a secret seungjinner · 3mo
hey lea how do u go about writing details? like if its on a concept u arent familiar with? such as cars, different workplaces, environments, etc. do u just do a ton of researching or u ball and make things up? im an amateur writer and i always wonder! or is everyone just that creative??
hey heyy!! this is a wonderful question :>
when it comes to details, i do tend to choose on topics i'm already familiar with so i won't have to much research, but if need to it's usually surface level research & just winging it as i go since it's my own work--it's like i'm creating my own world so there are technically no rules to follow hehe :3
and YESS there are a lot of writers who does deep research for their fics & i have so so much respect for them!! doing research means you'd like your story to be factually accurate, and that leads to writing along certain rules you'd like to follow. personally, i thrive best with no rules (ie. i struggle if i do the whole outline first, so i really just write & make things up as i go) so it really is different for everyone. it depends if you'd like your story to follow the majorly conformed 'ideas' of how things are supposed to be, or don't--either way fics are meant to be fictional (literally jhfdjkhsf) so do whatever is enjoyable for you <3
as a reader, i do find it refreshing when authors do a little twist on what we find 'normal', or cliché !!! i hope this is not too yappy & helps you even a little bit. don't be too hard on yourself !! writing is meant to satisfy you first as an author before everyone else <3
