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Thanks to all the people who replied and sent asks! I will start working on the week of prompts, but I’ll add in an additional ask meme since y’all are so wonderful! ;)
If you have something you’d like to see, just let me know! I won’t start releasing the prompts until I actually hit 10,000.
Hi Guys!
When this blog reaches 10,000, what would you guys like to see most?
A week of prompts
A week of ask memes
Both
Something else?
when the story is just not working, but you keep writing anyway
Current mood…
Reminder that she actually wins that season, so keep your head up.
Reminder that she constantly had trouble believing that she deserved to be there and her first few could best be described as ‘not the worst’.
And she won. She stayed positive, cried when she needed to, and kept going.
Once more:
Stay positive
Cry when you need to
Keep going
So it appears that Autodesk did a thing.
Go nuts, my friends.
For all of you artists out there!
Writer Beware makes posts on which publishing houses to avoid at all costs, which words to look for and which words to watch out for in contracts, and several other things that will keep you in control and knowledgeable about the publishing process. I’d suggest reading through the website if you want to avoid getting ripped off, cheated, or scammed.
I’m just going to reblog this every so often because it’s a site that every writer needs to see.
I feel really dumb asking but whats a whip
Do you mean whip or WIP? If you mean WIP, that stands for Work In Progress! If you mean whip, then I have no clue
Writer Ask Meme
1. Tell us about your WIP!
2. Where is your favorite place to write?
3. What is your favorite/least favorite part about writing?
4. Do you have any writing habits/rituals?
5. Top five formative books?
6. Favorite character you’ve written?
7. Favorite/most inspirational book?
8. Do you have any writing buddies or critique partners?
9. Favorite/least favorite tropes?
10. Pick an author (or writing friend) to co-write a book with
11. What are you planning to work on next?
12. Which story of yours do you like best? why?
13. Describe your writing process
14. What does it take for you to be ready to write a book? (i.e. do you research? outline? make a playlist or pinterest board? wing it?)
15. How do you deal with self-doubt when writing?
16. Cover love/dream covers?
17. What things (scenes/topics/character types) are you most comfortable writing?
18. Tell us about that one book you’ll never let anyone read
19. How do you cope with writer’s block?
20. Any advice for young writers/advice you wish someone would have given you early on?
21. What aspect of your writing are you most proud of?
22. Tell us about the books on your “to write” list
23. Most anticipated upcoming books?
24. Do you remember the moment you decided to become a writer/author?
25. What’s your worldbuilding process like?
26. What’s the most research you’ve ever put into a book?
27. Every writer's least favorite question - where does your inspiration come from? Do you do certain things to make yourself more inspired? Is it easy for you to come up with story ideas?
28. How do you stay focused on your own work and how do you deal with comparison?
29. Is writing more of a hobby or do you write with the intention of getting published?
30. Do you like to read books similar to your project while you’re drafting or do you stick to non-fiction/un-similar works?
31. Top five favorite books in your genre?
32. On average how much do you write in a day? do you have trouble staying focused/getting the word count in?
33. What’s your revision/rewriting process like?
34. Unpopular writing thoughts/opinions?
35. Post the last sentence you wrote
36. Post a snippet
37. Do you ever write long handed or do you prefer to type everything?
38. How do you nail voice in your books?
39. Do you spend a lot of time analyzing and studying the work of authors you admire?
40. Do you look up to any of your writer buddies?
41. Are there any books you feel have shaped you as a writer?
42. How many drafts do you usually write before you feel satisfied?
43. How do you deal with rejection?
44. Why (and when) did you decide to become a writer?
45. First or third person?
46. Past or present tense?
47. Single or dual/multi POV?
48. Do you prefer to write skimpy drafts and flesh them out later, or write too much and cut it back?
49. Favorite fictional world?
50. Do you share your rough drafts or do you wait until everything is all polished?
51. Are you a secretive writer or do you talk with your friends about your books?
52. Who do you write for?
53. What is the first line of your WIP?
54. Favorite first line/opening you’ve written?
55. How do you manage your time/make time for writing? (do you set aside time to write every day or do you only write when you have a lot of free time?)
Designing Your Characters
Hey everyone, Abby here with another writing post! Today I want to talk about character designs and how to make them, and why they help me so much personally. Let’s get right into it!
What is a character design?
Have you ever been creating a character and bam, you get a sudden and (very) detailed image of this character in your head? Isn’t it the coolest? (Correct answer: yes.) Most people think of character designs as drawings of the same character in different poses and outfits and such, but some of us weren’t blessed with artistic abilities of the drawing type. So us writers turn to the character design using words and descriptions (then there are the lucky ones who have both, teach me your ways)!
Character designs are extremely important for your writing because you want to have a consistent reference for the appearance of all of your characters while you’re writing. They often take a while, but I think in the end they’re definitely worth it.
My Character Designs
I consider myself an extremely organized person, so I like to use two different “forms” that I’ve created. (The other one is for personality, which I’ll go over in another post.) So we’re going to go with a made-up character for this one, just so I can give some good examples.
Below the cut you’ll find a “form” that I fill out for all of my characters’ appearances. The effectiveness of this whole thing is decided by how in-depth you go with it. You can get the basics if you just answer the questions, but for a full understanding you’ll want to get in an much description as you can. Like I said, time-consuming.
[ A Note: While it will be helpful to know everything about your character’s appearance, there’s no need to include it all in your writing. Unless it’s super important to the story later, I’m not entirely sure readers will need to know about your olive-skinned character’s sloping nose with a bit of a snub at the end, slightly sculpted jawline, golden-brown eyes, and full lips all at once.]
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Reblog if you have an OC with a disability
Writing a Believable Family: Information You Need
So today I thought I’d help out myself and anyone else who’s writing something where family plays a central role, seeing as a lot of people write about families but I barely see any posts about it!
Families are really fun to read about (imo), but often hard to write, as each family has a different dynamic that you really need to get a hold of. It’s easy to get discouraged because sometimes your fictional family might feel like strangers when they interact with each other. So without further ado, here are some questions and prompts to help you get to know your characters’ families.
Questions
Who is in this family? Are they all important characters?
How big of a role does this family play in the story? The theme of family in general?
Who looks the most like who? What general physical features do they all share?
Who is closest with each other? Who feels more distant?
What is a tradition this family has?
What holidays does this family celebrate? What religion do they practice?
What does this family always fight about?
Are all the relationships in this family healthy? If not, what makes them toxic?
Who is in charge or seems to have the most authority?
Is there a social hierarchy within the family? Who generally seems the coolest to the others?
Does this family travel a lot together? Where do they go?
What was/were the older generation(s) like before the younger generation(s) were born?
Has anyone in this family died? How did this impact the others?
Do members of the family have different politics? How does this affect the family’s relationship?
How much do your characters value their family?
What movies does this family watch on movie nights? What movies do they refuse to watch together?
What role does extended family play in this family’s life? (Ignore if the family you’re writing about is an extended family.)
Who argues the most?
What personality traits does the family share?
What makes this family unique?
What did/does the younger generation do for fun as little kids?
If this family had a vacation home, where would it be?
Who looks up to who?
Prompts
Write a conversation at the family’s dinner table.
What was the most disastrous family reunion/outing? Write it.
Try making a character web (shown in this post) for the family.
How does the rest of the family behave when one member graduates?
Write the script for everyone’s favorite old home video.
Draw a family tree. See how many generations you can go back.
Write each family member’s favorite family memory.
Describe how a family road would trip play out.
This family becomes the family fighting in Walmart. Describe how this happened.
The family is known for their top-notch annual ________ party. Write one such party.
Have a character from the family give your reader a “tour” of the family home.
Who got drunk at the last reunion? What ensued?
A character from the family is going through their favorite family photos. What are they? Why do they like them? What is the story behind them?
Imagine that this family has one huge family scandal in its history. What was it? How did people react when they found out?
A character has been hiding a secret for years, and their family finds out.
oc rivals - which pair of your characters fits each number?
(send a number OR do it yourself, people with many ocs pick out of groups)
Meanest VS Kindest
Tallest VS Shortest
Most humble VS Most arrogant
Coldest VS Most emotional
Most chaste VS Most lustful
Most serious VS Silliest
“Sleep is for the weak!” VS “Sleep for a week”
Happiest VS Saddest
Darkest backstory VS Lightest Backstory
Biggest eater VS Lightest eater
Most ticklish VS Cruellest tickler
Brainiest VS Brawniest
Most forgiving VS Most grudgeful
Physical vices (drugs, sex, alcohol) VS Spiritual vices (Lust, wrath, envy)
Optimistic VS Pessimistic
Most secretive VS Most open
Judges a book by its cover VS Judges mostly by personality
Best singer VS Tone deaf
Cast iron stomach VS Most squeamish
Shows most skin VS Covers up most
Most religious VS Most atheistic
Biggest reader VS Hasn’t touched a book in 3 years
Best at self-care VS Most self-destructive
Most flirtatious VS Most modest
Most outdoorsy VS Most indoorsy
team ‘enemies to lovers’ or team ‘friends to lovers’?
how bad was your ocs acne as a teen?
oc questions: sleep edition
1) how does your oc get ready for bed?
2) does your oc prefer a warm or cool bed?
3) how many pillows does your oc need/use?
4) which oc sleeps with stuffed animals?
5) which oc prefers to share a bed with someone else?
6) which oc would be an absolute nightmare to sleep with (stealing blankets, cold feet, etc)?
7) which oc snores?
8) in what position does your oc sleep in?
9) describe your oc’s sleepwear.
10) how long does it take for your oc to fall asleep?
11) does your oc remember their dreams?
12) which oc experiences sleep paralysis?
13) is your oc more likely to have a good dream or a nightmare?
14) does your oc require certain conditions in order to fall asleep?
15) is your oc a restless sleeper?
16) which oc sleep talks?
17) which oc sleeps the most?
18) which oc can naturally run on less than 5 hours of sleep a night?
19) which oc is an insomniac?
20) a fire alarm goes off in the middle of the night while your ocs are asleep. how do they react?
21) what odd locations have your oc been found sleeping in?
22) which oc could probably sleep through the apocalypse?
23) where is your oc’s typical napping spot?
24) what is your oc like immediately after waking up?
Proposal: instead of creating fantasy names by inventively misspelling real names, create fantasy names by cutting real names in half and stapling them back together with mismatched counterparts. e.g.:
Alexamin Danthew Jamriel Tyseph Wilmeron
Here is an online fantasy name generator that does exactly this for you.
uhmmmm just tested and it works super well?? check it out!
Person A: do you think... I’m an unlovable failure?
Persson B: *sighs deeply unfolds the list of reasons why they’re not*
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Thank you so much for the beautiful work do! It makes developing OCs so much more fun, and it shows that you're dedicated. Please, keep it up! (Just remember to take care of yourself too :) )
Thank you so so much. It makes me so happy to know I’m able to help other people with their OCs! <3
