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non-writers will never understand the mental illness of writing an entire conversation in your head while doing dishes and then forgetting every word the second you open a blank doc
some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.
I couldn't remember the word "doorknob" ten minutes ago.
ok but the onelook thesaurus will save your life, i literally could not live without this website
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I use this every time I sit down to write. It's the best tool in the world and I would be lost without it!
sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four
For anyone who needs this
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REVERSE TROPE WRITING PROMPTS
Too many beds
Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss
Really nice guy who hates only you
Academic rivals except it’s two teachers who compete to have the best class
Divorce of convenience
Too much communication
True hate’s kiss (only kissing your enemy can break a curse)
Dating your enemy’s sibling
Lovers to enemies
Hate at first sight
Love triangle where the two love interests get together instead
Fake amnesia
Soulmates who are fated to kill each other
Strangers to enemies
Instead of fake dating, everyone is convinced that you aren’t actually dating
Too hot to cuddle
Love interest CEO is a himbo/bimbo who runs their company into the ground
Nursing home au
These are all so good!!!
Short stories that live in my head rent free and make me go a little crazy:
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (horror)
Lamb to The Slaughter by Roald Dahl (horror)
We Ate The Children Last by Yann Martel (satire/horror)
The Empty Prison by Matt Dymerski (horror)
The October Game by Ray Bradbury (horror)
I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison (horror/sci-fi)
A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O'Connor (horror)
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov (sci-fi)
How to write a kiss scene
requested by: anon request: How do I write a good kiss scene? As how do I describe it? What details or words would make it good?
What goes into the writing of a kiss scene?
details to incorporate:
the sensations in their stomach, their chest, and their knees
the way their breathing changes shortly before the kiss
the feeling of the other's hands
the texture of the other's clothing
the moment they realise they've reached the point of no return
the feeling they're left with after the kiss
words to use...
... to describe the kiss:
tentative
tender
hesitant
quick
soft
gentle
delicate
languid
feathery
familiar
exploring
hungry
heated
fiery
frantic
impatient
sloppy
messy
aggressive
... to describe how they feel about the kiss:
nervous
excited
giddy
anxious
apprehensive
ambiguous
surprised
reassured
certain
confident
relieved
eager
greedy
... to show what the lips do:
exploring each other
brushing over each other
locking
devouring
touching
sealing
pressing against each other
capturing
lapping
tasting
crushing together
travelling (the other's body)
trailing (down to the other's chin)
grinning into the kiss
caressing
lingering
... to show how their body reacts:
feeling warm all over
buzzing
humming
pumping/palpitating heart
clenching lungs
joy bubbling up
tingly stomach
warm chest
burning cheeks
sweaty palms
blood rushing through their veins
... to describe what their hands are doing:
tangling in their lover's hair
wrapping their arms around their lover's neck
intertwining their fingers with their lover
resting on their lover's hips
pressing into their lover's shoulder blades
cupping their lover's cheeks
touching their lover's chin
curling their arm around their lover's waist
resting on their lover's shoulders
grabbing their lover's collar
sneaking up under their lover's shirt
brushing over their lover's bare skin
lightly squeezing their lover's butt
focus on:
the sensations instead of what's physically happening. (the protagonists might very well not know themselves what is happening exactly, but they feel very precisely)
I hope this helps <3
How to write a kiss scene
requested by: anon request: How do I write a good kiss scene? As how do I describe it? What details or words would make it good?
What goes into the writing of a kiss scene?
details to incorporate:
the sensations in their stomach, their chest, and their knees
the way their breathing changes shortly before the kiss
the feeling of the other's hands
the texture of the other's clothing
the moment they realise they've reached the point of no return
the feeling they're left with after the kiss
words to use...
... to describe the kiss:
tentative
tender
hesitant
quick
soft
gentle
delicate
languid
feathery
familiar
exploring
hungry
heated
fiery
frantic
impatient
sloppy
messy
aggressive
... to describe how they feel about the kiss:
nervous
excited
giddy
anxious
apprehensive
ambiguous
surprised
reassured
certain
confident
relieved
eager
greedy
... to show what the lips do:
exploring each other
brushing over each other
locking
devouring
touching
sealing
pressing against each other
capturing
lapping
tasting
crushing together
travelling (the other's body)
trailing (down to the other's chin)
grinning into the kiss
caressing
lingering
... to show how their body reacts:
feeling warm all over
buzzing
humming
pumping/palpitating heart
clenching lungs
joy bubbling up
tingly stomach
warm chest
burning cheeks
sweaty palms
blood rushing through their veins
... to describe what their hands are doing:
tangling in their lover's hair
wrapping their arms around their lover's neck
intertwining their fingers with their lover
resting on their lover's hips
pressing into their lover's shoulder blades
cupping their lover's cheeks
touching their lover's chin
curling their arm around their lover's waist
resting on their lover's shoulders
grabbing their lover's collar
sneaking up under their lover's shirt
brushing over their lover's bare skin
lightly squeezing their lover's butt
focus on:
the sensations instead of what's physically happening. (the protagonists might very well not know themselves what is happening exactly, but they feel very precisely)
I hope this helps <3
How do you write dialogue that doesn’t just sound like yourself?
ok first of all you have to accept into your whole heart that everything you write will sound a little like urself and that is ok. you are urself and everything you write will be a little bit you BUT to disguise this vis a vis dialogue, there’s a couple of tricks
listen to people talk a lot and think about their verbal patterns, because everyone has an idiosyncratic way of talking and speech patterns, and honestly the best way to learn dialogue is to think about how people talk. for example: are they formal? informal? do they use lotsa contractions? short sentences or long sentences? how much do they curse? do they have verbal tics that get repeated a lot? do they have certain inflections?
podcasts are actually great for this tbh.
after you write the dialogue/while writing the dialogue, read it in your head in the character’s voice. if you dont have a voice for the character, read it in….their vibe. their Energy.
consciously make some decisions about verbal tics early on and stick with it in dialogue. these decisions dont necessarily have to be character related (sometimes a guy just talks like a guy for no reason) but some of them should be (guy who LOVES to say fuck because hes a bastard).
i guess for example, when i was figuring out how mica talks/thinks, i decided that he was a straightforward seeming man who is pretty taciturn. therefore, he does short sentences. not a lot of dialogue. active verbs. occasional curse word. this is really different from how i talk, but keeping that in mind while writing kept him sounding like Himself.
Oh one last thought on this - it’s also helpful to analyze how you speak/write so you can consciously break away from it for characters (or leave it in, if you like)
Like - for example I talk in very bad sentence structure with the random esoteric big word, in really long run on sentences, very quickly, except when I’m just talking in meme phrases. Knowing this helps me catch it when I’m making a guy talk too much like me.
This does, however, involve the mortifying ordeal of being known
Applying for jobs is a hell designed specifically to torment autistic people. Here is a well-paying task which you know in your heart and soul if they just gave you a desk and left you alone and allowed you to do it you would sit there and be more focused and enthusiastic and excellent at it than anyone else in the building. However, before they allow you to perform the task, you must pass through 3-4 opaque social crucibles where you must wear uncomfortable clothes and make eye contact while everyone expects you to lie, but not too much (no one is ever clear exactly how much lying is expected, “over” honesty is however penalized). You are being judged almost entirely on how well you understand these very specific and unclear rules that no one has explained. None of this has anything to do with your ability to perform the desired task.
It is hell! I want to acknowledge that the original point of the post is NOT fixed by my providing solutions (the way jobs are filled makes no sense), but also I want to leave some notes for folks struggling with these unspoken rules.
Some brief notes on the correct kinds of “LYING”:
Always use “I” expressions, instead of “we”:
eg “I created a solution to a recurring problem by doing [x].”, even if it was really you and two others in a group
If you LED the group (or did project-management), you can say, “I led a team to create a solution to a recurring problem by doing [x].”
This is because employers like to know that YOU can do, and they also value team-leadership. If you say “we”, they may stop you and ask what You did specifically. You can avoid this by just saying “I”.
Someone asks if you have experience in a program (like excel):
If you feel confident using it: “Yes, I am very proficient.”
If you have used it a few times, and could at least google what to do next: “Yes, I have good experience.”
If you don’t have any experience: “I have used it before. I generally pick up programs very fast, and I’m a quick learner.”
Mistakes (some interviewers may ask about a time you made a mistake, or a weakness of yours):
Good answers are those with solutions.
Bad answer examples: “Sometimes I don’t catch mistakes before sending things.” OR “I don’t like working with other people”
Good answer examples: “I had a problem catching typos, so I implemented steps that force me to check my work.” OR “I prefer to do things on my own so I know it’s done right, but I’m working on trusting my teammates to take on pieces as well.”
Someone asks if you’ve ever led a team / managed a project:
Try to say YES to this question (even if it is a lie)
If you have, say yes, and say how many people were on the team.
If you haven’t, but you played a large role in a group of people, say yes, and talk about your primary role on the team.
If you haven’t, but you worked solo on something that needed input from other people, say yes, and say what the project was about.
Additional:
Misc Rules
You can ask people to repeat interview questions
You can write down interview questions while they’re asking (write the basics of the question down for yourself, like the top things you have to answer). People will wait for you to finish writing, you don’t have to answer Immediately.
Try to keep your answer to questions somewhere between 30 seconds to 1 minute and 30 seconds. You don’t have to time it, but if you find that your answers are taking 3 minutes, you might lose interest.
Have a list of projects / bragging points to talk about in advance
Try to make sure they at least answer the core question asked, don’t just bring up a completely unrelated topic
Example: if you are really excited to talk about a program you wrote, and someone asks about balancing projects, you can say you are good at AUTOMATION, and an example is this program you wrote
“Do you have any questions for us?” (A question asked at the end of most interviews.)
“What has been your favorite part of working at [company]?”
“What’s been your favorite project to work on?”
People like talking about themselves
Thank you emails
Some employers care if you send them a thank you “letter” (email). Sometime by the end of the day (you can do it right after the interview if you think you’ll forget), send a thank you email like this (you can look up other templates, or ask a friend for help):
Subject Line: Thank You
“Hi [interviewer name], It was great speaking with you. Hearing more about the role, as well as what you said about [their answer to a question you asked them] has made me even more excited for this opportunity. Thank you for your time today, [Your Name]
Good luck!!
best things about the childhood best friends/friends to lovers trope
casual displays of affection
sharing a bed because “we’ve been doing it since we were kids”
platonic cuddling 12/10 times that a bed is shared… totally platonic…
that thing where they lay down and one person is lying perpendicular to the other with their head on the other’s stomach u feel
casual displays of affection
late night deep talks (a rooftop setting optional)
“i know you better than i know myself”
saying i love you to each other thinking the other person means “only as a friend/sibling” when no they mean romantically
calling the other person “home”
laying their head on the other person’s shoulder
forehead/cheek/temple/top of head kisses
super tight hugs where one or both “feels safe”
pet names/nicknames/referring to the other as “my (person’s name)”
CASUAL DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION
missing the other person whenever they’re not around more than best friends probs should
trusting each other so easily so effortlessly bc it’s second nature
literally just?? the fact that they’re best friends?????
“i’ve always loved you” / “i have loved you all my life”
basically pretending everything is casual and totally platonic when really they love each other so much i’m trash bye
i don’t know which freshman college student needs to hear this, but don’t buy your textbooks if you can find them online on library genesis or z library, you will save so much money
So uh....some dude apparently recreated Adobe Photoshop feature-for-feature, for FREE, and it runs in your browser.
Anyway, fuck Adobe, and enjoy!
Oh damn this is REALLY good for gifs!!!!
We are really in the future finally
How To Write A Kiss Scene: An Illustrated Guide
Anonymous Asked:
Can you maybe do a post on the elements of a kiss scene?
Certainly, and I’m sorry it took so long – I have several post requests I’m working on, and thankfully, I finally have a bit of spare time to answer them.
If you’d like my tips on how to write a healthy romance, or how to write a killer sex scene, go right ahead and click the links here.
For the time being, here goes!
1. Keep things understated (especially in regards to tongues.)
“Our tongues tangled and went to war in our locked mouths, battling madly for dominance.”
No. Okay? Just no. The thought of my tongue “tangling” with someone else’s is an image I would really prefer to unsee, yet I have seen it and countless variants in both published literature and fics.
Similarly, ask anyone whose ever had an unsolicited tongue jammed down their throat: it’s not pleasant, and readers shouldn’t be lead to believe it is.
My advice with kissing scenes is to focus predominantly on lips, and maybe add a little tongue as an afterthought. Like so:
“His lips were warm and soft. They parted slightly, allowing my tongue to slip inside.”
If you want something a bit more passionate:
“Our bodies pressed together heatedly against the wall, breathing heavily as our lips pressed together. I could taste our shared breath, feel the thud of our combined heartbeat as we fumbled to take off one another’s clothes.”
You could even try, “His tongue pressed between parted lips in ticklish kitten licks,” which, granted, sounds a little awkward without context, but isn’t nearly as wince-worthy as the image of it being jammed in like a tongue depressor.
Literally and metaphorically, tone down the tongue.
2. Don’t get overly floral about taste.
“Her lips tasted like peaches and honey.”
No, they didn’t. And her pussy didn’t taste like coconut cream pie, either, or anything else your quintessential sub par male author or pre-teen smut writer might dream up.
Unless she’s literally just been eating peaches and honey, or she’s using some kind of fancy lubricant, her lips are going to taste like lips, and her pussy is going to taste like pussy. Full stop.
Granted, that isn’t very romantic, which is why I like to focus on other sensations besides taste. For example:
“Her lips were soft, almost silken, and pillowy against my own. I could feel the soft tickle of her breath beneath my nose, fingers carding through her hair as we breathed each other in.”
I occasionally actually will have my characters be eating or drinking something before hand, also, just to add an extra layer of sensation play to the scene.
For example:
“His lips were still sweet with milk and honey from his afternoon tea as Alexander kissed his husband goodbye.”
But my advice is keep these instances short and sweet: nothing can kill the mood like a good dose of purple prose.
3. Focus on how the characters are feeling.
Here’s the thing: as I understand it, kissing someone you’re not all that into at the moment is awkward.
You don’t know what to do with your hands, your hyper aware of everything your body is doing, and you’re really concerned with how you might taste. You’re also a lot more prone to noticing unseemly things about your partner, like bad morning breath, bad skin, weird grunting breathing, et cetera.
The same goes for writing: too much physicality can make a kissing scene feel painfully awkward, whereas, just as in real life, a good kiss will be one in which the best part is how your partner makes you feel.
Focus on how your POV character is feeling, and add physical details here and there to make the scene feel grounded:
“Warmth blossomed in Luna’s chest, sparks igniting as Artemis leaned in close, lips brushing together, tentatively, for the first time. The smell of her perfume, of the soft, peachy scent of her conditioner, was dizzying, butterflies dancing in her stomach. But warmth consumed her as she leaned into the kiss, Arty’s lips impossibly soft against her own.”
I find this approach much more effective than describing each motion in painstaking detail.
Bonus: Learn from the masters.
I don’t claim to be the paramount expert on writing, kissing, or any combination of the two.
So without further ado, here are what are considered to be some of literature’s finest makeout scenes for your benefit and inspiration:
“It was like that. Almost the last thing I remember was standing with Daisy and watching the moving-picture director and his Star. They were still under the white-plum tree and their faces were touching except for a pale, thin ray of moonlight between. It occurred to me that he had been very slowly bending toward her all evening to attain this proximity, and even while I watched I saw him stoop one ultimate degree and kiss at her cheek.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“I turned around and found her face, and her mouth was already waiting like a question. I’m not gonna make it out to be something that it wasn’t: It was perfect—Coley’s soft lips against the bite of the liquor and sugary Coke still on our tongues. She did more than just not stop me. She kissed me back.”
- Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
“She drew him toward her with her eyes, he inclined his face toward hers and lay his mouth on her mouth, which was like a freshly split-open fig. For a long time he kissed Kamala, and Siddhartha was filled with deep astonishment as she taught him how wise she was, how she ruled him, put him off, lured him back… each one different from the other, still awaiting him. Breathing deeply, he remained standing and at this moment he was like a child astonished by the abundance of knowledge and things worth learning opening up before his eyes.”
- Hermanne Hesse, Siddhartha
“Cath closed the book and let it fall on Levi’s chest, not sure what happened next. Not sure she was awake, all things considered.The moment it fell he pulled her into him. Onto him. With both arms. Her chest pressed against his, and the paperback slid between their stomachs.
Cath’s eyes were half closed, and so were Levi’s and his lips only looked small from afar, she realized, because of their doll-like pucker. They were perfectly big, really, now that she had a good look at them. Perfectly something. He nudged his nose against hers, and their mouths fell sleepily together, already soft and open. When Cath’s eyes closed, her eyelids stuck. She wanted to open them. She wanted to get a better look at Levi’s too-dark eyebrows, she wanted to admire his crazy, vampire hairline—she had a feeling this was never going to happen again and that it might even ruin what was left of her life, so she wanted to open her eyes and bear some witness.
But she was so tired. And his mouth was so soft.And nobody had ever kissed Cath like this before. Only Abel had kissed her before, and that was like getting pushed squarely on the mouth and pushing back.
Levi’s kisses were all taking. Like he was drawing something out of her with soft little jabs of his chin. She brought her fingers up to his hair, and she couldn’t open her eyes.”
-Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl
ROMEO
If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
JULIET Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this; For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.
ROMEO Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?
JULIET Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.
ROMEO O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do; They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.
JULIET Saints do not move, though grant for prayers’ sake.
ROMEO Then move not, while my prayer’s effect I take. Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.
JULIET Then have my lips the sin that they have took.
ROMEO Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again.
JULIET You kiss by the book.
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
I hope this helps, and happy writing! <3
language learning tips #1
Immersing yourself in another language/culture doesn’t necessarily have to be a physical thing. Something that I’ve found to be extremely helpful lately is immersing yourself in said language/culture’s social media circles. This works when you already have some knowledge of the language and are looking for more and/or you want to see how native speakers use it, and this includes both enriching vocabulary and learning online slang. Seriously, I’ve learned a lot from Instagram captions and stories alone, because whenever I come across a word that I’m unfamiliar with, I search it up and write it down in a notebook. Sometimes when you come across a common word multiple times, you’ll eventually remember it and your reading skills can really increase this way. There’s also talking to other people through messages and comments that lets you practice writing skills. Most importantly, observe how others interact, and try to pick up some habits that they tend to have.
an ultimate guide to crafting your daily schedule 👀✨
‘Ello, mate! It’s werelivingarts and I’m here with a simple guide to manage your time and prioritize your tasks with only 3 steps ~
Before planning anything, For me (you guys might have different approach), I find recognizing my energy level pattern really helpful because I can prioritize tasks and get the done in my most productive time rather than forcing myself to cram for homework after midnight. 🌚🌝
I start planning my day by dumping all of the tasks I remember down to to-do list using Bear, and then I would organize these tasks if they are daily, weekly or monthly task on Edison app – which also allows time blocking. After that, I would prioritize tasks daily on app Success. (This is not ad, this is just helpful apps that I use). 😎
Hope you find this helpful in some ways! Thank you for reading! ❤️💜💙
Hey here are some small tips and tidbits from a bartender so y'all can write some realistic bartender aus!
believe it or not we drink on the job, it’s rude to decline a drink offered to you by a customer
yes. I’ve gotten drunk on the job. yes it was cause I was bought a number of jagerbombs. no I didn’t go home or fuck up.
‘kiss the bartender’ is a popular dare at small bars and private functions. whether it’s on the cheek or on the lips is totally up to you
I have been offered people’s number in a variety of ways. sometimes I’ve been handed a note, other times I’ve just been handed someone’s phone on the ‘add a new contact’ page. girls are more direct, guys try the subtler approach of flirting until declined
Your average bartender doesn’t always know cocktails. Especially if they’re not on the menu.
Y'all cocktails are potent. If your character is downing ten long Island iced teas they’re going to hospital
we live for tips. You could be the biggest cunt in the world but if tip me a fiver I’ll put on a fake af smile and pretend you’re a sound guy
speaking of. Young people tend to buy you drinks, older people tend to tip you.
There’s a number of bar calls we use. 86 means we’re out of stock. 68 means we’re back in stock. More relevant for fic writers however: 700 means a hot customer, usually aimed at women but can be used for guys too. eg. ‘lady in red. 700’
If someone asks what 700 means when asked. We lie through our teeth. We usually say it means you need serving or you look drunk.
That’s all I can think of right now. But if you have any questions send me an ask! I’ve been a bartender for a while now, so I like to think I know my stuff.
I don’t know what y'all think bartenders do when the bar shuts but it’s defo not hanging around at the bar with the cute customer sharing a drink. We’ve gotta clean that fucker. All the glasses get cleaned. All the stock gets replenished. All the sides get wiped down. It’s exhausting.
Every cellar in a bar looks like a serial killers basement don’t @ me (I have asked someone to come with me on 2 occasions when I needed to change a barrel when the electricity wasn’t working down there)
(side note. If its a cellar like, hatch in the floor cellar, there is some solid content there for injuries and whatnot. I have seen people not realise the hatch is open and just,, step into a hole)
I dress for tips. My managers actively encourages this. A lot of managers at bars are kinda sleazy.
bartenders fight over who’s serving the hot customer through extreme staring and power walking
Nobody is more attractive than the person who brings their empty glasses back to the bar (ily)
in the UK it is ILLEGAL to pour someone a triple. You can pour someone a double and a shot on the side and if the customer pours the shot into their double then that’s on them, but you as a bartender cannot serve a triple in one glass.
Its also illegal to have a happy hour but if y'all wanna forget that for a ‘I’ll make it a happy hour *wink wink nudge nudge*’ pun, go feral
my absolute favourite term in bartending is lizard. If someone orders a round and then at the end is like ‘oh and two guinness’ absolute lizard behaviour
someone clicks their fingers to get your attention? Lizard. Also not getting served.
I love it.
You don’t smell of cologne and fine whiskey after or during a shift. You smell like you’ve been on a week long alcoholic binge and missed your mouth the entire time. You fuckin reek and require a shower.
BTW, the reason why ordering Guinness last is bad: a proper Guinness needs to be poured most of the way, then given time to settle before pouring the last of it. Usually around a minute and a half.
Otherwise, the Guinness doesn’t achieve the distinctive head that it’s known for.
So with Guinness having the wait time built in, most bartenders will pour the Guinness first, and do the rest of the orders during the wait, then finish the Guinness. Ordering a Guinness last means they have to drop the drink they’re currently making (because they will have started making your order as you speak, especially for a round order) to make the Guinness, or otherwise they will have to wait the minute and half alongside you. Which would really piss them off.
And as an extra note: you can’t drink the Guinness immediately after the second pour. You need to wait for the second pour to settle. You’ll known it has done this when the brown frothy liquid beneath the head has turned a uniform black.
Source: Brother is a bartender, and I am born, raised and living in Ireland.
Every writing advice thing ever: Don’t get bogged down in details on your first draft. Just write! ☺️
Me: How I begin this scene hinges on whether cheese sandwiches were served with mayo in the 50’s.
have not seen anything more relatable today >.<
let me link the world’s most useful twitter thread.
some excerpts:
there’s nothing to stop you from using the <get there> method for research details. in fact, i know many many writers who use it for just that.