Me: I’m Gonna Write Today!

for all the artists out there, here are my favorite resources i use to learn!

Files

The Complete Famous Artist Course

Art Books and Resources

Art, Anatomy, and Color Books

PDF Files of Art Books

Internet Archive

YouTube

My YouTube Playlist of Tutorials

How to Draw Facial Features

Drawing and Art Advice

Drawing Lessons

Art Fundamentals

Anatomy of the Human Body

2D Animation

Perspective Drawing

Websites

Pinterest Board for Poses

Another Pinterest Board for Poses

Pinterest Boards for References

Reference Angle

Figurosity

Sketch Daily

True Ref

Line of Action

Human Anatomy

Animal Photo References

Humanae - Angélica Dass

Fine Art - Jimmy Nelson

Character Design References

CDR's Twitter Account

iamagco's Twitter Account

taco1704's Twitter Account

takuya_kakikata's Twitter Account

EtheringtonBro's Twitter Account

Drawabox

Color Wheel

Color Palette Cinema

Free Images and Pictures

Free Stock Photos

FILMGRAB

Screen Musings

William Nguyen Light Reference Tool

SketchFab - 3D Skeleton Model

Animation References - sakugabooru

Animation References - Bodies in Motion

how to stay motivated as a writer

Reread your old writing, especially those scenes you’re most proud of

Write something silly. It doesn’t need to be logical, consistent or included in your story. Write something dumb

Compare your old writing to your new writing. Seeing how much you’ve improved can be very motivating

Explore different storylines, those type of storylines that would never make it into your story, but you’d still like to play around with. Create AUs!

Choose one of your least favorite scenes and rewrite it

Act out your scenes

Read old comments from people praising your work

Create a playlist that reminds you of your wip

Team up with a friend, write AUs for each other's characters

Create playlists for your characters

Draw your ocs/make memes of your ocs

Draw/make memes of your friend's ocs

Don’t push yourself to get back into writing the thing that made you stop writing in the first place, try writing something else!

Write what you wanna write, no matter how cliché it might be. If you want to write it, write it

Take a break, focus on another hobby of yours. Consume other pieces of media, take a walk to clear your head

You don’t have to write in chronological order if it isn’t working for you! Sometimes a scene you aren’t interested in writing can become interesting after you’ve explored other scenes in the story

Read bad reviews of books or TV-shows. You’ll unlock appreciation and motivation for your own writing

Create a new storyline, or a new character! Anything that helps bring something fresh into your story. Could even be a completely new wip!

Not writing every day doesn’t make you a bad writer. Take a break if you feel like you need one

Remind yourself to have fun. Start writing and don’t focus all your attention on following “the rules.” You can get into the nitty-gritty when you’ve familiarized yourself with writing as an art. Or don’t. It’s fiction, you make your own rules

Go to sleep, or take a nap. Sleep deprivation and writing does not go hand in hand

Listen to music that reminds you of your characters/wip

Remember why you started. Know that you deserve to tell the story you want to tell regardless of the skill you possess

I really want to write something right now

“But if you forget to reblog Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity.”

Me : writes a phrase.

Also me : Well, I’ve done a lot of work, now let’s reward myself with Internet time…

is it just me or do all writers have ✨that✨ character? y'know, the one you think about before falling asleep that lingers in your mind just a little longer than all the rest? that character whose scenes make you smile while writing? that character who if you met in real life you'd cry while shaking their hand? you know, the reason you write. the reason you haven't quit by now—✨them✨

White allies do better....

Stop with the "oh well I'm white and i agree" or the "I'm white and I'm sorry for us" on posts about racism

Stop with the lengthy apologizes when you do something small like write the above on posts and someone calls you out on it

Stop asking me for my opinon on what this famous black person did

Stop asking me for my opinion on if a thing is racist or not

Stop asking me to explain basic racist shit to you

Stop telling black people about the time you called your racist uncle out on his racism or the protests you went to

Stop asking for my opinion on things you did that you're scared is racist/has racist undertones

Stop with the white guilt... It ain't helpin nobody

Stop asking one black person for their opinion on something about race... You gotta ask more black people if you want an accurate representation of something because not all of us are the same/think the same thing

Stop treating black people like we're "professors" on racism

Google is free. Can y'all please start treating black people like actual people and not someone to teach you about racism. It's exhausting

Self Concept Affirmations —☆

i easily get everything i want in life.

i always get what i want and better.

i manifest my desires quickly and easily.

i am a master manifestor.

i get everything i desire instantly.

everything always works in my favor.

The world revolves around me.

i can be,do and have anything i want.

i am the main character.

i am the only creator of my reality.

i am in full control of everything and everyone in my reality.

everything and everyone conforms my every desire instantly.

i have everything i desire and more.

All my desires are mine and here right now.

i never chase after what's already mine.

my desires shows up in my 3d extremely fast.

manifesting is always easy & instant for me.

my 3d instantly reflects my desires.

my 3d always conforms my every desires.

i am always in the state of wish fulfilled.

my self concept is perfect and strong.

For me, everything is possible and easy.

i am god, my manifestations are inevitable.

nothing can ruin my manifestations.

my imagination is the only real reality.

i easily dwell in my imagination.

i know my 3d is only the reflection of my 4d.

i am free from fears,doubts and worries.

i only have positive thoughts.

my physical reality only reflects my desires.

my life is rigged in my favor.

only good things and miracles happen to me.

i deserve only the best in everything.

i have healthy self esteem.

i believe in myself and trust myself.

i am absolutely limitless and powerful.

i am perfect and flawless.

everything about my life is perfect.

i am extremely confident and fearless.

i love myself unconditionally.

i am highly favoured,loved and respected.

i always win and succeed at everything i do.

i am smart,intelligent and talented.

i am extremely wealthy and rich.

my negative and intrusive thoughts never manifest.

negativity and failure does not exist for me.

my mental and physical health is always top tier.

i am the most prettiest and beautiful girl ever.

A (Non-Exhaustive) List of (Red-ish) Flags In Writing

Particularly when writing people with a marginalized identity that you don't hold, it can be hard to tell what is an issue if you're not familiar with it. Research should be your main reference point, but sometimes you need to go with your instincts.

Here is a very non-exhaustive list of things that should flag to you that you need to take another look at it and do some more research:

Is a person/culture/group presented as "backwards", irrational, un-modern, or uniformly aggressive?

Am I using coded language (e.g. thug, slut, slow) to describe a character?

Am I associating sexual habits or preferences with a certain race, religion, gender, or class?

Am I dismissing or making light of devestating historical events that appear or are referenced in the story?

Am I prioritizing the rehabilitation of individuals or groups who commited violence, particularly at the expense of those who experienced that violence?

Are my characters, particularly my marginalized characters, embodying stereotypes with no other characteristics?

Do my marginalized characters exist simply so I can say I have included marginalized characters?

Am I applying every marginalization to one character so that I don't have to "deal with it" in other characters?

Do marginalizations, particularly disabilities, only appear when convenient?

Do marginalized characters, particularly Characters of Color, exist only to guide or care for white characters?