it's the sleeping writer, bleh.

non-binary that wants to write more during their free-time. working on a 100k fic. she/her, he/him, they/them pronouns are fine <3 just a little guy! a small sleepy guy! who writes too much details in their stories!

[luna-azzurra]

Horror Ideas!!

⟢ She keeps hearing his voice calling from the basement, but he is standing right next to her when it happens.

⟢ He finds old photos of the house, and she appears in all of them, even the ones taken decades before she was born.

⟢ She wakes up every night at 3:17 because something is knocking from inside the mirror.

⟢ He notices she has stopped casting a shadow, but nobody else seems concerned.

⟢ She starts receiving text messages from his phone after he dies, and the messages know things only he would know.

⟢ He goes into the woods to find her, but every path leads back to the same tree with her scarf tied around it.

⟢ She moves into a new apartment and realizes the previous tenant left warnings written under the wallpaper.

⟢ He dreams of a woman standing at the foot of his bed, then wakes up with mud on his feet.

⟢ She keeps forgetting entire hours, and he starts recording her, only to discover she talks to someone who isn’t visible.

⟢ He finds a locked room in the house, and she begs him not to open it because she remembers what came out last time.

[writingblus]

i dont "go on walks," i dont "use character sheets" and i dont "plot before writing," i raw dog it, and if it doesnt flow, I FUCKING CRY.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

Fanfic writers, reblog if you’re okay with people sharing the links to your fics to their friends and/or for fic rec posts without having to ask for your permission first

(I saw a debate about whether or not it was okay for people to share fic links around without asking the authors first, since some authors may not be comfortable with the links to their fics being shared around on twitter or tumblr. so I thought this post could be a blanket permission for authors who were okay with the links to their fics being shared around!)

[writingdose]

[luna-azzurra]

Random Character Traits!!! Part 17

⟡ Speaks entirely in references that are three to six months old and tracks this precisely

⟡ Has strong opinions about people they have never met based on their posting behavior

⟡ Experiences news events primarily through the discourse about the discourse

⟡ Uses words in conversation that exist only online and doesn't notice when people flinch

⟡ Has been in at least one online argument this week they don't fully remember

⟡ Knows the lore of strangers on the internet better than the lives of people they see daily

⟡ Describes real events using the vocabulary of someone summarizing a thread

⟡ Gets attached to online creators and refers to them with a familiarity that surprises people

⟡ Has parasocial opinions about brands and treats their social media posts as personality reveals

⟡ Cannot watch something without simultaneously reading what other people think about it

⟡ Curates their feed with surgical precision and considers it a creative practice

⟡ Makes a reference and then has to explain the reference and then has to explain why it's funny

⟡ Processes emotions by finding out if anyone online has felt the same thing

⟡ Has a posting style that is distinct and recognizable and entirely unconscious

⟡ Goes offline for a day and feels like they've missed a cultural era

⟡ Knows about trends before they trend and is smug about this for exactly the right amount of time

⟡ Describes a real place they visited in terms of its aesthetic category

⟡ Has opinions on font choices, color palettes, and thumbnail strategies that they share freely

⟡ Finds out something is mainstream and has complicated feelings about it immediately

⟡ Has a folder of saved things they will never look at but cannot stop saving

⟡ Screen records things with no specific plan for what to do with them

⟡ Notices when an account changes their posting strategy and clocks it immediately

⟡ Cannot hear a song without knowing where they first encountered it online

⟡ Describes their own life using frameworks they absorbed from content they barely remember

⟡ Has different energy on different platforms and considers each one a separate persona

⟡ Gets unreasonably invested in comment sections on videos about things they don't care about

⟡ Mutes people rather than unfollowing as a form of relationship management

⟡ Knows the difference between ironic and sincere posting and navigates it effortlessly

⟡ Starts a sentence with 'so there's this person online' at least twice a week

⟡ Has bookmarked something to read later in 2019 and considers it still pending

[ramen-writes]

Neurodivergent assassin who very casually uses their weapons as stim.

Turning on and off the safety of their gun. Tapping and spinning their dagger. Watching the poison in the vial move as they flip in and then back.

Nobody says anything because...well they're an assassin.

Turns on safety, presses trigger, turns off safety repeat.

People around them are in constant fear.

Chewing the end of their poison tipped dagger when they try to figure out a plan.

Wash their hands too much cause they don't like how sticky blood is.

However overtime it becomes a weird single to others.

Everyone is anxious trying to figure something out and they hear a little "click click" and it's just slightly calming to know that they have this person there and they are thinking of a plan.

Someone hands them a drink but it flows just a little too weird and they are like, "hmm that's poison" then chuck it because they have built up immunity.

No table that doesn't have something carved into it.

Never a situation where they don't have enough bullets because this person takes out the cartridge and puts it back as stim.

They take apart their guns and put them back over time being crazy fast and efficient with it.

Just give me a neurodivergent assassin/spy.

[luna-azzurra]

Ways to describe Shame!!<3

[writing-prompt-s]

As an immortal who wants to be more or less peacefully left alone, you stage a death now and again under new identities for sake of appearances. The mortician you've trusted with this secret is one of your only friends, and they had something witty to say this time about your "repeat business."

[pukicho]

You're probably the funniest person on Tumblr. Please never change.

Never? Not even for the better?

[officially-bbc-news]

Change for the worse

[pukicho]

You guys would prod me with spears through the bars of a metal cage for fun

[shslfiend]

Yeah we would lol

[isitaviv]

Most important writing advice of the day is to fuck around. Stop writing to appeal others. Stop thinking you know what other people like. The only thing you know is what you like so write that shit, brain-fried scene. The right people will like it and the others you're worrying about don't exist in the realm of your creation process.

[ariesrin]

Alternatives to 'said'

When character is angry:

Snapped

Spat

Snarled

Hissed

Barked

...or sad:

Choked

Mumbled

Managed

Croaked

Murmured

...or if they're feeling nervous:

Stammered

Babbled

Rambled

Muttered

Squeaked

...and even when flirting:

Coaxed

Purred

Teased

Hummed

Crooned

[i-will-write]

When you finally get out of your flow state just to realize your oneshot wip got ahead of you and now you're plotting a trilogy with at least one sequel, two spinoff, a prequel duology and one unrelated story in the same universe at 4am on a weekday (the alarm is set to ring in 2 hours):

[karen-writes]

Ways to fix writer's block

OPTION 1: Try turning the writer on and off (it works)

OPTION 2: if option 1 doesn't work, try putting the writer in rice.

[theunfortunate-author]

my daily affirmation as an author

[writersisland]

Types of Subplots for a Story

a person with authority over the MC being very flawed: incompetent, malicious, untrustworthy, ...

inner struggles of the MC: self-doubt, overcoming trauma, proving self to others, ...

romance: love triangle, a fracturing established relationship, pursuing a crush, ...

trying to preserve a key element of MC's life: town, job, family business, house, relationships ...

trying to uncover or keep a secret

And remember, any subplot you chose should service the main plot either directly or indirectly, so adjust as needed!

[isabellebissonrouthier]

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