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Last night I applied to join SpecFicNZ and Romance Writers of New Zealand.

I feel like a big girl, someone who is taking writing seriously. I am also very excited and I hope it’ll be fun getting involved in more writerly things.

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#RWNZ #SpecFicNZ

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WHY GERMAN IS A BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE

Arschgeige - assviolin - a heavy insult Fußhupe - foot horn - a small dog Egal wie dicht du bist, Göthe war Dichter. - No matter how drunk you are, Goethe was a poet - Pun: “dichter” also translates to “more drunk” fuchsteufelswild - foxdevilswild - really angry Nacktschnecke - Naked snail - slug Glühwürmchen - glow wormies - fireflies Streichholz - stroking wood - match Schadenfreude - damage happiness - the pleasure you feel when others suffer Fahne - flag - breath smelling of alcohol Kummerspeck - misery bacon - the fat you gain through comfort food Glückspilz - luck mushroom - a person that has a lot of luck Scherzkeks - joke biscuit - hoaxer Fernweh - far away-ache - the desire to go somewhere far away Gänseblümchen - goose floret - daisy Flachwichser - flat wanker - a heavy insult Flugzeug - fly thing - airplane Wasserschildkröte - water shield toad - turtle Ich fress einen Besen! - I will devour a broom! - exclamation of incredulousness Vollpfosten - full pole - a heavy insult Handschuhschneeballwerfer - glove snowball thrower - basically an anon troll Flachzange - flat pliers - a heavy insult

catherinehaines

Ahhh Kummerspeck. Grief bacon.

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Test Your Vocabulary: how many words do you know?

Most Native English adult speakers who have taken the test fall in the range 20,000–35,000 words. And for foreign learners of English, we’ve found that the most common vocabulary size is from 2,500–9,000 words.

I scored 21,500 FUCK YES

kotturstjarna

20800

NOT BAD AT ALL

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25000, bitches.

geekmehard

25,300 very interesting test.

The site has fascinating data on how age and education impact language.

catherinehaines

http://testyourvocab.com/result?user=4032642

36,200 for me. Aw yeah Latin class.

Look! I made a thing! It's even for sale!

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The storytelling elements:

1. The Contract

In the very beginning, you have to make a promise. Will this be violent? Scary? Fun? Tense? Dramatic?

2. The Pull

Keep it light in the beginning. You don’t want to scare people away by being too dense — you must trust The Contract.

3. The Incident

This is the event that sets everything in motion. Should occur early and keep the story together.

4. The Reveal

Just before the Point Of No Return, the main character learns what the story is really about.

5. Point Of No Return

The forces of good are faced with an impossible decision that concerns fear, safety, love, hate, revenge or despair.

6. Mini-Climax

Sorry, but you must allow the the forces of evil to have an epic win.

7. All-Is-Lost Moment

The moment where all is lost. You must portray the deepest despair for the forces of good.

8. News Of Hope

This is the possibility for one of the side characters to shine. A light that shines into the total darkness of the moment.

9. Climax

The shit hits the fan and the good puts everything at stake and overcomes — despite impossible odds.

10. The End

Public displays of relief and happiness, love and forgiveness. It’s great! We also learn that the hero has evolved.

Article from Doktor Spinn written by Jerry Silfwer aka Doktor Spinn

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Revise vs Edit

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Resources: For Aspiring Editors

Anonymous asked: I want to become an editor. Not just a grammar editor, but like a do-your-words-flow-no-they-dont-ok-here-you-go kind of editor. Do you know of any websites where I can do this to real people’s stories? (sorry its not really writing related)

That’s writing-related enough for me! :) Before you offer to edit other people’s work, you need to become a pro at editing your own work. If you don’t write but love to read, make sure you read A LOT. Even if they’re criticizing books you love, read blogs that pick apart popular novels so that you can learn things which are problematic to many readers. Here are some resources for you: How to Edit Your Novel 25 Steps to Edit the Unmerciful Suck Out of Your Story How to Revise a Novel How I Self-Edit My Novels: 15 Steps From First Draft to Publication How to Edit Your Book Until It’s “Finished” How to Be a Good Amateur Editor Ten Commandments for Editing Someone’s Work How to Edit Someone Else’s Manuscript Line Editing in 10 Easy Steps How to Become an Editor Steps to Become an Editor Becoming an Editor So You Want to Be an Editor: Information About a Career in Editing Critical Book Review Blogs Reasoning with Vampires Katrina Passick Lumsden’s Fifty Shades of Grey Review Read Like a Writer Reading with a Vengeance Snark Valley Baby-Sitter’s Club Snark Fest Snarky Book Junkie Fifty Shades of Why

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The last couple of months the YA best sellers list has had more stories about dead/dying girls than stories by living ones.

- catherinehaines, talking about sexism in the YA genre. (via geekmehard)

(I talk a lot about this stuff)

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I made these as a way to compile all the geographical vocabulary that I thought was useful and interesting for writers. Some descriptors share categories, and some are simplified, but for the most part everything is in its proper place. Not all the words are as useable as others, and some might take tricky wording to pull off, but I hope these prove useful to all you writers out there!

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Bibliodaze

With the help of a bunch of people, especially @Ceilidhann, Bibliodaze – a site about books! – is now a reality! Reviews, articles, lists… we’ve got them and more!

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Since a lot of the questions I get asked here are about writing, I decided to make a master list of the advice posts I’ve made for convenience. Yay, convenience! I will update it for as long as I continue to get these types of questions. Note: the writing process is such a personal thing. What...

I Didn't Expect That To Happen

So back a good while ago, when I was just coming up with the concept and characters for The Necromancer’s Daughter I realised that my protagonist shared some features with a local singer. Mainly the hair and eyes.

And I thought “Great, now I have a…

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#Funnies #The Necromancer&039;s Daughter