Just Stuff

probably some writing and quotes and things

[kjthomas-deactivated20240603]

I want to write books that cause people to make irresponsible decisions when it comes to sleep

[brewerssupplies]

Building a fantasy world is like being the world's most specific historian.

[brewerssupplies]

I'm glad we're all in the same boat on this one.

As suggested it's also like being the most specific biologist, chemist, and geologist.

[brewerssupplies]

I want you all to know that I read every single tag and reply yall drop in the notes and I love you fellow worldbuilders.

[brewerssupplies]

I'm sorry, but this tag fucks supremely.

[dduane]

See also: "'Playing god?' We're not playing." :)

[a-really-hot-caterpillar]

Writing is so fun like here are my children i can make them have their first kiss or give them crippling depression based solely on my mood

[inky-duchess]

Hi duchess I have a bunch of original work wips and the keep multiplying. Any tips on what to do?

Have you heard of the phrase absence "makes the heart grow fonder"?

I have a practice where if I have more than one WIP at a time or am having trouble with a chapter, I leave it. I lock up the notebook, shut my laptop and set away any reminder on them. I go about my day doing this and that, doing everything but my WIPs. I give myself perhaps three days or a week, either set a timer or reminder on my phone. If I miss a WIP more than the others or I have more ideas about that particular one then I know by the end of the week that this is this one I subconsciously want to finish.

And here is a truth that everyone should know: this isn't school. This isn't an assignment. You can abandon it, take breaks, take it up in ten years time and finish it, you can do whatever you want. If you have multiple WIPs, there is no reason why you can't put them on the backburner. There are no set of rules for this, no laws carved in stone. We have to remember that there are o deadlines.

[thegoodvybe]

“I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, over tip, smile or try to be kind even when you don’t feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid’s runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to him, try to be larger than you are— particularly when it’s difficult. People do notice, people appreciate. I appreciate it when it’s done to (for) me. Small gestures can be an effort, or actually go against our grain (“I’m not a big one for paying compliments…”), but the irony is that almost every time you make them, you feel better about yourself. For a moment life suddenly feels lighter, a bit more Gene Kelly dancing in the rain.”

— Jonathan Carroll (via thegoodvybe)

[thoughts-ofawriter]

me, writing: “her vibrant eyes...”

me: fuck, what colour are her eyes again

*scrolling through notes*: was it green? I could have sworn they were brown...damn it, now I’m thinking I could have said they were blue?

*twenty minutes later*: okay, whatever. We’re going with green. I can just change it later.

what I end up writing: “her vibrant eyes shone in the moonlight”

me, realizing: Oh...guess it doesn’t matter after all

[writing-in-the-grave]

Mood

[bran-writes]

A new WIP idea coming in when I'm not even making enough progress on my current ones

[scribblesandfeathers]

When you’re writing and someone starts talking to you

[letsmakeitwritee]

cliché but classic trope: when the person who almost died wakes up in a hospital bed, looks around and sees the object of their affection sleeping uncomfortably in the chair next to them because they haven’t moved in days.

[i-dont-use-my-main-anymore]

You can pry that trope from my cold dead hands.

[ganjajr]

“And kid, you’ve got to love yourself. You’ve got wake up at four in the morning, brew black coffee, and stare at the birds drowning in the darkness of the dawn. You’ve got to sit next to the man at the train station who’s reading your favorite book and start a conversation. You’ve got to come home after a bad day and burn your skin from a shower. Then you’ve got to wash all your sheets until they smell of lemon detergent you bought for four dollars at the local grocery store. You’ve got to stop taking everything so goddam personally. You are not the moon kissing the black sky. You’ve got to compliment someones crooked brows at an art fair and tell them that their eyes remind you of green swimming pools in mid July. You’ve got to stop letting yourself get upset about things that won’t matter in two years. Sleep in on Saturday mornings and wake yourself up early on Sunday. You’ve got to stop worrying about what you’re going to tell her when she finds out. You’ve got to stop over thinking why he stopped caring about you over six months ago. You’ve got to stop asking everyone for their opinions. Fuck it. Love yourself, kiddo. You’ve got to love yourself.”

— Unknown (via help-n-quotes)

[shesnake]

Set It Up (2018) dir. Claire Scanlon

[stormesandshowers]

“writers” everywhere:

[oneman-wolfpackk]

I know you’re tired bitch but keep fucking going

[ghostzzy]

reminder to myself about the process of drafting & revising:

first drafts are for making it exist

second drafts are for making it functional

third drafts are for making it effective

[pippastrelle]

This is the most important thing I’ve learnt in writing my novel. Have fun the first time but know your first pass isn’t going to be perfect

[iamnmbr3]

When you’re writing and you can clearly see in your mind the exact expression a character is wearing or hear the exact nonverbal sound they are making, but completely fail at coming up with a way to explain it.

[bookwisebriggy]

And he was smiling very smiley-like, you know, like a smile except even more smiley.

[splinteredstar]

“And he pulled a wtf face”

[unfocused-overwriter]

“Because it’s obvious,” I duh.

[petite-ursus]

Somewhere between (งಠ_ಠ)ง and  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  every day.

[tracing-rivers]

Me, at my character whom I created, whose dialogues I write, whose actions I decide, whose development and personality are completely under my control: Why are you such a bitch

[sky-scribbles]

I was playing Skyrim and I think I just found the summary of Dragon Age 2.