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An IHOP pancake isn’t all that flat.

“There are bubbles and ridges, and it usually bulges in the middle. I’m not arguing it’s a mountain, but it’s not a piece of paper either.”

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incidentalcomics

did-you-know

There’s a heartbroken cat in Indonesia that’s lived on its owner’s grave ever since she died in 2015. Passersby have tried to adopt the cat after hearing its cries, but it always returns to the grave to sleep, and only leaves to visit its owner’s children, who give it food. Source Source 2

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elsannaheadcanon

Dear fanfic authors and fanartists, you’re doing fine.

writerswritecompany

Welcome to week 44 of Anthony’s series that aims to help you write a novel in a year.

Goal setting

Explore some strategies for writing faster.

Breaking it down

Sometimes I set myself a challenge to see how many words I can write in an hour. On average, I can write about 1,000 – 1,200 words in an hour – less if I get distracted, and more if I’m really ‘in the zone’.

Here are 7 Tricks To Write Faster that may help you get your word count up, especially if you’re doing NaNoWriMo or pushing to finish your novel.

did-you-know

People who read books for at least 3.5 hours a week live an average of two years longer (magazines, newspapers, and the Internet don’t count). Source

relatablepoetryandquotes

unbfacts

If you see a mushroom cloud from an atomic bomb, you’re supposed to stick your arm out and hold your thumb over the cloud. If the cloud is bigger than your thumb, you’re in the radiation zone and should evacuate. THIS IS WHAT VAULT BOY IS DOING IN THE FALLOUT SERIES

writingbonesblog-blog

One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.

Carl Sagan (via writingbonesblog)

badassunicorn2016

Writing Tip March 23rd

did-you-know

There’s a vending machine in France that gives out free short stories instead of junk food. French publishing company Short Édition’s machines print out 1, 3, and 5-minute stories at the touch of a button so people will be encouraged to enrich their minds while waiting around instead of mindlessly scrolling through social media on their phones. Source Source 2

thewritershandbook

avelera

Useful if this is how you think, though often I don’t see the outline until after the draft is written, because after awhile one just internalize this kind of stuff from all the media one ingests. Point is, use if helpful, ignore if not.