Ky.Lin

another cry out from the edge

[toastweasel]

[fiction-is-not-reality]

In bigger letters for those in the back:

As a critiquer, your job is not to “make this piece of writing better” but to understand what the writer wants to achieve and help them to achieve it

[notactuallyaduck]

Applies beyond writing as well.

[jordanlhawk-deactivated20260503]

Also applies to editing. I was recently talking to another writer whose editor (at a publisher) almost destroyed her desire to keep writing. Writers, know the signs of a shitty editor versus one who actually wants to help you achieve your vision, and don’t be afraid to ask for a different one. (Or fire a bad one if you’re indy.)

[fionn-o-nassus]

[fionn-o-nassus]

it's very funny to me that the advice in the notes divides cleanly into two camps:

Actually actionable advice (break it down into smaller pieces, leave and come back later, find somebody to do it with you so you aren't doing it alone)

People who are Jared, 19 and just say something that's fundamentally a variation on "just do it scared"

[spirit-of-science]

Warning: advice that "you have to leave your comfort zone to grow" is meant for people who are IN their comfort zone the majority of the time. If you rarely/never feel comfortable and safe, you actually need to get more comfortable and safe before you can grow 👍

[freddiebeg]

you need to oscillate between your comfort zone and your discomfort zone, like going between a sauna and a icy lake

[hailraykin-deactivated20230814]

Reblog to give mutuals a break from whatever they're been going through

[lexipolara]

Got brain activated to make a picture to go on my cooleg graduation cake, and guess who's on it lmao

[lexipolara]

He has been successfully transformed into cake- (with tart fro yo, peanuts, fudge, brownie, razzberry sorbet, Choco cake, and whipped cream)

My mom did a lil scream as I cut it and my bro was like "that's why they call him Screamer" 💀 XD

[kylinvartilo]

I devoured his face without hesitation

[microknifeyuri]

you're not an horrible person you are 15 years old

[microknifeyuri]

"you can be 15 years old and also a terrible person" teenagers do stupid shit all the time, adults do stupid shit all the time, what matters is that you learn about that and that you don't let that define you. you are figuring out yourself and you never really stop doing that.

[microknifeyuri]

this is a thing i saw on tiktok and it's been bothering me forever and ever. okay yeah you took bad decisions/hurted people/etc. but that doesn't mean that you're destinated to hurt people or to be a bad person forever and ever. perhaps at the moment you thought what you were doing was good. perhaps you were trying to protect yourself. perhaps you just didn't know any better. perhaps you thought that it wouldn't be that bad. whatever thing you've might've done on the past doesn't define you in any sort of way. you are a human being and you will do a lot of mistakes until you die. putting yourself down won't help on anything. others putting you down doesn't mean anything. don't let your mistakes be something that defines you, but let them be a reminder that you're still here and that you can grow as a person.

[microknifeyuri]

if this breaches containment I'll be genuinely happy. be kinder to yourselfs. life is about growing and learning, not about punishing and denying.

[kosmogrl]

[chow0w]

My copper winglet references are finally all done!

they also all have updated bios, history and a relationship tracker on their artfight! You can find them here:

Art Fight

An art gifting game

[divine-dragon]

Offering Received: Butt-elevator-inducing scritches! (#870)

hhey they were in the middle of something!!

[caedachi]

[godbirdart]

world is harsh and bleak but the plants outside are still blooming despite it all and maybe that can be reason enough not to resign oneself to bedrot

[hexjulia]

sometimes your distress does indicate you should stop and respect your limitations. at other times it's more of a baby aquatic mammal being introduced to water for the first time thing. Too bad the difference is so hard to tell.

[zarvasystem]

can I come over and look at u like this

[silvermoon424]

This tweet read me to filth

[writersisland]

Commonly Confused Words (4)

phased vs. fazed phased is typically followed by in or out, used to mean when something is introduced or being stopped slowly: “The company has slowly been phasing in the new software.” fazed refers to the state of being bothered by something; usually used in its negative form: “She remained unfazed.”

discrete vs. discreet discrete is usually used in a mathematical context and means to separate: “It is an ongoing process rather than a discrete event.” discreet means something inconspicuous or subtle: “I want this handled discreetly.”

ascent vs. assent ascent refers to climbing something: “She begun the ascent at dawn.” assent is a formal way to refer to agreeing: “The consumer needs to assent to the privacy agreement.”

its vs it’s its is the possessive form of the pronoun it: “The dog laid on its back.” it’s = it + is/was: “It’s not possible!”

[theonion]

Apologizing to his tenant for circumstances that were beyond his control, local landlord Eddie Turley was reportedly forced Monday to raise the rent due to thinking of a bigger number. “You can re-sign your lease, but I have to raise it by $250 a month because I realized there was a bigger number your rent could be,” Turley informed his tenant of six years, attributing the rent increase to a need to keep up with the rising numbers he could envision.

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[valynxia]

🐊 Stretch

[dragon-fly-art]

There are no new arts yet, so... I'll show you some commissions