Writing and Whatnot

Kaylie. She/Her. INFJ. Chronically ill adult hoping to get published someday. Ao3/Wattpad: kiwisneakers

[galactic-mystics-writes]

The real challenge of A dance of starlight is going to be writing a main character with my body type, and trying to make that ABUNDANTLY clear.

This kind od story always features skinny or lean n muscular women which is great but i want one that features fat people. The real challenge im gonna have is loving my body enough to write Rosemary with it in a positive way. She deserves her partners to love her stomach, her thighs, her hipdips and love handles and fat as much as mine love mine, and that requires loving my body enough to not shy away from her being a chubby woman.

[eco-socialism]

Ecosocialist praxis

[damnianweynee]

I support you poison Ivy

[immortalcheesewedge]

Reblog if you support Poison Ivy

[neil-gaiman]

That’s my girl.

[jacobtheloofah]

[beechicory]

Important context:

(from: https://comicbook.com/comics/news/poison-ivy-batman-guide/)

So. Yeah, Neil Gaiman.

[neil-gaiman]

It’s true.

[werewolfetone]

[geekyhistoriansunite]

@jstor

[jstor]

Tragedy

[theartistichuman]

LOVE failed chosen ones. Chosen ones who failed and chosen ones who aren’t special and never were and chosen ones by chance and chosen ones by a choice not their own and chosen ones who succeeded at what cost

[cadaverkeys]

genuinely one of my favourite details about Bram Stokers Dracula that isn't really transferred to the pop culture is that vampires have irridescent eyes, they appear brown at a glance, however when light is reflected on them they seem to go red!

[cadaverkeys]

another thing that pop culture latched onto is this idea that you might use a wreath of garlic bulbs to ward off a vampire, however, in the book there is a popular use of garlic blossoms rather than the bulbs. i think these are a lot prettier and way more versatile for stylisation! you could have a garlic flower crown.

[cadaverkeys]

also like the cowboy part can we please stop omitting the fact that there is a real ass cowboy in Bram Stokers Dracula and hes from real ass Texas and he has a fucking gun and he tries to fucking shoot Dracula

[biboocat]

Don’t forget to periodically cull the books you didn’t like, books that no longer interest you, books that have little or no personal value. Donate, sell, trade in or recycle to make room for better things. A library evolves, hopefully for the better. The goal shouldn’t be perpetual accumulation imo.

[heywriters]

write for yourself. put your fantasies on paper. no one knows what you are writing. no one knows what's in your head. no one is going to write it for you. if you don't write down your ideas they will disappear. if you are too scared to write your thoughts then don't write, try something different. if writing is the only way, get to writing. no one else's opinion matters. no one else's opinion will ever matter

[heywriters]

this isn't about sharing or posting your work, btw. this is just about writing it at all. BUT for things you want to share....someone is waiting for your story. your rarepair. your bizarre self-insert oc. your ""cringe"" obsessions. someone out there wants to find it and go "yyeeesssssssss thissssssss! finally!"

even if your thing is so niche it's only that one person, you just made their day? they will replay your story in their head for years. stories i didn't even like come back to me at random times because i learned something from them or they evoked an important emotion. sometimes they just used a word in a way that stood out to me, so now i use it that way too.

you never know! you cannot imagine how much someone might want to read your ideas! hell, they don't even know until they read it!

[daykevin]

spotify wrapped is HERE! send me a number 1-100 and I’ll tell you the song it corresponds with on my top 100 playlist

[lyralit]

ways to start writing more efficiently

stop writing with the word count on!

use a font like comic sans -- trick your brain into thinking that it's not important, that the writing can be stupid, if it's in a stupid font (if you can't tell i despise comic sans)

time yourself to get to a goal

or give yourself a certain amount of time

quantity >> quality in the first draft(s)!

jot down what you want to happen in that chapter

try organizing your writing (nanowrimo, for example)

do *not* reread! it doesn't need to make sense, it just needs to be there

try not to stick yourself to something you saw on tumblr. what works for someone else doesn't necessarily work for you!

take breaks. time those breaks.

practice writing short stories / oneshots of your characters.

try getting all your writing done within a certain goal (as much as I can for 30 minutes) rather than writing 5 minutes on or off

write down every little wormy idea that comes into your brain! sure, it's probably for a different plot, but maybe you can work it in somehow?

on that note, mash elements of your plots together rather than starting a whole new story

see maybe what little writing competitions you can submit your work to

proclaim your goal to the wide web for some peer pressure

rewards yourself. cheer on every thousand-word milestone. brag to your friends that you've written something, anything.

don't think of the big goal—don't think of publishing, or posting, etc. think of the end of your chapter, the development of your character, where it goes.

switch your writing environment! where are you most productive?

make a playlist only for when you write. never for anything else.

getting off tumblr, probably.

have people remind you of your goals.

remember that it all comes with discipline, but also your mental health is the most important!! don't sacrifice half your sleep to meet your nanowrimo goals. try to recognize when it's taking you too long and close the document. do something else. come back later.

take care of yourself. <3 use this post as a breather (or reminder to start!)

[cephalopod-celabrator]

Reading a Terry Pratchett book is literally just: Here's a funny little joke Here's something that you can tell is a joke but don't get and will only figure out five years later Here's a surprisingly cool fantasy concept Here's a unique and well written simile Here's a lil guy Here's something that has aged depressingly well into the modern day Here's something that has aged remarkably queer into the modern day Here's a character that you can barely understand what he's saying Here is the most terrifying and deeply disturbing concept you have ever heard, casually mentioned Here is the dumbest fucking pun you've ever heard but in the best way Here is a quote so profound that it makes you view morality and the world in a different way Here is a plot twist that you can't tell if it's genius or stupid Congratulations! You've finished the book! It has fundamentally changed you as a person and you will never be the same!

[altschmerzes]

"these characters' relationship is just too weird to be platonic" "they can't be Just Friends they're way too weird" "they may not be dating but whatever they have going on is way too weird to be platonic" i'm starting to think none of you guys know what 'platonic' means tbh. anyways, skill issue.

[altschmerzes]

"#also things can be more than platonic but also not romantic #there are things that exist in the spaces between"

this is...... exactly what i was talking about here, actually. there is no 'more than' platonic. platonic is not a simplistic or limited or Less Than category of relationship, and relationships are not a scale of 'platonic' on the 'least' end and 'romantic' on the 'most' end.

this post was inspired by a bunch of posts i've seen lately that are along the lines of 'these characters may not definitely be romantic but whatever they have going on is too weird to be platonic' and 'not platonic or romantic but a secret third thing (so devoted that the lines blur)' (as if you can't have devotion in platonic relationships? as if a certain level of devotion automatically means a relationship can't be platonic?) and other such things.

these posts seem to be attempting to get away from the fandom/creative trend of obsessing about how x relationship has to be romantic because they're too close/affectionate/caring/whatever else, but they're still doing the same thing, which is devaluing and stomping all over platonic relationships by implying or outright saying they're inherently lesser. they also often imply or outright state that any investment in platonic relationships that are entirely and completely platonic is boring or that strictly defining a relationship is platonic is stupid or pointless and we shouldn't be defining relationships at all because "who cares what it is, they're so obsessed with each other/so close/so devoted to each other, it's anything, it's everything, it's A Secret Third Thing."

caring about and investing in platonic relationships that are platonic and not in any way romantic or 'blurring the lines' or 'both' or whatever else is just as important as anything else. i really wish people would stop trying to shift every conversation that prioritizes or invests in or celebrates platonic relationships to be about Something Else, even if you're not outright saying 'but let's talk about romance though.' even if you're saying 'so devoted the lines blur' or 'a secret third thing' or 'too weird to be anything in specific' you are still being disrespectful and weird about platonic relationships, and i really would like it if everybody stopped doing that, or at least thought a little bit harder about what they were saying.

[kayliewrites]

I literally looked it up because I wanted to know specifics and

Platonic (adj): (of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual

Y'all are literally describing platonic relationships!!! Platonic doesn't mean boring or simple or unfeeling!!! Intimate AND affectionate but not sexual!!! It's RIGHT THERE

[writingdotcoffee]

“Write relentlessly, until you find your voice. Then, use it.”

— David Sedaris

[moonscribbler]

Day 1 of writing: Here is a hot man who acts tough but has not gotten over his high school crush haha :)

Day 31 of writing: Secret illegal experimentation and magical bioweaponry under corporate warfare

[dingdongyouarewrong]

we can do it it

[pepsimansthickjuicymeatyschlong]

They rarely star wars

[quivering-quill]

she killed herself

[watchthirdlife]

his breasts grow shaky

[novlr]

The symbolism of flowers

Flowers have a long history of symbolism that you can incorporate into your writing to give subtext.

Symbolism varies between cultures and customs, and these particular examples come from Victorian Era Britain. You'll find examples of this symbolism in many well-known novels of the era!

Amaryllis: Pride

Black-eyed Susan: Justice

Bluebell: Humility

Calla Lily: Beauty

Pink Camellia: Longing

Carnations: Female love

Yellow Carnation: Rejection

Clematis: Mental beauty

Columbine: Foolishness

Cyclamen: Resignation

Daffodil: Unrivalled love

Daisy: Innocence, loyalty

Forget-me-not: True love

Gardenia: Secret love

Geranium: Folly, stupidity

Gladiolus: Integrity, strength

Hibiscus: Delicate beauty

Honeysuckle: Bonds of love

Blue Hyacinth: Constancy

Hydrangea: Frigid, heartless

Iris: Faith, trust, wisdom

White Jasmine: Amiability

Lavender: Distrust

Lilac: Joy of youth

White Lily: Purity

Orange Lily: Hatred

Tiger Lily: Wealth, pride

Lily-of-the-valley: Sweetness, humility

Lotus: Enlightenment, rebirth

Magnolia: Nobility

Marigold: Grief, jealousy

Morning Glory: Affection

Nasturtium: Patriotism, conquest

Pansy: Thoughtfulness

Peony: Bashfulness, shame

Poppy: Consolation

Red Rose: Love

Yellow Rose: Jealously, infidelity

Snapdragon: Deception, grace

Sunflower: Adoration

Sweet Willian: Gallantry

Red Tulip: Passion

Violet: Watchfulness, modesty

Yarrow: Everlasting love

Zinnia: Absent, affection

[fluffbeast7]

this ao3 extension has been saving my life haha, so many times i read fanfics impulsively and this lil thing helps me remind that ''this fic a lil too long for u babe''

[fluffbeast7]

here's the extension for those who wanted it!

this extensions is very useful if you use ao3 often! it lets you know how long it takes you to finish a fic based on how many words you can read per minute, it's also the closest thing we have to a blocking option on ao3, letting you hide fics from certain authors or tags :>

@crystalizedirongoblin @shewhowillrise

[dear-ao3]

“BOGO Orphans Buy One Get One Free With Your Initial Purchase”