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The symbolism of flowers

Flowers have a long history of symbolism that you can incorporate into your writing to give subtext.

Symbolism varies between cultures and customs, and these particular examples come from Victorian Era Britain. You'll find examples of this symbolism in many well-known novels of the era!

Amaryllis: Pride

Black-eyed Susan: Justice

Bluebell: Humility

Calla Lily: Beauty

Pink Camellia: Longing

Carnations: Female love

Yellow Carnation: Rejection

Clematis: Mental beauty

Columbine: Foolishness

Cyclamen: Resignation

Daffodil: Unrivalled love

Daisy: Innocence, loyalty

Forget-me-not: True love

Gardenia: Secret love

Geranium: Folly, stupidity

Gladiolus: Integrity, strength

Hibiscus: Delicate beauty

Honeysuckle: Bonds of love

Blue Hyacinth: Constancy

Hydrangea: Frigid, heartless

Iris: Faith, trust, wisdom

White Jasmine: Amiability

Lavender: Distrust

Lilac: Joy of youth

White Lily: Purity

Orange Lily: Hatred

Tiger Lily: Wealth, pride

Lily-of-the-valley: Sweetness, humility

Lotus: Enlightenment, rebirth

Magnolia: Nobility

Marigold: Grief, jealousy

Morning Glory: Affection

Nasturtium: Patriotism, conquest

Pansy: Thoughtfulness

Peony: Bashfulness, shame

Poppy: Consolation

Red Rose: Love

Yellow Rose: Jealously, infidelity

Snapdragon: Deception, grace

Sunflower: Adoration

Sweet Willian: Gallantry

Red Tulip: Passion

Violet: Watchfulness, modesty

Yarrow: Everlasting love

Zinnia: Absent, affection

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“omg you’re so creative. how do you get your ideas” i hallucinate a single scene in the taco bell drive thru and then spend 13 months trying to write it

#i feel called out #this is rude #except obviously there are no taco bells were i live #writing woes

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tfw the first draft of the novel that you expected to be 65k is at over 95k and is still. not. finished. aaaaarrgghhh

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The Hand You're Dealt, draft one, chapter twenty-five (excerpt)

With feather-like fingers, Eleri brought the heavy dress over Maeve’s head, careful not to entangle her in it or pull her hair. Her fingers were nimble across Maeve’s back as she pulled the ribbons fast, lacing the black brocade together. She made as little contact with Maeve’s skin as was humanly possible, but the odd kiss of a fingertip on a shoulder or spine sent an electric shock down to Maeve’s very core. This was lust, of course. There was no denying (nor had she ever attempted denying) that Eleri was beautiful. Not in the most original or the most surprising of ways, but her symmetrical features, soft curves of cheeks over a slightly too angular a jaw, and her green eyes (like moss-covered stones in a woodland spring, they were) were a perfect union of everything Maeve had come to appreciate in Eleri, in flesh form. The quiet kindness with a little edge that she usually kept hidden - the hatred for her father always outshined by the warmth she had always had for everyone else - and a curious mixture of boldness and timidity. Yes, of course, this was lust. Eleri nudged her, a butterfly’s touch on the tops of her shoulders (she felt it all the way down to her knees), to turn her around and took her in with her eyes. Despite trying, Maeve couldn’t hold her gaze.

#thyd #writing #og writing #wlw writing #maeve x eleri #i've been making a relatively steady though slow progress #this is some of the most recent stuff i've written #no big spoilers other than the bits of the romance storyline

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Advice for writing relationships

Ship Dynamics

How to create quick chemistry

How to write a polyamorous relationship

How to write a wedding

How to write found family

How to write forbidden love

Introducing partner(s) to family

Honeymoon

Date gone wrong

Fluffy Kiss Scene

Love Language - Showing, not telling

Love Language - Showing you care

Affections without touching

Giving the reader butterflies with your characters

Reasons a couple would divorce on good terms

Reasons for breaking up while still loving each other

Relationship Problems

Relationship Changes

Milestones in a relationship

Platonic activities for friends

Settings for conversations

How to write a love-hate relationship

How to write enemies to lovers

How to write lovers to enemies to lovers

How to write academic rivals to lovers

How to write age difference

Reasons a couple would divorce on good terms

Reasons for having a crush on someone

Ways to sabotage someone else's relationship

Ways a wedding could go wrong

Arranged matrimony for royalty

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Writers suffer from tinker bell brain they need constant applause or they start believing everything they’ve written is horseshit

#no but listen #what if everything i have written IS actually horseshit??? #how do you know it's not?? #how do I know it's not???? #writing woes

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btw, first draft is currently at ~88k words. the initial plan was for it to be 65k, now it's looking more like 100k or more

#writing #thyd

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the feeling when, yes, you have managed to write a few thousand words in the past few days - having had a tough couple of months of writer's block - but then, you've hardly pushed the plot forward and this is just interactions between people and getting the gang together...

except, wait, isn't that what i should be writing in a found family scenario?? do people want to see the little everyday scenes or am i overdoing it???

this first draft may end up being a lot of filler with little substance

thank goodness, it's only the first draft

#not sure how i'm going to fix it later though sooo #writing #writing woes #thyd

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sometimes insomnia means mid-night realisations that you never gave surnames to tertiary characters

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i had a very slow couple of months writing-wise - whether it was due to a lack of inspiration, or too much time i spent giffing star trek, or both, remains to be determined.

BUT, i have managed to get back on track, at least closer to the track anyway, and have added a couple thousand words in the last few days. progress, folks!

which means that maybe, possibly, i will finish this first draft in the foreseeable future.

#writing #wip update #thyd

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the plan for 2024 is: finish the first draft of thyd, make edits, figure out what to do with it

the question i'm pondering rn: should i make a tiktok account for my writing stuff?

#i've been struggling with inspiration for like a month now #stuck at circa 73k words #let's hope i can get myself unstuck #writing #writer's block

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ways to start writing more efficiently

stop writing with the word count on!

use a font like comic sans -- trick your brain into thinking that it's not important, that the writing can be stupid, if it's in a stupid font (if you can't tell i despise comic sans)

time yourself to get to a goal

or give yourself a certain amount of time

quantity >> quality in the first draft(s)!

jot down what you want to happen in that chapter

try organizing your writing (nanowrimo, for example)

do *not* reread! it doesn't need to make sense, it just needs to be there

try not to stick yourself to something you saw on tumblr. what works for someone else doesn't necessarily work for you!

take breaks. time those breaks.

practice writing short stories / oneshots of your characters.

try getting all your writing done within a certain goal (as much as I can for 30 minutes) rather than writing 5 minutes on or off

write down every little wormy idea that comes into your brain! sure, it's probably for a different plot, but maybe you can work it in somehow?

on that note, mash elements of your plots together rather than starting a whole new story

see maybe what little writing competitions you can submit your work to

proclaim your goal to the wide web for some peer pressure

rewards yourself. cheer on every thousand-word milestone. brag to your friends that you've written something, anything.

don't think of the big goal—don't think of publishing, or posting, etc. think of the end of your chapter, the development of your character, where it goes.

switch your writing environment! where are you most productive?

make a playlist only for when you write. never for anything else.

getting off tumblr, probably.

have people remind you of your goals.

remember that it all comes with discipline, but also your mental health is the most important!! don't sacrifice half your sleep to meet your nanowrimo goals. try to recognize when it's taking you too long and close the document. do something else. come back later.

take care of yourself. <3 use this post as a breather (or reminder to start!)

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another monday, another cafe, another 800 words added to the first draft, chapter 17 is almost done.

currently, the hand you're dealt is ~65k words long, which i assumed at the start would be the minimum to tell the story. now, it's looking more like i need another 15-20k. the end of the year remains my deadline for writing the first draft.

#wip update #writing #thyd

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today, i chose to write during my break from work, at one of the cosiest cafés/bookshops ever. i'm still struggling with getting a lot done in one sitting, especially considering where i am in the story (the dreaded Middle), but small steps forward are taken.

#wip update #writing

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this is how writing was being done today, on probably one of the last warm days this year, in one of my favourite parks, over coffee and a chocolate chip cookie. i think i should do this every day, i met my daily goal in no time.

and an update: the hand you're dealt (first draft) is currently sixteen chapters long, at almost 60k words.

#writing #wip update #thyd

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three and a half months later, ladies, gentlemen, and esteemed enbys, we have a title

my current wip is as of now called

*drumroll*

The Hand You're Dealt

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