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Talent is just an interest you pursue. #createit22

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January 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

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We want to make stories that inspire. Music that makes people sing.

No one reaches competency quickly. Bob Ross said, "Talent is a pursued interest." Your art CAN be good in time—but until then, we need to put in the work. #writers #writersblock #artists #forartists

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The world is on fire. It is more important than ever that you create. #createit22

December 2, 2024 at 2:45 AM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

The world is on fire. It is more important than ever that you create.

Why? Empathy. Clear thoughts and feelings put into words. Humanizing persons, no matter what they look like. The reasons, in fact, that some people ban books. #writers #artists #creatives

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If you can only do a little, it counts.

November 30, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

If you can only do a little, it counts.

#createit22 #writers #artists #writersblock #creativeblock #artistsblock

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Gratitude is a challenge. #createit22

November 29, 2024 at 11:13 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Being grateful can be hard. This has been a bad set of years for many; the world is genuinely on fire.

Creative, if you give up hope, you cease to fight. Gratitude for what remains can keep your hope alive. #createit22 #writingtips #artists #helpforwriters

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Creative, it's not too late. Yes, I DO know for a fact. Here's why. #createit22

November 28, 2024 at 11:01 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Creative, it's not too late. Yes, I DO know for a fact. Here's why. #createit22 #writingcommunity #writers #artistsonbluesky #artist

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November 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Don’t fear experience, creative. You aren’t failing. You’re learning. #writingcommunity #artists

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Learning to be gentle. #createit22

November 27, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

I know how it is.

When you haven't written.

When you haven't drawn.

When you feel like you need to suffer to get moving again.

Creative, don't. It's time to learn to be gentle with yourself. #forwriters #artists #writingcommunity #forartists

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Preparing for your week. #createit22

November 25, 2024 at 9:53 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

We get precious little time to create. Get the playlist made NOW, and you won't have to waste your fifteen minutes of creation later. #createit22 #writersblock #artists #arttips #writingcommunity

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What makes your art legitimate? #createit22

November 24, 2024 at 10:36 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Psst, creative: money and market don't make your art legitimate. YOU do. #writingcommunity #arttips #writingtips

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You'll be judged. You'll also be loved. #createit22

November 23, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

When you put yourself out there, some people will judge you. That'll happen.

The flip side is others will see who you are, and love you for it, learn from it, and come out the other side better humans—all because of your art. #createit22 #writers #artists #creatives

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Your job is to keep the door open. #createit22 #artofcreating #youcreate #createnomatterwhat

November 22, 2024 at 9:40 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

You get better at writing the more you write. You get better at drawing the more you draw. You CAN GET BETTER—but first, you have to start. #writingcommunity #artists #writers #creatives #juststart

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Do not let the fear of being permanently stuck embed itself in you. #createit22

November 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Do not let the fear of being permanently stuck embed itself in you. As long as you are alive, you can recover and heal.

#createit22 #writingcommunity #artists #creatives #writersblock

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You survived—and your art and you are worth it. #createit22

November 20, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

"The creative adult is the child who survived." —Ursula K. Le Guin

You can survive now, too—and you and your art deserve to. #createit22
#writingcommunity #artists #forartists #creatives

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This is your reminder to breathe. #createit22 #writers #artists #creatives

November 19, 2024 at 11:52 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

We have a lot to do, creative—and it'll be much harder if you're fighting yourself.

This is your reminder to breathe. #createit22
#forwriters #forartists #forcreatives #writers #artists #creatives

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Your art matters. Yes, yours. #createit22

November 19, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Your art matters. Yes, yours. It's not only an escape from reality; it also helps define what it means to be human.

#createit22 #forwriters #forartists #forcreatives
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You cannot lose your art. #createit22

November 18, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Art is part of you. It comes from you, and it both shapes you and is shaped by you. You cannot lose it as long as you live.

You cannot LOSE your art.

#createit22 #writingcommunity #artists #creatives #writers

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Things change. Those things didn't make you an artist. YOU did. #createit22

November 16, 2024 at 9:38 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Platforms, methods, and tools all change. Those things didn't make you an artist. YOU did. #createit22
#writingcommunity #forartists #creatives

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Hope is a skill you grow. #createit22

November 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Hope is a skill. The more you use it, the stronger it gets. #createit22 #WritingCommunity #artists
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It takes time to heal. #createit22

November 14, 2024 at 10:50 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Fear will drive you to burning out. I know it's hard, creative, but take the time you need to heal.
#createit22 #forwriters #forartists #writerscommunity #artistsofbluesky
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Art is like bread. #createit22

November 13, 2024 at 4:42 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

If you put flour and water and yeast together, then say, "This doesn't look like bread!" and throw it out, you will NEVER GET BREAD.

Bread takes time, patience, and work. So does your art. #createit22 #WritingCommunity #artists
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November 12, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

Happy birthday to me! It's time to make something new. #createit22 #forwriters #forartists #birthday
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The power (and rebellion) of art. #createit22

November 12, 2024 at 12:25 AM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

There is a reason they ban books. Art is the truest form of communication we have. Creative, it's time to do what you do WITHOUT shame. #createit22 #WritingCommunity #artists #forwriters #forartists
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Let's talk about rest. #createit22

November 11, 2024 at 12:41 AM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

In nature, all living things rest. Creative, it's time to learn to do that. (I promise—it will help your art.) #createit22 #writingtips #artista
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When grief (or rage) changes your art. #createit22

November 9, 2024 at 10:57 PM

Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social

If it needs to be rage—writing about fire, creating paper mache to smash—do that.

If it needs to be grief—soft gray and wailing—do that.

Creative, emotion will change your art. Embrace it. #createit22 #writingcommunity #artiststogether
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