⊹ lynn

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[phaeolepiotaaurea]

I am embarking on an ambitious endeavor, by the end, I should have 12 whole bees!

[aquilacalvitium]

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

[aquilacalvitium]

Please keep interacting with this post because when I come to tumblr to procrastinate, this shows up again in my notifications and guilts me into writing again

[sapphire-seraphim]

I ended up adding some more to the Breaker Box tie from last night! When I looked at it this morning it felt unfinished, especially when I tied it up and actually put it on a mannequin, so I added a couple more details further up!

I would love to do more character-themed ties with my next idea being to try out a Mac-themed one so I can maybe use more wires on a tie and also some glow in the dark number beads I just got!

[sapphire-seraphim]

[cicada-heart]

made a cute little celestial garland for my living room out of recycled cardboard, yarn, paint, and glitter glue ✨🌙

[nyc-looks]

Dot, 26

“I’m wearing a blazer that my friends made me and hand embroidered with my name for my birthday! The shirt is embroidered with Betty Boops and was also a vintage birthday gift from my partner a few years ago. and the Uggs of course, back very much into Uggs with every outfit. I also love a button/pin flair so I added a bunch to liven up the look - it felt too serious haha! Currently my style is really inspired by the vibrant colorful tacky carelessness of the 2010s. Recently have just been trying to take myself a little less seriously and have more fun and clowns always of course … I’m in a major period of self-rediscovery of style and taste now that I’m in my mid 20s.”

Oct 30, 2024 ∙ SoHo

[powerchairpunk]

upcycled these thrifted boots!

[miamaimania]

Upcycled Keyboard Handbag - recycled keys form a textured, tech-inspired fashion statement.

[thestarchivist]

[ and will you keep this up ‘til somethin’ completes you? ]

aven (planesong / last dance); on regression, on being so goddamn frustrated, on feeling out of place.

1 | 2 | 3 | you are here 🗡️

rabbitology, wolf house // unknown // searows, dirt // timothy cleary, tracery // searows, belly of the whale // unknown // @/pendulum-north // anaïs nin, the diary of anaïs nin (vol. 6) //

[brisketbiscuts]

I ain't a wimp when I get writers block I STRESS ABOUT IT FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT, and not to ChatGPT like a coward. I face writers block like a man, laying in bed hours crying.

[lucidloving]

@roach-works // Melissa Broder, "Problem Area" // Mary Oliver, "The Return" // @annavonsyfert // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer // Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance // David Levithan, How They Met and Other Stories // Tennessee Williams, Notebooks

[unusual-suspects]

colorshow glassworks

[madgirlscosm-deactivated2025051]

(excerpted from Leila Chatti's poem: "Tea", published in Missouri Review)

[foxbirdy]

every winter solstice I am consumed with thoughts of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost...

[foxbirdy]

[okaysuredotbiz]

need a hand?

[screenshotsofdespair]

[wearepaladin]

[sch-uwu-lchen]

[chipper-smol]

(uses the “make your character say something while not actually saying it” writing advice i saw on here once)

(character interactions are now 200% more fun to write)

holy shit what

[darkmoon-dolt]

Pray tell, how does this advice work? For a friend

[dzamie]

The way I’m familiar with it is:

Before:

“Bluh, I don’t wanna go to school” Sarah grumbled, “I’m too tired.”

And now, when neither Sarah nor the narration are allowed to directly say that she’s tired or doesn’t want to go to school:

Sarah glowered at her backpack, still yet to be zipped up. She stifled a yawn, and found her gaze drifting back to her comfy, cozy bed. “I could… skip a day,” she muttered, before shaking those thoughts from her head.

[halogalopaghost]

Reminder for folks who

1: are new too writing

2: struggle to remember all this stuff WHILE they’re writing, and/or

3: feel like their writing is lacking even when they know this stuff

THIS IS A TIP BEST SAVED FOR REVISION!! A lot of stuff like this is! When you’re writing a first draft, the only thing you should be worried about is getting the message on the paper. My “first draft” usually looks more like a rough outline and jumps around between eloquent prose, emojis, sincere dialogue, and sometimes things like “blinking white guy dot gif”. Because that gif has a very specific emotion, right? But it’s hard to put into words, it’s time consuming, and when I’m just trying to get my thought out before it slips away from me, I don’t want to stop and ponder how best to go about it.

In your first or second pass, it’s okay and normal to say “I don’t want to skip school. I’m tired.” As long as the improved/revised version makes it to the final product, you’re a-okay. 👍

PS: if you’re a fanfic author and you’re just creating for the fun of it, you can disregard this entirely if you want. I looked at this and thought “yeah but that’s a lot of work” and then remembered that I don’t have to do it when I’m not Writing Professionally. Is it objectively good advice? Yes. Do I HAVE to do it when I’m just posting things on the internet for free? Absolutely not.