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I would love to see Teen Nat’s reaction if she found out that one day she’d be rocking purple Birkenstocks with socks, a mom cardigan, and a millennial bob while encouraging everyone to drink organic smoothies instead of booze.

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New training/work out video from Bob

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me, fingers moving across the keyboard so fast that there's motion blur, tears streaming down my face, shaking like a chihuahua on a cat tree: you can't edit a blank page, you can't edit a blank page, you can't edit a blank page, you can't edit a blank page, you can't edit a blank page, you can't edit a bla-

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i don’t need therapy i need a blank google doc and someone to beg me to keep going

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Unity Day.

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I won’t be disobeyed.

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Oh, what I would give to be living in a small cabin with a homegrown garden that is located on a weird planet within a worm hole.

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yes I’m a little drunk, yes I’m imagining a beach day with Bellamy what about it

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yesterday in economic botany we were learning about plant based oil compounds and stuff and my botany professor was talking about lynn seed oil, which in woodworking is rubbed on over furniture as a varnish. this oil has an exothermic chemical reaction with oxygen, meaning that the reaction creates heat. what often happens, apparently, is that woodworkers will finish rubbing on the oil with a rag and then will ball up the rag and throw it away, but because the reaction is taking place and the heat can’t escape (like it would on a piece of furniture where it can be cooled) it gets trapped in the rag, which gets hotter and hotter until it reaches the temperature where it bursts into flame. apparently many woodworking shops have been burned down by this. the proper way to dispose of rags with this oil is to hang them up on a clothesline, so again the reaction never gets enough heat to start a fire. im telling you this because im a writer and ive never heard of substance that will just…spontaneously combust conveniently like that so long as it’s in a confined space. my botany professor tried it in a trash can in his driveway and it did indeed burst into flame after 45 minutes, which is an exceptionally convenient time delay. im sorry im tying this so fast my laptop is on 2% battery and theres no outlet an

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Writing characters who don’t know they’re in love

(PS: but literally everyone else does and is so tired)

These characters aren’t clueless, no, they’re not walking around like, “love? never heard of her.” They know something’s going on, they just won’t admit it (not to themselves, not to anyone.) Maybe they’re scared of messing it up, or maybe they think the other person doesn’t feel the same. Maybe they’ve stuffed the feeling so deep even a NASA rover couldn’t dig it out.

Whatever the reason, they’re not avoiding the truth as much as they’re…rebranding it. Calling it “friendship” while giving each other their only jacket and dreaming about each other’s voices like it’s totally normal behavior.

ꕤ They don’t realize it’s love, but they notice everything else. They clock every mood shift, every absence, every little thing. They definitely  know when something’s off.

⇢ “You changed your hair.” ⇢ “You looked upset earlier.” ⇢ “You didn’t text me back and I panicked.” ⇢ “You weren’t at lunch and it felt weird.” ⇢ “Are you cold?” hands over jacket without a second thought

They don’t say “I love you,” but their actions scream it constantly.

ꕤ they get weird when someone else gets close They’re not jealous. No, how dare you think something like that… they’re just keeping an eye out. For safety... Or whatever."

⇢ “Who was that?” ⇢ “Oh, you’re hanging out with them again?” ⇢ “I just think it’s interesting how you never cancel on them.”

They don’t say it, but they hate the idea of being replaced. It stings more than they’re ready to admit.

ꕤ they make excuses to be around each other.

Literally inventing reasons to be in the same space.

⇢ “Wanna study together? I’m struggling with this topic.” (They’re not.) ⇢ “Oh, I was just in the area.” (They weren’t.) ⇢ “You forgot this.” (It’s a single pen.)

They’d rather lie badly than admit, “I just wanted to see you.”

ꕤ  Their friends are so over it Everyone around them is either rooting for them or trying not to scream.

⇢ “You’re in love with them.” ⇢ “That’s not friendship, and you know it.” ⇢ “You made them soup. FUCKING SOUP. Just say you’re married already.” ⇢ “If I have to hear you talk about them one more time, I’m charging rent.”

Friends are the Greek chorus of this situation, like, brutally honest and endlessly tired.

ꕤ  There’s always a moment they almost figure it out That one soft, unspoken beat where the truth almost breaks through.

⇢ Watching them laugh like it’s the first time. ⇢ Seeing them cry and wanting to fix it more than anything. ⇢ Realizing no one else makes them feel like this. ⇢ Thinking, God, they’re beautiful.

Then they blink, panic a little, and go, “Huh. Weird.” And move on. Like absolute fools.

ꕤ  When it finally hits, it’s not cute, it’s catastrophic. Suddenly everything makes sense and feels like too much.

⇢ Flashbacks. ⇢ Internal screaming. ⇢ “Oh no.” ⇢ “OH MY GOD.” ⇢ “Has it always been this obvious??” ⇢ “Wait. Everyone knew?!”

Yes. Everyone. The friends, the neighbor’s cat. You were the only two who didn’t get the memo...

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6 Quick Writing Exercises to Wake Up Your Imagination

We all hit those blah writing days. Your fingers are ready, your doc is open... and your brain goes static. That’s where writing exercises come in — small creative boosts to shake off the dust and get back into your story flow. Here are six to try when your words feel stuck in traffic.

1. The 5-Minute Word Sprint

Pick a random word (use a generator or close your eyes and point at a book), set a 5-minute timer, and write anything involving that word. No stopping, no deleting.

2. Dialogue Without Context

Write a short convo between two people. No descriptions. No setting. Just back-and-forth lines.

3. Rewrite a Scene in Another Genre

Take a scene from your current story and flip the genre. Drama becomes comedy. Fantasy becomes sci-fi. Romance becomes horror.

4. Describe a Place Using the Five Senses — No Sight Allowed

Can’t mention what anything looks like. Only sound, touch, smell, taste, and intuition.

5. Character Swap POVs

Write a paragraph from the POV of a side character reacting to your main character. Bonus if the POV is brutally honest or completely wrong.

6. One Line Story Hooks

Write 3 one-sentence story starters that make you want to keep writing. (Example: “I woke up married to my enemy, and worse — he knew it before I did.”)

You don’t need to write a masterpiece every day. But showing up — even for a silly exercise — keeps the creative part of your brain warmed up. Try one of these before your next writing session, and see where it takes you. 🍒

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5 Tiny Writing Tips That Aren’t Talked About Enough (but work for me)

These are some lowkey underrated tips I’ve seen floating around writing communities — the kind that don’t get flashy attention but seriously changed how I write.

1. Put “he/she/they” at the start of the sentence less often.

Try switching up your sentence rhythm. Instead of

“She walked to the window,”

try

“The window creaked open under her touch.”

Keeps it fresh and stops the paragraph from sounding like a checklist.

2. Don’t describe everything — describe what matters.

Instead of listing every detail in a room, pick 2–3 objects that say something.

“A half-drunk mug of tea and a knife on the table”

sets a way stronger tone than

“There was a wooden table, two chairs, and a shelf.”

3. Use beats instead of dialogue tags sometimes.

Instead of:

"I'm fine," she said.

Try:

"I'm fine." She wiped her hands on her skirt.

It helps shows emotion, and movement.

4. Write your first draft like no one will ever read it.

No pressure. No perfection. Just vibes. The point of draft one is to exist. Let it be messy and weird — future you will thank you for at least something to edit.

5. When stuck, ask: “What’s the most fun thing that could happen next?”

Not logical. Not realistic. FUN. It doesn’t have to stay — but chasing excitement can blast through writer’s block and give you ideas you actually want to write.

What’s a tip that unexpectedly helped with your writing? Let me know!! 🍒

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bellarke week: day 2 ★ bellamy blake               “who we are, and who we need to be to survive are very different things.

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I keep seeing this argument against Bellamy that he’s only a well liked character because he’s hot and here’s the thing, I get that I really do I’ve been in so many fandoms where there’s an absolutely shitty male character who gets away with all kinds of shit and ppl just let it go and these guys are often good looking and that ANNOYED THE FUCK OUT OF ME when I was in these fandoms. So this post isn’t really a defense against that, I don’t feel like I need to defend myself because I know myself and I know why I personally love Bellamy Blake. This is more to explain why I love him and why he’s very very different from those dudes in other shows whose horrible actions get excused for no real reason.

For example, like most dudes on tv shows who start out as assholes Bellamy has A Tragic Backstory. But that’s where the similarities end. Bellamy’s backstory isn’t used as an excuse. In fact his backstory is just as much about Octavia and her story as it is about his. None of the other characters feel sorry for him and woobify him because of his backstory on the show. He tries to use it as an excuse once (I did this for you!) and is quickly shot down by Octavia. It’s shown that it’s shitty of him to blame anything on Octavia, and he himself admits right after that she’s right and he alone is responsible for his choices. 

That’s another huge difference between Bellamy and most other dudes on tv, the female characters on the show aren’t made to forgive him or feel bad about confronting him when he’s wrong, or made to look ~heartless for being upset about the shitty things he’s done. They call him out, like Raven and Clarke with the radio, they tell him it’s his fault. And they’re right, they’re allowed to be right, and the show doesn’t go back later and have them apologize for anything. I’ve talked about this before I think, and it’s just really refreshing and great to see a male character take criticism and not have it turn out to be twisted into something negative against the women who are criticizing him. In fact how Bellamy interacts with women in general is super refreshing. In s1 he’s incredibly over protective of Octavia. But it’s never shown as a GOOD THING. It’s portrayed as a negative result of a very fucked up situation and changes are made. It’s in his nature to be protective but aside from the situation with Octavia, he’s never over bearing about it. With Clarke, he recognizes her leadership skills and respects her decisions, asks for her advice. Same with Raven, he acknowledges her strengths and respects her decisions. He never sees their strength as some threat to his own masculinity. it’s not even joked about. 

Another difference, how he progresses after his big ~redemption moment in 1x08. I am SO TIRED of men on TV apologizing for something then two eps later doing the EXACT same thing, but it’s excused because it’s just a slip-up! They’re sorry, don’t u remember that one scene where they were so sad ;((((( IT’S BULLSHIT. And it’s NOT how things go with Bellamy. After 1x08 he makes every effort to make up for the mistakes he’s made, but he also recognizes that nothing he can do will ever excuse his actions. He sacrifices himself to save other people over and over. He uses what he learned to try to help others (’there are some lines you can’t uncross’). He expresses actual real sorrow at his mistakes, takes responsibility, and makes an effort to change and be better with no backsliding.

All of this should be the standard for male characters on TV, but it’s not. So in my opinion it’s a GOOD THING that Bellamy is loved and popular, and it’s a credit to the writers of the show that they’ve written such a great male character along with so many great female characters. To say that Bellamy is only loved because he’s attractive is an insult to the writers and discredits some great work they’ve done to write what I consider one of the only TRULY good redemption arcs for a male character on tv. 

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