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I'm finally allowed to share the piece I did for @fe3hfemslashex! We've got a cute little Hildagard fic in a Modern AU. We've got a little angst, a little fluff, and some good found family dynamics. I'm really pleased with how this one turned out.

#fanfic #fire emblem #fire emblem three houses #fe3h #fe16 #hilda valentine goneril #edelgard von hresvelg #hildagard #edelhil #fe3hfemslashex

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Every year around the end of January I think to myself, "Hm. Maybe I should reenter the [X] Fandom. I'll rewatch/reread/replay and see where that goes."

#creative process #in 2020 it was rk #in 2021 it was yyh #in 2022 it was bnha #anyway maybe 2023 is the year i dig out my weird little iy crackshipping heart #so if you see me posting art for rare ships #you'll know

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GONCHAROV (1973) dir. Martin Scorsese

“It funny because for many years people thought Goncharov was the main antagonist of the film, after all, he’s the one everyone’s out to get, right? But it seems people are starting to understand that in actual fact, it is time that is the main adversary in this story. There’s never enough of it and that torments a lot of characters, especially Goncharov, because he’s fighting so desperately to find his place in a world that is so keen on keeping him ostracized.”

[template by @bitchronan]

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what if Mokie grew up. Hello Mr. Kaiba

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Drafting

The Draft Notebook 

Be More Productive with Ambient Noise 

How to Steal: Know Your Tropes 

How to Steal: Good Writers Borrow

Write What You Know (Not What You’ve Experienced)

The Best Way to End a Writing Session

How To Finish a Draft

A Few Tips on Chapters

Language, Description, & Dialog 

“To Be” Or Not “To Be”: What Exactly Is Passive Voice?

Tagging Dialog 

Narrative Voice

Writing Better Descriptions

Basic Rules for Metaphors and Similes

Character, Plot, & Setting 

Creating Characters: a 4-Step Process 

Writing Relationships Your Reader Can Get Behind

Informative Character Names

The Strength of a Symmetrical Plot 

How to Foreshadow

Crafting Homes of Paper, Ink, and Neutral PH Glue

Motivation

On Writing Flawed Books

How to Return to Your Manuscript

The Acknowledgements Page

Staring at Blank Pages

What to Do When You Can’t Write

Motivational Writing Posters

Publishing

Writing the Perfect Query Letter

How to Write a Synopsis 

How to Pitch Your Novel in Under a Minute

A Glossary of Publishing Terms: Vol 1

Writing Tools

Why You Should Give Scrivener a Try

Outlining, Brainstorming, and Researching with Scrivener

Drafting with Scrivener

Editing with Scrivener 

CTRL+F

The Forest Productivity App

Editsaurus 

NaNoWriMo

Why Try NaNoWriMo

October Prep 

Why Listen to Writing Podcasts

Pick a New Daily Word Count Goal 

How to Write 2000 Words a Day

How to Plan a Novel without a Story

Pacemaker: Custom Daily Word Count Website

NaNoWriMo Master Post

Other

How to Read an Absurd Number of Books

Writing Workshops: An Introduction

Writing Groups

Different Types of Fantasy Novels

Ambient Soundscapes Based on Famous Writers

Ko-Fi & Other Support

If you enjoy my posts and can afford it, I would greatly appreciate it if you donated to my new ko-fi page! Each of these posts represents multiple hours of unpaid labor. I love writing for this blog, but I’m also an underpaid 20-something trying to stay afloat. I’ve made this master post of every essay I’ve written for this blog as a way to show my appreciation in advance of any support. If you donate, to further show my gratitude and appreciation, I’ll take requests for essay topics in the ‘messages of support.’ 

If you can’t afford to donate via ko-fi, another great way to show your support is simply by reblogging posts that you find useful and helping my blog reach new writers. 

Thanks so much! 

#creative process

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Hello everybody, thank you for taking part in the interest check! We are glad to hear that the idea of an Obito celebration resonated with so many of you!

We compiled your prompt ideas into a handy bingo card for Obito Week 2023. Between the 6th and the 12th of February you can play along by creating any type of fandom content you like with one or several of these inspirations above! Who knows, maybe you will get a bingo by the end of the week!

Leading up to the event we will offer you some synonyms and inspirations for each of these prompts to help your drive your creativity a little. We are already so excited for all you guys' creations!

If you have any other questions we would suggest you check our FAQ before sending an ask. We would also recommend everyone familiarise themselves with our rules.

See you all then!

(mods: @uchihashisuii, @whatshernameis, @wind-becomes-lightning)

#creative process #ooh i might participate in this #if i have time next month

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My friend (who speaks English as a second language) wanted to express being able to write better than drawing, and this is how I’m describing my art skills from now on.

#creative process #but we are learning!

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"come chat with me on tumblr/twitter" is code for "please locate and use my ko-fi", right? No one actually wants their readers to strike up a conversation outside ao3, do they?

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I would not assume that at all.

Often, yes, they do have a ko-fi, but a lot of people link to their fucking CuriousCat, and what's that about if not interaction? Many writers do like getting to know others in the fandom.

Plus, AO3 has no DM function. Writers may be anticipating all the things DMs would be useful for—like dropping them a quick note about embarrassing typos without making it a public AO3 comment.

Why wouldn't you want readers to strike up a conversation, anon?

#is this how people think now? #that's so depressing :( #i genuinely want people to come talk to me #in fact i was incredibly self conscious about putting my ko-fi up and making a pinned post at all #this sort of cynicism is exhausting from all sides man

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blue eyes white dragons sharks

#creative process #okay but what if kisara was a mermaid

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Dragon’s Den — A YGO Fanzine

Hello, Duelists! We’re back with a brand new YGO zine centered around one of the best things about it!: Dragons. Please help shape our project by filling out out our INTEREST CHECK and sharing in any way you can. It will run from January 11th to the 31st, closing at 11:59PM PST.

Below are all the links that you will find helpful. If you have any questions, you can DM our Tumblr or Twitter or ask anonymously though our CC. Thank you ahead of time, Duelists!

INTEREST CHECK | TWITTER | CARRD | INFO DOC | CURIOUS CAT

Keep reading

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some blueshipping from a gift exchange!

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2023 Writing Goals

I did one of these for my art blog, and tbh I'll probably do another one for my langblr bc Capricorns love lists.

While my other goal lists are much longer, there is also a lot of emphasis on being a beginner improving specific technical skills, which I don't necessarily need to do with writing. Instead, this list will feature fewer goals which are nevertheless more ambitious and harder to achieve.

So to start...

This year I wanna focus on community! That means my main focus is going to be on events and exchanges for fan content output. If you see an event you think I'd enjoy, send it my way, I'd love to hear about it! I've got one coming up that I'm very excited for, and another that I heard about on the bird site (which I can't necessarily participate in, but I may still just like unofficially idk).

Last year I attempted applying for a couple of zines, and there are a few valid reasons that I didn't end up making the cut. So I think if I focus for a few months on producing solid content for visible events, maybe sometime in the winter I will try to apply for another zine.

On a slightly more relaxed note, I'd like to update my two kinda big fics (Culture Shock and Ripple). Culture Shock should be easy, but Ripple is going to require some work. Still, both very doable. If I have the energy, I'd like to knock off some oneshot ideas that I've been sitting on for a while (close friends will recognize Firebird Hawks, the Malik oneshot, and the YGO Ready or Not crossover).

And finally, I'd like to focus on my novel. I've done myself a lot of favors and set a lot of groundwork, but there is still a lot that needs to be accomplished. I think a reasonable goal would be to first draft the first five chapters. (This also coincides with my goal to get out of the house a little bit because I'd like to start frequenting some of my local cafes a bit while I write)

At some point I'll clean up my pinned post lmao

#creative process #2023 writing goals #culture shock #ripple #empire novel #i'll probably do a mid-year checkin for all of them #and then another checkin during the winter time

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Amazonite Skull Snake // Crystland on Etsy

#creative process #empire novel

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Sign-ups for the FE3H Femslash exchange close tomorrow, 11 January, at 11:59PM EST! We're at 74 (!!) sign-ups so far and we'd love to have you join us!

🌈 Click here to sign up! 🌈

You'll need an AO3 account to participate. If you don't have one (or just want to make a sockpuppet account for 👀🍑💦 reasons), send us an ask--we'll gladly hook you up with one!

Info doc

AutoAO3App

And follow us on Twitter!

#creative process #come join the fun! #i am *so* excited for this #i browsed some of the prompts so far and there are so many that are simply eyes emoji

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That moment when a character has just been through hell and they crack a joke to lighten the mood but their laughter turns into sobbing

#creative process

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logical brain: it’s just fanfiction… you’re writing this for fun… it’s okay if it’s not perfect as long as you enjoyed creating it

monkey brain: everything I write must be groundbreaking

#creative process #me to others: just have fun with it it isn't serious be free #me to me: but what if this time the symbolism is literally perfect what if i just did everything

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✨ Sign-ups for the 2023 FE3H Femslash Exchange are open!  ✨

Follow the link above to get it started! You can make 3-5 requests, with 1-5 ships each. You’ll also have the opportunity to tell us what you do and don’t want to create. All requests will be publicly viewable on AO3 and via our (much prettier and more searchable) AutoAO3App page. Over on AutoApp, you can also search and filter the tagset. 

Sign-ups close Wednesday, 11 March at 11:59PM EST. 

Questions? Difficulties? Concerns? Check the info doc, e-mail us, or message us here or on Twitter. If you don’t have an AO3 account and want to participate, please reach out; we’ve got invites on deck.

Follow us on Twitter, too! 

#creative process #eyes emoji