#FigFriday

[olive-and-rye]

Do I have to maaaaaaa 😾 I know it’s #figfriday but that should mean I can do what I want. Which is stay in bed. 😹😹😼 . . . #tortie #tortietude #tortoiseshellcat #tortiedust #cat #cutenessoverload #catsofinstagram #boop #boopmynose #phillypaws #adoptdontshop #oliveryefig #buzzfeedscats #boredpanda #buzzfeed #funny #cute #buzzfeedanimals #weeklyfluff #thedodo #tricorncats #9gag #meowed #careycat https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ZZCsZB8em/?igshid=fskzig3o3x1t

[jwhitmorephoto]

Fig Friday... yeah that's a thing now!... #blacklab #pooch #figfriday #labrador #potd #dogs #photooftheday #canon #5dmkiv #woof #jwhitmorephoto (at Leicester, United Kingdom)

[designitvintageliving]

Watered my fiddle leaf fig tree. One leaf broke-off. I'm worried 😱gave Lilly some artificial lighting (dark out) and I'm hoping move her into the game room this week. For the most part she's healthy and growing, and he branches/leaves are really healthy. • • • #fiddleleaffig #figfriday #turquoise #doors #pineapplehouse #plantbased #myplantlovinghome #mybotanicalbungalow #theblueranch #home #myplantlovinghome #atomicranch #midmod #plantsofinstagram #urbanjunglebloggers #urbandecor #frontentrance #leaves #outdoor #greenery #jungalowstyle #vintage #plantsmakepeoplehappy

[heidigardner]

The last of my fig photos for the year. #figfriday #jj_still_life #snap_ish #st... Instagram - | Insgain

[figmentdotcom-blog]

Congratulations to this week's Featured Fig: S.J. Bouquet! Check out her interview questions and featured stories in our latest Newsletter and blog: http://bit.ly/Fig_SJBouquet

[designitvintageliving]

🖤Hallway🖤 • • • #fiddleleaffig #figfriday #turquoise #doors #pineapplehouse #plantbased #myplantlovinghome #theblueranch #home #myplantlovinghome #atomicranch #midmod #plantsofinstagram #urbanjunglebloggers #urbandecor #hallway #vintage #plantsmakepeoplehappy #snKeplants #planter #modernplanter #whitewalls #blackwalls #shiplap #vintagedecor #project62 #palmbeachliving #blackdoor #mondaymotivation #fashioninterior #myspaceanddecor

[figmentdotcom-blog]

Happy #FigFriday! We're featuring our first Featured Fig today. Meet, Lydia Albano! Check out her work and 5 interview answers. Congrats!

1. What do you enjoy most about Figment and its community? Lydia: There’s a lot I love about Figment: I tend to be a very self-deprecating writer and it’s both encouraging and humbling to receive such amazing feedback from other young writers like myself. I think, though – and this may be selfish – that the thing I’ve appreciated most about having Figment is that once I post something, there’s pressure to finish it! Fortunately for me, people get mad when you leave them hanging. I don’t know if I’d ever finish anything without the pressure.

2. What is your favorite story that you have written and shared on Figment and why? Lydia: Definitely Finding You. A large part of the reason I’ve loved writing it (though I didn’t initially plan for the theme of human trafficking, which has been…exciting) is the response in the comments from so many Figment users; you’ve all become so involved in the characters and so protective of them that they feel more real than ever to me. I think Finding You is the first piece I’ve written that I personally loved and envisioned each character equally, even the minor ones. Writing it, I loved being swept up in the story as much as my readers, along the many twists and turns that I didn’t even see coming.

3. Where do you find inspiration to write and keep writing? Lydia: The stories in my head never really stop. Honestly I attribute that to God’s blessing, that I have a crazy stupid imagination that won’t turn off. Even when I’m stuck with my lovely friend Writer’s Block, I’m usually just super frustrated because I still want to be writing. Also, I usually feel that I owe it to my characters to give them an ending, once I get started.

4. What is the last book that you read? Lydia: The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern. It took me long enough to jump on the bandwagon, but I might be a little bit obsessed now and I might consider myself a rêveur now and I mightbe planning my own Night-Circus-themed party.

5. Do you have any advice for other Figgies looking to improve their writing? Lydia: READ YOUR WORK ALOUD TO YOURSELF. I know, I know, it’s cliched, but I think it’s crucial to having work that flows. It’s hard for me to read something that’s choppy, no matter how much I love you. And if I can sneak in a bit of a cheat for my friends sharing entire novels: as far as posting on Figment goes, I strongly suggest breaking your chapters up into smaller segments. In my experience, it keeps people reading and is better for the flow and keeping your readers’ attention, and trust me, I want to read your work! You all are inspiring to me.