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this made me so happy

rolling rolling rolling

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*sniffles in blocked nose*

*sees post*

cool

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as someone with homophobic (heterochromic) eyes i can confirm it is cool but also i can rarely see them because like. how do you look at your own eyes

People who have homophobic eyes are so cool. I wish I had homophobic eyes.

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i think people forget to mention the part of being a writer where you just hoard all the notebooks you physically can, with the knowledge that you're never going to use any of them because face it, you have the notes app and why would you ruin these beautiful books with your messy writing??

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GASP CHAT NEW GAME CHANGER

WAIT SEASON FINALE? NOOO I DONT WANT IT TO END 😭😭😭😭

WAIT WHY ARE PEOPLE SAYING SAMS STEPPING DOWN AS HOST? BUT HES BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

TOMORROW...the season finale of Game Changer on Dropout

...and this one changes everything 😉

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heheh

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why does this always happen??? 😭😭😭

i think it shouldn't be allowed for you to get into the flow of writing five minutes before you have to do something like why can't i get the ideas in that two hour resting span do i have to do it all in a haze three minutes before i need to leave?

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being a writer is just getting the most blissful joyous giggly feeling when somebody is reading your work and starts to cry

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it should NOT be tasty DONT EAT IT you will get SICK and possibly DIE

so NO

>:(

things about being a writer no one talks about

Naming the villain/antagonist after that one person irl who annoys the hell out of you just so you can like brutally murder/traumatise them :3

Commas are a drug and we are all addicted

When you've been doing this for so long you can type with your eyes closed perfectly yet make 50 thousand typos per page while having your eyes open

Wanting literally everyone in the world to read your story one day, but when someone you know asks to read it you scream and Panic

I have voices in my head, but in order to make it seem normal I give them names and make them do things in a word doc

Getting All the ideas the moment you step out of range of any sort of note-taking objects

Listening to your book playlist and creating a pinterest board for your characters and convicting yourself this is writing

24/7 always both "this work is terrible i'll never amount to anything" and "i'm a fcking genius wow i'm incredible" simultaneously every second.

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me: *is peacefully drinking tea*

tumblr:

me: *aggressively spits out tea*

wHAT

5000 likes bro wtf am i famous in this lil corner of ze internet

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afhepufbhuegbhicnjeicnahgeihs FINE.

if people REALLY want to know (it's so little idk why she's making such a big deal about it) then we can have a vote

it's legitimately nothing @crowsndbugs idk why ur making it sound like this huge dramatic secret

i swear to god if this blows up i'm going to go insane

Hey

Hey you 🫵

yeah you

Izzy

you still haven't told the people the news >:)

Cus ya totally should

*Stares directly at you without blinking and vanishes back into your walls*

:( noooo i don't wanna tell them they prob won't care abt it anyway

right guys? you don't care right? i can just say nothing and it'll be fine right?

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Character Writing Tips: Nervous Habits

Everybody gets a little nervous. Anxious, scared, filled with anticipation — these are all very human traits. If you want to show a character feeling like this, without necessarily saying that's how they feel, one option might be to give them a nervous tic or habit.

This should be something your character does without realising, and ingrained habit that brings comfort/relief/slightly eases the stress of their situation, or gives them an outlet. It can be anything: tucking a strand of hair behind their ear, fidgeting with their fingers, and biting their lip are all common tics, but you can do something different. Make it unique to your character. If they always carry a specific pen for personal reasons, make them click it over and over. If they frequently wear collared shirts, make them smooth the collar repeatedly even if it's already perfect. Maybe they're trying to stop smoking, so they cross their arms hard to stop their hand from reaching for a cigarette.

They could be actively attempting to fix or stop the habit. Reaching their hands up to their head to ruffle their hair, before realising and dropping them in frustration. Hand on their leg, nails digging into their skin, physically preventing themselves from bouncing it up and down. Or it could be completely unconscious. They could have no idea they do it, completely unaware until somebody points it out or asks them to stop.

It can be symbolic. A character who believes they aren't good enough, thinks they make the world worse just by existing, tugs at and pulls out their eyelashes, removing little parts of themselves because they believe they are expendable. A perfectionist fixes their already-perfect hair because they always push themselves to be the best, even if they're already beyond their limits. The possibilities are endless.

Anyway, if your character is feeling a bit flat or lifeless, giving them a nervous habit can make them feel a bit more real to the reader. Show that they're nervous before they even consciously realise. They pretend to be fine, but their tic gives their true feelings away.

I hope this helped you, and happy writing :)

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the name francis implies the existence of a frantrans

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NONONONONONO IT WILL NOT TATSE BETTER STOP EATING IT I REPEAT IT IS NOT COTTON CANDY STOP EATING IT

things about being a writer no one talks about

Naming the villain/antagonist after that one person irl who annoys the hell out of you just so you can like brutally murder/traumatise them :3

Commas are a drug and we are all addicted

When you've been doing this for so long you can type with your eyes closed perfectly yet make 50 thousand typos per page while having your eyes open

Wanting literally everyone in the world to read your story one day, but when someone you know asks to read it you scream and Panic

I have voices in my head, but in order to make it seem normal I give them names and make them do things in a word doc

Getting All the ideas the moment you step out of range of any sort of note-taking objects

Listening to your book playlist and creating a pinterest board for your characters and convicting yourself this is writing

24/7 always both "this work is terrible i'll never amount to anything" and "i'm a fcking genius wow i'm incredible" simultaneously every second.

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Hey

Hey you 🫵

yeah you

Izzy

you still haven't told the people the news >:)

Cus ya totally should

*Stares directly at you without blinking and vanishes back into your walls*

:( noooo i don't wanna tell them they prob won't care abt it anyway

right guys? you don't care right? i can just say nothing and it'll be fine right?

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dw bestie i've checked and the only one in the walls is me <3 ur all good 🫶

I Am Slightly Delirious And I Think There Are People In The Walls But That Might Be The Sleep Deprivation Talking

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i am both simultaneously

teachers love/hate me

people do/n't want to learn how i write

it looks neat/messy

There's a fine line betwixt cursive and terrible handwriting