spirit in a nightcap

She wants somebody to love.

[aintnothingbuta-gthang]

hello i’m here and alive WOW

i didn’t really realize how much i just neglected tumblr, which is shitty of me and i’m sorry :(

somehow i still have followers and although a lot of y’all may be inactive, i’ll give a lil life update since sooo much has happened!!

- i graduated and got my bachelor’s degree - this is all great and dandy but post-grad life was incredibly hard, probably one of the most discouraging times of my entire life. realizing who my real friends are, trying and failing with finding jobs (many, many, many times…..), doubting my abilities. whew ouch - but! i’m working through it and i’m definitely more at peace. working a temporary job just to ~get that bread~ - recently, i’ve decided that i want to actively try and publish a novel! super exciting but also super risky, but i’m just trying to focus on completing something. - more about that, the first story i’m trying to finish is a remake of “Here” - except non-fanfic (obviously lmfao) and a lil’ more mature. i’m pretty stoked about it :) - i’m in a healthy and happy relationship! yeahhhhh the person i piiiiined for through my sad ass reblogs awhile back lmao he’s my mans and i’m in luv with him - yes i still luv 1d to an extent but i mostly miss them, i haven’t really kept up with their solo careers besides Zayn. speaking of, where is the ALBUM where is the TOUR i’m just tryna hear sHe performed LIVE GOD DAMN IT (his song with Timbaland is so slept on y’all)

so that’s the that on thaaaat! i do wanna try to be more active on here again. i’m mostly on Instagram and Twitter nowadays, but my feed is filled with annoying and problematic locals. i miss Tumblr a lot but i’m sure it’s different. so we’ll see how this goes.

[huacheng-zhu]

me: I’m so excited to write this fic, it’s going to be good, I love it, I’m so pumped

*writes it in head before sleeping, gets emotional over songs that could fit the story, elaborates background and characterisations, writes lines on phone*

also me, in front of laptop: yeah, but no, I’ve got nothing

[daveeddiggsit]

WHY IS THIS SO ACCURATE

[madminniefics]

still life

it all started in the stairwell. an art school au ft. skipped classes, wet paint, and finding art in the everyday.

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[largishcat]

in every fandom there’s this one fic that everyone and their mother recommends, but when you go and read it it turns out to be weird or out of character or in some way just not that great, and you find yourself wondering if the whole thing is some kind of fandom wide inside joke

[thetomlinsondaily]

26/4

[illuminosity]

narrator in a YA book: i have plain brown hair and i’m not beautiful but i’m pretty i guess and i’m ~not like the other girls~

me, dying inside: you are exactly like all the other YA heroines sit tf down

[marisa-writes]

Sweet friends. Take a moment today to go read a fic you’ve been meaning to get to, then send that author a message telling them what you liked about it. It’ll make their day.

Sometimes being in a fanfiction community is exhausting because there are always going to be those stories and authors with astronomical popularity and when you feel like a little fish in a big sea, it gets frustrating. Trying to pull in people who might take an interest in your writing. Knowing you love and believe in what you’re putting out there wholeheartedly, but still feeling unnoticed. Negativity tends to breed in this environment and sometimes it appalls me how some are so quick to invalidate these very real feelings authors have about how “communities” like this operate.

It’s easy to say “get over it”. Super easy to dismiss the feelings of others. But before you do that…don’t. I think it’s ridiculous how kindness has become such a rarity.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t affected by lack of feedback. I’m human. But I know I’ll make myself sick and ruin this whole experience for myself if I spend all my time worrying about why people aren’t reading my writing and/or taking the time to drop me a message to say they liked it. I am that type of reader, but not everyone is. I’d love to see that change, but I am only one person. I can only do my part.

Aside from that, I know that not everyone is going to take an interest in what I like to write about. I mean, I’m here writing about Liam and Niall and women of color in a fandom that caters to Harry and white girls. In that respect, it really sucks when you’re an author of stories trying to shine a light on diversity (and not just in race, but disability, or mental illness, or anything that makes us feel “different” sometimes) in the fanfiction world. But the only thing I’ve found I’m able to do is just continue to write, surround myself with a few awesome readers and author friends who help me feel validated, uplift any writer whose works I read while trying to encourage others to keep writing whenever I can, and appreciate every word from every single person who DOES send me a kind message, even if it’s one. Envy will always try to get the best of me, but quality outranks quantity, and that keeps my head straight.

Positivity. In the end, it is truly the main thing that keeps me going. Kind words from those who understand, kind words I can give out to those who really need them. So I ask of you guys today to take a moment of your time to spread some positivity someone’s way. It makes you feel good AND it makes them feel good - what have you got to lose?

[capillaries-blog]

plot twist: the introverted character who doesn’t like big social gatherings or speaking in front of people is still an introvert by the end of the story because introversion is not a character flaw and it doesn’t need to be overcome 

[loveinthewriteway]

aight y’all

i’mma get to werk with updating Here

promise

[thepaynegifs]

+

[brightbefouryoureblue-deactivat]

imagine the strength it takes to walk away from an environment that made you physically and mentally ill, speaking out about why you did it, and then watching your bandmates repeatedly turn you into a punchline for their lame jokes all while keeping your mouth shut and never saying a word against them. from zebras, to paperwork, to drowning to slogans….like imagine the pain of seeing how disloyal and hateful the people you trusted became

[baby-harpseal]

HAHAHAHAHAH SO MY FRIEND TOLD ME THAT SHE AND A FRIEND OF HERS ARE FAKING A RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO TAKE HIM TO THIS HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THEY HAVE YEARLY FAMILY REUNIONS BUT ONLY RELATIVES AND PARTNERS ARE ALLOWED

AND SHE’S LIKE YEAH SO WE ONLY HAVE TO ACT LIKE WE ARE A COUPLE BUT WE’RE NOT OF COURSE IT WILL BE FUN

HAHAHAHAHA M8 I HAVE READ ENOUGH FANFICTION TO KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING

[fishyandclintbarton]

That last sentence.

[madminniefics]

when time froze

kaia hamilton is in the big apple for a summer internship at a fortune 500 finance company. the ceo isn’t what she expects. by the time she realizes her mistake, she’s already flirted with him once. what harm is there in going on a date with the guy?

a ceo niall / intern kaia nsfw one shot

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[ghostiexo]

fanfiction should be taken a lot more seriously as literature. True, some of it isn’t really excellent writing and some is just smut but let me tell you i have read some fics that are beautifully well done and turned my life upside down and legitimately gave me feelings for days and if that’s not real literature then what is

[captainkirkmccoy]

IT IS NATIONAL ENCOURAGE A YOUNG WRITER DAY, FRIENDS. 

SO. 

I encourage you. 

You fanfic writers, whether or not you write 100K of epic smut or 150 words of adorable fluff. 

I want you to keep writing, no matter how many comments, likes, kudos or subscribers you get. 

Write what makes you happy. Share what makes you gleeful. Make friends with your work and don’t be afraid to write boldly. 

Comment on what you love, rec it, reblog it–make sure the writer knows that it made you happy. You might just make their day. 

And to all of you who reblog with love in the tags, who like it and shout at me on messenger. Thank you. Seriously. I write for those moments. <3

Just remember, that we got this. Okay? So keep writing!

[esthershapiro]

Write the fic you’ve been searching for! Write it so you can read it!

[march27-th]

the Malik Family don’t go to 1D concerts often but when they do they go hard man. go big or go home 👊

[nananarry]