Sunday No Snippet

I finished a draft of the fic I posted a snippet of last week, but its so short that there's not really a good new snippet to share.

But I like posting on Sunday to muse about writing so here are some things I've been thinking about. I've love to hear any thoughts you might have on these matters.

What makes prose good? Like on the sentence level? I've become more aware of the prose in the fic that I read since I started writing it. I've noticed that I like some of it better, and find some of it easier to read, but I can't really identify what traits make me enjoy prose.

I've been thinking about the difference between writing non-fiction and fiction and they are actually surprisingly similar, which confuses me. One thing that is different though is that I have to think lot harder about how much to say between the words. With non-fiction i have learned that if I haven't said something in so many words people won't know that I thought it. But with fic its harder. For example in fic form close third POV sometimes have very clear ideas exactly what the other characters are thinking but of course I can't just come out and say it.

I guess that's food for thought.

Fannish Wish List

I'm seeing a lot of wish lists on my reading page as part of the snowflake challenge and they seem like fun. So here's mine:

*Icons! I've been working on building my collection but I want more, here's a few things I'm looking for.
-An icon that says "Why can't I make you a cup of tea over the internet?"
-An Untamed icon that says "swoosh" or "swooshy"
- Something with trees
- A Star Trek icon -- know there are a bunch of these floating around but I need to get a better sense of what I want and go looking
- A writing icon of some kind. Maybe a fannish one with character writing? or maybe I just want something that says "words, words, words"?

*Meta about food, ecology or urban planning!

*Recs for good books and articles about Chinese history. My recent enjoyment of Chinese media has made me realize how little I know. I'd be especially into things that talked about what daily life was like in the past.

*Recs for cosy SFF of any length