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Hey there, I'd need help with organizing my work. Where do I start? What should I finish first? Characters? Plot? Worldbuilding? Basically I have a word documents with fragments, Exel charts for timelines, couple of Pinterest boards, a playlist but I can't really keep things consistent and fast paced for the readers. I usually end up writing a lot of unnecessary details I have to get rid of...

So, a couple of the issues you seem to be having revolve around organization of your writing process, outlining, and editing/revising. I’ve linked the resources I’ve created for those subjects below so you may read through them and find what you need.

Organization/Writing Process

Resources

Useful Writing Resources

Useful Writing Resources II

Apps That Help You Focus

How I Recommend Building Your Own Writing Playlists

Articles

How To Develop A Distinct Voice In Your Writing

When To Stop Planning

Why “Burnout” Is Okay - The Creativity Cycle

Writing The First Chapter

Tips On Starting A Scene

Showing vs. Telling

Asks

On Making Scenes/Characters Unpredictable

Pacing Descriptions

When To Use “Felt”

Keeping Characters From Sounding Identical

Showing Vs. Telling And Characters

On First Drafts & How You Write Them

Leaving Techniques To The “Professionals”

Falling Out Of Love With A Story You Want To Finish

Blog Recommendations

Outlining

Resources

Resources For Creating Characters

Resources For World Building

Resources For Plot Development

Articles

Novel Planning 101

How To Write A Good Plot Twist

Tackling Subplots

Things A Reader Needs From A Story

Planning A Scene In A Story

Ways To Fit Character Development Into your Story

21 Plot Shapes and the Pros and Cons Of Each

How To Outline Effectively

Plot Structures

Asks

Tips On Outlining Chapters

Outlining Without Chapters

Mapping Out A Series

Where To Start The Story

Revising/Editing Your Writing

Resources

Things To Listen To When You’re Working

Articles

Improving Flow In Writing

Step-By-Step Plan: Editing Your Own Writing

How To Foreshadow

What To Cut Out Of Your Story

Constructive Criticism: How To Give, Receive, and Utilize

How To Perfect The Tone In A Piece Of Writing

Tips On Dialogue

Editing & Proofreading Cheat Sheet

A Guide To Tension & Suspense In Your Writing

Editing: What To Change, Draft By Draft

Dialogue Punctuation

Finding & Fixing Plot Holes

Using Vocabulary

Asks

Editing Your Own Work

Info-dumping

Story Sounds Monotonous

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I’d also really appreciate it if you would check out my separate blog dedicated to my current work in progress, as well as my studyblr, which helps keep me motivated as a full time student. I also run writing sprints over on snapchat.

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poemswords

talkingstoriesandstuff

How would you go about flipping positive character traits on their head? What's your philosophy behind this and can you provide some examples of this idea in action?

I once watched a really interesting video about how femininity and masculinity is portrayed in literature (and more specifically, modern literature) and it focused mainly on “strong female characters”. I really liked something that this person said near the end of the video about how suppressing certain positive emotions and traits can make them negative, and have since adopted that as my personal manner of fleshing out character depth.

I wrote out the examples she gave and linked her video below if you’d like to watch the entire thing. It’s really well done and she gives a really eloquent and complete perspective that resonates a lot with me as a writer.

Positive Masculine Traits/Emotions

focus when suppressed becomes small-mindedness

confidence when suppressed becomes ego

discipline when suppressed becomes control

protection when suppressed becomes aggression

Positive Feminine Traits/Emotions

vulnerability when suppressed becomes oversensitivity

desire to nurture when suppressed becomes neediness

cooperation when suppressed becomes submission

subtlety when suppressed becomes manipulation

ability to create beauty when suppressed becomes vanity/shallowness

Basic Emotions When Suppressed

love when suppressed becomes possession

sadness when suppressed becomes depression

anger when suppressed becomes rage

fear when suppressed becomes terror

If you’d like to check out the video that inspired this response, I’ve linked it here. The Authentic Observer makes really interesting and well-thought out video essays about literature and media, and I definitely recommend you check her out. If you do, tell her I sent you!

VISIT THE WORDSNSTUFF WEBSITE AT WORDSNSTUFFBLOG.COM

If you enjoy my blog and wish for it to continue being updated frequently and for me to continue putting my energy toward answering your questions, please consider Buying Me A Coffee or supporting me on Patreon.

Wordsnstuff also has a newsletter, which you can subscribe to by filling out the pop up on wordsnstuff.tumblr.com.

I’d also really appreciate it if you would check out my studyblr, which helps keep me motivated as a full time student. I also run writing sprints over on snapchat.

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When it’s been 40 minutes since you placed your order and you’re really hungry but you still are waiting patiently because you know the food industry is hard and you hope the waiters and cooks are having a good day.