•everyone starts small. just because you’re not big now, doesn’t mean you’ll never be. and if you’re just starting out, keep in mind those bigger blogs have been writing for much longer than you. building a following takes time.
•there will always be someone who enjoys your writing. every like, reblog, and comment is one person who enjoyed what you wrote and i can assure you they want more! and remember, not everyone remembers to leave evidence that they liked your writing or they might just be too nervous to interact with you. invisible fans exist, and you’ve got them.
•going along with that last one, your writing has the potential to help others! you could write about a minority, or maybe you could publish a little something comforting at the exact time someone else needs it. and most of the time, when you affect someone like this they’ll tell you, whether it be through tags, or a private message or whatever. that’s an amazing feeling.
•getting a compliment from someone becomes a sure-fire way to make your day better. nothing feels greater than seeing a comment from someone saying how much they love something you worked hard on. maybe write down these comments somewhere, so you can look at them when you’re feeling negative about your skills as a writer.
•writer’s block is not the end of your writing career. it sure feels like it sometimes, but everyone, even the popular writers you look up to, suffer from writer’s block. everyone puts out work they’re not 100% satisfied with sometimes, and that’s okay! when you get out of this slump, your writing will be better than ever before and you’ll enjoy it again. keep writing through a block so you can get there sooner.
These are the things I think about when I feel bad about my writing, so I hope they can help someone else too.
1. Who laughs at their own joke and who deadpans at the joke?
Jove absolutely laughs at his own jokes, Thalassa tries to deadpan but she tends to fail at this, Jove is very, very cute.
2. If they had a secret handshake, how would it go?
I don’t think they would, Jove’s a hugger so whenever he sees Thalassa he’s pretty one track minded about having her in his arms again. He’s also very big on contact, so holding hands, standing close enough to brush her arm, things like that.
3. It’s movie night, what movies are they gonna watch together?
Something soft and sweet, there’s enough hardship in their lives so I imagine they default to things like disney movies or romantic comedies. That way neither of them fall into critiquing it in a work sense.
4. It’s time to name their pet they adopted together, who gets to name it? How do they come to this decision?
Whoever comes up with the cutest name first. Though really, Jove is most likely to go along with whatever Thalassa suggests. She’s better at naming things than he is.
5. Who would they love to go on a double date with?
In the AU where Jove lives? Phoenix and Miles. Otherwise, Dhurke and Amara would be pretty epic. (Or Dhurke and Datz later on!)
6. Who wakes the other up in the morning? How do they wake them up?
If Jove is lucky enough to wake up first he wakes Thalassa with kisses. On the more likely occasion it’s Thalassa who wakes up first, she tends to wake Jove softly, brushing his bangs out of his eyes or with very soft touches to his face and a gentle call of his name.
7. How do they celebrate Halloween? By dressing up in some pretty neat costumes, Thalassa loves going all out on something pretty and she’ll make Jove something to match.
8. Who is more likely to call their partner ‘dude’?
Neither.
9. During a thunderstorm how do they react? Is one scared? Do they both love it? Do they take pictures? ECT.
They both enjoy it, they might cuddle up and just listen to the storm for awhile.
10. Who would looking lovingly at their partner and call them ‘idiot’?
Thalassa all the way (and Jove would have earned that, so he’d be all smiles back).
11. It’s time to get groceries, who likes to look at everything and who just wants to power through and get everything done so they can go back home?
They’re BOTH wanderers in the store so they’re likely to lose track of time and just browse. Thalassa keeps them on time if they’ve got to be somewhere.
12. Who is more likely to make a mess in the kitchen?
Jove, but he’ll clean it up too. He loves to cook, and over time becomes pretty good at it! He tends to clean as he goes though, so the mess isn’t overwhelming later.
13. Who likes to try to prank their partner?
Thalassa is more mischievous than Jove is, and he’s far more likely to fall for it too.
14. When scrolling on their phone, who is more likely to show their partner a cute picture/video of an animal?
Thalassa. Especially once she gets her sight back, she follows a lot of blogs with pretty photography!
15. Who causes the tomfoolery and who has to try and stop the tomfoolery?
Thalassa causes it, Jove mostly goes along but might express concern if things get too wild. (Then again he’s been known to leap before he looks too, so I’m not sure either of them are good at stopping any tomfoolery!)
Rofl last chapter of Reprise a few of you said was short, which I guess means I’m just bad at balancing chapter lengths because this one is clocking in at around 11k words
