When D. Yaps

Taking life seriously and not at all whimsically Why don't you believe me??

[wdarlingyap]

⚠ Announcement: ⚠

I have decided to take life seriously and advertise my writing.

I have decided to do so on tumblr, a website well known for being great for serious advertising.

There are no flaws in this plan.

[luxfuxxvii]

at what point does my brain say "fuck it" and start writing anyway. i am highly conscious of my closed document rn.

[rmhashauthor]

Hate to tell you this, but you just gotta sit down and write a few really bad sentences before the "Fuck It, We Ball" kicks in - like granddad's lawnmower, you have to prime the engine with a few shots of igniter fluid before it'll start. Just don't hit it too hard or you'll blow your eyebrows off.

[luxfuxxvii]

giggling my ass off i love this analogy

[wdarlingyap]

As a child, I read fantasy to get farther from reality. As an adult, I write fantasy to find it.

Attribution: Fantasy Landscape by David Revoy

[wdarlingyap]

also oooh dragons

[banchie]

i've been phasing the phrase 'google it' out of my vocabulary and going back to 'look it up'. fuck you youve lost your generic trademark privileges

[wdarlingyap]

Hello, I would like one perfect novel, please hold the time and effort.

...so you just want a notebook, then?

[wdarlingyap]

As a child, I read fantasy to get farther from reality. As an adult, I write fantasy to find it.

Attribution: Fantasy Landscape by David Revoy

[wdarlingyap]

No, you don't understand. I use big words because I forgot the small ones.

[idkhowtobenormal]

or i use small words because i can not spell the big ones

[ariesrin]

The worst part about writing is that sometimes you actually have to write.

The best part about writing is also that sometimes you have to write.

I will not elaborate further.

[luna-azzurra]

Just spent 45 minutes researching what a specific street in a city smells like in october so i could write the word "damp." the word is in the final draft. it is doing its job. it cost me 45 minutes and a mild obsession with historical weather records. worth it. the word is perfect. you would not believe how hard i worked on that word.

[wdarlingyap]

Writing rules are designed to be broken. The better you understand them, the more beautifully you can make them break.

[sourdough-seal]

hyperfixation please stay with me long enough to complete the project. hyperfixation do not fade. hyperfixation finish what you started for the love of god

[and-fishing-equipment]

in 2026 DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD

instead ask:

is it SINCERE

was it CATHARTIC

was it FUN TO MAKE

is it MADE BY ME

and don't forget to stay silly

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Creature illustrations by MsNaught on ArtStation

[rosieandthemoon]

By Konstantin Vasilyev, 1967

[wdarlingyap]

No, you don't understand. I use big words because I forgot the small ones.

[wdarlingyap]

I had a crazy revelation, and maybe the same is true for you.

I don't get writer's block.

I think I get writer's block.

I think I get writer's block all the time. I thought I had writer's block for sixteen months straight.

I didn't. I just wasn't putting a pen to paper or a thumb to key.

The words were there. I had just convinced myself they weren't.

Pick something silly. Pick something that "doesn't mean anything." Just do it for fun.

The words will come.

[luxfuxxvii]

sometimes writing really is just editing a few sentences and then blankly staring at your document while you snack on barbecue chips.