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the saddest thing about life is the amount of people-pure hearted people-who cry themselves to sleep at night because the world cant love them. i feel for these people.

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Writers only know how to start project, make aesthetics, scroll through tumblr, delete words, abandon WIPs, eat hot chip, and lie

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It’s actually a rather unsettling feeling when your characters take over a scene without your consent because on one level I know I’m writing it but on another I literally have no idea why or where it came from or what’s going to happen next.

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How to make drama in your book

Step 1;

Think about the current problem the characters are facing.

Step 2;

How would you solve the problem? Come up with a nice, thought out, detailed plan.

Step 3;

Have the characters use that plan.

Step 4;

Half way through make the plan go horrifically wrong.

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All of the feelings I had for you have completely drained me. If only I had saved that love for someone who felt the same way. It’s a simple request, I just want to love and be loved...

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Like fucking please?

#softporn #fuck me #fuck me up #satan #satan talks #satan x reader #obey me satan #sub #dom #dominate #face down #ass up #control me #dominate me #devil #handsome devil #devilish #seduce #seductive #seduction

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The poem is ‘Icarus Hypothesis Love’ by the wonderful @flightlesskiwi

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the saddest thing about life is the amount of people-pure hearted people-who cry themselves to sleep at night because the world cant love them. i feel for these people.

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Archery information for writers that no one asked for but probably some of you need and I like talking about archery, so here it is.

when you put an arrow on the string, the verb is called “nocking” i.e. eyes glued on the target, he nocked the arrow

also the part of the arrow that gets put onto the string is called the nock. depending on the type of arrow this can be a piece of plastic glued into the arrow, or with wood or bamboo arrows it can be carved into the shaft of the arrow itself

you do not close an eye when aiming or shooting; you see better with both eyes open.

everyone has a dominant eye that more naturally your brain focuses with. that determines whether you are right or left handed when shooting, and doesn’t necessarily correlate to whether the person is right or left handed in anything else

so if you’re writing a character who has difficulty seeing out of one eye, take that into account when they are shooting

if they are right eye dominant, they hold the bow with their left hand and draw the string with their right. if they are left eye dominant, they hold the bow with their right hand and draw the string with their left

if they shoot left, the quiver sits on their left side/hip/thigh. shoot right - right side quiver.

there are several different ways to draw, if you are writing something historical or in a specific region, then do research on that style of archery. but for a generic place to start that is a more universal way of drawing a bow, here are some things to include

the chin stays down. raising your chin will fuck up your aim

the pointer finger on your draw hand rests on the side of your chin/jaw, and the string of the bow will touch the tip of the archer’s nose

weight is on the balls of your feet, leaning slightly forward off your heels

if it is an older bow/barebow, there is not usually a place for the arrow to rest on the bow. this means the arrow rests on the archer’s hand. if they are not wearing a glove on that hand, the fletchings (that’s the feathers on the arrow) will more than likely slice their hand when firing. this scars.

so if you’re wanting to describe someone observing and archer’s hands (hands are hot, don’t @ me) they would see a silver scar about halfway between the pointer finger knuckle and palm of the person’s hand. (turn your hand vertical and trace down the length of your pointer toward your thumb and stop next to the knuckle. that spot there.)

most archers wear something to protect their fingers on the hand that draws the bow. even with that, they have callouses. without it, a lot of callouses, scars, and blisters.

most common draw uses three fingers on the string: pointer, middle, ring. the arrow sits between the pointer and middle. just like where the draw point is, this is not universal and do research if you’re doing something culturally important.

barebow means that the bow is bare of any instruments. no sight, no weights, etc. the most basic/traditional form of bow

a recurve bow is anything where the tips of the bow curve back around forward, away from the archer

a compound is what you think of as a modern hunting bow, and is recognisable by having wheels at the ends and three strings

arrows have three fletchings that form a triangle, the point faces the archer so that the flat of the arrow will pass the flat of the bow on release. the arrow sits on the side of the bow facing the archer

archers with a larger/raised chest will sometimes where a chest protect so that the string does not catch when firing (this is regardless of gender, i know several cis-men who need it as well)

string can also catch on the forearm that is holding the bow and creates bruises and welts if you don’t wear a protector. modern ones are small plastic and cover just the spot, with elastic holding it in place. traditional ones are leather and wrap all the way around, lacing up on the back of your arm like a corset.

there is literally so much more, but i feel like this is plenty to get you started, and as always, feel free to drop an ask in my box if you need something more!

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sometimes i need to be sad for awhile to find happiness again.

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Sometimes my favourite plot twist isn't one that ends a chapter with a bang. Sometimes it's the type that sneaks up on you mid-paragraph. It's a character admitting something catastrophic and their friends scrambling to react. It's the protagonist revealing something to the reader through internal monologue and continuing on like it was nothing. It's a sudden death or an injury. It leaves no time to breathe, no natural segue to put the book down and process. You're still hurtling along in the wake of a bombshell, expected to keep reading and concentrating, and somehow that's worse than a plot twist that neatly caps a chapter

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sometimes what you want most in the world will destroy you.

-think it through

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These past few months have been interesting, to say the least. So far, 2020 has thrown us curveball after curveball, but it’s also put us in touch with the power of the Tumblr community. Seeing you all come together to support one another through an uncertain time has made our hearts grow three sizes. 

The @fandom​ team is eyeballs-deep in the tags every day, looking at every trend from the serious to the absurd (we see you, Adrichat shippers), and taking note of all the communities constantly springing up on Tumblr. We pulled the tag data from January 1st, 2020 - April 22nd, 2020 and looked at which communities have the highest trending scores - taking into account the amount of searches, original posts, reblogs, and likes made during that time frame.

We usually only share this list during Year in Review, but given the circumstances, we figured now is a good time to discover a new community or 10. Maybe this will spark ideas for new posts! Tag your posts and jump in.

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I have a crush on my ex who is literally the sweetest guy on earth but i cannot tell for the life of me if he likes me back

I feel ya. There are a few questions that might help you figure out what to do

Did you guys break up recently? Who broke up with who and why? If you broke up recently then maybe it’s just those post relationship feelings, missing what used to be. If he broke up with you and it was recent then maybe he lost feelings, it depends on why you broke up in the first place.

Do you guys still talk? Are you friends? If you don’t talk to him as much, try to start talking more, asking how his day was, simple stuff and become better friends

I feel like if you and him started talking first before you dated, did he show any signs then that you see now? Like things he says or does that are similar to shortly before you started dating? I think that could help see if he has feelings or not.

If you can’t really notice any specific things then think of the basics. Does he talk to you a lot and give you his full attention? Or does he not text back for hours and gives simple responses. If he liked you then he’d try to think of things to keep the conversation moving yknow, if he doesn’t then he probably doesn’t care as much.

Or you can just ask if he likes you if you’re close enough to him and feel comfortable asking. If he’s truly such a sweet guy, if he doesn’t feel the same he’ll be nice about it. And if he feels the same then great!

I believe in you and good luck!! <3

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How many sentences should be in a single paragraph?

Length of a Paragraph (And When to Start a New One)

There is no set length for a paragraph. They can be one sentence or many sentences. What matters is the coherence of the ideas those sentences convey. 

Begin a new paragraph when:

- Switching between exposition, action, and dialogue - When a new idea is introduced - When a new event happens - When a new character arrives - When a different character starts speaking in a dialogue exchange - When the time or setting changes - When the "camera" moves

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Have a question? My inbox is always open, but make sure to check my FAQ and post master lists first to see if I’ve already answered a similar question. :)

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me, mentally flipping through the various daydream universes i’ve crafted up like records in a crate: hmm, which fantasy shall i indulge in tonight?