#paynemytuition

[liamsmohawk]

can i say hi too

no

1. First impression: she seems pretty cool i guess i can follow her back2. Truth is: ily a lot and you put up with my shit so thats cool3. How old do you look: 224. Have you ever made me laugh: a couple of times5. Have you ever made me mad: no6. Best feature: your eyes are hella cute7. Have I ever had a crush on you: nope 8. You’re my: friend most of the time9. Name in my phone: i dont have your number10. Should you post this too? do it

[prettydaughter-blog]

paynemytuition replied to your post “remember that phase tumblr went through where ever single post on ur...”

we accepted april's fools' joke being top hats tumblr can give us anything and we'll take it

yeah ok but that was created by staff on a specific occasion like it made sense, 

this was just a random part of the year i don't even remember when but it went on for like two months with no warning and no one even questioned it? 

[mistresscurvy]

3 8 13!!

3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?

oh man, death fic in general and apocalyptic fic specifically. also anything that involves angst-with-no-happy-ending. UNREQUITED LOVE. Just. those are not the tropes I am in fandom for. hurt THEN comfort, with equal or preferably greater amounts of comfort. 

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

HMMMMMMM. Let’s go with the fruit conversation from The New Posh and Becks:

"Either of you know why Harry Styles was asking me about my favourite fruit?" Niall asked, barging into the kitchen.

"Oh god," Liam said, letting go of Louis’s wrists and stepping back. He felt like he could hardly breathe.

"Because I’m happy to tell him anything he wants to know about my feelings toward melon, but I felt like that was the wrong answer, somehow."

"Did you actually tell him melon?" Louis asked incredulously.

"Well, it’s the truth, isn’t it? A nice watermelon on a summer’s day, nothing better," Niall said before knocking back half a tumbler of whisky.

"I think you just broke his fruit-loving heart," Louis said, shaking his head in mock sorrow.

Niall looked between Liam and Louis. “He doesn’t actually judge people for what kind of fruit they like, does he?”

"No," Liam answered just as Louis said, "Yes." Liam continued on before Louis could get another word in. "Well, he does, but that wasn’t a conversation about fruit."

"He was trying to ask if you’d be up for a shag," Louis clarified.

Niall looked even more baffled. “Via fruit?”

Liam shrugged. “Harry’s brain works in mysterious ways.”

"Well, I’m sorry then if I’ve disappointed him," Niall said, pouring himself another double.

This is a bit of dialogue that I think is funny and in character and also serves a purpose within the structure of the scene, because it breaks up the tension between Liam and Louis for just a moment, gives them a breather, so that it can rise back up after this. This is the sort of dialogue that I end up telling myself on the train and making myself laugh. It just feels like me and like them at the same time. 

13. What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever come across?

My favorite book on writing is Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, and my favorite piece of advice from this book is what I tell myself just about every time I sit down to write something and it feels like pulling teeth, which is shitty first drafts. No one writes a masterpiece in one draft; this book informed me that I am not the only writer who is terrified that someone will read my first drafts and discover that in fact I am the worst writer alive (or dead). So basically, giving myself the freedom to not be perfect the first time I write a scene can sometimes be the only thing that allows me to write it at all. Occasionally I'll write scenes that change very little from the first draft to how I post them, but usually they go through a lot of edits and a beta and a Britpick, depending on the fandom. 

Basically it’s the old “you can’t edit something you haven’t written yet” advice, but with outright PERMISSION to not expect to be good on the first go. Sometimes you will be, and that’s GREAT and will feel like flying, but you can produce a really good story out of shitty first drafts. The entire book is worth reading imo, but that’s the greatest takeaway for me.  

writing meme

[liamsmohawk]

paynemytuition replied to your post:five is a whole fucking lot but ashton liam zayn me and tyler posey gO

ily for kissing me but u know cuddle was the other option tho how badly do u want tyler dead

not at all tbh

[liamsmohawk]

five is a whole fucking lot but ashton liam zayn me and tyler posey gO

marry: liam

fuck: ashton

kiss: u

get drunk w: zayn

kill: tyler posey (ily tyler)

[paynegron]

u can't unfollow me for changing my url to this what kind of person are u if you're not thankful for normani

[youaresuchasunshine]

so it's Ani's birthday today and after almost two hours 8tracks was nice enough to let me upload this and get it right. so this is for you sunshine, hope you like it. 

now should come the part where i talk cheesily about you and i and our three hundred years of friendship but it's late and i should be studying instead and 8tracks drained my energy. besides, you didn't write me a love letter for my birthday. besides #2 (and a way more important one), you deserve the world and my lame words will never be enough to cover that, so i'll give you a big hug when i see you in some hours and leave random love messages around. happy birthday my love!

(go wish her a happy birthday people she deserves all the love today) (and always)

[shayespice]

paynemytuition replied to your post:i had an eventful day today:

your hair looks amazingly hot btw

thank you babe.