insomniac-arrest:

The Lore-ist 

• has detailed if not meticulous notes on the universe they’ve created, down to the food eaten and language quirks, they use mythos and setting to bring it all together
• most of the character’s backstories are already loving laid out, though may not be all connected yet. 
• Has yet to write a full chapter. (But they’re getting there!)

The Bae

• Story is centered around a complex and engaging OC that they’ve spent years developing
• said OC has been through A Lot, the love is real, so is the pain
• OC may sort of be a loser? ie the story is a character-driven piece where the plot is moved ahead by said character’s bad decisions and questionable habits

The Researcher

• akin to the lore-ist but spends more of their time on wikipedia articles jotting down notes and things like how much a watermelon weighs 
• Everything from knowing Too Much about child-care to how a body decomposes or flapper chest-binding is on the table, their breadth is large and Should Be Feared
• takes a long time to start but make the most of their words, from spot-on sci-fi to history to murder, readers will learn something on the way

The Lemon Flavored Factory

• alright take it back now y’all, this writer has written enough smut to make a tom cat blush, they can write other things too, and often well, but there will inevitably be bed-rattling at some point (or car or shower)
• either unusually creative or just sticks to classics like Aliens Made Them Do It, neither is necessarily bad but there is oddly little in between
• their author’s notes tend to be hilarious or at least very self-aware

The Word Vomit Canoe

• action oriented writer who spews out the words before they know what is happening, no plans, no outlines, 10k of the first thing that comes to mind, sometimes things like ‘maybe dragons?’ & they go with it
• their strengths are productivity, weaknesses are not knowing what the hell is going on
• style is marked by fast-paced tone and downright impressive word count

The Muse

• their inspiration doesn’t come as often, but they are always listening for her & redy 2 go
• update schedule is…sporadic at best, but makes up for it with long chapters and clean editing
• Will write 30 pages in a day and then take a few months off, enjoys one-shots but can do longer works
• doesn’t have the best sense of time and when they are in The Zone may forget to eat or shower

i was going to say that i didn’t fit any of these and then the Muse showed up and i was like – aw fuck. 
There i am. 
seriously needed a lawn mower to deal with my unshaved legs after my last bout of inspiration. Lived off granola, almond milk and sporadic bits of meals my family brought me when checking for my pulse.