#some advice

So if you see terroristic rhetoric, shut it down. Shut it down right away. Try giving people judgmental stares when they say something hateful, or looking confused and hurt. Ignore and block. A consumption economy is built on attention. If you ignore and report, if you go actively out of your way to say, “no” in a tone that says “I won’t argue other people’s humanity with you”, then, then we might start getting somewhere.

*throws @spiralsillies at you*

What the fuck—

Jude twists away from the incoming.. person?

Look at what your political and spiritual leaders are saying after they make the socially required call for peace.

If yesterday they begged for unity and today they are referring to members of another political party, ethnicity, or religion as especially violent or problematic, ask yourself why they want you to not to trust that group. Ask THEM why. Because with those words, They are not actually calling for peace.

How to Make Chaos Work For You (Aka The Muse Method)

So, the whole basis of this method is making disorganization work for you! I struggle with executive dysfunction and this is what I've found works best for me. This might not be your cup of tea, but I'm putting it all out there. Alright, so here we go!

Storing your writing: I have all my future chapters sitting in ao3 and also stored as backups on google docs, because if ao3 goes down, all my drafts go with it. I keep them in ao3 so that they're already sitting there and ready to go when it's time to begin fully writing them out. I find it also gives me structure since I'm able to see my "entire" fic sitting right there.

Drafting: Something I've seen other writers struggle with is this idea that they have to have the entire chapter drafted down to every last detail. You don't! Honestly, I've found that over-drafting can suck away a lot of the fun of writing. Also, I don't know about anyone else, but my characters tend to want to do their own things, A LOT. So instead of putting them in a box, I use my plot points as a roadmap for them to follow. Using chapter 27 as an example: I had my 3 scenes- the chase, the start of the biting, and the night. For the chase, all I officially drafted was Nel running, finding the pocket watch, and tripping. Of course, I had other ideas of what I wanted to do but I also didn't want to put constraints on myself to use them. The same applied to the other two scenes; I had my "big ideas" that I had to use and then let my weirdos fill in the rest.

Adding in details: I can't tell you how many random notes and lines and ideas I have sitting on certain chapter drafts. This is because there are times when I'm hit with a good line for a plot point 10 chapters away. Instead of hoping that I remember it when the time comes, I go type it out on that chapter's draft so it's waiting for me when it's time to write! I also have SO MANY notes on my phone of random lines that come to me randomly. Embrace the times you get your lightbulb and write them down for later.

Have fun: Seriously. If you're not having fun, don't do it. Put it away and come back later when your brain worms are worming. The fastest way to burn out and hate your writing is forcing yourself to engage with it when you're not mentally ready.

Don't mirror your art while working on it. I know most people say do it, so you see the flaws, but honestly, it fucking kills me, everytime I see the face I drew is not symmetric and looks wonkey if mirrored. If it looks good in it's original state then it's fine! You'll get there eventually. Just keep drawing. Maybe try not to tilt your head too much. That's usually the reason for it. Also try to keep your distance from the screen. That's also one of the reasons this can happen.