Been Working On My Self Indulgent Oc/self Insert Mk11 Fic And Just Felt Like Sharing My Progress. First

Been working on my self indulgent oc/self insert mk11 fic and just felt like sharing my progress. First chapter is over 5000 words and I'm wanting to keep that consistent for all chapters.

Btw, does anyone else get self-conscious about their word count? I always feel like my stuff reads too fast lol. Plus, I don't think I'm that great a writer, especially when it comes to description and such 😓 Like, I wanna have fun writing my big fics like this one, but then I start comparing my stuff to others and get frustrated even though I know I'm writing for myself for the most part. It also sucks because it takes so much energy for me to write.

bleh...

that's actually perfect bc you won't be too hot or too cold!

NERD

Bro he fucking laughed at Kong's tooth

i know it’s been said before, but it bears repeating: a big, big part of maintaining your confidence & self esteem as a creator is fully embracing the concept of “you don’t have to be good like them.  you can be good like you.”

for example, i’m not someone who’s particularly good at coming up with complex, elaborate plots or incredibly unique ideas.  it’s just not how i choose to write.  and it would be easy for me to look at someone with an elaborate, super unique plot & decide that because i don’t write like that, i’m not a good writer.  after all, unique plots are good, and my writing lacks those, so my writing must not be good, right?  well, no, actually.  i just have different strengths, like taking a simple premise & digging super deep into its emotional depths.  that’s what i do well & it isn’t any better or worse than people who do elaborate world building or come up with really creative and unexpected plots.

your writing is never going to be all things to all people.  it just isn’t.  inevitably, you’ll have to make creative choices that favor certain aspects of writing over others.  there is truly no getting around that & it’s honestly a good thing, because it means you’ve developed your own style.  but you’ll always encounter other creators who posses strengths that you don’t.  it doesn’t mean one is better than the other or that your writing isn’t good enough. 

comparing yourself like that would be like taking a piece of pizza & a cupcake & going “oh no, that cupcake is so sweet & my pizza isn’t sweet at all.” or “gosh, the garlic crust on that pizza is delicious and my cupcake doesn’t have ANY garlic.”  obviously your pizza isn’t sweet.  obviously your cupcake doesn’t have garlic.  a food can’t have every single delicious flavor at once.  the cupcake is good like a cupcake.  the pizza is good like a pizza.  so you don’t have to be good like them.  you can be good like you.

This is so random, but imagine taking a nap with Lord Raiden. Like-I love mortal Raiden, but god Raiden is seven feet tall and deserves so much love. (Dubious suggestions under the cut)

Like-he comes to find you after a frustrating moment. Maybe he had an argument with Fujin, maybe Kung Lao ditched training, or maybe it's simple frustration buildup. Whatever it may be, he finds you, surprises you by lightly tugging on your sleeve, then drops that stoic expression of his into a soft look before politely asking you to rest with him. Because Elder Gods forbid the man be anything but polite to you.

He lumbers along, you right by his side, until he finds his preferred napping spot for the next hour or so. Sometimes it's his bedroom in the Sky Temple; sometimes it's a couch. No matter which one, he'll lay on his back and then bring you on top of him. He'll bring you close with his arms and hands high on your back, and if you can convince him, one hand may just rest lower down. He prefers your head on his chest, but he won't argue if you wish to put your head in his neck.

But be warned if you start kissing his neck. He may just vent his frustrations in another way. He'll be gentle, but that's about all I can promise you.

The funniest part of the Legends ZA announcement is the amount of people who immediately turned to Emmet and went "YOU are going to FRANCE"