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Hey, friends. After doing so for several years, Iâm going to stop having multiple side blogs and just start using everything on my main, @starlightcleric. To reflect this, Iâve changed my AO3 username to âStarlightLuna.â After the queue here runs out, all content will be going to @starlightcleric, though the content that was on this blog will stay here!
The queue has run out, so hereâs your reminder to find me on main or AO3!
Flower Meaning Writing Prompts
Acacia (Blossom): Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love
Acorn:Â Nordic Symbol of Life and Immortality
Ambrosia:Â Your Love is Reciprocated
Amaryllis:Â Pride, Pastoral Poetry
Anemone:Â Forsaken
Arbutus:Â Thee Only Do I Love
Aster:Â Symbol of Love, Daintiness
Azalea:Â Take Care of Yourself for Me, Temperance, Fragile Passion, Chinese Symbol of Womanhood
Bachelor Button:Â Single Blessedness
Begonia:Â Beware
Bells of Ireland:Â Good Luck
Bittersweet:Â Truth
Bluebell:Â Humility
Bouquet of Withered Flowers:Â Rejected Love
Cactus:Â Endurance
Camellia (Pink): Longing For You
Camellia (Red): Youâre a Flame in My Heart
Camellia (White): Youâre Adorable
Candytuft:Â Indifference
Carnation (General): Fascination, Women Love
Carnation (Pink): Iâll Never Forget You
Carnation (Red): My Heart Aches For You, Admiration
Carnation (Purple): Capriciousness
Carnation (Solid Color): Yes
Carnation (Striped): No, Refusal, Sorry I Canât Be with You, Wish I Could Be with You
Carnation (White): Sweet and Lovely, Innocence, Pure Love, Womanâs Good Luck Gift
Carnation (Yellow): You Have Disappointed Me, Rejection
Cattail:Â Peace, Prosperity
Chrysanthemum (Red): I Love You
Chrysanthemum (White): Truth
Chrysanthemum (Yellow): Slighted Love
Coreopsis:Â Always Cheerful
Crocus:Â Cheerfulness
Cyclamen:Â Resignation and Good-bye
Daffodil:Â Regard, Unequalled Love, Youâre the Only One, The Sun is Always Shining When Iâm with You
Daisy:Â Innocence, Loyal Love, Iâll Never Tell, Purity
Dandelion:Â Faithfulness, Happiness
Dead Leaves:Â Sadness
Fern:Â Magic, Fascination, Confidence and Shelter
Fern (Maidenhair): Secret Bond of Love Fir: Time
Flax:Â Domestic Symbol
Forget-Me-Not:Â True Love, Memories
Forsythia:Â Anticipation
Gardenia:Â Youâre Lovely, Secret Love
Garlic:Â Courage, Strength
Geranium:Â Stupidity, Folly
Gladioli:Â Give Me a Break, Iâm Really Sincere, Flower of the Gladiators
Gloxinia:Â Love at First Sight
Grass:Â Submission
Heather (Lavender): Admiration, Solitude
Heather (White): Protection, Wishes Will Come True
Holly: Defense, Domestic Happiness
Hyacinth (General): Games and Sports, Rashness, Flower Dedicated to Apollo
Hyacinth (Blue): Constancy
Hyacinth (Purple): I am Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Sorrow
Hyacinth (Red or Pink): Play
Hyacinth (White): Loveliness, Iâll Pray for You
Hyacinth (Yellow): Jealousy
Hydrangea:Â Thank You for Understanding, Frigidity, Heartlessness
Iris:Â Fleur-de-lis, Emblem of France, Your Friendship Means so Much to Me, Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Valor, My Compliments
Ivy:Â Wedded Love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection
Ivy (Sprig of White Tendrils): Anxious to Please, Affection
Jonquil:Â Love Me, Affection Returned, Desire, Sympathy, Desire for Affection Returned
Larkspur (Pink): Fickleness
Lily (Orange): Hatred
Lily (White): Virginity, Purity, Majesty, Itâs Heavenly to be with You
Lily (Yellow): Iâm Walking on Air, False and Gay
Lily (Calla): Beauty
Lily (Day): Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mother
Lily (Eucharis): Maiden Charms
Lily (Tiger): Wealth, Pride
Lily of the Valley:Â Sweetness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Return to Happiness, Humility, Youâve Made My Life Complete
Magnolia:Â Nobility
Marigold:Â Cruelty, Grief, Jealousy
Mistletoe:Â Kiss Me, Affection, To Surmount Difficulties, Sacred Plant of India, Magic Plant of the Druids
Monkhood:Â Beware, A Deadly Foe is Near
Moss:Â Maternal Love, Charity
Myrtle:Â Love, Hebrew Emblem of Marriage
Narcissus:Â Egotism, Formality, Stay as Sweet as You Are
Nasturtium:Â Conquest, Victory in Battle
Nuts:Â Stupidity
Oleander:Â Caution
Orange Blossom:Â Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage and Fruitfulness
Orange, Mock:Â Deceit
Orchid:Â Love, Beauty, Refinement, Beautiful Lady, Chinese Symbol for Many Children
Palm Leaves:Â Victory and Success
Peony:Â Shame, Happy Life, Happy Marriage
Petunia:Â Resentment, Anger, Your Presence Soothes Me
Pine:Â Hope, Pity
Poppy (General): Eternal Sleep, Oblivion, Imagination
Poppy (Red): Pleasure
Poppy (White): Consolation (Poppy is the floral sign of consolation probably because it was created by âCeresâ while in search of her daughter, Prosperpine, to assuage her grief).
Poppy (Yellow):Â Wealth, Success
Primrose:Â I Canât Live without You
Primrose (Evening): Inconstancy
Rose (Bridal): Happy Love
Rose (Christmas): Tranquilize My Anxiety, Anxiety
Rose (Damask): Persian Ambassador of Love
Rose (Dark Crimson): Mourning
Rose (Hibiscus): Delicate Beauty
Rose (Leaf): You May Hope
Rose (Pink): Perfect Happiness, Please Believe Me
Rose (Red): Love, I Love You
Rose (Tea): Iâll Remember Always
Rose (Thornless): Love at First Sight
Rose (White): Innocence and Purity, I am Worthy of You, Youâre Heavenly, Secrecy and Silence
Rose (White and Red Mixed): Unity, Flower Emblem of England
Rose (White-Dried): Death is Preferable to Loss of Virtue
Rose (White-Withered): Transient Impression, Fleeting Beauty, You Made No Impression
Rose (Yellow): Decrease of Love, Jealousy, Try to Care
Rosebud:Â Beauty and You, A Heart Innocent of Love
Rosebud (Red): Pure and Lovely
Rosebud (White): Girlhood
Rosebud (Moss): Confessions of Love
Roses (Bouquet of Mature Blooms): Gratitude
Roses (Single Full Bloom): I Love You, I Still Love You
Roses (Garland or Crown of): Beware of Virtue, Reward of Merit, Crown - Symbol of Superior Merit
Roses (Musk Cluster): Harming
Smilax:Â Loveliness
Snapdragon:Â Deception, Gracious Lady
Spider Flower:Â Elope with Me
Stephanotis:Â Happiness in Marriage, Desire to Travel
Stock:Â Bonds of Affection, Promptness, Youâll Always Be Beautiful to Me
Sweetpea:Â Good-bye, Departure, Blissful Pleasure, Thank You for a Lovely Time
Tulip (General): Perfect Lover, Fame, Flower Emblem of Holland
Tulip (Red): Believe Me, Declaration of Love
Tulip (Variegated): Beautiful Eyes
Tulip (Yellow): Thereâs Sunshine in Your Smile
Violet:Â Modesty
Violet (Blue): Watchfulness, Faithfulness, Iâll Always Be There
Viscaria:Â Will You Dance with Me?
Zinnia (Magenta): Lasting Affection
Zinnia (Mixed): Thinking (or In Memory) or an Absent Friend
Zinnia (Scarlet): Constancy
Zinnia (White): Goodness
Zinnia (Yellow): Daily Remembrance
List taken from here.
Now it's time to play a round of "Have I Written This Already, Or Is It Just An Idea I Had Once"
Pro-tip from a strictly unprofessional writer:
Hate what youâve just written? Or maybe hate is too strong of a word, but youâre just not sure about it?
Step 1. Stop. Close the laptop or notebook and walk away.
Step 2. A. Is it late at night? Go to sleep.
Step 2. B. Is it not late at night but youâre tired? Take a nap.
Step 3. Drink some water.
Step 4. Have something to eat.
Step 5. Do something fun.
Step 6. Return to your writing. Youâll almost definitely like it more than you did before.
Step 7. Keep doing awesome things.
Repeat as needed.
Hey, friends. After doing so for several years, Iâm going to stop having multiple side blogs and just start using everything on my main, @starlightcleric. To reflect this, Iâve changed my AO3 username to âStarlightLuna.â After the queue here runs out, all content will be going to @starlightcleric, though the content that was on this blog will stay here!
I think sometimes with writing fanfiction it's so easy to forget that it's supposed to be self-indulgent and not a game of statistics.
Of course it's nice to have people like your work, and it feels good to be appreciated for how much effort you put into it. But fanfiction writing is often a thankless job, so write what you would want to read. If people like it, they like it. If people don't, oh well. Write for you and no one else.
honestly? make creative shit just for yourself. and i mean that both literally in the sense that itâs absolutely cool to make something with the intention that only you will ever see it and i mean that personally in the sense that your creative work can be completely self-indulgent to your tastes and preferences
the post about fanfic writers updating despite wild life circumstances is funny and great, but to all the slow writers, the writers who canât focus when life is happening a lot, or who simply like taking time off from writing: youâre doing amazing, fandom is not an obligation, and there are many people who prefer short fics, or who read slowly and are in no rush for updates.
This is your friendly reminder that the last few years have been hard, and if your writing has taken a toll as a result, that doesnât make you any less of a writer. Maybe you went on hiatus. Maybe you got burnout. Maybe life gave you shit and other things took priority. It doesnât matter. Writing is hard, so when life is hard, you might end up slacking in the writing department. And thatâs okay. Thereâs no rule that says you have to write even when life is shitting on you. Youâre allowed to take a break, and you can start writing again when you feel ready.
âOne manâs cringe is another manâs epicâ and âa flawed story is still a thousand times better than a story never toldâ are two pieces of advice that a lot of people aspiring to be writers really need to take to heart. Stop tearing yourself up over getting every little insignificant thing right.
Also A flawed but genuine story is leagues above one that tries to aim for perfection so hard that it removes itâs own personality.
"I'm a writer" ok how often do you write
Why must I write for my content to exist? Oh the indignity.
Itâs important to remember that the point of a hobby is to have fun not âget betterâ
Imagine if someone who reads as a hobby was constantly told they would âget betterâ or asked âare you improvingâ
Now stop saying this to artist/fiber artist/dancers/anyone that has any hobby where they make things
Stop putting pressure on our fun enjoyable time by putting standards and expectations on it. If I suck at embroidery oh Fucking well i suck but I like doing it itâs FUN thatâs the whole point is having FUN
A very hard truth that you will repeatedly have to come to terms with as a writer over and over again is this:
Your writing is not for everyone, no matter how crazy good you are. Some people wonât like it. Even the people closest to you - friends, family, etc. - might not like it. Even the people who have previously liked your other stories might not like your writing in the future.
This does not make you a bad writer.
This does not mean your story sucks.
It means you havenât found your audience.
No matter how many times you encounter this, it will never, ever get easier. Imposter Syndrome will be breathing down your neck hard and fast every single time.
Remember, this is your story. No one has to like it. You just have to tell it to share your vision, your dream. To express yourself and find freedom that only writing a story can give you.
I do think it can get easier. Especially if youâve stuck with this whole writing thing for long enough that youâve been through all this many times before, and you know rejection wonât kill you, and you know that, in the past, letting the people who arenât your audience decide what you make just led to disappointing projects that you werenât proud of.
I also think it helps - quite a bit - if youâre making something that you know is true to you, and accurate to the world as you see it, and (most importantly) good. Very good, even. Like, exactly the kind of thing you yourself would be excited to read or watch or listen to. That can make it easier to come to terms with the idea that not everyone will like it; you know youâve made it for a certain group of people, and youâre in that group, and youâre happy with and proud of this thing youâve made.
Gaining confidence as an artist, and knowing that what youâre making is something people like you will love, can alleviate a lot of the loneliness that comes from knowing that some people wonât like it. Some people never like anything. This isnât for them.
reblog to send your writer friends a pat on the back and to let them know you're proud of them. a tremendous writer. you got this
The problem with feeling so strongly so suddenly about a fictional oc ship is that if I want more content about it, which I do, I have to *make it myself.*Â Oh, the humanity.