#Let’s go I’m learning things. :)

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 185

No one could get into contact with Constantine. 

Now usually that wasn’t that big of a deal, the man constantly disappeared for a few days at a time doing something or other, but he’d been completely silent and unseen for months. Usually he’ll at least answer a call to tell them to fuck off or something. 

And they really need his expertise and are getting incredibly worried for their grumpy team member. Yes he’s an asshole, but he’s their asshole, y’know? And he has a habit of getting into Situations (sure he also usually gets out of them, but what if he didn’t this time?!) 

So they’re desperate. Kind of really desperate. Desperate enough to use the summoning sigil they found on his fridge. They’d checked it, multiple times, and it should summon the hellblazer. 

“You’re not Constantine.” . 

The white-haired teen in the circle yawned, stretching and blinking at them blandly with familiar blue eyes before sighing. “Actually I am,” he stuffed his hands into his hoodie as he looked down at the summoning circle. “Well, technically just one of the many Laughing Magicians currently in the Realms.” 

He gave a grin, looking more amused than annoyed. “Pretty much every one of us is in the Realms right now for family reunion lol. (Did he just say lol out loud??) So like, you’re gonna have to specify which of us you’re tryin’ to summon. Honestly perfect timing for me thanks, the fruitloop keeps flirting with John and it’s horrific so.” 

… That was probably their John, wasn’t it…

#dcxdp #dpxdc #prompts #The Constantine Family exists for fucking over entities & manipulating luck #They adore this scrappy halfa who is doing the same with twice the feral #Danny: Yeah I’m like the changeling child that ended up in the middle of them and they just kept me for the laughs lol #Danny: I’m not allowed to join in the drinking competitions #Danny: Oh no it’s not a responsibility thing; alcohol doesn’t affect me and they say it’s cheating #Why Yes Vlad IS flirting with their Constantine #He’s started his redemption but let’s be honest he’s also a con-man & John is all for fucking over the rich #Danny is disgusted at how well they’re getting along and wanted to get away from their flirting while everyone else ribbed at em #Hence why when they all felt the summoning he decided to go #Well that and also for the laughs because he’s learning magic Undead Constantine style #”Fuckin 'ell yeah the family 'as a necromancer in 'he line again look a' 'im go!” (Lots of ghost & living people drunken cheering) #Danny only half fucking with people: Yeah I’m like their collective undead fae child lmao #danny fenton #john constantine

[nightswatchdisbandmentera]

Jon’s immediate reaction to R+L=J is basically him spending all his years insecure about his bastard status and carrying the weight of being the one stain on Ned Stark’s honor, only to hear that he wasn’t Ned’s source of shame at all and going “you know what, as long as I get to be yours, I’d rather be your bastard”

#jon’s feelings re ned are sooooo complicated #the rlj reveal will bring a whole lot of anger and incredulity but I’d imagine the nagging feeling will just be #but but I wanna be your son!! even if I’m not legitimate at least let me be your son!! #depends on when he learns about rlj but I think if he learns about it before he gets to winterfell and learns about robb’s will #he might choose to push for his claim as robb’s heir as a last ditch attempt to hold on to the one thing #that recognizes him as ned’s #and that would be the heart in conflict with itself - trying to get winterfell even though he knows it’s not really his #he won’t go through with it though #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #jon snow #also extra points for angst added if jon is “legitimate”

[bleue-flora]

‘Techno pinches the bridge of his nose. “Come on, Dream. Stop it!… That’s not cool, bro. Why you gotta take out all your frustration on my fancy teacups? I know you’re just mad that you don’t have a house, but bro we can go build you one. We can—we can even make it out of something better than dirt, alright?”’

Ta da! I made some art for the collaborative work, Crow’s Nest, we essentially wrote in a month, which is by far, my most diverse in content and longest fic. Thought it needed some like cool title art, since it’s basically the length of a book lol. (See below for symbolism and stuff)

- it’s kind of a combination of some main elements and themes from the fic: Steve (clearly the main character lol XD), tea, the broken teacups, Techno’s house… the stained floor

- the green tea cup represents Dream and well his broken state after prison, while the pink tinted glue represents Techno helping Dream heal and putting him back together.

- and obviously, a crow for the title and poem the chapters are named after.

- and despite my efforts, Tumblr has kinda ruined my quality, so here’s a zoomed in picture of the tea tag I made, which has the title of the fic and our names on it. :)

#Let’s go I’m learning things. :) #is that blood stains on the wood?… hmmm I have no idea what you’re talking about ;) #I’m sure it’s fine….. #dang tumblr ruining my art quality :’( …. oh well #blue does art apparently #I’m pretty proud of this so I hope y’all enjoy #actually finished this before the one for B is for Betrayal but was trying to fix the blurring issue… but anyways #crows nest #c!rivals duo #dreblr #c!dream #dsmp fanfic #dsmp fanart #rivalsblr #dream fanfic #dream smp #dsmp #yea but given I did this in about a month compared to Dream which took all summer and betrayal which I did in a couple of days #and the crown I did in a few months I think… so I’m getting better? maybe or we’ll I’m learning a lot about digital tools :) #c!dream and c!techno #oh also umm ask us stuff about crows nest there are lots of easter eggs and secrets and things :) <3 <3 <3 #c!rivals #rivals duo #c!techno #steve the polar bear #c!technoblade

[jackobbit]

Drew my own interpretation of BitterGiggle! The little guy, the blorbo, the scrungus, my son

I want to drop a piano on him /aff

#my art #garten of banban #bittergiggle #mmmm very nervous about posting this #but fuck it #today we’re going to learn about how to not let the imagined perception of others scare us out of drawing what we like #/hj #well #like is a strong word #I don’t like ban ban but it’s become a ‘it’s so bad it’s good’ thing for me #that being said #BG has taken over my mind #it DOES NOT help that I accidentally fell in love with my own design for him #I’m very proud of it and I like it a lot #which means that unfortunately for me and the rest of the world I’m going to be drawing him more

[girlvinland]

I have my first actual date date with a woman next weekend (that isn’t just like. Friends hanging out and it being that weird space in-between/where there’s some intimacy but you’re not really a thing lol idk iykyk).

For the record, I’m still not really wanting to like, start up some new long-term thing right now, but I really wanted to meet people and put myself out there/practice dating after so long and everything, especially since aspects of this are new to me and I want to learn to do the pursuing rather than just waiting around for someone to pursue me. I feel like it will be good to build up my confidence with stuff like that.

But yeah, this girl has been really cool to talk to, so I just went for it and asked her, and now we have plans next Saturday! I feel proud of myself and excited to hang out with her.

#by bug #they are also active plans which #I’m happy to finally go on a date that isn’t like. sushi. movie. home. #not that those times were bad but it gets I guess. repetitive #I was thinking back to when I started dating my ex and I was always trying to come up with fun ideas so it wasn’t just #the same thing every time #like let’s go hiking let’s go to the zoo let’s go to the museum #the best date I’ve ever had was a nine hour hike to the top of Humphrey’s Peak #followed by massive hamburgers #honestly that was one of the best days of my life #that’s the kind of stuff I want to do more of #not a diss on getting yummy chirashi bc I do love that too but still #I think I really just prefer active dates or dates where I get to learn something #so it is a plus if someone else likes those things too

[medi-bee]

making a two minute animatic for a podcast 99% of my followers have never heard of well that’s just how it goes sometimes

#im alive hello hi can you hear me #the cycle continues #medi bee talking #i’ve never animatic’d anything before in my life this whole process has been a learning disaster #but you know what. it’s actually coming together i think #even though i started it without so much as figuring out what i want the characters to look like #i’ve drawn more humans for this stupid thing than i have in the rest of my entire life #the podcast is dungeons and daddies btw #single-handedly carried me through these past two months #binged all two season and now i’m in ‘waiting for the next episode to come out’ hell #get me out of this office i want to go home and draw‼️ #i wasn’t actually sure how serious i was abt this but now i’m like. 80% done somehow? #but i am the master of jinxing myself so let’s see

[a-small-writer-in-a-big-world]

Gonna be so fr right now if I ever find out that someone on here or on my AO3 is selling my fics like fucking idiots you’re never hearing from me again

#I’m being serious #because I’m not going to let some stupid scammer #ruin things for me #I’d pull all of my fics #and you’ll never hear from me again #stop selling fics #stop selling fics that aren’t yours #if you want a physical copy ask permission #and then print it out yourself #learn how to book bind #stop ruining good things

[seravphs]

I’m scared to post knight Gojo thank you for being so nice to me about it bffs 💛

#I’m nervous! I’m so nervous!! #thinking about the John Green quote about potential and fear of failure #knight Gojo is really scary to me because the last project I think people really liked from me was Teen Dad Gojo #which I've made my peace with even though I used to be really embarrassed of it but if I peaked at sixteen #I could not continue to live with myself that's so embarrassing #knight gojo is my attempt at showing how much I've improved but what if I finish it and I realize I actually haven't improved at all #you don't understand how much this idea horrifies me #I don't want to be frozen in time like any living thing I want to grow! #I'm not normally this insecure about my writing because I am at heart just a blockhead who just bulldozes through life driven by impulse bu #I think Mao talked about this once but there's a chart for growth and at some point your ability to criticize your own work exceeds your #ability to create because you're good enough to recognize quality but not good enough to manufacture it #anyway! knight gojo is going out tomorrow and I'm going to stop being a baby about it and if it sucks it sucks and I keep learning #thanks for being here with me guys <3 let's have a sleepover after I drop the fic <3

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

Just applied for a summer childcare position (like for a camp type thing) that pays 20–28 dollars an hour based on qualifications (I should be towards the end of that scale because I work in a school; and the only requirement the job lists is to be 16 and have experience with children). So hopefully they’ll consider me. That would be wonderful.

#I hate applying for jobs so much. Everyone uses a different website that makes you sign up for newsletters that clog your email #that you have to manually unsubscribe to #But yeah that’s way more than I get paid as a para lol #which is kind of sad because being a para or teacher is a lot more strenuous and complex than supervising kids during structured play #Because usually the kids enjoy stuff like rock climbing and swimming #so you don’t have to guide them through ten different layers of mental gymnastics to complete their work #or sometimes physically keep them from leaving the learning area after every problem they complete #(of course I do the last thing very gently; and I don’t like having to carry kids from under tables back to their seats #but they’re not going to learn anything if they stay underneath tables all day long… that kind of defeats the purpose of being in school. #I give a lot of verbal warnings before too. Some kids just refuse to learn all the time regardless of their mood because it’s funny to them #Anyway: Kids should not be playing video games past bedtime on a fucking Oculus Rift #Like seriously the tech withdrawal in some of these babies is palpable #Horrifying #Anyway this summer job will be a breeze if I get it #Hopefully no one will be begging me for chromebooks during rock climbing #(I know it sounds like I’m irritated with the kids; and I am. But it’s more irritation with their parents letting them become addicted #to iPads for the sake of convenience; and also frustration directed at capitalism that makes the parents so tired #that they let the iPad babysit their kids so they can rest. It’s the whole system man. It’s fucked.)

[dancing-with-stars]

maybe it was never my love to hold in the first place. maybe that’s okay

#vanus thoughts #i think i’m getting better at letting go. #i think i’m finally learning that sometimes no matter how hard i try #it will never go exactly how i want it to #i can’t control everything and that’s okay. i gain more from the process of loving and losing than from the experience of getting all the #things i dreamed about #and i think there are better things in store for me. better things that i can’t see quite yet

[parasite-core]

Shadowheart was so mad at Addy over finding out he was the one who started the cult of the Absolute, and for him not telling them. Even though Addy didn’t know before just then either. And they all know he has amnesia and he made no secret of this being a surprise to him while talking to Gortash.

Shadowheart, my girl, *you* have amnesia, have a little empathy.

#bg3 #bg3 spoilers #Adramelek didn’t even agree to join Gortash like come on how much better could he have done? #as much as I love Durge x Gortash #Addy cares about Karlach too much to let Gortash get away with what he did to her #so unlike Calio Addy is not going to take him up on his offer #he is going to destroy the Iron Watch and then come for the Tyrant’s head #this is not anti-Shadowheart btw I love SH to death #I’m just baffled by her reaction in this particular instance #like no one else in the party was mad at Addy #if more people were mad I’d be like ‘okay it’s a party-wide thing which sucks but it is what it is’ #but it was only SH who yelled at me #the other person with amnesia who you’d think would be sympathetic to me learning something that horrific about my past #when Addy has been consistently trying to be a good person ever since being ordered to kill Isobel and refusing #like he is *clearly* not that person anymore and he has been very open about everything he does remember when it comes up #she was the second person he told about remembering he was a Bahaalspawn despite that being a dangerous thing to admit #I’m just really baffled by this writing choice I guess

[coveredinsun]

i did not want to make this post, and i want no fights, but i feel like somebody should address this, so i will: is anyone else getting increasingly uncomfortable with fwhip’s empires season 2 character?

admittedly, i was immediately offput when i saw his green minecraft skin and heard his character would be a ‘goblin.’ this was before the season had begun, though, so i had faith that it wouldn’t have anti-semitic undertones. however, as the season continues, a friend and i have had multiple conversations about this character.

so it’s time for some healthy criticism. because let’s face it– in season 2, fwhip’s character is:

a ‘goblin’ with green skin and huge ears,

who lives in a cave,

steals from others,

and hoards his riches (to the point of valuing said riches over the lives of others).

all of these things together paint a very ugly picture, one that i have not yet seen anyone talk about.

and yes, this is indeed a character in a minecraft roleplay series, so it might not be that deep, but it also… kind of is. empires has a relatively younger fanbase than other popular servers right now (not on tumblr, but generally). and while not all goblins are anti-semitic caricatures, not at all, it’s become common in modern fantasy.

this is NOT a “cancel” post. this is healthy criticism and nothing more. i’m certain this is unintentional, but nonetheless fwhip should steer away from this. i really enjoy his content and i think he’s a great guy, so this perplexes me more than anything.

like i began, i didn’t want to make this post. in fact, i really dislike having to write it. i’m not Jewish, and i know very very little (practically nothing) about the origins of goblins in various cultures, so this does not feel like my place to comment whatsoever. however, concerning traits of his character keep adding up, and the silence surrounding it irks me. if no one else will break it then i will.

above all, let’s please keep things civil here. my rule is that we all need to utilize our lack of character limit and smart, mature minds. consuming things critically is the name of the game. thanks if you’ve read all this

#i dont want to hear shit about sounding like a twitter user. learn to consume things critically bitches #its just Hmph. i like this guy!!!! im perplexed and disappointed about this!!! #furthermore i’m perplexed about how the other cc’s let this slide. had they heard all about this character and seen nothing wrong with it? #ADDITIONALLY lets keep this about him and only him. i can see things going awry and i dont want it.

[maskyartist]

No one understands the intricacies of Ozpin starting out as headmaster and huntsman and one of Ozma’s younger souls and lives as being extremely skinny and overworked, only to get not only fatter but happier and more relaxed as life goes on because he learns to rely on the people around him and trust in uncertainty and enjoy life’s little things while he still can before he can’t remember them at all like PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE INTRICACIES-

#masky says #professor ozpin #I’m loving the flood of chubby Ozpin lately but I need us all on the same page #as a fat bitch myself I’m obsessed with this trend #Ozpin learning to let go love himself and let himself just be without scrutinizing himself because of imperfections… #because he has this expectation put on him by Ozma and the council and teachers and himself #that he needs to look a certain way to be seen as professional as official as worthy of the attention and praise he’s gotten #working himself to the bone and being skinny but so worn down and exhausted and unhappy #bags under his eyes so deep it’s like he’s a skeleton #until he gets older wiser more tired and decides it’s not worth the struggle #keeping up with everyone isn’t worth it. he knows what he likes why can’t he run his school how he wants #why can’t he live his life and eventually this life as his own for just a bit longer #why can’t he just BE #so he starts…being. #enjoying the little things. leisure time that extra cookie after lunch baking and long naps #he takes it all in he lets himself love it all again #yes he’s tired. yes he’s worked to the bone. #but he’s softer now. less pointed. less ready to bolt at the first sign of peril. less likely to push those he loves away. #he learns to let life lead him instead of leading his life. #LIKE I AM SO FUCKED UP OVER THIS NONE OF YOU GET HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME

[miraculous-ninjabird]

TLDR for my rant: it’s perfectly okay to admit you are bad at something, say something YOU made looks bad, and/or talk about the ways something you made didn’t live up to your expectations as long as someone does not internalize the message that because they are bad at something or did something bad doesn’t mean that they themselves are a bad person.

Desperately trying to explain to my therapist the difference between ‘I’m a terrible artists’ (self-derogatory and self-defeating) and ‘I’m a terrible artists (I fully acknowledge that I could be better at this skill given time and effort and that all art has value to someone. However. I am specifically choosing not to hone this skill due to a number of reasons and will never consider myself an ‘artist’. Thus, my art will never get better and I am okay with this)

And how I fall solidly into the latter category and how frustrating it is that it’s never seen that way. I say ‘I’m not an artist lol’ or ‘look at my terrible little drawing!” <-worst drawing you’ve ever seen but that’s okay. It’s always, always met by ‘don’t say that! Everybody is an artist!’ And ‘don’t talk bad about yourself and the things you create :(‘ like.

NO!

Some people do desperately need to hear and internalize those messages but I’m not one of them! My art is terrible! That’s the point! I’m never going to be good at it because I’ll never care to but damn if I’m not having the greatest time ever creating terrible art!

I don’t love the online implication (and real world implication when I tried to take art classes) that being okay with the fact I am bad at something is…a bad thing. A simple fact of life is that everyone is bad at something and it’s okay to both admit and be okay with that fact.

Tangentially related but it’s also okay to admit that when you are new at a skill…you’re probably gonna be bad at it. Like. Someone who’s still learning is gonna have some terrible first efforts and that’s the point. It gives you a growth point.

Example: I made a bag. I decided to add a zipper. It did not go as planned and the end result is in fact rather terrible. Simply a fact. However! I put a zipper! In a bag!! And maybe it does look horrible but that is something I’ve never done before and I did it all by myself and I can simultaneously admit it looks awful but be proud of the fact that I figured it out.

Like art I could be content with the success of finishing the project, but I can also use this as a launching point to get better. What I choose to do is up to me and I don’t appreciate people trying to tell me that I’m not allowed to call an objectively terrible finished project as such.

You cannot and will not ever get better at a skill if you are unwilling to accept that you will be bad at it. It makes that learning that acceptance all the harder when people are taught that they shouldn’t ever say bad things about what they make.

Rather than teaching the message ‘nothing anyone makes could possibly be bad in any way (skill wise)’ we would promote acceptance of ‘this is bad and that’s okay’

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk about ‘not every negative self-comment about something someone is self-deprecating’

#robin’s twittering #mini rant #listen people may not agree with me but #my therapist made a good point that it’s incredibly invalidating #when I say I’m not an artist and people can’t accept that because it’s ’self-depreciating’ #I’ve thought about this a lot but most recently it came up with crochet #I teach people and the very first thing I always say is ‘no matter what you first project is it’s going to look terrible’ #and someone took issue with that #but I think going into a new skill #with the understanding that it’s not going to be perfect and not to let that get you down #is so much healthier #it reduces frustration and promotes a better understanding of learning what went wrong so it can be corrected #also see: constructive criticism. super frustrating when you as for criticism and only hear ‘this is great’ #less than useless. you cannot improve with a mindset of everything is always perfect exactly as it is

[arthur-r]

okay so how do you make friends in college..

#i’m sitting in a public space in earbuds waiting to eat dinner. and obviously that’s not what you’re supposed to do #but i’m not going to stop unless i learn what proper etiquette is for running into somebody when that isn’t true #like how do you walk past someone in a not weird way if you aren’t clearly distracted and listening to music?? #also i am SO hungry #and cold and strange but i’m persevering #dining hall doesn’t open for another 20 minutes so i’m just in the lobby waiting room area #anyway apparently i’m an actual college student now wish me luck with that?? #my roommate gets here tomorrow and then things will be more normal. but for now it’s isolating-in-my-room difficulty level 400 #but now i’m isolating at a public table and that is definitely an upgrade!!!! and soon i’ll have lunch/dinner #(it’s technically dinner time but i think i’m gonna have two dinners today like one in a couple hours after this one) #anyway i hope everybody is doing good. and let me know if you have any friendship tips shdhdf i just don’t know what to do and where to go #but i’ll figure it out eventually i will. it’s just so weird starting out #so much love. i’ll be around. hope everyone is doing alright #me. my post. mine. #delete later #college talk

[stergeon]

for the writer ask

💭🚦💛 💌

💭 What inspires you and your writing?

this is a real marketing major-ass answer (from your local marketing major), but i love sharing knowledge and telling stories. writing’s one of those things that’s a bit of a compulsion for me—i’m always writing something. i took a five-year break from fiction writing before i stumbled ass-first into fanfic last year, but even in those years when i was focusing on my career, i was writing guides and trainings and a ton of other stuff—just not anything fun, lol.

writing is also so cathartic. sometimes i set out to tell a specific story, but at other times, a particular emotion gets me in a vice grip and i have to put it to words before it’ll go away. my stories tend to wind up as emotional dumping grounds as a result.

i don’t write things pulled directly from my own life, but there are bits and pieces of myself and things that have happened to me scattered throughout stuff i’ve written, and usually when i’m about 75% of the way through a piece, i’ll realize it’s absolutely related to something i’m currently going through. funny how art works that way, even when you don’t intend for it to.

and occasionally i just have a fire lit under my ass about an issue and i get so hot about it that i gotta compile my thoughts. looking at you, silver snow

🚦 What sort of endings do you prefer to write: ambiguous, bad, happily ever after, etc.?

look, i would love nothing more for them girls (pick whichever girls you please) to have a happy ending where they kiss and are stupid in love for the rest of forever. i love reading those kinds of stories. but in my heart of hearts, i love an ambiguous ending. i like when there are still questions after the story ends. i like thinking about where things could go or how the characters will go on after the events of the story. like, shared space could be read as having a happy ending, but i don’t really think it is. and with the victors; the vestiges, well. you’ll see :0)

come to think of it, i’m not sure i’ve ever written a happily-ever-after, but i don’t think i’ve ever written a 100% bad ending, either. i read too many bury-your-gays stories and watched too many sad european queer coming-of-age films in my youth to ever be happy putting that kinda thing out into the world. i want to write about love with all its ugliness, but not despair or hopelessness. i think what most appeals to me about an ambiguous ending is that lingering feeling of hope. it’s not the same as the kind you get from a happily-ever-after, and something about it speaks to me.

💛 What is the most impactful lesson you’ve learned about writing?

honestly? how to take criticism. i took a creative writing class in high school where we had to read our work out loud and then receive feedback on it from the other writers in the class, and that did a lot for me. going into that class, i’d already been writing for forever and had won some little local writing contests and such, so i was a wee bit of a pretentious douche. but i’d never gotten real critique before beyond, essentially, spelling and grammar checks. it humbled me lol. it made me grow so much as a writer, and i could see where i needed to improve or where my head was wedged way too far up my own ass for others to follow. it also helped me recognize strengths i didn’t know i had, and that was huge. it’s easy to get into a self-doubt spiral when making creative work, and good, constructive criticism can do so much to help avoid that.

to this day i love critique. i like knowing what worked or didn’t work so that i can continue to improve as a writer and do better next time. did my themes land? did something really work, but another part fall flat? i’d love to know!! i try to treat everything i write as practice for the next thing, and frankly that’s helped take some of the pressure off so i don’t go into total Perfectionist Mode.

i know critique is kind of a sensitive topic in fan spaces, but i think that’s because a lot of people have gotten unsolicited criticism that is purely critical and isn’t constructive. but getting good, constructive criticism will do so much to help a person grow as a writer. it’s scary, and sometimes it hurts! writing is very personal for most people, and it stings when things aren’t received the way you think they will be. but i know i’ve grown more from having my failures pointed out (and, very importantly, having the good things about those efforts acknowledged) than anything else.

💌 Is there a favorite trope you like to write?

actually Just answered this in another ask!

#sterge.eml #foxyjeongin #thank you for playing my little game and letting me talk about stories (and about me lmao) #sorry this is kind of a long post #i talk too much #i think i sound pretentious in this ask whoops. sorry #unfortunately i kind of am. i’m working on it. #… ​i guess the short answer to that first question is ‘emotions and mental illness’ lol #if you follow me on twitter (not recommended as it’s just me complaining about the weather and not being able to ride my motorcycle) #you know that every time i bring up my writing in therapy my therapist rocks my shit by revealing the story is #in fact. #NOT about what i thought it was about #or more accurately ​it’s ALSO secretly about whatever’s going on with me in real life lmao #y’know what’s really fun? looking back at something you wrote in a manic or depressive episode and going ah. hm. interesting. #the signs were. in fact. there. #(this is in fact not fun and i don’t like it. but it always happens.) #everything i write is accidentally Also about being bipolar. no getting around that #i tend to have issues organizing my thoughts and feelings to even figure out how tf i’m feeling #(forget making any attempt at doing so verbally. i have chronic foot-in-mouth disorder and accidentally say shit i don’t mean all the time) #but writing stuff down has always helped me sort through whatever mess is going on in my noggin and i love it for that #learning how to take critique is my no. 1 piece of writing advice but no. 2 is to read #read the classics. find out why they’re classics. read weird shit. read shit you don’t like. find things you like about em anyway. #and importantly: figure out WHY you do or don’t like it #it’s funny to re-read a book i haven’t read in a long time and discover OH. that’s where i get that technique from. #or that’s where i got that idea. or that’s why i had X thing happen in this story. #or why i like this type of character or scenario #nothing’s truly new and original #we’re all an amalgamation of influences and that ruuuuules #celebrate it!!!