A Book-Hoarding Dragon Artist

I love dragons, books, horror movies, and heavy metal. Check out my art @purple-drawgonwriter-art. Feel free to reblog or say hi!

[purple-drawgonwriter]

[cinnamon-flame]

A background study with a random skywing. Transparent wings are a fancy compromise between having wings and having visible legs

[istadris]

Naomi Novik really said "dragons as mysterious beasts to be tamed HTTYD-style AND dragons as unfairly mistreated intelligent creatures fighting for their rights AND dragons as imperial/royal figures of authority AND dragons as hoarders of anything including people AND dragons as murderous feral monsters AND dragons as greedy capitalists AND dragons as math nerds AND dragons as Winged-Lizard-Shaped Cats AND dragons as intelligent, long-lived, graceful creatures AND dragons as dummy himbos" without once contradicting herself and I respect her for that.

[monstermonger]

The Ruins of Eden

[camelidae]

Good news: that hot chocolate is staying hot for hours.

Bad news: you’re not going to be allowed to drink it.

[goldybays]

Commission i made for Lucerne from Talons of Peace.

[wafflewarrior111]

So... I found this and now it keeps coming to mind. You hear about "life-changing writing advice" all the time and usually its really not—but honestly this is it man.

I'm going to try it.

[missroserose]

I love the lawyer metaphor, because whenever I see “John knew that...” in prose writing I immediately think “how?  How does he know it?”  Interrogate your witnesses.  Cross-examine them.  Make them explain their reasoning.  It pays dividends.

[heck-in-a-handbasket]

All of this, but also feels/felt. My editor has forbidden me from using those and it’s forced me to stretch my skills.

[ineedthesons]

This is your "show not tell" advice explained!

[tarysande]

Editor here.

First, let me preface this with something very important: you can treat all of this advice as SECOND-DRAFT ADVICE. It is so much easier to rewrite this kind of stuff once you have words on the page. Telling yourself the first draft is totally appropriate and acceptable.

What we’re talking about here are FILTER WORDS (and to some degree verbs of being). Yes, “thought” words are included. But so are “heard, saw, looked, tasted, smelled” etc.—most words having to do with the senses.

This isn’t black and white advice; sometimes you’ll use these words and that’s okay. They’re not WRONG. They’re just weaker. And they’re weaker because they create distance between the reader and the experience of the character.*

If you want your reader to feel like they’re experiencing the story right alongside the character, you want to cut down on filter words.

*This is particularly important with first person and close third POVs. The reader always knows whose eyes they’re seeing through and thoughts they’re privy to. So you don’t need to tell them “I saw X.” Or “I heard X.” Or “I thought Y.” You can just jump into the action/observation as it’s happening.

This is also where you want to pay attention to verbs of being.

“It was rainy.” Versus: “The rain pounded against the roof.” Or “The rain howled like an injured animal.” Or “The rain tapped against the window like an anxious lover.” All of these are inviting the reader deeper into the experience of the story by using stronger verbs and similes. And, at the same time, they stir feelings (instead of TELLING feelings). And feelings keep your reader engaged. Engaged readers keep turning pages; engaged readers become FANS.

[the-haiku-bot]

This is also where

you want to pay attention

to verbs of being.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[dragon-in-a-fez]

sorry what

[dragon-in-a-fez]

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

That header photo doesn’t do the dragon justice. (For shame!). Here’s NASA’s own photo:

(Source [Because NASA is funded by taxpayer money, all their images are public domain, BTW])

[arch-tempered-yian-garuga]

THE TIME HAS COME

[bioluminosity]

he is here 

[radhakawaii]

Reblogging for THE ART HOLY SHIT

[grimauxiliatrixofficial]

REALLY THOUGH IMAGINE SEEING THIS KIND OF SHIT AS A DANE IN THE 900S

[officialdragonposts]

official dragon post

[dragonheritageposts]

Dragon Heritage Post

[nuvamata-deactivated20250422]

Hyakki yakō wo buttagiru!

Jigoku no Banken!

DekaMasta!

[salligora]

Nidhogg 🐲

[otiksimr]

Do you think birds think about how nice the breeze feels on their wings midflight.

[the-haiku-bot]

Do you think birds think

about how nice the breeze feels

on their wings midflight.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[otiksimr]

NOT LIKE THIS NOOOO

[ruinemade]

Dragon designs

Anatomy exploration, taking inspiration from various animal physiology. A mix of feline, canine, snake, lizard and bird-like features.

[voidsoupz]

blue eyes, white dragon, jkjk. this dragon ended up looking kinda mushroomy tho i didn't plan on it.

[insp. words: peacock, white dragon, wyrm] kinda following @kmccaigue 's list:)

[voidsoupz]

infinite tea dragon for all your tea needs:)

[prompt: tea, butterfly, wyrm]

kinda following @kmccaigue 's list:)

[polymorphiczooid]

Smaugust Day 26: Long

I'm sure this concept has already been done, but I have noodles on the brain rn.

[captainjonnitkessler]

I love the Temeraire series because every book is like "okay, what deeply-engrained, rigidly held early-19th-century beliefs is Laurence going to learn are fucking stupid in this one"

[flawseer]

#23 - "D&D"

Smaugust 2024

"Unfortunately, on your fifth consecutive backflip, a scroll dislodges from your pack and lands on the floor, causing you to slip on it and take a spectacular fall. Your body, caught up in the momentum of your prior maneuver, involuntarily vaults forward as you spin out of control. Your rear end makes contact with the Queen's face, and your entire adventuring party is arrested for your insolence."