Imbecominggayer - Pure Ranting About Writing

Thank you! Normally I finish the requests the same day I get them but since it's 9:36 currently and I want to sleep, I'm going to save it for tomorrow ;)

Apologies!

What Do YOU Need Writing Advice On?

I know I posted this a couple days ago but I am an unpopular tumblr account who barely gets interactions so constantly posting this question seems inevitable.

Again, ask me whatever you want. Anything. Heck, ask me to continue one of my previous series that you had an emotional attachment towards for some reason???

I am unfamilar with Harry Potter so I can't do anything character-specific HOWEVER I can do a general guide line thing

I just want to ask for some details from you, @stabbyapologist

Basic gist of what your OC is like since I don't want the FBI to break into my room if your OC is underage

Are you only searching for advice on whether or not the concept is interesting or cliche or is there something more you are searching for?

To reiterate, I am exceedingly willing to do an entire post about this. I am only asking these questions both:

see if you are okay with my lack of fandom knowledge

What exactly you want since I want to give you the best

What Do YOU Need Writing Advice On?

I know I posted this a couple days ago but I am an unpopular tumblr account who barely gets interactions so constantly posting this question seems inevitable.

Again, ask me whatever you want. Anything. Heck, ask me to continue one of my previous series that you had an emotional attachment towards for some reason???

I'm so so so sorry. I only saw this post when it was 10:00. In order to slightly preserve what's left of my sleeping schedule, I will leave to for tomorrow.

Rest assured, I will give you advice tomorrow!

Again, I am so sorry @melda0m3

What Do YOU Need Writing Advice On (Requests)

Hi, Unpopular Tumblr User Here! Again, I am asking for requests on what to do because I am very insecure about my own original ideas! Plus, I genuinely love helping people out and I really like talking about writing.

I've had some original ideas like "How To Write Sex Appeal" Or "Where Is Realism's Place In Writing" but I also want to hear from you!

Feel free to send multiple requests and I'll try to finish the advice in 1-2 days!

Writting Historically Accurate Dialogue

From @melda0m3 we have another ask: "How to make the medieval fantasy dialogues seem, well, medieval fantasy. How can I avoid using language that's too "modern" for the settings I'm going for?"

(I cropped it a bit)

Unfortunately, I forgot to ask what the specific context was so i'm going to be giving advice for both original works and for fanfiction. Of course, there is going to be a large amount of overlap so reading both sections of the post should be only beneficial!

Let's not waste time as we need to speed on over to advice-giving territory!

Advice For A Fanfic

If you are writing fanfiction then my advice is going to be extremely simple.

Read the dialogue. Hear it if you can do that.

It's honestly disturbing when nobody realizes that if they're struggle with dialogue has already been fixed by the fact that their medieval fantasy world's creator struggled with dialogue that you didn't have to.

Grab a list and just write down some iconic lines from these characters. You'll get the general "vibe" of how these characters speak and the language used by the characters.

You can also write down, digitally or physically, "no-no words" like "kids" or "cool" so when you go back into your work to make edits, now you have an actual list to go through!

Advice For Original Non-Fanfic

Grab a notebook, Google Doc, whatever, and just write down some of the most common slang words you use. If you use it everyday, you will probably have at least a couple examples of you writing it down. Again, lists are the best!

Next, look up shows with a medieval fantasy setting. Then look up criticism and praise for the dialogue within the show. Now either watch that show for inspiration or to learn what not to do.

Read medieval text about a hobby you have or something interesting.

Find a medieval real life person and read their diary!

Conclusion

Ultimately, the probability that you are going to find a historian who simultaneously reads historical fiction and hasn't given up on the hope of historical accuracy is next to none.

The majority of people who read your story can't tell the Elizabethan Era from the Victorian Era.

If you manage to get found by a historian or someon interested in this time period, they're probably so emotionally scarred by far worse historical inaccuracies that your traumatic dialogue is only a slight bump on the road.

That isn't an excuse to avoid doing research but it's a sign that you probably shouldn't obsess over it too heavily.

When you edit, look up some iffy words, remove the non-fancy and slang words, and throw in some Game of Thrones since nobody knows history well enough to tell you that it's historically inaccurate!

Have I helped you @melda0m3 !?

I finished the post @stabbyapologist :)

I'm sorry I wasn't able to finish it yesterday :(

What Do YOU Need Writing Advice On?

I know I posted this a couple days ago but I am an unpopular tumblr account who barely gets interactions so constantly posting this question seems inevitable.

Again, ask me whatever you want. Anything. Heck, ask me to continue one of my previous series that you had an emotional attachment towards for some reason???