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not-poignant · 1 year ago

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Recently I unexpectedly had two weeks of paid time off work. As something to do with this sudden free time, I decided to set myself a challenge; to write a short story, which is something I had never done before. I've always admired you for having such a talent with words, and I wanted to give it a try.

And Pia... IT WAS HARD! SO HARD! >.<

I wrote every day. I was sweating. I was pacing. I was groaning. I was laying face down on the couch. Just trying to MAKE. THE. WORDS. DO. THE. THING! You make it look so easy! xDD

I literally had several of your stories open as a cheat sheet, to figure out everything from “how does punctuation work” to “how in the world does he transition from internal monologue to conversation so naturally??”

But after two weeks of nearly full time writing, I finished my first 9358 word story.

Is it any good? Probably not. Am I going to do it again? Again, probably not xD

I'm proud that I finished it and as much as I was struggling, I enjoyed the challenge.

But the most impactful thing I took away from these two weeks, is a whole new level of appreciation for your work. Deep diving into your stories, trying to figure out how they work, it honestly blew my mind. YOU ARE SO GOOD! I've always adored your writing because it resonates with me so much and it never fails to take me on an emotional journey. But now I've had a glimpse of experiencing the craft behind it and all I can say is... You truly are one of the best authors out there.

So, thank you for sharing your incredible work with the world.

Omg anon, this message was so great to get.

Firstly, firstly- you're AMAZING!!! You are so good! You had a goal, you'd never done something like this before, and you finished a 10k story? That's basically a novella! Like, holy shit anon, that's incredible tenacity given you've never done it before! Even I wasn't busting out 10k stories when I first started writing.

This message made me so happy, but also frankly really just impressed as well. In some ways it's easy to kind of not see that I've been doing this for 10+ years, I've had a lot of practice, I write faster than I used to, and I didn't used to write this fast when I started out!

I bet your story is a lot better than you think it is. And tbh, maybe you'll find a way to enjoy the process more. :D I think it's awesome you wrote what you did, even if you never do it again *flails quietly*

But also I have this gif saved permanently on my computer and I think you'll very much relate to it even after two weeks:

Also you can have this one too:

And this one!!!!

Actually you can bet I have a folder of a ton of writing gifs because it's a WHOLE mood:

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I think it's cool though that you gained an appreciation for the craft. Like anything, I think it's great when it looks like it's easy because frankly if you feel like you're slogging it through my writing and every sentence is a burden then I've done something wrong sdalkfjads

But it is something I care about and put a lot of time and thought into, and I'm just so impressed you tried it. That's cool, friend. You're cool.

Hobbies and new skills have to watch out when you're around, it seems like your determination is very Hulk!Smash level! :D :D :D

#asks and answers #why are people so nice #pia on writing #gif post #okay but in all seriousness THANK YOU #and also like #THANK *YOU*#it's cool that you tried this #it's cool that you learned all this stuff #it's cool you got a novella out of it - like congrats that's literally all it takes #to be a writer #is to write some stuff #this ask made me super happy <33333

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facts-i-just-made-up · 16 days ago

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Due to its legalization in multiple states, "Weed" has been reclassified as a Boomer Drug. To be considered cool, you must now smoke "Yeed."

#have you ever tried to be cool...#on YEED?#unreality

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saradiation · 7 months ago

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Hey it's that time of the year again :D

HAPPY 413! 🎂

#my time zone is a little early haha BUT HAPPY 413 EVERYONE <3 #this is kind of a redraw of last year's 413 illustration and I'm so glad I could see some progress :)#I tried to make them look their age + keep their personalities and also give them cool GT outfits instead of the pjs ones I often draw #idk how much of that you can see though 🫣#ANYWAY I had so much fun drawing them all together again!#homestuck #homestuck fanart #homestuck art #beta kids #413 #happy 413 #john egbert #rose lalonde #jade harley #dave strider #my art

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liimonadas · 6 months ago

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a part of me goes out to all the monsterfuckers who are surely missing the old design. a bigger part of me is gay

#“where have you been lem” i've been playing hades 2 #they dropped the early access a few days before my exam session concluded its like a gift for me specifically #ermmm anyways chaos design got me feeling things sorry #i tried to make them look as cool and regal as they do in the game i hope i did them justice #hades game #hades 2 #chaos #hades 2 spoilers #fanart #art

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k-is-for-potassium · 3 months ago

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i feel like many people use "straight"...wrong

it's used a lot to mean cis, het, allo, perisex, etc.

basically just not lgbtq+ at all

but that's not true

trans people can be straight and lgbtq+

intersex people can be straight and lgbtq+

neopronoun users can be straight and lgbtq+

arospec people can be straight and lgbtq+

acespec people can be straight and lgbtq+

polyamorous people can be straight and lgbtq+

genderfluid, bigender, and other gender non-conforming people can be straight and lgbtq+

people who are biromantic, panromantic, etc. and heterosexual or vice versa are still lgbtq+

and there are so many more identities that can absolutely be both

straight does not mean not lgbtq+

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cracklewink · 8 months ago

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Part 4/5 of my MLP Infection AU!!

This was the part I was most excited for, I literally drew this whole thing just to explain my fan pony species lol

#mlp #mlp infection au #my little pony #mlp horror #mlp fim #sunset shimmer #zecora #This whole time I was like I have to get through this. to draw MONSTER PONIES #Sleigh ponies can have anywhere from 4-8 legs #Also can have doubled ears and double or even triple tails #They also have the split pupils and a rainbow hair streak #Unicorns can get split horns and pegasi (or alicorns) can get multiple wings #be rough if you end up with an uneven number. LOL #No rougher than eating meat for the rest of your life when you were previously a grass-eating horse though #I tried coming up w cool name for the vaccine so its HPE as in “Hope”

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uncharted-constellations · 1 month ago

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The entire ALBW team

Links about to become Lorules #1 hytopian fabric exporter

#tloz #princess zelda #link #princess hilda #ravio #a link between worlds #triforce heroes #tri force heroes #loz redesigns round 2 #art #my art #redesigns #if you couldnt tell from zelda and mi-dna shit talking in their funny page i dont believe in the #-and they never saw each other again- type endings #they have check ins once a year #the guards have no idea whos dating who #but yes moving on #link gets his own ugly scarf #its dimensional portal colored #he also has little birthmarks around his eye #the teeth on the ravio hat are also earrings #hilda gets to be a goth queen #sheerow is listening very intently #he will tell ravio all the gossip later #i do like to think this link takes his black smithing knowledge and his new fashion skills #and starts making some cool custom armor when hes older #i like to think he made hildas collarpiece #heights go link->ravio->zelda->hilda #too many characters for me to worry if that reads or not lmao #funny page may come later

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demaparbat-hp · 17 days ago

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Grumpy, meet Sunshine.

Quote by @sstarbitss

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morganbritton132 · 10 months ago

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Eddie posts a Tiktok like, “If you are interest in someone, do not tell my husband. Steve is the worst person to tell. All he does is judge you and then criticize them.

Steve, off camera: That’s not true.

Eddie: It is true! Grant just - Grant, can I tell people this? …Cool - Grant just told us that him and his ex-wife have been talking about getting back together. And that’s great! A normal person would say ‘that’s great, man.’

Eddie: Not Steve. Steve’s response was ‘the ex that can’t cook for shit or the one with the big tits?’

Steve: It’s a valid question!

Eddie: Stevie, baby. When Robin told you she was a lesbian, the first thing you did was criticize the girl she had a crush on

Steve: Yeah, because she was a dud

Eddie: And when I told I loved for the first time, you winced at me like I was making a bad decision. You asked ‘why?’

Eddie: And i didn’t even say it first! You already said it a week before!!

Steve: I just think that you should have standards

Eddie: I do!

#Steve said I love you first and early and Eddie tried to play it cool like ‘I know’#except Steve didn’t get the reference and it took a while for Eddie to realize that and then he also had D&D #so it took a week for him to properly say it back #but by then Steve already decided that he was unlovable and was just lucky Eddie still wanted to kiss him after he embarrassed himself #Eddie had a lot of making up to do and Robin made sure he did #eddie munson tiktok saga #steve harrington #eddie munson

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krysmcscience · 6 months ago

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Look, Aym, I know you wanna annoy your big bro sometimes, but y'all really gotta stop putting the death god into silly mode. He is Very Dangerous, you see. ŎuŎ;

this idea wouldn't go away until i drew it so here it is lmfao

#fanart #cult of the lamb #cotl #cotl narinder #cotl aym #cotl baal #comics #the lamb tries to engage narinder's silly mode One (1) Time #they regret it the instant his giant paw comes bearing down on them like fukken kitty armageddon #get martyr'd idiot #anyway my buddy told me the dialogue could come across as flirty somehow??? which my aroace ass doesn't get At All #but just in case i wanna say right here and now:#if you tag this as shipping between aym and baal you are getting a block from me So Fast #ship what you want - i am totes cool with that - but keep it away from my art k thnx :)#aside from bishop orphans it's basically gonna be all narilamb from this point on #i just had to get the rest of this stuff outta my system first XD

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madscientistreaction · 6 months ago

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cool guy with a sword

#RUEBIS BACK #RUEBIS BACK..#hai smiling like this isnt my first finished half decent drawing in like 6 months #a lot has been going on mb bffs #but i hope u like.. i love this drawing it was very fun and im cheesin so hard … tried some new thangs and i hope thats ok #yeeaaayyyyyy yeaaasyy #raiden my buddy bro i love mgs4 raiden with my soul #mgs #fanart #mgs4 #raiden #raiden mgs #lalala idk what other tags to put #oh ive had this page for 4 years now.. very cool.. thank you for allthe support

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molinaesque · 1 year ago

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Astarion: I think he likes us. Tav: I like him, too. But I'd never say it to his smarmy face. Raphael has a crush on Tav and tries real hard to act cool about it.

#raphael #raphael bg3 #raphael baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #Raphael is that suave charming bad boy who tries to look cool as hell (heh) in front of his crush like an absolute nerd #meanwhile my tav also has a crush on him so we're both losers really #bg3gifs #korilla hearthflame #screaming at the “came out on top” line... the writers definitely did that on purpose and it makes my brain go brrr #because that definitely means he likes you carnally since we found out about HoH #Also look at Tav's faceeeeeee #They're like “OH”#Like it just hit them #Omggggggg

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ionomycin · 2 years ago

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