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Perfection is good but progress is better

[leniwy-leniwiec]

Pick a personality for free when you feel like nobody. Born with a void, hard to destroy with love or hope. Built with a heart, broken from the start and now I die slow. In the valley of the dolls, we sleep, got a hole inside of me Living with identities that do not belong to me In my life, I got this far, now I'm ready for the last hoorah Dying like a shooting star in the valley

Listen to Imitia Playlist

1. Valley of the dolls by Marina  2. Rapunzel by Emilie Autumn  3. Addicted by Kelly Clarkson  4. Give us a little love by Fallulah  5.  Livin' in a World Without You by The Rasmus 6. Human by Ellie Goulding 7. idontwannabeyouanymore by Billie Eilish  8. Guilty by Marina  9. Skinny love by Birdy  10. Home by Daughter  11. You found me by The Fray   12. Breathe me by Sia  13. Elastic heart by Sia  14. Ilomilo by Billie Eilish  15. Hurts like hell by Fleurie  16. Afterlife by XYLØ

[letswritefuriously]

Trying to motivate yourself to write like:

[writingadvice365]

Your first draft is not terrible.

It is not any sort of insulting name you call it.

It is a baby.  A young, inexperienced baby that might throw up on your shirt and cause you to lose sleep at night but you love it all the same and will patiently feed it and tuck it into bed at night with a kiss no matter what happens.

You do not call a baby stupid or awful because they are new to the world and do not have the ability or knowledge to function on their own.  Instead, you nurture and teach them so they grow up smart and strong and capable.

Such it is with a first draft.  A first draft is not bad because it needs care and attention. Don’t insult it because it is newly written down with ideas that are not yet fully formed.  In fact, that is the reason why it is AMAZING.  It’s a DRAFT!  The FIRST one for the story!  LOOK at it!  It exists!  It is ALIVE!  And it is YOURS, this story you made.  

So be proud of your first draft baby and, most importantly, be proud of yourself. 

[leniwy-leniwiec]

Well I was walkin' for some time when I came across this sign Sayin' "who are you and where are you from?" we don't like when visitors come. 'No trespassing' that's what it said. At least that's what I could read. No trespassing? yeah, my ass! Wait till ya get a load of me!

Listen to Adam Playlist

Trespassing by Adam Lambert

Antarctica by Hands Like Houses

The Bird and the Worm by The Used

Believer by Imagine Dragons

Heavydirtysoul by Twenty One Pilots

Don't Lose Your Heart by Dream on Dreamer

World So Cold by 12 Stones

Bang Bang by Hollywood Undead

Anti-Gravity by RUNAGROUND

Guns for Hands by Twenty One Pilots

Teenagers by My Chemical Romance

The Phoenix by Fall Out Boy

Take It Out On Me by Thousand Foot Krutch

You're Gonna Go Far, Kid by The Offspring

Semi-Automatic by Twenty One Pilots

Duality by Slipknot

Rain by Hollywood Undead

R.I.P. 2 My Youth by The Neighbourhood

House of Memories by Panic! At The Disco

King by Lauren Aquilina

[wordsnstuff]

Writing is its own reward.

Henry Miller (via wordsnstuff)

[star-anise]

Soft skills for the apocalypse

Let’s face it, if the world ends, so many of us will flee somewhere else for safety that we’ll end right back up in communities again. There’s going to be more to it than growing your own food and knitting handspun socks.

I’m linking to resources, but a many of these skills, being interpersonal, are best taught in live trainings by professional instructors, where you can see and feel all the interpersonal dynamics going on in the room, and by experience, trying them out on real people in an educational setting.

When the world ends, it will be helpful to be able to::

Run a meeting

Peacefully negotiate

De-escalate a potentially violent situation

Organize a community

Cope when you’re having a panic attack

Co-regulate to help a child keep calm

Identify community resources

Protest safely and peacefully

Even small local pieces of activism today, like organizing a protest march or lobbying your municipal government to make public spaces more accessible, have a double reward: There’s the work you’re doing, and the skills you learn when you do it.

[a-ton-of-unearned-confidence]

the assumption that people with violent killing skills should be given priority/power in a post-apocalyptic society is the reason it stays post-apocalyptic and doesn’t actually rebuild society

[star-anise]

the assumption that people with violent killing skills should be given priority/power in a post-apocalyptic society is the reason it stays post-apocalyptic and doesn’t actually rebuild society

[unmooredonasundayevening]

writing tip: don’t tell us your character’s backstory. don’t tell us what your character is thinking. don’t tell us what your character is doing. don’t tell us anything. the reader should simply look at a blank page and be suddenly overcome with emotion.

[clinticalthinkr]

Good tip. I know a lot of writers who cry uncontrollably when they see a blank page, so I’m sure that feeling will translate directly to the reader.

[toboldlywrite]

I know adverbs are Controversial, but “said softly” means something different than “whispered” and this is the hill I will die on.

[writingdotcoffee]

I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.

Gustave Flaubert (via writingdotcoffee)

[wordsnstuff]

hey do you have any tips on plot development? how to do come up with relevant but dramatic things to keep the plot going? i also don’t want to make it too intense?

I actually have quite a lot of resources that I’ve created over the years surrounding plot development. I’ve linked as many as I could find for you:

Resources For Plot Development

Useful Writing Resources

Useful Writing Resources II

31 Days of Plot Development

Novel Planning 101

How To Write A Good Plot Twist

How To Foreshadow

What To Cut Out Of Your Story

Tackling Subplots

Things A Reader Needs From A Story

A Guide To Tension & Suspense In Your Writing

How To Turn A Good Idea Into A Good Story

Planning A Scene In A Story

21 Plot Shapes and the Pros and Cons Of Each

How To Outline Effectively

Tips On Writing Intense Scenes

Writing The First Chapter

Tips On Starting A Scene

Plot Structures

Finding & Fixing Plot Holes

[1000storyideas]

Creating plots with the zigzag method

I’ve learned this method years ago and I’ve been using it ever since. The zigzag plot creator starts like this: 

An crescent zigzag. 

You can have as many up and downs as you want. I’ve drawn six to keep it simple. Alright, this zigzag is your storyline and every corner is an important event that will change everything:

Every down represents a bad thing happening to your main characters, taking them further away from their goal. Every up is a good event, taking them closer to their goal:

So, when the zigzag goes down, something bad must happen. When the zigzag goes up, something good must happen. The reason why we drew a crescent zigzag is because every down must be worse than the previous, and every up must be better than the previous. As the zigzag advances, events become more serious and relevant. 

Let’s apply the zigzag method. My storyline is a detective trying to catch a serial killer in a futuristic city. Minutes later, this is what I’ve got:

Start: Detective, our protagonist, is just promoted

Down #1: Mass suicide happens in town, detective gets the case, the whole town thinks it might have been a religious suicide act, but detective suspects that someone single-handed killed all those people

Up #1: Detective finds clue about a possible killer

Down #2: A bigger mass murder happens, a true massacre, it’s a definitely a murder

Up #2: Detective finds the killer’s trail

Down #3: Thinking he is ahead of time, close to catching the killer, detective ends up dead in another mass murder

Up #3: Because of his notes and discoveries, the police is able to find the killer before they leave town

From this point on you can play with zigzag as much as you want. For example, changing the orientation of the zigzag for a bad ending:

Lots of ups and downs:

Or just a few:

It’s up to you (see what I did there?).

You can plot any type of story with the zigzag method. It’s a visual and easy process for a very complex task.

[fictionwritingtips]

Character Details to Hide from Your Readers

Hiding information from your readers on purpose will help you create tension in your novel. I know this doesn’t work for every novel, but if you’re writing something with elements of suspense and mystery, hiding details and revealing them later will improve your story. This also helps add dimensions to your characters and explore their motivations on a deeper level.

Here are a few things to hide about your characters to create tension:

Whether or not your protagonist is lying

Even good characters lie, especially if they feel like it will protect other people in the long run. There are ways to hint that your character is hiding the truth without actually revealing what the truth is. If your protagonist gets nervous or changes the subject when they’re asked about a specific detail, this will help show your readers that something isn’t quite right. If your character’s deception is hidden and then revealed at the right time, you’ll be able to add exciting tension and shock value to your story.

Who the real villain is

Some of the best tension is created when we’re uncertain about who the real villain is. In mystery/crime novels, for example, there’s often evidence that points to one person who ends up not really being the one we need to worry about. If you hide this information from your readers, you keep them guessing throughout the course of your novel and this will aid in creating suspense.

The truth about their past

When you hide your character’s past from your readers, you have the ability to use it as an explanation for something important later on. For example, if you character has these mysterious powers they can’t explain, you can use their parents and back story in order to reveal later on why it’s happening. Revealing past details slowly over the course of your novel helps build the mystery.

What their secondary goals are

Sometimes characters will have goals no one else knows about but them OR they will have a false goal that their using to cover up their real goal. For example, a character might say they’re rescuing another character because they want to help, but it really might be all about finding some hidden treasure along the way. There are many reasons why a character might want to hide their goals. Explore character motivations on a deeper level and you’ll be able to realistically include this type of deception in your story.

-Kris Noel 

[leniwy-leniwiec]

HO HO HO HORRIBLE JOKES! MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM FARMACON <3

(trivia: Adam's jacket and trousers have many pockets and even more zippers. Don’t forget about the belt. Since he also carries his bullets and other important items in pockets, you can usually hear him from a distance. He just misses a bell)

[writingdotcoffee]

How to Improve Your Writing Skills: 15 Simple Tips

Would you believe that even after writing and publishing nearly 200 books, including 21 New York Times bestsellers, I still take daily steps to hone my writing skills? Whether you’re a beginner or have been at it for decades as I have, writing well takes work. No shortcut, no secret sauce will turn you into …

[leniwy-leniwiec]

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I would totally read it, of course!! Sounds Interesting and funny.

It makes me very happy <3 I can’t wait to share some sneak peeks with you! :)

[leniwy-leniwiec]

‘Bell, Book and Candle’ Character Page

‘Bell, Book and Candle’ is a story loosely inspired by classical gothic stories where bizarre and unusual things stand face to face with pitchy black humor and irony. Join me if you like cemetery jokes and uncover the mystery of a certain family curse together with:

Gustave - the unlucky main character. A local lady in distress born in a hideously rich family who has a harsh crash with reality after his father bankrupts and commits a suicide. He is then sent without a penny to the obscure residence on the hill. Did I mention he was rich? Gustave faints easily and blushes easily. He screams loud when a spider appears. Hates dust. His main feature is how all strange events revolve around him, even though Gustave has no idea what is going on. Tries to solve the mystery of his family curse. 

Auntie Janet - Gustave’s aunt who agrees to take him after his father’s death. She used to be a teacher, but after long years of dealing with stupid children and receiving no respect auntie Janet got weird and closed herself in the attic. Loves to point out mistakes and complain about younger generation. A mysterious figure who just yells at everyone from behind the closed door. How does she look like?

Cousin Cathy - a ghost in a wedding veil that knocks to Gustave’s window every night. Apparently she loved to stay up late, but auntie Janet always stormed into her room screaming that candles are too expensive to be wasted. Now Cathy has became a vengeful ghost that never allows others to get some sleep. Oh, and she was murdered. 

Mary - a girl who appears on strangers’ funeral meals. She also likes to attend picnics and requiem masses of unknown people, and enjoys long strolls on cemeteries. Preferably with a shovel in her hand. Mary may be strange but rumors say she knows every dead body in the town...

Apothecary Jake - Mary’s close friend, apothecary Jake owns a small drug store and knows how to cure every disease. He laughs a lot and never loses his spirit. Gustave suspects that instead Jake lost his mind, and his jars contain more than just medicine. After all, Jake always talks with his doll which he introduces as Mr. Hyde... 

Van Hellsing - a hostile and hyperactive hunter who hates everything and everyone, especially Count Dracula. And ghosts. His only purpose is to kill all evil spirits. Van runs with a big crossbow and hits people. Sometimes on purpose. Often accidentally. Screams a lot but gets nervous around people he likes...

Count Dracula - a lord of the land who is supposed to be responsible for Gustave’s family curse. Or so people say... In fact, he appears to be a grumpy introvert who prefers to lock himself in his castle. Likes cats, organ music and warm sweaters 

Dorian - a young boy that gains a lot after Gustave’s father bankruptcy. He lives in the biggest residence in the town, where he always throws great parties and shows off his beautiful portrait. People admire it almost as often as they wonder why the real Dorian wears a piece of clothing on his face... 

[leniwy-leniwiec]

Do you know this feeling when you have a general idea, however you don’t know where to take the story? And then you realize one detail - one small detail - that makes the story flow? It happened to me yesterday; I love nineteenth century and romanticism, so I always knew that I’d like to create a story inspired by classic gothic novels. A pure maiden sent to a dark house on a hill, forced to uncover a mystery - that type of thing. But I could never see my story in details, so this idea was just waiting for the right moment... that came yesterday. Despite my love for romanticism, I must say that poor maidens are pretty flat and I faced problems while designing the main heroine. And then I realized... what if I used all those popular tropes, but instead of a girl, made the main character a boy? A poor innocent boy sent to a dark mansion? The more I thought about it, the more I understood that putting a boy in the role of maiden in distress, who faints easily and attracts dark and mysterious heros, is ridiculous. So I gave up the idea... of making a dark story and I turned it into a dark comedy, loosely inspired by gothic novels. Now I have the whole cast of weirdos and I love this idea. I hope to share some first profiles soon so let me now what you think :)