WhenPigsFly13
Hey hru??
Riptide_the_pen
Riptide_the_pen
I think Iāve grown out of writing fanficsā¦
Idk if this is relatable for anyone, but it doesnāt feel right for me anymore to write Percy Jackson fanfics.
I started writing fanfics when I was 14, 5 years ago. Iām 19 now and it feels like I donāt belong here. I want to focus on real writing. Iām not saying fanfics arenāt real writing, but I myself have been relying on these excisting characters way too much.
I want to make one thing very clear: this is not some insult to people who do write fanfics. I loved to do it and it helped me so much. And if you want to do it, you totally should.
It just doesnāt work for me anymore. And I donāt think that the last few stories I wrote worked very well in the fanfic style. They almost got no comments nor votes, while the more classic tropes did so much better.
It saddens me and I find it very scary to make this step, but it also feels good. Iām excited to not be bound anymore to these characters. For example I found it very hard lately to write about Annabethās abbondenment issues for the millionth time.
Tbh I donāt know why Iām sharing this, but it feels weird to just dissapear. My one shots also hit the 50k, which is crazy. So Iāll do something with that too, but I do think that is the beginning of the end.
BlueCookies0612
@Riptide_the_pen Hi! Sorry for being soo late ... But.... I kind of get it... I wasn't there at the beginning and joined in only a few months prior, but looking at the changes in people's comments and the app in general has really got me thinking. Honestly loved your one-shots work, and I really think you can make it big, if you believe in yourself and never lose your vision. Take care, and as a fellow reader and writer in making(sorry cringeee but yeah), all the best and enjoy the journey! Oh and feel free to ask if you do have anything ever... There are many wonderful people here, who will always be there for you :)
Riptide_the_pen
@sweet_bookishtiger You translated my feelings so well. You exactly said what I meant to say.
Riptide_the_pen
@sweet_bookishtiger Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me. Iām glad to know Iām not the only one. You also take care, lots of love. xxx
Riptide_the_pen
Okay so lately Iāve completely switched types, I always thought I was completely into dark haired guys, but lately Iām really into blonde guys. But itās kinda weird, because in books Iām always kind of in love with dark haired guys (like Percy). But in school and like real people, Iām lately more into blondes, but maybe itās because the last two guys I liked were blondeā¦ Iām just confused lol
But idk, does this happen to any of you?
Percabeth_4ever_123
@Riptide_the_pen āØBoopāØ You have been booped! Post this on 20 other profiles and watch the chaos unleash
Riptide_the_pen
Would you think that if Annabeth died, Percy would eventually fall in love again?
Not that he moves on, I donāt think he ever could, but more that he finds someone who he cares about, maybe even loves, makes him happy. I was always on the firm believe that Percy could never, but I reread PJO again this summer to get more in touch with canon Percy again; because after reading a lot of fanfiction and writing about the character yourself, I kind of lost him. I always try to stay as close to canon as possible, with my own story twist on it. But I donāt know, I think he perhaps could and that it would be fun writing about it. I donāt think Iād want to add it into my timeline, but more as a fun worked out head canon.
What do you think?
carlottarinouli
@Riptide_the_pen I know this is like extremely late, but he would go to the Underworld, threaten Hades so he lets her go, if he doesn't he'd call Athena and start an arhument on why she should help him (he'll have many to argue with), and then threaten Hades again with the Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategie by his side. If that doesn't work he'll find away to free Annabeth's soul and bring her back to life
Riptide_the_pen
@Twilight_the_Cat I totally agree with you!! I donāt think he could do it, especially with his fatal flaw being loyalty and well a love like theirs isnāt easy to get over. Though Percy can be handled a lot different than how he is in canon if you look in the wrong places - like that people make him out to be stupid and arrogant - and I love long comments so I really donāt mind.
Riptide_the_pen
Can someone please help me?
One of the first piece of advice I got about writing is that I should never use said. At least to try and avoid it, but you get what I mean. So I do that, and I think it improves writing and makes it less boring. But in āregular booksā, they use āsaidā all the time. Like for example in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. But does someone have a reasonable explanation? Idk it was just something I noticed while reading and writing at the same time.
SpartanSB17
Donāt use said if your using present tense but if your book is written in past tense like Percy Jackson than yes use said. The only time you would use said in present tense is like āI remember what Annabeth said.ā But in past you can use it like, āI love you,ā I said to Annabeth.
Riptide_the_pen
@booksarelife84 It wasnāt too long an explanation for me!! I really like long, especially if it adds to the explanation so thank you so much!! You really helped me
Riptide_the_pen
Can anybody relate to the pain of writing a crucial part of your story - around the 1000 words - and then reading it again and itās just not right, so you delete it and start over againā¦
And then an hour of work, gone
But everything to improve the story, right?
books_are_da_bomb_
Dam, I thought I was already following you, I'll have to fix that-
Riptide_the_pen
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Today at school really sucked.
We had PE and were playing baseball, but there was no teacher supervising us. For context; Iām bad at sports, but I try my best okay?
So we were playing and my position was second base, so I had to catch the ball sometimes. But it all went wrong when one of the boys said to me to tap them out, but for that I needed a ball, which I didnāt get. So another boy (the biggest asshole) shouted across the field that it was pointless to say as I didnāt understand it anyways. Everybody laughed and then the other boys started to make jokes as well, even throwing balls at me, but too high for me to even get a chance to catch it and then blame me if we lost.
Riptide_the_pen
@SpartanSB17 Exaclty, but like none of my real friends were in PE with me this year and the girls who were are all friends with the boys who bullied me. And the friend I thought I did have wasnāt a friend after all. But I hope next year is better
SpartanSB17
Geez!!! Thatās not cool at all, highscool (or whatever) can be rough especially in. PE if youāre not athleticā¦ try your best and get a group of friends who are nice (if you are a girl in PE the boys will make jokes about you being bad at it) Highschool sucks
Riptide_the_pen
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@Aadi_Son_Of_Hades Thanks! And thatās beautifully said! But it is really fucked up right? Heās definitely not a real friend. But itās like we both have a main friend group and heās not in mine, but we sit together a lot, since he gets along with my friends and I with his and we have a lot of classes together. My other friends are great, one of them was also there but sheās shy and was too afraid to stand up against 15 guys - which I get. But I donāt get him. He couldāve easily said something about it
Riptide_the_pen
Iām so frustrated, Iām working on 6 one shots at the time and not one of them is ending
And Iāve got all these new ideas I want to write too, so itās not ending
Does anybody have some advice how to focus on one thing at the time?
Riptide_the_pen
@booksarelife84 Thank you thatās great advice! I was also thinking of sitting down one half an hour a day to write to get some things done
lucasjonessavedme
@Riptide_the_pen Maybe sit and re read the half written chapter a few time, it helps think of new ideas... if you can't think of one, go through all of them one at a time, you will surely get at least one idea
Riptide_the_pen
@Trumbridge Thatās true, I donāt know how a schedule would work for me, but I always write new ideas down and come back to them eventually, but Iām going to try to finish my one shots that I have written out
Riptide_the_pen
Does anybody know if the Music Man is any good? I truly donāt know and donāt hear anything about it. It also doesnāt really sound that interesting to me
WildfireMeadows
@Riptide_the_pen OMG I LOVE MUSIC MAN!!! As a band geek who loves classic musical vibes, its just a load of fun. My theatreās putting it on next June, so Iām SO EXCITED to audition for it :) But to answer your question, if you like older musicals and charming con artists, youāll definitely like this one.
WildfireMeadows
@Riptide_the_pen OMG I LOVE MUSIC MAN!!! As a band geek who loves classic musical vibes, its just a load of fun. My theatreās putting it on next June, so Iām SO EXCITED to audition for it :) But to answer your question, if you like older musicals and charming con artists, youāll definitely like this one.