it's the worst
sam • 27 • she/her • nyc
uh, definitely not morning.
it's the worst time of my life.
it's the worst
sam • 27 • she/her • nyc
uh, definitely not morning.
it's the worst time of my life.
Flicker World Tour Tampa 09/22/18
Read for Sun/Moon/Venus
Aries, the things you do to make your partner happy is your definition of love. Your traits – competitive and lively spirit, alongside your leadership skills, influence the way you see love and you are constantly looking for a new way to show and express your love to your partner. Words do not mean a lot to you and you expect actions from your partner. You simply just are looking for equality, and not just one-sided expression of your love.
Taurus, when you are completely relaxed with a person, that is when you feel love. To you romance is being comfortable so you would not have to ask for compromise while you are alone with your partner. Your insecurity sometimes bothers you, so it is really important for you to find your, secure place with someone.
Gemini, sweet words and soft whispers mean a lot to you. The communication with your partner is of huge importance. Even though sometimes you are scattered, you are practical and your mind always analyzes what is happening. This can make you very talkative and you might forget the sound of silence when you are with your partner. When you are together you always have interesting topics to talk about, according to you it means a lot and it is love.
Cancer, as a passionate and emotional person, you like hanging out with your partner because you can relax then. For you finding love means finding someone with whom you will feel peaceful. You need a person who will help you regain your stability even when emotions take the better of you. You know it comes to real love when you want to spend your day with your partner more instead of relaxing by yourself.
Leo, even though you possess confidence, you really like being spoiled and cared for. You believe it is good for someone to take care of you sometimes. You expect the love to be just like out of a movie, where you are the center, but you are ready and you will give the same amount back at the person.
Virgo, the most important gestures in love to you are the little things between you and your partner. You notice, almost everything and you like showering your partner with attention and love anytime you can. You just enjoy the simple things like watching tv with your partner. Loalty is really important to you and you would accept everything if you know you can trust your partner.
Libra, there is no love for you without peace. It is important to you to find a person who is connected to your soul and calms you. The presence of the person makes you feel like you are at home in this Universe. The night conversations with your partner make you feel fulfilled and whole.
Scorpio, the idea of love alone excites you because at the same time you honestly believe that, that is one of the sweetest memories that you will have in your life. You want to enjoy love with your partner. Relationships are really important to you and you never compromise for your devotion toward someone. You are serious in a relationship if you are with a person who makes you laugh, with whom you have interesting and fascinating conversations, and you have the same responsibility towards one another.
Sagittarius, because you are really independent, the thought of being trapped scares you. But still, you really are serious in relationships. You expect love to be better than you’ve imagined. To you, your partner is also a very good friend first. You need your inside jokes with them, mutual plans for the future and possible adventures.
Capricorn, you may be traditional in love but you value it a lot. You do not like the vulnerability that comes in life when you get hurt, so you are responsible with love and you take it very seriously and approach it the same way. You like creating your own traditions with your partner. Little things, like dinner every Friday, movie night, hobbies night, these things are really important to you because it feels like a family.
Aquarius, for you understanding is a key in relationships. The partner needs to understand the aspects of your character which are a mystery to everyone expect to them. Critical thinking and the desire for knowledge are the things that motivate you, even in love you want a partner from whom you can learn new things. Love is like a puzzle that you want to resolve your whole life.
Pisces, your idea of love comes from every book you’ve read. With your sensitivity and softness, even the definition to love is connected to art and creativity. Your intuition is and can be seen in the creative ways you express your love. Love helps you live in harmony and makes you feel like you are in the right place at the right time.
are you seeing what I’m seeing !?? the man himself, he’s looking so damn fine
believe me when i tell you
that he loves the colour pink 💕
Kat’s iconic wardrobe (part one)
I got an interesting suggestion not too long ago about writing a post on plot twists—specifically, how to write a good one. I’ve found, for me at least, there are two kinds of experiences with writing effective plot twists: planned plot twists and surprise plot twists.
- Planned plot twists. By and large, this is the majority of plot twists. In order to pull off a twist that both makes sense and is effectively built into the story but clever enough that it’ll surprise readers, you often need to plan ahead. When trying to come up with a plot twist, some steps you can use to spark a twist include:
- What are all of the possible outcomes? Write them down. Even the most ridiculous, out-there outcomes, add them to the list.
- What are other outcomes I didn’t include? By this, I mean push yourself. When you’ve come up with what you think is a final list, it can be good to push harder and consider what you could add as a possibility that you may have initially censored out. (Remember: don’t censor!)
- How can I make this specific outcome bigger/more surprising? Once you have a favorite (or a couple favorites), brainstorm to see how you can make it bigger and more surprising. What can you do to enhance this twist? Again, don’t censor even the most ridiculous possibilities.
- How can I make sure this outcome makes sense in the context of the book? Now that you have an outcome, built it back into the plot. This is one of the many reasons why it’s helpful to plan ahead—it’s much easier to build something into the plot when it’s all an outline than it is to add something retroactively to a manuscript.
- Surprise plot twists. Now, this might seem a little incongruous—of course plot twists are a surprise! That’s the point! But what I actually mean are plot twists that are a surprise to the writer. This has happened to me a couple times; I’ll have a solid plot down, start writing, and out of nowhere a wild plot twist appears! It’s always fascinating to me when this happens, but I also have to make sure to integrate it into the plot as I write—and rewrite—because spontaneity can sometimes be messy.
While those are two options for the inception of a plot twist, far more important, to me at least, is honing them in revisions. I’ll often use multiple rounds of critique partners and readers to see who gets the twist and when, so I can then go in and make adjustments as necessary to make sure the twist is believable, but not predictable. Sometimes this means tweaking specific characters, or revising several scenes to leave a dusting of foreshadowing (but not too much!). It often takes some careful rounds of testing with readers to get the right balance between surprising but believable—but it’s definitely worth the extra work.
How do you write plot twists? And what are you favorite examples from YA lit?
Harry in Italy (25/07)
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