#problem is there are deadlines!!

[magpie-trove]

Hang on. I think I need to calm down

[radley-rambles]

My enjoyment of writing, my productivity, and the quality of my work improved tenfold when I started embracing slumps and taking them as an opportunity to read everything I could get my hands on, watch lots of films and shows, go to the theatre, play games, hang out with friends, visit new places, and generally absorb life and marinate my brain in the art of storytelling.

Take from that what you will.

[candycryptids]

"I couldn't get a group together to escort me through Saint Mocianne's Arboretum, but I did spy these darling sparrows huddling together, so I snapped a picture of them..." Snippet from the journal of Claude-Linnet "Beatle"

[bluepallilworld]

Summer beach dark cream ship kids collab 2025!

Here comes the 5th edition of...

DARK CREAM (AND POST DARK CREAM ) SHIPCHILDREN COLLAB! <3

The children had a long school year and can't wait to enjoy the summer vacations! A beach outing is getting organized, it's now up to you to decide if your kid will join the event. (/≧▽≦)/

Will everybody play quietly on the sand or will some brave the imprevisible waves?

What's that?

4 years ago, I hosted a big collab for christmas, 3 years ago it was for the new year, 2 year ago we had an halloween celebration, last year it was a back to school event and now the fun continuuuues!

This year, I'm hosting a big collab with a theme of "summer beach party" to make some kind of a "family picture" with some of the dark cream ship children ! Nor Cross or S!Dream will be in the final picture as there aren't exactly the same depending on the child.

How to participate?

1- You need to have a dark cream/dark xunshine ship child (Cross x Shattered Dream kid). I'm making an exception for post dark cream kids ;). As long as Dream has been Shattered at one point, the kid can participate.

2- Draw your kid wearing a beach outfit! (They will be near the sea so you may choose to have them running around, playing in the sand or in the water, you can give them toys (balls, kites, shovel, bucket, floaties...) and anything you can think of! You can draw accessories aside if you want me to put it on the beach or something but no obligation here ^^)

3- Send me the drawing or tag me on it so I can get it! The drawing must have a transparent background so I can easily edit it. If you put a watermark, please put it on the inside of your drawing so that I don't have to erase/move it to make place for the other children.

4- any use of AI for this event is prohibited, I'll shoot on sight >:/

You need to send me the drawing before the 10th of july so I have time to edit it properly before the big day and in case there are some problems. (It can however be discussed if needed, exceptions will be accepted or refused case by case)

I'll post it the 1st of august (probably towards midday) !

If you have any questions, please ask!

If someone without a kid wanna participate (or just want to participate more for funsies), you're welcome in the background+ team ^^

(being in the background+ team means drawing some elements of the background like all the lil' things you can find near a beach: umbrellas, towels, beach volleyball net... or some other stuff. It's usually me and music fairy @diofasolia (if you've got some free time to participate of course, solia) on that team)

PS: You can't use a kid belonging to someone else for that event ! You must be the creator of the kid and send me a drawing you did at least mostly by yourself (it doesn't mean you can't have help or collaborate with someone however) ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧

PPS: Be creative or more classic with the outfits! Have fun! Do as you wish!

[vanilla-extracter]

Comic for a medieval themed artbook !!

[savegrisham]

did someone say college Kate and Yelena

[itsawritblr]

Me to my Writing Brain when I have a deadline:

My Writing Brain:

[woodenela]

🕒🐯Mit dir an meiner Seite🐯🕒

My submission for the lawsanlaw anthology of 2024 If the text is too hard to read, I put it in the alt text as well :)

This was so much fun to do. My initial submission grew so much in size that I wouldn't have been able to finish on time. I WILL finish it though, just on my own time without the stress, haha. Thank you for reading, I hope you liked it :)

[kimoonwrites]

YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TELL IT RIGHT, SO FINISH THAT STORY

[nondelphic]

being a fiction writer in my free time but having to write my thesis is like trying to write a fantasy epic while the universe demands a research paper on “the uses and gratification of procrastination”

[clove-pinks]

My job is just this side of being completely overwhelming, and now I'm a part-time student again on top of that. I feel like I have nothing left to give when it comes to free time and my personal, creative interests.

I have been conceptualizing my situation as a giant rock keeping me pinned down at all times. Can't make tumblr posts again, yeah, it's the boulder. Yes it's going to be all day.

[gideonisms]

so I'm going to nap and when I wake up this smut is either going to be the hottest thing I've ever written OR complete nonsense I should be executed for

[tboymordred]

finally submitted my thesis project 🌝👍 here are the finals for the designs i did for it

[artorphanage]

I recently got diagnosed with autism. The doctor said I've been in autistic burnout for the past 5 years and im tipping into DPDR (she was right but its too late, my baseline has been aware but temporally fragmented. The new development is sometimes i feel 0 sensation)

The doctor said i can fix this if I unmask and do things like wear compression gear and noise cancelling

turn my devices to greyscale

Live in dim lighting

She gave me a lot of small tips and they were good at first but now I'm getting worse. I have days now where I'm too tired to stim, too tired to bathe, too tired for everything (except schoolwork for some reason) (all of these things I enjoy).

How do I fix it? I haven't had a hobby in 5 years. I don't want to be in burnout and I want to fix all of it. Does anyone have any tips? Anything at all? Theories? Fleeting thoughts? Hearsay?

The one thing I can't do is stop. I'm a graduate student and I'm working on thesis and papers. And also it's a secret. Or else I'll get brutally harassed and shunned (it's a very strange neighborhood)

[irenespring]

Me: This fic needs plot.

My brain: Okay, I understand. The fic needs more wallowing.

Me: No. We need to cut back on the wallowing to get to the plot so this doesn't like three more weeks to write.

My brain. Got it, got it. The fic needs Wilson to have free time so he just walks around and contemplates. Nice long chunk of Wilson's depression and trauma.

Me: No. Not at all. It needs less time reflecting on the past.

My brain: Understood. I have the solution. The fic needs...flashbacks.

Me: Okay fuck it. Fine.

[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

I’ve felt kind of off about my book recently, I’ve had a lot of rejection and I’ve started to think maybe I should just quit.

But then I think: what if one day it’s real? What if one day there is an actual book in the world, with a real cover and real pages and my name written on the real spine? And what if people read it? Maybe one day there’ll be people who want to keep it perfect, who don’t even want to crack the spines, who will lament over the slightest crease to the pretty pretty cover, who’ll keep their copy on a clean, beautiful shelf so pristine and perfect, who’ll share with the pages their favourite book mark with it’s pattern or it’s quote or it’s ribbon or the thousand other things that could make it special; maybe one day there’ll be people who will fold the pages, who’ll crack the spine, who’ll panic because they accidentally dropped it in the bath, who’ll underline their favourite quotes with their favourite pencil that they always have to tell themselves to stop chewing the end of; maybe one day there’ll be people who’ll put pen against the pages, who’ll draw stars and hearts in the margins, who’ll share their every thought on every page that was worth something enough to them to write on; maybe one day there’ll be people who’ll choose the perfect coloured tabs to match the cover, who’ll create a key, who’ll deem me worthy of their favourite highlighters, who’ll be able to look at the pages of their closed copy, run their fingers over those perfect coloured tabs, and see their thoughts as they read laid out before them; maybe one day there’ll be people who’ll borrow it from libraries, who’ll wipe dust from the cover, even if it’s slightly faded with time beneath the plastic sheath who’ll write their names on a card glued neatly into the front so they are part of it forever.

What if I am lucky enough to one day see a book that is not just my soul, but the souls of readers as well?

Keep writing my loves, keep writing 🖤