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Another update....

I'm going to grad school!

So I'm back to notes and study

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You deserve nothing but the best, have an excellent day 💜💜💜

thank you so much anon!

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Guess who's back?

After a long hiatus and graduating, I decided to update my blog to my newest career... writing! get ready to get info dumped with my newest story coming out soon!

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Just reminding myself of this quote again:

"The cost of procrastination is the life you could've lived"

This haunts me more than anything, instantly takes me to my vision board and I did not spend all that time making it only to watch it fly away, so nope, going to get back to the work i'm putting away just because I feel lazy, tbh.

Also, I'm in no way trying to support or promote the hustle culture, its toxic in some ways and I would not want anyone to put themselves through it. This is just to break my 'lazy-culture' :)

picture source : Pinterest

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Etsy listing available in my shop

Check out this item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/1043983319/owl-beanie

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Day 1/100 days of productivity, im starting over cuz I lost count loll. Also sharing this w/my blog @plantsandrec if im doing garden stuff for the day.

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i love cheating if you don’t cheat what the hell is wrong with you

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Did I ever share pics of the lil friend I found when I was pressing flowers?

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Awww ur so kind, I wish I knew who this secret admirer was ☺

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Anonymously send me a fruit!

Apple 🍎: I don’t really like your blog, I follow because I like you! Banana 🍌: I love your blog content but I don’t really like you. Cherries 🍒: I think you’re hot! Pear 🍐: I wish you knew I existed Grapes 🍇: I wish we were better friends! Peach 🍑: I want to date you! Pineapple🍍: We never talk but I care about you! Strawberry 🍓: I have a huge crush on you! Lemon 🍋: I really dislike you Orange 🍊: I look up to you and I trust you Watermelon 🍉: I think you’re okay but I just follow for the stuff you reblog not your posts Jalapeño 🌶: Tell me something not on this list!

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So, I decided to post me first (kind of) selfie here. I did my hair up for the first time in awhile and feeling cute.

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Self Care Plan

So, I made a lil' self care/mental health plan for myself, and decided to make it available for download/printout if anyone is interested in doing it themselves. Please let me know if there is anything wrong with the link or anything, I'm not too good with techy things oof.

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Academic Solidarity

Whether you are dark, light, grey chaotic, or anywhere in between, we are all struggling to pass our classes and get our degree and succeed in a world that is actively trying to bring us down. rather than separating and fighting each other, we should be helping each other succeed and accomplish our goals. Academic solidarity is open to anyone and everyone, every race, gender and ethnicity, and lgbtq+. There is nothing wrong in romanticizing the little things as we struggle to reach our goals, in fact, finding beauty in the mundane is probably what's keeping us sane in this insane world, so lets not fight each other over it, and enjoy ourselves.

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Any tips on avoiding or editing out filter words/phrases? It annoys the hell out of me every time I type “She watched” “She heard” “She saw” but I don’t know how else to say some things without using them so I leave them in to come back and fix later. Also, is there a way to use “she thought” that doesn’t get repetitive? I often dip into my characters personal thoughts or understanding of situations and I don’t know how else to express it without using “thought” but I’m worried it gets repetitive and redundant like other filter words

Guide: Understanding Filter Words

Filter words are words that add unnecessary explanation to an action or thought. Because the explanation is redundant, the filter word puts distance between the reader and the action being performed. This is a particular problem for first-person and third-person limited/close, because the last thing you want is distance between the reader and anything the character is doing.

Common filter words are: felt, watch, saw, knew, heard, thought, touched, wondered, noticed, realized, believed.

HOWEVER, these words are not filter words by default. These words only become filter words when they “filter” an action or thought through unnecessary explanation. 

The best way to tell if a word is filtering an action or thought is to see if you can do the following:

1) Remove the filter word and any pronouns or conjunctions that go with it.

2) Reword the sentence without adding a synonym or other replacement.

3) Does it still make sense?

Example #1 - “She knew the way to Ted’s house by heart.”

1) She knew the way to Ted’s house by heart.

2) The way to Ted’s house by heart.

3) No, this does not make sense and rewording doesn’t help.

In Example #1, “knew” is not a filter word.

Example #2 - “As she drove down the road, the sky was full of angry gray clouds and she knew it was going to rain.”

1) As she drove down the road, the sky was full of angry gray clouds and she knew it was going to rain.

2) As she drove down the road, the sky was full of angry gray clouds. It was going to rain.

3) Yes, this makes sense.

In Example #2, “knew” is a filter word.

Example #3 - “She relaxed on the park bench and watched the people walk by.”

1) She relaxed on the park bench and watched the people walk by.

2)  She relaxed on the park bench and the people walk by.

3) No, this doesn’t make sense. Here, “watched” is the action being performed by the subject, so removing it removes meaning from the sentence.

In Example #3, “watched” is not a filter word.

Example #4 - “There were robins hopping around in the leaves, and he watched as one of them ate a worm and flew away.”

1)  “There were robins hopping around in the leaves, and he watched as one of them ate a worm and flew away.”

2) “There were robins hopping around in the leaves. One of them ate a worm and flew away.”

3) Yes, this makes sense.

In Example #4, “watched” is a filter word.”

A Word About “She Thought”

When you’re describing your character’s thoughts, think of “she thought” the same way you’d think of “she said,” because it’s performing the same function. Much as we can eliminate overuse of “said” by varying tag placement, using action tags, or eliminating the tag entirely, we can do the same with “thought.” When you’re inside the character’s head, your reader understands that these are thoughts. You don’t need to tell the reader that.

I hope that helps! :)

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Good morning, I’m wishing everyone a productive day today. This week I’ve really focused on setting goals and accomplishing them and it’s going well so far. I’m feeling very balanced and content.

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