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It Begins (again.)
According to my first ever fanfiction.net account, I began writing at the tender age of eleven.
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yikes.
That sure doesn't feel right, but I'm 21 and have over a decade of writing experience. I was writing with disneycreate.com was active...I used to write stories on there using the text feature. Sometimes I wouldn't even draw: I'd just write text on an image and post. Now I'm grown. I've written several short stories and have more on the back-burner. I'm on my third draft of a novel that I'm truly proud of. I'm creative, I'm intelligent, and I haven't had the gall to curate a space where where the only thing you'll find is me and my craft. So that's the next phase, I think.
I want to create. Everytime I've had the impulse to purge my blog, I snag on all the things I'm deleting: but honestly, most of the stuff doesn't matter. Most of it is just...a blip. And that isn't bad! But I think it's good to private everything. So I can look. So I can look back. For me.
Things are weird. Things have been weird. I think it's more critical than ever that I create, because how else am I going to ground myself? How else will I let off steam? I'm immune to massages and the truth is: I only ever feel relaxed with my partner, or when I've got a nice drink in my system. My rotten luck: I'm in a long distance relationship and alcohol is the absolute worst solution. So yeah: the only time I really feel whole and good is when I'm creating.
t's time for a new ritual. One that collects my craft all in one place. One that lets me observe my creative growth over time. One day I'd like to publish something. One day I'd like for people to eat up my stories. I think it'll happen. I think I'm pretty great.
If you're seeing this: thanks for being here. It means a lot.
--- marmeegle
project list
lets see
the naivara project - a young woman brews an illegal substance with her sorta-husband and pays a high price for it / novel
cordelia the brave - a young woman (half memermaid) decides to avenge her mother after she learns that her extended 'family' decided to manufacture a conflict over her mother being 'kidnapped' that killed hundreds of innocent people / WIP
i am not mehri - a young woman build from the parts of dead girls is troubled by own her existence / short story / COMPLETED.
celeste alegre (name change possible) a young woman is told to kill a woman but falls in love with her instead / short story / COMPLETED but i wanna rewrite it
the memory thief - after his mother forgets who he is, a young man goes on a journey to take back memories stolen by the fae / COMPLETED but i can do better
there is a man who re-grows organs - title is self explanatory its an exploration of individuality bodily autonomy and capitalism / CONCEPT
elena slater - a young woman who is happily married is kidnapped by a man hired to take her home to her father and extended family / drafted
being brave: I AM NOT MEHRI (a short story)
i posted my entire short story about what it feels like to be frankensteins daughter on my blogger. have you ever wondered how it feels to look in the mirror and know the face looking back at you was someone elses? have you ever thought about how sinister it is to craft your own daughter? the fact that every trait you have was hand picked?? ever wonder how it feels to know you are the result of violence?????
you havent? well, read it. it's interesting to chew on
I have the face of a dead girl.
This isnāt to say I look like her. I have her face. I move her lips, her nose, her long, thick lashes. I didnāt choose it. My parents selected it. Hunted her down, took everything above her collarbone and ran. I donāt have her eyes though. Iāve seen an image of the girl. A simple, colored photograph beneath a bright red label stating āHAVE YOU SEEN ME?ā She had brown eyes. I have blue.
Mehri Mohsen. Age nineteen. Five foot five.
Iām five-foot ten.
"It's a sad truth that I will write about everyone I love, but none of them will even try and put me into a sentence."
- Dreaming of Wolves
Writing Notes: The Five-Factor Model of Personality
Culture is transmitted to people through language, as well as through social norms which establish acceptable and unacceptable behaviors which are then rewarded or punished (Henrich, 2016; Triandis & Suh, 2002).
With an increased understanding of cultural learning, psychologists have become interested in the role of culture in understanding personality.
The 5 Personality Traits According to this Model
OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
Refers to a person's imagination, feelings, actions, ideas
LOW score: More likely to be practical, conventional, prefer routine
HIGH score: More likely to be curious, have a wide range of interests, be independent
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
Competence, self-discipline, thoughtfulness, goal-driven
LOW: Impulsive, careless, disorganized
HIGH: Hardworking, dependable, organized
EXTROVERSION
Sociability, assertiveness, emotional expression
LOW: Quiet, reserved, withdrawn
HIGH: Outgoing, warm, seeks adventure
AGREEABLENESS
Cooperative, trustworthy, good-natured
LOW: Critical, uncooperative, suspicious
HIGH: Helpful, trusting, empathetic
NEUROTICISM
Tendency toward unstable emotions
LOW: Calm, even-tempered, secure
HIGH: Anxious, unhappy, prone to negative emotions
Applicability
The idea that personality can be described and explained by five traits (OCEAN) has important implications, as does the fact that most personality tests were constructed and initially tested in Western countries.
Western ideas about personality may not apply to other cultures (Benet-Martinez & Oishi, 2008).
2 Main Cultural Approaches for Researching Personality
Etic traitsĀ - considered universal constructs that are evident across cultures and represent a biological bases of human personality. If the Big Five are universal then they should appear across all cultures (McCrae and Allik, 2002).
Emic traitsĀ - constructs unique to each culture and are determined by local customs, thoughts, beliefs, and characteristics. If personality traits are unique to individual cultures then different traits should appear in different cultures.
Using an Etic Framework
Cross cultural research of personality uses an etic framework and researchers must ensure equivalence of the personality test through validation testing.
The instrument must include equivalence in meaning, as well as demonstrate validity and reliability (Matsumoto & Luang, 2013).
Example: The phraseĀ feeling blueĀ is used to describe sadness in Westernized cultures but does not translate to other languages.
Differences in personality across cultures could be due to real cultural differences, but they could also be consequences of poor translations, biased sampling, or differences in response styles across cultures (Schmitt, Allik, McCrae, & Benet-MartĆnez, 2007).
Personality Test/Measure Used: The NEO-PI
Most of the cross-cultural research on the Five-Factor Model (FFM) and Big Five (OCEAN) has been done using the NEO-PI (and its subsequent revisions; i.e., it is an assessment tool developed to measure the 5 dimensions of personality according to the FFM) which has demonstrated equivalence, reliability and validity across several cross-cultural studies (Costa & McCrae, 1987; McCrae, Costa & Martin, 2005).
Research using the NEO-PI found support for the entire Five-Factor Model in Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Hungarian, German, Australian, South African, Canadian, Finnish, Polish, Portuguese, Israeli, Korean, Japanese, and Filipino samples, in addition to other samples (McCrae, Costa, Del Pilar, Rolland, & Parker, 1998).
NOTE
Personality tests rely on self-report which is susceptible to response bias like socially desirability responding.
To evaluate this possibility, McCrae and colleagues (2005) recruited students from 50 cultural groups and modified the NEO-PI to be in the third person (i.e., he, she, his, her):
The research participants were asked to complete the form on someone else that they knew very well (McCrae et al., 2005).
The same 5 factors emerged in this study.
These results provided empirical support for the FFM and for the use of self-report instruments when conducting cross-cultural personality research.
There was no reason for the students to respond in a desirable way because they were answering questions about someone else.
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reasons to write fanfiction (I'll start):
share a cool scene that popped into your head
evoke a particular emotion the canon makes you feel
song made you think of a character or idea from canon
make people feel the same way about a character you do
make dolls kiss for fun
explore ideas the canon hints at but doesn't do anything with
traumatize characters and make them suffer
coddle characters and let them rest
had an insane idea for a crack ship and now everyone needs to know
the author of the canon was wrong and must be fixed
use familiar characters to explore your own ideas and plotlines
canon is too short and you need to wallow in the universe of the story
āyouāre a writer, can you explain your process?ā yes. first, i panic. then i procrastinate. then, in a fit of productivity at 3 a.m., i create chaos.
Collaborative writing is a labor of love. What if it could be easier?Ā
Think connected drafts, not disconnected files.Ā
Think effortless version history and control.Ā
Think in-document chat.Ā
Far away from the prying eyes of AI and LLMs.
Ellipsus is a new writing tool for people who write together!
Two new features have arrived this week: CommentsĀ andĀ Dark Mode!Ā :D
Weāre looking for feedback from folks who care aĀ lotĀ about writing.
Check us out, and join the Ellipsus beta.
Cats and dogs ship dynamics are fun, but consider this: Mischievous Cat vs Stern Guard Dog. Hyperactive Orange Cat vs Tired Old Dog. Dumbass Cat Vs Smart Dog. There's so many variety, and yet the one I see most are Golden Retriever vs Black Cat.
Butterfly as symbol of metamorphosis from plain to beauty. Being touched by a butterfly is luck. Butterfly effect being a small change that changes the whole thing. Butterfly symbolism is cheff kiss
Now, imagine: butterflies as allegory of trauma. Butterflies looks beautiful, but some species like Purple Emperor ā the male ones specifically ā eats corpses. The female ones eats rotten fruit. If butterflies swarm you, you're rotten. Similarly, it also means cycle of rebirth, which can be twisted to cycle of abuse.
"We're not heroes," she spoke softly, rubbing the hero's tears away. "In the end, I'm just a doctor, and you're just a human."
Heads Up, Seven Up
I was tagged by @darkangel319 (here)
Ahaha, that's a lot of tags there... I had a long writer block due to school and almost forgot I had Tumblr. I'm finally back to writing. This particular writing is a rough translation from my native languange of a mini short story I wrote, titled "Final Act."
Rules: Post the last 7 sentences that you wrote.
You keep your grip tight, cold metal reflecting the stage lights. Aiming in near darkness is never a problem. Not after years of experience. The bullets hiss, and when it hits, the Princess collapses on the Prince's lap. Under the dim lighting of the stage, her dress withers with blood. The red looks nice with white, you think. A scream from the prince and the theatre breaks out in panic.
Aha, I'm not sure who to tag here, this is my first time doing this... @evgenyoduvan @badeyaseptember and open tag to anyone else, I guess.
Writing Prompt:
You live in a society that doesn't believe in death by punishment, which results in much more dangerous Psych Wards. You are a psychiatrist and have to deal with the worst of them. Murders and cannibals. Arsonist and Deranged people.
I really, really don't like "words to use instead of said" lists because they often give the "if you use said ā an invisible tag word that people in general don't notice it's there at all but still serve its purpose of indicating dialogue ā you're the worst writer in human history".
Ostrich meme 4
Quick reminder for writers looking to publish online: any journal that requires you to pay to submit to them is not to be trusted.
A lot of writing tips, I feel, can relate a little to the rest of life.
It's really easy to get caught up on a small plot point and mull over it, editing and editing that one point again.
But that won't get you anywhere.
Even if it's not perfect, you have to keep writing past that or else you'll never end up making progress.
That embarrassing thing you did five years ago? That one comment? They suck, and they can hurt or keep you awake. But it's a minor plot point, and you have to step over it and keep writing. Even if out of spite.
It is quite possibly one of the hardest things to do in both writing and in real life.