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For me, sometimes that means that I forgive myself for only getting some stuff done instead of no stuff. Other times it's just being proud that I did in fact go to work and ate something, anything, that day. ♡

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“Don’t forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.”

— Charles de Lint, The Blue Girl

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Novel Update

I finished the firsr draft of chapter 10! With a total of 1,179 words. Near the end, I was definitely just writing what was happening and it lacked any real flourish but I am proud of myself for not getting in my own head about it. The important thing is that I get a blue print done.

I'm excited to go back into it and really make it shine.

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Definitely also recommend this! The library also even has manga now and video games!

If you buy a lot of books and end up not liking some of them very much, can I suggest checking them out from your library first?

I worked in bookstores for a long time, and of course lots of my paycheck went directly back into the store. I've ended up "weeding" a lot of those books and donating them to different places just because I knew I wasn't ever going to read them again.

Now I'm a librarian, and I'm realizing just how much money I'm saving by checking books out FIRST. Maybe I check something out and I end up DNF'ing it within 50 pages. Maybe I check something out and I enjoy it, but not enough to read it again. Maybe I check something out and I really love it, but it freaked me out so bad it's tattooed on the inside of my eyeballs and I won't need to read it again (Drew Magary's The Hike, I'm looking in your direction).

Or maybe I check something out and I love it! And then I go buy a copy to own because I know I'll reread it, probably with a pen to mark up the margins in a way I know I can't with a library book!

Idk man. If you want to be more intentional with the way you spend your money, if you want to combat the commercialization of the publishing industry, if you hate that authors are being forced to do all their own marketing on TikTok and that readers are feeling shame about not purchasing and finishing literal hundreds of books per year... Maybe start by going to your local library. You can still post haul photos of library books without spending a dime.

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“We were salt and sand and sea and storm.”

Adrienne Young, Namesake

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Sponsered by: Water

we should talk about water more often that shit is crazy

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"Reading was like an addiction; I read while I ate, on the train, in bed until late at night, in school, where I'd keep the book hidden so I could read during class."

-South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

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“One of the most tragic moments in my life, in my early teens, was the realization that I was too old for Peter Pan to return for me. But now, I create the magic. I am Peter Pan, I’m Tinkerbell, I’m Wendy, and I love that idea.”

- Wendy Froud

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A first draft is like planting a seed. It doesn't look like much and it definitely doesn't look like the plant you want it to be. But, with enough care, it will sprout and become something beautiful. First though, plant the seed!!

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I always pair my tea with my books and I’m not going to stop

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