"Show me your scars," he said.

"But why?" she asked.

"I want to see how many times you needed me and I wasn't there," he whispered.

I heard many birds screaming about paradise

In the lungs of small Flowers bleeding

Your heart is a red dry pomegranate

Your soul is a sister to mine

I thought about rose hips

I found a bear in hibernation tiredly dreaming of peacefulness

Tomorrow came and I let go

I wear rose quartz to attract love

Maybe the bear will turn into a prince

Although I found nightmares in his eyelids

I secretly wanted a huntsman

Playful with a stone apple cake

Beating drum's

I am turning nineteen. Volume II.

Looking back at my teenage self.

She had been hurting so much. I wish I could go back and tell her that I love her and she’s perfect and that everything is going to work out. Everything hadn’t worked out, but she needed to hear that it would. I wish I could tell her how many more times she’s gonna love and laugh and smile and how many more times life would be good to her. She needed to hear it. Life will be good to her. Life is good to her. She needs to be good to herself too. The pain will cease. New, better, more comfortable pain is gonna take its place. Pain that isn’t sharp, pain that is kinder. Pain that will make home in the deep of her chest, in the round corners of her mind, pain that will remind her how good it is to love and to have loved. Pain that will make everything all more worth it. It’s a good kind of pain that lets her love more deeply and more appreciatively. A beautiful kind of pain.

In The Moment

Either the start or the end,

One is always merrier than the other,

But the moment in process that we spend,

Is the merriest no matter what.

Messy may be the hair after twirling,

But so lively is the moment,

Spent with our curly threads hanging in the air.

Clothes might be wet,

And sick might we get,

After walking in the rain,

But the smile in between will always be worth it.

Again the poem comes to an end,

Excited may I be,

But happier I was,

While writing this just a moment ago.

Saumya Thapliyal

And the worst part was,

My heart would be a scarred, bleeding mess

But I would still believe your every single lie, every single time.

All my life I have waited for other people to love and accept me but during this process, I lost myself and now I don't know if I am worthy of their love anymore.

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

I’m afraid of death but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

~ Stephen Hawking

december's identity

an early tramride reveals a massive flooding

of pretty citylights to bring travellers in the

mood for a well deserved feast only weeks

away

stepping into the outside air i am being

welcomed by icy wind which feels as if

sharp knives are cutting slices of my

face quickly reminding me winter

has done its utmost best to be present

at all times

december

as i arrive at the marketplace

i see an old lady selling some woolen scarfs

and similar socks to keep feet warm

dressed in a far too big coat wrapped around

her frail meagre body she seems half frozen

but nonetheless smiles when i praise her

pretty decorated pinetree branches of which

I take home two

december

a month when people seem even busier

than usual but if you manage to forget

that you still can just enjoy it's special

atmosphere

*

@sharkygiovanna 2🗿🗿2021

WEBSITES FOR WRITERS {masterpost}

E.A. Deverell - FREE worksheets (characters, world building, narrator, etc.) and paid courses;

Hiveword - Helps to research any topic to write about (has other resources, too);

BetaBooks - Share your draft with your beta reader (can be more than one), and see where they stopped reading, their comments, etc.;

Charlotte Dillon - Research links;

Writing realistic injuries - The title is pretty self-explanatory: while writing about an injury, take a look at this useful website;

One Stop for Writers - You guys... this website has literally everything we need: a) Description thesaurus collection, b) Character builder, c) Story maps, d) Scene maps & timelines, e) World building surveys, f) Worksheets, f) Tutorials, and much more! Although it has a paid plan ($90/year | $50/6 months | $9/month), you can still get a 2-week FREE trial;

One Stop for Writers Roadmap - It has many tips for you, divided into three different topics: a) How to plan a story, b) How to write a story, c) How to revise a story. The best thing about this? It's FREE!

Story Structure Database - The Story Structure Database is an archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points;

National Centre for Writing - FREE worksheets and writing courses. Has also paid courses;

Penguin Random House - Has some writing contests and great opportunities;

Crime Reads - Get inspired before writing a crime scene;

The Creative Academy for Writers - "Writers helping writers along every step of the path to publication." It's FREE and has ZOOM writing rooms;

Reedsy - "A trusted place to learn how to successfully publish your book" It has many tips, and tools (generators), contests, prompts lists, etc. FREE;

QueryTracker - Find agents for your books (personally, I've never used this before, but I thought I should feature it here);

Pacemaker - Track your goals (example: Write 50K words - then, everytime you write, you track the number of the words, and it will make a graphic for you with your progress). It's FREE but has a paid plan;

Save the Cat! - The blog of the most known storytelling method. You can find posts, sheets, a software (student discount - 70%), and other things;

I hope this is helpful for you!

(Also, check my blog if you want to!)

I'm once again fighting the urge to fake my death and move to a small city and open a little florist shop or cafe filled with books

paintings.

' I put my heart and soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process '

— Vincent Van Gogh

-Benedict Smith, I wish I wrote the way I thought

—Lilllium, from my piece This is How We Self Destruct

Me??? Obsessed??? Over something I found only a few hours ago??? Yes

I tend to notice a person's mindset while interacting with them because I am inquisitive to know the way your mind works, I want to discern how you think.

it’s a very greek idea

and a very profound one

beauty is terror

whatever we call beautiful

we quiver before it

~Donna Tartt

The end of ADHD awareness month is

coming near. So let me tell you what

ADHD has done to me.

It's not just fidgeting.

It's not just trouble focusing.

For me, it's not even hyperactivity.

ADHD makes my brain late.

To everything.

ADHD effects my everyday life.

It has made me depressed.

I have difficulty maintaining relationships.

Because of executive dysfunction, some

days I don't get out of bed.

Chronic unemployment.

I forget to pay bills.

I can't focus. Even with no distractions.

Just can't focus.

Hyperfixations.

Obsessions.

All or nothing thinking. Black and white.

Mood swings of the worst kind.

Unintentionally scaring my loved ones.

Choice paralysis.

I can't make up my mind.

I can't decide.

I'm not confident in any decision I make.

I have poor sense of time.

My emotional regulation is almost absent.

I can’t stick to one task.

always look like I'm not listening.

Even though I'm always listening.

Even though I care what you're saying.

I'm listening. I swear.

I can't focus on anything.

Not even things I'm interested in.

I want to read this book I'm interested in.

I can't get past the first page.

The words make no sense.

I can't understand what they mean.

I forget to eat.

I forget to go to the bathroom.

Sometimes I even forget to sleep.

I'm always tired.

Always. Tired.

It's not just fidgeting. It's not just trouble

focusing.

It's debilitating.

If you can relate, offer yourself some grace.

Medication and therapy can help.

But your brain will always be different.

Because we are wired differently.

It's not all bad. We just have too much

attention.

It's not a deficit. It's too much attention

with no idea where to put it.

Hang in there.

You're not lazy.

You're not a bum.

You're different. Like me. Like many of us.

Hearts are meant to be broken and mended, broken and mended, broken and mended

NOTION TEMPLATE FOR WRITERS!

Hello! In this FREE Notion template for writers that I made, you can:

Manage your novels:

Have an overview of each novel:

Create your characters:

Build your world:

And then you ask...

Why should I use Notion?

Well, first of all, it is 100% FREE!

Plus, with my template, you have everything you need to start developing and writing your novel.

Also, Notion is totally customizable, which means that you are free to make the changes you need to adapt the template more to your liking.

TEMPLATE HERE! (Don't worry, this link is safe and will direct you to Notion.) To get the template, just click in "Duplicate":

I hope this was useful! Please consider checking out my blog and maybe subscribing to my newsletter! <3