Dammit, My Tricks Explained!

Dammit, my tricks explained!

[in a nutshell]

We need a name for the shock-trauma that comes from reading a long fic, chapter after chapter, barely pausing to eat let alone pay attention to what chapter you’re on, and then scrolling down to click a button that isn’t there. There needs to be a word for the way all of the emotions you’ve been carrying that were hurtling forward with you as you read non stop, suddenly crash into a wall around you. There needs to be a word for the way you’re abruptly unbalanced and lost. There needs to be a word for how you futilely attempt to refresh the page, even though you know the next chapter won’t appear. 

There needs to be a word for this dammit. 

And I have a suggestion:

WiP-lash

“Don’t get it right, just get it written.”

— James Thurber (via maxkirin)

the idea of writing things: good!

actually writing things: bad!