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Writing Month

It is officially writing month and I can't wait to see what I can do and what I can write. I am going to be starting the first draft of a story idea I have had for a bit while also finishing the second draft of my first book.

Those are my plans/goals for the month, are you guys aiming for anything specific this month or just gonna wing it? (I will not be doing Nanowrimo for personal preference, but instead doing my own thing for the month)

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reblog if you're a writer but would rather drink straight cyanide than show any of your family members your work

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so…

I finally decided to get Scrivener last week so I can continue to work on my writing in a safer/better platform than I had been but I haven’t used it yet.

I forgot that with a new program comes learning and I just haven’t been up for that because I am in the middle of moving states so I come to you, Writers of Tumblr,

Do you have any tips on using Scrivener or any advice on how to approach it?

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I know this is the website where we talk about artists and writers doing anything other than making art or writing, but man, we REALLY undersell how good it feels to actually work on your stuff.

Like you hit your word count for the first time in a week and its like

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Why do you keep getting asks to shit on shera 😭 It’s just a princess cartoon no way people are that bothered

I have no idea lol but it's always fun to be able to give my opinion so I don't dislike being asked.

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When are you finishing the book? 😤

Soon, I hope lol

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Alright Writers/Creators/Artists of Tumblr

I need help finding something. This something is a book or a place like a website or smth that can help me find a compendium of mythological creatures (of any and all cultures). Some context is that for my book I would like to have mythical creatures be prevalent but I would like to know the stories and abilities of creatures to work them into my book and I don't really know a good source of information for these kinds of things so if you guys can help me out that would be amazing

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Putting this out there again cuz I didn't get enough when I first posted lol. Ok, Bye.

AMA Cuz Why Not?

I am bored and need a distraction from some IRL stresses so ask me anything. Some context of myself I am almost 23 years old, lesbian, she/her pronouns, I stream video games on Twitch, I am on the second Draft of my novel, and am perpetually sleep-deprived.

Ask me anything (keep it appropriate please) and I will do my best to answer cuz why not?

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if you could do anything to improve any show, A: whats the show, B: what are you doing, and C: why

A) Okay, there are many, but I am going with the show I thought of first: The Owl House. B) Fixing the damn pacing lol. If you saw a different post on my blog, I criticized She-ra and how I would have improved the pacing there as well, especially in the final arc. This is my criticism here as well because the last season, if you can call it that, was too fast-paced and we didn't get to see enough of the characters grow and adjust to the new environment they were thrust into. I don't know if you've seen the show but the characters are forced into being on Earth and experiencing new things that they know close to nothing about and the only way the audience gets to see that is through a fast-paced montage. C) Why would I change this? I would change it because this story, any story, when given the proper time to establish itself in a way that you understand and that you feel emotions when the characters do, then the story's impact has multiplied tenfold than if you didn't have that time. There are pieces of media that are so fast-paced that when a character does something or decides something it feels like it came from nowhere, but in reality it didn't there was just something that went wrong with the pacing. You simply missed a step and instead of walking towards the end of the story, you stumble and maybe even tumble into it. It's not necessarily a bad thing but I like things to be delved into and not feel unfinished because a piece of media was forced to be fast-paced because of outside factors.

*I am sleepy so if any part of this doesn't make sense or there are grammatical errors, I apologize. I am human, I am not perfect, I am tired and I am posting this anyhow*

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do you have any criticisms of she-ra? any at all? even the most little thing?

The pacing of the show at times was not what it should have been. There are certain things I wanted more time for and I am not even just focusing on Catradora. I wish we got more time with Glimmer and her dad and maybe more of a redemption for Hordak (Catra too I hope that was implied but just in case it wasn't) other than those like four seconds we had with him talking to Adora in the end.

We could have played out the storyline of everyone being under Prime's control a little more to have more of an impact or maybe see Glimmer and Bow talk a little more about what happened when their friendship was strained. Essentially I wanted more time, especially in that last arc because there was so much story left that could be told but there wasn't the opportunity for it. Overall, my main criticism is the pacing of the story and the lack of characterization at times.

*Also please remember this is my opinion and don't come at me for voicing those opinions (You all know who you are)*

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Realizations

This morning (it was like noon) when I woke up I noticed that since I am done with the first draft of my novel and on the way to being done with the second draft by September I will be able to work on my new WIP for Nanowrimo and I am very excited about having something new to work on because, for the last five years, I have been working on my first book and now I can't wait for November

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Why are you tagging your asks with unrelated fandoms? You’re gonna get reported for spam

In my OG post asking for people to ask me anything I tagged those fandoms because it was smth I could answer questions about. I genuinely didn't think anything more of it or that I'd get reported for spam for it. I've also seen much worse posts that would be considered more spammy than mine and they still exist under those tags so it really wasn't smth that crossed my mind to worry about.

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pineapple on pizza? yes or no?

I feel like this answer isn’t gonna be well liked but yes but not with ham (I don’t like ham) so if I get pineapple on pizza I usually get it with bacon or smth. But yea I am fine with it on pizza, it just isn’t my preferred topping though

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I've done the math I can do a chapter a day and finish two days before my birthday. You think I can do it?

Tumblr Sucks

Sometimes, Tumblr sucks. I was in the settings area today and it tells you how many days til your bday. The thing is, I have my deadline for finishing my second draft as my bday because last year on my birthday I decided to get my shit together, and then the day after I started writing very rigorously. I finished my first draft just over a month ago and I finished my first read-through and note-taking of the first draft last week. Now I want nothing more than to finish my second draft before my birthday because I will be one step closer. The other thing is my birthday is in 28 days! IDK if I can finish my second draft in time. I am going to try to but Idk if I can. Is this a reasonable amount of time given that I have notes on everything I want to change and fix?

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All my life I have said I am unorganized but last week over three days I read through my entire first draft and took notes in the notebook you see in front of you. I color-coded what the tabs meant, I posted post-it notes on top of my notes to remind me of things I want to be reminded of. This notebook is my cheat sheet for my book and is now my most prized possession because it is not only proof of my organizational skills but also proof that I can do it. This is something I am capable of and something I will do.

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It's late

Like about to be 1 AM late and I just made myself a coffee and opened my document for my WIP's second draft. Let's see how much work I can do before I get distracted, tired, overstimulated/understimulated, or all of the above.

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Tumblr Sucks

Sometimes, Tumblr sucks. I was in the settings area today and it tells you how many days til your bday. The thing is, I have my deadline for finishing my second draft as my bday because last year on my birthday I decided to get my shit together, and then the day after I started writing very rigorously. I finished my first draft just over a month ago and I finished my first read-through and note-taking of the first draft last week. Now I want nothing more than to finish my second draft before my birthday because I will be one step closer. The other thing is my birthday is in 28 days! IDK if I can finish my second draft in time. I am going to try to but Idk if I can. Is this a reasonable amount of time given that I have notes on everything I want to change and fix?