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Chloe fuck off right now

#so many aus #my OCs are literally like entirely detached from their original stories atp #like bro you were supposed to have known him for like a year wdym you now have been childhood best friends your entire life in most my head #what

Very shameful question here but wtf did texts look like in 2005. Formatting and such. Google won’t tell me. I have a vague idea of “1990-2014” but that’s about as specific as it gets. Please. Please. Please.

#NO I wasnt alive during that time AND WHAT OF IT #actually begging you don’t understand #I just need to know what they looked like please #writeblr #writing advice #writing tips #formatting tips #formatting #writing #writers of tumblr #silasposting

Hi does anyone have any tips/resources/first hand experience (ESPECIALLY first hand experiences) on how to write blind characters, specifically characters who are like half-blind/low vision bc of a missing eye? Pls thank you heart emoji send tweet

#talking into the void #very specific but like #writing #writing disabled characters #writing disability #disability pride #low vision #writing tips #writing resources #disability resources #writeblr #writers of tumblr #writers on tumblr #writing community #silasposting

onamountaintop

roane72

Best trick I ever picked up. Seriously.

catastrophe-jones

I have also learned this is great for [PICK A COOL NAME FOR A SHIP] and [LOOK UP THE FACTS ABOUT OXYGEN LEVELS] and [WHAT’S THE WORD] and [DOUBLECHECK CHARACTER’S EYE COLOR] and ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

Anything that isn’t critical in the moment, and could be filled in later while I’m currently trying to burn through writing pages that will be lost if I don’t get them out right now? Brackets.

betweentimeand42

This is seriously the best advice, and it really helps put it into perspective that the first draft is just that- a draft. There’s no reason to agonize over a particularly tricky bit of writing when you could just leave it in brackets and skip to the good parts, the parts you’ve visualized. I also use brackets for [fact-check this], [use a stronger verb], [is this in character?] and other notes as I write, just so I don’t forget what I want to work on when I go back and edit.

petermorwood

Note the good sense of [brackets] not (parentheses).

Parentheses AKA round brackets can appear in fiction, usually as an afterthought in a character's thoughts or narration (as I saw them used just recently), but square brackets hardly ever do.

#yo I saw this and I STILL use this #[word to say it was fast]#[I have to go to the library and research some stuff first]#[ITS THE FIRST DRAFT LEAVE ME ALONE]#etc etc

sartorialadventure

jenniferrpovey

The time this woman is taking to educate is much appreciated!

dwbh888

I’ve got mad respect for the effort that goes into taking care and styling these hair types 💜

soap-lady

Considering black ladies and girls start a intense hair routine as early as three, they get all my respect.

the-slaylus-parable

Reblogging for writers who want to write POC

#black hair #black hairstyles #black pride #black history month #natural hair #writeblr #writing tips #writing black characters #writing POC #fashion #hair

storybookprincess

about to drop literally the sickest insider knowledge you will ever receive pls use it responsibly:

are you a teenager? do you wish you had the space & resources & organization to do a thing, whether that's an anime club or a movie night or a big craft workshop or creative writing group or literally whatever? would you like to do your thing totally for free? yes?

okay, then bring it up to a librarian

seriously, teenagers are the absolute hardest group to engage at most libraries & we'll often organize programs that absolutely no one will show up to & it sucks. if you go up to a public librarian & say "hey, some friends & i want to do this thing. does that sound like a feasible teen program for the library?" most people will move heaven & earth to pull it off for you because we know there's an interest in our community. we will go balls to the freaking wall to make it happen

do you want a cosplay contest? a video game tournament? a free escape room? bring it up to the library. it's not a burden or an annoyance at all. it'll be like christmas came early for us

certifiedlibraryposts

Certified library post

Does anyone have any blogs for like “how to write x”? Like, say, a blog run by a certain minority member who answers questions, so you’re not just making random people go through it (from the perspective of writing of course, not just like, random weird shit). I’ve seen a blog or so that’s like, “yo, I’m trans, got any questions about trans people? Ask them here” but like.

#just because like #obviously people shouldn’t be having to keep answering questions about being queer or black or Muslim or whatever #and treated as the ‘ambassador’ as their ‘people’ or whatnot #and so like #just a way to get resources on writing #writeblr #writing tips #writing advice #silasposting

write-it-motherfuckers

Person A: “What’s your most precious memory?”

Person B: “…..Honestly? That time when we sat in that shitty little car park late at night, eating those disgusting chips from the petrol station with the broken sign.”

Person A: “…..Seriously? Why?”

Person B: “Because that was the first time I ever saw you smile for real.”

elliepomegranate

So cheesy

I want 100000000000000000000000000000000000 of this

write-it-motherfuckers

Always got to have a little extra cheese with your fic, you know, for flavour.

#write-it-motherfuckers Brittish confirmed?#this is so sweet tho #idc #writing prompt #romance

ad-wills

the-slaylus-parable

And then I end up making the most spectacular, gut-wrenching, toe-curling, jaw-dropping, eyeball-popping, ground-breaking, earth-shattering little scenario/short story about them ever but I can’t publish it or show anyone or anything because it’s just an AU of characters that already exist

#writing #writing memes #bright colours #high contrast #undescribed

thepenultimateword

Prompt #165

Cw: mention of death and violence

“Y-you’re not going to kill me?” Scientist said, barely daring to peek out from under the lab table.

“And splatter that big beautiful brain all over the place?” Villain said with a light tsk. “What an enormous waste.”

Scientist could have done without the imagery, but they edged a little further out of hiding. They clung to the table leg, cheek pressed hard enough against the head of a rogue screw to leave a little indent in their skin.

“Then what do want?”

“You. By my side. Doing whatever mad, twisted thing that gorgeous head of yours can think up.”

#DO I SMELL A MAD SCIENTIST #YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH #sorry excuse ne #scientist x villain #villain x villain #prompt #heroes and villains #writing prompt #writeblr #mad scientist x villain

halfbit

ok the last post was infodump friendly. this one is NOT.

i expect you to explain your/something about your magic system as badly as possible. i want to be confused. i want to lack context.

i'll start:

big wyrm gives off radiation that is also magic. ohhh no gas.

#god fuels woman’s autism project but lets her friends die #it’s not the most functioning magic system out there #or the most magical #think more wtnv instead of like. ya fantasy #writeblr #worldbuilding #writeblr tag games #writers on tumblr

cathwritestragediesnotsins

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

#writers strike #wga strong #mental health awareness #I know this isn’t necessarily about the strike #or really at all #but I feel like they’re similar sentiments #and writers are overworked #which is detrimental to mental health #so like #yeah

novlr

The symbolism of flowers

Flowers have a long history of symbolism that you can incorporate into your writing to give subtext.

Symbolism varies between cultures and customs, and these particular examples come from Victorian Era Britain. You'll find examples of this symbolism in many well-known novels of the era!

Amaryllis: Pride

Black-eyed Susan: Justice

Bluebell: Humility

Calla Lily: Beauty

Pink Camellia: Longing

Carnations: Female love

Yellow Carnation: Rejection

Clematis: Mental beauty

Columbine: Foolishness

Cyclamen: Resignation

Daffodil: Unrivalled love

Daisy: Innocence, loyalty