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i'm moving blogs!!

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i'm moving blogs!!

you can find me over here: @darlingtonss

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i'm moving blogs!!

you can find me over here: @darlingtonss

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The five types of writers block

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Writing update: words are still hard

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I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

Reblog this to keep other users aware. Suicide isn’t a joke, and neither is someone’s life. If you didn’t know this, someone else may not, either. Pass it on.

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An Actual Writing Tip From An Actual Author

Wow holy shit I’m gonna actually give you guys an actual writing tip, being a published and award winning author and all.

Anyways, a great way to work in TOTALLY UNRELATED little details about your setting or what have you that may or may not be relevant later on is through the use of metaphors, euphemisms, etc. in character dialogue.

“This cold is terrible! I’m wearing more layers than an Aenirian bride!”

Congratulations, you now know something about Aenirian marriage customs. You might not even know what exactly an Aenirian is, but you know that their brides wear lots of layers.

See where I’m going with this?

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‪bodyguard romance trope: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆‬

‪bodyguard romance trope but it's gay: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★‬

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never in my entire life have i wanted so badly to scream at something

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If only I wrote as often as I think about writing.

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slow day today in terms of just doing shit but i am doing shit so that’s a good thing i guess? did a good chunk of plotting and worldbuilding for regents so i will now proceed to scroll through tumblr and forget that time exists

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TOP 5 BOOKS AS VOTED BY MY FOLLOWERS:

↳ #5: The Illuminae Files by amie kaufman and jay kristoff

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—𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖓𝖊𝖜 𝖜𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖊𝖇𝖑𝖗.

“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experiences that reveals the human spirit.” —E.E. Cummings

hi everyone, my name is rae. i’m a 21 year old writer looking for my own space to place my thoughts and projects. i’m a student studying english literature. i try to write in my free time, but lately i’ve not been feeling up to it, so hopefully writeblr can get me back on track. i’m not new to writeblr at all, so this is like a return post!

in the past, i used to write a lot of teen fiction/romance, but i’ve since evolved to enjoy fantasy, all kinds. i also enjoy horror, literary fiction, and quality fanficiton. everyone is most likely gay.  i’m working on two WIPs, one is called THE SILENT ONES, and the other is called THE PRINCE OF GATAR, which is just a shitty placeholder name until i come up with something better.

i have other WIPs that will be introduced later. but for now, i need writeblrs to follow and content to adore. please help me SIGNAL BOOST this post, and i will do my best to follow you all back! can’t wait to meet you all!

—𝖗𝖆𝖊.

𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠: @inesnenci​ @moariin

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Wings in real life:

The wings vary in size from elbow-span to full arm span and bigger and sprout from the shoulder blades

They also vary in colour and pattern

There’re stereotypes for wing type

Just generic stuff like bigger wings = bigger genitals

But also stuff like “people with crow wings are untrustworthy”

Wing type and size can run in the family

“Yea, I got my dad’s colouring but my mum’s pattern”

People find different wing types attractive

“Damn! Look at the wings on that guy!”

So there are bad pick up lines

“I’d ask you if it hurt when you fell from heaven, but with those wings, I doubt you could!”

New wing-related body language

People put their wings around their loved ones protectively or romantically

Wings expand to their full width when their owners are threatened

Flared wings = intimidation

People hide behind their wings

Wings change as people age

So there are youngin’s who are insecure that their wings look different than their peers

And this leads to the sexualisation of over/underdeveloped wings

Because wings won’t make humanity suck less

Wing growing pains

Sex-ed includes a part about wing growth and care

People missing one or more wings

Mostly in accidents or birth defects but removing someone’s wings can be a sign of dishonour

So there are prosthetics

There are some that match wings nearly perfectly and others that are bright and colourful to show pride in the missing parts

And other wing related disabilities

Some people can’t close up their wings to their back so they need aids to keep them from stretching too far out while indoors

Stimming by wing flapping

Rapid wing flapping is such an autistic stereotype that people do it to mock others and its listed as one of the “telltale” signs of autism

It’s not actually anymore common than any other stim, people just care more about it cause it causes the most property damage

Wings spasm and restless wing syndrome

The kid who sits in front of you in math has a wing spasm and hits you in the face

Imagine your OTP

Cultures where people cover their wings for the sake of modesty

Wing accessories 

Like, can you not see a kid putting a good couple dozen tiny plastic clips and ribbons in their wings

Or flowing wing scarves 

Wing fashion models

Dying of wings different colours

People change the colour of theirs to another natural colour like a darker or lighter shade of brown

But also people dying their wings 14 shades of purple

And there are different patterns that can be dyed into them

Hairstylists but for wings

Wing cosmetic surgery to change their shape

Getting gray feathers in wings with age

Male pattern loss of feathers

Buff dudes and gals with absolutely ripped wings

Gendered wings

Certain wing shape being considered masculine and some feminine

TERFs doing the whole “How to tell if X is trans by wing shape/size/colour”

Of course, this is all bs

Especially since different races have different wing types 

Its all just racist, sexist, transphobic bs

It is very rude to touch someone’s wings without their permission

Depending on the context and place touched, its even assault 

Getting to touch the underside of your partner’s wings with your hands is the equivalent of ‘secound-base’ or something

And close friends hug each other and cuddle into the inside of each other’s wings

“Jessie gives the best hugs. Their wings are just so soft”

“Please keep your arms, legs, and wings inside the ride at all times”

Man-spreading but with wings

Just people with wings in general

Can you tell I think about this too often

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Types of Dark Academia characters, according to their outfits

The narcissist with lots of secrets: Black turtleneck, with a gold coin necklace over top. A tartan mini skirt, or checked trousers. Trench coat. Red lips and dark eyes. Books in languages no-one else understands. Thinks they’re better than you, and probably are.

The messy researcher: Cosy jumpers with shirt collars poking out. Slouchy tartan trousers. Dark socks and oxfords. Old-school messenger bag bursting with various notes and journals. Has started about 30 projects or books in the past week, and hasn’t finished any of them.

The garden party prep: Sweater vests. Pale khaki trousers/chinos, or a traditional white midi dress. Socks pulled up. Boat shoes. Expensive watch. Might play some cricket or croquet later.

The student dreamer: Knit cardigans over knee-length skirts or pinafores. Mary-Janes or ballet flats. Bouncy hair and wide eyes. Sometimes a beret. Likes autumn, and writing long letters.

The aspiring professor: Tweed. Wears suits to class. Coats and blazers waistcoats and undershirts and trousers/skirts, all in tweed or tartan, browns and greys. Kind of intense. Secretly on the verge of a nervous breakdown, but at least they have great notes.

The edgy poet: Oversized, unbuttoned plaid shirts or blazers over turtlenecks. Cigarette trousers. Combat boots. Black coffee. Actually very sentimental, but also might have accidentally killed someone with their classmates.

part 2 coming soon

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( CAMP NANO, DAY 0/31 )

guess who was impatient and couldn't wait until july to start writing? me. it was me. i'm not counting any of these words to my word count for camp nano, but i thought i would share a lil excerpt anyway bc i don't know if i've ever shared actual writing on my writeblr lmao

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taglist and image transcript below the cut!!

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She floated. Peaceful, noiseless, and forever preserved in a glass tube. Something to be watched, something to be ogled, her existence serving as a piece of humanity's long forgotten history brought back to them. Vital signs were green all across the board, showing signs of life from the person within.

The statistics were wrong. Paige Thorne had died a long time ago.

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regents of sin — @astralis-elysian @guulabjamuns @proserrpines @wildswrites @eloandrianos @sacredsappho

general — @starsmememoire

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been compiling some links to fiction that are free to read online and easy to access - yeah it’s mostly short stories bc that’s what people are more happy to publish for free online as far as i can tell but there is SO MUCH good stuff out there!! 

some authors’ website bibliographies 

LOTS of short story fiction publications/online sites. a mix of well- known/established authors and emerging authors on a lot of them!!

& links to other recommendations articles & also some personal recs (yes, there’s only two lol, i will. add to it later.) 

link to the google doc 💛