CrushingBarriers

I'm currently at my summer house reading and practising French and working on my novel, so I though I would pop in here for a little bit.
          	
          	I started writing fanfiction when I was thirteen years old. A month ago I turned twenty. It's been real fun writing these past years, though some projects have definitely been tougher than others. I have unfinished projects and ideas that never rooted in serious writing, like a magic-filled circus AU or a twist on the story of Bonnie and Clyde featuring a lot of Himalayan mountains, or like Christmas and Halloween specials that I was too slow to write and that slipped into forgotten time. I can't remember the first fanfiction I wrote. It was probably It's Too Dark, a friend's idea, and I remember thoroughly struggling with it. I didn't write anything for two or three months, which was a Major Deal to me, being thirteen or fourteen at the time. I'd started writing in English when translating an ongoing project to a friend overseas. Yes, there was a lot of Google translate involved. But otherwise, I'm not sure I would have started with English. I might have stuck with Swedish. 
          	
          	I've met one of my greatest friends on this site, Grace (or @vans_and_boots). Six years later, we're still talking on a semi-daily basis. I was stanning one of her fanfics, and she started reading one of mine, and we were always commenting each other's work. We're still cheering each other on, but now we're both in uni and neither of us are writing fanfiction anymore. She's been to see me in Sweden and I'm hoping to go see her in Canada. 
          	
          	I'm in love with where I am in life. I've completed year one of five studying psychology, I've met many great people I now call friends, I live with my partner of two years, I've started making music and dabbling in poetry, I'm finally working on a project I've had in mind for five years and I'm feeling good about it. Really good.
          	
          	Stay safe, keep distancing and keep reading and creating. That's it. Thank you all x

CrushingBarriers

I'm currently at my summer house reading and practising French and working on my novel, so I though I would pop in here for a little bit.
          
          I started writing fanfiction when I was thirteen years old. A month ago I turned twenty. It's been real fun writing these past years, though some projects have definitely been tougher than others. I have unfinished projects and ideas that never rooted in serious writing, like a magic-filled circus AU or a twist on the story of Bonnie and Clyde featuring a lot of Himalayan mountains, or like Christmas and Halloween specials that I was too slow to write and that slipped into forgotten time. I can't remember the first fanfiction I wrote. It was probably It's Too Dark, a friend's idea, and I remember thoroughly struggling with it. I didn't write anything for two or three months, which was a Major Deal to me, being thirteen or fourteen at the time. I'd started writing in English when translating an ongoing project to a friend overseas. Yes, there was a lot of Google translate involved. But otherwise, I'm not sure I would have started with English. I might have stuck with Swedish. 
          
          I've met one of my greatest friends on this site, Grace (or @vans_and_boots). Six years later, we're still talking on a semi-daily basis. I was stanning one of her fanfics, and she started reading one of mine, and we were always commenting each other's work. We're still cheering each other on, but now we're both in uni and neither of us are writing fanfiction anymore. She's been to see me in Sweden and I'm hoping to go see her in Canada. 
          
          I'm in love with where I am in life. I've completed year one of five studying psychology, I've met many great people I now call friends, I live with my partner of two years, I've started making music and dabbling in poetry, I'm finally working on a project I've had in mind for five years and I'm feeling good about it. Really good.
          
          Stay safe, keep distancing and keep reading and creating. That's it. Thank you all x

CrushingBarriers

I’m about halfway through publishing what is probably my final fanfiction, If we should meet. I’ve been considering writing original works for some time and am now in the midst of planning my first novel in a long time. It’s a project I’ve been wanting to do since 2015. So I’ll be leaving fanfiction but keep writing. Take care x

CrushingBarriers

A week ago I finished my wip, a fic called If we should meet based on the movie Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. So, that’s a thing! Will edit it in a few months and it’ll be up to read in July-August. Currently I’m on break for a week. So far I’ve played Minecraft with my boyfriend, studied driving theory and maths and worked on some songs. Happy sportlov to all Swedes having it during week nine out there x

CrushingBarriers

Heyyo heyyo,
          
          It’s a little after 8.30 here in Sweden and I’m about to get out of bed and eat some Good Toast for breakfast while watching either the new season of You’re the Worst, or starting on the new Sabrina. Early morning tomorrow I’m leaving for Montreal to see my brother which is gonna be Sick. Hope I get to practise my French a bit! This is the stuff I should write on my tumblr, ideally.
          
          It’s been a busy week. Very busy, at times. Saturday night I came home at three am. It’s also been a very fun week, at times. I can’t wait for winter break when I’ll hopefully spend a lot of my time in the countryside, making donuts and writing and petting cats and maybe finishing goddam GTA V or Far Cry 5, or writing some songs. Sometimes you don’t realise you’re sort of living the dream until you get away and gain some perspective.
          
          From a writer’s point of view, this message is rather pointless. So to say something writer-y, I’m so excited to finish my current project, mostly so I can start planning my next one, which has been in my head for three years now, and I’ve been writing this project for two of them. Just excited for what the future holds in all aspects of life, really. Next year’s uni year for me!
          
          Also shoutout to @vans_and_boots whom I’ll soon be in the same time zone as <33

vans_and_boots

I love you!!!!
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CrushingBarriers

Lads, it’s sick. I’ve been on here since I was thirteen, probably like a lot of y’all have as well. I’m now eighteen, and a way different person than I was back then. What I’m trying to say, I suppose, is it’s been one helluva ride, and if anything, I’m just getting started. Thank you for being here, and if you perchance miss reading my writing or just wanna read something you haven’t read before, I’ll once again recommend “It’s getting cold these days” over on @acebots, the profile I share with my dear friend Grace (@vans_and_boots). Now I’ll sit down and write though, for the first time in a while. Currently finishing up my endoftheworld fic, even though “finishing it” has taken me a couple of months. Bless y’all and I’ll see you soon xx

CrushingBarriers

Officially eighteen today! That’s right folks, gonna do all that cool sht now, like getting a tattoo, scoring my driver’s license, travelling to Scotland... Also everything feels like yesterday and I’m still Thinking about writing without actually Writing. All in all I feel good though! I’m optimistic for the future - it’s what we make of it, after all. Gonna get all that life experience now to write about x

CrushingBarriers

I ain’t dead! And I miss writing! But you know how it is - school’s gotta come first, although with spring here and longer days of sun and good weather I feel like I’ll be able to make more time for writing. I’m closer than I’ve ever been to finishing this apocalyptic bs saga and I’m thrilled to post it in a near future (then again, I’m time-optimistic). Trying to stay on top of my game in all corners of my life, and taking my driver’s license, but right now life is pretty sweet! I won’t lie! 
          
          Current feel-good tips:
          (1) Yoga and exercise. Honestly. But do it for yourself, from what your body and mind needs. And eat chocolate if you wanna, you don’t play by anyone else’s rules but your own.
          (2) FarCry 5. I just. I love that game so much. Happy weekend fellas I’m gonna work on my English presentation and watch dad blow up some cult nests.
          (3) Listen to Wham! You’ll thank me when you can’t get the sick baseline in Young Guns out of your head.
          
          In other news I have a fairly inactive but cute langblr @ nudelstudion on tumblr, otherwise I’m more active on my main @ whellks
          
          Hope you have a good one wherever you are and live for what makes you feel good :) x

CrushingBarriers

Gotta give a big shout-out to role playing this fine Friday evening. If you haven’t tried it, it’s time you should. And I’m not talking about Dungeons & Dragons (although, that’s an option as well, good times), but I’m talking creating your own characters and universes or alternate realities of our own and fleshing these characters out via scenarios you’re enthusiastic about. It’s a great way to make new friends or deepen already existing friendships, to get creative and maybe work on a character you’re writing about!
          
          My mates and I created a fictional city in a UNI in Connecticut last year for an 80s slasher one-shot, and now we have amassed over a hundred characters and lore for the school. My character was a Polish/American hockey player named Pyotr who studied aviation and had a heart of gold but muscles of steel with a phobia of water (and a sick crush on the LSD-taking Canada-native Girl in Healthcare). Unfortunately, he got stabbed to death by a demon while saving his friends during what’s now known as the Massacre of ‘87, and now his spirit is trapped in limbo, ice-skating to Take My Breath Away by Berlin playing faintly via the speakers of the hockey rink. But it was great fun! Y’all, if you have the possibility, join an RP!