#have patience with yourself

[shibaraki]

Hiiiii, question.

How do you write 18k words in 3 days?? Askingg because I need tips! Did you build up the ability to write that much in little time? Im trying to get more into writing long fics but right now its looking like 1k + words a day😭 .. like how do u do it?

ehhh this is a bit of a toughy. yes, pacing and word count is something you can build up overtime, and not long ago I would struggle to reach 10k myself !! but regarding the 18k in three days I’m afraid that’s just a stroke of inspiration on my part lol. it is not a sustainable way to write at all. I wasn’t well and I did not sleep a wink. it helped that I already had the old outline there to work with (and prior research) but I won’t be able to do that every time I write.

you’re doing fine with 1k a day my friend—hell, lately I can’t even manage 1k a day. but 1k every day for two weeks is still 14k. the time it took you doesn’t make it more or less valuable. the main thing is to just keep writing when you can. set goals for yourself, plot out scenes and dialogue beforehand, or pants it if that works best for you. I know it’s difficult and it can be disheartening if there isn’t immediate improvement but like any skill you will get better with practice 🫶🏻 wishing you luck!

edit: here’s a post you may find helpful!

[sad-trash-hobo]

You know what. I get why Anakin went to the darkside. You're gonna show me the Phantom Menace and hear Qui Gon tell Anakins mother that he isn't there to free the slaves, just pick up her son on a whim. And then to have him go and return Jabbas son, JABBAS SON, back to him? After he was owned by Gardulla? And no one says that that was inappropriate to have him do. And then in the Zygeria arc for Anakin to be upset about slavers, as he should, and Obi Wan tell Ahsoka that Anakin and his mother were sold into slavery so it's a touchy subject for him. He wasn't even sold into slavery. He was born into it! And this was Obi Wan, Anakins supposed brother? Shocking that Anakin would feel so betrayed and undervalued that he would go to the dark side. Anakin shouldn't have ever been a jedi. He should've been in therapy on Naboo with his wife. I love you Obi Wan, but you really did fail and I also hate you, in this essay I will-

[paranorahjones]

Okay media consumers, I'm gonna ask you to follow some lines of logic with me.

For good stories to exist, there needs to be conflict.

For conflict to happen, one or more characters will almost always need to make bad choices.

Just because a character makes one or a few bad choices does not automatically earn them the label of "toxic".

Just because said character does not experience immediate consequences due to their bad choices does not mean that they never will (especially if their story is not yet finished), nor does it mean that their creator is romanticizing or portraying their bad choices in a good light.

I mean, come on. You guys love a good slow burn romance. The least you can do is get used to the idea of slow burn conflict.

Edit:

DO NOT INTERPRET THIS POST AS ME SAYING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T DISAGREE WITH ANY CHARACTER'S ACTIONS EVER. DO NOT DO THAT.

I can tell some of you are already thinking about doing that.

Don't.

Please.

I don't have the energy for that.

[crabussy]

IS ANYONE ELSE FEELING KIND TODAY!!! IS ANYONE ELSE FEELING GENEROUS TOWARDS OTHER PEOPLE!!! IS ANYBODY ELSE BEING KIND AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EVEN WHEN ITS HARD!!! IS ANYONE ELSE ASSUMING THE BEST OF OTHERS INTENTIONS AND RESPONDING IN KIND!!!! CAN ANYONE HEAR ME

[casurlaub]

Wolfstar AU - Werewolf rights activist Sirius Black meets Remus 'I don't want your help, I just want some quiet' Lupin.

[youssefguedira]

now that petitions have closed i have another thing to share with yall!! the uk government's current draft guidance for schools on handling trans kids (not legislation, just guidance, and a draft at that. it's not official yet), published in december last year, among other things states that parents have to be informed about social transition, and that "schools do not have to accept a child’s request to socially transition, and that teachers or pupils should not be pressured into using different pronouns." (link goes to gov.uk, where you can read the full press release. you can also read mermaids' explanation of the legislation and their response here!).

mermaids uk (a trans charity here, for those who don't know) is currently running an email campaign to contact your mp and encourage them to support reconsidering the current draft guidance: their goal is 10000, and they're at 8900 now. it requires your name, email address and uk postcode, but it takes less than a minute to do, and there's a pre-written template that you can edit as you choose and everything. if you can, please please consider doing so!

and if you still have your hogwarts house in your bio and are still a harry potter, especially if you're not from the uk, donate to mermaids :) i am not asking

[fallevs]

tag yourself i'm cringe

[yujeong]

- home by whitney hanson -

[hope-was-a-disquieting-thing]

Neil: Wait, you can't kill me! I have a husband!

Kidnapper: And what makes you think I care about that?

Neil: Oh no this isn't a plea for mercy. It's a warning.

Kidnapper: Wha-

Andrew *breaking down the door, knives in hand looking marginally pissed*: Neil.

Neil: Oooh, you're in trouble now.

Andrew: Bold of you to assume I'm here for him. I warned you what would happen if you got kidnapped again junkie.

[heynhay]

How draw like you T^T

Do you have any advice for learning to draw better? Like, resources or practices or anything?

Time. and referencing. No way around it but to put in the hours.

[yorshie]

My sister-in-law got me drunk and now all I can think about is how the turtles would react to a drunk reader like how would care for them who would be made im SPIRALING

[elysiumcalled]

Next time somebody at work asks if I can help I’m just saying no idfc anymore

[teplejtrouba]

i have managed to actually do a hobby for the first time in months. yippee

[despair-tea]

All I'm sayin' is that you can't crack an egg with a hammer. Keep chasing that eggy boy around with syringes and he'll retreat even deeper into the closet.

[mwolf0epsilon]

"Star Wars isn't dead y'all are just haters" "Disney saved Star Wars" "It's the Woke Agenda that ruined Star Wars"

My mans, Disney single-handedly destroyed the Sequel Trilogy despite the Force Awakens being the gateway to something potentially fantastic; MCU'd the Mandalorian (a story which originally had nothing to do with the Prequel and OG Trilogy aside from sharing a universe and exploring a sect of a completely different culture/ideology); ego-boosted both Filoni and Favreau to the point where their OC Verse is not only canon but openly disregarding the Star Wars Universe Bible/Lore; gave us a snippet of what an extremely misunderstood indigenous culture is actually like (instead of portraying them as the savages one of the white leads mislabeled as animals that deserved to be slaughtered) only to then wipe out the tribe we got to know for no reason other than shock value thus alienating indigenous/poc viewers in the most disrespectful way possible; completely threw away the entire message of TCW (that being a clone does not make you incapable of being your own person who has their own thoughts, ideals, moral compass and overall identity) by making TBB (a show that does have it's strong points in set design, soundtrack orchestration and overall sound design, but is extremely weak on both characterization and storytelling because they either make the meaningful plot points stretch too thin or focus on the wrong character completely) their go to show marketed for kids instead of the actual kids programming that people shit on for being for, surprise, kids; constantly disregards valid critique from their consumers (to the point where infighting in the Fandom has gotten extremely ugly) that people either give up on interacting completely or simply vanish and take all their things with them (because no one seems to understand where these critiques come from, or how being unable to admit your special little show is imperfect is actually not a good thing for both you and others).

This isn't even accounting for the fact the Fandom seems to have doubled in it's overall toxicity since Disney took over. Which is par for the course when a mega corporation takes hold of something that started out extremely political in nature anyway. The Cash Cow machine needs feeding after all...

[skylarbee]

https://www.tumblr.com/shit-talk-turner/735266502098468864/guys-about-the-louise-footage-from-dublin-i-was

Oh Christ, I don't know how true this is but I fear that sooner or later it will happen, I feel it unfortunately

look, she talks a lot of bullshit all the time and tries super hard to make it seem like her life is perfect. her insta posts and stories about alex are beyond the maximum levels of cringe. and when someone tries this hard to convince everyone that she's this happy in her relationship and tries to show everyone that her boyfriend is THE best boyfriend and keeps talking about how much they love each other... we all know that things are really not looking that good. there would be no reason to feel that offended after a hate comment or two and have a breakdown on her stories if she was 100% confident that she's loved beyond limits and her relationship is perfectly stable and ready to take the next step. she throws fits about some teenage girls writing comments and doesn't even acknowledge "paparazzis invading their privacy". her whole life revolves around alex, of course she says things like these to keep fans engaged. besides, we know how jealous she is of miles, of course she'd say that in dublin. we shouldn't trust a word she says.

i get that you're worried and knowing that they've been together for quite a while, alex might've gotten lazy and too comfortable and not be bothered to try to find someone new. it's what men do, and at 55 they cry about their wives and kids because they realise this is not the life they wanted at all.

i don't think we should panic about anything she says. if something major does happen, i at least hope that fans that looked past her mistakes, won't look past the fact that she chose to be neutral (and make this too about herself) regarding a subject which is 1000x more important than her pathetic relationship and the scenarios she creates in her head. and will also think about what kind of man they are the fans of if he chooses to be with someone as horrible as her. free palestine and fuck deloulou :)