brown sugar and cinnamon are lesbian married

You could name any song in existence and I'd find a way to make it relevent to my wip

i am shrunken down and brought to the gnome world and when i attempt to assimilate to their culture I use an acorn cap as a hat and they all laugh cheerfully at my silly mistake of wearing what they use as a bowl like a cap and though this is a transgression that would have humiliated me in my human life I am instead laughing alongside them at my humorous misunderstanding

17th century astronomical art of Maria Clara Eimmart; celestial splendor from a forgotten woman who broke the bounds of her time.

(brainpickings.org)

“If you have time to watch Netflix you have time for a side hustle” my side hustle is relaxing so that my body and brain can heal from by this nose-to-the-grindstone bullshit. I refuse to feel guilty for being a human with the need to relax sometimes. my side hustle is no.

did somebody say it's weekly writing update time??

current project: The Starbird Rescue Alliance (sci-fi) hours spent writing: 16.5 hours word count: 15,406 page count: 50

I fear that last week when I said I came up with the title for my book on my way to work, I didn't clarify that I was walking. I do not use my phone and drive folks. Geico DriveEasy would murder me if I did that. Not that anyone pointed out my lack of specifics there but just in case.

Okay, so this week I finished writing chapter 4 and ya girl is struggling. Like big time. Because I realized I've never written a chaotic scene. Like, truly chaotic, all over the place, stressful, too many things happening kind of chaotic. So I don't know how to do it without being overly wordy.

I ended chapter 4 with the moment my cast flies past the atmospheric barrier of their planet and I plan to continue with the flight in chapter 5. I think I want this chapter to begin with the chaos, with something going wrong that they have to fix. Idk yet. Right now I'm pondering, dwelling on it, if you will. Once the problem that arises is settled, it'll cause new tensions between the crew. After that things will calm down a bit for my MC to observe the universe around her.

Also, I know nobody really cares about where I'm at with this book especially because it may never even leave my drafts. But I appreciate the interactions that I get on these posts because they keep me making them. And if you're a writer, I highly recommend doing your own weekly writing recaps. These have helped me understand my story on a crafting level. They remove me from the story and help me to see it from the perspective of a professional writer, not just as the person making up the story, if that makes sense.

I prob won't write much today, think I'll be doing more research on writing chaotically. Bye dudes :)

April has a way of wrapping itself around you.

I keep thinking the story I'm writing is gonna go one way and then the characters in the book go 'Actually, no.'

I created you, why are you fighting me

I almost forgot to do my weekly writing update!! no fear I am here

current project: The Starbird Rescue Alliance (sci-fi) hours spent writing: 14 hours word count: 13,328 page count: 42

I finally named my WIP!! Today I was heading to work and followed a different route, then looked up from my phone at the perfect time. I passed an apartment complex called The Starbird and I thought that was such a fitting name for the book. The whole way to work, I thought up new lore to explain the title and came up with some really interesting stuff. I feel so creative today after that and really inspired to use my surroundings when writing.

In other news, I am really trying to reach 50 pages before the end of Act 1. Though I have 42 physical pages, I'm going off a 350 words per page calculation which puts me at 38. I don't really know for sure if I can hold the reader were they're at now for 12 more pages before the end of the act, so I may have to accept that I'm nearing that moment and let it end naturally so I can put more detail into the exposition when I edit.

Also, I took a moment to consider novel length. For a while I was aiming for about 75,000 words, but after doing some research, I don't know if I can accomplish what I set out for in that amount. So I'm changing my goal to be 110,000 words. That only makes the whole "dragging out the exposition" bit harder, but I'm alright with that. I have A LOT to explore in Act 2 including spaceship mechanics, character dynamics, new problems, past trauma, romantic relationships, the environment, natural disasters, etc. Hopefully I can flesh out some more of Chapter 4 today, get to that defining moment, and then plan out Act 2 tomorrow and Friday so that on Saturday I can just go to town. Definitely need to start writing a lot more if I want to finish this book soon. My goal is going to be to finish my first draft by the end of my Thanksgiving vacation on December 4th, because my book is highly inspired by the birth of my niece and I'll be meeting her for the first time during the holiday! Alright back to writing byeeee

Adriatic Sea by Mauro Roberto Scalabroni

I love when sdv spouses r like "babe I watered the plants for you 🥺🥺" "I fed all the animals for u 🥺" like awh babe you shouldn't have. Really. its all automatic 🤗🤗 but thanks anyways

guys please romanticize your life. go on solo dates, study in coffee shops, buy yourself flowers, wake up at 5 am to do a workout, cook yourself some dinner. it will bring you happiness i promise. not for people to see, just for yourself

i think its so awesome that ocs exist. u can just make up some girl and put so many problems in her head

Day 41 🌸

2024.4.13

1204'24 — fri

back to my fav café. i started journaling.

saturday afternoon goodies. i don’t always believe in retail therapy, but a trip to a local bookstore is allowed now and then, as a treat.