TarieAJ

~ Hi everyone :) I'm Tarie and welcome to my thoughts, This is a Personal Blog of a young volunteer and an aspiring writer, speaker, photographer. (TarieAJ on Facebook)

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Writing Tips

Before I begin, I should let you know that I am not a professional author. I also do not have a degree in this area. Writing is a hobby of mine and something I excelled at in school. A lot of this advice is from the teachers and professors I had.

Ignore that mean little voice in your head that says negative things about your writing. Your first and even fifth draft aren’t meant to be perfect. You can always edit things. Let your imagination soar.

Read your writing out loud to find issues with flow. Look out for natural pauses and sentence endings in speech. Does it sound natural? Trust your gut.

Avoid excessively flowery language! It’s amazing you have such a wide vocabulary, but the average reader can get distracted and lose interest.

In general, the easier your piece is to read, the better.

Open a book on your shelf. How long are the sentences? How is it formatted? Professionally published books can give you good ideas.

Avoid run-on sentences! One of my professors told me that if your sentence goes beyond two lines of text, it’s too long! Readers will get forget how the beginning of a run-on sentence began.

Proof-read! You always want the reader to be focused on the story, not your typos.

Don’t use a lot of swear words. I swear a lot myself, but when a character has sworn in every other sentence, I get turned-off from reading. The words lose their impact.

Avoid using the same word or phrase repeatedly. If you have trouble finding new ways to say something, use a thesaurus.

Can’t find inspiration? Consume media content: movies, books, art, music, fanfiction, fanart, writing prompts, etc. Or just give yourself a break and go outside. Everyday life is a great muse.

If you’re having writers block, ask yourself: what’s stopping me? Are unsure of what the next scene is? Do you not like where the story is going? Are you distracted or tired?

It’s okay to have a bazillion half-done drafts. They’re practice and maybe one day, you’ll finish one.

Be nice to yourself! Take care of your body and mind. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to be perfect or be consistently writing. Don’t let your hobby become a burden.

Try to stick to the same tense and narration-style. For example: “You looked over your shoulder. Nothing was there. Was it all in her imagination?”

Watch out for sentences that start the same way. “I looked over my shoulder. I saw nothing. I thought it was just my imagination.”

In the same vein, be aware of using the same sentence structure repeatedly. This is easier to catch when you read a sentence out loud.

Writers! Add your own advice too<3!

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One of my unforgettable memories.. Working as a philanthropist with my mom and her Humanitarian Group.. During the time of Marawi siege almost hundreds of families dominated by Muslim population are affected by the war between the Philippine Government Soldiers and Guerilla of Maute-Group. At the very young age i have witness and also experience being in the same situation in my city, "The Zamboanga Siege" year 2013. I know how is it feel of Having your City and Houses burned down, The difficulty to find source of food, No place to shelter and No where to find peace. And almost 4 years here I am.. Serving my people affected by this calamities. Seeing their faces solemnly, Who would have thought that the person giving them hope and motivation has been the same as them before. This gave me new set of perspective in Life." We tend to complain about issues on our lives and end up always forgetting the whole perspective of Living ". And Life itself sometimes lead us to all this kind of circumstances without knowing, getting us by surprise even if we like it or not, Leading us through a pits of hardship and Losing our Hope. But, what we should also know about it is that Life always teach us that everything has it own purpose. And Having you become as a gift to take this path and become God's divine mercy to his Creation. This is true Happiness. You will never find Bliss of satisfaction same as the worth of anything in this world you can have. It is beyond compare that only God can make.😇 ~NamissaTarie Instagram: @hayanblog #StoryofmyLife #Bulletjournal #journaling #personal #personalblog #writing #writinginspiration #writingcommunity #siege #philippines #blogger #marawisiege #sadstory #war #help #nevergiveup #philantropist #volunteer #islam #moro #philippineNews

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🇰🇷Curiosities about Korean Culture 🇰🇷

●⊙Annyeong!낭녕! Today I’m here with a new blog about some curiosities about Korean Colture! Hope you’ll like it! So, let’s start!⊙●

•Valentine’s Day in South Korea is celebrated with a twist. It is a day where women show their love for their men by giving chocolates and gifts to their husbands or boyfriends. On March 14, Koreans celebrate White Day, where men buy gifts for their ladies―but they are supposed to spend three times the amount they received on Valentine’s Day. In fact, the 14th of every month is a romantically themed holiday in the country, including Kiss Day (June) and Hug Day (December). The saddest of all days is April 14, which is known as Black Day, and single Koreans mourn their lack of love by eating sticky, black noodles called jajangmyeon.

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•The number four is considered unlucky in South Korea. In much the same way that you won’t find a hospital bed in the UK numbered 13 for example, you won’t find the ‘fourth floor’ in South Korea and houses won’t be numbered ‘4’.

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•There are quite a few rules regarding table etiquette in Korea which is why I wrote this post. But a few quick pointers are:

– Don’t blow your nose at the table

– Don’t stick your chopsticks upright in your rice

– Don’t point with your chopsticks

– Don’t start eating until the most senior person at the table has started

– Don’t hold your spoon and chopsticks at the same time

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•Bowing is something you’ll do quite a bit in Korea (it’s like shaking hands amongst Westerners). A good rule of thumb to follow whenever you aren’t sure whether or not you should bow is to either bow if the other person bows or if you are addressing a senior or someone older than you. Typically, men keep their hands a their sides while they bow whereas woman clasp their hands in front of their bodies while they bow.

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•Most restaurants, including McDonald’s, will deliver food straight to homes in South Korea.

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•South Koreans are obsessed with feces, and everything from turd-shaped cookies, phone charms, and an entire museum devoted to poop can be found in the country. Toilets across the country also feature pleasant flushing sounds, background music, and colored water.

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•In Korea, babies are considered one year old at birth.

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•Only 3.2% of South Koreans are overweight, which ties the country of Japan for the lowest percentage in the world.

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•When a Korean’s name is written in red ink, this indicates that that person is about to die or is already dead.

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•South Korea is famous for its practice of “crime re-creation.” Citizens suspected of crimes such as rape or murder are led by the police in handcuffs to the scene of the crime and ordered to publically reenact the crime. To make the reenactment even more humiliating, the media is also invited to take pictures and publish details about the crime.

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•South Koreans love shopping, and the country has some of the biggest shopping malls in the world. The stores are open until 4:00 in the morning, while most restaurants, bars, and cafes are open only until 11:00 p.m.

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•Baseball in South Korea is called yagu, and teams are named after corporations like Samsung and KIA. The Korean Baseball Organization was established in 1981 as a way for people to let off steam by Dictator General Chun Doo Hwan, who tried to improve his image by throwing out the first pitch at every game.

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•Taxis in South Korea are color coded according to the level of service offered. A gray or white taxi is a basic car with a qualified but potentially inexperienced driver, while the black cabs are luxury cars with experienced drivers.

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•All South Korean roofs are curved at the ends giving the appearance of a smile

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•South Korea’s national dish is kimchi, which is a combination of vegetables and spices that have been fermented underground for months. It is served with almost everything. The first written description of making kimchi dates to about AD 1250 and there are about 170 varieties of the dish.

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•Koreans have two legends about their country’s founding. The first tells of a god-like figure called Dangun, or Tangun, who established an ancient state in North Korea around 2333 BC. The other, supported by Chinese texts, states that a Manchu tribal chief named Kija led a band of his followers to Joseon after the fall of the Chinese Shang Dynasty around 1100 BC.

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•For three weeks after a baby’s birth in South Korea, a straw rope of chili peppers or pine needles known as kumjul is hung across the door of the house to frighten away evil spirits and warn people not to enter. Seaweed soup and rice are also offered to Samsin Halmeoni, the Korean grandmother spirit, every morning and evening for a week. These foods are also given to the new mother to speed her recovery.

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Learning to Love South Korea 💖😘

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It does not matter the author, or if the content is happy or good, to make it a good book. For me, if it grabs my interest, makes me think, or helps me learn something then it is a good book.

Carrie (What Makes A Book Worth Reading)

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If you write something you love, someone else is bound to love it too. And if only a few people love it, or nobody at all, nothing can take away the enjoyment you got from writing it.

Wattpad (writing tips)

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Read, write, and stay informed. The only thing you can control is how hard you’re willing to work at becoming a better writer.

Claire Kells (via psliterary)

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Wanting to write means, of course, that you’re not writing. And wanting to write but not writing will lead to frustration, guilt, and regret. And regret eats the soul. Writing, on the other hand, leads to discovery, insight, and accomplishment. The fact is, it’s easier to write than it is to want to write. Just pick up your pen, put down a word. Any word.

John Dufresne (via maxkirin)

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The day you escape the prison of your mind and fall inside the cage of your heart….You become a Writer.

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[scientificphilosopher]

Good writers are avid readers. They have absorbed a vast inventory of words, idioms, constructions, tropes, and rhetorical tricks, and with them a sensitivity to how they mesh and how they clash… The starting point for becoming a good writer is to be a good reader. Writers acquire their technique by spotting, savoring, and reverse-engineering examples of good prose.

Steven Pinker, ‘The Sense of Style’ (via scientificphilosopher)

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If you want well defined muscles, you workout. If you want to become a better writer, you write. If you want a stronger heart, you leap, you break, and then, when you’re ready, you do it all over again.

notruernobility, The Heart to the Brain  (via wnq-writers)

#motivation

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My goal is to build the discipline I need so I don’t need to rely on inspiration to work.

Affirmation of the day. (via riffatmatinpoetry)

True 😏👍

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10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer Write. Write more. Write even more. Write even more than that. Write when you don’t want to. Write when you do. Write when you have something to say. Write when you don’t. Write every day. Keep writing.

Brian Clark (via writerniche)

I always tell myself, "Take action lazy cat! 😂"

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The graphic above is based on a psychological study of tension and suspense in 2015.

>>BUILDING TENSION WITH THE SIX KEY COMPONENTS

CONFLICT: Your character wants something but they can’t have it - not without a struggle. Do they want to escape? Do they want to save someone? To create tension, it’s so important to make sure your readers know what your character’s goal is.

UNCERTAINTY: We need to make our characters fight for their goal by throwing obstacles at them. The more impossible the task seems, the more your readers will doubt your character will succeed.

ANTICIPATION: This is where foreshadowing comes in. If something bad is going to happen, allude to it and build that atmosphere. Inject fear into the hearts of your readers.

EMOTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE: If we want our reader to want to see our character succeed, then we need to make sure there’s an emotional reason for them wanting this goal. What will happen if they fail? The stakes need to be clear and important to our character in order to make our reader care.

LACK OF CONTROL: One way to increase tension is to pile obstacles onto your character which are beyond their influence. If they feel lost despite their efforts, achieving their goal seems more impossible and, as mentioned above, that helps build “uncertainty”.

TEMPORAL ASPECTS: If your character has a set time in which they must achieve their goal, then will this add a ton of tension. And if you have succeeded in making clear, emotional stakes then the reader will be biting their nails as they count down alongside your character.

If you feel your manuscript is lacking in tension, analyse it for the six above components. Every story needs “conflict”, “emotional significance” and “uncertainty” to be obvious. If you are confident all three are clear, then try ramping up “lack of control”, “anticipation” or “temporal aspects”. All six aspects should be present for a story to really shine, but sometimes they might be more vague. For example, it might not be a set time limit but an inevitable event and this also touches on anticipation and lack of control.

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Need this. Thanks 👍

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Do you Agree? ;)

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Reading books is of two types 

Planned and comprehensive reading: It is imperative for the person to contemplate and be patient over what he reads. 

Browsing and reading the book with speed: This does not in itself attain comprehensive and planned reading as it did in the first type. 

The ideal way to read a book is to think and reflect on the meanings of the words and to seek assistance from those who understand from the people of knowledge. No doubt, in this regard, the most deserving of books is the Book of Allaah. So you must be patient and persevere, since noone has been given anything as good and encompassing as patience. 

Kitaab ul-Ilm [The Book of Knowledge], Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen [English translation: Abu'Abdullaah Mohammad Akhtar Chaudhry], pg. 139, Darussalam. 

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Need to read more books ;)

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Be A Disciple

Highschool and college years are demanding. Young people making decisions regarding, career and future that are life changing. Ask anyone who suffered through dissecting frogs in biology or running laps in gym class, and he'll quickly let you know That you will love it immersely or hate it intensely.

Getting down to the nitty-gitty changes things, Questions has to be asked; Do I believe to what I'm doing? Do I even like it? The answers may be crucial, for years to one's life may be spent in that field.

Following God requires that same planning and commitment. If we truly believe, that God has plan for our lives, then we should follow him wholeheartedly and serve him fully.

We focus our time and talent on those things that are important to us, Making a living is important, but living for the maker is most important.

~A rainbow of hopes by Billy and Janine hughey.