liminal-collapse
Liminal Collapse
I'm writing a series about people being good to other people called Parasocial. Autistic protagonist who mostly has it together, sighthounds, TikTok, fandom, and an unusual encounter with a celebrity, who maybe doesn't have it quite as together as it looks.
The vast majority of a normal hangover would be a combination of what you feel when you haven't slept properly, because it interferes with sleep, and dehydration because alcohol is a diuretic, and encourages your body to get rid of liquid. If you've ever been in a situation where you've stayed up al…
So, the way I like to look at it, is unless you are writing a very specific genre, most people are reading to read exceptional stories, not ordinary ones. So sure, maybe it doesn't happen often that these two people would meet like this (think about many of the meet-cutes in romcoms, like Notting…
Ok, i did it. Thank you all for the motivation! [image]
Yeah, I could do. It feels like a distraction though? And honestly, like, I don't think her username matters so much? Like she probably just took the autogenerated TikTok username at first, not intending to become "known", right? Huh, maybe I should go through the signup flow again. Not worried a…
My novel's two main characters are both openly bisexual, and both will have their own love interests, but the story is not a romance - the romantic relationships are subplots, even if I'm sort of obsessed with them 
The last couple episodes start to hint at one of the relationships.
I am tormenting myself over this? My main character, Alys, is a TikToker with a substantial following so her username should be an established thing, but I just can't make myself settle on one. She starts her TikTok channel initially as a dog rescue volunteer, just showing off the sighthounds at …
Thank you! I specifically used the times to try and create a sense of urgency alongside her anxiety, so I'm pleased it worked that way. I really appreciate the feedback <3
I like it, nice and simple!
I knew IRC well. I also hitchhiked to Halifax Pride in 1998. 
Oh wow, this is so generous. I'd super welcome some feedback on the first (or any!) chapter of
Elsie is super cute. I'm NaNoWriMoing right now but I've subscribed!
that's almost 50% retention from first episode to second! That's higher than most of the ones in this thread
Interestingly all three of these show approx 30% retention from Ep 1 to Ep 2. Go us!
lol it can feel a bit personal can't it 
I'm the worst at this. I start by working up some background and context for each character and then basically I just throw them into the story and sort of see what feels right for them. I think this actually adds to the joy I get from writing because my characters surprise me on the regular, so it'…
This is actually super interesting and I'm not sure I know! I feel like Alys would like very different music than I do. Connor might have more similar tastes to mine despite being so much younger. This is definitely something to think about
Mine is also my first episode. The amount of people who view it and never go on to Ep2 is huge! And I don't blame them. It's a pretty slow episode and lots of exposition which I need to restructure, but uuuuugh. Like unless you're super into trains (like my MC is), then episode 1 is a snoozefest. …
The great thing is that readers will largely read in anything obvious, so you can focus on the not obvious aspects - how do the characters behave? Is one vocal? Is one quiet? Are they impatient or are they controlled? Excited? Confident? Shy? Scared? Does being the focus of intense attention affect …
So, this is not a romance, and it has not been addressed yet, but both of the characters you meet in Parasocial are openly bisexual, just like me. There's a gay character called Félix coming up too, and I'm very fond of him. I'd love feedback too!
These are 100% legit. I'd add that https://writeordie.com/ can be very helpful for a speedrun. I'm not able to do it this year, but on years I have, I also start with a list of my own challenges I can use: have a character do a household chore that they hate, have a character call their mum (o…
I know a lot of writers who struggle with details, and partly because a lot of people go straight to details = choreography, which can be super weird to write (unless that's your thing). But there are a lot of ways to show "spice" without being explicit.
Yeah, my new series "parasocial" has an autistic protagonist, Alys. I'm a bit nervous about it, because I was diagnosed with autism recently and I'm only starting to look back and understand really embarassing things that happened because I didn't know how to care for my sensory needs, and address a…