I want to ramble for a bit about what's inspiring me—what I'm enjoying in my life right now.
And I would say one of my main goals in life is to find things I intrinsically enjoy doing (I've included a picture at the bottom of this post of most of the things I want to go on about).
Lately I've been journaling almost daily, whoa—what a great time. I finished up my 2nd journal of the year today, and I get to crack open my Hobonichi journals now, which I'm super excited for. I love having different journals for different things. I also collect cute little charms for my journals.
I have a common place journal where I research things I want to know more about.
A reading journal where I talk about the books I'm reading.
And a journal for my personal life and thoughts.
What's the fucking point of all that? Great question.
For me, journaling helps me process information and think critically about it. I also mentioned how doing things I intrinsically enjoy is important to me, and it's easier to identify those things when you're reflecting on a daily basis.
I have an insane amount of washi tapes and stickers to decorate my journals—my inner child is very pleased.
Reading is...everything. If I don't have time to read: I'm pissed off, I'm cranky, everything bothers me.
Right now, I'm reading 4 books: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, and Not Another Vampire Book by Cassandra Gannon.
Rebecca—the writing is INCREDIBLE. Everything, the descriptions, the foreshadowing, the line-by-line level of writing is gorgeous. I don't have a single bone in my body that wants to rush through this book. I feel like this is something special that I'll only get to read once for the first time.
Consider This—I read quite a bit of books on writing. Probably my least favorite book on writing is Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, but Consider This is quickly becoming one of my favorites on the subject. I like how straight to the point Palahniuk is; I think this book is fantastic for anyone who is looking for solid advice on how to become better at writing.
Wuthering Heights—I'm reading this with a friend. We're taking our time and breaking down each chapter together. I would say, I find the dynamic between Catherine and Heathcliff interesting. I do think some chapters are fun to read and others are incredibly boring.
Not Another Vampire Book—I love a silly little romance I can read before bed and not have to think too hard about. This is that. It's such a goofy, fun time and that's all I need it to be.
I recently bought a Character Keeper book for my OCs you guys never see. I'm excited to write some original stories for myself, even if I don't end up posting them.
Super in love with the following songs right now—How I'd Kill by Cowboy Malfoy, Go Fuck Yourself by Two Feet, and Babydoll by Dominic Fike.
Alright! And that's what's currently on my mind, and what's inspiring me!
I haven't finished the 1st draft of my Harvey fic—I've been working on it for like 2 months. I might finish it today, but idk if I'm being delulu or not. That's ok.
BUT, ALSO, I had a thought while I was on the treadmill this morning (I'm about to put a breakfast together)—What jobs do I think the sdv bachelors would have in Zuzu City?
Alex—He'd sell phones and be into hustle culture. He'd be making those rise and grind morning grwm videos too. He'd also do the public a solid and run shirtless through the suburbs for all the disappointed-with-their-life housewives and closeted husbands.
Sam—He'd work at a Guitar Galaxy or something like that. And 100% is that guy who tells you to go to all your job interviews stoned so the manager can't tell when you're stoned or not. Plot twist—his manager is as stoned as him.
Sebastian & Shane—Line cooks, and they'd work at the same restaurant and be so fucking mean to each other you wouldn't guess it's friendly banter.
Elliott—He'd be a columnist but also work part-time at a flower shop with Leah.
Harvey—I think he'd be a pediatrician. He's just such a sweet man.
I'm currently on page 36 of my Harvey fic—I didn't want to post a pic of the page I'm on because it's straight smut, but yeah—I'm getting some writing done today with my fav fountain pen (my Waterman Carene). I like writing corny notes of encouragement at the top of every page.
I'll work on getting it typed out and edited on weekdays, but I want to reserve the weekends for writing so I can get more done.
I write my first drafts in a sort of stream of consciousness, then edit them to be easier to read and scroll through since most people will be reading on their phones.
I got accused of using ai because I like em dashes and STYLE. 😎
I deleted the comment and blocked them because I think they're stupid, and now I'm going to use even more em dashes because fuck it—it's not my job to placate idiots on the internet.
I thought I'd do a little update on how my next fic is going while I get my breakfast ready. I put some potatoes in the air fryer. I quartered some mini golden potatoes, tossed them in avocado oil, cracked pepper, salt, paprika, and oregano. I'll melt some shaved parmesan on them, and then I'll scramble some eggs with greens. I'll have it with an avocado and hot sauce. It's so good 🤌
Currently, I'm on my 30th handwritten page of my Harvey fic, which is about 5,000ish words (I don't know for sure because I haven't typed it all out yet). The premise is after bringing a passed-out Shane into the clinic, you get stuck there because of a snowstorm. Harvey has a big ole crush on you, and he's struggling with his feelings of jealousy towards Shane because he has this preconceived notion you guys are a couple. You essentially end up in Harvey's home, and I'm currently writing the smut for it. It's pretty much just his pov.
If you've been around for any amount of time, you'll know my writing schedule is pretty inconsistent. Right now, I'm working on writing about 3 pages 3x a week. I'll up it to 4 in a month or 2 depending on how I feel. But the goal is to get to 10 pages 3x a week. I'm not a sucker for word count because my first drafts are pretty bloated and I know I'll distill them until they feel right so they'll end up at w/e word count. The goal of my first drafts is to just get everything out so I can edit it.
That's where I'm at.
I'm hopeful I can finish the first draft of my Harvey fic this weekend, but I'm not going to put a rush on it. Then I can get started on my next fic, and when that's done, I'll go back and edit the Harvey x f.Reader fic to post it. Which involves multiple drafts and probably 2 passes with my beta reader.
Alright, potatoes done. That's all I got. I'll start posting teasers for the Harvey fic while I'm editing it.
