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queer writer writing queer characters

[lansfwordsmith]

Welcome to the Wordsmithy!

It's so wonderful to have you here. Let's be friends!

I'm Lans, a mid-30's enby author writing about queer characters.

I defy genre (to my own detriment), preferring to focus on the complexity of my MCs and the arc of their personal stories. But I wouldn't call it literary fiction either 😂.

So, what's this blog for?

Well, a few things. I plan to post about:

books I've read (this will be overwhelmingly gay)

novel & writing stuff

LGBTQIA+ things 🌈 , and

my journey as I explore indie publishing for potentially three novels in the next 12 months 😱.

Plus, you know, reblogging anything I find interesting.

Let's do some about me in dot points. I:

Have three dogs. They're my reason for living 🐕

Am enby, bi and aro-spec

Have 2, co-morbid mental health conditions 💚

Live in Australia 🌏

Am left-handed

Work in disability support

Want to connect, network and make friends 👋

Am a very high "Owl"🦉 or "C" personality - also INTJ-T

That's 8 points, which is long and also my favourite number, so perfect place to stop.

Don't be shy, come say hi! I can't wait to know you. 💙

[bonbongiveshell]

"I asked chatGPT—" well I asked Murderbot and it told me to fuck off

[chimso-writes]

Worst Writing Advice I've Heard

Show, don't tell (you're supposed to show AND tell)

Your chapter 1 is really important (it's not if you never get past it)

First person is the worst pov (ANY pov can be terrible, it all comes down to how you write it)

You have to be published to be a writer (straight up bullshit)

Real writers write every day (yeah and so do the ones who get burned out and stressed a lot)

Kill your darlings (ALWAYS MISUSED. it means remove anything that doesn't serve the story, even if it's Shakespeare level writing)

Your main character has to be likeable (No, they have to be interesting. That's good enough for me)

Read a lot (debatable. Personally, I read a lot more when I was younger than I do now. Don't only read, consume different mediums like movies or shows. They're stories too)

Writers' Block isn't real (Ummmm....)

Never use X word in your book (also straight up bullshit. Do the fuck you want. That's what editing is for)

Your first draft will be 'terrible' (I believe your first draft will be messy. Not everyones rough draft is terrible)

[ozempicofficial]

[unusual-suspects]

seven ravens, artist unknown

[conindiundrum-writing]

Your story is still worth writing even if it veers off from what you planned originally.

It’s still worth writing even if you aren’t feeling it right now.

It’s still worth writing even if it’s fanfiction.

It’s still worth writing even if you don’t think anyone else would ever want to read it.

It’s still worth writing even if it doesn’t get published.

It’s still worth writing even if it doesn’t get adapted into a huge blockbuster movie.

It’s still worth writing even if you can’t have fancy illustrations at the beginning of chapters or a map of the world at the beginning.

It’s still worth writing even if someone you trusted told you to stop.

It’s still worth writing if you just rolled your eyes at me.

It’s still worth writing, SO WRITE IT.

[nondelphic]

i love when characters make choices that i, the author, did not authorize. like excuse me. who gave you free will.

[lannegarrett]

[writers-bane]

[academic-vampire]

The biggest compliment ever is when someone sees your creative work and says that they’re now inspired to go out and create something, too

[lansfwordsmith]

Wordsmithy Book Chat

"Carry On" by Rainbow Rowell

I've had "Fangirl" sitting on my shelf for at least 12 months. A friend gave it to me. Have I read it? Not yet.

But then I ran out of audiobooks from the library so I borrowed my dearest friend's Libro account and decided to pick up "Carry On" after being told for years that I should read it.

And yeah. I should have read it years ago.

I also immediately went out and bought the physical book.

This book is fun, and I think that's all I want out of books at the moment - something fun and engaging. I love the way there's so much history to the characters that's woven through the story, and I love love love how ... shall we say, preoccupied? Simon is with Baz. Boy. C'mon.

Writing this makes me want to read it again. There was so much to enjoy about this book, and I had a great time with it - and it made me keen for the sequel, which isn't that easy to do. I drop a lot of books after the first in the series.

Carry On. Fantastic.

[skeletomez]

[going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi]

yall gotta learn the difference between "this character is an asshole" and "this character was supposed to be super cool but the author is an asshole" and "this character is a teenage girl who was mean once"

[aubryjoi]

Read more queer books 📚🌈

[thesefallenembers]

the problem with reading and writing leading to a strong vocabulary is that you tend to know the vibe of words instead of their meanings.

if I used this word in a sentence, would it make sense? absolutely. if you asked me what it meant, could I tell you? absolutely not.

[finnslay]

things you DO NOT need to be a man

a dick

he/him pronouns

XY chromosomes

things you DO need to be a man

the swiftness of a coursing river

the force of a great typhoon

the strength of a raging fire

the mysteriousness of the dark side of the moon

^this post was brought to you by LGBT^

Let's

Get down to

Business

To defeat the huns

[marmoriss]

can i come over and pour sunlight into the darkest parts of u