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@margaretcroftwrites
““Paradoxically, fantasy is a good way to show the world as it is. Fantasy can show us the truth about human relationships and moral dilemmas because it works on our emotions on a deeper, symbolic level than realistic fiction. It has the same emotional power as a dream…. I think fantasy does show us the truth of our own lives.””
— - Lloyd Alexander, author of the Chronicles of Prydain, on why fantasy.
actually, yes, i do think it’s time to stop putting sexism and racism in your high fantasy books
Seggesting a character might be ace.
Being ace
what temperature do u consider cold and where do u live? 👀
oh you’re a writer? tell me are you
a) google everything and do intensive research on every part you write to make sure it’s as accurate and fact checked as possible
or
b) haha keyboard go brrr
Nothing you imagine is wasted
I realized something watching the deleted scenes from Frozen 2 - songs that didn't make it into the movie, drafts of scenes that were so touching but didn't fit in, the emotional rain scene, where they got the idea for the frozen crystals in the air, the song about learning their mother's secrets that has many lines that were used in the epic Show Yourself...
And I realized that nothing you think about in relation to your stories is ever wasted.
That AU you are thinking about, instead if your wip? There is probably a scene that should be used in the real thing.
The sequel you are daydreaming about, when you don't even have the first part? It probably helps you direct where the story leads and what parts you are excited the most.
The idea inspired from the movie you watched last night? Maybe it won't fit in the wip completely, but it probably has a spark of something that really talks to you, something that might as well be the magic ingredieint you were missing but couldn't define.
My point is: don't be afraid to play around, dream and let your imagination loose. Anything can give you the right push, the killer dialogue, the perfect scene that will make your wip more magical, original, more you.
It might be a little scrap of something totally unrelated, weird and pointless that will make all the difference.
Let’s face it, fights between pure good and absolute evil are getting old. Black and white morality doesn’t lend itself to nuanced characters, and it rarely feels realistic anymore. But that doesn’t mean we can’t ...
1. Freedom vs Safety
ex: Minority Report
2. Success vs Selflessness
ex: Mad Max: Fury Road
3. Progress vs Preservation
ex: Toy Story 3
4. Individuality vs Community
ex: Snowpiercer
5. Privacy vs Transparency
ex: The 100
Excellent tensions to consider when plotting your story
responsiveness vs accountability – captain america civil war, and also all the cop shows where one partner’s a rulebreaker and the other is by-the-book.
Hard Mode:
Toss out dualities, introduce triads. Find noble goals and put them into conflict.
Freedom vs. Justice vs. Peace
Freedom destroys Peace and denies Justice in the service of ensuring everyone’s maximum personal freedom.
Justice destroys Peace and limits Freedom because Justice requires people be held to account for their actions.
Peace denies Justice and quashes Freedom because holding people to account makes far too much noise.
ex: Concrete Revolutio
this is really important to remember! it’s good to have friends who aren’t involved in the industry, but it’s vital to have friends who are, who will understand just how difficult it is to survive in the industry, just how difficult it can be to see people bursting past you while you’re still chugging along in last place, just how difficult it can be to keep writing when you encounter setback after setback.
My brain when I’m in front of a blank page: I cannot write. I have never seen a word in my entire life. What the fuck even is a sentence?
My brain while I’m trying to fall asleep: I have ascended and become a literary god. I will now paint you a vivid daydream using the best descriptors and words that flow like fresh rainwater. Bet you wish you could right this all down, huh? Bet you’ll forget in the morning, huh? Bitch.
reblog if you are blown away over and over by the talent of writeblrs and wonder how they come up with fascinating and original plots and lovable and interesting characters,,,someday i’ll see your books and your names at the front of the bookstore and think, “wow i knew that book when it was still a wip”
Just a reminder that I’m an Adult™ and if that makes you feel uncomfortable feel free to:
unfollow me
ask me to unfollow you
block me
I won’t get mad or anything. It’s important to make sure you feel comfortable and secure.
Please! I try not to follow younger people on Tumblr to begin with, but please know that if I followed your page not knowing your age because I didn’t see it and you don’t want me follow you I will absolutely respect that!
a collection of titles for my wip over the years
By the way, writing a book is really fucking hard. Like, it’s so much harder than you think it’s going to be. You think, oh, I’ll just write 500 words a day and eventually I’ll have a book, but no. You won’t. You’ll have a lot of words in a row with insufficient stakes and spelling errors.
me: looks at wip
wip: has not changed since last time i closed it
me: >:(
This is from a comic about being creative. Read the rest on my website: 8 things I’ve learned about creativity.
okay but i LOVE those authors who link all their books together?? like not even spin offs and shit,,, just mentioning, like, a street that was where another protagonist lived, or this brand that they both adore?? like srsly i aDORE that
Self isolation got me cleaning and wondering why I don’t draw anymore...
