#yes everyone have a good independence day 💙

[superpixie42]

From @saraneth86 ❤️ 🧡 💛 💙 💜 💚

I'm gonna drop this below the cut since it's pretty lengthy

My writing process is a little all over the place, but my best case "I Know What I'm Doing" scenario is outlined here :)

I usually know a story is done when the scene is done, since my stuff is so short. Endings is actually something I want to work on because at the moment they can be a bit...abrupt... which is a little bit of a stylistic choice and a little bit of a cop-out.

My best time of day to write is Nap Time because I'm awake and focused and there aren't a lot of other things going on around me.

What gets me in the mood to write? That's an excellent question and if anyone figures out the answer please tell me so I can tap into it more regularly XD

Fic I loved writing the most...hmmmmm HMMMM. What's Eating You was hilarious from start to finish and it felt fresh and free and I was really inspired the whole time and never felt "stuck" or like I had to compromise or lose any scenes I liked during editing. So yes, zombie apocalypse pwp was the most fun :D

I love Inuyasha because there is a little something for everyone and unlike a lot of media I feel like the characters are believable. When something bad happens they hold a grudge, when something good happens it can change their whole outlook AND THEY CARRY THAT WITH THEM from chapter to chapter. You see real growth and real consequences and that is eternally satisfying.

And the big one. Writing with a screaming baby in the background is not fun or easy. I hit long spells where stuff sits untouched for weeks because I'm tired or unfocused and just don't want to put forward the mental energy to Do The Thing. It's a huge part of why so many of my fics are short, especially my pieces from a year ago. Now that she sleeps better and is a little more independent I can do some "longer" pieces, but I don't let myself feel bad that I'm not writing epics. And I write a lot of canon "look they have babies now" fics and not complex AUs. And that's okay.

Write just the one idea: 50 words, 200 words. That's still a story.

Write the baby fic that is 97% just your morning but with puppy ears. Everyone rips off their own life; it's inspiration not a copout.

Maybe find someone who will co-write with you? Collabs are fabulous.

Publish to Tumblr only. Crossposting on AO3 takes TIME and if you don't have that time, don't worry about it, you can always add it later.

Keep a notebook/digital notes. A lot of my fics start out as this:

no quotation marks, so many typos, and just gross. But I'm the only one who sees it and it gets the idea out of my head to let me focus on it properly later (though you may note this is from January...so later varies XD )

PS this is from the Swan Princess AU I've wanted to write for 7 months and just haven't had time because other things have come up and also it's gonna need multiple chapters. But the idea is alive, somewhere, until I have time.

[belovedstars]

do the hearts 4 kaylee :3

( ' oc emoji asks ' )

💓 - what gets their heart racing?

what doesn't!!! meeting new people! doing new things! going new places!

💘 - what traits do they look for in a relationship? do they believe in love at first sight?

kaylee looks for someone caring, kind, open, loving, honest, etc., just a good person. she does believe in love at first sight and definitely falls in love a little bit with everyone she meets.

💗 - if they have a crush, is it noticeable? what changes when they’re in love?

it would be more noticeable if kaylee were not always very soft and loving to every person she meets. what changes, she'll think about them more, do or make little things for them.

❤️ - their love language(s)?

*looks up the love languages* out of the Big Five, hers would probably be quality time, but legitimately everything kaylee does has love in it.

💙 - do they miss their s/o easily? how do they act when their s/o isn’t around?

YES like she is independent and she would want her s/o(s) to be independent also but there is definitely a part missing if they're not around!! she will miss them very easily!!! and without them probably just a little wilted, like a plant just a day or two past watering, she's still happy, but,

💚 - what things make your oc feel comforted? hugs, kisses, food?

all of the above?? literally anything that has any type of care behind it.

💖 - are they a subtle or a showy lover?

somewhere in between, i think. like, she'll show it, always, but she's not showy about it.

💌 - do they like love letters? what kind of messages do they leave for their partner?

kaylee will 100% write love letters,even just to her friends. she's a sappy soft girl and she wants to spread that constantly. she leaves little things, bigger letters, anything to let them know she's thinking about them.

💔 - what could their partner do that would absolutely break their heart?

if they did something cruel to her or others. she wants to show everyone as much love as she can, but she knows when to cut something off of it's not good.

[sorsalapsi]

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hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää uwu 💙