#july weekly

[pastafossa]

How do you get past writer's block? I have a fic that I'm working on that is updating on a schedule, and I made the mistake of giving myself a month off in between parts and now I can't really get back into writing it. I don't want to leave it abandoned because I have a few people who I know are really invested and I don't want to leave them hanging, but I'm having a hard time getting as excited to write it as I did before.

Ok so I'm in a weird place for this, hilariously. Because The Answer That Usually Works For Me (TM) and that carried me through a regular weekly update schedule for almost two and a half years is, in fact, not at present working for me apparently my brain can write through a pandemic but not through recovery from the shit that went down in December/Jan so we found my writing kryptonite. However, I'm going to assume you're closer to 2021 Pasta than 2024 Pasta. SO LET'S GO WITH THE METHOD I NORMALLY USE SINCE IT WAS SUCCESSFUL FOR YEARS. Cause that's the thing: sure, I've written almost a million words, and pumped out chapters for years (ignoring the past few months) but I promise, I hit the same walls as everyone else even when nailing weekly uploads. But over those years, I came up with a fairly solid list of steps that I'd go through one by one.

Fun one first: when I'm in a block, I almost always try re-engaging with canon first. I'd rewatch my favorite episodes, binge a whole season, or even the whole series depending on how much of a boost I needed. For me at least that was often like Pavlov's bell, my favorite story triggering a flood of affection. I'd remember why I loved this fandom and the characters so much, and it could often kickstart my brain and excitement back into gear. If you really want to dangle a carrot and your fic touches on canon, focus on watching parts you're excited to get to in your story. A big one for me in TRT for example was the post-Nobu, Nelson v. Murdock episode, since I'd had that planned for TRT almost since the start, and I was very excited to reach the hurt/comfort I had planned. Even if your fic isn't following canon though, see if it'll give you a creative rush again!

So let's say step 1 doesn't work, either because the canon just isn't hitting the spot or because your fic is dealing with something else. In this case, my next step was usually to jump ahead to write a scene I was really eager to get to. It was often a short blurb, but it was always something I REALLY wanted to explore, and because I'm also a reader who likes exactly the tropes and plots I'm writing, I want to read what fucking happens. Except, fuck, I'm not there yet, am I? And I can't see how that scene finishes until I write my way up to it and finish it. This is my own carrot. Multiple scenes in TRT were written months or even years in advance, simply as a way to bribe myself. This is also an option!

But maybe this doesn't work. Sometimes it didn't. This is when it got a bit more serious. For anyone who was reading at the time, you'd have noticed that I'd sometimes drop side fics, either Matt POVs or one-shots. This was me, in essence, working on the shower principle (basically, ideas/solutions will come if you stop thinking about it and do something else, like take a shower). I figured if I went and wrote something else - either with less stress, or something fun and dopamine-inducing - the part of my brain focused on my Big Fic would wander around the writer's block beneath my notice. And it almost always worked, all while I still kept my brain trained that, hey, even if we're not writing This Thing, we're still writing.

But let's say this doesn't work either. You're well, and truly, stuck. Been there now and then. And, you're going to hate this one. I hate it but it works 9 times of 10. And it is: Write anyway. Half of it was spite. I was not going to give up my schedule, I liked my schedule. The other half was that I knew myself. I knew if I could just get past the chapter/plot/dialogue I was struggling with, I'd be able to roll along again. And so I made a rule: whatever I wrote didn't have to be pretty. It just had to exist. If that meant I wrote, "Jane chased the cat in circles and caught it. She was happy." then that's what I wrote. Because everything, EVERYTHING, can be fixed in editing. But you can't fix what doesn't exist. And so there were those nights when I would scowl and groan and snarl and bash my head against that writer's block until 5 in the morning, but in the end Jane chased that fucking cat adn caught it, it was written. Hilariously, sometimes those chapters have wound up amazing (likely because I spent so much time hammering at them) and reader favorites. There are absolutely, I believe, moments where you can, and should, see if you can push through.

But that brings me to *waves* now. A lesson I've only recently recently and with encouragement. Namely... sometimes brain no go and that's ok. My steps work for me 99.9% of the time, but I've done the above during the past few months, and it just... hasn't dragged me out entirely out of it yet. Sometimes, our brains demand that break, especially when things just aren't going great. There's a reason TRT had a break of roughly 2 years between chapter 4 and chapter 5 (feel free to check the chapter index with dates on AO3!). I had some life things happening and I just was not in a place to write, even if I was still busily plotting and planning and thinking about TRT behind the scenes. And that was ok. We're not machines. I came back like a bulldozer in Jan 2021, yes, and bulldozed through weekly updates, but that break was needed. And now I'm obviously taking a short one again while I recover from everything. It's ok if you're not in a place for it. So the last step is one I've been told a lot by dear friends recently as they helped me through this: be kind to yourself, and try not to stress if none of the above works. The story will always be there, and if TRT is any indication through all its highs and lows, your readers will be there when you start up again.

#writer's block #i am on step five if that's not obvious and that's ok #steps 1-4 got me through about 2 years of writing and over a hundred chapters. damn near a mill words. #so i'm VERY confident it works most of the time #or it does for me anyway #just. you know. not all the time #what's funny is i suspect if you read all of trt knowing the above #you'll SEE these moments #moments where i clearly hit a chapter i'd written ahead of time cause it had more detail or more excitement radiating in my notes #alternatively no one has any idea which ones are which which is even funnier to me #look i do not judge *anyone* who just can't do weekly chapter #the pandemic was a weird period where i had the time to do that and the management required to keep up with it outside then is intense #like it's possible. i was doing it before shit started going sideways last year cause that was NOT my year basically from july onwards #but just be kind to yourself about it #the story will come #and your readers will be there for it

[cancerian-woman]

I think Jeremy as the father of Bonnie’s children is the best option for canon in Legacies they made him guest star with barely any mentions of Bonnie.

Jeremy was the worst boyfriend Bonnie had. She was practically his parent with how often she had to look after his wellbeing. Bonnie shouldn't have to mother the father of her children. Jeremy didn't even do anything to make up for the emotional abuse of cheating-season5. That's why Bonnie still carries the weight of his infidelity around even when they get back together. Tbh, a big reason why I’m anti-Beremy outside of cheating is that it is mainly about Elena not necessarily Bonnie and Jeremy. A lot their moments are Elena-centered discussions. Bonnie deserves far better and so does the Bennett line.

JP mentioning how Bonnie’s permanent death was supposed to be for s5 on Twitter. How she said Kat “begged” for her job mixed with the discrediting and ignoring the Bennett’s in TO/LGCs. Bonnie was never going to get anything after 2017. She couldn’t wait to be free of Bonnie. She hoped Kat would give up and quit the way Trevino did.

LGCS writers bluntly said Bonnie wasn’t an important character for their musical but we all know what that double entendre meant. Bonnie’s not important at all once Elena/Caroline got their happy endings and families. We don’t even have the luxury of seeing Bonnie at peace in the finale scene or reconnecting with her family after all those years. The only time we see multiple Bennett’s at once is when they’re saving the day.

Bonnie barely gets mentioned at all. Bonnie not ending up with Jeremy is truly a miracle considering how much JP hated Bonnie stans and Bonnie herself. There’s ZERO respect to Bonnie given how much Bennett blood the Salvatore Boarding School has and the ascendant in order to send children into prison worlds. Plecverse didn’t even respect the POC characters they had on LGCs. Bonnie wouldn’t have been the exception.

Thank you for the ask! 💜💜💜

#JP doesn’t know how to mention or talk abt Bonnie without saying something derogatory. #in her Entertainment Weekly vids she says very little on Bonnie and even when she did she attempted to put the blame on Kevin Williamson #that the Bonnie problem was bc she was a witch and a loophole so they had to hinder that loophole. #those POC actors was chosen for LGCS to clear up those arguments about race and didn’t do right by them either imo. #i do think after Kat’s mistreatment blew up again they tried to play it safe in how she treated them. #used to make jokes abt how much Bonnie was locked away in that basement of the school bc ain’t no way in hell #bonnie bennett #kat graham #anti Julie Plec #anti the vampire diaries #anti tvd #dria responds #anti beremy

[korean-dreams-girls]

Julie (KISS OF LIFE) - Weekly Idol Selca

#Julie #Julie Han #KISS OF LIFE #Weekly Idol #Selca

[savrenim]

not to be another donations post but you may remember how over the summer we had massive amounts of plumbing problems and other unexpected moving costs? well. after proceeding to work every single hour available to me for six months, take no holidays whatsoever, and budget the hell out of every aspect of my life, I was actually on track to pay everything back and maybe have a little bit of wiggle room by the time summer came around!

and then we got a call from the vet about routine labs saying that if we didn't take Suzy in to an emergency specialty hospital immediately, she would die within in a week, she might die anyways if we took her there, but it was our only chance to have a few more months with her. after an extremely difficult household discussion, we decided that we needed to do as much as we could for her. she's been a beloved member of the family for 18 years. we were not going to abandon her in her hour of need.

with two days at the specialty hospital, the prognosis was better than we could have possibly hoped! the most important thing is she does not have heart problems at all, which means that we can treat her chronic kidney disease with normal IV fluids and with careful treatment she could easily be with us for years to come. the timely intervention also may or may not have saved her from acute kidney failure too, we'll know when we go back to the vet on Wednesday to get her blood checked where her levels have stabilized at.

two days at the specialty hospital means we are also down $3652 , and no longer are on track to pay back everything by July when it comes due unless a couple of uncertain things going forward Go Right, I do not trust everything to Go Right, and we're also still uncertain about what long-term treatment going forward is going to cost.

I still have my ko-fi and my patreon, but honestly, I'm aware that everything is tight for everyone always and there are also a lot of causes that need money right now and in the face of that "hey my family went super out on a limb to try to save our cat and would love some help not falling off" feels kind of shallow. but like. not to sound dumb or like a youtuber or podcaster, but, like. honestly I think the Most Helpful Thing that anyone could do for me right now is take a fucking HelloFresh link that will send you a "free" box for cost-of-shipping ($7ish?) if you Sign Up For An Account that you can then cancel Immediately After The Box Has Shipped and Never Give Them Any More Money Than That and get Six To Ten Meals Out Of It, and for getting someone to "sign up", they will give me a free box too. like. if 13 people are willing to take a link then I don't need to worry about food for the next three months. which would be. HUGE.

so I guess.... dm me if you want a link? otherwise expect to see a lot of promotion of my writing/ patreon as I scramble the hell to try to make this money up

#my life #pet sick for tw #donation post #sort of #yes I am aware that Hello Fresh is problematique / union-busting #they are also currently the only easily accessible source of Free Food that we can actually eat/use #honestly if anyone Wants To Help but doesn't really have the $7 for shipping #I will freaking venmo you back the $7 after I get confirmation of account credit #sending someone $7 for $60 of groceries still means you have Gifted Our Household with net $50 of food #at no cost to yourself #I'm not in As Shitty of a place as last summer bc my mother is also deeply emotionally attached to Suzy #and has agreed to spot us in July for a bit of the money if we pay her back in September #it's just!!!! really FUCKING frustrating!!!!!! we had the money saved!!!! I have spent the last six months KILLING myself to have the money #and now we are back to nearly square 1 except with six months instead of twelve months to make up the difference #so. free food would be much appreciated. as that would also mean that no matter what bullshit the next few months throws at us we at least #know that there will be weekly groceries shipped to us #me @ my job give me overtime hours #legit might destroy me again to work a 240hr month a month or two in a row #but three months of THAT would put me in the clear and they've got free coffee and energy drinks at work #however in lieu of my job giving me the ability to Not Practice The Best Self Care in return for Ungodly Amounts Of Money #'hi friends and mutuals can I interest you in a HelloFresh box' is the best I can do #I swear I will never start a youtube channel or start podcasting tho

[eddieredmayneargentinablog]

"Eddie & Newt"

📸 Eddie Redmayne photographed by Matthias Clamer for Entertainment Weekly Magazine Comic-Con Portraits, July 23, 2016.

#eddie redmayne #eddieredmayne #redmayne #fantastic beasts and where to find them #san diego comic con #july 2016 #entertainment weekly #newt scamander #funko collection

[mei-youmeworld]

Julie Han

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[bobbiprintables]

Free July 2023 Weekly Planners - Printable Digital Inserts

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[ms-m-astrologer]

The Week Ahead: July 24-30, 2023

Lunar Phases

Tuesday, July 25, 22:07 UT - First Quarter Moon, 2°43’ Scorpio

The key phrases for the First Quarter Moon are “take action” and “build new structures to support your intentions.” Scorpio is 100% committed to achieving its intentions, and throws itself completely into their pursuit. So serious!

Saturday, July 29, 13:04 UT - Gibbous Moon, 21°10’ Sagittarius

The key phrases for the Gibbous lunar phase are “tweak and adjust” your plans, and “pour more energy into manifesting your intentions.” Time to lighten up a bit!? A nice twist would be to find what’s going well, and then figuring out how to strengthen that.

Void of Course Moon

Tuesday, July 25, 15:05 UT (Libra) - 16:55 UT (Scorpio)

Thursday, July 27, 22:36 UT (Scorpio) - Friday, July 28, 00:24 UT (Sagittarius)

Saturday, July 29, 23:51 UT (Sagittarius) - Sunday, July 30, 03:44 UT (Capricorn)

Retrograde/Direct/Etc.

Pre-retrograde shadow: Jupiter/Taurus

Retrograde: Venus/Leo, Saturn/Pisces, Chiron/Aries, Neptune/Pisces, Pluto/Capricorn, Eris/Aries

Post-retrograde shadow: nothing until September 4

Ingress

Friday, July 28, 21:31 UT - transiting Mercury enters Virgo

We have not quite a week before Mercury enters its pre-retrograde shadow. The entire Zone is between August 3 and September 29, from 8°00’ Virgo to 21°51’ Virgo - might be smart to determine where that’s going to affect you.

Et Cetera

There are three (!) Opportunity Periods this week:

Thursday, July 27, 21:06 UT - 22:36 UT. “This short OP is good for anything from the arts to getting in touch with others.”

Saturday, July 29, 23:32 UT - Sunday, July 30, 03:44 UT. “The Sagittarius Moon loves to play, but it is versatile and useful for other interests as well.”

Sunday, July 30, 03:44 UT - Tuesday, August 1, 02:13 UT. “This long OP is great for productivity and leadership, especially if you are familiar with strong Pluto energy.”

Fairly quiet, this last full week of July - August promises to be intense, so rest up, take your vitamins, and hydrate.

#Astrology #Weekly astrological forecast #24-30 July 2023 #Ms M astrology

[momovvip]

July month planner 2022 + some sushi made by me

#cute #aestehtic #bullet journal #kawaii #journaling #weekly planner #bujo #study #journal #school #planner #stationery #notebook #diary #stickers #desk #books #university #month planner #july #writing #inspo #month plan #planning #notes #note #sushi

[zet-sway]

my cyst has been removed

#i've been informed that this was NOT a normal excision #i'm fully expecting it to return but it'll be a while before it does #there's one more cyst i need to have removed but it's MUCH smaller than the giant i had out today #cw medical #cw cyst #idk if this is troubling content to anyone but better safe than sorry #yeah also ive been trying to get this thing out since MID JULY and i've had nearly weekly appointments since then #SHEESH

[asexual-thot]

Poor Ishmael, created WAAAAY too soon to be a Tumblrina.

#whale weekly #I'm catching up #I just finished a really long multi chapter email from July

[study-coffee-chicago]

Here’s my July habits page and my weekly spread from last week. July’s theme is kind of a mix of sunflowers and light academia. Oh, and I got new candles last week (one is pictured)! So, if Bed, Bath, and Body works has another sale (or if they don’t and you just want to treat yourself to some candles), if you’re looking for a summery scent, I’d highly recommend the Sweet Red Mango candle. 🥭

#studyblr #study #college #studying #books #notes #coffee #bullet journal #bujo #bujo weekly #bujo habits #habit tracker #July bujo #sunflowers #light academia #iced coffee #candle #bath and body works #washi tape #grid washi tape

[korean-dreams-girls]

Julie (KISS OF LIFE) - Weekly Idol Pics

#Julie #Julie Han #KISS OF LIFE #Weekly Idol #Official

[fykiof]

Belle, Natty, and Julie on Weekly Idol.

#kiss of life #kiof #era:midas touch #p:naver #weekly idol #belle #shim hyewon #natty #ahnatchaya suputhipong #julie #julie han #240402

[bnhafandomcalendar]

BNHA Fandom Calendar: Jul 30 - Aug 5

Zine sales/preorders:

Tsukuyomi, a Tokoyami zine (closing 13 Aug)

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DIVORTIUM, a Dabi/Hawks divorce zine (closing 19 Aug)

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Free Digital Zines:

Halo-Halo, a Filipino BakuDekuBaku zine

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@bnhavictorieszine, a BNHA sports zine

NEW: Starburst, a Mina Ashido zine

Interest Checks

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#2023 #july 2023 #august 2023 #weekly update

[mei-youmeworld]

KISS OF LIFE

#kiss of life #kissy #julie han #julie #ahnatchaya suputhipong #natty #annabelle shim #shim hyewon #hyewon #belle #haneul #won haneul #mbc #weekly idol #mbc weekly idol