Nettlewild Fairy

my best writing advice *about* writing advice is that you absolutely do not have to follow all the popular advice you see BUT ☝️ you have to make sure you're not following it on purpose

oh my GOD how did I never notice this... the implications of servitude and devotion that are carried by the way that homeworld gems address their superiors ("my diamond") being reversed when rose addresses pearl as "my pearl"... it's not ownership, it's acknowledging the importance and the value of pearl in her life in a way that is extremely emotionally weighted for each of them, as a pearl (the lowest class) and a diamond (the highest), respectively... i need to sit down ;u;

I don't remember finding fart jokes particularly funny even when I was a child.

Five year old me, watching a movie with fart jokes: "Oh, how gauche. They're pandering to the lowest common denominator."

two characters who absolutely Will Not say "i love you" trying to tell each other that they love one another is so good actually. more of that please

Also, you don't have to like, delete it from existence. Keep a second document full of the Darlings. You never know when you'll need it later.

yes, your killed darlings are ripe for rebirth

If you are unsatisfied with the fruits of your writing, put them aside and let them ferment. When you come back to them later, you'll either find gigglejuice or good compost. Both are helpful for future projects.

don't ever look up what your childhood friends are up to now!!!!!!!!!! like girl you're a nuclear safety engineer. i put on matching socks today. we played tag a thousand years ago.

idk i think you should make this character's heterosexuality relevant to the narrative. i mean why are they cis if it's not servicing the plot. you can't just throw story elements in for no reason if you're gonna make an able bodied character it should really serve a purpose. like why are they white are you just trying to fill a checklist? :/

every so often i remember how awesome the modern interconnected multicultural world is. i grew up getting to hear fairy tales from all over the world. africa, asia, europe, america. everywhere in between. i can have bagels for breakfast, curry for lunch, and ramen for dinner without even leaving the city limits. music and art and philosophy and technology that originated thousands of miles and years apart from eachother have come together and interwoven into something greater than the sum of its parts. its hard not fall into despair when thinking about the horrors but god. god the wonders.

you can have friends on the other side of the planet! neither of you even has to travel!!!!! you can just talk to them whenever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m so mad that it’s this easy and I’m a struggle boi

reblog to save an artist

Fucking really??? That’s all it took?????

I love color theory