#creative recharge

[joncronshawauthor]

🌟 A Magical Week in London | Author Diary - Family Time & Harry Potter - February 16, 2024 🧙‍♂️

🏙️ Family Trip to London: This week was a special one as I took some time off to enjoy a family trip to London. It was a fantastic opportunity to step away from writing and recharge, spending quality time with loved ones. 🪄 Harry Potter Studio Tour: One of the highlights was the Harry Potter Studio Tour. As an author and a fan of the series, it was an enchanting experience to see the magical…

[thepenultimateword]

Prompt #226

“Sooo…” The deity tapped their fingers uncomfortably on the arm of their chaise lounge. “Do you want…cheese?”

The sacrifice raised both brows. “Cheese?”

“I don’t really know what mortals like. I personally don’t eat, but the acolytes keep a refrigerator in the lower quarters of the temple and I’ve overheard once or twice they keep cheese there.”

“I’ve been abducted, held prisoner, and served to you on a silver platter, and you’re just going to feed me?”

The deity shrugged helplessly. “Well, I’m not sure what else they expect me to do with you.”

[wandoffire]

[kosmokhaos]

𝑼𝒊́𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒂 𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒂̃𝒐 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒂

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[makenna-made-this]

Oof absolutely clucked up my sleep schedule(again lol) so prompt 11 might be a little late but it has the whole flock in it so it'll be a good one<3

[nexility-sims]

small story psa: dawned on me that i'm probably at least 55% not working on my story right now for the same reason that i just can't bring myself to eat blueberries, go visit my uncle, etc ... so, tentatively, i hope to resume next month, perhaps after the 16th, or december at the latest. (30% because i am insanely busy until the end of this month, 10% because i am Tired every evening, 5% because i'm daydreaming about the spinoff of the spinoff of the spinoff—)

[ageless-aislynn]

It's coming up on a year since I last could make a vid (and to properly/more easily make GIFs). In this year, my creativity has hit new lows, lower than I even felt when I had writer's block for 6 years. I feel like vidding is deeply connected to my inspiration for other things, primarily writing.

I'm so proud of and happy with Georgette (aka my computer if you didn't know 😉) that she's been able to run the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster and we're so far/so good when it comes to the Denuvo Anti-Cheat I was worried about. In theory, she ~~~should~~~ be able to handle me putting my Vegas on, which would give me back vidding and GIF-making.

So... why haven't I done it? 🤔

I finally realized it tonight: I'm afraid that it won't be enough. That my inspiration and creativity is simply gone and nothing will bring it back again. I'm afraid that's going to break something in me that I might not be able to fix, to realize that desire to make something just isn't in my heart anymore.

Maybe it would be okay. I won't know unless I try, right? I really want to finish these last couple of WIPs. If I'm done with writing for good, I'd like to go out on my own terms, with as much completed as I can possibly finish. I guess I've started hinging that hope on getting my vidding back and thus, feeling creative again. I really miss that NEED to make something, whether it's to write a story, make a vid or even just edit some GIFs. They're all just different forms of how I've been a storyteller my entire life and that's missing in me now and has been for a while.

I miss that a lot.

Anyway, just rambling a bit before I turn in. Hope you're all doing well, friends. Love to you all. 💖

[void-imp]

I probably need a break from here…

[the-one-who-lambs]

The Thing I Was Looking Forward To is over and the hyperenthusiastic outgoing beagle energy that I can maintain for 3 hours max has worn off and the exhausted but comfortable happiness set in. Got to meet many friends, some old and some new, but whoa boy. My Energizer bunny ass isn't overwhelmed but I'm definitely a little whelmed. 8:40 am computer modeling class is gonna be fun tomorrow lmao

Got many goodies (much of it cult of the lamb)! I'll post the con haul tomorrow.

[rileys-battlecats]

I want so badly to make PMVs like you, they’re so inspiring! I’ve been in a slump for awhile now, so seeing you come out of it and make something amazing has given me hope that someday I’ll have my own cat animation channel too

YOU CAN DO IT!!! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!! Even if it takes a long time, I believe you can do it :D if you ever want help or any kind of advice, don't hesitate to reach out and ask, I'll do whatever I can to help o7

[hinata-boke]

ill probably take a break from 1hqadays for a little while to focus on zine stuff and remaining comms, but rest assured ill continue at some point!

[mushbop]

life has been sooo hectic that i haven't been simming but i am still here, enjoying all the cute posts :D

[stormfet]

I've been working so so much that it almost feels weird to have a bit of time to myself

[hechose]

what if i did every meme in my inbox,, wHAT IF I WAS SO SO POWERFUL--

[werewolfsmile]

I've been sick all week, which unfortunately means no writing from me, but I did want to say that my top two contending names for the Eliot-adopts-Molly fic are:

1) "The Accidental Baby Acquisition Job" and

2) "The Feed the Birds Job"

The ABA Job obviously coming from the AO3 tag, and would probably have a more light hearted, shenanigans driven vibe

Meanwhile The FTB Job comes from the Mary Poppins lullaby about how it only takes a little to help those who can't help themselves, and how you will be rewarded with blessings for generously caring. This would probably delve more into interpersonal relationships and involve introspection and growth for all characters involved.

I can't really decide what vive I want to lean into.

-- @scotchiegirl

(oof I feel the being sick all week thing so hard, I've been sick too! but I still went to work and it's only now that I'm on a 4 day weekend that my body is crashing and leaving me unable to do all the fun things I wanna do. sucks doesn't it.)

Ahh I love these titles!! And I sooo get the dilemma of what vibes you wanna go for. I had the same problem with my fic, The Picket Fence Job. Originally I titled it Long Lost Sibling and if I'd stuck with that, it would have taken on more of a slice-of-life, comedic fic with much lighter notes.

But then I came up with The Picket Fence Job. And I thought about how Eliot was raised around families who had that American dream, how he dated his high school sweetheart and even gave her a promise ring. And I realised he would have thought that classic American dream was the future he was meant to have. So I stuck with Picket Fence for the title, so I can explore the angst of realising what you wanted isn't something you can achieve, what is normal anyway, etc etc. And I can still have lighthearted comedic notes in the fic, but it's gone a heavier, darker route (which is just my writing in general, anyway, I struggle with light fics).

ANYWAY! COMING BACK TO YOUR FIC! (sorry wasn't trying to make this all about myself, just wanted to share my experiences) I feel like if you went with Feed The Birds, you'd want to make the in-fic reference to the Mary Poppins line? It's obscure to me, like yeah I've seen Mary Poppins but only when I was a kid, so I wouldn't naturally make that connection from a fic title.

Accidental Baby Acquisition is hilarious, but also I would expect an actual baby in a fic called that. If that was something you wanted to circumvent, you could go with something like The Accidental Molly Acquisition Job?

Whatever you decide, I already know the fic is gonna be a banger! And my advice for figuring out the vibe would be to plot the story some more and see where that takes you. If you wanted to go the whole intrigue and potential kidnapping route, then you'll probably want heavier & interpersonal vibes. Idk. It's your fic. You can do what you want and that will be fantastic because it will be unique to you!

I hope you feel better soon! Being sick it literally the worst!

[lonestardust]

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