[theskywaslookingback]

This isnt a joke my favorite piece of writing advice that I’ve ever seen is someone that said if you were stuck with a fic and couldn’t figure out why or what was wrong, your problem is actually usually about ten sentences back. Maybe there was something wonky about the tone or the dialogue or you added something that didn’t fit but it’s usually ten sentences back. And every single time I get stuck in a fic I count back ten sentences and it’s always fucking there

[cwritesfiction]

If you write yourself into a corner, back out of the corner.

[thoughts-ofawriter]

me: okay brain, it’s time to write

brain: start new story?

me: no wait

brain: >:) new idea

me: wait go back

[chaosbeautiful]

[memeclassheroes]

[ninjapancake314]

[schrodingers-blursed-kitty]

@mama-germany

[jedi-valjean]

Move in together. Problem solved

[broadwaytheanimatedseries]

That witch hasn’t said a single word but im calling it now - Himbo.

Also yes move in together, platonically or romantically doesn’t matter, I’d watch the hell out of that wlw mlm solidarity fantasy sitcom anyway.

[susiephone]

A fair maiden knocks on the goth lady’s door and says she’s here to find love.

The goth sighs, points across the road and says, “Witch is over there. He doesn’t do love potions because consent but he might be able to make you prettier, although 90% of the time it turns out the spell didn’t do anything but make you more confident.”

The maiden blushes and sheepishly explains that she knows he’s the witch, she just talked to him and he sent her over here.

Goth looks over her shoulder to see the himbo witch standing outside his house giving her a grin and a double thumbs up.

[mauzymorn]

YES TO ALL OF THIS

[sexycraisinthanos]

[zmwrites]

the speed at which my confidence swings from “i am the greatest writer of my generation” to “i am a horrible goblin unworthy of the written language” and back again is truly astounding

[boykeats]

what emotion do you write from

homosexuality

[malewifegradyruewen]

writing is so fun

[malewifegradyruewen]

i hate writing so much

[malewifegradyruewen]

this is so frustrating

[malewifegradyruewen]

i’m a literal god at writing

[mioxenoblade]

You don’t have to know what your sexuality is. You don’t have to know what your gender is. There isn’t a test that you need to prepare for. Sometimes these things are confusing and the only answers you have are “not straight / cis.” Don’t beat yourself up over not knowing.

[milfmacbeth]

you COMMENT on fic? you comment on the story like it's worth something? oh! oh! love for reader! love for reader for One Thousand Years!!!!

[writing-and-nutmeg]

PERIOD.

[slfcare]

there’s no rule as to how big or how small you’re allowed to dream. if you just want a small home and an orange kitchen and four cats that’s just as reasonable of a goal to work for as a big new york penthouse. and if all you really want is a simplistic career that isn’t the center of your life then that’s just as valid as dreaming of becoming a famous fashion designer or ceo. i know everyone keeps urging you to dream big, but dreams can be as simple and small as you want. they’ll always be valid. you decide how you want to live and what kind of life you want, no one else.

[cathwritestragediesnotsins]

REBLOG IF YOU DON’T MIND WRITERS TAKING TIME OFF FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH

[sleepyowlwrites]

Indeed, I would prefer that, darling friends.

[star-anise]

Feminist fantasy is funny sometimes in how much it wants to shit on femininity for no goddamned reason. Like the whole “skirts are tools of the patriarchy made to cripple women into immobility, breeches are much better” thing.

(Let’s get it straight: Most societies over history have defaulted to skirts for everyone because you don’t have to take anything off to relieve yourself, you just have to squat down or lift your skirts and go. The main advantage of bifurcated garments is they make it easier to ride horses. But Western men wear pants so women wearing pants has become ~the universal symbol of gender equality~)

The book I’m reading literally just had its medievalesque heroine declare that peasant women wear breeches to work in the field because “You can’t swing a scythe in a skirt!”

Hm yes story checks out

peasant women definitely never did farm labour in skirts

skirts definitely mean you’re weak and fragile and can’t accomplish anything

skirts are definitely bad and will keep you from truly living life

no skirts for anyone, that’s definitely the moral of the story here

[beatrice-otter]

Now, a skirt that’s too long will be harder to work in–skirts brushing the floor may look elegant, but is also a tripping hazard–but that is not a problem with skirts in general, it’s a problem with that particular skirt not being suited to being worked in. Skirts are very practical. You can hike them up if you’re hot or need more freedom to maneuver (this is called “girding your loins”). If you need to carry something, you can lift up your hem and make a pouch just like the person in yellow in the bottom picture above. If you need to handle something hot, a skirt generally has enough material you can hold it out from your body to use as a hot pad. (Tight skirts were only used by people who didn’t need to work/move until the invention of elastic fabric.)

[star-anise]

Long skirts were markers of class almost as much as gender. Both men and women in the European middle ages wore extravagantly long garments to indicate both “I’m so rich I can afford THIS MUCH fabric” and “I don’t walk in the mud, I pay servants to do that for me.”

Skirt hiking: Definitely a Thing. (Janet’s tied her kirtle green/above the knee and not below…)

[link-the-feral-anon]

that’s where “gird your loins” came from???

[star-anise]

Yep! (Source)

[nikasholistic]

Let go of the belief that you can write only in one genre. That’s how you stifle your creativity. Don’t be afraid to experiment, don’t be afraid to try something new. You can write whatever you want, and you don’t have to label yourself. Your imagination can lead you in many different directions. You should be open to new ideas, you should allow your imagination to express itself on every level.

[nerdy-girl-319]

What people think writers’ search histories look like: how to get away with murder, best way to dispose of a body, how long do humans take to decompose, how much blood do you have to lose to die, can i strangle someone with dental floss... etc

What an actual writer’s seach history looks like:

[swordsforwriting]

Me: *stares at empty page dumbly*

My brain: *whispers* w r i t e

Me: *blinks*

My brain: *a bit louder now* write!

Me: *yawns*

My brain: *yells* WRITE YOU COWARD!

Me: Hm? Did someone say something? *shrugs* *closes computer* That's enough writing for today!

My brain:

[bodhimcbodeface]

Do u ever read a friend’s fic and it’s like holy shit how do you consider me qualified to talk to you?

[theamazingbard]

seeing incredible writers reblog this is wild