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Jin, at night, texting Namjoon: I’m in bed. I can’t wait for you to come home 30 minutes later Namjoon, comes running into the bedroom, out of breath: Sorry I’m late Jin: What the hell took you so long? Namjoon before:

Writing Grief

I’ve heard from many places - and wholeheartedly stand by - the idea that the larger the scope you’re trying to portray, the smaller your focus should be. For example, if you’re writing about a village that’s been destroyed, you don’t focus on the destruction everywhere, you focus on a little child’s doll lying half-scorched in the street. The idea is to channel as much of the emotion as possible into the smallest details. That’s how it’s the most potent.

Grief is one of these big things. Grief rocks your world, and it’s grip doesn’t go away as soon as the next thing comes around. It strikes at odd moments.

The thing with grief is that everyone experiences it differently, and everyone’s got different memories surrounding it. Given this fact, I’m going to describe questions who’s answers you may incorporate into your narrative, but I cannot give you a “this is how to write your character’s grieving.” The questions I’ve listed below are likely going to be most relevant at or just after another character’s died, when things are freshest and at their most raw.

(note: “or” questions do not necessarily mean you have to choose one or the other. You can, but it’s also saying, “is at least one of these the case?”)

How does it feel externally?

Do things feel too rough, or too soft? Too squishy or too unyielding?

Are yoru character’s sleeves damp or wet from wiping away tears? are there balls of tissues held tight in your character’s fists?

Is the air too cold or too warm?

Is the space too tight, or too open?

How does it feel physically internally?

Is your character’s jaw clenched or their muscles tightened?

Do their eyes sting or feel puffy from tears?

Are they dehydrated and/or hungry?

Does their skin feel cold to the touch?

Do they crave physical contact such as hugs, or do they not want to be touched?

How does your character feel emotionally?

Are they angry, scared, sad, or unsure?

Do they feel emotionally empty like there is nothing inside of them (do they feel cold but aren’t physically cold)?

Are their thoughts coherant, or are they scattered?

What do they notice? Colors, shapes, patterns, sounds, movement, tactile sensations, smells?

Is your character craving a sense or normalcy, or a sense of difference that reflects the difference of someone dying?

How does your character physically react?

Do they start crying or showing other intense emotions?

Do they try to hold everything inside and/or not show other people?

Does their movement style change (they’re jerkier, slower, etc)?

Do they not seem to hear anything anyone else is saying?

Do they try to overcompensate and/or pretend that what happened didn’t really matter (showing intense emotions seemingly unrelated to grief)?

This blog, like it’s maker, gives me a lot of peace.

Sometimes people use “respect” to mean “treating someone like a person” and sometimes they use “respect” to mean “treating someone like an authority”

and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say “if you won’t respect me I won’t respect you” and they mean “if you won’t treat me like an authority I won’t treat you like a person”

and they think they’re being fair but they aren’t, and it’s not okay.

Tips for Writing a Difficult Scene

Every writer inevitably gets to that scene that just doesn't want to work. It doesn't flow, no matter how hard you try. Well, here are some things to try to get out of that rut:

1. Change the weather

I know this doesn't sound like it'll make much of a difference, but trust me when I say it does.

Every single time I've tried this, it worked and the scene flowed magically.

2. Change the POV

If your book has multiple POV characters, it might be a good idea to switch the scene to another character's perspective.

9/10 times, this will make the scene flow better.

3. Start the scene earlier/later

Oftentimes, a scene just doesn't work because you're not starting in the right place.

Perhaps you're starting too late and giving too little context. Perhaps some description or character introspection is needed before you dive in.

Alternatively, you may be taking too long to get to the actual point of the scene. Would it help to dive straight into the action without much ado?

4. Write only the dialogue

If your scene involves dialogue, it can help immensely to write only the spoken words the first time round.

It's even better if you highlight different characters' speech in different colors.

Then, later on, you can go back and fill in the dialogue tags, description etc.

5. Fuck it and use a placeholder

If nothing works, it's time to move on.

Rather than perpetually getting stuck on that one scene, use a placeholder. Something like: [they escape somehow] or [big emotional talk].

And then continue with the draft.

This'll help you keep momentum and, maybe, make the scene easier to write later on once you have a better grasp on the plot and characters.

Trust me, I do this all the time.

It can take some practice to get past your Type A brain screaming at you, but it's worth it.

So, those are some things to try when a scene is being difficult. I hope that these tips help :)

Reblog if you found this post useful. Comment with your own tips. Follow me for similar content.

Mermaids love nipple play. Nothing wrong with that.

Starfish have mouths in their center, and mermaids use them as bras

We pay for life with death. So everything in between must be free. - Bill Hicks

I should get minimum wage for just being alive

To be fair, the lord can also comment on the post, if he/she/it/they wishes/wish to. So… it’s you (the reader), the lord & any creature that walks the golden earth that wishes to contribute. Please do so. It will encourage me to write.

Thank you for suffering this post.

Lord help me, I want to start writing one column-ish post per week on this blog. Please comment if you have any topics you’d like me to think (+ talk to my brilliant friends) & write about or if you’d like to be tagged when I do end up posting 🥲

This reads like I’m telling the lord to comment on the post. Just to clarify, I’m asking you, the reader to comment.

Lord help me, I want to start writing one column-ish post per week on this blog. Please comment if you have any topics you’d like me to think (+ talk to my brilliant friends) & write about or if you’d like to be tagged when I do end up posting 🥲

Lord help me, I want to start writing one column-ish post per week on this blog. Please comment if you have any topics you’d like me to think (+ talk to my brilliant friends) & write about or if you’d like to be tagged when I do end up posting 🥲

Brown girl venn diagram

too halal for haram people but too haram for halal people

A Brief Note on Deserving -

Recently, brilliant @moonchild0297 put me in touch with a friend of hers. And so began a delightful correspondence (I like talking like I’m a BBC Radio Host from the days of old, take note).

It (the correspondence not the note) turned to the feeling of worthiness and deserving. In trying to write back with a fitting response and wanting to soothe this new friend about the whole ‘deserving’ debate that rages in all of our minds, I enlisted the help of an ingenious technique that my best friend uses in times of uncertainty and ambiguity with his feelings.

What he does is he turns to the dictionary. The precise definition, the origin of the word gives him cues to what he feels about it or how it is framed in his world. And it worked!

The definition of deserving hinges on ‘being worthy of…’ The Latin root of ‘deserve’ means ‘to serve well, or zealously’.

Put together, to my mind, the answer becomes quite clear - and the insidious logic reveals itself - to be deserving is to be thought of as worthy by the one you serve.

This may have been easily digestible in days of monarchy or in places ruled by a strict god… to me, however, it does not apply. I do not serve a person or a god. At most I would say I serve an idea… more precisely a set of ideas. Following this thread, I have to question - what person would the idea of… say… freedom or equality or natural living hold as worthy and unworthy? There is none that is worthy or unworthy. There are complex people who do complex things.

If you (or rather I since I mostly am talking to myself) think of the self as deserving or undeserving, ponder this - who is dictating worthiness? What idea or, pray tell, what person are you acting in service of? Jesus? Krishna? Moses? You don’t need to comb through the Bible or the Gita or the Old Testament to know what their stance on the issue was. Let me save you (again, I’m referring to myself here) some research - it was kindness. To look upon one’s self, and one’s neighbour (those were the really old timey days) with kindness.

The issue, to me, is that the ideas of capitalism and consumerism do dictate worthiness and often we find ourselves trapped in those constraints - mentally. Freedom within this idea slyly becomes Freedom to “choose” the winner’s product and more often than not Freedom to do what they tell you (this is not my line, it belongs to a most remarkable comic called Bill Hicks). It’s a dire situation. All the same I do believe a more sustainable, greener, more natural system is possible. If not a system for the world, at least a system of thought - within myself. Progress is slow but research and development is ongoing.

Writing Websites

1. a website with a list of superpowers and what they are

2. a website that generates random au ideas

3. a website that generates names, basic info and futures in a bunch of languages

4. a website that checks your grammar

5. website that lists types of execution in the states

6. a website with info on death certificates

7. a website with info on the four manners of death

8. a website with info on the black plague

9. website with information on depression

10. a website with info on the four types of suicide

11. website that lists famous quotes

12. website with different kinds of quotes

13. a website with info on food in every country

14. a website with a list of different colors

15. website with a list of medieval jobs

16. website with a list of fabrics

17. website with a list of flowers and pictures

18. website with a list of flowers and no pictures

19. website with a list of poisonous plants

20. website with a list of poisonous and non-poisonous plants

21. website with a list of things not to feed your animals

22. website with a list of poisons that can be used to kill people

23. website with info on the international date line

24. website with a list of food allergies

25. website with a list of climates

26. website with info on allergic reactions

27. website with info on fahrenheit and celsius 

28. website with info on color blindness

29. website with a list of medical equipment

30. website with a list of bugs

31. website with an alphabetic list of bugs and their scientific name

32. website with a list of eye colors

33. website (wikipedia sorry) with list of drinks

34. website with a list of religions

35. website with a list of different types of doctors and what they do

36. website (wikipedia again sorry) with a list of hair colors

37. website that generates fantasy names

38. website with a list of body language

39. website with a list of disabilities

40. website with an alphabetic list of disabilities

*Jimin’s voice* LESGEDDDDIT!

Such a lovely delight, @sunshyngal and @sumzysworld!

Five things that make me happy -

1. Having a great conversation with someone I love / am coming to love!

2. Writing in a flow! When all I can think of is the next sentence and then the next, without hesitation, doubt or difficulty. Such days are rare but they are beautiful!

3. A warm, comfortable, cuddle (and/or romance ++) session with a S.O.

4. Reading a book in complete peace with music playing in low volume somewhere seemingly far away

5. Rainy days and beautiful music!

Okay! I’m tagging @loucraxx @holdinbacksecrets @moonchild0297 @mintjoonlep @sahmfanficbts @likeastarstar - I’d love to know (if you feel like) ♥️♥️♥️

when you get this, please respond with five things that make you happy! then, send to your last ten people in your notifs (anonymously). you never know who might benefit from spreading positivity♡

1. Having my Iced Latte in the morning after taking my dog for a walk.

2. Finishing a chapter of my writing and press that “post” button.

3. Sleeping through the night -even afternoon, just like Jimin🤭

4. Travelling to different countries. (Fuck corona).

5. Unboxing those ridiculous pricey brand of skincare that I’ve been eyeing for.

@sweetwolfcupcake

*me extended director’s cut of monsoon, 2021

me, fall 2018 me, spring 2020

🤝

rewatching new girl for escapism while crying about my current circumstance

You know how much I want this. How much my soul would blossom in this space. This is such a beautiful reminder. Thank you, @loucraxx.

I’ve known a home like this when I was a child. From what I remember, when souls feel free, a prayer blooms inside us naturally, like a flower on a tree. This prayer is who we are; Our true longings. This prayer is the red thread that will run across our lives.

It would be lovely to have a home. To have this gorgeous flower of freedom.

sandra cisneros, the house on mango street / tatyana nilovna yablonskaya - morning, 1954 / anatoly levitin- warm day, 1957 / harry sutton palmer - a cottage garden, 20th c. / phoebe bridgers, i know the end / sarah abraham - one fine morning, 2013 / theo gosselin - denver morning 5, 2015 / gaston bachelard, the poetics of space / federico zandomeneghi - in bed, 1878 / laura ingalls wilder /colley wisson- morning light kyneton australia, 21st c. / @gabi_wahl on instagram / lauren jolly roberts - cecile’s garden, 2006 / maya angelou, all god’s children need traveling shoes

How To Draw A Horse by Emma Hunsinger in this week’s New Yorker magazine.

Can you recommend some essays about speech or language?

Here are a few essays and articles about language use (off the top of my head). I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do!

How Words Fail by Cathy Park Hong

Politics and the English Language by George Orwell

Of Strangeness That Wakes Us by Ilya Kaminsky

The Meanings of a Word by Gloria Naylor

Mother Tongue by Yoojin Grace Wuertz

Borrowing a Simile by Walt Whitman

Word Order by Lewis H. Lapham

Four Essays by Mikhail Bakhtin

Nature: Chapter IV Language by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Strange Persistence of First Languages by Julie Sedivy

What Do You Lose When You Lose Your Language? by Joshua Fishman

My heart fucking breaks every time I witness a tree being murdered. The buzz-saw creates this horrid moan like a dying animal. I know the human killing the tree hears it and thinks of the moan of his hunger, the hunger of his family. And unfortunately those that are in power don’t hear this sound at all. They’re in soundproof apartments high above the problems of the world. This is wrong and more than wrong or unjust or unfair, it’s dumb. It’s idiotic. We have to come up with a better system than fucking capitalism. This is what today’s anger is about. This is true rage that can change the world.

If you have this kind of rage, rage. Rage against the world. Rage against the tide. I swear to you life will be on your side. We’re swimming in a gutter of banal useless hate and vitriol directed towards nothing ultimately, that’s trolling. And it’s an effective way to keep us distracted from the real shit. The way people are just fucking allowed to pass orders about cutting trees. No. Fuck no.

This world needs to change. Not me, not you. It’s not an individualistic problem regarding responsibility or boundaries. It’s a systemic shit show and I’m writing this because I’m screaming it internally.

Captain America needs to be in on this with Loki being matchmaker.