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[rhiannon-writes]

spotify ask 74 and 51 :)

74: Young and Menace - Fall Out Boy

51: Visitor - Of Monsters and Men

A wide spectrum here lmao. Also, apparently I'm in the top 0.5% of Fall Out Boy listeners......... 2 years running. *I don't think I listen to that much Fall Out Boy, but here we are.*

[rhiannon-writes]

13 for the Spotify wrapped ask!

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

This was a very funny pick. The song became a little bit of an inside joke in my friend group this year, where every time one of us heard it we'd tell the group chat and all kind of (: 💕✨❤️ about it. I just think it's neat that this is the first one I got asked about. Haha

[skzflix]

spotify wrapped is HERE! send me a number 1-100 and I’ll tell you the song it corresponds with on my top 100 playlist!

[rhiannon-writes]

Discord Server

Hi everyone!! I've been on and off of tumblr *forever*, but I've found that I really enjoy using discord for community-based stuff. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in joining a new writing server?? Or if there are any that you know about and would recommend?

[emelkae]

Hey actually please rb if you're a writeblr who's 18+? I'm only following 50 people and my dash is so inactive.

Special bonus points I guess if you're:

- 21+

- A scifi, fantasy, and/or horror writer

- Posting resources and/or memes about writing

- LGBTQIA+

- Willing to interact beyond just liking and rbing each other's posts

[emelkae]

This has gotten zero notes so far, so...reblogging

[raevenlywrites]

Whoa yall! I know tons of my followers are like 25+ writeblrs, come on yall represent! XD

[viskafrer]

would you reblog

this and put in the tags how active as a writeblr you are? Use these:

temporary break (for when you are on hiatus)

technically yes but no (for when you were a writeblr but lost interest)

inactive (still a writeblr but currently not doing any writing on here)

barely active (still a writeblr, still writing, but little to no time)

semi-active (barely active 2.0)

all over the place (almost every day of doing something writing-related on here)

Please only respond with reblogs, "cat" being the first tag and one of the indicators listed above as the second tag or it will be very hard for me to actually filter through these reblogs

Feel free to block the tag cat to not be bothered by this

Will take note of reblogs until Saturday, 10th of April

[tast3of1nk]

tag yourself

[rocketcandycouture]

Headcanon meme~

Put a symbol (or several) and a character/characters in my ask box, and I’ll give you a headcanon.  Yes.  Do it.

☾ - sleep headcanon

★ - sad headcanon

☆ - happy headcanon

☠ - angry/violent headcanon

✿ - Sex headcanon

■ -  Bedroom/house/living quarters headcanon

♡ - romantic headcanon

♥ - family headcanon

☮ - friendship headcanon

♦ - quirks/hobbies headcanon

☯ - likes/dislikes headcanon

▼ - childhood headcanon

∇ -. old age/aging headcanon

♒ - cooking/food headcanon

☼ - appearance headcanon

ൠ - random headcanon

◉ - Any other question of your choosing

[northernrosewritings]

In light of the recent conversation about Writeblr, I’ve decided I’d like to engage with the community more than I have been since I made this blog. So could active Writeblrs please reblog this so I can figure out who is still posting content??

[muppethole-deactivated20240312]

me writing dialogue: “what is man but a vessel through which a higher entity may see? what is his purpose? must he find a purpose? we are but stardust; the universe comprehending itself.”

me writing action: they ran real fast from the bad men aand legs hurty

[incandescent-creativity]

me writing action: Her legs pounded against the earth, the familiar jolt grounding her like nothing else could. Magic, gods, royalty—she didn’t know anything about that. But running? That’s something she’d been doing since day one.

me writing dialogue: “I dunno man whatchu wanna do” “I dunno. What do you think?” “Hey man I don’t know”

[greatfay]

Every urban fantasy/comic book character who complains about how they wish they could go back to their normal life of being ugly and bullied and uninteresting because now they can teleport or levitate truly does not deserve the powers they were given

[greatfay]

Socially bankrupt teen who only wears zip-up hoodies in navy, gray, or maroon, discovering he can crack the earth with his mind: “OhhHHhh nOoOoo, wHaT abOUt pROm wiTH aliSOn”

[greatfay]

Clearly there are two major problems with this ongoing cliche and two easy solutions:

The character gifted with powers is not interesting, so replace them with a more interesting character.

The powers are so obviously beneficial, so make them a curse and blessing wrapped in one.

I’d rather see what happens to the minority kid living in oppression suddenly gifted strange powers than another whiny loser. Or see someone given abilities that are frustratingly contrast to their ideas or personality: introverts given flashy powers, hyperactive characters given powers that require stillness of the body and mind, a character out for blood given a very non-violent power and learns how to point it toward violence anyway, a pacifist character granted a very volatile ability who manages to use it in a creative non-violent way.

[kiramartinauthor]

Here's a good question I'm sure 90% of everyone who follows you deals with; Outlining. For the past 6 years, I just threw together ideas, and went with it. So now I'm trying to outline my plot before I start. My point is, how should I do it? Write down the plot in a document, for example?

How to Outline a Book/Series:

1. Themes.

What do you want your story to be at its heart? What are you trying to say? Think of what you think needs to be heard. Put up a mirror to society and figure out what you would change.

Maybe you are asking a question without an answer, maybe you have solid thoughts, maybe you just have interesting parallels to draw from human evolution. It should be able to be said in a few words.

For example, I just watched The Hateful 8 recently, and the theme was clearly “civilization.” For CRBD I might say it’s “acceptance through diversity” or “family.” It’s hard to suss them out, but it is important as a guiding arrow to lead you through your outline.

2. Brain dump.

Just get it all out. All the ideas you’ve been holding in, the characters, the scenes, the settings, the color schemes, the world. All of it. It’s going to be an amazing giant mess. I myself do this all into a word doc.

No matter how well you outline a story, you’re still going to have ideas pop up as you go along. What I do is keep four fluid documents for each book that I can flood with ideas like I mention in the next step. Once I get a big idea I have to address, I go through and plug those ideas into the corresponding solid plot documents for each book.

3. Sort.

Organize these details chronologically. Since CRBD is a series, I go through and separate out each element into the four different books/loose docs.

You might be confused about how to incorporate certain ideas, but if you want them in your work, they have to enter sometime. Even if it’s an obscure line of dialogue, a hair style, or world element, it all has to have a home. Figure out where it will be introduced.

From there, transfer each idea from the loose doc to the solid plot doc in order. Delete each idea as you use it from the loose doc so you can keep it clear for new ideas and elements.

4. Flesh it out or cut it.

Work out what you want in this story. Your brain dump might not have had enough details or too much. Figure out what can be recycled or thrown away. Chances are, you need to add.

This process might take a little bit–you brain dump was probably weeks in the making so don’t be too hard on yourself. Keep this story in mind and recognize the spots where your story is weak and needs more reinforcement. Add them as you can and strengthen the plot.

5. Smooth the story.

Make sure your plots/subplots are easily identified. Each character should have growth or arc with each book or plot. Anything sticking out funny should be scrutinized for relevancy. There should be clear conflict as well as cause and effect.

You want to be able to take each of these threads and see how they pull at other elements (characters, world, other plots). If you’re writing a series, there should be elements in each book even if it’s just paving the way.

6. Share.

This might mean friends, family, an SO, or CP. They will help you take your story in the direction you want it to go and make sure it’s clear. Im sure at this point you’ll be chomping at the bit and already have been talking their ears off.

This part of outlining is pretty pervasive in all of the steps, but it’s most important once you have it all together. It’s always good to have feedback and on what you’re doing before you start.

It’s hard for writers, because oftentimes these are the people they want to experience their book as a reader. The problem is that you need one or two people with no secrets or fear of spoilers between you. It will be much easier on you to make plot changes at this stage than after you’ve written the whole thing and have to do rewrites.

……..

Hope this helps!

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[keepcalmandwritefiction]

Dear writers,

Don’t make yourself feel guilty about wanting to rest.

Resting is NOT synonymous with laziness. Resting is part of writing. It’s a time when your brain heals and prepares for the next round of tackling with words.

Sincerely, Tired Writer

– June Hur (Author of Ten Thousand Rivers)

[nanowrimo]

What It’s Like to Publish Your Book With a Small Press

If you’re looking to publish your novel, the options can feel overwhelming. From the Big 5 to self-publishing, where to start? Today, author Victoria Sheridan is here to share some experiences with small press publishing, which is somewhere in the middle:

Your novel is written, edited, polished, and ready for publishing. But how to go about that crucial last step? Some authors choose to go traditional by querying agents and hopefully signing with a major publishing house with lots of marketing opportunities, while others choose to self publish, preferring to have personal control of every step of the process. There is, however, a middle ground: small presses.

Small presses are what they sound like—a publisher that offers all or almost all of what a traditional publisher offers, including editing, cover design, and marketing, but on a much smaller scale. This can make them much more nimble and willing to take chances, and oftentimes they interact directly with the author, no agent needed. Many small presses have a specific special interest, which is great news for people who write genre fiction.

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[nonbinarypastels]

the thing about representation is that different people have different needs and desires about how they want to see people like them represented in fiction and sometimes these needs/desires are highly conflicting with each and it’s important to remember that this is okay.

one queer person might want queer characters in fluffy stories where they never die and always have a happy ending, they might want queer heroes who struggle but always overcome their problems, they might want queer narratives that are filled with found family and love and affection.

another queer person might want queer characters in gritty grimdark stories where a happy ending is not an option, they might want queer villains who are unrepentantly out for nothing but their own gain, they might want queer narratives that are bitter and hurtful and filled with betrayal and deceit.

and yet another queer person might want all of that and more.

good representation is not necessarily “this group of people always being written in this specific way in these specific kinds of stories”, but is instead a wide variety in how those people are written and the kinds of stories they are written in. there is no limit for the amount of marginalized characters who can be created, no limit on the number of stories they can have, no limit on the ways they can be portrayed. good rep is in writing people in every way possible and then a few more ways on top of that so that everyone can have stories that appeal to them that are about people like them.

[nanowrimo]

Pro Tips from a NaNo Coach: How to Finish Your First Draft

NaNoWriMo can seem like a daunting task sometimes, for NaNo newbies and veterans alike. Fortunately, our NaNo Coaches are here to help guide you through November! Today, author Aiden Thomas is here to share some advice on pushing through to the end of November: Hello Friends! My name is Aiden Thomas, I am the New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys and I’m your Nano Coach for the dreaded week 3 of National Novel Writing Month!

I think most authors would agree that they hit a wall around the 30K mark of their manuscript. You’ve ridden out the high and novelty of Week 1; Week 2 things started to get tricky as you got deeper into your plot; and now you’re on Week 3. Right about now, your stakes are high, your character is facing some challenges, and very likely so are you. At this point it’s easy to get stuck, so I wanted to give you some advice on how to keep pushing forward.

The first and most important thing to realize is that your rough draft will never live up to your vision—and it’s not supposed to! First drafts are supposed to be crappy. The story you have in your head will never be exactly as you want it on the page the first time, and especially not in 30 days! Right now, you just need to get the words down. Stories become beautiful books with revisions, not during a fast draft!

So, how do you keep pushing forward and get that crappy rough draft done so you can hit your NaNoWriMo goal and start revising? I’ve got some tips!

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[cwritesfiction]

Noooooo I’m not reusing the same tropes in all my WIPs, I’m just (checks notes) “creating an author brand”