#*tips

[hollygscat]

shifting with SATS (summary)

let's explore a technique that can unlock the doors to your desired realities: SATS (state akin to sleep). it's a method that taps into your subconscious mind (that part of you that’s limitless!)

imagine that drowsy, peaceful state just before you drift off to sleep. that's SATS. in this state, your subconscious is open to suggestion, like fertile ground ready to receive the seeds of your intentions (i’m spending the week in a farm, bear with me)

to use SATS for shifting, begin by creating a vivid scene in your mind. this scene should be of your desired reality (obviously), a short scene of your life there. keep it simple, something you can easily repeat and feel deeply. for example, waking up in your DR bed, feeling the sheets, seeing your surroundings

as you lie in bed, relaxing your body and mind, allow yourself to enter that drowsy state. then begin to loop your chosen scene. don't just see it, feel it. engage all your senses. what do you hear? what do you smell? what do you feel against your skin? (it’s okay if you can’t visualize that well, but try to feel the emotions)

the idea is to immerse yourself in the feeling of already being in your desired reality. let go of any doubts or worries. trust your power, trust the process. as you continue to loop your scene, fall asleep while still feeling your DR

it's about planting the seeds of your desire in the soil of your subconscious, watering them with feeling and belief

make sure to do this every day before you go to bed to maximize your results

[kithtaehyung]

can i ask for writing tips? i wanna know how to write without cringing at myself😭 everything i write feels bad and i hate feeling every emotion secondhand just from writing it….is that something i just have to get over or is writing just not for me then

ahhh this is a phase, i can attest to this hahaha. i can provide you with some tips and reassurance!

writing tips for the cringe phase:

while in this phase, nothing sounds natural and everything feels cringey and forced

but to overcome that, ask yourself: why do you feel this way?

if your answer is "it just feels weird," then switch to another idea and start writing for it - maybe you just aren't ready for the current subject matter

if your answer is "the writing just feels bad," then this is when you head back to the research/learning phase. check out books, other fanfics, other sources of writing or video tips. what did you like about other writing? what types of phrasing or flow made you feel good while reading? try to go off those thoughts and try again on a new doc.

expanding on the above: do you prefer long sentences versus short? do you like long paragraphs or quicker line breaks? do you tell more than show ("Her saying that really hurt." or "Her words cut right through my lungs.") if you start to express yourself in a wider range of ways, that can help instead of literally writing every single emotion.

if your answer is "i hate it and it sucks," DO NOT DELETE. please please please just step away and then come back to it the next day. whenever i work on something and think "this is... not good." i still keep it, take a day, work on something else, and come back later. reading it over with fresh eyes makes you either realize "oh this actually wasn't bad and i was in my head" or "yeah we will move this to the scrap pile." either way, don't delete entire sections out of frustration. they could help later on, or even fit into another story.

you're writing from your heart. none of it should truly be cringe because it's how you feel, and you are the one creating it! not someone else, not a machine, but your brain and your two hands. that's saying something.

try to give yourself grace. write what makes you happy and write because you want to. and if it's cringe?

EMBRACE THE CRINGE! write that ridiculous idea, laugh at yourself for even thinking of it and writing it down, shake your head at how you even do these things. but remember that it's all art, and it's yours.

you're doing great, and the fact that you reached out for help means something. try again, and if it makes you feel icky and cringey even after all this, then at least you made multiple attempts.

[sequencegifs]

could you do a gif icons tutorial?

hey! after getting this ask i searched for tutorials and found really good ones, but none of them are the exact way i do mine.

by yeoshi

by winterhelps

by bcnoist

by rollinpeaces ( this one is rlly good )

if you want a tutorial on how i do mine, i can, but i think these ones above will help you out!

[lum1natrix]

help i'm trying to download the unus annus vid but every converter i find either fails or only downloads it at 360p

these are the two that I use!:

they haven’t given me many problems , and they get the job done! both download videos in high quality and they’re free, as fat as I know!

And also, if you’re anything like me and worry abt downloading things onto your laptop/desktop, then you can use this to scan URL’s/Files/Etc to set your mind at ease :)

[im-fairly-whitty]

Bruh, did you pick up Hollow Knight because of doodles, too?! Small world, and have fun with the bug game!

I did I did I did!

I’m low key scared because I’m terrible at repitition heavy endurance battle mechanics, but I want to see the bug world so bad imma try anyway. We’re gonna have to talk when I get the change to get into the game for real, I already know I wanna draw stuff for it when I’ve properly played it. :3

[chordpauloverstreet]

repeat after me: my muse has flaws

[kithtaehyung]

hiiiii I’ve been I love with your writing since I’ve discovered you! I got into minted first before reading 3tan and basically binged the whole thing in two days ahahahaha

Anyways, I was wondering if you have any advice for aspiring writers?? I just can’t seem to get over the fear to post smt and keep nitpicking my works, so any advice would be appreciated!!💜💜

wait that’s so sweet!! i’m happy you’re enjoying the stories🥺 more to come for both 3tan and minted! omg you read all of 3tan in two days?? holy heck that’s the product of 3+ years hope you fully immersed yourself🤣🙏

as far as advice, i have answered asks about this before under the *advice or *tips tags, but i can add some here, too:

start posting small: i started writing just tiny spice scenes, some even like 2-3 sentences haha. and i did post them! they’re floating around somewhere if you look hard enough. the point is warm yourself up and get used to posting, getting used to using the Create Post menu. atp, who cares who sees it. the point is to get used to the feeling of sharing things and letting them be

practice with prompts: find a prompt list post and pick which ones you wanna try. it can be based off one-liners, tropes, reverse tropes, or just single words. go wherever your brain takes you and don’t think too hard at first.

editing is your best friend: your first draft? is gonna be a mess lmfao. but that’s normal, and the whole point is get all the ideas in your head on the page. when you’re done, you can then go in and clean up shop and make things flow with the editing process.

learn on the go and write down things you wanna try or random things you think of: if you aren’t sure how to write smut, read it haha. or watch it if you’re into that. you’re gonna find things that are like “oh that’s fun” or “hmm wait this could be cool to try” and then try your own spin on it.

write to your spice level: there’s many ways to write spice, and you don’t even need to go into super graphic detail. i’ve seen plenty of stories that are just as hot without going into too much detail when it comes to the smut scenes. whatever your comfort level, you’re gonna attract a similar audience, so you don’t have to force more than what you’re comfy writing.

you’re not gonna please everyone: and that’s okay! you write for yourself, and then you write for your audience. and everyone’s audience is different from the next. tbh that’s super freeing to know because you don’t stress about trying to appeal to every single person on the planet haha

share your creative process: be yourself, post writing updates, post fun lore, post whatever gets you excited so that people can see that as much as your stories. offer teasers, a tag list, etc. the more involved you are, the more people will come across those posts and turn into being invested with you. then on the drop days, you’ll already have an awaiting group of readers!

that’s what i have for now. but i love talking about this and sharing what i’ve learned, so ask away if you wanna know anything else!