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@marisareadsalot Heya!
I'm not writing fantasy at the moment (it's paranormal romance, but I'm thinking it will end up being urban fantasy adjacent), but I am reading Babel by R.F. Kuang, which is sort of historical fantasy, I think? It's victorian era, but there's magic (it's language based magic, and a spells effect seems to change depending on what languages you combine together). I'm only two (or three?) chapters in, so far, but I'm really enjoying it.
What are you reading right now?
If you're new here, hi!
I'm a small book blog and I'd love for you to share this if you are too so we can all find each other and be bffs and also this is a test for the bots
Thank you, thank you, you’re far too kind, as always, @the-golden-comet! I’m adding @gioiaalbanoart, who has also been nothing but kind to me, and also loved The Tengu And The Angel, and my darlings Kunio and Nathaniel, as well as @alwri-tes, who had also read and loved my debut novel! Shadow’s Hidden Blade is 100% gonna be the next item on my reading list!
I’m sick of being told that tumblr is dead and new artists/writers can’t thrive on here. This is the only website that has ever supported my work - work that is too queer, erotic, and genuinely subversive to survive the omnipresent corporate algorithm. The fact that there are people out there making posts and memes and fanart about my book blows my mind.
(Staff has done everything in their power to run this website into the ground, so I don’t want to heap uncritical praise on them of course.)
I read or watch content for many many episodes or chapters and ship characters to death. And when I say many, I mean I can survive seasons together or read 500 pages straight and still keep my interest for the love trope involved.
But
Buttt as soon as the characters get together, even if it is in the end of an epic slowburn, I immediately lose interest. Like, I cannot bring myself to know what happens after that. Obviously stories that begin with the characters together but then having issues and subsequent resolutions don't fall into that category but that brings me to my other issue. My favourite tropes include enemies to lovers, friends to lovers and such.🤡
And I cannot bring myself to understand why I wouldn't want to know more of the characters so beloved to me.
Does anyone relate to this?
Readblr, kindly diagnose my condition.
Hello fellow readers and writes alike. It's been a while. I'd like to present to you 🥁🥁🥁🥁
It updates on Wednesdays and sometimes Fridays. So please go over and show it some love I hope to see you all there. Okay that is all.
Too often I want to scream until I lose my voice. Until all I hear is ringing. Until all I feel is air in my lungs. Until all I see are stars Until all the thoughts are silenced. And all the words I can never say are lost to the wind.
Bleeding Out
Sometimes when I'm struggling with my mental health, or real life is sapping my already-limited energy more than usual, I will drop the ball and not reply to comments for a while. But please know that they mean no less to me during those times. I will still read them the moment they appear in my inbox. I will read and re-read and smile and cry and screenshot to show my best friend so they can be happy for me too. In fact, during those times, comments mean even more.
Those who don't comment on fics you like, you've got no idea the joy you could be supplying to someone. Consider that just because it took you 15-30 minutes to read doesn't mean that's how long it took the author to write. I'm seven months in on my current fic. Having that effort validated? And all it would take is a few words? As little as a thanks? Please, just a minute more of your time.
We're not big business. We're not mass producers. We're sitting at our computers or on our phones watching the hit counter go up in single figures. Your acknowledgement is oxygen. Your engagement is everything.
The sharing of fanfiction was a two-way street once. It's got quiet on the readers' side of the road lately. We miss you.
people who let me wake up to this get a special place in heaven. firefly_fox how does it feel to hold my life in ur hands....
— I usually don't initiate conversation but I won't stop if our energies are matched.
Make your book so popular that nobody judges it by its cover
"Imagination is the sanctuary where we can live our deepest desires, unfettered by fear or judgment. It's the realm where the uncontrollable becomes manageable, boundaries dissolve, and possibilities unfold. In this secret world, we can relive cherished moments, revive unrequited loves, and welcome others in and out of our lives without needing to explain or justify."
The night is when I truly meet myself. With the world asleep, I'm left alone with my thoughts. The silence and darkness help me understand myself better. It's time for introspection, and I find comfort in my own company.
"People begin to notice you when you stop noticing yourself."
What is your "Naked Truth"?
We mask our naked truths with gentle lies,
But our conscience sees through the disguise.
For integrity is rooted deep within,
A constant pulse that echoes through our veins and skin.
No curtain separates heart from mind,
No hiding place for the secrets we design.
Our deepest thoughts and emotions intertwine,
A complex weave of truth and subtle design
"If happiness were the currency, we would all be bankrupt"
"I'll choose the thorns; at least they remain constant in their presence, unlike the fleeting nature of beauty."
"You are respectful, lovable, and gentle unless you don't speak up for yourself."
"I clung to the hands of time,
Awaiting moments that would be divine.
But the clock's relentless pace, it didn't cease,
Until my final breath released.
I lost my grip, and with it, my life,
Slipped away, like grains of sand in strife.
The clock keeps moving, indifferent and cold,
Leaving me with memories, forever to hold."