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self help tips
make your bed - even if you don’t think you can get out of bed you can still feel productive + clean
have a bottle of water by you - work on sipping it throughout the day and eventually you’ll get better at drinking the right amount and staying hydrated! if you’re still having troubles you could always have fruit squash rather than water
eat yoghurt - yoghurt is a great snack that requires no effort! its tasty and usually pretty healthy
baby wipes - these are a life saver for when showering isn’t an option, just wipe down your pits + bits (as my mum says) and around your face to feel refreshed
sticky notes - placing little reminders around your space is a good way to stay organised and positive. put them somewhere you’ll see them, or create a small place specifically for reminders and kind words. plus, it gives you a great excuse to go stationery shopping!
have a chilled drink - cold drinks are great for waking up and preparing yourself for the day, or rejuvenating yourself after a tough day
have a hot drink - hot drinks like tea or hot chocolate are really good at relaxing you after feeling anxious or if you’re trying to get to sleep; they also make you feel warm + fuzzy when in the colder months. its also fun to try lots of different types of tea and pick a favourite too!! i wouldn’t recommend drinking coffee as it has lots of caffeine and can be bad for you if you drink a lot
make playlists - playlists are fun to make and fun to listen to. make playlists for every season, make playlists that remind you of a certain person or make playlists of songs you want a friend to listen to. make playlists for when falling asleep is too difficult, for when everything is too loud, or for when you’re excited. the possibilities are endless
try bullet journaling - a bullet journal is a quick and easy way to organise your thoughts and stuff you have to do. just google it!
write lists - lists are a great way to stop stressing about something coming up. if youre going shopping write a list of what to buy, alternatively if youre going to an event write a list of what you want to do and times
these are a few of the things that help me, if you have any more tips let me know!!
This is an ultimate masterlist of many resources that could be helpful for writers. I apologize in advance for any not working links. Check out the ultimate writing resource masterlist here (x) and my “novel” tag here (x).
✑ PLANNING
Outlining & Organizing
For the Architects: The Planning Process
Rough Drafts
How do you plan a novel?
Plot Development: Climax, Resolution, and Your Main Character
Plotting and Planing
I Have An Idea for a Novel! Now What?
Choosing the Best Outline Method
How to Write a Novel: The Snowflake Method
Effectively Outlining Your Plot
Conflict and Character within Story Structure
Outlining Your Plot
Ideas, Plots & Using the Premise Sheets
✑ INSPIRATION
Finding story ideas
Choosing ideas and endings
When a plot isn’t strong enough to make a whole story
Writing a story that’s doomed to suck
How to Finish What You Start: A Five-Step Plan for Writers
Finishing Your Novel
Finish Your Novel
How to Finish Your Novel when You Want to Quit
How To Push Past The Bullshit And Write That Goddamn Novel: A Very Simple No-Fuckery Writing Plan
✑ PLOT
In General
25 Turns, Pivots and Twists to Complicate Your Story
The ABCs (and Ds and Es) of Plot Development
Originality Is Overrated
How to Create a Plot Outline in Eight Easy Steps
Finding Plot: Idea Nets
The Story Goal: Your Key to Creating a Solid Plot Structure
Make your reader root for your main character
Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense
Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot
The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations
Adding Subplots to a Novel
Weaving Subplots into a Novel
7 Ways to Add Subplots to Your Novel
Crafting a Successful Romance Subplot
How to Improve your Writing: Subplots and Subtext
Understanding the Role of Subplots
How to Use Subtext in your Writing
The Secret Life of Subtext
How to Use Subtext
Beginning
Creating a Process: Getting Your Ideas onto Paper (And into a Story)
Why First Chapters?
Starting with a Bang
In the Beginning
The Beginning of your Novel that isn’t the Beginning of your Novel
A Beginning from the Middle
Starting with a Bang
First Chapters: What To Include @ The Beginning Writer
23 Clichés to Avoid When Beginning Your Story
Start Writing Now
Done Planning. What Now?
Continuing Your Long-Format Story
How to Start a Novel
100 best first lines from novels
The First Sentence of a Book Report
How To Write A Killer First Sentence To Open Your Book
How to Write the First Sentence of a Book
The Most Important Sentence: How to Write a Killer Opening
Hook Your Reader from the First Sentence: How to Write Great Beginnings
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing and the Red Herring
Narrative Elements: Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing and Suspense
Foreshadowing Key Details
Writing Fiction: Foreshadowing
The Literary Device of Foreshadowing
All About Foreshadowing in Fiction
Foreshadowing
Flashbacks and Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing — How and Why to Use It In Your Writing
Setting
Four Ways to Bring Settings to Life
Write a Setting for a Book
Writing Dynamic Settings
How To Make Your Setting a Character
Guide for Setting
5 Tips for Writing Better Settings
Building a Novel’s Setting
Ending
A Novel Ending
How to End Your Novel
How to End Your Novel 2
How to End a Novel With a Punch
How to End a Novel
How to Finish a Novel
How to Write The Ending of Your Novel
Keys to Great Endings
3 Things That End A Story Well
Ending a Novel: Five Things to Avoid
Endings that Ruin Your Novel
Closing Time: The Ending
✑ CHARACTER
Names
Behind the Name
Surname Meanings and Origins
Surname Meanings and Origins - A Free Dictionary of Surnames
Common US Surnames & Their Meanings
Last Name Meanings & Origins
Name Generators
Name Playground
Different Types of Characters
Ways To Describe a Personality
Character Traits Meme
Types of Characters
Types of Characters in Fiction
Seven Common Character Types
Six Types of Courageous Characters
Creating Fictional Characters (Masterlist)
Building Fictional Characters
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Character Building Workshop
Tips for Characterization
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills
Males
Strong Male Characters
The History and Nature of Man Friendships
Friendship for Guys (No Tears!)
‘I Love You, Man’ and the rules of male friendship
Male Friendship
Understanding Male Friendship
Straight male friendship, now with more cuddling
Character Development
P.O.V. And Background
Writing a Character: Questionnaire
10 Days of Character Building
Getting to Know Your Characters
Character Development Exercises
✑ STYLE
Chapters
How Many Chapters is the Right Amount of Chapters?
The Arbitrary Nature of the Chapter
How Long is a Chapter?
How Long Should Novel Chapters Be?
Chapter & Novel Lengths
Section vs. Scene Breaks
Dialogue
The Passion of Dialogue
25 Things You Should Know About Dialogue
Dialogue Writing Tips
Punctuation Dialogue
How to Write Believable Dialogue
Writing Dialogue: The Music of Speech
Writing Scenes with Many Characters
It’s Not What They Say …
Top 10 Tips for Writing Dialogue
Speaking of Dialogue
Dialogue Tips
Interrupted Dialogue
Two Tips for Interrupted Dialogue
Show, Don’t Tell (Description)
“Tell” Makes a Great Placeholder
The Literary Merit of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Bad Creative Writing Advice
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do
DailyWritingTips: Show, Don’t Tell
GrammarGirl: Show, Don’t Tell
Writing Style: What Is It?
Detail Enhances Your Fiction
Using Sensory Details
Description in Fiction
Using Concrete Detail
Depth Through Perception
Showing Emotions & Feelings
Character Description
Describing Your Characters (by inkfish7 on DeviantArt)
Help with Character Development
Creating Characters that Jump Off the Page
Omitting Character Description
Introducing Your Character(s): DON’T
Character Crafting
Writer’s Relief Blog: “Character Development In Stories And Novels”
Article: How Do You Think Up Your Characters?
5 Character Points You May Be Ignoring
List of colors, hair types and hairstyles
List of words to use in a character’s description
200 words to describe hair
How to describe hair
Words used to describe the state of people’s hair
How to describe your haircut
Hair color charts
Four Ways to Reveal Backstory
Words Used to Describe Clothes
Flashbacks
Using Flashbacks in Writing
Flashbacks by All Write
Using Flashback in Fiction
Fatal Backstory
Flashbacks as opening gambit
Don’t Begin at the Beginning
Flashbacks in Books
TVTropes: Flashback
Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear: Flashback Techniques in Fiction
3 Tips for Writing Successful Flashbacks
The 5 Rules of Writing Effective Flashbacks
How to Handle Flashbacks In Writing
Flashbacks and Foreshadowing
Reddit Forum: Is a flashback in the first chapter a good idea?
Forum Discussing Flashbacks
P.O.V
You, Me, and XE - Points of View
What’s Your Point of View?
Establishing the Right Point of View: How to Avoid “Stepping Out of Character”
How to Start Writing in the Third Person
The Opposite Gender P.O.V.
LANGUAGE
How To Say Said
200 Words Instead of Said
Words to Use Instead of Said
A List of Words to Use Instead of Said
Alternatives to “Walk”
60 Synonyms for “Walk”
✑ USEFUL WEBSITES/LINKS
Grammar Monster
Google Scholar
GodChecker
Tip Of My Tongue
Speech Tags
Pixar Story Rules
Written? Kitten!
TED Talks
DarkCopy
Family Echo
Some Words About Word Count
How Long Should My Novel Be?
The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test
Writer’s “Cheat Sheets”
Last but not least, the most helpful tool for any writer out there is Google!
Hello, writerly friends~ ♥︎
My Writing Advice Masterpost is back! Now featuring the best questions and answers from the last three years, along with all of the videos from my writing advice YouTube Channel!
This post will be updated every week with new writing advice videos, playlists, and responses! So, make sure to bookmark THIS page and follow my blog (maxkirin.tumblr.com) so you don’t miss a thing!
Writing Advice Compilations
The NaNoWriMo Survival Guide
Writer’s Life Vlogs (Newest Episode: Max Nerds Out)
WRITERS UNITE! A book of writing advice, inspiration, and tips! Written with the help of 248 Tumblr authors. FREE DOWNLOAD!
Writing Exercises & Prompts
Virtual Writing Academy (Newest Episode: Age & Character)
Daily Story Seed
Daily Weird Prompt
Daily Character Question
Your Writing Horoscope (Retired)
“Can I publish a story based on one of your prompts?”
Did you know that I have published a book of Story Seeds? Sounds interesting? You can learn more about it HERE! c;
Motivation & Inspiration
Daily Writer Positivity
How to Regain the Motivation to Finish Your Novel (Video)
The Truth About Talent, NaNoWriMo Pep Talk (Video)
Overcoming Your Inner *Perfectionist* (Video)
How to Finish Your First Novel (M. Kirin’s Origin Story)
M. Kirin’s Top 3 Tips for NaNoWriMo
The 7 Cardinal Rules of Writing Life
Neil Gaiman’s “Make Good Art” Speech
Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Inspirational Speech on the ‘Genius’
What Confidence Is and Is NOT
“I’m afraid writing is a waste of time”
“I’m half-way through this book and I’m stuck”
Stop Trying to Impress People
Stop Trying to Make Your Parents Proud of your Writing
Your Parents Disapprove of Your Writing?
You’re Not The Worst Writer In The World
English Not Your First Language? Neither is Mine
Are You Worried Nobody Will Take You Seriously?
Dealing with Hate and Harsh Criticism
Why You Need to Develop a Thick Skin
Feeling Down About Your Writing?
“I am not as good as other writers” (and other lies)
Be A Little Delusional
Planning, Outlining, and Getting Started
How to Plan Your Novel (Video)
The Best Distraction-Free Writing Software (Video)
Best Apps for Writers: Evernote (Video)
TOP 5 TIPS for Writers Using Evernote (Video)
The NaNoWriMo Survival Guide (Video)
TOP 3 TIPS for Getting in the Mood to Write! (Video)
How Much World-Building is Enough? (Video)
The *Right* Time to be Critical of Your Writing (Video)
Overcoming the Fear of Getting it “Wrong“ (Video)
The Story-Idea Test
M. Kirin’s Click-n-Drag Story Generator
Which outlining method is the best?
“I want to write a book but I have no idea where to start”
M. Kirin’s Secret for Starting books, and Finishing Them
M. Kirin’s Top 3 Tips to Start Writing and Never Stopping
Tips for writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Paranormal
M. Kirin’s #1 Tip For Improving Your Writing
Let’s Talk About: Show VS Tell
The Difference Between Character & Plot (The Marcy Rule)
Dialogue
TOP 3 TIPS for Writing Dialogue (Video)
The Art of Writing Dialogue Tags (Video)
M. Kirin talks about authentic dialogue
The grammatical side of dialogue
How do I write numbers in dialogue?
Editing & Revision
M. Kirin’s Top 5 Revision Tips
How to Love and Care for Your Beta Readers
M. Kirin’s (subjective) secret recipe for the second draft
When is the best time to edit a story?
M. Kirin Talks About Editing, and Speeding Up Your Story
M. Kirin Uses Evernote to Revise Books
“Kill Your Darlings” VS “Cut What You Love”
Writing Killer Plot-Twists and Mystery Novels
“How long is a Rough Draft compared to the Finished Draft?”
Hot-Button Issues
Let’s Talk About: Titles! (Video)
Let’s Talk About: Filler (Video)
Let’s Talk About: Purple Prose (Video)
Let’s Talk About: Pacing (Video)
Let’s Talk About: Deus Ex Machina
Let’s Talk About: Coincidence in Writing
Realism is a dirty word
Racist & homophobic language in fiction
Inaccuracy in Fiction (Video)
M. Kirin drops a few bombs on ‘creative vocabulary’
“I want to write but I don’t have the time”
Is it bad to have too many LGBTQIA or POC characters?
“My antagonist is POC/LGBTQIA, is this bad?”
“All my characters are LGBTQIA, is this bad?”
When to let go of a story
Is it rational to be afraid of what people will think of you?
Let’s Lightly Talk About: Plagiarism & Copyright
Writing About Things You Have Never Experienced
“Do you need to go to college/university to be a good writer?”
My book is similar to something already out, what do I do?
General Advice
M. Kirin’s Cure For Writer’s Block (and Life Block)
Overcoming Writer’s Block: The First Sentence (Video)
The Writer’s Tool Box (Video)
3 Practical Tips for Writing More (Video)
Which POV (Point of View) is the Best? (Video)
Getting to Know Your Characters (Video)
Keeping the Plot Twist Secret! (Video)
A [Strange] Tip For Writing More! (Video)
#1 Tip for Writing Memorable Characters (Video)
1.5 Tips for Hard-Hitting Writing (Video)
3 Ways to Add Character to Narration (Video)
Foreshadowing & Being Subtle (Video)
Writing Advice from: The Walking Dead (Video)
Writing Advice from: Aldnoah.Zero (Video)
World-Building Tips: Dystopian (Video)
World-Building Tips: Fantasy & Science Fiction (Video)
World-Building Tips: Life After the Apocalypse (Video)
World-Building Tips: Government & The Human Element (Video)
World-Building Tips: Spicing Up The Real World (Video)
Using Real People as Inspiration (Video)
When Should The Book End? (Video)
Writing Better Characters: The ‘Flawed’ Myth (Video)
Writing Better Characters: Unlikable Protagonists (Video)
TOP 3 TIPS for Writing a Large Cast of Characters (Video)
Overcoming the First Sentence (Again) (and Again)
Let’s Talk About: Pen Names!
Let’s Talk About: Reactive VS Proactive Characters
Let’s Talk About: Transitioning Smoothly From Scene to Scene
Let’s Talk About: Writing The Climax (& Resolution)
Let’s Talk About: Writing The End
Let’s Talk About: Spies
Let’s Make a Title (To A Story You Haven’t Finished)
The 10-Minute Rule
Making Boring Scenes FUN to Write!
Stories are like children
Let’s Talk About Titles (And Then Talk Some More)
M. Kirin Reveals the ‘Secret’ Behind Style
How much description/scenery is too much?
How can I write faster?
I want my readers to love my characters
I think my book may be too short for my genre
I killed one of my main characters by mistake, what do I do?
M. Kirin’s Writing Advice for Fleshing out Romantic Relationships
A warning about character names and meanings
Past or present tense?
Is swearing okay? And other muthafuckin’ truths
“What emotion do you find hardest to write?”
“What writing software do you use?”
Communication, a must for collaborative works
Researching illegal things, cousin? I got just the thing for you!
Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips
M. Kirin’s Tarot Cheat-Sheet
Writing Tips for Storytelling in Video-Games
Fair Use In Novels (by thedancingwriter)
Publishing
Publishing Battle: Indie VS Traditional
“How do I turn my book into an eBook?”
Writing Music & Playlists
Top 10 Songs For Writers
Writing In The Dark (Unobtrusive)
Writing About Love
Writing & Fighting!
Writing About Horror
Royalty And Noble Blood (Medieval/Fantasy)
Digital Reality (Cyberpunk/Futuristic)
Lost In The Wild (Survival/Nature)
No Hero (Action/Anti-Heroes)
Mermaid Magic (Mysterious)
After The Bomb (Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian)
Sorrow (Sad/Despair)
Upon Black Wings (Adventure/Dragons)
Haunted Mansion (Horror/Supernatural)
Childhood Friends (Happy/Uplifting)
In Time (Writing/Study Playlist)
Music For Writers: Portal 2 Soundtrack (FREE)
M. Kirin’s Favorite Music to Listen to While Writing
M. Kirin’s Secret For Making Playlists
Miscellaneous
M. Kirin’s 2014 AMA, Part 1 & Part 2 (Video)
The Kirin Games! M. Kirin’s characters murder each other in this Hunger Games simulation~ ;p (Video)
Max & Kitty Recommend: Top 10 Things You Should Read/Watch/Play Right Now! (Video)
Finally! An Ask-Meme for Writers!
M. Kirin’s Philosophy for Running a Writing Blog
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IF TUMBLR HAD A HIGHLIGHT REEL THIS WOULD BE IN IT
It’s on my dash again i missed it
I was out yesterday and I saw Dumbledore just casually getting gas
EXPECTO PETROLEUM
Can we discuss this
This is not okay.
EVERYONE HAS GODDAMN ROLLS WHEN THEY BEND OVER AND EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT BODY TYPES BECAUSE NOBODY ON THIS EARTH LOOKS LIKE A MODEL IN A MAGAZINE AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THATS OKAY. FUCK THE MEDIA.
YOU DID NOT JUST MAKE FUN OF REBEL WILSON!!! WHAT’S THIS MAGAZINE CALLED?!
yUp it's the "now" magazine (uk)
Can we discuss this
This is not okay.
EVERYONE HAS GODDAMN ROLLS WHEN THEY BEND OVER AND EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT BODY TYPES BECAUSE NOBODY ON THIS EARTH LOOKS LIKE A MODEL IN A MAGAZINE AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THATS OKAY. FUCK THE MEDIA.
YOU DID NOT JUST MAKE FUN OF REBEL WILSON!!! WHAT’S THIS MAGAZINE CALLED?!
i know these magazines. they're uk magazines i think, i don't remember the names but it's disgusting. there's so many more like this as well. they shame people with weight but there was once a magazine shaming someone who tried to lose weight (and succeeded very well.) bipolar no life fucks.
you can’t depict Supernatural better
I love that this is back on my dash. *slams the reblog button*
Sam looks like bobby
everyone's like "this is goals!!" but the only way she got there was because she stole someone's gun (it was worth a lot)
reblog if your name isn't Ashley.
2,121,566 people are not Ashley and counting!
We’ll find you Ashley.
This post is scandalous.
reblogging because ashley cant.
If you scroll past this I am going to assume your name is Ashley.
Harry:
Ron:
Hermione:
Snape: ...Up to something.
Snape: What would three young Gryffindors such as yourselves be doing inside... on a day like this?
Hermione: Uh... Well... We... We were just...
Snape: You ought to be careful. People will think you're...
Harry:
Ron:
Hermione:
Staying Positive:
Helpful tips to remember:
Surround yourself with positive and uplifting people. Try and stay away from negative things/people.
Smile. Even when things get hard, keep a smile on your face. It shows that you’re strong and you can get though things.
When in doubt, talk it out. Speak to people about things that are going on in your life. People are here to help you and support you <3
Have a positive attitude. It helps because when you’re in a mindset that you’re positive it makes it easier to keep being positive.
Look for the positive things in life. In life, there are many things that are positive. When you’re thinking and pointing out the things that are positive, it shows that you’re really wanting to be more positive and it makes a difference in your life :)
Stop negative thinking and embrace a positive mind as well as positive thoughts/actions
Being more positive in life has been proven in many studies, when a person is thinking in a more positive way, the more likely that they will have a positive outcome in life.
Surround yourself with positive & uplifting people.
When there are positive people are you, that helps you become more positive and happy yourself.
Enjoy the little things in life.
When you are having fun and enjoying life, most likely you’re thinking about how much fun you are having and not dwelling on the negative things in life. The little things in life mend together all the positive things. That being said, having a positive mind is helpful.
Cute links to brighten your mood.
cute yahoo answers
emergency compliment
draw a stickman
free hugs
for some reason these videos always cheer me up
givesmehope
daily puppy
make a comfort box
having a bad day?
click here, here, and here
Adopting a positive belief system:
Challenging your negative thoughts.
30 Extraordinary things happening right now.
30 Things that are more fulfilling and importan than losing weight.
Challenging your insecurities and reclaiming happiness.
Changing your outlook and avoiding self-fulfilling prophecies.
Redefining reaching out.
Redefining your mistakes.
Redefining vulnerability.
Redefining sadness.
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