NaraMoore, 5 months ago to writing

#WritersCoffeeClub 12.27 —#Writing If you write in more than one genre, which is your go-to?

My def go-to is #yuri except for a few micro or flash pieces everything deals with the relationship between one or more women.

(For anyone who might not know yuri is a sub-genre of #romance / #SapphicRomance that incorporates Japanese tropes rather than Western ones.)

I blend my yuri with varying degrees with:

#Paranormal #ParanormalRomance #Sapphic
#Horror #PsychologicalHorror
#Creepypasta
#JapaneseMythology
#SliceOfLife #Iyashikei

While I no longer try and predict the future, it seems unlikely I will write outside the yuri genre.

kasdeya, 1 year ago to random

I was looking up answers to the question: "Why does Japan have #iyashikei (calming, peaceful, healing stories) but the US doesn't, and focuses on tension and danger instead?"

I found this reddit comment by u/EmmaRoseheart:

> Western TV shows don't do that sort of thing at all because the whole thing of iyashikei is deeply antithetical to the traditional Western mode of storytelling.

What does that mean? /rh Obviously I dug deeper.

Western #storytelling is generally based around the 3-act or 5-act structures. There's conflict and danger, which gets more intense over time, and the protagonist grows and changes.

But there's a Japanese storytelling structure called #kishotenketsu, which isn't necessarily about conflict or danger. Instead - from what I understand - it's about building up to a twist or revelation. Which often re-contextualizes the story.

I think I want to try #writing in this style sometime. Maybe a story about exploration and discovery, set in a beautiful and peaceful world.

A graphic showing the kishotenketsu story structure. There is the introduction (ki), the development (sho), the twist (ten), and the conclusion (ketsu). Everything in the story builds up to the twist, which is followed by the conclusion.

bluezombiehead, 1 year ago to Anime

The three slice of life #anime I'm currently watching alongside Tenten Kakumei and Mou Ippon is Non Non Biyori, Nichijou and Tamayura. Both Nichijou and Non Non Biyori are funny #animes! I like Tamayura for its #iyashikei vibes. But I'm wondering why Mou Ippon has a 6.8 rating on MAL, I think it at least deserves a 7!