#writing helps

[belovedapollo]

a little bit emotional right now: this pocket journal has been my friend for the past 11 months and I just finished writing in its last page. I’m forever grateful that I can find comfort in journaling and I’m thankful for being able to make many friends over the past decades. 🌹 reblog is ok, don’t repost/use

[remembertheplunge]

Re: New York Times says Trump has 87% chance of winning

11/5/2024. 7:56pm

From my journal. 6/10/2004

"Writing is for impossible things. Impossible to live through things. A lot of life is impossible. Most of it."

[coffeexxcigarettes]

Purge

-

I wake up,

Filled with the rage

That could only belong to

My father's daughter.

Overflowing from my lips,

Curling the edges of my existence.

Flowers wilt at my arrival,

And birds silence themselves.

They silence themselves.

I dig through my shelves;

Dig through cupboards desperately,

Trying to find the antidote.

A solution to the blood

With which I was created.

My touch burns things

I know I love outside of anger.

This isn't me,

I plead with the universe.

Grabbing a notebook in panic.

I begin scribbling nonsense,

Letting the words sear into the pages.

The birds begin chirping again,

Quietly.

The flowers quiver,

But bring their color back to me.

A temporary solution

To a lifelong ailment,

My grandmother had taught me.

When the darkness overtakes her light,

I reach for that little notebook.

Full of burns,

Bleeding with sins,

A hand to hold the damned.

My little book of miracles.

x

..

..

..@nosebleedclub April 21st- Book of Miracles

[labelleizzy]

Man, depression SUCKS

So I'm working my checklist. This is one of em:

Took a (much needed) shower 🚿 for my poor grody body. Not gonna say how many days it's been, I do want to start tracking how often I DO shower so I can try and figure out how to do it more often.

Got my tea and morning meds in. Only missed one dose this week.

Am drinking water. (Black cherry seltzer)

Had breakfast. Now I've made lunch (quesadilla with a bit of salsa and a bit of lunch meat, and a sliced apple). We're out of bread.

Am eating to make sure I can last the whole of this shopping trip. (Going out with spouse to find cutlery for the camper van and try out a couple of camping things at REI. Lightweight camp chairs is one goal, and I wanna look at their hiking and walking boots and shoes.)

My body hurts less than yesterday , I think thanks to the long hot shower and a bit of stretching. I'm behind on my workouts and will work out some accountability or rewards to encourage myself.

I have stuff to do to get the rest of the way ready for Halloween,

and other stuff to be prepared for working the elections. I did finish writing my postcards for the GOTV in Georgia (and mailed them on time!) Next Monday is gonna suck because of the time change.

Speaking of, I need to finish researching and marking my ballot. I don't know enough about my local races or the state propositions.

I miss my friend GrlPurple. She used to host Proposition Parties. Lots of good food, and each person picked or got assigned one proposition to research and talk about so everyone could feel reasonably well informed without having to look EVERYTHING up themselves.

Thanks for listening 🎧😊 bleeding off a couple hundred words always helps make the world less bleak.

And in case nobody told you today: I love you, you're fabulous, your ass looks fantastic, and you can! Do the thing!

[suicidalgamergirl]

Somebody’s Told Me

Finally getting to names. Typed most of it on my phone. I have bad addictions.

****

Curiously, the vampire looked at her. He can sense the blood flow, coursing through her veins. Quite a delicious treat. She looked flustered and…

Sad.

Her cheeks were flushed.

“Perhaps we should get to know each other?” he asked, looking at her.

The minute she heard that, he noticed her short breaths and her trying to calm herself down. She is quite the peculiar treasure.

Crap. Think, if he knows her real name…he can control her. This was even worse than staying in a loveless relationship for five years.

Then again, this was the first person of the opposite sex that actually acknowledges her.

A vampire out of all things.

“Oh darling,” he continued, “don’t be so coy. Regardless of the venom, you seemed to enjoy my bite on your soft tender neck.”

That did it. Her face was completely red, head feeling dizzy due to the rush of blood to her head. He seemed to enjoy toying with his prey. Just use the right words and she’ll fall into place.

Unlike ungrateful Tav.

“I-I….I” she stated while looking nervous, “I need an adult!!!”

Appearing closer to her and cupping her flustered face, he forced her to look into his crimson eyes.

“But we are both adults here,” he replied calmly to her, “you don’t need to hide anything from me. So tell me your name, darling.”

His sweet words were making her feel weak. She wasn’t showing herself to feel excited. Could being touch starved for decades be the reason why she’s acting like this? Sure, the aphrodisiac didn’t make her want to lust for the vampire. His hands were cool to her face. They were warming up with her flustered blood flow in her cheeks.

Why can’t she just give in? You have no relationship with a cheating boyfriend and no family that even supported your decisions anyways. A fucken vampire is into you because your blood tastes great to them.

She felt defeated. She just had to tell everything. Maybe it’ll save her life.

“The name is Vanessa,” she said, “Ness for short.”

“Now that wasn’t too hard?” he cooed, “since I know the name of such a beauty in front of me, you should know who I am.”

Beauty? That caused her cheeks to be red with embarrassment. He enjoyed the blood flow. Was she dreaming? Goddamn that vampire.

As he let go of her face, he placed a hand on his chest to properly introduce himself to her.

“My name is Astarion Ancunin,” he began, “the one and only Vampire Ascendant that you’ll ever meet.”

****

Goddamn, I don’t know where this story is going. Help plz. Need help.

-V

[lantanam]

what is that fear called when the person who your parents trusted enough to leave near their tomboyish 10 year old only child manipulates her into opening the door to her bedroom she had locked herself into by promising to hurt her younger brother left in her care if she did not and she is just laying on her bed staring at her ceiling thinking of how she'll need to wash off her bedsheets before her parents notice otherwise she'll be in big trouble?

how does she fit that big primal terror in her small body without growing up?

[sparks-olivarpente]

tight-lipped and high-strung I would climb

body full of rocks and mud and electric clouds

for a moment of clarity, clearing sky

heart ringing true, connecting winds

in the last light of day

fully settled in my too thin skin

breathing everywhere

when everything ring all at once

and I can finally sleep

[jake-and-amy-are-married]

19 and 30

19. What’s one pairing you want to explore next year?

My early 2016 RebelCaptain feels have returned with a vengeance after Andor loooool. I can't wait to write more about them in 2023 gaaaah. All the soulmatism all the "they met right when they needed each other but there was NEVER enough time", all the poking fun at each other, all the angst(tm) gaaah.

30. Biggest surprise while writing this year?

Grief is such a catalyst for writing lol. I've written more this year than all of the last 3 years combined and.....that's a very strange feeling indeed.

[hayatheauthor]

10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

New Part: 10 Lethal Injury Ideas

If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas: 

1. Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.

2. Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.

3. Concussions

This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.

I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.

4. Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.

5. Road Rash

Road rash is an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.

6. Shoulder Dislocation

This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation. Good for torture scenes.

7. Deep Laceration

A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.

This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.

8. Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.

If you want to explore writing burns, read here.

9. Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.

10. Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)

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[belovedapollo]

I just really love green 🌳 reblog is ok, don’t repost/use

[frownyalfred]

Tips for writing those gala scenes, from someone who goes to them occasionally:

Generally you unbutton and re-button a suit coat when you sit down and stand up.

You’re supposed to hold wine or champagne glasses by the stem to avoid warming up the liquid inside. A character out of their depth might hold the glass around the sides instead.

When rich/important people forget your name and they’re drunk, they usually just tell you that they don’t remember or completely skip over any opportunity to use your name so they don’t look silly.

A good way to indicate you don’t want to shake someone’s hand at an event is to hold a drink in your right hand (and if you’re a woman, a purse in the other so you definitely can’t shift the glass to another hand and then shake)

Americans who still kiss cheeks as a welcome generally don’t press lips to cheeks, it’s more of a touch of cheek to cheek or even a hover (these days, mostly to avoid smudging a woman’s makeup)

The distinctions between dress codes (black tie, cocktail, etc) are very intricate but obvious to those who know how to look. If you wear a short skirt to a black tie event for example, people would clock that instantly even if the dress itself was very formal. Same thing goes for certain articles of men’s clothing.

Open bars / cash bars at events usually carry limited options. They’re meant to serve lots of people very quickly, so nobody is getting a cosmo or a Manhattan etc.

Members of the press generally aren’t allowed to freely circulate at nicer galas/events without a very good reason. When they do, they need to identify themselves before talking with someone.

[pygmi-says-hi]

STOP DOING THIS IN INJURY FICS!!

Bleeding:

Blood is warm. if blood is cold, you’re really fucking feverish or the person is dead. it’s only sticky after it coagulates.

It smells! like iron, obv, but very metallic. heavy blood loss has a really potent smell, someone will notice.

Unless in a state of shock or fight-flight mode, a character will know they’re bleeding. stop with the ‘i didn’t even feel it’ yeah you did. drowsiness, confusion, pale complexion, nausea, clumsiness, and memory loss are symptoms to include.

blood flow ebbs. sometimes it’s really gushin’, other times it’s a trickle. could be the same wound at different points.

it’s slow. use this to your advantage! more sad writer times hehehe.

Stab wounds:

I have been mildly impaled with rebar on an occasion, so let me explain from experience. being stabbed is bizarre af. your body is soft. you can squish it, feel it jiggle when you move. whatever just stabbed you? not jiggly. it feels stiff and numb after the pain fades. often, stab wounds lead to nerve damage. hands, arms, feet, neck, all have more motor nerve clusters than the torso. fingers may go numb or useless if a tendon is nicked.

also, bleeding takes FOREVER to stop, as mentioned above.

if the wound has an exit wound, like a bullet clean through or a spear through the whole limb, DONT REMOVE THE OBJECT. character will die. leave it, bandage around it. could be a good opportunity for some touchy touchy :)

whump writers - good opportunity for caretaker angst and fluff w/ trying to manhandle whumpee into a good position to access both sites

Concussion:

despite the amnesia and confusion, people ain’t that articulate. even if they’re mumbling about how much they love (person) - if that’s ur trope - or a secret, it’s gonna make no sense. garbled nonsense, no full sentences, just a coupla words here and there.

if the concussion is mild, they’re gonna feel fine. until….bam! out like a light. kinda funny to witness, but also a good time for some caretaking fluff.

Fever:

you die at 110F. no 'oh no his fever is 120F!! ahhh!“ no his fever is 0F because he’s fucking dead. you lose consciousness around 103, sometimes less if it’s a child. brain damage occurs at over 104.

ACTUAL SYMPTOMS:

sluggishness

seizures (severe)

inability to speak clearly

feeling chilly/shivering

nausea

pain

delirium

symptoms increase as fever rises. slow build that secret sickness! feverish people can be irritable, maybe a bit of sass followed by some hurt/comfort. never hurt anybody.

ALSO about fevers - they absolutely can cause hallucinations. Sometimes these alter memory and future memory processing. they're scary shit guys.

fevers are a big deal! bad shit can happen! milk that till its dry (chill out) and get some good hurt/comfort whumpee shit.

keep writing u sadistic nerds xox love you

ALSO I FORGOT LEMME ADD ON:

YOU DIE AT 85F

sorry I forgot. at that point for a sustained period of time you're too cold to survive.

pt 2

also please stop traumadumping in the notes/tags, that's not the point of this post. it's really upsetting to see on my feed, so i'm muting the notifs for this post. if you have a question about this post, dm me, but i don't want a constant influx of traumatic stories. xox

[valtsv]

being someone who's passionate about their interests when you're a horror fan really is a special layer of hell because every interaction you have with another person where the conversation turns to your hobbies and personal entertainments is a trial where if you show too much unrepentant glee at getting an opportunity to talk about your preferred subject you get to watch them mentally move you onto their list of untrustworthy individuals to avoid in the future in real time

[creativepromptsforwriting]

How to show emotions

Part V

How to show grief

a vacant look

slack facial expressions

shaky hands

trembling lips

swallowing

struggling to breathe

tears rolling down their cheeks

How to show fondness

smiling with their mouth and their eyes

softening their features

cannot keep their eyes off of the object of their fondness

sometimes pouting the lips a bit

reaching out, wanting to touch them

How to show envy

narrowing their eyes

rolling their eyes

raising their eyebrows

grinding their teeth

tightening jaw

chin poking out

pouting their lips

forced smiling

crossing arms

shifting their gaze

clenching their fists

tensing their muscles

then becoming restless/fidgeting

swallowing hard

stiffening

holding their breath

blinking rapidly

exhaling sharply

How to show regret

scrubbing a hand over the face

sighing heavily

downturned mouth

slightly bending over

shoulders hanging low

hands falling to the sides

a pained expression

heavy eyes

staring down at their feet

Part I + Part II + Part III + Part IV + Part VI

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[ducktracy]

sharing a very sage bit of advice from The Simpsons' own John Swartzwelder that i've been trying to hamper down in my writing and drawing alike. let your inner crappy little elf do his worst