#beginner writer advice

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hi faith!!

any tips you would give to someone who wants to start a writing blog? what gives you motivation?

hello lovely anon! i hope this helps you out, let me know if you have any other questions <3

𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐈𝐏𝐒 & 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒. ꕀ

────── tips.

𝟎𝟏 write what YOU want.

i’ve said this before on here, but write what you want to see !!! if you’re not seeing fics with plots you like, take it upon yourself to write them; that’s actually how i started out on here. if an idea pops in your head, just see where it takes you when you start writing.

𝟎𝟐 no ai / stealing.

whatever you do, please don’t use ai to write or steal someone else’s fics. that’s not cool + it’s really frowned upon in fandom spaces. 👎

𝟎𝟑 write wherever, whenever!

biggest mistake i made: trying to make a specific time work for writing. don’t wait for a “perfect” time to write. i used to try back when i first started out, and there really was never a specific few hours out of my day where i could just sit and write. so just write whenever you can!

i used to use my notes app and google docs, but i have since upgraded to ellipsus. it’s super user-friendly, there’s no membership fees / subscription (for the original version) + uses no ai! one of my greatest discoveries since becoming a writer.

𝟎𝟒 find your niche.

do you like writing headcanons? full-fledged fics? a series? maybe moodboards? test out certain things and see what speaks to you!

────── motivations.

𝟎𝟏 my dear friends / mutuals <3

literally every time i see “____ (mutuals) liked your post” on my fics i do a skip and a jump with glee. dead serious.

shouting out specifically my partner in crime, k (@aseafullofstars) <3 when i say none of my fics would ever see the light of day if not for this man, I MEAN IT. he’s always been there for me whenever i hit a road block in and forces encourages me to write. pictures of his cats also motivate me too hehe. <3

𝟎𝟐 you guys ! <3

seeing the appreciation and love i get for my works is a HUGE motivator. not in a “# of notes / likes i get” sense, but when people leave comments with feedback or reblog and have something nice / funny in the tags. literally the best feeling, knowing someone actually enjoyed what i wrote, then took time out of their day to say something about it 🥹

𝟎𝟑 mr. dean winchester himself.

this man is always on my mind so he’s never too far when i want to write about him LMFAO. i am also on my… 3rd (? i think) rewatch of supernatural, so ideas from episodes really inspire me, too. so maybe just consuming the media you’re going to be writing about. yeah.

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Hihi, do you have any writing advice for a beginner?

Hi baby!!! 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯

My #1 bit of advice is -> You're gonna hear a LOT about "said is dead" as you get started. Take those lists as ideas, not a rule.

Pleasepleaseplease do not be afraid of the word said!!! I do not care if I see the word "said" five times in a sentence, but it gets really annoying and makes your work seem lower quality if your dialog read as follows:

"Yo yo what's up?" The man exclaimed

"Not much, you?" The woman inquired

"Just bought a new car, feelin' good!" The man shouted

It's better to sprinkle speech tags to add emphasis, and use actions in your dialog, me thinks. Like this:

"Yo yo what's up?" The man greeted, walking in the door and flopping onto the couch

The woman rolled her eyes - but there was no heat behind it. She gazed at him fondly. "Not much, you?"

"Just bought a new car, feelin' good!" He said, tossing an arm behind his head.

But adjust to whatever fits your style and the vibes you wanna give off! This was also a crappy scene to use as an example anyway, but, lmao.

Also -> A lot of learning to write is just playing around with different styles and ideas to find what you like best. Don't be obsessed with being "perfect" - that's very subjective. Focus on writing what *you* wanna read!!

The best thing I learned from fanfiction is to write for yourself first. People can always tell the difference when the writer is into a fic, or if they're just writing it because it's what the people want. And people love things that were created with passion!!

Plus it opens you up to find like-minded people! A lot of the connections I've made through writing were made because I wrote whatever silly little ideas I wanted for myself instead of doing what everyone else was into at the time

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