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On Writing Flawed Books

If you’re a writer and you’ve thrown yourself into learning the craft–following writing blogs, reading craft books, attending workshops–there’s this thing that is very likely to happen. 

Armed with newfound knowledge of what makes a piece of writing fantastic, you’ll realize that your writing.. isn’t. 

It may even start to feel like your writing is the worst writing that has ever existed. It may make you scared to put a single new word on the page in front of you. You’ll see exactly what you’ve been doing wrong, and you may very well not know what to do fix it. 

I’m here to let you know that it’s natural to feel that way when you’ve reached a point where your knowledge surpasses your ability. A secret for you? Your knowledge of craft–any craft–will always surpass your ability if you do what you should and continually study said craft. It’s a good thing. 

It’s okay for your writing to be flawed. 

You can write a book, know it has flaws, and still be proud of everything you’ve accomplished. 

Published books are flawed. Best selling, critically acclaimed books are flawed. Readers love books with flaws, because those flaws tend not to matter as long as the story connects with them. 

There are people who complain about all the adverbs Rowling uses for dialog tags in Harry Potter. Features in Harry Potter can be used as examples of “bad craft.” Does it mean the books are poorly crafted? Does it lessen their value to the literary world? To the world at large? OF COURSE NOT. 

No book is perfectly crafted. Not a single one. The book you’re writing will never be perfectly crafted. So what do you do about it? 

Tell your story. 

Do your best. 

Keep Improving. 

But don’t let the fact that your work has flaws stop you from writing–or worse, stop you from being proud of everything you’ve already written. 

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Do you have somo BroTP in ONS ? i have a s u p e r weakness for YuuMitsu as bffs 😷

oh i LOVE platonic yuunoa & mitsuyuu, ESP mitsuyuunoa. i love them as a trio, for some reason it just works for me. UNFORTUNATELY yuu gets third-wheeled like all the time bc they are girlfriends

basically i feel like yuu gets along w every girl well bc he doesnt catch feelings for them but thats just me slsndksm

im also a sucker for platonic mikalacus & mikarene. i want my boy to have friends too

Redrew that scene from Cardcaptor Sakura because these guys would so do this.

one of the best things about making friends with people who read your fics isn’t just that they usually review, it’s the energy for your writing they have, the way they hang on even your maddest ideas and help you refine them or just help you stretch your mind a little with “what if” back-and-forths

y’all are great

if you don’t think yuu keysmashes when he texts people i’m sorry to say that you’re so wrong. yuu once replied “asdaoflkjksa” to guren and got his phone taken away because guren thought he was possessed. trust me i was there. shinoa taught him to type like this

"How the hell do you fucking draw?" an everyday question.

Harley & Harith skin(s) headcanon!

Harley —

Mage Genius

- sarcastic af :))

- caring ++++

- gentle bOi

- will help you do your homework

- sometimes outsmart you

- butterfly kisses!!!!

Naughty Joker

- as naughty as his name sounds :))

- will prank you

- but will be sorry if his prank go that far

- kind of crazy

- slightly possessive

- will let you boop his red clown nose

Royal Magister

- a very good boi

- is so soft

- so kind!!!

- lets you pat his head

- loves kissing you on your forehead

- looks so evil but is a baby boi

- you are the one who tie his hair into a smOl ponytail

Referee

- rarely has time for you bc of his job :(

- very VERY cheesy

- he met you in the football stadium, you sat on the front row which lead to him noticing you & fell in love instantly

- loves stealing kisses ;) (especially when you are too focused on something)

- sometimes stealing kisses would lead to a heated session :0!!

Great Inventor

- says the worst and the cheesiest pickup lines

- met you in the library

- constantly stalking you after he fell in love at first sight when he saw you in the library

- after a long long long time of stalking, he finally countered you and the two of you went on a date :)

- possessive

- gets jealous easily

- "dOn'T sTarE at mY gIrlFriEnD!1!!"

- sometimes his possessiveness would take over and he would kidnap- jk take you home with him and ya know ;)

V.E.N.O.M. Octopus

- yandere bOi

- very obsessed with you

- the most possessive amongst them all

- also get jealous easily like Great Inventor

- kisses you on the neck and then it will most likely turn into a heated make out session with him ;)

- i n s a n e

- you’re the only one who can calm him down

- flirts with you most of the time

- cute and scary at the same time, wtf

Harith —

Time Traveller

- very very gentle

- what a soft bOi

- ask for you permission most of the time

- "(Y/n), can I fight Harley? :DDD" "hArItH, nO— >:000"

- kisses you on the cheek

- kind of a flirt

- sacrifices himself for you 🤧

- piggyback rides!

Savannah Cat

- cute boi!

- a bit shy but won't hesitate to ask for a kiss from you

- hugs you from behind

- loves tackling you for no reason

- surprises you most of the time

- too pure for this world

- "I love you, (Y/n)," "Harith, for the hundreth time today—"

Stardust

- BOI WHAT A FLIRT

- very happy to make you blush

- kind of a yandere

- looks like a baby boi but is actually evil

- would keep you in his room & lock you there THE WHOLE DAY

- slowly drives you insane bc he kept locking you in his room

- if kidnapping is a hobby then it would be his

- horny most of the time ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Yuu: I don't want to lie anymore

Yoichi: Yuu-kun...

Kimizuki: lie about what?

Yuu: it's Mika. I've been dating Mika.

Everyone: Mika?!

Shinoa: Yuu is not the only one!

Narumi: you're dating Mika too?

Shinoa: what? No- I... Mitsuba's always been my best pal, but now I love her.

Kimizuki: wait a minute... Yuu and Mika... Shinoa and Mitsuba? You mean... I've been keeping my relationship with Yoichi a secret this whole time for nothing?!

Yoichi: babe-

Narumi: I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

Crowley: wait you have a boyfriend?

Narumi: yeah... he's a member of my squad, Shuusaku...

Yoichi: wait a second! Is there anyone else who's going to come out?

Everyone: ...

Crowley: I don't like anyone

Ons school au headcanon that Yuu and Mika have matching phone lock screens and proudly show people in their class.

accurate

yuu at lunch: guys look at how wonderful and amazing and beautiful my boyfriend is

shinoa: i… i didn’t think he’d actually get together with the guy who helped his arm out of the vending machine

meanwhile

mika at lunch, smashing lacus’ face onto his phone: L OOKAT MY F UCKGIN GORGEOUS BOY FIRNDD