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mom and dad: what do you want for your birthday?
me: fanart of my ocs
mom and dad: what
authoresskika —> krousewrites
krousewrites —> authoresskika
Since I’m basically rubbish at keeping up one blog, let alone two, I’m trying to consolidate into one. Most likely, my username here will be krousewrites from here on in and the other blog will be deactivated, but as I just like authoresskika so much, I’m really reluctant to let it go quite yet.
I’ve been pretty blue the last several weeks and not participating in much of any social media (or much else, really) because of it, but when I do get back into it, expect some pretty drastic changes to my tiny corner of the Internet.
Have a good night.
It’s not easy for anyone, but it’s particularly trying for those prone to envy. Probably best to mind your own writing.
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Leaving Holes
Your story is 50% reader. It’s that mixture of reader and writer that makes the magic.
Which means your story needs to have holes for the reader to fill in. You need that negative space for the puzzle pieces to fit.
I’m not talking about plot holes, I’m talking about giving one sentence the power of two. A book that means what it says is a mediocre book. A book that means more than what it says is a great book.
Don’t over-develop your characters, having them analyze every feeling, or spelling out what every character in a scene is thinking. Don’t follow up a powerful line with an explanation with what makes that line powerful.
Let your words imply as much as they state.
it can be so so hard sometimes, cuz i gotta remember i can trust my readers
And it can be hard to know WHICH holes to leave. You don’t want to leave any ‘this doesn’t make sense’ holes, but you do want to leave ‘insert your interpretation here’ holes.
George R. R. Martin everyone.
Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.
Chinua Achebe (via vintageanchorbooks)
To celebrate Women’s History Month, I’m making these quote cards with quotes from books by women that I love. If you want me to make a card with your favorite quote, post it with your reblog!
80-character limit. Quotes can either be from books by female-identifying authors, or spoken by female-identifying characters in novels.
In my head I know I’ve been in love before, but it doesn’t feel like it. Being in love with you is better than the first time. It feels like the first time and the last time and the only time all at once.
Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything
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(via books-n-quotes)
Female-Driven Genre-Fiction Wishlist:
Girl teams, all girl teams.
Female characters of color who actually represent their culture.
Less self-sacrificing, martyr girls more girls and women who do things for themselves without feeling bad about it or people judging them for it.
Mothers who do things other than parent and cook.
Mother and daughter characters who don’t hate each others guts.
No more “I’m not like the other girls”.
Girl characters who are good at math and science.
More poor female characters, who come from nothing, and exploring how that effects their heroism. And I don’t mean like middle-class poor, I mean, like having to chose between food and paying bills poor.
Girls who don’t like each other, but can still respect each other.
No more girl heroes/villains whose tragic backstory is getting raped.
No more female characters of color dying or sacrificing themselves for white female characters.
More fat girl characters in fantasy and other genre fiction who are the ones kicking-ass and taking names and being haled the hero. That are defined by something other than their weight.
More girls of various body-types other than “lean.”
More disabled characters in stories that aren’t necessarily about their disability.
More unattractive girl characters.
Girls that are not looking for relationships or losing their virginity.
More non-binary female characters.
More LGBTAQ+ female characters.
“Strong” female characters who actually do things other than fight all the time and have a personality.
More “strong” female characters whose “strength” is something other than fighting.
No more stories sold as “feminist” in which only the leading character is female and everyone else is man, and only other female characters are minor or antagonists.
No more using “like a girl” or being a girl as an insult.
Stop making female characters be “bitches” just because. Unlikable characters are still supposed to be likable, meaning: love to hate, hate to love. Just look at Scarlett O’Hara, she’s a godawful awful person, but she’s a fantastic character.
Feel free to add yours.
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