I'm a Cross Stitch Fiend

Cross stitch, crochet, writing - I'm following my passion

[switchbackhyperloop]

Goofy cross stitch I made. I feel like it needs something more, but I don’t know what. Maybe some octopus arms, maybe some anglerfish, idk. This is the first time I designed a cross stitch pattern, so I am proud of it, even if it feels incomplete ❤️

[crossstitchfiend]

This is great! It looks amazing :)

[crossstitchfiend]

I've been busy trying to make a resource list for cross stitching, and completely forgot Friday, so I'll post updates on Wednesday. I'm still stitching today, but here's my progress on my Dragonball Z stitch.

[crossstitchfiend]

I only got about 50 stitches done today, but 50 is better than zero! Booyah!

[crossstitchfiend]

My sewing machine LIVES!!!! Muahahaha!

Fiber arts have been a big part of my life since my grandma taught me crochet in the eighties. After battling depression for the better part of two decades now, I'm finally starting to find joy in fiber craft again. My sewing machine being repaired gives me hope for me.

And I finished a small cross stitch this week. It was a ghastly (Pokemon), but I already gave it to my kid. I started my first big project in almost 15 years. I'm excited to post about that on Fridays. (It was Thursday this week because I just got back on Tumblr after losing my login, so I just started from scratch).

[myfairhudzen]

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Bahamut Lagoon", I cross-stitched Lukia's battle sprite.

Hooray for the anniversary!

[crossstitchfiend]

This is awesome! Amazing job! Did you make the pattern? It's wonderfully done!

[scary-flag]

Tools for (not only) fic writers!

After a discussion on Discord I have thought I'd share all the useful tools that I - a copywriter and editor - use on a daily basis. These can be useful for fic writers, copywriters, novel writers... Basically anyone. :)

https://app.grammarly.com/ - for grammar checks, obviously https://quillbot.com/ - a great paraphrasing tool, especially when you want to change the style of a sentence, for example from casual to formal. Also has a bunch of other cool tools like summarizer. https://hemingwayapp.com/ - grammar checker, but also with suggestions what sentences are too hard to read, where to use an adverb, where to use passive voice etc. https://languagetool.org/ - grammar checker. Multiple languages. http://cliche.theinfo.org/ - a cliche finder, to not use the same words as everyone does https://www.onelook.com/thesaurus/ - THE reverse thesaurus, if you don't know the word, but can more or less define its meaning. Also has words organized by subject. https://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idioms_proverbs.html - lists of idioms and their meanings https://www.calmlywriter.com/online/ - distraction free writing https://visuwords.com/ - a super cool visual thesaurus and dictionary http://www.themostdangerouswritingapp.com/ - deletes all your text if you stop writing for 3 seconds. Motivating. https://www.charactercountonline.com/ - character, word and sentence counter. Also shows you the word density. http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter.html - like Scrivener, word processor that allows you to break your work into scenes https://wavemakercards.com/ - for creating story timelines, mindmaps etc. https://www.shaxpir.com/ - manuscript builder, worldbuilding notebook, adding comments to text, setting goals, viewing the edit history http://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript/ - for making story outlines and mindmaps of characters, places, etc. Totally free and open-source. https://www.losethevery.com/ - look for a synonym of the "very…" for more sophisticated writing 😉 https://brainsparker.com/ - random prompts and inspirations https://www.tapnik.com/brainstormer/ - random story ideas generator https://writeordie.com/ - deletes all your writing if you are not reaching the goals you have set for yourself https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/ - writing prompts

Have fun! I hope you find it useful!

[crossstitchfiend]

Write or die is very fun as a game to just get ideas onto paper for me. I very rarely type my stories, I have notebooks filled with stuff though. There's something about pen and paper for me that does it.

The reverse thesaurus will in fact be handy because I forget words all the time.

[random-nerd-posts]

I've been learning a new craft: cross stitching!

I'm having so much fun, this is the second thing I'm working on and the outline took me two hours.

It's for my friend's birthday next week and they picked out what colors that they wanted their shiny Psyduck as it's their favorite pokemon and blue is their favorite color

I couldn't be prouder of myself right now 🥰

[crossstitchfiend]

Ey, welcome to cross stitching! This looks fantastic! 🥰

[wolfeoflullabies]

After working on it on and off for the last 2-3 years, I have finally finished this cross stitch pattern.

It turned out so pretty!

[crossstitchfiend]

I love this pattern, you did an amazing job!

[crossstitchfiend]

First step/thread in my newest, biggest project to date (234k stitches). I'm making a record of my progress, so I'm excited to see my progress next week on Friday.

[annebd]

She’s alive! Can’t believe I’m almost done with this piece. Cross stitching is done; all that’s left is the backstitching detail. <3

[crossstitchfiend]

This is amazing! Great job :)

[hungry-thirsty-roots]

My pride and joy

[crossstitchfiend]

This is gorgeous.

[deception-united]

Writing Tips Master Post

Edit: Some posts may be deleted

Character writing/development:

Character Arcs

Making Character Profiles

Character Development

Comic Relief Arc

Internal Conflict

Character Voices

Creating Distinct Characters

Creating Likeable Characters

Writing Strong Female Characters

Writing POC Characters

Building Tension

Writing Grumpy x Sunshine Tropes

Writing Sexuality & Gender

Writing Manipulative Characters

Writing Mature Young Characters

Writing Disoriented but Capable Characters

Plot devices/development:

Intrigue in Storytelling

Enemies to Lovers

Alternatives to Killing Characters

Worldbuilding

Misdirection

Things to Consider Before Killing Characters

Foreshadowing

Story Structure (+ Addition)

Killing Many Characters at Once

Narrative (+ how to write):

Emphasising the Stakes

Avoid Info-Dumping

Writing Without Dialogue

1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd Perspective

Fight Scenes (+ More)

Transitions

Pacing

Writing Prologues

Dialogue Tips

Writing War

Writing Cheating

Writing Miscommunication

Writing Unrequited Love

Writing a Slow Burn Btwn Introverts

Writing Smut

Writing Admiration Without Attraction

Writing Dual POVs

Writing Unreliable Narrators

Naturally Conveying Character Age

Avoiding Repetition of "I" in 1st Person

Worldbuilding:

Worldbuilding: Questions to Consider

Creating Laws/Rules in Fantasy Worlds

Book writing:

Connected vs. Stand-Alone Series

A & B Stories

Parts of a Book (Chapters, Scenes, Arcs, Story Beats)

Writer resources:

Writing YouTube Channels, Podcasts, & Blogs

Online Writing Resources

Outlining/Writing/Editing Software

Translation Software for Writing

Writer help:

Losing Passion/Burnout

Overcoming Writer's Block

Fantasy terms:

How To Name Fantasy Races (Step-by-Step)

Naming Elemental Races

Naming Fire-Related Races

How To Name Fantasy Places

Ask games:

Character Ask Game #1

Character Ask Game #2

Character Ask Game #3

Miscellaneous:

Writing Tips

Writing Fantasy

Miscommunication Prompts

Variety in Sentence Structure (avoiding repetition)

[crossstitchfiend]

Cross stitch is my love, but I like the writing too, and write stories for me