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[writingwithfolklore]

Writing Mastery Takes More than 10K Hours...

Malcolm Gladwell is the guy who said that it takes at least 10,000 hours to master something. That’s about three and a half years of eight-hour days, including weekends and holidays because any math more complicated than that is beyond me. Listen, I’m a writer, I don’t do numbers.

I’ve been attempting to write novels since I was seven or eight years old. I’ve been writing short stories since even before that. I’m pretty sure I’ve surpassed my 10k hours… So what the hell? Respectfully.

It’s not that I think I’m bad at writing by any means. It’s just that I would laugh in the face of anyone who tried to call me a master. Especially if it was Malcolm.

Something I learned in film school is that just putting words down onto a page—while a great place to start, and perhaps the only place to start—isn’t quite enough in the long run. I think you need 10,000 hours of stringing together sentences, 10,000 hours of theory, and 20,000 hours combined of giving and receiving feedback...

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[freyalooove]

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bestfriend!reader

who's name can be... Taylor, Sutton, Oakley, Emersyn, Bailey, or Caroline!

pairing: crush!theodore

who's favorite song is... Pink Skies by Zach Bryan...

bestfriend!reader! She’s soft-spoken, but has a backbone. She doesn’t need to be loud to be respected — especially not in Slytherin. She can cut you down with a single sentence and a raised brow. She’s the only person who can talk Theo out of a bad mood without bribery or manipulation — just patience and that dry little smirk that means, “Don’t be a dick, Nott.”

bestfriend!reader! She’s bookish, but not shy. She’ll sit in the corner of a party with a drink in one hand and her annotated copy of “Wanderings With Werewolves” in the other — but she’ll also tell Mattheo to shut the fuck up if he starts screaming over a game of cards. She prefers quiet, sharp people. Which is why she and Theo just fit.

bestfriend!reader! She’s never really gotten along with other girls. Not because she doesn’t want to — but because she’s been written off as too close to Theo, or too detached emotionally. But when she loves, she loves hard. She’s just careful with who gets that version of her.

bestfriend!reader! She gets Theo’s dark humor — and gives it right back. They have conversations that make other people uncomfortable. Deadpan. Wicked. Always one-upping each other with dry wit and dark metaphors. It’s half therapy, half flirting, but no one else gets it. They’re each other’s safe place.

bestfriend!reader! She’s the girl who always notices the quiet things. If you’re tapping your foot? She knows you’re anxious. If you’re too still? She knows something’s wrong. She carries mints in her pocket for Theo’s nicotine cravings. Keeps a spare scarf in her bag in case he forgets his again. She’s observant — and he loves that about her.

Crush!Theodore x Bestfriend!Reader

bestfriend!reader! Theo's been in love with her for years — but would rather die than say it out loud. Instead, he’s possessive. He glares at guys she flirts with. Puts his hand on her back in public like it’s instinct. Gets too quiet when she’s dressed up for something he wasn’t invited to. “You’re not gonna tell me who you’re going with?” “Why would I?” “Because I’ll hex him if he touches you.”

bestfriend!reader! There was one night — late, tired, something warm and stupid hanging in the air — when they almost kissed. She was sitting on the floor in front of him, half-laughing, half-asleep, eyes shining from a story he’d just told. And he leaned in. Paused. Didn’t do it. She never brought it up. He thinks about it every fucking day.

bestfriend!reader! He talks to her differently than he talks to anyone else. Gentler. More vulnerable. She knows things about his childhood no one else does. And when he’s drunk or half-asleep, he mumbles things like: “Dunno what I’d do if you weren’t here.” “You’re the only thing that makes sense.” She pretends not to hear. But her heart races every time.

bestfriend!reader! He lets her touch him in ways no one else can. Not just sexually — intimately. She fixes the collar of his robes. Rests her head on his shoulder when she’s tired. Threads her fingers through his when they’re sitting close and no one’s watching. Theo goes still every time — like he can’t believe she’s real.

bestfriend!reader! The jealousy is subtle, but vicious. If she mentions liking someone, Theo will go out of his way to find reasons why they’re not good enough. Too loud. Too dumb. Too soft. But when she calls him out on it? "What’s your problem?” “I don’t have one.” “Really?” “Yeah.” Beat. “I just hate watching you waste your time.”

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coming soon...

[knebellindemann]

[fatimazainab]

Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

[http-tempted]

[starryvomit]

[mgcsheaven]

realistically there is no chance i will have time to read, imma still bring a book though

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

Queer Palestinian Books for Pride Month 🍉

Just a reminder: we do exist. ♥️

Please consider sharing this post, whether to show your support for Palestine, to boost awareness of these books (remember, reading is revolutionary), or to show your audience that you offer a safe space. I know it may seem small, but it makes a difference. Trust me. ♥️

Have you read any of these queer Palestinian books? If not, which would you consider reading first? ❓

[devilish289]

[curiositysavesthecat]

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[sunmoonyandstars]

it's actually okay to not read for a while. it's okay to only read one or two books a month. it's okay to not have a yearly reading goal. it's okay to read books that aren't all over the internet. it's okay to get books from the library or kindle and not buy a copy after.

[nemfrog]

The good child's own book, or Stepping stone to knowledge. 1830.

Internet Archive

[frownyalfred]

the best reader advice I ever got was to write your comment on someone's fic like it's the only comment that author is gonna get

[joytri]

Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times? As if something were left between the pages every time you read it. Feelings, thoughts, sounds, smells... and then, when you look at the book again many years later, you find yourself there too.. a slightly younger self, slightly different, as if the book had preserved you like a pressed flower... both strange and familiar.

- Cornelia Funke, The Inkheart

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I like Ink Drinker.