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May Prompts 2024

Prompt for Wednesday, May 1: Open

I'm giving prompts a day ahead, but there are no deadlines. Every prompt implies its antonym, any synonyms or metaphorical meanings. Use it any way you want, or not at all!

I've tagged everyone who asked, I think, but if you're not and want to be added, just ask.

Post your words here and tag me!

Please reblog!

PS: I notice that lately not all my tagged people are getting notices. Please check, since you should get one daily.

@lisbeth-kk @keirgreeneyes @ninasnakie @catlock-holmes @raina-at @friday411 @meetinginsamarra @helloliriels @momma2boys @stellacartography @a-victorian-girl @startrekker2011 @sunfloweraro @totallysilvergirl @peanitbear

#calaisreno #may prompts

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being proactive w cultivating your fandom space is good but also weird because occasionally you'll see a post that's like, "we need to address [problem in fandom you have literally never heard of before]" or "I'm tired of fics that [characterization you have literally never encountered]" and you just end up nodding along and trusting that your mutuals have seen horrors you cannot fathom because you have a very extensive blacklist

#think I've just been lucky

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"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

#Love your library #Use the library

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Forget Me Not by Calais Reno

John gives up memories in order to save Sherlock.

Now the blue eye is focused on him, the brown one wandering. “Look at me, John. What happens in the mind is more than reason. You will not save him with cold, hard facts. Saving him will require your imagination.” For just a second, both eyes line up. The world stills around him. He’s never felt so focused.

Thank you for reading and reblogging!

@mydogwatson @lisbeth-kk  @totallysilvergirl  @keirgreeneyes  @startrekker2011  @iamjustreading @original-welovethebeekeeper  @meetinginsamarra  @thegildedbee  @chinike @peanitbear @safedistancefrombeingsmart  @jolieblack  @ninasnakie  @13monkton  @dissolvinggirl  @confused-sherlockian  @thesaltofcarthage  @still-prefer-books  @kestrelwing64  @luna06newman  @whatnext2020 @demonicangeling @copperplatebeech @mxster-jocale @missdeliadili @loves-to-read-fanfic

#bbc sherlock #johnlock #john watson #amnesia #forget me not

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Michael Sheen, probably:

They put in big red letters that I can’t kiss back.

But.

They said nothing about my hands.

#good omens #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #all the ineffable kisses

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I managed to paint a bit this week and tried out Krita's RGB oil brushes. They are amazing.

This is a giftwork for @kabubsmagga. I wanted to paint something for them for a long time. Thank you kabubsmagga, for all the support and feedback of my writing and painting. ˂3

Close up, because zooming in doesn't work on desktop tumblr.

I am flattered if you reblog, but do NOT post my art on other sites/social media or use in any other way without my written permission.

#sherlock fanart #ceruleanmindpalace #made with krita #sherlock holmes

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i need to be stopped

#sherlock #sherlock fanart #too pretty

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May Prompts 2024

Dear Writers:

It's nearly May! The month of merry little thoughts, divine mistakes, and frivolous whims.

Time to set aside that fantasy trilogy that's been stuck in the mud all winter, the six-act tragedy in blank verse you've been labouring over--and write some random bits and bobs!

Visit your mind attic. Pull open the drawer where you hide your terrible ideas and scenes that are waiting for the right story. (I know you have such an attic and such a drawer because I do as well 🙄) Dig around— not with the idea of spring cleaning, which will only produce an empty drawer and a tidy attic— but because it's a treasure hunt.

Dust off the lawn furniture, put on your sandals, take your laptop outdoors. New environs, new inspirations.

The point is this: Last year* some of us wrote and shared a month of little daily fictions. There were drabbles and 221Bs and flash-fiction and mini-epics. There were prompts, which some of us used as a starting place, and sharing of minifics amongst ourselves, which led to more inspiration. 

Wanna see some more?

I've been hoarding ideas since last year and am now opening that drawer. I plan to write a short something every day in May, and will share my words with whoever wants to be tagged. If you'd like a daily prompt, I will be supplying that. 

No pressure. While some structure creates opportunity and creativity thrives within structure, this exercise is not meant to create anxiety or trigger your inner completionist. (My internal taskmaster is taking the month off.)

No judgement. No prizes for reaching 31, no awards for creativity, no certificates of participation. Just cheering one another on.

No rules. Use the prompt or don't. Write 100 words or 1000. Any fandom, any characters, any headcanon. Or your own original creation. Write every day or whenever an idea strikes. Share or don't. 

No guilt. Fail gleefully, write terribly, get out of the boat and swim.

Correction. One rule: write some words. 

*Credit goes to @notjustamumj for last year's inspiration. Eternal thanks for that idea!

Please reblog! I'm tagging a few people who participated last year or expressed interest, but I’m sure I’m leaving someone out. Let me know if you'd like to be tagged for prompts and sharing.  

@raina_at @lisbeth-kk @keirgreeneyes @allsovacant @totallysilvergirl @meetinginsamarra @jrow @elwinglyre @bertytravelsfar @helloliriels @gregorovitchworld @peanitbear @mydogwatson

#MayPrompts2024 #calaisreno

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#the creature from the black legumes #😂 #it's terrible #i love it

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#1 child named for fictional character but changed for plausible deniability #1 child named for fictional character unchanged #both with standard middle names

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Well you see minors under 25 years old should not be allowed to get gender reassignment surgery because what if they go to the clinic but instead of giving them a normal penis the nurses mess up and give them the evil penis. That's irreversible

#kids these days #only want the evil penis

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Greg’s still looking at him in a way that brings to mind there is no penny. And there’s definitely no pounds. “I still don’t follow, John.” “You know…” he gestures with his glass of beer between himself and Greg. Like an idiot. Good heavens, Sherlock owes him big time. “Sherlock’s a special kind of human being, and I don’t know how to tell him that, you know, I’m interested in him.”  Greg seems amused, holding back a grin. Unsuccessfully, John may add. He sets his elbows on the table and John’s eyes trail down to his forearms. Rather shapely, they are. “I’ve no idea what you're about.” Greg’s usually soft spoken, but this is the specific way he talks to people he either subtly makes questions in crime scenes or he considers dim enough to not understand him if he speaks fast.  Filling his lungs with air, he lets it out slowly. “Well, you managed to get Mycroft, didn’t you?”

Seduction for Beginners [T] in AO3

My 100th story for Mycroft & Greg!

Written for @mystradepromptsandscenarios "Not with that attitude"

#mystrade #mystrade monday prompts

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I think I’m going to think about this youtube comment forever

#arm your children #with principles #and wet boba #haiku bot #sixty-silver-wishes

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THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON part 3 (part 1) (part 2) as promised here they are enjoying committing a crime (to quote Watson: "I thrilled now with a keener zest than I had ever enjoyed when we were the defenders of the law instead of its defiers").

Nearly made myself ill drawing them holding hands WHAT IS IT WITH GAY PEOPLE (me) AND HANDS

(This is part of the Watsons sketchbook series!)

#contact-guy #sherlock holmes #john watson #acd holmes

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I'm writing again. Decided to unabandon one (1) (just one for now) of my abandoned fics.

Watch this space.

#The Eye Begins to See #Saintscully #sherlock #sherlock fandom #johnlock

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Honeybee Heart by OffYourBird

Johnlock Love Letters #2338

At Sherlock’s funeral, John finds a note in his suit pocket that changes everything.

#Cupidford fic recs #Johnlock love letters #Off Your Bird #Honeybee Heart #sherlock fandom #johnlock fanfic #johnlock fanfiction

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#what #90s art kit