ is totally arbitrary and made up. Except that some things that are more expensive are worse.
Fanfic has really raised my standards for what constitutes good writing.
Here is a list of the requests for the Drabble Game I got. I apologize already, because I wonât write all for sure, but Iâll try to get as many as possible done! (I am sorry, I just really donât want to stress myself about it, but I am sure you all can understand this.)Â Thank you so much for your interest, my sweethearts!Â
Loki x ReaderÂ
9 – If you leave me now then never come back. and 6 – Youâre wrong, I didnât cry! and 18 – Donât you want to make it up to me? NSFW
11 – What are you hiding from me? and 19 – I prepared a hot bath for you. and20 – You know you are mine, donât you? NSFW
1 – I know youâll never feel the same for me. and 5 – I know itâs late, but please stay a little longer. and 17 – Yeah, maybe I drank a little bit too much. NSFW
15 – Itâs really hard not to kiss you right now. and 16 – Try to stay quiet, they might hear us. (or Captain James Conrad)
1 – I know youâll never feel the same for me. and 8 – Are you trying to make me jealous? and 12 – You deserve better than him. NSFW
8 – Are you trying to make me jealous? and 18 – Donât you want to make it up to me? (Sexual Tension)
12 – You deserve better than him. NSFWÂ
4 – You make me nervous. (SFW or NSFW, not decided yet)
17 – Yeah, maybe I drank a little bit too much. SFWÂ
20 –Â You know you are mine, donât you? NSFW
10 – Didnât anyone ever told you how beautiful you are? SFWÂ
3 – Do you really want me to stop? NSFW
6 –Â Youâre wrong, I didnât cry!
9 –Â If you leave me now then never come back.
Sir Thomas Sharpe x Reader
5 – I know itâs late, but please stay a little longer. and 15 – Itâs really hard not to kiss you right now. and 19 – I prepared a hot bath for you. NSFW
1 – I know youâll never feel the same for me. NSFW
Dr. Robert Laing x Reader
20 –Â You know you are mine, donât you? NSFW
16 – Try to stay quiet, they might hear us. NSFW
Captain James Conrad x Reader
1 – I know youâll never feel the same for me. and 8 – Are you trying to make me jealous? and 15 NSFW (OR Tom Hiddleston)
15 – Itâs really hard not to kiss you right now. and 16 Try to stay quiet, they might hear us.
Tom Hiddleston x Reader
3 – Do you really want me to stop? and 15 – Itâs really hard not to kiss you right now. NSFW
1 – I know youâll never feel the same for me. and 4 – You make me nervous. and 5 – I know itâs late, but please stay a little longer.
9 –Â If you leave me now then never come back.
2 –Â Havenât you hurt me enough already?!
âFree Sentence Drabble Gameâ
Loki x Reader
Iâve drawn you a hot bath. NSFW
Hush darling, no need to fret.
My, my, Kitten. Someone has been naughty havenât you? Turn around for your master and accept your punishment.
You know, I would help. But making fun of you is so much more satisfying.
Bite me, Loki. I dare you
Reader tossed a pair of silver daggers Loki used to use in front of him, âI have been keeping them with me for so long, make me feel like you are still beside me. But it looks like I donât need them anymore.â
Captain James Conrad x Reader
I will miss you.
Thereâs no way on earth, you could possibly be this stupid.
Well, well. Long time no seeâŚ
Come sit on my lap darling, so I may kiss you for as long as I like. (Thank you for your sweet message @darb6226!! <3)
Iâve seen monsters and wonders you could not believe but you, my love, are the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes on (or Loki)
Jonathan Pine x Reader
You promised youâll never leave me again! You promised!