#I hope I can keep the deadline I stablished this time…

[thecoolerspringbon-t]

So tired, so stressed, so busy! but progress has been made… and that’s good, I think!

I just finished drawing the endings with the more people in them! (Epilogue, Skip Button & Zending) But if you ask me the Countdown Ending was a delight to draw among the others! Everyone in it is panicking and trying to turn the bomb off, it’s just looks so funny! I might do a little comic with them all, we’ll see… we’ll see…

Here’s our little Spring taking a break in the pink room:

She has been looking for her co-workers for a month now, hang in there Spring! I’m sure you’ll find them very soon! 💖

[bookishdiplodocus]

I've been following you for a while and I really enjoy reading your posts. I have a question, if you don't mind. What keeps you motivated through the whole writing process? I always lack motivation when it comes to writing, and it has become really complicated to stablish a schedule.

How to find motivation to write

Hi Anon. Thanks for your question. I used to have issues with this too. A few things helped for me:

Write with other writers. Each of us is working on their individual stories, but at the same time and preferably in the same space. This is the main reason I gathered some friends into a writing club. And, hand on my heart, I would probably still be mucking around with the first few scenes if it weren’t for them. The first few months, it was the thought: “A meeting on Saturday? Has it been a month already? I have to make sure that I write at least once, because I don’t want to have to admit that I haven’t done anything all month.” And later, when I got into the rhythm, we started having Shut Up and Write sessions and they were sooo beneficial, so inspiring.

It becomes easier when you do it more often. Inspiration comes more easily, and you fall into a comfortable rhythm. The threshhold to write gets lower the more often you write. Honestly, I think I changed the most profoundly as a writer once I started writing more often. Establishing a writing habit is more important than the number of words you write. Think of it as with any hobby you start, be it running or playing the piano. It gets easier if you do it a few times a week. If you have to pick up the thread every few months, you never get past the difficult parts.

Find the wasted moments in your day and think of them as writing opportunities. Sitting on the train? Write a paragraph and email it to yourself. Cooking diner? Jot down a few lines while waiting for the water to boil. Waiting for the doctor? Boom. Write. It surprised me how much I could get done in my commute and lunch break. In a way, it was more freeing to write with a tight deadline - “got to make the most of this 13 minutes” - than to have hours and hours in front of me.

I realised this is what I want to do with my life, rather than watching tv or scrolling through *cough*tumblr*cough*. This helped me realise my priorities. Is this really what you want? If so, you are the only one who can make it happen.

And I almost forgot another thing I strongly believe in. Allow your first draft to be absolute rubbish. Get something down. It’s SO much easier to get inspired and write garbage and get back to it to later to polish it. If you have been following me, you know I am a professional editor. Let me assure you: none of the great writers ever publish their first draft. They always do some editing afterward.

This does not mean that you can’t have a plan. By all means, make an outline. I’m all for outlines (unless they are too detailed and stifle your inspiration.) Two posts that can help you: How I turned an idea into an outline and How I never have to face an empty page when I write.

I hope this is helpful. If you have any more questions, don’t hesitate to ask! I hope you find your rhythm. Happy writing!

[byutak]

Christmas Event: Secret Santas

Hey everyone! Before yall start screaming at me saying "IT'S NOVEMBER", many people might be thankful for the fact that I'm posting this now.

I decided to host my very own and special secret santa!

-SO WHAT IS THIS EVENT ABOUT? You know what a secret santa is? yes? well I’ll explain it anyway.  Secret Santa is a thing where the participants are randomly assigned a person (who is also between the participants) to whom they have to give a gift anonymously. I have also seen that sometimes people make wishlists for their gifts, and their secret santa gets to choose one of those for the gift.

Well... THIS SECRET SANTA IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT! You join and collaborate with other 2 people, making that 1 group. Each group will get 3 different wishlists, you will have to pick one option from each wishlist, and then make 3 collabs.

-AND HOW DOES THIS COLLAB WORK?  The three collabs have to be done like this:

(You are free to make your own template to post the drawings. REMEMBER TO NOT DO THE DRAWINGS IN THE TEMPLATE. Make them in a new canvas so it can have a higher quality. Just copy them and crop it so it fits the squares). (Also when you post the collabs, I recommend to post the template, and then a higher quality of the parts where you took part. For example, the order for artist 3 on their post would be 1.[All the steps] 2.[Final work of the first collab] 3.[Sketch of the second collab] 4.[Lineart of the third collab] )

-ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING? Well the post is getting long, so follow me under the cut if you wish to join and know the rules! :D

**You can join this event until November 30th, 10 pm!!!**

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**BEFORE JOINING IN, PLEASE CAREFULLY READ EVERYTHING IN THE RULES, I BEG YOU ;v;**

-WHAT RULES ARE THERE FOR THE WISHLIST?

There are a few things to keep in mind...

You can ask for ANYTHING. Your OC; a character; a scene from a fanfic, comic or series; a screencap; a ship; enemies... WHATEVER YOU WANT! There are no limits, but keep in mind ALL of the rules, even the ones after this one. You can also specify something in your options, like "This character, but being all evil" "My precious boy with a flower crown" and stuff. 

You can make your list from just 1 thing to 6. Only want one out of 3 things? Cool! Can't decide between just 6? Well sorry but you have to.

Please make it no more than 2 characters in each option, and even so, don't make most of the options more than 1 character. For example: 1- [Name of an OTP] 2- The protagonist of a game 3- This AU version of this character (This list would be fine because just 1/3 options has 2 characters. It’s not 1/2 or 2/3.)

This one isn't exactly necessary, but please consider adding variation between the options. Instead of "OC 1- OC 2- OC 3", try something like "OC - Game character- Comic character". Some people might not feel like choosing a character between the same category (being OCs, characters from the same game or story, etc), so if you are willing to do so, try doing this. Maybe the person who gets to make a drawing for you will feel more inspired because they have variety!

-The DOs, DON’Ts and how it will all work.

Process:

-After the deadline has been reached, I’ll be giving each group their assigned wishlists between December 1st and 2nd. Then, you can start posting your gifts from December 24th to December 30th. -Also, I will check that the wishlist and everything is fine, so you will not have any problem with that. If there was a problem with one of the options of your wishlist, and even when I told you to change it you didn’t, I’ll just erase that option and give it like that. -The people will be randomly given once the deadline is met, and after that it's up to you to work with the others. If there's any communication problem, do let me know.

Don’t:

-Don't try to give a hint of who you're doing the gift for. -Please avoid livestreaming if possible (even if the person doesn't see it, anyone else will know that you're making their gift). -Please, PLEASE don't jump off the event once the joining deadline has been reached. It will be very difficult to rearrange everything again. Take this event seriously, while also being something fun to work on. -Don’t try to join with someone if they didn’t want to work with you, and don’t say “we talked about it and we are in the same group, here’s a screenshot”. If they DID agree, they have to send me a PM on their own, saying that they are joining with you. -I know this sounds mean, but if you don’t know how to work with layers and transparent .PNG pictures, or you can only do traditional art, I can’t really allow you to join.

Do:

-Send me your join request, and include the people with who you will join. These people will also have to send their own join requests in order to approve your group. -You can ask me for help/inspiration if no one from your group has any idea. -This event is honestly fun, so I can consider joining your group if you’re only two people, you want me to join and I’m interested in working with you two ;D -If your group thinks that they need MORE time than what I have stablished here, please contact me so I can give you 3 wishlists early ^^

**HOW TO JOIN**

Fill this and send it to me (via PM)

Name: (Ex. Byu)

My wishlist: (Ex. Pikachu / My OC (<<name and reference) / Sonic / Mario / Peridot / a redraw of [this] scene (include link pls). )

I will be joining in with [blank] and [blank] (you can join with just one person if you wish, as long as it’s because you want someone else to randomly join your team.) (Yes, you can join alone... BUT DON’T EXPECT ANYTHING!! If you join alone, you’re only joining “just in case someone needs a 3rd person)

**I also have a discord server in case you need to clarify anything or want to talk to the other participants (if they ever join the server LMAO) https://discord.gg/XUPg2bZ

With that being said, I would love to see people joining in the fun! Please do encourage everyone to join :3 I hope you all can enjoy this little event~ Love yall!! <3