#and like let's get out but 100 años de soledad

[myokk]

As someone who is constantly in awe of you, whether it’s art or writing, how do you stay motivated? 😭💙💖 such talent shouldn’t be legal!

Hi😭🥹🫶 I don’t know what I did to deserve such high praise😭😭🥹🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂💓💓💓💓

I only started writing in January & these fanarts I started in April so maybe I’m not the best to answer but I’ll try!!🫶🫶🫶

Short answer: I’m motivated by brainrot & the characters that move into my brain and demand to be drawn/written😭

Longer answer: I’ve always loved and been obsessed with stories & even before I learned fanfic was a thing last year (I live under a rock), I was always creating these crazy stories in my brain. I used to play the sims a lot for example…I would literally delete every premade family & make my own super complex relationships/generational drama and just watch the chaos play out and I always had so much fun coming up with different storylines and thinking about their personalities and how they would probably interact with each other.

I also read like CRAZY !!! 😳 I am a book devourer & am especially drawn to very long books that have beautiful writing and amazing characterizations:

Lonesome Dove (my favorite book of all time with my favorite character of all time, Gus🥺)

The Brothers Karamazov

Anna Karenina

Ulysses

100 Years of Solitude (100 años de soledad)

Rayuela (Hopscotch) & basically every Cortázar short story

Ok basically every Latin American novel/short story from the 20th century let’s be honest😆

The Mists of Avalon

Jane Austen

Donna Tartt

Etc etc etc I JUST LOVE READING !!!!

And so, even though I don’t consider myself a very good writer, and I would never even hope to become as good as the authors I read, I think it’s fun to try and capture some feelings and emotions of what it’s like to be human💓 I always try to write the characters with love and care and maybe it’s my obsession to make them almost three-dimensional that keeps my brain rot strong😆 I might not achieve it but I’m having a lot of fun trying…

As for creating so consistently, the writing part isn’t so hard bc once I get an idea in my mind I just want to write it! I don’t get oneshot ideas often but when I do I’m like😳✍️✍️✍️✍️ until it’s over😆 I think coming up with plot/ideas/characterizations takes me a lot longer than actually writing - I barely edit what I post because what I write down is already pretty polished.

For my art, I just love the human body/anatomy/angles etc and I have a lot of fun trying to make the drawings have a lot of movement and that’s kind of what motivates me. Art is also my job & so I’m just used to doing it all the time & these fanarts are a fun way to cool down after I do my “normal” art. The more I draw the more ideas I get, and I like to draw scenes from either my fanfic, or scenes that I think are cute but will probably never happen. But THEN sometimes the “extra” drawings inspire things, like my latest oneshot🫶

If you’re reading this and you’re a writer or artist too & look at it differently I would LOVE to hear what you think!!! Since I’m just starting out with all of this maybe there are better methods😆🫶 for me it’s just a love for stories and wanting to create all the time!!!

[dirhwangdaseul-archived]

this is so funny but sadly i just think it's just the world that is filled with shitty parents and considering how much of thailand's culture via bls rests in proving your worth through capitalist accomplishments to other people thus the making of children becomes sth out of sculpting art and objects rather than any actual parenting

At this point, I'm starting to think that there is a surplus of sh*tty dads in Thailand (***looking at you, Chanon and Win's dad) 😑

[espanhois]

in june of this year, i set out on the challenge to read 50 books in my second language (spanish) for many reasons. originally my goal had been to read 10 over the summer, but i quickly ripped through them and decided to shoot for more. i had seen a post on reddit where someone decided to do the same challenge and thought, hey, why not? here's a little bit on my process and what i learned, with the entire list of books at the end!

why do this challenge?

to better my focus: i wanted to get better at long stretches of reading, and making myself read for long periods at a time would help me build reading stamina while i read.

to get quicker at reading: this one goes hand in hand with the first point. in addition to being able to read for longer, i wanted to be able to process quicker without sacrificing understanding. i am about to enter grad school, so i wanted to be able to better this ability

to be exposed to more literature in general: i study literature but when you only read in class you miss out on a TON. i wanted to get acquainted with contemporary lit in spanish.

to read things i enjoyed rather than things for class: with one exception, nothing on this list was read for class, and that's because i wanted to make reading into a hobby rather than an obligation.

to gain more vocab: i combined this challenge with daily anki studying.

what i learned!

the author i read the most was: gabriel garcía márquez. i don't even need to look at my list to confirm it, i just know it. clocking in at a total of 7 different books, he definitely won out. cien años de soledad was not on this list (i've read it twice before and my tattoo is cien años themed), so this was a great chance to get familiar with his other works!! i have to admit, i think el amor en los tiempos del cólera has eclipsed cien años de soledad in terms of my favorite book!!

the country whose books i read the most was: a three way tie!! between colombia (thanks gabo), argentina, and spain with 10 books each! i hope to explore more of central american lit for my next challenge, since that was an area that didn't get much representation in my list, so if anyone has any recommendations, let me know!

a genre i didn't know i enjoyed so much was: memoirs! in the past i had avoided them, but for this challenge i put a few on in audiobook form (because it counts as reading, don't fight me on this) while i worked and WOW. learned a lot. i would definitely like some more recommendations for memoirs.

did i achieve my goals?: yes!! my focus is a lot better and i get through books faster (although not too fast that i don't understand anything). i feel better about my knowledge of literature in general now that i've read a ton, and i had a lot of fun doing this!! even hitting the milestones was so much fun.

an ability i strengthened during this process was: my ability to analyze and pick up on symbols, motifs, literary devices, and the like. it's been great for my essay writing abilities in class. plus, i feel like i've had 80 intellectual breakthroughs during this process.

something i discovered during this process was: it is really easy to rush through these books and go as fast as possible, but you won't end up learning much. i had to strike some books from my list because i realized i was just trying to hit the number. it's much better to just enjoy the ride!

what's next?

i'm going to start from zero and go for 100! no time limit, just making my way through books. i want to have a wide knowledge of literature in spanish, but i'd also like to start reading more in translation, especially authors from asia and africa. you all can help me by recommending me books in spanish so i have a reading list to get through!! thanks so much, and if you decide to do this challenge let me know!! i'll give support and recommendations :)

under the cut is my list. i plan on doing a follow up with my favorites and least favorites soon

reading list:

La casa de los espíritus - Isabel Allende

El lunes nos querrán - Najat el Hachmi

Temporada de huracanes - Fernanda Melchor

Por fin solos - Cristina Peri Rossi

El Conde Lucanor - Don Juan Manuel

Memorias de mis putas tristes - Gabriel García Márquez

Nuestra parte de noche - Mariana Enríquez

Travesuras de la niña mala - Mario Vargas Llosa

La muerte de Artemio Cruz - Carlos Fuentes

Las malas - Camila Sosa Villada

Tokio blues - Haruki Murakami

Volver la vista atrás - Juan Gabriel Vásquez

Abel Sánchez - Miguel de Unamuno

La amiga estupenda - Elena Ferrante

Maldición eterna a quien lea estas páginas - Manuel Puig

Aura - Carlos Fuentes

Salón de belleza - Mario Bellatin

Ética marica - Paco Vidarte

Páradais - Fernanda Melchor

No es un río - Selva Almada

Cadáver exquisito - Agustina Bazterrica

Las biuty queens - Iván Monalisa Ojeda

Las mutaciones - Jorge Comensal

Crónica de una muerte anunciada - Gabriel García Márquez

La buena suerte - Rosa Montero

El general en su laberinto - Gabriel García Márquez

El amor en los tiempos del cólera - Gabriel García Márquez

Doce cuentos peregrinos - Gabriel García Márquez

La otra orilla - Julio Cortázar

Pájaros en la boca y otros cuentos - Samanta Schweblin

Los ríos profundos - José María Arguedas

La guaracha del Macho Camacho - Luis Rafael Sánchez

Vivir para contarla - Gabriel García Márquez

La última niebla - María Luisa Bombal

Que de lejos parecen moscas - Kike Ferrari

Mugre rosa - Fernanda Trías

Primera y segunda carta de relación - Hernán Cortés

Las elegidas - Jorge Volpi

La hojarasca - Gabriel García Márquez

Rendición - Ray Loriga

Mona - Pola Oloixarac

Tres chicos buenos - Pablo Wessling

El olvido que seremos - Héctor Abad Faciolince

El cartero de Neruda - Antonio Skármeta

El amor del revés - Luisgé Martín

Cumandá - Juan León Mera

Dónuts, barbas y mancuernas - José Manuel Blanco

Gabo y Mercedes - Rodrigo García

Que nadie duerma - Juan José Millas

La vía del futuro - Edmundo Paz-Soldán