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[pastelparrotlet]

I hope in 2020 you get to write that thing you’ve been wanting to write, and you write it amazingly.

[penname-tbd]

writer mood: making a pinterest board for a wip that barely has a plot or characters and that you weren’t planning on working on at all

upside of this: the pinterest board might give me a plot and characters

[adventurebeneaththewords]

Reblog this if you write fantasy/scifi

🧙‍♀️👽🧙‍♀️👽🧙‍♀️👽

[inked-foundry]

I know every detail about my WIP so how do I get myself to write it

[thecollectibles]

Art by Tasia.m.s

[teaboot]

You know what I want? A vampire comedy where at one point a vampire goes “Your father would be spinning in his grave” and then there’s a quick cutaway to a dimly lit gothic boudoir where a coffin is rattling at an incredible speed

[kinkadinkyy-deactivated20251129]

someone get this post to taika waititi

[finickyquint]

Don’t apologize for writing something “self indulgent”. Fiction is supposed to be fun. It’s your chance to bring all the things you love to life, exactly the way you want them to be. This is one of the main reasons fanfiction is so popular, because fic writers allow themselves to indulge in all of their favorite tropes (which happen to be many readers’ favorites too). If your writing is “self indulgent,” that just means you’re writing something you actually enjoy–and, chances are, that other people would enjoy also.

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Walk in the direction of your fear.” Now, it’s time to write in the direction of your self indulgence. 

[whumpqhs]

It’s true, and you SHOULD say it!!

[thevastnessof]

a rlly good trope is a teenager who was forced to grow up too fast suddenly being surrounded by teens who love having fun and goofing off, and just slowly starting to come out of their shell and do dumb stuff just for the hell of it bc they can finally act their age

[eternalgirlscout]

#im thinking abt zuko and hnghgj #him and sokka are so funny #3 swords #2 teenage boys #1 brain cell

op why would you hide this vital content in the tags i’m

[writingpromptsbot]

The two lesbians fall in love when the cautious woman plays the mandolin.

[neverfarbehind]

Shay Mitchell | Instagram 

[wordsnstuff]

Quick Tip on Giving Characters Flaws:

Turn their best qualities completely upside down. Turn those traits around on them. They’re compassionate? Maybe they’re way too easily forgiving and get screwed over by it repeatedly. Extremely outgoing and extroverted? Maybe they’re apathetic to those who struggle with even having small talk, and make those people highly uncomfortable. Brave? Maybe they can be reckless and often get themselves in unnecessary danger.

Don’t sprinkle in flaws at the end. Base them on something. They should enhance your character and make them more three-dimensional. They shouldn’t be an afterthought, and the goal shouldn’t be to make your characters “relatable”.

[birdnormal]

by far the best genre of fiction ever invented is short comics about women meeting ghosts/monsters/goddesses/whatever that are ALSO women and them inevitably ending up in love w each other

[birdnormal]

me, seeing a comic on tumblr starting up w a woman talking about the local spirit of the woods and how she wishes to escape her dull life: ohohoho! i believe she may end up escaping through means she does not anticipate!!

[celestial-hag-deactivated202101]

[disoriented-writer]

Me bored: I have no ideas for my wip.

Me sitting on my ass: I have no ideas for my wip.

Me e v e r y time I can write: I have no ideas for my wip.

Me in the middle of physics class, in dead silence, with a difficult exercise sheet in front of me (loudly): IF I DON'T WRITE DOWN ALL THESE IDEAS RIGHT NOW I WILL DIejfusvsjfnbdbjsjcb

[persona-pax-inactive]

If you don’t reread old wips with the absolute joy that you created a thing then I hope you will feel this way about your old writing some day. Yes even “bad” writing. You made a thing!!! Great job!

[golden-eyed-writer]

Yall ever get excited abt the sequel to ur wip when you havent even finished book 1 yet?

[thesesummersonspoet]

HOW TO SPEAK WRITER: 

“my characters have a mind of their own!” - no i’m not mad and yes i know i made them up but i have no idea what’s happening anymore please save me

“i’m going to write today!” - i’d actually rather wash the garden path but the house is already pristine and i’ve run out of excuses

 “this is still a rough draft so go easy on me!” - i have spent what feels like forever pouring my very soul into this but i worry it’s terrible and if you’re mean i may just cry

“i’ll update soon!” - this is utterly killing me, i don’t know how to read anymore, what are words, help 

“i just had this idea and had to share it with you guys!” - this has taken me three weeks and countless hours please love and appreciate it

“feedback appreciated :D” - please, i live for validation! i need comments!!