#I’m just in a creative slump rn

[smilesrobotlover]

I’m trying so hard to draw and write and nothing is working. This is infuriating

[simgerale]

me after attempting to get back into sims and realizing i had a lot more to do than play the game

[lavampira]

writing did not happen 😭

but at least I was sooooo cozy

okay. I’ve got tea and a lil snack. I’ve got a cozy blanket. I’m buckling down to try to write tonight. wish me luck 🫡

[fritoley]

I’ve been in a real writing slump for a while now. I tried writing some scenes for my arthur morgan x oc fic that were in my head, but i just can’t seem to get the words down the way i want. It seems like whatever i write is just there, yk? It’s not engaging, it’s not creative. I believe the best thing i have down rn is this colter scene:

Despite the battles fought, hardships endured, near-death experiences, her eyes still sparkled with that hopeless optimism, even when the rest of her insisted upon defeat. She still laughed the way she used to, before she dipped her hands in the river of death, thereby committing herself to the days of a thief, a killer, an outlaw.

And I like the “river of death” imagery and all, but honestly it just goes off topic to what’s happening in the moment, and i’m prolly gonna cut it.

Not to mention that i feel like it’s suggesting that liz (the oc) comes from a civilian kind of life when she met arthur when in reality she was already on the streets and stealing and stuff when dutch found her so it’s inconsistent with what i have in mind and it’s killing my creativity and idk how to get it back 💀

[uriekukistan]

wait can i do more

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and

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ofc u can do more i love to yap 🤞

🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now

my birthday’s coming soon so i almost made it through another whole year :D havent been beat down too much by life yet

i’m in the middle of a huge burst of creativity rn after like a 5 year slump, like i’ve had so many ideas and so much motivation 🥳

nd also im eating some yummy watermelon rn, got me gnawing on the rind and all that

🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character

im not super interested in hearing sukuna’s backstory. like. idc. or ig i should say im not interested in how ppl will react to it. i think it’d be interesting to see, but if he ends up having a tragic backstory and ppl start using that as an excuse….so many characters in jjk have a tragic backstory without being evil :)

tbh i hope he has a normal backstory. like i love when the villain is just having fun. like kenjaku or mahito.

anyway. idk if that makes sense but yeah

thank u for the ask !! hope you’re having a good day/night :)

[amazingmsme]

Pre-Infusion Pity Party ramble under the cut but I’m just so overwhelmed rn & just want to get it all out

But god do I hate being like this. Why do I have to get stabbed in the chest every fucking month with a big ass needle, & pumped full of chemicals every other month just so I can fucking live? Why did my life have to change so much when I was just a kid? There’s gonna come a time where I’ve been knowingly living with this disease for longer than I had without it, & I don’t know how I’ll feel when that day comes. Rare disease awareness day just happened & I completely forgot & didn’t even care. It’s coming up on the 7 year anniversary of my outbreak, & it’s always a rough time for me

& to make matters worse, for over a fucking year it feels like older family members are dropping like flies. I don’t even know how many funerals I’ve been to in the past year. & we have yet another one on Sunday. & you see the toll it takes on everyone around you & you’re just like… are they next? Are they gonna be taken away?

I don’t have any irl friends because my supposed best friends stabbed me in the back & burned our friendship to the ground over a long torturous year, & while I am genuinely so much happier without them in my life, I feel so isolated. When I try to talk & engage with people, they act like you’re a fucking freak for trying to have a human conversation. Everyone is afraid of interaction now, & it sucks because humans are supposed to be social creatures. & it hurts because I’ve missed out on so much social interaction with my peers when I was & I know that my disease played a pretty big hand in that because I was the sick kid. Other mothers said shit to my mom’s face about how healthy their kids were, & even family members implied shit, essentially blaming her for my illness/weak immune system

& then you get diagnosed & those people fucking grovel & act so sorry & sympathetic but you know their true hypocritical character. It’s honestly revealed the ugliest of humanity. True sympathy is rare I feel like, replaced with pity

& I hate to say it, but most of the time, I don’t even like what I’m writing. There’s a line in Rainbow Rowell’s book Fangirl where Cath was reflecting on herself & her writers block/fics she’s written where she contemplates how many times she’s written this line, or some version of it? & I get caught up writing things others want to see, but the writing itself feels like a chore. & it’s not the fact that I think what I’m writing is bad, but I feel nothing.

I’m writing for fandoms & characters I’m not particularly wild about, & feel obligated to fulfill the request. Tbh there were only a handful of tickletober fics that I was actually excited about writing, & I fucking hate that. It’s why I was so over the moon when all the Hatchetfield & Epic peeps started showing up. Because I felt inspired again, & I can’t remember the last time I felt a spark like that

I haven’t been truly happy in a very long time, & I’m not sure when they’ll get better. But there’s still glimmers of light through the storm… even if they’re small or fleeting

TLDR: I’m fucking sick of getting infusions for the rest of my life, people all around me are dying, my best friends betrayed me, & I’ve been in one of the biggest creative slumps

[ruru-kiss]

okay wait. i have another au idea ( i’m a little embarrassed abt this one tbh >.< ) but !! reincarnation au but it’s more like a time back where u relive through your life (?) & rather than the it being the reader, it’s dazai instead who still has his memories prior to his death

hmmm currently thinking about a college au in which you regularly visit the library hoping to lessen the arduous load of university and all your professors endless bullshit.

only problem is there’s a dazai mosquito that won’t leave you alone. unfortunately bug repellent doesn’t work against him, and his ability of making himself a nuisance deserves an applause really.

and yet, you continue to go to the library nonetheless(you argue it’s for the convenience, dazai likes to think it’s because of his charms )

or . . . in which you always find your seat buddy snoozing against the desk, and the one time he’s awake— and oh nooo he’s hot @!!???$$;&@

[turnabout-roundabout]

I wanna write a 60 parsecs related fic or even just a small lil Drabble but I dunno I’m in a creative slump rn 😭🙏

Anyone got any ideas? I’m open to anything :)!

[chososcamgirl]

HI I js got done reading what you have so far for you latest smau, and I need to tell you THAT UGHHH I LOVE IT SO FARRR the humor is so funny and it not just recycled jokes😭 (if it was IK YOUD ACTUALLY STILL MAKE IT FUNNY) I love how everyone's so 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 and so close. So I do wanna ask, what's your inspo for this smau? LIKE the conversations seem so fluid, and was wondering if your just naturally this creative or what. And if you have any tips for making a smau! (Specifically a funny one like this lmao) Thanks!!

HIII !! i’m glad ur liking it!! i try my best to make it as entertaining as possible for u guys like so much thought goes into it including the jokes (sorry guys the jokes take me like 10 minutes to come up with and aren’t actually witty and quick… arrest me)

AW BUT THAT IS SUCH A SWEET COMPLIMENT like u find me funny? jeez shucks [twirls hair] yes it’s lowkey found family underneath all the banter and slutshaming cough megumi

my inspo for the smau was essentially just the fact i wanted to write again😭 like i had a 4 month writing slump and then suddenly got motivated to write again but i KNEW i wanted to write an enemies to lovers it was just the fact which character it was going to be and what au.

oh my god THE PRAISE UR GIVING ME RN😓😓😓 i just honestly write what i feel would be accurate to the characters in sjap bc it’s lowkey them using my humour help (very unapologetic) and then i just touch it up

my tips for writing an smau would be first planning out most of it because most of the time you can get very lost in translation with the plot so definitely know what you want to do and write it down. secondly i think that make sure to write what YOU want. ur not going to want to keep writing if you know you don’t love it so i think that’s the biggest takeaway. also for the funny aspect just make it ur humour and the masses will flock towards u🙂‍↕️ trust i will definitely ur first reader if u ever drop an smau

[moonjxsung]

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HI STAR! The person stealing your rant about how Han is a genius and shouldn’t be reduced to a ship (so true, by the way) is so weird for that. Like it’s not even stealing an actual fic of yours, it’s stealing some random thoughts you had on an issue…thoughts they could’ve agreed on and left it at that…

Anyway, I am so so jealous you got to see Felix completely disregard our mental health (go shirtless) at Lolla! But I’m so happy you got to enjoy it!

Also! Did you watch the first episode of One Kid Room with Han? Literally cried at him describing how he’s still an alien but in a more positive way. And the way the other members said that Han likes to be found when he’s upset and Chan said “So we found him” like sure, go ahead, my heart isn’t necessary anyway. ALSO HAN RUNNING AWAY ONCE MUST HAVE BEEN SO SCARY FOR SKZ BUT ALSO THATS SO ME

Anyway, Star baby, how are you? I hope you’re eating and drinking water ily ily 🫶

I can’t publish anything on here without the fear of it getting stolen 😭😭 what the hell is wrong with this site like can I LIVE………..

anyways HOW ARE YOU !! I’m doing okay at best. I’ve been in such a mental slump since a few weeks prior to lolla and I just feel very…. scatterbrained I guess? for lack of a better term?? I’m going back to therapy soon and there’s all these talks of me starting antidepressants again which I’m trying my BEST to avoid doing because I don’t have even a fraction of the creativity or motivation I have when I’m on them compared to when I’m not. But I am suffering from really bad anxiety all over again so I’m just conflicted! it’s either BE on medication and be able to go out & socialize with people and be productive again, but sacrifice practically all of my hobbies and feel comfortably numb for another few years. Or keep going without medication but stay inside all day bc I’m too nervous to go out and sever all my relationships because I’m tired and low on energy 😭 just a lose-lose scenario either way I go

Also I haven’t seen the one kid’s room just yet!!!!! I’ve been advised to distance myself from social media/kpop/my devices for a little while (hence my absence from being on here 😭) but I did see little snippets of it on Twitter and every single thing he says and does HE’S JUST LIKE ME FR…….. I love him so much I can’t wait to watch it & cry my eyes out he’s so cool JISUNGGGGG MY BELOVEDDDDD

anyways I hope the world is treating you so well and I love you so so so much !!! we’re hugging rn virtually. can u feel it 🫂❣️

[ghostoffuturespast]

Hi😘! 24 and 29 , please 🖤

Thank you for the asks! 🧡

[questions here]

24. How do you recharge when you’re not feeling creative?

Get up and go out and do stuff! (And try not to beat myself up too much because motivation and inspiration don’t always align at the same times.) Most of my creative slumps are short lived and often are from me just being too tired from doing other things and not having the bandwidth to think or make stuff. Especially with writing, since it requires a lot of mental capacity on my part. Other hobbies are much easier for me to cruise on autopilot with. If I’m not feeling inspired, I usually won’t force it and will just do something else I feel like doing. Sometimes moving gets my brain into gear, so exercising or going on a walk will do the trick. 

29. How easy is it for you to come up with titles?

I love coming up with titles (even though most of them are based off of songs rn, so that might kind of be cheating lol) and I’d say they come to me fairly easy. Titles are often the first things I come up with for writing projects and I usually won’t start writing until it has a title (if it needs one). It’s like giving someone a name. And sure, sometimes that changes or it isn’t the right fit, but a name embodies the personality and the spirit of the thing. And that's what I feel titles do. Sometimes I’ll have to ruminate on a name for a while, but it’s usually not that big of an issue. Sometimes you just gotta wait for the name to come to you.

[daymoony]

i’ve been thinking about genloss and why i’ve been feeling “career” inspired these last couple of days after seeing it and i think i finally got it,,,,

first,, i dont think i’ve ever said this but, hi, i major in applied linguistics on the english language with a focus on education and translation !! basically i learn abt linguistics and apply that to either teaching or translating (personally want to leave with a focus on translation tho)

so,, why am i feeling inspired now?? i had this question at the back of my head ever since watching genloss and i Didn’t know why,, bcs like,,, genloss is Plenty different to what im studying,, like,,, im not on a “creative” career per say, so like,, why am i suddenly feeling inspired by this thing which does not have anything to do with what im studying???

well, dear reader, i finally got my answer today ! watching genloss made me remember Why i wanted to study translation in the first place ! i Loved watching videos and shows and movies in english ever since i was little, and watching them made me realize i want others to understand those things i was watching,,, sadly i havent felt that recently,, so ive been on a kind of slump with my major choices,, but genloss made me feel that again !! that feeling of “oh i Really want others to see this piece of media i love !! i want others to understand why this piece of media is amazing !!” and ive just been happy rn !! i also had given up on translating movies, shows, etc etc (stuff that falls on the entertainment category) bcs of how Hard it can be but after genloss i’m believing in myself !! i can do it !! i feel so inspired rn and so happy with what im studying !! 

just wanted to share this bcs im rlly happy :> and bcs i wanted to know if anyone has been feeling this way after watching it !!

[pawjamas]

not to pat myself on the back but i’m so proud of how far my art has come. i just finished an art trade and oh my God i am SO proud of it !!! i got out of my comfort zone a bit for this piece and it paid off very well! i love challenging myself creativity wise and really seeing how far i can stretch my artistic skills. i’ll post the piece tomorrow as it’s a bad time to post it rn (it’s super late haha) but not only am i happy w/ this piece but the fact i’m still pushing myself to keep drawing instead of giving into this depressive slump. i can still do it and i’m doing it damn well too !

[trippin-over-my-fandoms]

17, 24, and 34 for the writer asks!

Aaaahhh tysm I’m so bored at work rn so it’s lovely to open my app to these <3

SO

17. What do you do when writing becomes difficult (lack of inspo, writers block)

If I’m actively working on something I’ll usually try and listen to a playlist I’ve made for the fic or if I haven’t done that yet I’ll make one. I’ll also do photo edits to kinda help me get some visuals. Right now I’m in a slump so I’m tryna hype myself up to get back to my fics, sometimes it just takes forcing myself to write again.

24. Worst writing advice anyone ever gave you?

Don’t write how you talk, I think. I don’t have a lot of bad writing advice per say because I pick and choose and what I don’t choose goes in one ear out the other so if I got bad stuff I don’t remember lol. That being said- I don’t remember if it was in an English class in middle school or from my mom or what but I remember being told “don’t write how you talk” but I take exception to that because sometimes for creative effect I want to write my narrative how my character would speak especially if it’s focused on their point of view (be it third person or first). A lot of my writing is creative writing and I definitely take liberties because it’s a form of art and I don’t think there’s necessarily a right or wrong way to do things. Sure if you’re wanting to get a specific outcome there are steps you gotta take to get there but I am usually a go with the flow kind so I write how the mood strikes lol.

34. Five years from now where do you see yourself as a writer?

Hopefully still a fanfic author with maybe 200-300 works on my ao3 (hopefully will still be up by then) and depending on how stuff goes it’ll either be the exact same as I am now or I’ll be working on my fics between my kiddo’s naps lol. Also hopefully with at least one more completed long fic.

Thank you again for these asks!

[ateezmakemeweep]

Hey! I need some help if you don’t mind.

I’ve been seriously struggling with writers block and I’ve just been feeling like everything I write is shit.

It might have something to do with my creative writing class and having to write stuff for actual assignments and a grade and I’m really fucking terrible with deadlines so I feel like my work never lives up to its full potential so it’s really getting me down.

On my alternate account, I started writing but I only have the first part posted and it hasn’t been updated in around a year or more.

I want to start writing for it so badly especially after someone commented that they want more, but I’m stuck in this slump. I also entered a bunch of collabs and I never finished or posted them and I’ve felt like a shitty horrible person ever since so I feel even less inclined to write even though I really wanna write and finish them.

And on top of school, I haven’t had enough time (or given myself enough time) to write at all.

I’m really stressed and scared because writing fan fiction really means a lot to me and I hate feeling so unpassionate about something I love and used to be so freaking passionate about.

Do you have any advice? Have you ever felt like this? What do you do when you get writers block or in a slump?

I’m sorry for the long message but this has been tearing me apart for weeks.❤️

hii! as i’ve said before, i’m going thru it rn and don’t have it in me to write and it makes me sad that when i try, i just can’t do it so i understand what ur going thru��� that being said, sometimes if ur struggling with it the best thing u can do is just give urself that break and know that you shouldn’t feel guilty or upset ab it

however, what i always found helpful in times of normal writers block and not crippling mental disease was to either write something brand new that my mind kept going back to or write something small with a plot i’d really enjoy/would want to read! a few weeks ago, i also started doing little ten minute writing prompts i found on tiktok and that was something easy and fun 2 slowly get back into it🥰 u just use a random word generator and then write wuteva nonsense ur little mind conjures up

but yeah, also don’t ever feel bad for giving urself a break even if u miss it, sometimes that time away is the best thing u can do

[honeybeeboppin]

I have more!

Brush your teeth. Seriously. Right now, if you can. A) clean teeth feel good, B) dental work is expensive, and C) even just using a wet brush without toothpaste is better than nothing cause it’s getting plaque off

You know that thing you’ve been saving for a special occasion? That fancy bath bomb or that really nice candle or those expensive chocolates? Treat. Yo. Self. That occasion is now. You need some joy right now, so indulge yourself!

TAKE YOUR MEDS. Even if they’re not depression meds, they can still help a lot. Can’t tell you how much my ADHD meds helped me get out of a slump because it was easier to do things.

My personal way of doing this is putting my meds on top of my phone when I go to bed because that way I can’t possibly forget they exist.

Also pill organizers are a godsend. I have a weekly one and tbh I’m about to get another one or two so I only have to refill my organizers once every 2-3 weeks instead of every single week. It’s a bit of an energy commitment, but overall I find it’s much less energy than having to open every single pill bottle every single day

If you’re like me and you can’t go and touch some grass/dirt right now (woo snow), at least get some sunlight or fresh air. take a deep breath. Does the sunlight on your face feel nice? The air probably bites a little bit cause it’s cold. Can you do the dragon’s breath thing when you breathe out? I usually find that fun

If you can, exercise. Yea I know I know. But trust me, just this once. Wish you were stronger? Do 5 pushups (modified push ups totally count), a few squats, or maybe deadlift your laundry basket and take it down to the laundry room. Wish you had better stamina? Dance to a song, chase your pet around the house (if they can/like doing that), or do 10 jumping jacks. Maybe you have an exercise game like wii fit or ring fit adventure or something. Have fun with it. The little things can get you closer to your goal, plus post workout endorphins really do exist. It’s not going to fix everything, but it can help for 15 minutes and that’s worth something I think

Have pets but you’re not with them rn? Ask whoever is taking care of them to send pictures. Or if you dont have pets, you can look up pictures of your favorite animal. Fluffy autumn cats is so good. Or heck, you can ask friends/family/coworkers for pictures of their pets. No one is stopping you. Here, have a picture of my dog! She’s making that face because she knew full well she was taking up 2/3 of my bed and was trying to puppy eyes her way out of me being annoyed >:( /not actually mad

Learn something new! Wanted to try one of the creative things above like knitting or folding origami and don’t know where to start? Find a tutorial online and try learning to do one thing, like making a scarf or folding a paper crane. I also love making these, because once you get the hang of it you can make them pretty much as big or as small as you want!

depression tips™

shower. not a bath, a shower. use water as hot or cold as u like. u dont even need to wash. just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. sit on the floor if you gotta.

moisturize everything. use whatever lotion u like. unscented? dollar store lotion? fancy ass 48 hour lotion that makes u smell like a field of wildflowers? use whatever you want, and use it all over. 

put on clean, comfortable clothes. 

put on ur favorite underwear. cute black lacy panties? those ridiculous boxers u bought last christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? put em on.

drink cold water. use ice. if u want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost.

clean something. doesn’t have to be anything big. organize one drawer of ur desk. wash five dirty dishes. do a load of laundry. scrub the bathroom sink. 

blast music. listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.

make food. don’t just grab a granola bar to munch. take the time and make food. even if it’s ramen. add something special to it, like a hard boiled egg or some veggies. prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something. 

make something. write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. even if you don’t think you’re good at it.

go outside. take a walk. sit in the grass. look at the clouds. smell flowers. put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin.

call someone. call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. talk to a stranger on the street. have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. if you can’t, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. even if you don’t say much, listen to them.

cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them. take pictures of them. talk to them. tell them how u feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out.