charlie ☆

writer, in theory ⋆ 20, uk, she/her

[awakenthecity]

[abalonetea]

just saw someone reviewing the erin hunter books like, ‘they should publish the whole series at once, i don’t want to wait a whole year to read it’. like babe i hate to break it to you but,,,, go touch some grass and think about your relationship with consumerism okay, because it’s gotten really weird on you

[faelanvance]

I’ve heard these kinds of sentiments in regards to novels, as well as readers outright refusing to read fantasy series debuts because “they fear committing to something unfinished” (like refusing to read an incomplete fanfic on AO3…) in case the author dies, or isn’t able/doesn’t complete the work. The GRRM effect, if you will.

Regardless of how people feel towards the authors personally, I will continue to bleat, til the day I die, artists do not owe an audience anything. They are not in debt to you. They don’t owe their works to their readers, no exceptions, there is no “earned/lost trust” or “unspoken contracts.” Capitalism has got people treating artists and entertainers as though they should hop on their bicycles like a chained bear, the moment the audience cracks its whip.

[brynwrites]

There’s also this fun aspect of capitalism where your favorite (usually marginalized) author doesn’t get another book contract or have the rest of the series picked up or have the money to keep investing their time in that project because you refused to buy the thing until it was finished.

Not only do creators not owe their audience anything, but those who really truly want to give these things to their audience are directly prevented from doing so by this exact mentality!

[scifrey]

As author of such series - YES PLEASE DON’T WAIT. I know SO many friends who’ve had their series cancelled WHILE they were in the middle of writing the next book specifically because the numbers on the first book(s) weren’t “good enough™”, or who were told that the series would end with the next book so had to jam three book’s worth of plot and character development into one.

[paramoregf]

"she killed innocent people" ok well her eyes are literally big and brown and sad so she can do whatever

[iloveyou-itllpass]

"Maybe none of this is about control. Maybe it isn't really about who can own whom, who can do what to whom and get away with it, even as far as death. Maybe it isn't about who can sit and who has to kneel or stand or lie down, legs spread open.

Maybe it's about who can do what to whom and be forgiven for it."

-Margaret Atwood, 'The Handmaid's Tale'

[mossnotes]

sunday 18th october ‘20 ☁️—

i’ve been studying nonstop all weekend and i’m so. tired. i finally got it all done and i’m genuinely really proud of myself because i didn’t think i would physically be able to, so i’m gonna spend my sunday afternoon back in bed with tea, beans on toast and celebs go dating (my guilty pleasure show please don’t come for me i don’t know why i watch it either)

[mossnotes]

tfw ur fave studyblr reblogs ur post!!!!!

[sawasawako-archived]

if any of yall are interested in poetry and learning how to read, analyse, and appreciate a poem, check out this free course by the University of York that goes in-depth about reading poetry! i’m taking it now and it’s really good, 10/10 would recommend to anyone who is even a little bit interested in poetry

[poeticallybitter]

[iloveyou-itllpass]

is anyone still here ?

[vodkatales]

For old times sake is actually such a heartbreaking and beautiful sentiment. Like, let’s do it for the love that used to be here. It is reason enough.

[weltonboys]

salma deera

[2soulscollide]

WEBSITES FOR WRITERS {masterpost}

E.A. Deverell - FREE worksheets (characters, world building, narrator, etc.) and paid courses;

Hiveword - Helps to research any topic to write about (has other resources, too);

BetaBooks - Share your draft with your beta reader (can be more than one), and see where they stopped reading, their comments, etc.;

Charlotte Dillon - Research links;

Writing realistic injuries - The title is pretty self-explanatory: while writing about an injury, take a look at this useful website;

One Stop for Writers - You guys... this website has literally everything we need: a) Description thesaurus collection, b) Character builder, c) Story maps, d) Scene maps & timelines, e) World building surveys, f) Worksheets, f) Tutorials, and much more! Although it has a paid plan ($90/year | $50/6 months | $9/month), you can still get a 2-week FREE trial;

One Stop for Writers Roadmap - It has many tips for you, divided into three different topics: a) How to plan a story, b) How to write a story, c) How to revise a story. The best thing about this? It's FREE!

Story Structure Database - The Story Structure Database is an archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points;

National Centre for Writing - FREE worksheets and writing courses. Has also paid courses;

Penguin Random House - Has some writing contests and great opportunities;

Crime Reads - Get inspired before writing a crime scene;

The Creative Academy for Writers - "Writers helping writers along every step of the path to publication." It's FREE and has ZOOM writing rooms;

Reedsy - "A trusted place to learn how to successfully publish your book" It has many tips, and tools (generators), contests, prompts lists, etc. FREE;

QueryTracker - Find agents for your books (personally, I've never used this before, but I thought I should feature it here);

Pacemaker - Track your goals (example: Write 50K words - then, everytime you write, you track the number of the words, and it will make a graphic for you with your progress). It's FREE but has a paid plan;

Save the Cat! - The blog of the most known storytelling method. You can find posts, sheets, a software (student discount - 70%), and other things;

I hope this is helpful for you!

(Also, check my blog if you want to!)

[uncooldotcom]

People that sing the “I don’t want to die, sometimes I wish I’ve never been born at all” part in bohemian rhapsody a little bit louder than the rest rise up

[loamylovely]

Jemima Puddle Duck

[mousemilf-deactivated20250508]

i like to go in the bathroom and splash water on my face and pretend im a male protagonist under a lot of stress

[percethecurse]

the masculine urge to stare at your own wet face in the mirror, haunted

[selwynkane]

@storyseekers event 17: art in books

Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?

[iloveyou-itllpass]

life is really just like. the world is crumbling around us and here i am doing the dishes. and taking meticulous care of the little houseplant i bought last month. and making my friends cups of tea. and cleaning my bathroom.

[raccooncomic]

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