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I guess this is how I'm going to live the rest of my life now
I'm not an english native speaker, but one of the things that amazes me is how some words are spelled the same way but change pronunciation?
For example, the word live:
The show airs live this Saturday.
He has to live.
Y THO
Quick Guide to Punctuating Dialogue
“This is a line of dialogue,” she said.
“This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a speech tag.”
“This is a full sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence.”
“This is a sentence followed by an action.” He smiled. “They’re separate sentences, because I didn’t speak by smiling.”
We need an extended post covering ALL sentences.
*cracks knuckles*
(anyone, feel free to correct me if I’ve made any errors, and add your own!)
“This is a phrase”—she was glaring at the computer—”she wrote while glaring at the computer.”
“This phrase—” she paused, pointing at the computer “—she broke up with an action.”
She began, “I can’t believe that you would—” “—finish other people’s sentences?” he finished.
“It is generally not possible to walk a sentence,” she said, walking, “so you can’t write a sentence that goes, ‘Blah blah blah, he walked.’ You need to start it as a different sentence or phrase, as with the final OP example or, in fact, this one. “Also, at least in American punctuation practices, single quotes are used when quoting something in dialogue. In British punctuation, it’s the other way around. (At least that I’m aware of). “Also, also, notice that in multi-paragraph quotes, you don’t put an end-quote at the end of a paragraph unless it’s the final one. It is understood that each paragraph is still the same speaker.”
“Just because you end a quote in an exclamation point or question mark doesn’t mean you capitalize the dialogue tag after the fact!?” he blurted.
“Not all dialogue needs dialogue tags so long as you know who is speaking!” “Can you sometimes know who is speaking just by turn-of-phrase, subject matter, and names used?” “Yes, other person in the scene. You can.”
It is highly dependent on publisher and personal preference, he thought, but various types of internal monologues and memories, etc, may be italicized. But they don’t have to be italicized, she mused. And to that, she said to herself, ‘Sometimes thoughts or memories or telepathic speech are even written with single or double quotes, but must be differentiated between actual dialogue somehow, such as italic text.’
And guess what? he said. Some books don’t even use quotation marks when people say things. It’s rare, but when done well, is an effective style of story-telling. Really? Really.
WRITING HELP SITES 1. NaNoWriMo
The National Novel Writing Month blog provides inspirational posts for when you’re stuck with writer’s block and offers guidelines for everything from the publishing process to finding feedback.
2. Write It Sideways
The articles for writers on Write It Sideways outline real-life advice, like writing grants, author branding, and gift buying, as well as writing tips and tricks, like dialogue mistakes and how to build tension.
3. Helping Writers Become Authors
K.M. Weiland, the writer of Helping Writers Become Authors, is an award-winning author who shares creative writing advice on story structure, character arcs, common writing mistakes, and much more!
4. Inklyo.com
This website offers great advice for authors, bloggers, businesspeople, and students. Not only will you find writing advice and inspiration, but the site also offers a wealth of practical tips for honing your writing skills, finding work, and staying productive. If you’re looking for in-depth instruction, Inklyo.com also provides a range of courses and ebooks aimed at helping you learn how to write anything well.
5. Warrior Writers
Warrior Writers is run by best-selling author Kristen Lamb, who guides writers with comprehensive and detailed posts that have a humorous and easy-to-read tone.
6. Fantasy Author’s Handbook
Although this is technically a genre-specific writing blog, New York Times best-selling author Philip Athans has great advice for writers of all types, guaranteed.
7. Abidemi.tv
Abidemi is an accomplished author who has decided to share her insight and knowledge of the writing and publishing world to help others become better writers. In addition to offering free resources in her blog, she also creates and sells writing courses.
Writer’s Lifestyle
The following writing websites are great for writers who have some extra time or need to take a quick break and want to spend it productively.
8. Write to Done
Write to Done clearly outlines useful topics for writers, like imposter syndrome, recovering from destructive criticism, and finding a pen name.
9. Brain PickingsMaria Popova’s writings on culture, books, and other eclectic subjects are always extremely interesting reading for any writer with some spare time.
10. Novelicious
While this might be more of a book website than a writing website, Novelicious also has advice for writers on retreats and for writing serialized novels—not to mention post about which books are being turned into movies this year (and reading that is time well spent for any writer, really).
11. Opinionator
The exclusive online commentary from the Draft section of Opinionator covers essays by journalists, novelists, linguists, and grammarians on the art of writing.
12. The Authors’ Nook
The Authors’ Nook houses relatable posts for writers along with advice on being a writer, allowing for a blend of good fun and useful advice for writing breaks.
Marketing/Blogging
These blogs help writers market their books and create blogging personas to engage an audience more effectively.
13. The Write Life
This writing website offers solid ideas for blogging, including working from home, pitching ideas, guest posting, and much more.
14. Goins, Writer
National best-selling author Jeff Goins shares real-life experiences and reflections about building an audience, shortcuts to success, and engaging a community in the age of Internet fame.
15. The Book Designer
As stated in its tagline, The Book Designer gives “practical advice to help build better books,” which includes writing creative disclaimers, choosing the right platforms, and using social media efficiently.16. Angela BoothAngela Booth, a copywriter, ghostwriter, author, marketer, and writing coach, write ample posts to help authors improve book sales and ensure a book will be a financial success.
17. Carly Watters
Carly Watters is a literary agent who provides advice on getting published in the 21st century. Her useful “Things I Wish I Knew” posts provide true accounts and tell how other writers can learn from them.
Publishing
The writing blogs below aid writers in the publishing process, from behind-the-scenes intel to publishing tips and tricks.
18. Jane Friedman
Jane Friedman has more than 20 years of experience in the book publishing industry. She provides informative articles on both the writing process and the publishing process.
19. The Creative Penn
Run by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Joanna Penn, this site offers articles and other resources related to writing, publishing, and marketing books.
20. Alan Rinzler
The articles of Alan Rinzler, a consulting editor, help writers understand what goes on behind the scenes of the publishing process.
21. Publetariat
Publetariat gives practical information on networking, author websites, and the publishing process. It also shares links to big news stories in the world of publishing.
22. The Independent Publishing Magazine
The Independent Publishing Magazine hosts posts about many different parts of the publishing process, such as growing a following, avoiding authorship problems, and finding the right editor.
Writing Inspiration/Prompts
These sites are excellent for writers who are stuck in a rut and need some inspiration or even concrete prompts to get them writing again.
23. WritingPrompts.com
Writing prompts are posted here daily, offering inspiration for writers in all genres. Some of the prompts focus on breaking through writer’s block, while others focus on building characters or refining your dialogue-writing skills. If you’re feeling as though you’re in a writing rut, the site also posts inspirational quotes from famous authors.
24. Positive Writer
Positive Writer was created for writers with doubt—like the website’s author, Bryan Hutchinson—and to provide inspirational posts that help writers keep writing.
25. Blots and Plots
The Blots and Plots blog instructs writers to stay in the habit of writing, targeting specific problems and demonstrating how it’s possible to write a novel even with a full-time job.
26. Writer’s Digest
This well-known and comprehensive site offers all manner of advice and resources for authors. Of particular interest are the site’s many creative writing prompts. New prompts are published weekly, and writers post their results in the comments section.
27. Qwiklit
Qwiklit offers fun and accessible articles about reading and writing. It also has a bunch of writing prompts for writers who might feel stuck.
28. Writing Prompts That Don’t Suck
This one’s pretty self-explanatory, but Writing Prompts That Don’t Suck tries to avoid boring and familiar writing prompts to provide fun and interesting ones instead.
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To be a better writer...
“Murphy’s Law” states that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
While you don’t need to have literally everything go wrong in your story, take the time to really think of all the depth of conflict that could arise from things being less simple for the protagonist during their steps to achieve their goal. Tension is a strong driver of story interest and conflict helps increase it.
Perfectionism is boycotting you
One thing that has always stifled my progress as a writer, has been fear–disguised behind the false pretense of perfectionism. Fear of not being good enough. Fear of failure. In short, fear of sucking major ass. I was never able to even finish a first draft. And I knew exactly how I wanted to tell my story–my writer’s block was never caused because of lack of creativity.
I always restarted my manuscripts just one more time, because they were never good enough as they were. I never actually got to show anybody any of my work, because I never considered it finished or polished enough.
Turns out, I was fucking terrified.
They say that there are three common responses to fear: fight, flight, or freeze. In my case, fear paralyzes me… and that is not a good place to be. I’ve quitted jobs, careers (yes, plural!), relationships. Everything out of fear. But writing was something that filled me like nothing else did, and I didn’t want to make the same mistake.
But, boy, I didn’t know how hard it was going to be to overcome that.
We all want our work to reach out to people. Of course we write for ourselves, but there is a reason we want to get what we do out there. We want to inspire others as we were once inspired ourselves. We want to be a part of the wheel of artists, help build whatever comes next. We want to stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, help get up those that will come after us.
«But what if I’m not good enough?» I could never shake that fucking voice out of my head.
I never really got rid of it.
As social individuals, we crave for other’s validation and acceptance. The thing is, writing is not something that you can easily get validation with. For starters, it is a solitary entrepreneurship. No one is going to be there by your side cheering you on. Progress is not easily measurable or seen–you may be editing for four hours straight, and actually lower your word count–and as with all artistic endeavors, there is no real way to tell if what you’ve done is any good. It is extremely subjective. There is only you and the black cursor, blinking there, intimidating the hell out you.
Fuck that shit.
I’ve subconsciously tried obtaining validation from people around me... but I found out, that it didn’t really work for me.
Maybe your case is just like mine. Maybe your family doesn’t support you. Maybe your friends don’t care. Maybe your SO thinks it’s just plain stupid.
I’ve always admired those who were able to just put out their work out there, for the world to see, no shits given. And for many years, I thought “I wish I was like them! How come they don’t fear criticism? Rejection? Being stained for eternity because of a shitty, under-prepared story?”. And you know what I realized?
They were just as scared shitless as I was.
But there was one thing I differed from them. They loved their work as it was. They wrote to please themselves, not to please everybody else. As it turns out, not everyone will love your work, no matter how good it is. So why care? Why keep wasting your time with that? It is unrealistic. It is unattainable. I wasted so much time trying to be perfect…
It takes a lot of courage to say “This is it. This is now finished. This is how I want to tell this story, and it’s the best version I can tell”. But it is the only way you’ll feel truly satisfied. I needed to come to terms with that. I needed to stop looking in other people what needed to come only from myself. I needed to start loving my own work. My true voice came to me when I stopped worrying about all that shit. Because it became genuine. I was able to truly touch others like me, those who my stories could actually reach, not the ones who were never going to like it anyway.
You, probably like myself, have been reading books since forever. You already know what is good writing. You know what moves you. You know what kinds of stories you want to tell, and how you can move others... If only you trusted our instincts more.
It took an embarrassing long time for me to realize that the only person I really needed to satisfy with my writing, was myself.
…
BUT AFTER THE THING, U STILL BETTER DO THEM BETA READS THO.
I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.
CS Lewis
Real writing tip that is actually really really important: SAVE BACKUPS of your work!!! Email yourself the file every few weeks or so!!!!! I had five book drafts and a completed manuscript and a query letter and now my computer is completely dead! Thankfully though, I had emailed myself the files just a week before it happened! Backups are IMPORTANT!!!!
Or try google docs
Vénneke let the chilling wind violently agitate her blood-red cape. She loved the cold, and it had been years since she had seen snow, or even been outside at all. She allowed herself to feel the stinging pain on her fingertips, and to take pleasure in the increasing numbness on her extremities. She forced herself to memorize every detail of her surroundings, every glimmering leaf in the agitated trees nearby. She took a long, deep breath, letting the dead cold air fill in her lungs. She had to savor it all, for she didn't know if she was going to get a chance to enjoy any of that again. The Overmother wasn't going to let her live if she failed, and even if she succeeded, an eternity in chains awaited for her.
Rules: post the last line in your WIP and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.
I was tagged by @peoniepoetals, thank you for the tag! So my last line is only four words, so I will add the previous line for some context!
Her hand trembled, the world suddenly far too cold as she pressed the thin plant down to one of the small rivets she had found. The fit was perfect.
I shall tag: @elliewritesstories @all-my-novels @merflk @anoldfashionedlesbianlovestory @punny-alien @bmariewinter @forlornraven @nashbranson @kxtinwrites @midnightsawakening @softegods @the960writers @midnightrose77 @paper-shield-and-wooden-sword
Looking to establish some writeblr mutuals!
Hello all! I’m a brand new writeblr and I’m definitely still getting a feel for it. (Also pretty busy with real life stuff atm.) That said, I’d love to get more plugged in to the writeblr community - so let’s follow each other!
I’m completely smitten with all aspects and genres of writing but am particularly drawn to fantasy and science fiction. I’m just beginning to write the occasional fanfiction to stay sharp as I tackle the challenges of original fiction, and I don’t know a darned thing about poetry. Sometimes I think I’m much better at talking about writing than actually doing it.
Please check out my blog if you’re interested in being mutuals! Comment, like, or reblog this post and I’ll visit your blog and probably follow! (Even if you don’t follow me.) I’m especially excited to follow others who are new as well, but I’m not excluding anyone. Also feel free to message me if you prefer. (This is a sideblog, so likes and follows will come from my main, @mischiefisgreen)
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I'm Proud of my WIPs Tag
I've been tagged by the amazing @alinakerrin !! Thanks hon <3
With me it's not WIPs, plural, but WIP. I'm not that smart y'all, I can't work on two things at once. I can't even open a jar of jam on my own.
But I AM proud of my WIP though.
I am proud because it is the first time in my life that I've said fuckit! and I'm writing it exactly as I want it to be, not thinking about what people may think about it or if it's any good. I'm just proud that it is coming out exactly as I pictured it. And I know that's something that I've struggled in the past with, so I feel my WIP has made me grow in so many ways.
I'm getting all teared up guys (?
Okay, now you go! @melindawrites @byrdwriter @ill-write-when-im-dead
Or not. That's cool. No pressure (?
I’m Proud of My WIPs
My first WIP, Down To Earth: The Fallen, is the aesthetic WIP. I don’t know how it happened but every character and every scene seems to have an aesthetic. I’m pretty proud of that.
My other WIP, the more completed ScribbleMyth: The First Development, is the character WIP. There’s a very strong sense of character and I’m really proud of how the characters interact with each other and how they advance the plot.
I’m tagging a bunch of writers in this and I want to see you posting about what you’re proud of. It could be “I’ve not written anything, but I like the idea” or “I like this one line I wrote”.
So @nashbranson, @jmichines, @sugarmommamusings, @xanderswriteblr, @hide-behind-these-words, @pazwrites, @shewolves, @elliewritesfantasy, @headspace-hotel and @wordsbysarah, post something, anything about your WIP that you’re proud of and tag some writers who need to be more positive about their writing.
If anyone following me wants to spread the positivity please feel free!
Just… dragons.
Dragons. Reblog if you agree.
“I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
— Unknown
This is not unknown at all in any way. It sounds just like a very often-quoted sentence by the author Shannon Hale.
Apparently I’m plagiarizing this quote because I didn’t know who had said it? And very maturely throwing shade in the tags? I saw it for the first time not long ago -with no credit- and just wanted to share it. I didn’t think someone famous might have said it. That’s why I posted it as from “unknown”. Very different than posting it as if I had said it.
I don’t think sharing it counts as stealing.
Oh, well…
I probably shouldn’t have commented, but finding credit is usually not hard (unless the few sources from where it came did not give credit). Often it’s one of the first things to come up:
I am sorry about the shade in the tags; I did not think you would care or even look and I was venting a bit of my own frustrations at the ubiquitousness that is plagiarism and uncredited art/writing. I didn’t think they could be interpreted as malicious.
You’re right, it is technically not plagiarism if you credit it as ‘unknown’ instead of simply posting the quote as yours. However, just because it’s unknown to you does not make it unknown.
Posting a quote on a personal blog likely won’t do much damage, but we still need to be mindful. One uncredited source can be shared on multiple platforms and spread the internet, making finding the creator increasingly difficult even if they’re famous.
Especially as creators, we need to be careful not to use other’s ideas and to give credit where it’s due. How can we expect the same courtesy if we don’t give it?
Sorry for hijacking your post again, you seem like a nice person and I don’t want to make you feel bad. I didn’t mean to rant; your post wasn’t a big deal and I’m just a stickler about proper crediting.
I'm sorry I didn't google then?
I've only created this blog a few weeks ago, I didn't think it would be a sensitive issue to try to share with people something that inspired me. Besides, when I saw it, it didn't say the author either so I just assumed the author wasn't known. I'm sorry for that, but I'm not trying to rob anybody's quotes. I'm here because I write novels and I want to bond with people over that, not to get famous because of a quote? I was feeling pretty down that day and that phrase cheered me up a bit. So I felt like it would be cool to share it with others.
I still think accusing me of plagiarizing is stretching it too far, and I don't think Sharon really cares about it.
If you didn't want me to feel bad you could have just DM'd me saying who it was from and saying “hey, it's not cool to not give credit”, instead of throwing shade in the tags. I didn't think of it as a big deal. I would have changed it gladly.
But well, water under the bridge now.
yo i’m gonna be answering asks/responding to tag memes tomorrow, so if you want anything answered or want me to see something now’s a good time to hmu!