#Writing challenge feb’21

[thewritingstar]

Hi everyone!! I wanted to do something fun for Feb so introducing The Short n Sweet prompt list!

I wanted to challenge myself to getting back into writing and I’m hoping that this challenge will spark some new ideas!

Each prompt is slightly vague so please make it however you desire! Any rating of course. Make it fluffy. Make it angsty. Make whatever your heart desires!!!!!!

Anyone can feel free to use these prompts! I encourage anyone to make anything they like from fan fiction to fan art, anything!! (And of course you don’t have to do them all!!) (and yes im a swiftie lol)

Whether you’re a long term writer/artist or posting your first fic/art, this is meant to just inspire. No need to tag me (you can so I can see it lol) I’m gonna be using the tag #starsshortnsweetprompts but you don’t have too!

I wanted to post this early so that if you wanted to start thinking about stuff OR if you would like to request specific ships for me to write!

Anyways, I will be doing this for Feb and if you do it too, thank you! But I hope everyone can have fun reading or creating or what not. Okay if you have any questions lmk!

I will be writing across all my fandoms: PPG, MHA, FairyTail, SpyxFamily, SoulEater, etc but is it open to all fandoms of course!!

Okay thanks for reading and I hope some you join in!!

Xoxoxo Star

Prompts if the picture doesn’t show well:

1. Oh. Oh.

2. Second Chance

3. Secret Meeting.

4. Jealousy. Jealousy.

5. Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve.

6. Arranged Marriage.

7. Invisible String.

8. In every timeline.

9. Only in my dreams.

10. Tunnel Vision.

11. Hesitation.

12. I hate you, I love you.

13. Confessions

14. Valentines Day

15. Forbidden love

16. Love spell

17. Unexpected

18. Love letters

19. Cuddle Bug

20. Wanting was enough

21. Regret

22. Little black dress

23. Till death do us part

24. Just make them kiss

25. Love at first sight

26. I would have loved you forever

27. Slowly, then all at once

28. All I see is you

Can't wait to see what comes of this!!!!

[srbachchan]

DAY 6215

Jalsa, Mumbai Feb 21, 2025/Feb 22 Fri/Sat 12:27 am

The body .. the gift of the ones that produced it .. the body that carries from birth all that it has inherited through the dna genes of the reproductive elements .. and which remains with select additions till it perishes .. and none in this entire hemisphere be alike or common ..

Each day is a revelation of the unimaginable structures it embellished to exist its limited bearing .. leaving behind the gifts it acquired to stimulate and empower or give impression of continuity in the challenges it faced during its life duration ..

Some enlightened minds collect and leave behind through debate discussion and writing what they were able to give in gifting .. many others remained silent .. bore the impress themselves and lived the life they wanted or desired ..

How does it contribute when shared .. we are all each different .. our sharing shall be be different too .. does the contribution hold then .. or are we to be enlightened , by the enlightenment of them that espouse .. it shall not have universatility , in the more democratic sense .. but ..

Does true universality exist ..

Ask and ye shall be challenged dabated and enveloped into a universe that professes the ultimate knowledge it maintains .. to be an outsider to it cause nt just concern to them that profess , but to you as well ..

Am i right in thought ? Was I too independent in view ? Does non following or follow be a negative environ ..

Numerals be the governing factor .. be the argument or lament ..

I can follow the Pied Piper and lead the unwanted to their destined elimination .. but do I need a Pied Piper .. that is assumed importance , levitated to a pinnacle of the know all ..

When the World discovers each day when it evolves each day , how can there be a pinnacle of the know all .. the know all has never stopped nor shall it ..

each believes in the oft heard expression :

Let us just BE ..

It be the most unconvincing element of expression language ..

Affection and love ..

we are all the celebrated armoured warrior, that face the intricacies of the twisted tree branch of life , represented , by it's smouldering withered presence in the presence of that young lady almost unseen , by its smallness .. yet pretty enough when given it's closed up lit face profile ..

AAAH .. too philosophic temper in the Blog of the DAY ..

let loose the act and deliver the creative designed and executed for a Brand by moi .. song tune singing. part writing, acting by the blogomaestra ..

बहुत ढूँढा, मिल नहीं रहा, जब मिलेगा तो डाल देंगे

अमिताभ बच्चन

[louisupdates]

ALL OF THOSE VOICES

Louis Tomlinson’s feature length documentary

• Louisupdates Tumblr:

“It hit me like a ton of bricks. I was not prepared for it, not at all.” [x]

“It had always been in my mind that it would be cool if we weren’t the standard boyband that got given songs and sang them.” [x]

“Life always throws shit at you. Yes, I’ve had more to deal with than most people my age. But then, when the natural things happen in life, when things weren’t going my way, I couldn’t deal with it. I was like, I’ve already had so much to deal with in my life, so when am I going to start winning?” [x]

Louis at CCME with Liam Payne, & on the Late Late Show 2019 [x]

Louis plays Premios Telehit in Mexico City 2019, and Louis’ family describes Louis’ relationship with his mother Johanna [x]

Louis conversing with his family about the transition from breaking into the music industry to taking charge of his own life; rehearsing with voice coach Helene Horlyck for tour; clips from the Scala benefit concert for War Child in February 2020; and clips from the first Louis Tomlinson World Tour concerts in Barcelona and Madrid, March 2020, before the pandemic brought everything to a stop. [x]

Louis spends time with son Freddie in Los Angeles, including a magical moment flying a kite on the beach. “When you’re running with it, it looks really good, you should have a look! ‘Cuz sometimes you’re just running forward, and you’re missing all the action!” [x]

Louis describing writing Faith In The Future in Mexico during lockdown, & the first LTWT22 concert, on 1 Feb 2022 in Dallas, Texas [x]

Louis starts to record his new album at Wendyhouse Studios in London [a repeat, x]

Louis in the studio with Theo Hutchcraft, recording his single, Saturdays [x]

Louis starts the Louis Tomlinson World Tour in February 2022. First stop: Dallas. [x]

Fans camping for shows [x]

Louis being one of the lads when touring on the road. [x]

16th March 2022, Los Angeles, USA. For the first time Freddie is coming to see his dad performing on stage. [x]

Louis works on Faith In The Future while on his first world tour. [x]

Louis and team start the tour in Iceland at the Blue Lagoon [x]

“It’s become a bit of a thing, for some reason, I’ve started challenging people to races. ‘Cuz I used to be quick when I was about 16-years-old, and obviously fourteen years later, I’m not as quick as maybe I think I am.” [x]

In Poland, Louis finds out he has a fracture in his right arm that will need to be immobilized (it won’t be the last time). [x]

LTWT22: from Doncaster to Latam [x]

Louis arrives to start tour in Latin America! And LTHQ interviews some experts on Latam fan culture who are not from South America. [x]

Louis takes in the successful Latam leg of LTWT and takes the band for an outing in Brazil. [x]

Louis and the band bond in Brazil. [x]

Louis and LT band sit down to listen to the final minutes of the new album (and the adorable Mr. Dinnadge). [x]

AFHF 2022: MALAGA [x]

AFHF MALAGA, and the sublime, unreleased Change [x]

One Direction comes to an end. [x]

Louis marvels how he started LTWT with venues of “2000 cap” in the USA and ended with 30,000+ in Milan (3.9.2022). [x]

The End [x]

• AOTV TikTok:

part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11, part 12, part 13, part 14, part 15, part 16, part 17, part 18, part 19, part 20, part 21, part 22, part 23, part 24, part 25, part 26, part 27, part 28

• TOKYO PREMIERE (13.3.2023): Tumblr

• MEXICO CITY PREMIERE (20.3.2023): Tumblr

• LONDON PREMIERE (13.5.2023): Insta, Tumblr

INSTAGRAM TEASERS:

27.3.25: “It was so fucking fun.”

28.3.25: “I was like, well if I’m not gonna fucking sing, then what else, what else can I do for this band? … It had always been in my mind that it would be cool if we weren’t the standard boyband that got given songs and sang them.”

29.3.25: “Where I left One Direction was I’d come off the stage feeling like… a God.”

30.3.25 “This is my first headline show. Ten songs with you guys! I just want to say thank you. The rain has been fucking awful. Thank you for staying. Let’s have a good time! I’m going to be singing a few of my singles, a few of my new ones.” Louis at CCME in Madrid, 2019.

31.3.25 “There’s always been a fantastic bond between Louis and his mum.”

2.4.25: A look at Louis Tomlinson’s debut solo show at Scala, London - February 2020

3.4.25: Louis starts to record his new album at Wendyhouse Studios in London

5.4.25: “I hear a lot about when they have a tour bus, they convert the back lounge into a bedroom for them. If they want to do that, that’s fine, but Louis didn’t do that. We had the back lounge as a back lounge. He just had a bunk like everyone else.”

6.4.25: “It was a really nice feeling going from not touring at all, to what felt like every leg of the tour in terms of size, getting bigger and bigger and bigger.”

7.4.25: “I never had this luxury of playing Doncaster in the band. From the first two songs I was out there, it just felt so f**king special.”

8.4.25: “It feels so good to be back in these places because I’m lucky enough to have people here who want to see me”

9.4.25: “Bringing my mates along means sharing those moments and remembering not to take any of it for granted.” Louis and his team helicopter to a lush escape aboard a Brazilian yacht.

11.4.25: “Standing there today, It hit me hard. This is everything I’ve ever worked for. Everything I’ve ever wanted.”

13.4.25: Creating ‘Faith In The Future’ whilst on tour.

14.4.25: “What’s been so nice about this tour is feeling the chemistry bubbling between us as a band... Having these moments of togetherness makes the show better.”

15.4.25: “Getting rid of my self-doubt and embracing my confidence naturally leads to better writing because it means you’re willing to be brave.”

16.4.25: “When I’m on stage, the energy in the room is undeniable. It’s pure passion and overwhelming support.”

17.4.25: Louis Tomlinson on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Los Angeles — October 2019.

19.4.25: Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan backstage before playing the same festival in Mexico.

20.4.25: Louis gets ready for his first solo tour with vocal rehearsals.

23.4.25: “Part of the magic was that you were going through this mind altering situation but that’s what made it feel amazing.”

[luv-u-ary]

'ELLO <333 WELCOME TO LUV-U-ARY

This is a fun lil thing I wanted to do for the month of Feb. This is my first time so have fun yall <33

AO3 Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/WritingChallengeLuvuary

Rules/Restrictions

There arent much rules for this. Just have fun! There are no prizes, this is just something for writers.

All ratings are allowed but only sfw fics will be reblogged.

You ARE allowed to use many prompts for one day.

You do NOT have to write for every day to be part of this challenge

You can write as much as you want. From short drabbles to multi-chap fics

You dont need to write on AO3, posting on Tumblr is allowed!

You CAN combine challenges

NOTE: If you want your fic to be reblogged you MUST have these tags:

#Luvuary2025, #LuvuaryChallenge #sfw OR #nsfw (depending on ur story)

You also must mention me (@luv-u-ary) if you want your fic to be reblogged.

Feel free to ask me any questions if you would like <33 Happy writing <333

-Mod. Clara

FULL LIST UNDER CUT:

Day 1:  Sexual Tension 

Day 2: Toxic Relationship 

Day 3:  Flirting

Day 4: Friends to Lovers

Day 5: Candlelight

Day 6: Rain/Thunderstorm

Day 7: Grief/Loss

Day 8: Forbidden Love

Day 9: Soulmates

Day 10: Love letter

Day 11: First Kiss

Day 12: Break-Up

Day 13: Secret Admirer

Day 14: Enemies to/and Lovers

Day 15: Love Affair

Day 16: Friendzoned

Day 17:  Second Chances

Day 18: First Love

Day 19: Healing/Recovery

Day 20: Confession of feelings 

Day 21: Goodbyes

Day 22: Coming Home

Day 23: Dancing together

Day 24: Snowed-In

Day 25: Unrequited Love

Day 26: Reunion

Day 27: Rebuilding Trust

Day 28: Love Triangle/Square

[svtsource]

#CARATREVIVAL24 ❤️‍🔥 JAN 14 — FEB 14 Welcome to 2024, with a new set of prompts and challenges for Carats on Tumblr that should hopefully (🤞) be fun to create new content for! There are five segments, ending in a surprise gift session!

Any content is welcomed, providing that revolves around the prompts and that it follows the rules of the network: including not posting any stolen content nor any NSFW works! We're happy to see gifsets, SFW writing, moodboards, art and more! Here are the five segments below:

PART 1: PICKING FAVOURITES & FIGHTS ↳ Runs from January 14 to January 21! Create content that revolves around your bias/es in Seventeen, OR a flipped prompt about which member/s you could take in a fight ⚔️

PART 2: BLAST TO THE PAST ↳ Runs from January 22 to January 28! Create content that takes us back to your favourite era, or your favourite lyrics from Seventeen songs that have stuck with you 🎵

PART 3: IN THE ARENA ↳ Runs from January 29 to February 4! Create content that highlights the duo of members that you would pair up with to win The Hunger Games, or drop the violence and trickery to simply showcase your favourite live performance (including fanmeetings, concerts, and award shows) 🏆

PART 4: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE ↳ Runs from February 5 to February 11! Create content where you place Seventeen in another world (whether it's fictional or not, or in your favourite movie or book!) Here's a sample gifset idea! 👑

PART 5: LOVE AND LETTER ↳ Runs from February 12 to February 14! Our final prompt fittingly ends on Carat Day and Valentine's Day and here you can post a surprise gift for any other creator or blog! 💞

RULES 🗒️

Create and post SFW content that revolve around the respective prompts!

Reblog this post and follow @svtsource 💌 This event is about bringing together more CARATs <3

Caption your post with @svtsource carat revival '24: [chosen prompt]

Tag your creations with #caratrevival24 so we can find your work and reblog it to the network!

If you have any questions, feel free to send us an ask and we'll answer it as quickly as we can! Most importantly, we hope that you enjoy this event and creating for it ❤️

[angrywhispers7]

Horoscope for Friday, March 7, 2025

Aries (March 21-April 19) Don’t get your belly in a rash today. Take a breath and stay focused on home, family and your private life because you want to make improvements in these areas. Nevertheless, if you act too quickly, especially without thinking, you might have regrets. Therefore, double check everything.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) There’s nothing worse than thinking that you know something when you don’t. You might fall victim to this today because you feel intellectually confident; and yet, your mind is confused and hesitant. Therefore, postpone important decisions until tomorrow.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Postpone important financial decisions as well as major purchases until tomorrow because there’s an element of confusion present today that might trip you up. Obviously, when it comes to spending your money, you don’t want to have later regrets. Be smart.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Think twice before you set your plans for home improvements in action today because someone might not agree. Instead, go slowly and point out the advantages of your ideas so that others have a chance to appreciate what you want to do. If someone else is part of the decision-making, they might more quickly agree with you.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today you can’t count your chickens before they’re barbecued. No matter how favorable things look, especially because you have the support of others, make no assumptions. Furthermore, steer clear of controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues in order to keep the peace.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Relations with partners and spouses as well as friends and groups will be lively, interactive and possibly competitive. In fact, group sports and teamwork might be exciting choices for you today. Nevertheless, squabbles about financial or physical support from others might put a damper on things.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’re high visibility. In one way, you’re comfortable with this because your ambition is aroused. You’re excited about making an effort to achieve something. Nevertheless, a minor squabble with someone could take the edge off how you feel today. (It was ever thus.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Vacation plans, creative ideas, the arts and fun activities related to kids might be in the works today. These areas promise high-energy and enthusiasm. Nevertheless, hygiene details or problems related to your job or even your health could create challenges. Don’t give up. Wait until tomorrow to initiate your ideas.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A conversation with a parent or a family member will be enthusiastic today. You might have ideas about how to improve your home or improve a family relationship. However, discussions with kids could be challenging. Ditto for romantic relationships. (Oh well.)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Be patient with female family members today. Don’t get caught up in the game where someone “has to be right.” Listen to what others have to say, and hopefully, they will listen to you. Meanwhile, this is a lively day. Enjoy short trips, sales, marketing, reading and studying and writing.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Regarding financial matters today, you feel confident. You might even make a major purchase or explore moneymaking ideas. Ironically, day-to-day conversations, especially with coworkers, will not flow easily. Wait until tomorrow to put your plans in action.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You feel confident and physically vigorous today, which is why you’ll enjoy any kind of physical activity, especially competitive. You might be keen to begin something new. Nevertheless, responsibilities with kids or doubts about a creative project might change things for you. Wait until tomorrow to act.

[ffviirarepairweek]

FFVII Rare Pair Week 2024

Urban Dictionary defines rarepair as “A ship or pairing that not many people ship or is very rare to find fanfiction and fanart of. Typically happens within small fandoms or with minor characters.” So what’s your favourite Final Fantasy VII related rare pair? Do you have more than one? Here’s a chance to showcase them and help them move up from being rare! Not all parts of the pairing have to be from FFVII, and you don’t have to do the same pairing or group for the whole week! ** Pairings can be romantic or platonic. ** Below we have a list of prompts for this year. Feel free to be as creative with those as you want to, and take your time working on your entries, but please don’t forget to post them on the right date if you can. (But remember, no matter how late it’s better than never!)

For this event we are using a category approach. You can use the category as a theme for your prompt and the listed items suggested ideas. If none of the prompts give you any ideas, don’t worry! You can create anything you like for the week, provided it involves a rare pair! The goal of the week is to celebrate and share our rare pairs more than to just follow a list. Be it art, writing, mood boards, or even fic recs, just spread the love!

Feb. 16 | Day 1. Weather. Sunshine. Rain. Storms. The weather can create a meaningful moment, or a huge inconvenience. 

Feb. 17 | Day 2. Unexpected Challenges. How does your pairing deal with an unexpected challenge? (For example, they come back home from a trip to find the pipes have frozen and they have no running water. Is one of them using the last of the drinking water to save their dying house plants while the other is desperately melting snow to keep the humans alive?)

Feb. 18 | Day 3. Favourite Things. From favourite things about each other to favourite items of clothing stolen to wear around the house (much to the other’s chagrin), or favorite things to do for or with each other.

Feb. 19 | Day 4. Near Death Experiences. For the angst lovers, the whumpers, this could be a true near death experience. For the lighter side, it could be something much less serious but someone is clearly being dramatic for sympathy. 😀

Feb. 20 | Day 5. Free Day/Combo Day. Combo space to mix and match prompts from this year (or a previous year’s list) or go wherever your canoe takes you!

Feb. 21 | Day 6. Events. Holidays, celebrations, traditions. Whether it’s a joyful day like a birthday or one of mourning like a memorial, there are many days throughout the year that bring us together. What’s a day that’s important to your pairing, or a time that brought them together for something that isn’t part of their regular day to day?

Feb. 22 | Day 7. Stories. Stories play a big part in our lives. They inspire, they entertain, they teach. Is there a story that your characters hold dear, or that they recount often to friends (or their kids)? (Or is there a story about your rare pair that you want to recommend to others today?)

Need more inspiration? Our past prompt lists can be found below, and you’re welcome to use any of them!

2023 List | 2022 List | 2020 List | 2019 List | 2018 List

Also, mod Asylos is taking requests for things to write again this year. That’s right, you can get something written for your rare pair, and not just do all the heavy lifting yourself. Send in your requests as an ask any time now up until the end of the event week. 

Please remember to include the week’s tag (ffviirarepairweek) within the first 5 tags or else we might be unable to find your work! We will NOT accept/reblog anything containing Character/Ship Hate, so avoid including those in your entries. Also don’t repost anyone else’s work as your own! You are welcome to reblog other’s posts, but credit where credit is due. 

You can submit your works on AO3 to the event collection at https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFVIIrarepairweek

And if you have any questions, don’t be afraid of sending in an ask.

We hope it turns out to be a fun event for everyone!

[studaxy]

Day 10 [17th Feb, Monday]

Collab Challenge with @a-fox-studies 30 Days of Productivity! 💙 iris's study time: 2 hours 💛axy's study time: 21 minutes T_T

we're in the last week of my official college calendar wooooooo!!!!

the 21 minutes study time are, again, a continuation from yesterday's study time lol, I just gave up 21 minutes into midnight.

had an exam today, guaranteed to get like 70 out of 100 and honestly I'm chill with it. it was so much repetitive theory I wanted to cry while studying it but I got through the important content

the way my question papers are structured is that I have to attempt five questions and each question is worth 20 marks so by the end of the third question I'd written seven pages worth of content in one and half hour. I just wanted to go home man T_T

I did write like two sentences for the fifth question as a metaphorical fuck you, even though the person ah, fucked in the end would be me so. it is what it issss

🎶 music: 🎶

eternal sunshine (the album) [Ariana Grande]

👟 step count: 👟

[muppet-chaos]

I was chatting about how there were suddenly so many iteration ships this season that seemed like they had a lot of potential and somebody did the math and realized we had, approximately enough potential Mike/Mike ships to make this happen and thus this idea was formed.

I'm going to attempt to do the whole month as a writing challenge, but if other people are interested feel free to take part however (and however much you want), art, headcanons, whatever. I'm going to tag everything with mike4mike month. (ID for calendar under the cut)

Feb 1: Michael/Flinchite!Mikey

Feb 2: MW/Mdawg

Feb 3: Perfect Duplicate (Two iterations that aren't differentiated enough to have separate names yet, i.e. two Mdawgs or two compound mikeys)

Feb 4: Mike/Mikey

Feb 5: MW/Michael

Feb 6: Mike/Lieutenant

Feb 7: Mikey/Michael

Feb 8: Mdawg/Lieutenant

Feb 9: Mikey/Tex

Feb 10: Any 3 Mikes

Feb 11: Tex/Lieutenant

Feb 12: Mikey/OverMike

Feb 13: Mike/Alaska Mikey

Feb 14: Mike/Michael

Feb 15: Michael/Alaska Mikey

Feb 16: Mike/Mdawg

Feb 17: Any 4 Mikes

Feb 18: Michael/Lieutenant

Feb 19: Mikey/MW

Feb 20: Michael/Tex

Feb 21: Mikey/Flinchite!Mikey

Feb 22: Michael/Mdawg

Feb 23: Mike/MW

Feb 24: Any 5 Mikes

Feb 25: Mike/Tex

Feb 26: Mikey/Mdawg

Feb 27: MW/Flinchite!Mikey

Feb 28: Mdawg/Tex

Feb 29: Free Day

[52drabbles]

Welcome to the 52drabbles prompt list for 2024 —which, amusingly, has 53 prompts! (Thank you Leap Year!)

The goal behind this year-long opt-in challenge is to post a drabble every week. To be actively writing, and actively posting, all year.

To that end we've built a list of prompts for each week in 2024 —plus a handful of alternative prompts that can be subbed in for any week (or used as prompts for bonus drabbles, because MOAR drabbles is always good!) The prompts include images, songs, random words or phrases, tropes, and in April, for poetry month - poems.

If the prompt is in double quotes, the prompt must appear in the drabble, otherwise it's meant as inspiration. During April you can choose to write a poem of the type specified as your prompt, or write *about* that type of poem. For song prompts, pick out a lyric if you like, or be inspired by the vibe of the song. Whatever works!

Also included is a list of lengths - you may choose any length from the list to pair with any of the weekly prompts.

Although the challenge is to write a drabble a week, it's a completely voluntary, opt-in sort of challenge. No hard and fast deadlines, no turning them in - just write and post. If you're posting on tumblr, please tag them with @52drabbles so we can find them for monthly roundup posts!

All versions of Bond and all ships are welcome. And if you're not in the Bond fandom? Yeah, you can play, too :)

Pick one of the following lengths each week for your drabbles:

100 words exactly 150 words exactly 200 words exactly up to 300 words 300 words exactly 400 words exactly

For the month of January, the week starting Monday,

Jan 1 - Word: "bare" Jan 8 - Image:

Jan 15 - Phrase: Cut to the chase Jan 22 - Song: Snake Eyes by Mumford & Sons Jan 29 - Trope: Shifter AU

Putting the rest of the year under a cut because the pics make it LONG -

Feb 5 - Word: "fence" Feb 12 - Image:

Feb 19 - Phrase: Meanwhile, back at the ranch Feb 26 - Song: Behind Blue Eyes by The Who

Mar 4 - Trope: Dialogue only Mar 11 - Word: "lemon" Mar 18 - Image:

Mar 25 - Word: "shoots"

Apr 1 - Poem type: haiku! Apr 8 - Poem type: limerick! Apr 15 - Poem type: bredlik! Apr 22 - Poem type: acrostic - "relish" Apr 29 - Poem type: remix! - turn any fic whose author agrees into a poem

May 6 - Phrase: Back to square one May 13 - Song: Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog May 20 - Trope: Historical figure May 27 - Word: "gimlet"

Jun 3 - Image:

Jun 10 - Phrase: Take this job and … Jun 17 - Song: Fifth Symphony by Beethoven Jun 24 - Word: "heat"

Jul 1 - Trope: Wingfic Jul 8 - Word: "sculpture" Jul 15 - Image:

Jul 22 - Phrase: Long in the tooth Jul 29 - Song: Something to Talk About by Bonnie Raitt

Aug 5 - Trope: Magical AU Aug 12 - Word: "flustered" Aug 19 - Image:

Aug 26 - Phrase: On cloud nine

Sep 2 - Song: I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton (or the Whitney Houston version, if you prefer) Sep 9 - Trope: Fix-it Sep 16 - Word: "kindling" Sep 23 - Image:

Sep 30 - Phrase: Wild goose chase

Oct 7 - Song: Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet Oct 14 - Trope: Forced proximity Oct 21 - Word: "leaves" Oct 28 - Image:

Nov 4 - Phrase: Under your nose Nov 11 - Song: Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye Nov 18 - Trope: Outsider Perspective Nov 25 - Word: "thread"

Dec 2 - Image:

Dec 9 - Phrase: Gone but not forgotten Dec 16 - Song: School Days by Chuck Berry Dec 23 - Trope: Desert island Dec 30 - Word: "jet lag"

[readingoals]

I jumped on a bandwagon...

I actually bought Cain's Jawbone like last year and was too intimidated to even look at it but then i found out Harper Collins was running a competition in Australia so in the first week of January I decided to actually give it a crack.

It took me basically the entire month, a lot of rereading pages and googling poetry references and muttering to myself about Henrys, but I think I finally understand the story. It was incredibly confusing and very challenging but once I was in it, it always felt possible and it was a lot of fun figuring it out. Even if I felt like I was losing my mind at times. And yes, I did submit my final answer before the comp closed on Jan 31 but, as of Feb 21, haven't heard back lmao so I have to assume I got the page order wrong somewhere.

Anyway, there were a couple of genuinely funny moments in the story and it's undeniably clever. Like, I can't even begin to imagine how you'd go about writing it, but it was a lot of fun to try and solve!

[srbachchan]

DAY 5849

Hyd,Koh Feb 22, 2024 Thu 9:25 PM

🪔 ,

February 23 .. birthday greetings to Ef Girish Badave .. and Ef Swati Seth ..

💐 .. wedding anniversary greetings to Ef Ashesh Dave and his respected wife Bhumika .. for February 23 .. 🙏🏻❤️💐

💐 .. wedding anniversary greetings to Ef Amit Fuhaar & his respected wife Sarita .. for February 21 .. 🙏🏻❤️💐

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Birthday - Yash Goveas Friday, 23 February .. wishes and the wellness for this day .. Love from the Ef brigade 🌹

( IS THIS DATE 👆🏼 CORRECT OR IS IT JANUARY 30TH ) .. please clarify

A day of work endeth and another day of work stares within .. how to approach it, what would be the right give , how can it be bettered .. and such be the many that arise before the day ends ..

It is and has been the challenge or the fear of creative expectation - if it can be called that .. and that be the driving force for the professional .. will it wont it .. and what next .. complete one and the immediate mind think is , what of the next and whether it shall succumb or survive .. works at times , and not most of the time ..

Leave it to fate they say .. whoever 'they' be .. then it is proclaimed fate be made , not written on some divine blessing .. leaving it to fate and not in endeavour shall ever end in .. no play ..

And thus does the dilemma continue ..

What be in hand to be in judicious usage .. if addition comes good .. if not it was never fated , or desired , or expected .. so say the purists of proclamation ..

Many though work in defiance of the mode, and succeed .. they be blessed .. but endeavour never be ignored .. it does register ..

I endeavour with hope and strength of fulfillment - fulfillment within - all else is peripheral ..

'Success comes to those who dare and act' ..

the words ingrained within .. words written in my autograph book, in my very young days by the great legendary poet , Ram Dhari Singh 'Dinkar' .. his writing his presentation his voice reverberating in volume .. filled with the passion of life and living ...

Many misinterpreted the 'act' word to be in connection with an actor on stage or film .. NO .. 'act' is the act of action, perseverance, tenacity and determination .. when you 'dare' to bring tenacity in your thought word and deed .. then does success embrace you ..

Love and wellness ever ❤️

Amitabh Bachchan

[mariacallous]

Part of what makes Russia’s war on Ukraine such a world-changing event is that it’s not just about the latter’s survival as a state. The war has also cast a spotlight on the future of Russia itself. Will it ever settle in its borders? Will the Kremlin turn its stated aims into action and try to restore its Cold War-era empire beyond Ukraine? What happens if Russia loses the war?

That nuclear-armed Russia is not as stable as its leaders would have us believe became obvious last June, when Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an armed rebellion that brought his mercenaries almost to the gates of Moscow. The most significant challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin since he took power in 2000 ended in Prigozhin’s fiery death and a further crackdown on the regime’s critics.

Since then, Putin has hunkered down for a long war. With some 20,000 Russians arrested for anti-war infractions since 2022, dissent has been smashed. A staged election planned for 2024 will extend Putin’s rule for another six years; all serious challengers have been murdered, jailed, or pushed into exile. The Russian economy has been thoroughly retooled for war.

But whether the gamble Putin took on Feb. 24, 2022, will pay off is still unclear. If he wins in Ukraine, Europe could face other wars as Putin seeks to restore what he believes to be Russia’s rightful sphere of control in Eastern and Central Europe. If he loses, Russia might enter a spiral of instability at home. At Foreign Policy, we asked our best authors to spin some of these scenarios forward. Here are some of their most noteworthy articles from 2023.

1. The Dream of a European Security Order With Russia Is Dead

By Kristi Raik, Oct. 31

How will a future Russia fit into the European security order? France, Germany, and other European states long tried to partner with the Kremlin and grow economic ties. That vision crashed and burned with Russia’s invasion, leaving Europe to struggle for an alternative.

2. Why Putin Will Never Agree to De-Escalate

By Maxim Samorukov, June 13

Putin has everything to gain domestically by keeping his country on a war footing, Maxim Samorukov writes. That is one of many reasons why Moscow has no interest in negotiating an end to its brutal war in Ukraine.

3. Staring Down the Black Hole of Russia’s Future

By Anastasia Edel, March 10

“Increasingly lawless, economically doomed, and morally bankrupt, Russia is running out of good endings,” writes Anastasia Edel, who grew up in the Soviet Union and is no longer optimistic that Russia can take a turn for the better. She argues that only a clear defeat by Ukraine offers Russians the prospect of positive change after centuries of imperialism.

4. It’s High Time to Prepare for Russia’s Collapse

By Alexander J. Motyl, Jan. 7

In one of Foreign Policy’s most-read articles in 2023, Alexander J. Motyl examines scenarios for a breakup of the Russian Federation, which still contains dozens of colonized non-Russian peoples. Whatever its likelihood in the years ahead, not planning for such a disintegration betrays a dangerous lack of imagination among Western policymakers, Motyl writes.

5. Russia’s Frighteningly Fascist Youth

By Ian Garner, May 21

In an excerpt from his book, Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth, Ian Garner describes a new generation of Russians that glorifies war, death, and Putin—a creed that embodies the darkest elements of 20th-century fascism.

[grasslandgirl]

and fic writing questions! a) are there any motifs you're proud of/happy about/excited about in noble pining atm (like, could be mirrors or swords or vines or objects like that, or something more nebulous, like repeated dialogue or scene descriptors, etc.) and b) what's a challenge or problem you've had a fun time solving while drafting it, or that you're really proud of finding ways to handle? <3

a) so like. I realized far too late into the process of writing noble pining, after I'd realized how horrifyingly Long it was going to be, that I hadn't really anticipated or intentionally put any themes or motifs into it at that point? so as an insane person. I decided on a few themes I wanted to be intentional about that I thought were already present in the text, and like copy pasted relevant quotes I'd already written into a Google doc so I could keep track of them skfjbnskfjbn they kind of intersect, unsurprisingly, and its one of the points on my docket for editing to like. workshop integration and progress of the themes over the course of the story!!!

as for motifs uhhh. I don't really think so ?? not intentionally, anyway, like we could ask my betas uwu and bev if they've noticed any recurring themes or imagery or etc in their readings thus far but uhhh. no. this started as a silly goofy quick idea and then by the time I realized it was going to be the size and scope it was turning into, I had bigger problems ahead of me (like plot) to worry about, so stuff like motifs kind of got shoved by the wayside <//3 (maybe there are unintentional sav-isms?? probably. I'm sure I have common dialogue/scene/setting descriptors and tells that I'm unaware of that are all over this thing sfkjbnsfb)

b) ummm. so disclaimer I finished the first draft of np back in Feb (!! 25 chap 150k!!) and sent it off for beta'ing by the end of that month/beginning of march and um. haven't touched it since? not that I haven't gotten what I'm sure is lovely valuable feedback from my beloved treasured betas I just. haven't had the inclination or the spoons to start editing or working on the second draft of it. YET! I will. eventually. at some point I'll buck up and start on it, which will be the hardest part skfjbnskfjbnsf. so like. there isn't really anything Ive done Yet to be proud of, given that I haven't started editing actually, but I am proud of myself for like. figuring out the plot of it all?? I feel pretty damn good about the beats of the whole thing, which as someone who has NEVER even attempted writing anything this long or involved before was like. a huge impressive step for me! the other longest thing I've written was my d20 big bang fic from back in '21 and like. that was little more than 20k iirc?? and I got so stuck on trying to figure out the plot I wanted or how to make it work that I like. ended the fic BEFORE the plot climax so I didn't have to figure it out. so like. coming up with what I think is a pretty good plot arc and character arcs and individual and group beats and some politics in there and etc etc etc for this au. I'm proud of that <3 I hope when I read my feedback my betas will tell me that it works and that it isn't awful and bad. skfjbnskfjbnskfnj <333

[claudiajcregg]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by both @mihrsuri and @unseenacademic 💜💜💜 Thank you so much! I actually wrote up most of the answers the day I was tagged, and then forgot to post them. For over 10 days, probably. Me bad.

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 23! (One of them is a 'collection' of short ficlets, and has 6 chapters. So 28 stories in 23 works so far. Probably about to be more stories in still 23 works.)

2. What's your total Ao3 word count? 156,597 words. For now.

3. What fandoms do you write for? Currently? Just TWW. Who knows in the future!

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

They have about 35% of my total kudos, but the first two are ~21% alone. (The first one is the only fic that has over 100 kudos. Then again, any of them getting above 30 is a miracle.)

maybe everything's just turning out how it should be (Big Block of Cheese 2008; CJ & Josh. Posted Feb 2021) [121]

say it's here where our pieces fall in place (Vignettes, 1998-2008. Posted Jan 2022.) [66]

just your smile lit a sixty-watt bulb in my house that was darkened for days (Thanksgiving 2006. Posted Dec 2022.) [55]

nobody knows how to get back home (Missing scene from ITSOTG. Posted April 2023) (wait what. top 4?!) [50]

we could be the way forward and I know I'll pay for it (B4A Campaign Fic, spring 1998. Posted May 2021) [47]

5. Do you respond to comments?

YES. I don't take them for granted, and I like interacting with my readers. Sharing is nerve-wracking and makes me feel so exposed, so any comment makes it worth it. I like to thank peeps for their time! As of late, it's taking me weeks to get back to comments for Brain/spoons reasons (and because I try to do so in order, though not always). I sometimes feel bad I have fallen behind on leaving my own comments, so replying to what I get makes me feel bad. I love getting the rare, long, thoughtful comments, because I love seeing what people pick up on (had to restrain myself from commenting on everything), so if that one's up next… It'll delay everything. I have a harder time letting go of those.

I know replying or not is a hot topic, and I fall on the side of 'whatever the author does is fine' (I see them as being voluntary gifts to the author, kinda, but I understand why some authors can't or won't reply! Especially those who get dozens.). It does feel weird(ly demoralizing) when you see that yours is one of a couple of comments they haven't replied to, though. (Selfishly, as someone who tries to write medium-long comments, lack of anything can sting. It's irrational, it's not what I'm after, but it'd be nice to know whether that hour plus of my time was worth it. It's not transactional and I hate that c4c idea or whatever. Just. weird feelings.)

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

As we've established in previous similar memes (lol, I think I've answered these questions before), my fics don't really have angsty endings! For the most part. I think I said don't want you to go but I'll be okay then, and I can still buy that/definitely popped into my brain. I think some of my late S7 fics have an ominous feel to them, with some references/buildup to the angsty parts of IM, but I wouldn't call them angsty endings.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Um. The opposite is true! still you never took your hand from mine was my first thought, but I feel like oh, and I will be with you to feel the California sun is pretty darn happy. I could have picked almost any of them and I could make a case for them!

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I luckily do not. I have gotten a couple of comments that have messed with my brain, and made me second-guess things, but they were not hate.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, but not regularly and not that well. It's usually short, mild scenes at most, but I did challenge myself to write a more explicit one last summer, especially after I got those 'one bed' tropes in the Wheel but didn't go there in the 500-word limit. Streets say it's hot. IDK. I also wrote a smutty continuation to the exchange fic. Best if we forget parts of that one happened. I also started writing one that would be in my S5 pregnancy universe but 🤐

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I don't. But this question confirms to me I have answered this before because I know I've joked about how TV has already done that for me, lmao. See: Bones/Sleepy Hollow.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? (I had to track down this question because it wasn't anywhere.) I don't think so!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope! I'm having déjà vu here. I know I have answered this before: I could do it myself! But I have a feeling it wouldn't be as easy as one might think, but I'd be honored.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I don't think so…? If I have, it was years ago, in my forum/LJ days. I've been trying to make it happen for a while now, but who knows if it'll ever happen. WE HAVE IDEAS. We want to make it happen. (Wink wink, nudge nudge. You know who.)

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Spaceships are so cool. Atlantis was the first space shuttle I saw in person (and also the one I've seen the most) and it and its exhibit are awesome. I'm only missing Discovery out of the four space shuttles, because I didn't go to the second National Air and Space Museum location in Virginia back in 2015. And once the new exhibit center is completed, I'd love to see Endeavour again.

(In all seriousness, I don't have one. Booth and Brennan will forever and always hold a special place in my heart, but I love CJ and Danny so much, writing for them, their journey. Pls don't make me pick.)

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I am a big 'never say never' person, because I end up picking stuff up (and maybe rewriting it to fit my current style/ability) if I remember an idea… But I'm guessing many of them won't get finished. Probably some of those that are deep in my notes app or on the drive.

16. What are your writing strengths? I (try to) dig into the emotion of a scene as best as I can.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Everything else? I know it sounds like an excuse (at least to my ears), but writing in your second language is hard. I know my writing sounds limited because of it – my descriptions will never be as evocative as I wish they were, my dialogue won't be there. I am not the most imaginative person, either.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

If it makes sense, and won't take the reader out of the story, go for it! (A few words, or a line or two, might work if there's appropriate context.)

But also, as a non-native speaker, I'll always recommend using pals who might be fluent in that language and checking with them! I know that, throughout my many years in fandom, I've read quick things in Spanish within English fics that weren't entirely correct in the context they were being used (i.e. character's fluency, smaller details), and they took me out for a second. (I know, I know – pot, meet kettle. If anyone has read an unedited story of mine, they've found me making up English phrases.)

19. First fandom you wrote for? Bones. In Spanish. (I also think I wrote some ficlets in English that are probably hidden in some random LJ comm I created for my writing. They're probably 14-15 years old.)

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

I honestly cannot pick! And maybe it's yet to come. But basically, if I've gone through the embarrassment of having someone edit/beta a fic and catch all the avoidable mistakes, it's because it genuinely has something I like about it and that I think others will like, too. (Perceived quality aside.)

Off the top of my head, and out of the posted fics (obvious recency bias, sorry). I have a story for all 23… Also, let's consider I've mostly not read them since they were posted so I might be off. (Would love to hear what everyone's favorite is, if you've read any and are reading this!) Obviously, that top 5 by kudos has great ones. There's a reason

don't want you to go but I'll be okay: I just remember finishing it and knowing it was something special. Felt like many things coming together. I wanted to write angstier, a break from the endgame of the IM AU I've yet to post, and I think it works. I had had that quote as inspo for a while, and I think the trip to Berlin put it back on my mind. (The first haunted by the notion draft is from around this time, too!)

your love is a secret I'm hoping, dreaming, dying to keep: the structure is likely a tad repetitive, maybe (but also, the point of 3+1s, sort of?) but I love writing in that s7 period, and there should be more fic with the press corps. I think the stuff I wrote while editing (which included an overhaul of the +1) is even better than what was there.

oh, and I will be with you to feel the California sun: recency bias, yes. I love a good early Cali story, and even if this was nowhere the story I sat down to write originally, I love how it turned out. It's silly but fun, and so sunny.

still you never took your hand from mine: I will always have all the soft spots for my memoir stories, even if two of them have yet to be posted. This one doubled its size a year and a half after “finishing” it because I realized what it was missing. It's sappy, probably unrealistic re: the publishing industry, but damn it if it's not one of those that have made me cry while editing them.

we could be the way forward and I know I'll pay for it: I had to include an oldie but goodie from my first year, and this one is so special to me. (Along with BBC 2008, which I also absolutely adore. That was the fic I always wanted to post. Hilarious it was third. But it's also my most popular fic by a huge margin.) Seeing it recommended on Tumblr? God. I love campaign stories and all their potential. I love that I took a random line from some unposted story and it evolved into this fic.

nobody knows how to get back home: I almost added the most recent one because of how fun it was to write (or, as I mentioned above, Big Block of Cheese) but I like how bittersweet this missing scene one is. I find CJ's internal struggle so interesting to explore, and this is one of her most vulnerable moments. I also wanted to see a hug so badly.

[aquietjune]

Interesting fic and art exchanges coming up

Here are some interesting multifanom fic and art exchanges I'm following (and signing up for in some cases!) in the following months.

Sharing especially to fellow AoT fan writers and fanartists for AoT is in the tag set (= pool of fandoms, characters and relationships to choose from when signing up) and can still be nominated in some cases.

I know it's difficult to "look outside" (= consider writing or drawing for different fandoms than your main one), but it's a way to participate to the larger community and also to challenge oneself etc. etc.

Also these exchanges themes sounds so much fun!

Worldbuilding Exchange

https://worldbuilding-exchange.dreamwidth.org/

Focused on worldbuilding. 1k words (fic or in-universe meta) or fanart

Schedule: Nominations: Sunday 11th February - Sunday 18th February 11pm EST Sign ups: Thursday 22 February - Wednesday 28 February 11pm EST Assignments out by: Saturday 2nd March Assignments due: Sunday 21st April 11pm EDT Works revealed: Thursday 2nd May 11pm EDT Creators revealed: Thursday 9th May 11pm EDT

Unsent Letters

Epistolary fic exchange. Minimum 1k words of which at least 500 in epistolary format.

https://unsent-letters-exchange.dreamwidth.org/

Schedule Nominations: Feb 21 - Feb 28 Sign-ups: Mar 1 - Mar 9 Assignments out by: Mar 11 Assignments due: Apr 27 Collection opens: May 4 Authors revealed: May 11

The Mane Event

Fic and art. Focused on hair. Minimum required for fic 500 words, or art at a "nice sketch" stage.

https://the-mane-event.dreamwidth.org/

Nominations: February 21-27 Signups: March 1-7 (and assignments out shortly after) Deadline: March 28 Works reveals: April 4 Creator reveals: April 11

Hurt Comfort Exchange

Hurt/Comfort. Fic and art, 1k words or clean line art 500x500 minimum.

https://hurtcomfortex.dreamwidth.org/

The schedule for this year is: Nominations: 9 - 25 Feb Signups: 1-15 March Posting deadline: 31 May Work reveal: 7th June Creator reveal: 14th June