15 - favorite weather for writing

sunny bright beautiful weather. i think i got a lot of writing done last summer/spring when i was unfortunately unemployed by sitting at my favorite coffee shop and soaking in some sun. but tbh i dont think weather rly impacts my writing... the idea of a rainy day sitting around writing sounds romantic but tbh im either in the mood or im not and the weather is kind of irrelevant. but its nice when i want to write and i can do so outside :)

17 - talk about your writing and editing process

god where do i start <- me every time i open a doc.

really its just... i have an idea and sometimes i discuss the idea enough with a friend that ill open a doc and jot down some words and if the idea really grabs me, i'll bang out as much as possible. sometimes i have the idea in my own head and just start fleshing it out until i feel ready to chit chat abut it with someone... i have to strike a careful balance tbh ive learned that if i dont talk about an idea i'll let it die but if i talk about it too much i end up creating too much pressure for myself and never get it done.

i jump around gdocs and ellipsus right now, but i honestly prefer gdocs (sorry) because i leave comments for myself everywhere. fix this change that add more here. i also tend to reread my wip any time im going to add more to it. i do well with sprinting!! i think word sprints help me get to a finished doc, but i have to be in the right headspace for it too lol but i do love a solo sprint especially. i heavily self edit lately, like upon my rereads i start removing unneeded lines or making notes for myself or jude or whoever is gonna beta my fic for me. ive gotten into the habit of just doing a lapslock paragraph of what i want in a specific area to help me find the words im looking for because i get stuck OFTEN. my writing process honestly involves a lot of reading and movies because if i feel unhappy with my writing it means its time for me to crack open a book and get some inspiration or to watch a movie and go crazy about the beauty of storytelling. like actually i was only able to finish my kjju fic because i started (didnt even finish it tbh) a body horror movie that involved a really gross leg wound scene and i was like oh thats PERFECT and stopped everything to write what i wanted.

ive gone a bit about my editing process in this answer but i have the highlight that i do in fact rely so so so much on a beta reader (hi again jude). a good beta reader will save you. like yes i do my own edits but its sooo helpful to have people in there to tell you what doesnt make sense or what needs less or what needs more

24 - how do you recharge when youre not feeling creative

also kind of answered this but i can get more into detail here!! i have to READ i have to WATCH FILMS!! i also have to remove any and all pressure for writing (which is hard when i enjoy fests so much but oh well). i am not a stranger to hiatuses, my longest one was probably about a year but i regularly go through month long droughts (often in the winter). it makes me feel really crappy tbh but part of that is the expectation to create... so i just try to minimize that. i do other creative stuff like drawing or painting too and that can help! but more than anything i just need to engage with other people's storytelling via movies and books and shows and video games tbh. i think its good to realize that none of us are ever gonna be wholly unique in our works and that we'll always pull influences and inspiration from what we consume and what our lives hold and i think its good to actively try to engage with all sorts of storytelling to fuel yourself. like i said before, i took a body horror movie as inspiration for euijoo's brief nightmare in my kjju and i was so so happy with it. hell i wrote one of my ktakis because i was inspired by a beloved oomf mari and their amazing fic!! sometimes to recharge your creative battery you have to remember to enjoy other people's art too