Laisley @laisley-writes - Tumblr Blog

Hello everyone. My name is Laisley. I'm from Germany and started my writing journey here at the end of 2022. I used a different blog account back then but after having a huge writer's block and a big change in my life, I decided a new blog was necessary. So, here we are with "Laisley's Writing Blog". I'm excited to meet new (and "old") mutuals.

I love writing fantasy, a little bit of romance and dystopian themes (sometimes stuff gets a bit darker than intended though - I enjoy writing angsty scenes).

From time to time, I will repost some of my "old" stuff, but new writing projects are definitely coming. This intro post is still under construction, so I will add a link to my masterlist once I post some of my own writing. In the meantime you can have a look at my Flash Fiction Friday entries.

Feel free to add me in tag games and I hope I can reconnect to the writeblr community soon. I missed you guys!

Also: I recently started an insta account to post about (audio) books I'm currently reading and experiences I'm having during this writing journey. Most of my writing content will be posted here though.

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Writing Prompt #2934

"Things are bad."

"They could be worse?"

"Would you please stop saying that? It somehow gets worse every time!"

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tahbhie

How many drafts should you go through before deciding your novel is ready?

There's no specific (official) number, but to create a foundation that ensures you don't burn out quickly, overwork yourself, and get tired of your work, I'll say four. It's the same number I use for my students since most of them have other engagements outside writing that take up a copious amount of their time.

1. Initial or Zero Draft:

This draft is also called the 'just write' draft. Focus on putting that idea down. As the creative juices flow, let it all out. Don't worry about perfection or coherence; the goal is to capture your raw ideas and get the story out of your head and onto the page.

2. Second Draft:

This is the plot draft. Read through what you have written to see if every detail you added was meant to be. Here, you focus on the structure of your story. Ensure that the plot makes sense, the pacing is right, and there are no major plot holes. This is where you might add, remove, or rearrange scenes to improve the overall flow of the narrative.

3. Third Draft:

Character development draft. In this stage, you look deeper into your characters. Make sure their motivations, backgrounds, and arcs are well-defined and consistent. Flesh out their personalities and relationships, ensuring they are compelling and believable. This is also a good time to refine dialogue and make sure it sounds natural and true to each character. That's for this drafting stage.

4. Fourth Draft:

Grammar and punctuation draft. This is the polishing stage. Focus on correcting grammatical errors, punctuation, and spelling mistakes. Pay attention to sentence structure, word choice, and overall readability. This draft is about making your manuscript as clean and professional as possible.

Keep in mind that the goal is to define what completion means for each draft. Once you reach the goal, take a break and return to it for the next drafting stage.

Some writers pay people to carry out some of the drafting stages for them, so if you fall into that category, you might have fewer drafting stages to handle yourself!

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Thank you all for the support 💜!

#writing advice

nondelphic

2025 is the year i finally stick to a writing schedule. unless my schedule is “some sort of vague vibe only,” then i’m set.

why-bless-your-heart

Another storytelling rule I think people should remember is the law of diminishing returns. If you keep on ramping up the stakes higher and higher and higher, after a point it gets to where the audience can’t really care anymore.

nondelphic

new year, new me! except for the part of me that procrastinates. she’s here to stay.

write-on-world

traveling-spartan

If you ever tagged me to do one of those tag game thingies and I never did it:

1) Thank you, seriously. Those are fun and being included shows that my followers care enough to want to learn more about me.

2) Very sorry about that, it’s extremely likely that I said to myself “Cool! But I’m busy at the moment, I’ll have to do this later today or tomorrow” before proceeding to just straight-up forget, now it’s too far back in my notifications and/or your blog to find again.

#same #but i saved all of them so eventually I plan to do them

kindrasy-deactivated20250728

I got curious so I thought I’d ask, how often do you get the chance to write?

Everyday

Every few days

Weekly

On the weekends

Other (answer in the comments

Voting ended onJan 18, 2025

glassfrogforest

nondelphic

and they lived happily ever after

except the sequel immediately tears it apart because you’ve decided they weren’t that happy, actually.

animentality

xypheris-deactivated20250603

Writing is 10% inspiration,

90% 'I swear I’ll fix this in edits.'

writing-prompt-s

"you know you are only supposed to have 1 apprentice maybe 2 not 15." said the wizard council member "well until people stop leaving surprisingly powerful orphans at my doorstep I'll be taking care of my 17 apprentices." The council member snapped their wand "WHERE DID YOU GET 3 MORE!"

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