The Road Paved With Words

Home of "A Marathon of Words" And other Writing Stuff.

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[omgtsn]

birb is grumby do not make a peep

[ironinkpen]

When writing couples, I like to use the Kiss Rule:

If they have to kiss for you to know they’re in love, you’re not writing a romance right.

[littlewhitemouse]

damn tho

[writerswritecompany]

Source for Comic: Book Riot

[nanowrimo]

There is no single piece of writing advice that is valid for every writer.    There are as many different ways of writing as there are people on this earth, and if anyone ever tells you that you “have to do this”; or you “should do this”; sometimes the easiest thing to do is smile, nod, and file the advice away (after liberal salting).   Do what works for you (and feel free to ignore this advice!).

I. W. Gregorio is a practicing surgeon by day, masked avenging YA writer by night. After getting her MD, she met the intersex patient who inspired her debut novel, None of the Above.

Writer’s Care Packages from Camp NaNoWriMo and We Need Diverse Books.

(via aquestionofcharacter)

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[theroadpavedwithwords]

Just for the double take at the end.

[dimension20official]

Every Nerd’s Greatest Nightmare

[By Magnolia Porter]

[theroadpavedwithwords]

ALL THE TIME.

[writeworld-blog]

Anonymous said: hey! i’m writing a story and it’s centered on eight friend and telling their stories, problems and relationships between each other. they’re eight and i’m afraid that people might get lost or don’t remember them, most groups of friend on the media are of six people...

[writersrelief-deactivated202404]

Imagine this: You’re hosting a well-attended discussion about your latest book. One audience member asks about the inspiration for your main character, while another wonders if you’re planning a sequel. Now, imagine that the first questioner is in San Francisco, and the other, London, England. You’re talking to both—and seeing them—now. Welcome to Google Hangouts.

[reyairia]

70% of editing is just looking at ur work for a few hours with this face

[sundayswiththeilluminati]

Sir Terry Pratchett awakens. A skeleton stands at his bedside, wearing a long black robe. He sits up. “Well, hang on, let me get my hat,” he tells it.

The skeleton reaches into its robe. From abyssal depths it produces a heavy book bound in sheets of lead and night....

[whatshouldwecallgradschool]

WRITING A FIRST DRAFT

[whatshouldwecallfictionworkshop]

credit: Nerdbert

[ma-demoiselle-cherie]

[theroadpavedwithwords]

critic: your pacing needs a lot of work

me: i agree, couldn't nail it down

critic: you introduce too many characters without spending enough time fleshing them out, their motivations or their personality

me: i can definitely see where i messed up there now that you mentioned it

critic: the plot never seems to figure out what it is and you mistake the power of ambiguity with just outright confusing contradiction

me: that is absolutely true

critic: also you use too many commas

me: i'll see you in hell

[buzzfeedbooks]

[penguinrandomhouse]

You are going to the City. There is only one City. It is only said with a capital C. No one needs to bother saying the name of the City. It is the City. Your full name has at least one apostrophe in it. It is the first page, and you are already late for something. Your mother affectionately chides you as you gulp down a few spoonfuls of porridge; she will be dead by page forty-two. There are two religions in your entire universe. One is a thinly veiled version of Islam. It is only practiced by villains. The other is “being a Viking.” You are a Viking. The High Priest is not to be trusted. Someone is eating an apple mockingly.

How To Tell If You Are In A High Fantasy Novel

(A companion to this post.)

[gr8writingtips]

writing tip #700:

your characters are like geodes

if you want to see what they’re really made of

you must break them

[oh-cap-my-cap-blog]

this is the best writing tip ive heard in ages

[theroadpavedwithwords]

Today's prompt from my 1001 prompt card kit issss

1) a nurse working the night shift

2) receiving terrible news

3) a room with only a single, dim lightbulb.

that one is surprisingly coherent. the ones I've been pulling for the last few days have all been surprisingly coherent.

Yesterday's was

1) someone being buried alive

2) planting a garden

3) a graveyard

don't forget to tag #roadpaved with your response!