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Things I Try to Remember When I’m Nervous About Writing

1. Write what you want to read. 

2. There is no problem with a story so great that it cannot be fixed in revision. Keep going.

3. If your story is as uncreative as you think it is, you wouldn’t want to write it so badly. You want to write it because there’s a unique spin on it you have never seen, and want to express. Many people may write similar stories, but it’s the details that make it personal. You may not know it now, but there is someone who is looking for exactly what you’re writing. If you don’t finish it, they’ll never see it. 

4. You can write something amazing and still be met with silence. There are myriad reasons for this that have nothing to do with the quality of what you produce. 

4.1 It’s okay to repeat post your work if no one has seen it. 

4.2 It’s okay to post your work in multiple places.

5. You don’t have to agree with every criticism (but take it gracefully anyway). 

6. Most writers are scared of the same things you are.

7. Don’t judge your works in progress against the archives of finished, polished stories other writers have put together. Archives are Internet portfolios and generally don’t show all the multitude of failures, incomplete, and draft-form works those writers are also struggling with. They aren’t perfect and you don’t have to be, either. Keep working and you will have a portfolio of your own. 

8. Don’t be afraid to share your ideas with other writers. It’s not annoying as long as you’re not self-important about it. Be humble and gracious, and others will reciprocate.

8.1 You can’t write as well in a vacuum; the more people know that you are working on something, and what, the more support you will get for that work. Starting a dialogue before you post something will make it more likely people will read it when you do post it. 

9. It’s okay to take breaks. If the ideas just aren’t coming, go do something else for a while. 

10. Be kind to yourself. Don’t call yourself names. You are not stupid, or uncreative, or boring. You wouldn’t call other people those things, so don’t do it to yourself. 

I don’t know if these are helpful to other people, but they are helpful to me, so just in case, here they are!

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Yayyyyy

Hey there! I’ve just reblogged your entire blog. Oops? But that’s cuz it’s so awesome.

Do you take art commissions? I love your nimon kiss. Would love to have one for my Simon x Billy fic.

Haha, no worries! I saw and it makes me happy someone is enjoying my blog. 💕

And yes, I do! I typically work on a sliding scale since pricing depends a lot on what the client wants in terms of detail/color/shading/etc., but my base price for a simple cartoony sketch like that would be $10! I'll shoot you an IM and we can talk about it, if you like. c:

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If ever there was a film that should have a prequel it’s Crimson Peak. I want to know what their childhoods were like. The mind reels.

A tribute to my favorite character in my favorite Guillermo del Toro movie, Lucille Sharpe in Crimson Peak.

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Your work sings. Amazing. Like Mucha. Please make a tarot deck. The world needs this.

A tribute to my favorite character in my favorite Guillermo del Toro movie, Lucille Sharpe in Crimson Peak.

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My Silmarilion OC, Hísimirë!

He's an undercover Maia who falls for a half Noldor, half Teleri himbo and ends up overstaying his welcome due to priorities of the heart, as one does (¬‿¬)

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Aesthetic goals

The set for Irwin Allen’s “Time Tunnel” was impressive. It immediately conveyed the concept of the show. The cast wasn’t bad either (my favorite was Lee Meriwether). But I never particularly liked shows where the hero is always trying to get home. It feels like a lazy way to develop a show.

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It turned out more ghostly than water, but I've always wanted to draw one of Asra's projections

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He neeeeds to play Puck.

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More Vampire illustrations ! 🦇🩸

I made a poll to find names for them: the Vampire Lady’s name is now Selene and her lover’s name is Themis ✨

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this pic is big bodyguard au mood

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“I do not spew profanities, I enunciate them clearly, like a fucking lady.”

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