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Mica


I write well when I am brave enough to speak my mind. Soy milk fund

  • Tjust cozy glow.
    J̨͂̊ͧ̃ͥ̾ͧ͊̍ͫ͊́̍̄̋̚͏̦̥͓U̵̠̫̼̘̦̘̬̯̱̱͐̏̉ͭ̿̑͑̍̔͟͡S̶̷͚̹̦̯͍̄̇̈͂̃͆ͬ́ͥ͆͛̋̔ͩ̇͒̕͢͢T̴̯̳̫̣̲̎ͨ̏̒ͥ̓ͫ͡͡ ̶̢̡̛̭̞̣̦̳̗̟̯̫̩̱͚ͤ͊ͧ́̊ͪͨ͛͌̚ͅC̢̩̘̜̹̣̟̻ͧͣ̃ͥ̒͝͡Óͮ̐̓ͬ̐̑̒͠҉̢̘̮̯̦̩̖̞̬͚͇̘̤̣͚Z̶̰̟̣̭͕̳̑͊ͮ͊ͤ̋̑̅́ͮ͐̃̽̕̕Y̛̰̝̣͈͎͈̙͙͖̻̮̤̪̺̻̹͍̹̽ͨͩ̔̔́̎̽ͥ̀ͧ͢ͅ
    Mica · 3.2k words  ·  90  7 · 2.1k views

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Oct
2nd
2020

"Curtain call" blog post: Story notes for "just cozy glow." (Also 100th blog post woohoo!) · 3:39pm Oct 2nd, 2020

Happy Friday! Thank you all for reading my latest story “just cozy glow.” and for getting it (briefly) onto the featured page!

This is my “curtain call” posting. In other words, I will drop the horror act, and answer your questions honestly as a writer.

First, a PSA

Please take care of your mental health, especially during these challenging times. I write fiction that is meant for entertainment. If you were unusually disturbed by my work, please reach out to a friend or a professional therapist. Someone to talk to. You can even reach out to me if you wish.

Acknowledgments

A huge thank you to WorkNLurk for beta reading. Go check out his profile!

FAQ

This FAQ contains spoilers, so if you haven’t read the story yet, go read it here first!!!

Tjust cozy glow.
J̨͂̊ͧ̃ͥ̾ͧ͊̍ͫ͊́̍̄̋̚͏̦̥͓U̵̠̫̼̘̦̘̬̯̱̱͐̏̉ͭ̿̑͑̍̔͟͡S̶̷͚̹̦̯͍̄̇̈͂̃͆ͬ́ͥ͆͛̋̔ͩ̇͒̕͢͢T̴̯̳̫̣̲̎ͨ̏̒ͥ̓ͫ͡͡ ̶̢̡̛̭̞̣̦̳̗̟̯̫̩̱͚ͤ͊ͧ́̊ͪͨ͛͌̚ͅC̢̩̘̜̹̣̟̻ͧͣ̃ͥ̒͝͡Óͮ̐̓ͬ̐̑̒͠҉̢̘̮̯̦̩̖̞̬͚͇̘̤̣͚Z̶̰̟̣̭͕̳̑͊ͮ͊ͤ̋̑̅́ͮ͐̃̽̕̕Y̛̰̝̣͈͎͈̙͙͖̻̮̤̪̺̻̹͍̹̽ͨͩ̔̔́̎̽ͥ̀ͧ͢ͅ
Mica · 3.2k words  ·  90  7 · 2.1k views

What inspired you to write this unusual story?

Several reasons.

Firstly, I wanted to create a Doki Doki Literature Club crossover story that does not necessarily require prior knowledge of the video game. Creating a “Just Monika” situation but with Cozy Glow was an obvious candidate.

Secondly, I was feeling a bit salty about the massive chunks of text that you see in many popular stories on Fimfiction. Big blocks of text, even if it’s high-quality narration, are more difficult to read for me, and I end up getting tired and skimming the work.

So I went to the other extreme and created a story with mostly one-line paragraphs. And the part where Cozy Glow insults the reader for skimming the story is really directed at myself for not taking the time to read stories more slowly.

Thirdly, I wanted to make a story that used Fimfiction’s rich formatting as a literary device. Variations in spacing, font size, and opacity can all be used to add emotion to the text.

Fimfiction has much more advanced formatting than other sites such as FFN or AO3. But very few people have taken advantage of this formatting to tell a story in a unique way. (A notable previous example is shortskirts’s “backrooms”).

T.b..a...c....k.....r......o.......o........m.........s..........
Nothing belongs here unless it's meant to be fixed, Twilight Sparkle.
shortskirtsandexplosions · 2.7k words  ·  172  35 · 3.5k views

In that sense, you could say “just cozy glow.” is more like poetry rather than prose.


Why do you write horror?

Horror is a way for me to get my own fears onto a page. I am actually a very fearful person (think Fluttershy). I get just as shit-scared from horror as anyone else.

I like to think that the best horror writers are actually very fearful people, so they’re very good at capturing what scares their readers. I simply write about the things that make me scared or uncomfortable, and it ends up being a good horror story.

Is this story a kind of ARG (Alternate Reality Game)?

Perhaps, but before publishing this story I had no idea what an ARG is. Since Doki Doki Literature Club is a visual novel, I wanted the story to have a similar “visual novel” feel by having many one-liners, and occasional glitch-text “jumpscares”.

So I’m not surprised that the story feels sort of like a game.


How does the invisible text work?

If you’re a Great and Powerful magician, you never reveal your secrets. It’s what you do. :trixieshiftleft:

If you wanna save 15% or more on insurance, you switch to Geico. It’s what you do.

Suffice to say, there are plenty of resources available that will guide you in the right direction. Remember, it’s never about the tools you are given, it’s about how you use those tools to express yourself.



How does the g̷̨̛̛̱̲͉͙̺͚̜͔̦̫̝͈̎̈̔̎̚͠l̶͖͚̽͆̂̀̆̇̀̈̓̇̂͘i̸̺̰̓̏t̵̬̞͖̻̖̪̰̺̦̐̓̀̒́͌̆͂̈̊͌͗̈̚͘c̶̡̟̗̯͌̈́͊̍́̾̎̽̊̍͊̀̿͝ͅḩ̵̢̜̰̲͔̳̪̺͖͇̅͒̆̿͐̎͐̅̂͂͗̾͊ ̴̛̳̙̝̳̣͉̯͈͈̺̝͕̖̃̌̄̈́̓̋̓͗̓̚͜͠t̴͇͊̏̉̀̋́̿è̴̺̮̥̺͇̦͇̑͋̀̔͝x̴͓̓͂͂̃͋͆͆̑͋̇̈́́͒̑̇t̸̛̛̼̬͕̺͔̱̯̻̏̆̏̆̆̐͛͠ͅ work?

See above.

What was the purpose of using the invisible text?

The idea was to improve the immersion by forcing the reader to listen to the text, thereby creating an auditory scare. (Though I suppose you can copy and paste, like some people did.) This can only be done in Fimfiction, by taking advantage of the unique text-to-speech feature.

I myself am more of an auditory person than a visual person, so once again, I'm writing the things that scare me in order to create a good horror story.


What happened to your profile page?

This was designed to coincide with the publication of the story. In the universe of the story, Cozy Glow had gained sentience and hijacked my Fimfiction account in order to write this story. So I used glitch text and a glitched profile pic to give the appearance that I had been hacked.

But don’t worry, I’ve got my account back. Things are back to normal. :ajsmug:


What’s next?

I am currently full-time in college, but I try to find time to write stories. Truth be told, the biggest obstacle to writing for me is writer’s block and self-doubt, rather than lack of time. So I can make no guarantees.

I’ll write whatever comes to my head.


Feel free to leave any additional questions you have in the comments. Thank you, and have a good day~! :pinkiehappy:

Comments ( 6 )

Aw.... I loved your cool Profile! Oh well!

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It may return at a later date

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Really? Aw yeah!

I like to think that the best horror writers are actually very fearful people, so they’re very good at capturing what scares their readers.

No wonder I’m so bad at writing horror myself—

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How do I get your courage.

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I dunno. I’m somewhat of a horror fanatic. I’m especially into the more subtle horror stories instead of the flat out gore fests and shock value (i.e. “Cupcakes” and “Sweet Apple Massacre”) because those get old pretty quickly.

I occasionally think of writing my own horror fic, but I can’t ever seem to start.

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