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“You two have a bad habit of acting like fools and calling it heroic.”

- The Darkling describing almost every YA fantasy hero ever

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the sense of horror when you finish a book that was Ass Bad and you go to see what fellow haters are saying but all the reviews say it is the best thing they've ever read. feel like i just saw my reflection in the mirror move all by itself or something

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so wuthering heights by emily bronte means nothing to you?

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Apparently I need to say it again:

While other people may ship darklina because they enjoy seeing the heroine with the villain, I ship them because I DON’T think he’s a villain.

In fact, all things being equal, he did more good for Ravka and the Grisha than all the “heroes” combined.

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Looks like Shallan got her hands on some (digital) gouache. 🤭😶‍🌫️ Colouring my Kaladin sketch from a few weeks ago (the page from Shallan's sketchbook that she didn't want Adolin to see), to try out some more opaque-medium painting. And well, some anatomy practice is always a good idea. XD Aaaand a whole new load of prints has arrived in my shop! Go check them out!

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"Why? Why do you care?"

Redrawing this. It was the second ever Stormlight scene I drew, from one listening on the audiobook, and I didn't much like it even before I got the kindle version and realised how far off my depiction was. So now, have a sufficiently wet and miserable Kaladin. And a very cute Syl.

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Michael Cunningham, The Hours

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Agatha Christie, An Autobiography

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"It won't be like that for me," Kaladin said. You told me it would get worse." "It will," Wit said, "but then it will get better. Then it will get worse again. Then better. This is life, and I will not lie by saying every day will be sunshine. But there will be sunshine again, and that is a different thing to say. That is truth. I promise you, Kaladin: You will be warm again."

Brandon Sanderson, The Rhythm of War

In a book series that is a veritable cornucopia of inspirational quotes when you struggle with mental health, this chapter takes the cake, and the cherry on top, and the tablecloths while we're at it.

Poor Kal needs a hug. Or a story. And Horneater stew.

My Procreate watercolour brushes: https://jennydolfenart.gumroad.com/

Prints are coming! =)

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Heyyy everyone! Dropping the latest Sketch-a-Wish, voted on by my lovely Patreon members for the month of December! Featuring Celia and Marco from The Night Circus @erinmorgenstern

My Patreon members have been getting a bit kiss-crazy with these SAWs. 😂 For this piece, I wanted to take my time to re-read The Night Circus over the holiday break to prep for this. It's been several years since I listened to it for the first time (back when I designed the Build Me Dreams papercraft) and I was really put off by the audiobook and the story comprehension suffered because of it. I love Jim Dale (who read the US audiobooks for Harry Potter), who has multiple but very distinct voices and accents. I kept getting distracted recognizing and comparing every Night Circus character to their HP counterpart which completely took me out of the story at times. Some of the characters were really goofy sounding, which works well for HP, but not for the ethereal cast of TNC.

I can wholeheartedly say that I much more enjoyed this white-noise re-read of TNC and was able to experience it without all the distractions. There were even several scenes I've pinned that I'm eager to illustrate / papercraft beyond the one chosen for this SAW. Please look forward to those!

This is arguably the most colorful scene in the book (everyone is wearing a bright variety of colors), the ballroom is gold and both Celia and Marco wear a deep green. A stark contrast to the book's signature black, white and red color scheme. I offered my Patreon members a handful of color keys to choose from and the one shown here won the most votes!

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It’s always I love you and never “everything I have done, every change I have made to that circus, every impossible feat and astounding sight, I have done for her.”

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erin morgenstern please please please write another book it's been years

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Winter in Sequoias National Park, California.

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Happy Stormlight 5 day!

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“If you forget everything, I’ll pop up out of nowhere. Like now. And I’ll hit on you. You won’t be able to turn me down. We’ll start anew every day. Like permanent dating. Awesome, isn’t it?”