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https://fb.watch/mjDHL25iin/?mibextid=Nif5oz
#stt selma#idk which one she is yet but i think she'd enjoy underwater naps#and yes that's a new character#enjoy.
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wrote 14,000 words in one day and forgot to eat, pee, or blink. it wasn’t writing. it was possession. a demon took the wheel and made it gay
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so apparently krita has a stabilizer. i finally figured out how to use it and oh my GOD this is what i've been missing this whole time
(if y'all have been wondering why my digital art from krita looks like, super polygonal and has way more corners than it should, it's because i've been using the straight line tool to painstakingly create every line curved or otherwise 😭😭😭😭😭- the best curves i've been able to get have been with combining that and the circle tool💀)
#byrd chirps#stt art#artist problems#beginner artist#digital artist#beginner artist problems#CRYINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG#i need to take some fucken classes or some shit
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this also means i can do art again!
...now i just need the motivation lol
I HAVE A WORKING MOUSE AGAIN
finally i can truly be a menace
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shoutout to @junesolace for being an absolute lifesaver
y'all are about to get a glimpse into the MADNESS that is this SDV fanfic (specifically STT).
Where do I even begin?
Maybe with the list of STT-related files? 23 (including text files, multiple spreadsheets with multiple pages each, and not one but two powerpoints? Also not including game recordings or art?) (edit: between drafting this and posting, i have created another text file dedicated to scripting animatics. send help)
Maybe with the length of one massive notes document that simply is not organized (29 pages at 12pt font in times new roman)?
Maybe with the number of days that need to be recorded in order to ensure any deviation from canon is understood and intentional rather than simply missing details? (I have to redo the math, but at least 28 days - 1 week of each season - plus every tuesday and thursday for appointments (18 more days), plus each festival [which, btw, the desert festival will have to be recorded an ungodly amount of times due to the randomization; so that's 11 plus the desert festival.])
Maybe the fact that, after those recordings are made (which i intend to post to YouTube or at least Tumblr at some point so that whoever is running the wiki can maybe add a bit more accuracy in the details for my fellow insane fan project creators), I then have spreadsheets of every relevant character in which to plot their schedule and adjust it as necessary for the story to progress as desired?
Maybe the fact that between the time I started this post and the day that I post it, Juniper and I worked together to create an entire discord server because the writing team has just expanded to include her as a tech specialist and modpack manager?
Maybe the fact that her and I are working on putting together a huge modpack specifically for the purposes of recording the schedule and trying to make shit as believable as possible?
Anyways. shoutout to Juniper, and my co-author (who shall remain unnamed unless he decides he would like to be named), and everyone else who has contributed to keeping me alive and sane enough to make it to this point.
The muse is stirring. The machine is warming to life. The WIP is progressing. I dare to hope that we may have a new chapter before the end of the year, possibly even sooner.
(and hey, if you're here from A03, be sure to follow! I know it's been probably well over a year or even two since the last proper update posted there, but rest assured i have not stopped rotating these blorbos. they're still cooking. they still have a deathgrip on my psyche. this fic won't be abandoned til it's done or i'm dead.)
#stt#byrd chirps#fanfic#stardew valley fanfic#sdv fanfic#stardew fanfic#be patient my friends#anyways i think i might go bake some cookies now
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i think i manage to throw her off the scent for long enough that hopefully she won't find it. kewl.
MOTHER IN LAW ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION WHEN I MENTIONED I WAS WORKING ON CREATIVE PROJECTS RED ALERT RED ALERT
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MOTHER IN LAW ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION WHEN I MENTIONED I WAS WORKING ON CREATIVE PROJECTS RED ALERT RED ALERT
#byrd writes#byrd chirps#stardew valley fanfic#fanfic#fan fiction#fanfic writer problems#HELLLLLLLLLP
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Um so. I read your fanfic, entered hyperfixation mode, and then this was in front of me.
I hope you like it <3
I FUCKING LOVE IT
#stt fanart#bringing this back around lol#this is probably what contributed the most to me starting on my art journey#wow it's only been like 2 fucken years lmao#and for most of those i haven't really been doing a lot of art#that. makes me feel a bit better about my lack of progress
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I got stung by a jellyfish today and it didn’t feel at all how I expected. I thought it would be similar to a wasp; an initial sharp stabbing pain that faded gradually. But instead I barely felt it at first, and then it turned into an itching, and gradually intensified into a deep burn over several minutes. I was very surprised by how unusual it was.
I started thinking about it and that actually kind of makes sense. A bee or wasp uses its sting defensively. It’s supposed to hurt right away, to tell whatever is bothering it to Fuck Off. But a jellyfish isn’t defending itself, it’s hunting. And once something is tangled in its tentacles, it’s already done for. The venom doesn’t need to have an initial punch of pain, it can take its time. The prey isn’t going anywhere. Obviously this depends on species but yeah it does make sense that jellyfish stings feel very different than wasp stings.
The sheer diversity of ways that animals can hurt you is beautiful and astounding.
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The modern Original Character Creator experience.
Denizens of tumblr, the answers you seek often lay in the tags or the image descriptions…
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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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Zombies shouldn't growl or snarl, they should babble a mixture of incomplete word sounds and whole words or sentence fragments. Every zombie should sound almost but not quite like it's trying to tell you something.
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Draw your characters like this
(not sure if I need to add this, but I want to be tagged so- submitted by @brockitty-goober ??)
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i deus ex machinaed my way into this and i'll deus ex machina my way out
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Character: Blorbo
Original character: homemade blorbo
Fanfic character with headcanons separate from the source material: refurbished blorbo
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