courage over cowardice, twin

bug / 25 / ny / writer / "weird girl literature" advocate

[uglybuglybaby]

writeblr intro.

hi writeblr! my name is bug/ rumi and i've been lurking on tumblr, wattpad, ao3 since i was twelve-ish! i'm twenty-five now so i've spent the better part of my life participating in online writing communities!

i write for fun (and for myself!!!-- this was a hard lesson to learn) and currently have two long-ish projects:

project mango (on hold): immigrant daughter Americana, summer in the suburbs, pizza shop struggles, romance, mommy issues, etc.

project maple (I am actively cranking this out): alternate universe, girlhood, knighthood, girl as knight, girl as squire, fantasy world, romance, uhhh commentary on relationships, naiveté, etc. --> this will be novella length, and I hope to self-publish it because......... idk

i also enjoy writing cute lil stories and prose for zines and literary magazines!! i'm having writing published in a cool little seattle based zine soon-- so i'm probably going to overshare about that heheh

what i'd like to curate, commemorate, celebrate:

my own lil snippets of writing and experiences

writing memes

my lil book reviews so i can keep them safe somewhere

character inspo, world building inspo, etc

writing tidbits <3

as i'm new here, i'd love to find some active writing blogs to follow!!!! and to create a lil community of writers and readers!!!!

[x-fag]

a good sailor will always return to the sea

[writingdose]

I love my country

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

My signature is worth negative 2 dollars and 82 cents.

[paperplateprose]

not now kitten. daddy's realizing that the scene he invested 1000 words into could be significantly improved but only if he started over from scratch

[dailycatsblog]

[uglybuglybaby]

Beta Reader Request

looking for beta readers in exchange for tarot card readings!!!! i’m unfortunately short on paying for beta readers but would definitely benefit from some positive feedback etc to keep me pushing through :)

please fill out this google form if you’re interested :)

[spookyfantasyauthor]

You understand that I can't publish a book yet because if someone tells me that they don't like a single comma of what I made them read, I'll stop writing for three weeks :) thank you for the feedback I will now never write again

[rimonoroni]

pssssst hey. hey. free and expansive database of folk and fairy tales. you can thank me later

[exitwound]

I always am about to go to sleep at a beautiful 11pm and then something happens to me

[promptcalender]

flower symbolisms to use

alyssum: worth beyond beauty

ambrosia: love is reciporcated

anemone: withered hopes

apple blossom: better things to come

arborvitae: live for me, thine till death

arbutus: you are the only one i love

asphodel: my regrets follow you to the grave, remembered beyond the tomb

bog-rosemary: bound by fate, will you help me?

austrian briar: thou art all that is lovely

catchfly: i am thy prisoner

clovenlip toadflax: please notice my love for you

daphne: sweets to the sweet

diphylleia: i will show my true self to you

eyebright: your eyes are bewitching

laurestine: i die if neglected

love-in-a-mist: you puzzle me

maiden's blush: if you love me you will find out

black mulberry: i will not survive you

white egret orchid: i'll be thinking of you even in my dreams

peach blossom: i am your captive

phlox: our souls are united

plum blossom: keep your promises

primrose: i can't live without you

queen of the night: enjoy small moments because they do not last

rhododendron: beware, i am dangerous

stock: you'll always be beautiful to me

tansy: i declare war on you

thorn-apple: i dreamed of thee

yellow tulip: there's sunshine in your smile

[Prompt Calendar: March 21st, Flower Day]

[velartis]

“what radicalized you” bro EMPATHY

[puppygirllaika]

"what radicalized you" well in kindergarten they told me to share things and be nice to people.

[writer-fennec]

"what radicalized you" mama always said to be kind and gentle with other people

[thevoidisscreamingbackatyou]

hi everyone bringing back a "lets all thank ao3 volunteers"

the Great AO3 Shutdown sucks but its not the volunteers fault. thank you fellow readers for your hard work. signed, a survivor of the 2023 hacker shutdown

[uglybuglybaby]

tag game: author vs character

thank you @sakugraphia for the tag omg!!! and i am so sorry for how late this is omg!!!! it's been sitting in my drafts for literally ever and I just realized I never shared it!!

i chose asiya from my current project (which i officially kind of have narrowed titles down for as i near the end of the first draft-- which is crazy to say!!!!) i wanted to have fun with this and it actually took me longer than i expected still-- to highlight specific things i wanted to contrast in comparison to myself!

Rules: Make a Venn diagram graphic that shows what you and your character have in common and where you differ. You can use this Canva template. (I think I traced this tag game back to @gaslightwestern ; pls let me know if there's anyone else I should credit, thank you!!!)

tagging: @aadhube @galacticgirlinterludes @ctrl-4rt-delete and open tag for everyone who would like to participate !!! <33333

[frownyalfred]

…you’re…welcome?

[writingdose]

hot take, I don’t think any fic is “badly written” as long as it’s written with love

[heybaetae]

and if i said that tumblr thought they could get away with that update bc they know the majority of this website ignores the reblog option entirely compared to years ago, so they figured they could just BREAK the very foundation of how this website was built to operate and people would just shrug and be fine with that. please let this be a wake up call. our strong reaction to that change should start to reflect significantly in that ACTUAL reblog count under those notes we just fought for to stay untouched. fandoms and communities cannot thrive on likes alone. as much as tumblr has tried to turn this place in tiktok and twitter, it's not. posts need to circulate. art needs to be seen and shared. tumblr is not tumblr if this is not happening consistently because reblogs are the heartbeat of this website. please don't ever take it for granted. never give tumblr a reason to take away the thing that links us together and amplifies creativity. make reblogging a priority, PLEASE.