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i like to pretend i already died and asked god to send me back to earth so i can swim in lakes again and see mountains and get my heart broken and love my friends and cry so hard in the bathroom and go grocery shopping 1,000 more times. and that i promised i would never forget the miracle of being here

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i must ask you reblog this so said beast, you know. actually has attributes

#lol

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(おじゃま攻撃かと思いきや | キュルZ＠5巻7/27 さんのマンガ | ツイコミ(仮)から)

#omg #that cat is so disgustingly cute #and also horrifying #they remind me of the catbus #who is also adorable and terrifying

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Authentic Louisiana style Chicken and Sausage Gumbo made with spicy andouille sausage, onions, celery, and bell pepper, commonly referred to as the holy trinity, and okra. This gumbo starts out with a chocolate roux and ends with a touch of file powder, giving it that classic flavor-packed Cajun taste.

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Too Ashamed of Writing to Write

Anonymous asked: I've spent ten years thinking of stories, ideas, characters, magic systems, concepts, all that jazz, but when I actually have to write it down, I feel this overwhelming sense of shame and disgust. Just looking at what I write makes me feel bad. If I posted my writing in forums for serious writers, it'd immediately get torn to shreds. It's a constant downer and it dissuades me from wanting to write more. Is there advice for nervous nellies like me to overcome this fear that's a little sweeter than "grit your teeth and bear it?"

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First, this is normal. A lot of writers struggle with it. The reason why, I think, is our society puts so much emphasis on finished products, we've collectively forgotten the reality behind what it takes to get to that finished product. We've forgotten that things take practice and time and polishing, and that to make good art, you first have to make bad art. If you can't learn to sit with your bad art, you'll never get good enough to make good art.

So, yes, unfortunately... though it may have a bitter taste, "grit your teeth and bear it" is the usual advice because it's true advice. If you can't grit your teeth and wade through the bad art to get to the good art, you'll never get to the good art.

Here are some things that might help. First, watch this:

Some links to previous posts:

Comparing Self to Others, Insecure About Writing Building Confidence in Your Writing Concentrate on Quantity at First, Not Quality Guide: Dealing with Self-Doubt & Impostor Syndrome

You will get there, I promise! ♥

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all of tumblr: we fucking hate bots

also tumblr:

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It’s okay to not want to have sex ever. It’s okay to never even try it.

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having fun

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relationship goals 

#lmao

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kitty artist 🌈🖍️

#queuniverse

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normalize non-children using 'dear santa' letters to subtly let their friends and family know what they want for christmas

#christmas #santa #merry christmas #slippers #this was all because im trying to figure out how to tell my mom i want slippers for christmas #am i funny yet

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sometimes, the only way i know my roommate is still alive is the $30 cheese that appears and disappears from our fridge

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I really think everyone needs to truly internalize this:

Fictional characters are objects.

They are not people. You cannot "objectify" them, because they have no personhood to be deprived of. They have no humanity to be erased. You cannot "disrespect" them, because they are not real.

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- I’m not the child you once knew.

- No. That child would see you and run.

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it's actually really healthy and important to follow people who ship things i Do Not, because their posts making undeniable evidence out of random crumbs they found on the canon floor (sometimes the very same crumbs used as undeniable evidence for a different ship by someone else in the very next post) creates an excellent outside perspective for how i am also winding a red string around thumbtacks on a conspiracy board every time i log on to the otp hive mind. keeps me humble.