Blades are for skatin'

1 Thes 5:16 || spirit-filled christian, sci-fi nerd, likes to write

[saint-ambrosef]

some of y'all need to learn how to accept hospitality. stop assuming people are only offering to look after you out of twisted obligation that they don't actually want to do. when you assume that, you are often denying someone the opportunity to genuinely show a friend or stranger love. even if you don't really care about what they're offering, it's respectful of their desire to be kind to accept it anyways.

i had a bunch of girls i've never met over for a women's group. every single one of them denied my offer to make them tea (despite already making myself a mug anyways), get them water, a scone, etc.

i can tell when people refuse to let me be a good host because they "don't want to be a bother". like no!! please be a bother!!! i want to serve you and make you comfortable in my home!

not to be like "we live in a society" but really do live in a modern culture than emphasizes individualism to the point where people will reflexively deny any help or kindness from others for fear of treading on their independence. newsflash: dependence on each other is what makes a community. next time someone offers you kindness, accept it instead of making excuses for why you don't need it. otherwise you've robbed both yourself of being loved and someone else from showing love.

[ad-wills]

[fullcravings]

Easy Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

[kosmo-mckogane]

rereading my own writing is just a constant fluctuation between "damn, girl, you wrote this? (affectionate)" and "damn, girl, you wrote this? (derogatory)"

[aurevoirblog-deactivated2023082]

I am also “damn, girl, you wrote this? (forgetful)”

[vampcraft-deactivated20231205]

i think as adults it's our responsibility to be nice to kids and treat them with the respect we wish we got at that age and im not kidding or exaggerating in the least

[chloeknightwrites]

5 tips for outlining a story

1) Start by brainstorming your story ideas, and create an outline of the main points you want to include. This can help you organize your thoughts and keep track of the plot and characters.

2) Make sure to include a clear conflict or goal in your outline. Establishing the main challenge your characters must face will help you shape the rest of your story.

3) Consider the theme and message of your story. Making sure your story has a purpose or moral will help guide you and give it a greater sense of meaning.

4) Don’t forget to include details in your outline. While the broad strokes are important, it’s the small details that will make your story come alive.

5) Allow yourself the freedom to make changes to your outline and adapt it as you go. As you explore your story, you may find new ideas or plot points that you want to add.

[c-e-mcgill]

By the way, if any of you, like me, are nerds who love maps, I highly recommend checking out the Turgot map. I won't link it or tumblr will eat this post, but you can find it just by searching Wikipedia - it's an incredibly detailed 3D map of Paris made in the 1730s, and by "incredibly detailed," I mean

incredibly

incredibly

INCREDIBLY

DETAILED!

Look, there's Notre Dame! Individual trees! Individual lampposts! Individual boats!! (Some of them even have little people in lol, though clearly not to scale)

The full scan is over 35,000 pixels wide, guys! That's over 10 feet of map!! All drawn and engraved by hand! I'm freaking out a little! What an absolutely amazing piece of history & art!

[classicalmonuments]

Tomb of the Pancratii

Via Latina, Rome

2nd century CE

The tomb (often named the “Sistine Chapel of the Ancient Rome”) is now covered with a modern construction. The name comes from two inscriptions referring to the “Pancratii” family. A large marble sarcophagus is retained but seven other sarcophagi found here are now in the Vatican Museum. The tomb contains extraordinary examples of stucco work and frescoes. 

[siriusly-parker]

me, a supposed writer, when i can’t find the very specific scenario i made up in my head in any fanfic: am i- am i supposed to write it myself??

[frownyalfred]

me, quietly whispering to the ao3 page of an author who doesn’t even know I exist: I am obsessed with you

[jaycexrex]

me, quietly whispering to the frequent commenter on my ao3 page who I don’t even know: I am obsessed with you

[fullcravings]

Eggnog Bread Pudding with Nutella Ganache

[foxglovethings]

No one asked for this one, but…

If you made lore for a character you’ve had since you were 16, and you’re in your 20s now and have a better grasp of narrative structure and power creep, you can just retcon the dumb stuff. Like you can do that for free. You’re not beholden to the junk you wrote 5 years ago, and you don’t need to justify removing it if it sucks.

[screnwriter-old-deactivated2021]

This is actually really valuable. Every writer should keep this in mind.

That’s also part of the reason you shouldn’t look back at your old writing and label it as pure trash. You didn’t know what you were doing back then. You do now.

[worldhistoryfacts]

“The Magic Ring,” a board game for children dating to 1796. The game is playable by “up to 18, or more” people. Its rules are very complicated, including an “explanation of the fifty symbolical figures.” 

{WHF} {HTE} {Medium}

[eat-love-eat]

M&M Brownie Cookies

[fluffygif]

How cute is this?

[wizardysseus]

the writer’s urge to ask your friends “do you wanna see a little somethin’ i’ve been working on?” when the little somethin’ you’ve been working on is 800 words and ends in the middle of a sentence

[theskywaslookingback]

This isnt a joke my favorite piece of writing advice that I’ve ever seen is someone that said if you were stuck with a fic and couldn’t figure out why or what was wrong, your problem is actually usually about ten sentences back. Maybe there was something wonky about the tone or the dialogue or you added something that didn’t fit but it’s usually ten sentences back. And every single time I get stuck in a fic I count back ten sentences and it’s always fucking there

[cwritesfiction]

If you write yourself into a corner, back out of the corner.