[onamountaintop]

[roane72]

Best trick I ever picked up. Seriously.

[catastrophe-jones]

I have also learned this is great for [PICK A COOL NAME FOR A SHIP] and [LOOK UP THE FACTS ABOUT OXYGEN LEVELS] and [WHAT’S THE WORD] and [DOUBLECHECK CHARACTER’S EYE COLOR] and ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

Anything that isn’t critical in the moment, and could be filled in later while I’m currently trying to burn through writing pages that will be lost if I don’t get them out right now? Brackets.

[naamahdarling]

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[fandomsficsandfeels-deactivated]

me jumping between my WIPs without actually finishing any of them

[cookiecuttercritter]

@deepestbelieverstranger

[sarroora]

Today I discovered this writer’s tactic to face her fear of rejection and failure, and it’s honestly very inspiring?! This kinda rewired my brain and I feel everyone should read and think about it.

Read her short article here

[dmcoffee]

Dang. Alright then!

[thewriterswitch]

Reasons you should continue writing

Because you love it

Because you want to write

Because you want to get better

Because you want to create something

Because you love your characters

Because you love your world, society, or whatever it is you love

Because you want to write a book

Because it’s fun

Because it’s a skill

Because you want to be a writer

[hexalt]

all these rabb.it alternatives suck

[kingwizardandthelizardgizza-blog]

Douglas Adams is the best when it comes to describe characters

[quasarkisses]

they need to teach classes on Douglas Adams analogies okay

“He leant tensely against the corridor wall and frowned like a man trying to unbend a corkscrew by telekinesis.”

“Stones, then rocks, then boulders which pranced past him like clumsy puppies, only much, much bigger, much, much harder and heavier, and almost infinitely more likely to kill you if they fell on you.”

“He gazed keenly into the distance and looked as if he would quite like the wind to blow his hair back dramatically at that point, but the wind was busy fooling around with some leaves a little way off.”

“It looked only partly like a spaceship with guidance fins, rocket engines and escape hatches and so on, and a great deal like a small upended Italian bistro.”

“If it was an emotion, it was a totally emotionless one. It was hatred, implacable hatred. It was cold, not like ice is cold, but like a wall is cold. It was impersonal, not as a randomly flung fist in a crowd is impersonal, but like a computer-issued parking summons is impersonal. And it was deadly - again, not like a bullet or a knife is deadly, but like a brick wall across a motorway is deadly.”

[nudityandnerdery]

And, of course: “The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.”

[assassinregrets]

the one that will always stay with me is “Arthur Dent was grappling with his consciousness the way one grapples with a lost bar of soap in the bath,” i feel like that was the first time i really understood what you could do with words.

[marsdaydream]

I will reblog this every time I see it because these are some of my favorite sentences in the English language.

[prokopetz]

More favourite tropes:

Character responds to legitimate and urgent concern with reassurances only tangentially related to the thing folks are worried about

Character takes advantage of others’ false assumptions about their skill-set or identity, then when caught out, defends themselves by pointing out how unreasonable those assumptions were

Character’s argument for why they couldn’t possibly have done what they’re accused of accidentally cops to a different, unrelated offence

Character caught doing something suspicious offers an explanation that makes it clear they have a different understanding of what it is that needs justifying than the person asking the questions does

Character attempts to brazen their way out of a compromising position by pretending to be unaware of an object they’re holding in their hands

Character apparently displays great bravery in the face of overwhelming peril, only for it to become clear after the fact that they had no idea the threat existed

Character reassures others that a particular problem is nothing to worry about by pointing out another, far more urgent problem

Character reveals that they possess some skill or resource that would have allowed them to save the day at any time, but didn’t realise it was relevant until just then

Character threatens a would-be assailant with an innocuous object they insist against all appearances is actually a deadly weapon

Character brightly announces they’ve solved the problem at hand, then proceeds to reveal that they’ve completely misidentified what the problem actually is

[wordsnstuff]

You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.

Jodi Picoult (via wordsnstuff)

[azmain00ishmam]

Rabbit Daily Cute Dose !

[positivelyg4y]

[ildsjels]

not sure what should happen next in your story?

Embarrass your protagonist. Make them seem weak and vulnerable in some way.

Shoot someone. That always takes the reader by surprise. 

In relation, kidnap someone. Or, rather, make it seem to your protagonist like someone has been kidnapped. 

Have one of your side characters disappear or become unavailable for some reason. This will frustrate your protagonist.

Have someone kiss the wrong girl, boy, or person, especially if you’ve been setting up a romance angle. It’s annoying.

If this story involves parents, have them argue. Push the threat of divorce, even if you know it won’t ever happen. It’ll make your readers nervous.

Have someone frame your protagonist for a crime they didn’t commit. This could range from a dispute to a minor crime to a full-blown felony.

If this is a fantasy story involving magic or witchcraft, create a terrible accident that’s a direct result of their spell-casting. 

Injure your protagonist in some way, or push them into a treacherous scenario where they might not make it out alive. 

Have two side characters who are both close to the protagonist get into a literal fist-fight. This creates tension for the reader, especially if these characters are well-developed, because they won’t know who to root for.

Make your protagonist get lost somewhere (at night in the middle of town, in the woods, in someone else’s house, etc.) 

Involve a murder. It can be as in-depth and as important as you want it to be. 

Introduce a new character that seems to prey on your protagonist’s flaws and bring them out to light.

If it’s in-character, have one of your characters get drunk or take drugs. Show the fallout of that decision through your protagonist. 

Spread a rumor about your protagonist. 

If your protagonist is in high-school, create drama in the school atmosphere. A death of a student, even if your protagonist didn’t know them personally, changes the vibe. 

If your story involves children, have one of them do something dangerous (touch a hot stove, run out into the road, etc.) and show how the protagonist responds to this, even if the child isn’t related to them. 

In a fantasy story, toss out the idea of a rebellion or war between clans or villages (or whatever units you are working with). 

Add a scenario where your protagonist has to make a choice. We all have watched movies where we have screamed don’t go in there! at the top of our lungs at the main character. Make them go in there. 

Have your protagonist find something, even if they don’t understand the importance of it yet. A key, a document, an old stuffed animal, etc. 

Foreshadow later events in some way. (Need help? Ask me!)

Have your protagonist get involved in some sort of verbal altercation with someone else, even if they weren’t the one who started it. 

Let your protagonist get sick. No, but really, this happens in real life all the time and it’s rarely ever talked about in literature, unless it’s at its extremes. It could range from a common cold to pneumonia. Maybe they end up in the hospital because of it. Maybe they are unable to do that one thing (whatever that may be) because of it.

Have someone unexpected knock on your protagonist’s door. 

Introduce a character that takes immediate interest in your protagonist’s past, which might trigger a flashback.

Have your protagonist try to hide something from someone else and fail.

Formulate some sort of argument or dispute between your protagonist and their love interest to push them apart. 

Have your protagonist lose something of great value in their house and show their struggle to find it. This will frustrate the reader just as much as the protagonist.

Create a situation where your protagonist needs to sneak out in the middle of the night for some reason.

Prevent your character from getting home or to an important destination in some way (a car accident, a bad storm, flat tire, running out of gas, etc.)

[minervabellona69]

imma need this for when I’m stuck when I start Camp Nano

[lsleofskye]

Swiss trains aren’t like any other. Imagine looking out the window of the train and you see this😍 | hebenj

Location: Lungern, Switzerland

[veridium]

If you’re reading this: this is your sign that your WIP is worth writing, is worth the effort, and that you are doing great. Keep going, take breaks, reflect. But do not lose sight of how far you’ve come on this project! You can do it!

[idea-obscura]

[thewritershandbook]

Words used to describe hair                            

[sandydragon1]

Skills Writing Fanfiction Teaches You

I’m sick of seeing fanfiction treated like an inferior form of writing, so here are some valuable skills writing it can teach you.

Capturing a character’s essence.  Nailing a character’s portrayal is tough to begin with, but accurately portraying someone else’s characters is even harder. Mastering someone else’s characters is a great way to learn how to keep your own characters consistent and shape their personalities believably.

How to write something you’ll enjoy and feel passionate about. What better way to start doing that than to write about characters you already know and have grown to care about. Thinking about the kinds of stories you’d tell with other people’s characters will help you figure out the types of characters and tropes that appeal to you.

Critically evaluating causal relationships. One simple change to canon can make a big difference. Exploring how changes to the plot affect characters is a great way to practice looking at the big picture and considering multiple paths for your plots to take.

Taking inspiration from existing settings. Having an existing setting ready to write about (if you choose to stick to a setting from canon) lessens the burden of world building and thereby encourages deeper thinking about the finer details instead of larger elements. Things the creator didn’t have the time or desire to address are yours to play around with. This will help you get a sense for things that feel like they fit well with the established setting. It will also encourage you to look to real world settings for inspiration too such as cities in other countries. Once you’re more comfortable exploring fictional settings, you’ll be more keen to dive into real ones too.

Letting your imagination run wild. You might initially think working with a set cast of characters and/or world might restrict your creativity, but, much like restrictions in original writing such as rules about what magic can’t do, these restrictions encourage creativity. The characters and/or setting may belong to someone else, but your take on them is your own.

How to handle criticism. Commenters can be very nitpick when it comes to franchises they love. As you receive feedback, you will learn what kinds of feedback are useful and which you can disregard. You’ll also learn how to deal with critics and network diplomatically. PR is important for published authors, so getting some practice with fanfiction commenters is a useful learning experience.

 How to research. Double checking details about characters backstories or details about the setting isn’t that different from researching real world things.

Basically any other skill you can hone by writing original fiction. Practice makes perfect. The key to improving your writing is to write whether that means writing fanfiction or completely original works. Neither original fiction nor fanfiction is incapable of teaching you a wide range of things about topics you might not have cared about beforehand.

[natureandbeauty]