The Power This Image Holds

the power this image holds 😳

Carlos Alcaraz and Flavio Cobolli (2024 Laver Cup - September 20, 2024) 📷 Clive Brunskill

Today I have unpacked ALL THE BOOKS, there are no boxes left in the flat. I have reshelved books G-R, but unfortunately have run out of bookcase. We have also run out of wall space for more bookcases. You may see how this is... somewhat problematic. Li has her tape measure out.

I have also written over 700 words of Sincaraz sexting and they're about to switch to videosex. This is apparently as new to them as it is to me, because I wrote

He fumbles with his phone, hands shaking slightly, and tries to take a picture of his erection in his hands through his underwear. It’s a little blurry and he’s feeling a little self-conscious, a little nervous about sending it – they’ve never done this before – but he takes a deep breath and sends it Jannik sends a heart emoji almost instantly

Carlos Alcaraz in Laver Cup playing singles✨️🤍

it’s how we all felt Carlitos

writing tip: getting started!

ahh! blank page! spooky shit right there. getting started is really hard, and it kinda feels like grasping at straws to figure out where to start. here's some pointers!

pick your favorite place. what part have you been dreaming about? what line of dialogue has you kicking your feet and screaming with laughter? what was the scene that made you want to write? start there. you've thought about it the most, you're motivated, and you can build from there. building backwards isn't bad.

find the right mindset. pick an ambience, light a candle, watch some writertok motivations on youtube (i do that all the time) read something that inspires you. don't wait until you're motivated to write, but take initiative to get yourself there.

write it stupid. start with the stupidest most basic disgusting sentences ever. don't try to add mistakes, I mean like this:

"the sky was light and it was warm outside her window. she got up and walked downstairs. then she made breakfast."

to:

"It was a warm morning. She woke up slowly, pulled on a sweater and went downstairs to make breakfast."

to:

"Morning sun peeked through her window. She had been awake for a while, groggily breaking through the haze of a good night's sleep. After lounging for a couple minutes, the thought of eggs was too good to resist. grabbing her sweater, she went downstairs to prepare breakfast."

this is really helpful with deep/difficult or action packed scenes. if you're really struggling, write in a cliff note version and move on. I hate the whole [put the scene dec in a bracket], I feel like it looks weird and it bothers me more than avoiding it. just slip in a couple sentences and mark it for later.

4. this is a personal opinion, but don't do the '500 words a day' or '2 pages a day'. productivity is productivity. I find myself trying to subscribe to a numerical scale and inevitably resorting to 'i wrote 400 today, i'll just do 600 tomorrow to make up for it' and then it turns into 'i did nothing today, i'll double it tomorrow' but we know that won't happen. as long as you are writing, that is progress! don't kill the will to write in your attempt to write more.

maybe will post a part 2, xox bye bye!