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Beloveds

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warm up sketch. I’m so Normal about them

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Critical First Kisses ❤️

With two bonus Critical First Sips

My on-going Critical Role first smooch fanart series.

Prints are available!

Consider supporting my work on Patreon ❤️

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the idea of them being a family after the events of the movie is literally controlling my thoughts

of course when I finally draw something for nimona it’s absolutely ridiculous <3

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I think my soul is in love with yours...

~ faraway

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REGINA MILLS & ROBIN HOOD

ONCE UPON A TIME (2011—2018 ) The Snow Queen

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The process of writing a book:

Have a beginning

Have an end

but WHERE’S THE MIDDLE

HOW DO I GET THERE

WHAT IS A PLOT

UGHHHH WHAT ARE MY CHARACTERS DOING

WhAt ArE wOrDs

Get new story idea and abandon current writing

Repeat

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Gendry: highborns are douchebags. Honestly it must be a born-trait, there is no way you are all so insufferable by chance. You are probably genetically conditioned to be this stupid

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im sorry but writing enemies to lovers on ao3 is so fucking funny. one of them will go a whole paragraph saying how much they hate, absolutely despise, have genuine burning contempt for the other and we’re all here knowing damn well that enemies to lovers tag is just sat there. like we already know what’s coming bro you’re just embarrassing yourself

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Pro Tip: The Way You End a Sentence Matters

Here is a quick and dirty writing tip that will strengthen your writing.

In English, the word at the end of a sentence carries more weight or emphasis than the rest of the sentence. You can use that to your advantage in modifying tone.

Consider:

In the end, what you said didn't matter.

It didn't matter what you said in the end.

In the end, it didn't matter what you said.

Do you pick up the subtle differences in meaning between these three sentences?

The first one feels a little angry, doesn't it? And the third one feels a little softer? There's a gulf of meaning between "what you said didn't matter" (it's not important!) and "it didn't matter what you said" (the end result would've never changed).

Let's try it again:

When her mother died, she couldn't even cry.

She couldn't even cry when her mother died.

That first example seems to kind of side with her, right? Whereas the second example seems to hold a little bit of judgment or accusation? The first phrase kind of seems to suggest that she was so sad she couldn't cry, whereas the second kind of seems to suggest that she's not sad and that's the problem.

The effect is super subtle and very hard to put into words, but you'll feel it when you're reading something. Changing up the order of your sentences to shift the focus can have a huge effect on tone even when the exact same words are used.

In linguistics, this is referred to as "end focus," and it's a nightmare for ESL students because it's so subtle and hard to explain. But a lot goes into it, and it's a tool worth keeping in your pocket if you're a creative writer or someone otherwise trying to create a specific effect with your words :)

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casting a spell of finish your wip rb to pass it on

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me at work having so many ideas: wow i'm going to get so much writing done later

my brain, later: oh you stupid, stupid slut

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It seems I've got a new meme perfectly picturing fandom finding zen in the midst of chaos of shitty canon 😆

When canon gets fucked up, fanfiction is our only salvation, isn't it?.. 😁

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Yes.

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No reason other than it’s Pride and I miss Sense8.

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Ok, so, I'm watching Sense8 again, and you know what I love? Sun is going to kill her brother because he framed her for embezzlement, killed their father, and tried to kill her twice, which I find very reasonable. Pretty much her whole cluster is on board with this plan, with only minor objections by Kala and Riley. In a way, this makes sense. They can FEEL her betrayal and anger. However. Bug and Amanita, two Totally Normal People who are not in this cluster, are ALSO TOTALLY DOWN TO CLOWN AND HELP THIS RANDOM KOREAN WOMAN COMMIT FIRST DEGREE MURDER. Like. They hack systems from across the world, they are actively aiding and abetting. And they are just. Cool with this.

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