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hello hello, and welcome to my little writblr. my name is megan, but feel free to call me megs or meg! i’m sixteen, (turning seventeen on monday!!) and love to read and write. i also play piano, and am dipping my toes into learning violin and flute! if you ever want to talk music, hit me up, i’d love to chat :)

some of my favorite books include caraval by stephanie garber, the book thief by marcus zuzak, lovely war by julie berry, and anything written by marissa meyer! you can find out more about my taste in literature on my main blog @scarlett-dragna but of course, this is a writblr, and you’re here to learn about my writing, so here we go!

i write a lot of short little stories, (some of which i plan on posting soon!) usually around 1k words or so, and occasionally some piece of prose or poetry! with my writblr, i’m hoping to finally get started on a novel idea i’ve had in my head for ages, so look forward to that! i’m working on creating a formal introduction to that wip very soon, but for now here’s a short snippet!

NAME UNDECIDED: a dark academia murder mystery, set at a prestigious academy in europe. one night, a student is poisoned, and every student is a suspect. the story will follow four main protagonists—adryan barlowe, soleil locelle, aimi suzuki, and leonidas chevrolet. (names very subject to change.)

that was a very crappy way of explaining what this wip will entail, but if it intrigues you at all, maybe...stick around? anyways, i’m always up for a chat, so if you want to talk writing or books or music or anything really, i’d love to talk! i’m very excited to meet some new writers here!

tagging some mutuals <3

@kalliopeian @duskbourne @rapunzelle @laythe @winteranarchy @ortolon

#writblr #writblr intro #about me

shaelinwrites

Writing Advice Masterlist

CRAFT

How to write subtext

When to use summary and when to use scene

What is purple prose vs descriptive style

What to consider when writing for teens and children

The different types of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person

When to show and when to tell

Showing vs. Telling in plot, character, setting, dialogue, etc.

What is good telling?

Psychic distance (what it is + comparing 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited, and 1st person)

How to write strong dialogue

How to avoid melodrama

How to create powerful similes and metaphors

How to lengthen or shorten a novel

How to use 2nd person

YA vs NA vs Adult

Transitioning a book from being YA to being adult

The push and pull of hope and despair

How to introduce a flashback

Is it okay to use a POV shift for one scene?

Writing conflict and antagonist forces in a contemporary work/a piece with no villain

Describing setting in a way that’s in character

Using Symbolism

How to describe music

How to write a sex scene

Writing sexual or romantic tension/attraction

How to write a kiss scene

Writing romantic or sexual attraction (when you’re aromantic/asexual)

How to be subtle with theme

How to plan a story’s conflict

How to write a 1st person witness narrator

Where to add a character description

First sentences

Avoiding repetitive sentence structure

How to write a death scene

How to write body language

Using specificity to come up with original ideas

How to cut -ing verbs

Past vs present tense

What can be ambiguous and what needs to be explained? + Magical realism vs fantasy

Describing something abstract/intangible

Creating tension

How to improve your description (writing exercise)

Using collective (aka: “we”) POV

Experimenting with form

Creating causal relationship between scenes in a non-linear plot

PLOT, STRUCTURE, AND CONCEPT

What is structure?

How to know if a plot is satisfying

How to develop plot material

How to develop a novel idea from nothing

How to write the beginning of a novel

How to write a story that is mostly internal

Finding the balance between plot driven and character driven

Common pitfalls of a meet cute

Plotting a contemporary novel

Plotting the 2nd half of a novel

Plot beats in the 2nd half of a novel

Pacing tips

How to develop a specific idea

Working with subplots

More on outlining a short story

How to title a short story

My short story writing process + how to get started with short stories + how to edit a short story + short story tips

More tips on how to write a short story

Writing the ending (aka moment of character reflection, or moment of ‘lift’) of a short story

More on writing the end of a short story

OTHER STUFF

How to get started with screenwriting

How to format a screenplay

Best pieces of writing advice I’ve ever gotten

My top 10 writing tips

Should you change your work for judgemental family members?

How to share your work with your family if you write about dark or mature content

How to slay an English exam composition

What is literary fiction?

Can a fantasy novel also be literary fiction?

How to lead a writing workshop

How to read more

Advice for creative writing majors (in Canada and elsewhere)

A list of useful essays on craft

#writing resources #masterlist

silverflamcs

i would really love to see cassian’s house in illyria, we were told about it in acofas but nothing came of it??? i thought for sure we’d get nesta and cassian there in acosf but all we got was a little bit of rhys’s mother’s house. i imagine when cassian goes to illyria for a long time him and nesta don’t want to be away from each other that long so she goes too and that’s where they stay. and it’s a cute cozy cabin all decked out cassian style ( idk what that means exactly, but i imagine weapons everywhere lmao ).

and his cabin isn’t spelled so they have to actually do housework, like cooking. and nesta can’t cook, at all, not even the slightest. she doesn’t even know how to work a damn stove. but cassian does and he’s really good at cooking, so nesta sits on the counter and watches him or sometimes she’ll even attempt to help him even if it’s just chopping up vegetables. but honestly she’s not even that good at that and he just ends up shooing her back onto the counter and tells her she just needs to sit there and keep him company. and they end up having various conversations, some that are casual and teasing, and some that end up getting deep.

and cassian feeds her little bits of the food bc she’s become the food tester and she’s always so amazed at how good his food tastes. in the mornings when cassian is making them breakfast nesta will come up and hug him from behind and lay her head against his back right between his wings and she’s just so happy and content to be there with him and no one else. she always thinks of herself as selfish bc she wishes it could be just the two of them like this all the time she’s in pure bliss. nesta will make the tea though, she knows how to do that very well she tells him bc her mother trained her in the art of tea making.

and at night the two of them sit on the couch, a big furry blanket on them and nesta is curled up beside him and he has his arm around her. he’s going over reports and nesta is either reading her romance novels or a war strategy book cassian gave her. there’s a fire going and it’s okay bc nesta can now tolerate fires pretty well and he’s so proud of her for overcoming that and he looks over at her in admiration and kisses her on the top of her head and he’s so happy and his heart feels so full.

#acosf #nesta and cassian #this is so adorable awww

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Editing Checklist

Editing Software:

StyleWriter 4 is fantastic. It’s an add-on for Microsoft word and has a 14-day trial period. It goes through your text, picks out “glue words”, misspellings, long sentences, homonyms, passive tense, shows your reading grade level, and more.

Editminion *FREE* checks for adverbs, weak words, passive voice, cliches, and homonyms among other things.

Pro Writing Aid is another online editor. It is mostly free, but offers more features if you pay.

AutoCrit offers free analysis for under 500 words, otherwise you have to pay for more text and more editing features.

Paper Rater offers a free service for editing, but it is designed for essays.

Formatting Checklist: This follows the general guide of formatting a manuscript in Microsoft word. However, some literary agents and editors have their own requirements.

Under the paragraph option, change the special indentation to first line at .5”. Change to document to double spaced.

There should be no spaces between paragraphs.

When showing a scene break, center # on a blank line.

Font should be easy to read. Courier New and Times New Roman are preferred at size 12.

All margins should be 1”.

Start chapters on a new page and put the chapter title 1/3 down the page. Write the chapter like so: CHAPTER ONE - CHAPTER TITLE. Press return 4 - 6 times before starting the text of the chapter.

For the header, put YOUR NAME/BOOK TITLE/PAGE NUMBER in the upper right-hand corner. Start this header on the first page of the first chapter.

The cover page of your manuscript should have your name, word count, and contact information in the upper left-hand corner.

The title on the cover page should be in all caps. Your name should be underneath in all caps. If you use a pen name, write YOUR REAL NAME (WRITING AS PEN NAME).

At the end of the manuscript, start a new page and write END.

Self-Editing Checklist:

Spelling:

If you are using Microsoft word for your word processor, use the spell check. After that, go through the manuscript line by line to make sure everything is spelled right. You may have used “form” instead of “from” and skipped it because Microsoft word did not see it as misspelled.

Printing out your work or viewing it in another way (such as a pdf on an ereader) helps find these mistakes.

Beta readers can find what you missed as well.

Use editing software to check homonyms or look up a list of homonyms and find them in your document using ctrl + f. Check these words to make sure you used the right spelling.

Grammar and Style:

First use Microsoft word’s grammar checker, but be aware that it is not always right. Check grammar girl if you are unsure.

For dialogue, you can always pick up a professionally published book and look at how the dialogue tags are used, where commas are placed, and when other punctuation is used.

If you’re in school and your English teacher isn’t too busy, have them take a look at it.

Look out for prepositions. Most of the time, you can omit these words and the sentence will still make sense. Beginner writers use a lot of these in their writing and it slows the flow.

Check for adverbs. You’d be surprised at how many you use in your writing, sometimes up to five a page. Using a few in narration is okay, but only a few. Delete adverbs you find, especially those that end in “-ly”, and rewrite the sentences in necessary.

Delete gerunds and forms of “to be” if writing in past tense. Instead of “were running”, write “ran”.

Check subject-verb agreement.

Use correct dialogue tags. People don’t bark their words. They shout.

Two digit numbers should be written as words (twenty-seven) while numbers with more than two digits should be written with numbers (123).

Avoid passive verbs.

Vary sentence length.

Show with the five senses rather than telling.

Most of the time, you can delete the word “that”.

Avoid using “unique” or “significant” words too often.

Consistency:

Make sure all your font is the same size and type.

Make sure you have no plot holes. Use the comment feature in Microsoft Word to track these plots.

Make sure your time line is consistent.

The tone should fit the scene.

There should be one POV per scene. Unless you’re a brilliant writer and can pull off third person omniscient.

Verb tense should be consistent.

Keep track of the details you release of people, places, and things. The reader will remember if in one chapter you say your protagonist has blue eyes and in another you say green.

Pacing:

The whole book should flow in and out of fast paced scenes to keep your reader interested and slow scenes to give them a break.

The middle should not “sag”.

Sentences should flow smoothly.

Plot:

Keep track of all your plots and sub-plots. Readers will remember them.

There should be a beginning, middle, and end.

Is the initial problem at the beginning of the manuscript?

There should be at least one antagonist. This does no have to be a person.

Is there enough conflict?

There should be a resolution.

All scenes should have something to do with plot.

The climax should be the most exciting part.

Character:

The protagonist should change by the end of the book.

Make sure all characters who come in contact with one another have some kind of relationship, whether good or bad.

Characters must have motivation for everything.

The protagonist must want something right from the start of the conflict.

The protagonist needs to be captivating. The readers wants to root for the protagonist. This does not mean the protagonist needs to be likable all the time.

The readers likes to relate to characters. Make sure your characters are diverse enough that readers can identify with one.

Know who your protagonist is. The main character is not always the same. For example, Nick in The Great Gatsby is the main character, but Jay Gatsby is the protagonist. This is important to know while writing your query letter.

If you can delete a minor character from a scene and nothing changes, then delete that character.

Sometimes you can make two minor characters one without losing any essential parts of the story. If you can, do this.

All characters react and act.

Each character has his or her own life.

Dialogue:

Dialogue should be believable. Read it out loud.

Don’t go overboard with phonetic spelling if a character has an accent.

Dialogue should be informal and natural. It does not have to be grammatically correct.

Prose:

Avoid purple prose. I’ve never met anyone with “emerald eyes” or “hair of fire” (except for the Flame Princess).

Don’t use too many adjectives.

Avoid cliches.

Other:

Don’t info dump. Pace information through dialogue and narration.

The first sentence should spark interest, or at least the first three. If it does, the first paragraph should be the same. And the first 250 words. The goal is to get the reader past the first page.

Let your story rest. When you’re ready to edit, start at the end. Writers tend to get lazy at the end of their story whether they are writing it for the first time or revising it after revising the rest of the story.

Make sure your manuscript is within range for your genre’s word count.

avasghost

this is v useful thank u

#writing resources #editing #editing checklist

pe-ersona

reblog so i can send you an ask with a prompt! one rule: write in your wip's universe with your OCs and everything.

#ooo this seems interesting #maybe it’ll force me to finally write something

ariadnaes

╭﹒❍﹒𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖊𝖑 — a writeblr re-introduction.

⋆˚﹆⟠﹒𝕮HRISTENING !

hi, my name’s aurora (aura / rora) and i use she/her pronouns! i was previously @winteranarchy on writeblr but i’ve decided to rebrand and reintroduce myself. my writing will be posted here on this blog and a list of my current projects can be found on this page, but i’ll also start being more active on my writing twitter @rorawrites. you can also find me at my main @warstorm which is my litblr where i post and reblog edits. i’m fifteen and i’m a scorpio, slytherin, i/entj and vietnamese-australia. i’m a lover of literature and mythology as well as classical and fantasy novels and some of my favourite books include the night circus, the picture of dorian gray and perfume: the story of a murderer. please feel free to add me to any of your tag lists or chat with me through my inbox or dms, i’d love to get to know more you lovely people and get acquainted with your writing too !

projects and taglist below the cut.

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#writeblr intro #welcome!!#i’ve said this before but omg your wips sound amazing ahh #i’m so excited to see more from them!

writingwithcolor

WWC - General Topics

A collection of WWC posts that deal with more general writing advice, character creation and diversity topics applicable to most marginalized people, particularly People of Color and some more specific ethnic and religious groups.

Tools

Writing Research and Google Search Tips

WWC Research & Resources Guides (Compilation)

Character of Color Research Tracking Chart (Google Sheet)

Writing Characters of Color: The Generals

On White Authors “Getting it Right”

The Do’s of Writing People of Color

Writing POC with Little Experience

Properly Coded: Creating Characters of Color

On “Overthinking” Writing Characters of Color

On White Writers Writing Characters of Color (I, II, III)

Researching PoC + Supporting Writers of Color

Description

Words for Skin Tone

Words to Describe Hair

Describing Asian Eyes

Describing Wide Noses

Praising Beauty Without Fetishizing

Describing PoC and Avoiding Caricatures

Featured Description Guides (Compilation)

Diversity & Representation

To Write (or not write) with Diversity

So You Want To Save The World From Bad Representation

Diversity vs. Exploiting Cultures

Diversifying a Predominately-White Cast

On “Diversity Quotas”

On Excluding Diversity Out of Fear

Different Heritage POV’s in a Story

Including Realistic Diversity Naturally

White-Dominant Rural Areas and Diversity

White Privilege, Publishing, and Diversity Quotas

Writing: Making Efforts in Diversity

Characters - Creation & Culture

More on Assigning Race after Writing

Tradition and Culture vs. Stereotype

Showing Culture Writing Advice

Character Creation: Culture or Character first?

Character Design and Assigning Race and Ethnicity

Characters’ Races Added Last During Development

Determining your Characters’ Race and/or Ethnicity

Stereotyped vs Nuanced & Audience Perception

Writing Powerful Women of Multiple Races

Characters - Cultural Disconnect & Erasure

A Discussion on Culture and Erasure

Western Neutral Characters

‘Whitewashed’ Character of Color?

“Culturing” Culturally-disengaged PoC

Characters of Color with “No Culture”

Mixed Race + Disconnect from Culture

Reconnecting to Culture After Assimilation Attempts

Fantasy & Coding

Defining Coding (& Islam-coded Fantasy)

Denoting Race in Fantasy Setting

Fairy Tale Retellings with POC

Fairies of Color & Cultural Fairy Concepts

Fantasy Races Based off of People of Color

Naming People and Places, Avoiding Explicit Coding

Racially-coding Aliens

Real Religions in a Fantasy World

Religion in Fiction & Fantasy

South Asian-Coded Fantasy Caste System

Whitewashing in a Fantasy Setting

Including Racism in Fantasy

World-building: A Fantasy World without Racism

Representing PoC in Fantasy When Their Country/Continent Doesn’t Exist

Race Allegories / Symbolic Racism

Avoiding Racism Allegories

Blue eyed people enslaved in story

Half Human as Allegory for Mixed Race Struggles

Avoiding Half-Human Allegory for the “Mixed Race Experience”

Eye Color Discrimination as Racism: Story Concept

Racism, Micro-Aggressions & Slurs

Everyday Racism, Friendship and White Allies

Incorporating Micro-Aggressions in Writing

Racist Characters + Including Racism in Stories Not “About” Racism

The Pitfalls of Racist Character Redemption Arcs

PoC Educating White Privileged Friend (Context: Black Characters)

On “Normalizing” Protagonists of Color: Writing Stories Where Racism Isn’t in the Plot

Racial Slurs & Offensive Terms

Slur use in stories

Racial Slurs and Webcomics

Portraying Racist Characters without Racial Slurs

Offensive Terminology and Historical Accuracy

Stereotypes & Tropes

Stereotypes & Tropes Navigation

Stereotyped vs Nuanced Characters and Audience Perception

Useful Non-WWC Posts

When Diversity Is Bad by tropesaretools

Diversity Exists in the Real World by shiraglassman

How to Write WOC and MOC if you are White by kaylapocalypse

“I feel pressured to be inclusive in my writing!” by nimblesnotebook

On White Fear & Creating Diverse Transformative Works by saathi1013

Villains / Anti-heroes

Villains of Color

Family of Villains (Black)

Predominately White Villains

PoC Villains, Anti-Villains and Anti-Heroes

PoC in Crime Families & Black/Native Boss

Writing Flawed Black Characters is Okay

Dark and Light-skinned Characters, Black Villain and Avoiding Colorism

Worldbuilding

Black & White Symbolism: a look at that trope

Homogenization, Cultural Appropriation

How To Blend Cultures (Without Making Impossible Mixes)

Research:Large to Small Scale, Avoiding Homogenizing East Asian Cultures, & Paralleling Regions Appropriately

White Saviors, White - POC Interactions

Interracial Relationships: Romantic | Writing Interracial Friendships

How to Avoid Glorifying White Characters

Handling a White Female Savior in story

White Character Adopts Black Child in Apocalypse

White Villainous Cult Leader Uses Fascism to “Correct” Colonialism

How to write bigoted villains without coming off as a bigot yourself

Infantilization of white characters (At PoC’s expense)

Solving World Hunger: Changing Skin to Fantasy Color to Avoid the White Savior

Writing About Your Own Culture (Ownvoices)

Misrepresenting Your Own Culture

Why Insiders Can Write Their Experience

Writing Authentic Black Characters (as a Black writer)

Representing yourself in stories when “yourself” isn’t white

Braving Diversity: How to Write Yourself (and others) out of your Story

Building a Community for Fellow Sci-Fi/Fantasy [Black] Writers of Color

Writing Authentically From Your Own Experiences When They Don’t Match Stereotypes

Writing Sensitive & Controversial Topics

White Authors and Topics to Avoid/Tread Carefully

Do I Need Permission to Write About Marginalized People?

Writing a Genocide to which you have No Personal Connection

On Outsider-Written Stories About Issues Of Another Group

Writing About Diverse Cops (Cops of Color, LGBTQA+)

Outsider-Written Stories, Issues of other Groups, Speculative Situation

Writing about Prejudice between People of Color

Reclaiming negative, dehumanizing stereotypes outside the group

Representing yourself when “yourself” isn’t white

Why do you need to tell this story right now? (Muslim monster focus)

Writing About PoC Trials and Tribulations

When Am I Writing an Identity Story?

To Write or Not to Write: Tackling The “Struggle Novel” as an outsider

–WWC

#resources.#writing advice #diversity

queensinchains

@grishaverseonline | mission 09: favourite series | six of crows

❝ no mourners, no funerals. ❞ ―@lbardugo, six of crows

#six of crows #crooked kingdom #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #nina zenik #wylan van eck #jesper fahey #matthias helvar #AISH THE TALENT OMG #the coloring the quotes just everything aaa #this is so so so so gorgeous i can’t

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WIP INTRO: A WILD WIND

Many, many thanks for the incredibly sexc header to @zoyalais <3

Genre:

fantasy, young adult

Status:

first draft, outlining

POV:

third person, dual POV

Tropes and Themes:

found family, romance, loyalty, treason, lost family relations, revenge, jealousy

Synopsis:

Magic saved the world. It’s a story every child in the kingdom knows well-

A wild wind once blew across the land, destroying all in its path.

Three siblings with magic defeated it. They became heroes, and later, rulers of the kingdom, which was then divided into three countries.

Today, their descendants rule on.

In a world where magic is cherished above all else, Afza was born without a single drop of it. It alarmed the people, who whispered that it was a sure sign, a curse, how she was not fit to rule one day. It alarmed her parents, the badshah and malika, the strongest wielders in her country, from the line of the strongest wielders. And, though she would never admit it, it alarmed her.

In a world where magic is cherished above all else, magic is the one thing Faizan hates above all else- the one thing he has sworn he will never use, no matter what. Every day, he ventures into the forest to hunt for his people. Every day, he brings back food to last the whole village a month, and every day he lets his people believe that the feasts that lay on their tables are because of magic. Every day, Faizan loathes himself for the lie.

In a world where magic is cherished above all else, magic starts slipping away.

But this time, there are no magical heroes to save the land.

This time, it’s every person for themselves.

This time, Afza is going to save them.

This time, Faizan is going to show them.

It’s just a kingdom they have to rescue, after all.

Characters:

AFZA MOAZZAM: The crown princess of one of the three countries, who turns her face to the sky and wishes for something new every day.

AFZAL MIRZA: Rumoured to be the most powerful jad’gar of them all. But no one quite knows the extent of his true powers…

FAIZAN MALIK: A dreamer who goes out to hunt for his people every day, but just how far is he willing to go for these dangerous dreams?

FARYA MALIK: A sister who would take any risk, commit to any task, for those beloved to her. Cross her, and you may not survive.

HANIA IBRAHIM: A princess of the second of three countries, and much beloved of the people, but ask around and none will remember anything true about her…

HAMZA JAFARI: The mysterious assassin, who is everywhere and nowhere, who deals in secrets, but be warned- Once you strike a deal, there is no going back.

Taglist (ask to be +/-):

Keep reading

#wip introduction #WTF this looks incredible #dual pov >>>#i seriously cannot wait to read more of this it looks freaking fantastic

vivviane

Technology + SIX OF CROWS

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone… .

A convict with a thirst for revenge A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager A runaway with a privileged past A spy known as the Wraith A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes

Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first.

#six of crows #social media #kaley this is gorgeous omfg #i literally don’t know how you did this IT’S SO COOL

ashen-crest

Writer Questions Tag

Thanks for the tag, @sparkles-and-hens! Here were the questions I got:

What’s a word that you, no matter how many times you write it, cannot spell?

Caribbean. (I spelled it wrong when I typed it here, too- it’s only one r!)

And,

Have you ever completely lost faith in yourself as a writer? How and why?

Hmm. I think it was late high school/early college, as they would have coincided with, you know, my horrible bout of low self-esteem. That probably had something to do with it.

Tagging @ettawritesnstudies and @apocalypsewriters to answer the following questions (if you want!):

Is there a genre that you’d like to try writing in, but are afraid to?

and

What’s the easiest part of writing for you?

apocalypsewriters

Thank you @ashen-crest !!

Is there a genre you’d like to try writing in, but are afraid to?

Mystery. I am very blatent with most things in my writing, there’s no suspense or buildup. I don’t read a lot of those books, but the ones that do have an element of mystery are so intriguing.

What’s the easiest part of writing for you?

Banter between characters. If they have good chemistry, I can write pages and pages of dialogue with them

I’ll tag @pagesofcursive, @writing-is-a-martial-art and @wannabeauthorzofija for these questions

Where do you struggle most in character creation?

And

What’s your favourite thing about your writing?

wannabeauthorclive

Thank you for the tag!

Where do you struggle most in character creation?

I struggle with not getting distracted with the little details and forgetting to make sure I have the big important stuff that will affect the plot.

What’s your favorite thing about your writing?

About my writing? I really love my descriptions! I don’t know why, but I just love the way I write them! I also love my characters!

Questions: What is your favorite genre to write? Has an author affected the way you write with the way they write?

Tagging (with no presure): @a-completely-normal-girl @baguettethebooklover @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @47crayons @vellichor-virgo and anyone else who wants to!!

47crayons

thanks so much for the tag!

What is your favorite genre to write?

contemporary! but i also want to try a bit more with fantasy and maybe sci-fi?

Has an author affected the way you write with the way they write?

yes yes yes 100% yes. short answer: fredrik backman. long answer: all his original works are actually in swedish, but i love love reading the translated version and ah *chefs kiss* they’re just plain good, like you’re reading and you feel comfortable and the world is right. also his characters are rarely ever good or bad; they’re complex, because, i mean, that’s human, right? i try very hard to have characters like that, and that concludes my happy rant.

tagging: @cometworks @chrysaallism and @opes-magnas with the questions:

do you want to be published anytime in the future?

what trope can you not get enough of (to write or to read!)?

chrysaallism

thanks for the tag!

do you want to be published anytime in the future?

i would absolutely love to be a published author someday, but we’ll see if that ever happens!

what trope can you not get enough of (to write or to read!)?

enemies to lovers, 1000%. if you’re looking for a more specific one, either the “i’m supposed to kill you” trope, or where one person gets hurt and their love interest just freaks out haha.

i’m tagging: @queen-of-dust @winteranarchy @ortolon @parsel-tongue @vivviane and anyone else who wants to!

describe your favorite original character in five words

what is a genre you would never write in?

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my favorite resources for writing

Hi there! I thought it would be nice to share a list of websites that I love for writing and planning my novels

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( world building )

fantasy map creator - I really like this map creator because it is VERY in depth, gives you pretty much any bit of information you would need for your story!

fantasy map creator no. 2 - this generator creates a slightly smaller map and gives you information, but not in as much detail as the previous.

medieval demographics creator - again, this gives you information for the wolrd you want to create, with no map, and just info on population and different settlements

star system generator - more for science fiction novels, this tool creates a star system consisting of different stars and optional terrestrial worlds.

science fiction world generator - this toll is similar to the fantasy world generator, and gives you interesting details on the physics of your planet, population etc.

traveler system generator - I’m not sure what the title of this means, but it creates a star system for you with an earth like planet and demographics for that planet

ultimate star system and world creator - this toll is my favorite. it gives you so much information and creates a whole star system for you with lots of interesting demographics

( name and plot generators )

fantasy name generator - this simply gives you a list of names for fantasy novels. personally, i prefer to research the meanings behind names but this can give you some inspiration.

ultimate fantasy generator - now this generator creates pretty much all you need to get ideas for your story!

fantasy calendar generator - this is super interesting tool that creates calendars for your novels that do not use earth time!

great name generator - i love this generator, it gives you names for japanese, chinese and russian characters, locations and corporations! i use it for a lot of my novels.

ultimate sci-fi generator - this is absolutely fantastic, it gives you characters, locations, plots etc. i love it!

more generators - this blog has some good tools for plot and character creations!

( help for writers )

plan your novel step by step and read blogposts - now novel is really great for planning a story and their blog is really helpful too!

Reblog this to help a writer with their story! I might add more to this some other time, but I hope these are helpful for now!

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