Writer’s block isn’t a myth. It’s real. It’s rude. And it shows up exactly when you don’t want it to—like an ex at your book launch. Here’s how to yeet it into the void:
Seriously. Lower the bar. Bury the bar. Let the bar rot in the forest. Write badly on purpose. Be cringe. Be free. You can’t fix a blank page, but you can edit a disaster.
Tired: typing in the same doc for hours. Wired: scribbling in a notebook like a Victorian ghost. Inspired: recording a voice memo like a sleep-deprived cryptid explaining your plot to future you.
Stuck on Chapter 5? Write Chapter 9. Write the ending. Write that one scene with the knife and the rain and the betrayal. You can stitch it all together later like Frankenstein’s monster.
Go outside. Touch grass. Watch a movie. Read a book not in your genre. Eavesdrop at a coffee shop. Ideas in = ideas out.
“Write 100 words and you get a cookie.” “Finish this scene and you can scroll Pinterest for aesthetics.” Become your own treat-dispensing machine.
Your first draft is not the final product. It’s the mess you make before the magic. Let it be wild. Let it be ugly. Let it live.
Sometimes writer’s block is just burnout in a trench coat. Maybe what you need isn’t to write harder—it’s to rest, to dream, to let the well refill.
tl;dr: writer’s block can’t survive if you trick it into thinking you're just vibing. So vibe. Write weird stuff. Take breaks. Make art like no one’s watching (because no one is yet).
You’ve got this.
I made a post about a really small portion of the aromantic community who felt in love once in their life. Because an aromantic person feels no OR low romantic attraction, this means that even if it is just once we can still feel it and this should not be invalidated.
I opened my tumblr and there were two questions in my inbox, which is weird. I open it and see this:
I could make a post about why they're wrong and how ignorant this was. But they are so cowardly that they don't even let themselves be known after leaving such an unnecessary and stupid comment in the question box of a person who was just sharing an experience for a small group in a small community.
Yeah. I could, but I'm not going to worry about it. Anonymous, know that this didn't result in anything and you wasted your time. For those of you who fell in love and are part of the aroace community, you will continue to be one of us. Because aromantic is someone who feels little OR no romantic attraction. You can still feel this, it will just take time and it will probably only happen once.
In case you're wondering this is the post in question:
Kisses and hugs to all aromantic people out there.
people who write fics. how do you feel about comments on super old ones you wrote like 2+ years ago
found this at a second-hand/culture store and absolutely lost it
Saw a post talking about how interesting it is that a large amount of the whump community (here on tumblr, at least) is asexual.
Immediately after that on my dash was a post joking about “geez what do asexuals do with all the time and energy they dont spend yearning”
Well we use that time and energy for torturing fictional characters, apparently
Having a scenario ready in your head and having it written down are also two very, very different things. But I wish they were the same thing.
unfortunately, I will write this fic and I am writing this fic are two very different things
The 8 year old was Mordred.
I wanna do It! And tagging @lancedoncrimsonwings @warlocklawyer666 @the-tav3rn-0wner @dinogod @moyavince
Song name translation is in pink
A construção/The construction - Chico Buarque
Apesar de Você/Despite you - Chico Buarque
A banda/The band - Chico Buarque
Vem morena/Come brunette - Luís Gonzaga
Garota de Ipanema/Girl from Ipanema - Tom Jobim
Tropicana (Morena Tropicana)/Tropicana (Tropicana Brunette) - Alceu Valença
O cheiro de Carolina/The scent of Carolina - Luíz Gonzaga
Carolina, Carol Bela/Carolina, beautiful Carol - Toquinho
Flor de Tangerina/Tangerine Flower - Alceu Valença
Nem de Graça/Not even for free - Pixote
Rules - put your spotify repeat on shuffle, list the first ten, then tag ten people.
tagged by @future-dregs thank you!
Also I'm calling it now, at least half of these are just Arcane soundtrack.
Harley Fvcking Quinn - Sarah De Warren, Biometrix, Marcus McCoan
Darkside - Neoni
Wild Horses - Grace Power
Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan
Paint the Town Blue - Ashnikko (Arcane)
Angry Too - Lola Blanc
Sharks - Imagine Dragons
Wait for Me (Reprise) - Hadestown Original Broadway Company
Sucker - Marcus King (Arcane)
Game of Survival - Ruelle
I have been listening to the Arcane soundtrack on repeat for at least three weeks now so clearly this is not entirely an accurate summary of what you listen too XD
Tagging: @clotpolesonly @faffodil @outshinethestars @ridetheraddinosaurs @dragon-mantis @hiimaprofessionalfangirl @ace1diots @shutitk @gallopinggallifreyans @professorgallifrey
Me trying to beat the messy artist accusations
My really small art corner:
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