#writers advice

[writingblus]

i dont "go on walks," i dont "use character sheets" and i dont "plot before writing," i raw dog it, and if it doesnt flow, I FUCKING CRY.

[i-will-write]

The thing nobody tells you is that you can just write down that one scene you've been replaying in your head with no connections to anything. You don't have to wait until the plot get there or until you come up with the rest of the story around it that makes that scene makes sense. You can just write that one scene.

you are so right

[3y2q]

Eyes make no sound, yet sometimes they scream loud enough to awaken what you thought was long dead inside.

You believe words need lips then why did a glance betray you?

How did a look wound you without touch?

How did it know what you hid even from yourself?

The language of eyes is not poetry.

It’s not romance, as the starry eyed dreamers want to believe.

It’s the art of killing without leaving a trace.

A silent blade, forged in silence, honed by time.

Some glances don’t tell you anything

They empty you.

You walk steadily, and suddenly you fall inward, without ever hitting the ground.

Eyes that do not cry are not stronger.

They are more dangerous.

They store.

They swell.

They gather storms.

And when they finally look.. they ruin you without warning.

Black eyes are not a color.

They are the mouth of something unspoken.

And it is a beautiful curse to love someone whose eyes say nothing

And a cruel tragedy to drown trying to decode a gaze that was never meant for light.

Sometimes the eyes of the ones you love look at you and say, without saying:

"I love you… but I don’t believe in you."

Or: "I used to see an angel. Now I see nothing."

Or worse: "I know everything you never dared to admit."

It is unjust not to understand.

But it is terrifying to understand too late.

To translate a gaze after the face is gone, after the door is shut, after only its echo remains inside you.

Some eyes never leave.

They live under your eyelids, opening when you sleep, closing when you wake.

You stop being yourself.

You become a reflection of a look that never blinked.

The language of eyes is not a poem.

It’s a novel that died in its first chapter.

A silence not written by fingers, but trembled into being by the heart.

[sywritesstuff]

When I first got into writing, I found myself struggling with all these character profile sheets that asked for descriptors like favorite color or favorite tattoos. Don't get me wrong - the fun in creating these profiles is bringing them to life in your author-ly mind. But when I finally hit the pages, I realized that my characters' interiority is what made each of them so memorable to me and my readers. Here are some questions I think could be worth asking of your characters before you try writing a chapter with them:

Who do they go to when they hit a low point? If not who, then where?

How do they react when someone compliments them?

They have to do some spring cleaning. What are they tossing?

What’s their go-to spot for a date (romantic or platonic)?

How do they react when they’re slighted? Do they totally rage out, plot something for later, or move past their feelings?

Who will they cry in front of?

What do they consider to be some of the cruelest injustices in the world?

What’s the first thing they’ve ever owned?

How do they relax during their down time?

What personal misconception gets in the way of them achieving what they want?

Do they love anyone?

Do they hate anyone?

How do they comfort others?

What brings them comfort?

Do new skills come easily to them, or does it take perseverance?

Who and/or what cause are they willing to blow their lives up for?

What rumors are attached to them?

What soothes them?

Do they like to share?

What is their calling?

Hope this helps!

[creation-help]

"Wah this section of worldbuilding I'm doing is so minute and kinda pointless to the larger scheme of things, hurr durr I'm just focusing on some whatever part when I have actual story and plot to figure out-" WHO CARES. YOU ARE THE GOD OF YOUR UNIVERSE. HAVE FUN CREATING IT.

[phoenixofthegreenwood]

Something I struggle with regarding writing original works is a feel like I’m not READY, or don’t have enough skill, to write an original story. I want to watch as many videos and read as many books as possible on writing craft, but there’s something I need to remind myself time and time again…

If I don’t write NOW, I’ll NEVER write what I want to. Improvement comes from experience, experimenting and trial and error, NOT endless research of information that I’ll forget majority of anyway. Not that doing research is a bad thing, it’s not. But there’s a point where it becomes a barrier instead of a bridge.

So if you’re like me, and feel like you’re not ready to write. Just start. Put pen to paper (Or keyboard to.. whatever) and start! There’s no time like the present.

[includedisco]

Reading fanfics counts as reading and, yes, it's okay to be a fanfic writer who only reads fanfics.

By definition, reading is the act of decoding written symbols to extract meaning or gain knowledge. Being a reader is engaging with text.

I've heard a lot of people say "I don't read" and yet they consume several fanfics every day. Yes, reading fanfics is reading too. You read and you're a reader.

In the same way, if you're a fanfic writer who only reads fanfics, it's okay. You don't need to read fancy literature anymore to learn how to write well or to improve your grammar/spellings/vocabulary.

I'm not only saying this because I'm a fanfic writer, but there are some actually amazingly written fanfics out there these days that readers can learn from.

I've said it before and I'll say it again; if you want to write perfect fanfics, you're allowed to do so, but there's no gun to your head about it.

Fanfic culture is supposed to be a fun, enjoyable, light-hearted and playful thing. Write whatever you want write, whenever, however and in whatever way wanna write it.

You don't need to be well read to qualify to be a fanfic writer