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Just signed up for my first writing event, Swan Queen Supernova 7. I have one story ready to go, and another that I think will be ready in time to submit in July. I've never been particularly prolific, but I seem to be writing a lot faster (and hopefully better) than I used to.
Pronouns OMG
Jan. 17th, 2022 04:42 pmSo I'm trying to write my first F/F story, and the pronouns are killing me. I'm not a fan of epithets, and strings of names are just clunky, but the constant string of the same pronouns in close scenes is driving me crazy.
I have an 11,500 word story I realized wasn't working in second person present, so yesterday was spent doing a quick conversion to third person present. "You" went to "she" and "her", and OMG the pronouns. It'll be worth the trouble once I fix the problems -- the language is much tighter and crisper, barring the pronoun problem, but OMG. She her her she her her who the hell is doing what?
How do the rest of you handle the pronoun issue in same sex relationship stories?
I have an 11,500 word story I realized wasn't working in second person present, so yesterday was spent doing a quick conversion to third person present. "You" went to "she" and "her", and OMG the pronouns. It'll be worth the trouble once I fix the problems -- the language is much tighter and crisper, barring the pronoun problem, but OMG. She her her she her her who the hell is doing what?
How do the rest of you handle the pronoun issue in same sex relationship stories?
First post! Woot woot!
Dec. 24th, 2021 10:16 pmHi! I'm here now, albeit only occasionally. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays however you celebrate it!
( discussion of old fic and who I was/am on Livejournal )
( next section content warning: discussion of sexual assault in fanfiction relevant to my old fic )
--- current writing
I have started writing again. We'll see if anything worth posting comes out of it. So far it's all long and 95% serious. I would love to be able to write something less than 10,000 words, but it ain't happening yet, and I have no less than 5 stories in the works, LOL. ADD writing style FTW.
Betas needed for Once Upon A Time fics, looking particularly for assistance with canon compliance, characterization, wordcraft, and general flow. I have both gen and swan queen fic in the works so far. (OMG she's writing f/f slash now? WTH? I am baffled as well, but here we are.) I make no promises about fidelity to any fandom, ship, or the lack thereof in future writings. I know - the horror. I am a promiscuous, adulterous shipper. Sorry. *shrugs*
( discussion of old fic and who I was/am on Livejournal )
( next section content warning: discussion of sexual assault in fanfiction relevant to my old fic )
--- current writing
I have started writing again. We'll see if anything worth posting comes out of it. So far it's all long and 95% serious. I would love to be able to write something less than 10,000 words, but it ain't happening yet, and I have no less than 5 stories in the works, LOL. ADD writing style FTW.
Betas needed for Once Upon A Time fics, looking particularly for assistance with canon compliance, characterization, wordcraft, and general flow. I have both gen and swan queen fic in the works so far. (OMG she's writing f/f slash now? WTH? I am baffled as well, but here we are.) I make no promises about fidelity to any fandom, ship, or the lack thereof in future writings. I know - the horror. I am a promiscuous, adulterous shipper. Sorry. *shrugs*
