Trying to write more often is self-care. We write because we love it. Let's not make it a chore.
There is more to writing than getting words on the page. Research, plotting, outlining, daydreaming, making moodboards... all that is writing.
Not being able to write some days is NOT failure. Breaks are essential to refill your creative energy. Maybe just listen to your writing playlist and relax a bit or read a book or watch a show that inspires you.
Word counts are not absolute. If you realize you can't achieve your word count in the set timeframe, revise it. It's NOT failure, it's being efficient and aware of your own energy.
Be kind to yourself. Not finishing your goal is okay. Just engage with your creativity. Your mental health is more important.
Like, we need a term for a one-sided shipping war, where only the "winning" side actually thinks its a battle. You outnumber the other group 20:1, this isn't a fucking war.
thinking about how palismen can act on their own free will and if their owner is unable to wield them, palismen can make the decision to protect their owner’s loved ones from danger (like with eda, owlbert and luz)
thinking bout evelyn being flapjack’s original owner. flapjack being drawn to luz initially because she reminded him of her. flapjack ultimately rejecting luz as his next owner bc he knows evelyn wanted to protect caleb from harm and that’s where he’s most needed. flapjack only warming up to hunter when he realizes this is caleb and this is who his owner would’ve wanted to protect the most, so he does it for her. belos saying goodbye to evelyn when killing flapjack because he’s the last piece of evidence of her. flapjack being willing to sacrifice himself for his owner’s true love
i want everyone to know that every time you interact with this post i take psychic damage. i'm being forced to remember that the only way evelyn and caleb could be free from the cycle of caleb being abused, killed and resurrected was to not end up together. i know belos is in hell rn laughing at the implication that all the pain caleb endured was because he chose evelyn and it only stopped when he didn't. what am i supposed to do with this
genuinely can’t stop thinking about the fact that phillip felt so betrayed by caleb choosing evelyn over him that he killed his own brother and every time he tried to resurrect his brother through cloning him, the cycle continued. every time, every single time caleb was brought back to life, he’d meet a wild witch—he’d meet evelyn—and choose her over phillip every time. it didn’t matter how much phillip tried isolating or directing or controlling caleb, the result was inevitable
and after continuously choosing to leave phillip behind, the one lifetime where evelyn and caleb meet and they don’t choose each other, then they’re finally free from the curse. a final love letter from evelyn to caleb, setting him free from his brother even if now they won’t get to be together in this lifetime. the level of brain rot i’m experiencing just thinking about this
it’s actually funny how i couldn’t come up with any canon compliant fic ideas for luz & hunter but the finale gave me such a good idea for them in the future 😮💨 i try to take a little more time with drafting but i might just speed run this so i can get it posted
I like saying "I'll allow it" only in contexts where I have no power or authority
A strong start.