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i'm sorry i know this is weird but i think i need emotional support to stay in this fest. i'm not liking my writing but i don't want to leave bc i might as well quit writing 😭
oh dear! first of all, take a deep breath! i'm sorry you're feeling like this, and for saying "quit writing" it must be a constant feeling, i think, and it really sucks. my advice is that you should take a break, don't really worry about the fest right now. just press pause instead of pressing stop, you know? do something else that you enjoy like watching a tv show or a movie, trying a manual hobby like painting or smt, decompress and then look at writing thinking about your feelings about it. try journaling or writing a diary or just opening a google doc to write about your thoughts on writing and the feelings around it. it might seem not like a good idea, but it can help you understand what exactly is going on. like, if you're feeling like this because you're trying to be perfect, if this new wave of entitled online "readers" that think they know shit is affecting you, if there's something else, etc. maybe like this you can have a better view of what is bringing you down and then you can think about solutions or other routes that can help you feel better.
personally, when i feel like this, i also do not engage with my own things. i dont open wips, or check the posted things, or even look at my telegram channel with my open ideas. just dont go there at all until you feel less anxious about it and when you can somehow see what is bringing you down. if it's because external reasons (ppl talking shit online and etc) try to remember that you like writing and writing what you do and fuck these ppl (scream to the voice in your head that agrees with them), if its internal reasons (you're comparing yourself with someone else, you need it to be perfect, etc) take a deep breath and remember that your own style is what makes it beautiful even if you don't believe in it, no one puts the same seasoning twice in their food so there's no reason to write like someone else! and also scream to the voice in your head that says such things.
take it easy, but press the pause button instead of fully stop right now, ok? don't worry about the fest, it's ok to drop the prompt if you need, and can switch to the bingo that is tecnically low pressure, or you can even try again next round. focus on you right now, darling. i'm sending you a virtual hug, and i hope you feel better.
(and im sorry if theres something wrong here my brain stopped thinking in english midway x_x)
can you please do a fic rec day for the fest?
hi! sorry for the late answer, but we will do it starting by the end of this month along with the mini games!
hi! are we allowed to post wips of the fest fic for wip Wednesdays, or should it stay completely secret until posting week? thank you!
Hi! For the fest fic I'm asking that you keep it completely secret since we'll have an anon period! (bingo is free to post wipweds and etc)
wait i see that claims are closing soon but if i finish the one im working on can i pick up a second?
Yup! You can pick a second one on the first check-in (or on the second, whenever the first one is finished). The claiming will keep "open" for everyone that signed up, since the claiming form also works as a sign-up form
hi! do you know if there are any fests for artinys?
hello! i personally have no idea if there's a fest for artinys only or focused on art. all these years all that i've seen are shared with writers, but maybe @ArtinyMuseum (on twt, i don't think they have a bsky acc, sorry!) might know better.
Hii do you only accept writers to fill the prompts? I'm an artist looking for fests to participate 🥹
(It's okie if you don't, just asking to make sure!)
Hi! We accept both writers and artists!
The only rule of division that we have is that some prompts are only for fic, but we have a few art only prompts and a lot of them tagged as both (so both art + fic accepted). You can also join with a self prompt, and if none of the prompts works for you, you can join the bingo!
be very welcome to join! <3
hello! can we write dead dove? i'm a little confused about this part because of the not allowed list. thank you.
Hi! You can write dead dove as long the dead dove isn't what is listed on the not allowed list. For example, you cannot write a dead dove with dub con (against the fest rules), but you can write a dead dove with stalking, kidnapping, etc etc
bote o claiming pras oito da noite que o proletário tá em casa
é uma boa ideia, brasileiros no topo do claiming AUSHUAHAUSA
bestie can you pls change the time for the claiming opening?
Hi! I can try, bestie, I just won't change the BRT timezone so I hope that is still ok.
hello! sorry if this is a wrong question, but there was a bingo option on the interest check for the fest, may i know if it will happen?
Hi! It will happen, the info about the bingo will be posted soon (i literally just finished editing the new cards ehehehe).
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