god, what the fuck

so many subtle homoerotic references

[qvuki]

people who can write serious synopsis, you are very cool and smart and i respect you very much

[thewritershandbook]

[writing-with-olive]

Important (especially for newer/novice writers)

It is 100% okay to hear/see a piece of writing advice and think to yourself “they’re probably right but I’m just not ready to hear that yet.”

Writing advice can be overwhelming. It can get tiring, and sometimes it feels downright harsh - especially when you’re staring up at the already daunting task of writng a whole-ass BOOK!

For example, when I was a Baby Writter tm I saw the advice that went something along the lines of “to reach the level of change your book is going to need, you’re going to need to rewrite the entire thing.” And my immediate reaction was “umm…. no. I’m writing this thing once, I’m not about to do it a second time like this time didn’t matter.” And here I am a few years later pretty much rewriting the book because my author voice has matured so much my origininal work feels amateurish by comparison. And that growth is 100% okay.

Not being ready for something is okay. The key is maintaining a growth mindset. Think I am not ready for this YET, as opposed to I cannot do that. You will grow as a writer. And when you get to that super intimidating impossible thing, just remember how much you have grown, and take it one step at a time.

[leave-her-a-tome]

(source)

Unsplash -  photography, illustration, and art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Stockvault.net - stock photos

freepngimg - icons, pictures and clipart

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Kissclipart and kissPNG - more vectors and clipart (often transparent!)

Getdrawings - simplistic images and drawing tutorials

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without infringing copyright! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

Please add on if you know any more sites for free images <3

[kmparker616]

Thanks for the information!!

[mayflowers07-deactivated2026071]

I will reblog this everytime i see it

[floraone]

Ok so while we’re at this, I just checked out Unsplash, and it’s an AMAZING site for free images?

[qvuki]

does any writeblr have a character that’s named oliver/olivia/olive and/or uses the nickname ‘oli’? and who is part of The Good Guys™???  

i need a comfort character with that name to reclaim it back because i had a toxic and abusive friend who had that name :’’)

please reblog/reply/tag/slide into my DMs to showcase this mystical character! 

(actually idk how the messaging thing works lmao)

[nikawritesstuff-deactivated2021]

I actually was just looking for a name for one of my characters.

I hope you don’t mind me taking one of these names.🙏🏻

[qvuki]

ofc not!! :D

please tag me in any future posts with that character <3 i’d love to read more about them!!

[qvuki]

does any writeblr have a character that’s named oliver/olivia/olive and/or uses the nickname ‘oli’? and who is part of The Good Guys(tm)???  

i need a comfort character with that name to reclaim it back because i had a toxic and abusive friend who had that name :’’)

please reblog/reply/tag/slide into my DMs to showcase this mystical character! 

(actually idk how the messaging thing works lmao)

[qvuki]

sorry! this post became a bit long!

who am i? ➡

hey there! i’m qvuki, or you can call me vu. i’m 17. i go to a non-stationary upper secondary school (second year).  i’m autistic. i’m a closeted lesbian (only out to 1 person irl lmao.) and extremely closeted nb (no one knows irl ). i use primarily they/them, but she/her works too (most of the time.).  

i live in a shitty northern european country that’s hella  homophobic, transphobic, racist and xenophobic. i’m not a native english speaker but my mother tongue language skills are even poorer. 

because of my country being shitty that’s why my current wip has subtle hints for the Gays to understand these characters are lgbt+, and  for Straights to leave me alone.  it’s certainly not ideal but i’m not outing and risking myself for a story, lol. 

what do i write? ➡

common themes: symbolism (flower language), PLATONIC soulmates, dynamic duo, bromance (best friends loving each other as best friends)  best friends to enemies to lovers (whenever i decide to write romance that is), wlw romance (whenever i decide to write romance), loneliness, small towns, (im)mortality, complex morally grey characters, crime, mystery, supernatural/mythological beings, animal companions, lgbt+ characters  ... (can’t really remember anything else lmao.)

current wip:

[unnamed as of 16/11/2020.] - planning (a very ROUGH idea)

a crime/mystery novella (?) with mythological creatures that takes place in a small town. (can’t really write a good synopsis if i have like 0.1% idea what’s going to happen lmao.) 

themes (for certain): symbolism, dynamic duo,  bromance, loneliness in a small town, being lgbt+ in a small town (very subtle), animal companions,  crime, mystery, supernatural/mythological beings

note: this is for a mandatory thing in my country (for school). so my english teacher will be my main advisor. that’s why i’m making the lgbt+ hints subtle. </3

why did i make a writeblr? ➡

to help motivate me to finish my novella as well as make writer friends! i need me some writer friends. i love talking and listening to people about original characters! my asks and messages are always open to ramble about your characters/story! :)

also this is to help not lose my sanity by pretending my characters aren’t gay irl.

i think once i’ve kind of settled in and got more comfortable, i will be interested in joining discord servers. (not sure if i will make an alt for writeblr which will be a hassle, but then again i have bad trust issues lmao.)

i’m very open to following anyone; especially if they share some common themes with my stories. just reblog or like, and i’ll check your blog out! :D