#divine act of creation

[cadaverousdecay]

colored the worm shibari

[mechaniaa]

thread of godzilla production images where the rubber suits and puppetry are touched as if they were angels:

bonus mothra that could bring me to tears:

[h-medicinalis]

I really like how many human cultures have origin myths that involve people being made from clay. It brings to mind early people sitting around making little dudes out of clay and going "yknow I bet this is how we started :)"

[owenthetokencishet]

[b-rainlet]

It makes absolutely no sense that Aegon isn't obsessed woth Helaena. You're telling me Alicent had a girl and Aegon (who grew up with stories of their ancestors and knows targaryen traditions) isn't convinced that Helaena was made for him? That Alicent not only went out of her way to give him a bride, she created her?? Unrealistic

[hospitalyuris]

Everytime someone says I'm wasting what god gave me I grin and say good

[muckmage]

the awesome power of arts and crafts

[alluv1um]

pigeons are holy vermin to me and we respect them as such

[motherednature]

fire and ice

inspired by pictures of voclanic activity iceland!

[clitorises]

[cadaverousdecay]

i call this one the “fuck you dracula”

[loveinstreams]

I do go a little crazy whenever aziraphale calls crowley "the most beautiful creature ever made" in fics

[jazzypizzaz]

we just finished writing our vows together... in five quatrains of iambic heptameter, as if we weren't being Extra enough with all our Tolkienesque whims 😅😅

[everysongineverykey]

made an infinity scarf. we're going to be okay i think

[kitonmitons]

i love the way The Bear portrays inspiration and the creative process. Like yes it literally feels and looks that way

[tommybowefuneralattendee]

Hey there

any advice for someone who's writing their first fan fic (me)

totally! lemme give you some quick tippies and if you have any specific problem you want my perspective on, let me know! i decided that five was a good round number, but i'm sure i have more to say if you need me to scare something up~

remember that you are doing this for fun. if it sucks, hit the bricks. leaving a wip half done and saving it for a you that actually loves the story can sometimes help a lot. there are times when you need to push through the difficulties of writing, but if it is genuinely causing you distress, maybe we should consider taking a lil break with another project.

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remember that you are doing this for free. you do not owe a certain quality or quantity or consistency of posting to anyone, and if someone makes you feel like you do, that's a them problem and not a you problem. publish whatever word count, or number of chapters, or fragments of plot that you want to upload. fanfiction is, for the most part, free. do whatever the fuck you want forever.

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if there is a scene that you are writing an entire fic for, try writing the scene first. oftentimes i find i build things up and up and up in my head and so i have to write these 10k words of build up, i have to have more scene exposition, when sincerely, you might find if you get right into it that the scene is capable of standing alone, and even if such is not the case, now you have a scene written here that illustrates the point of the piece, if that makes sense.

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if something you desperately want to write feels out of character, try changing the language around the action. like say- maybe it seems like this character wouldn't lie to their spouse about something important- what's their reasoning for it? how would they rationalize that action to themself? if you have actions you want to be completed, assume that the character is already doing what you want. you just have to let the reader know why.

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the voice is never quite going to sound right. the perspective is always going to feel a little off. that's not a bug of your writing, that is a feature. that is the little bit of you that you are putting in your story, turns of phrase that people only use in your area, potential perspective that the pov might not have but you do, incorporating that is part of the art of fanfiction. we are all creating something new from a previously completed tapestry. all of the pieces are going to be different. this is a feature. this is your contribution to the culture of fandom. don't make it any less than yourself