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@whowrotewhat
keep your friends close, but your enemies closer
like really, very close
intimately close
so close that you can feel your enemies breath on your neck
and you shiver with hatred and… anticipation?
turn around and look deep into your enemies eyes, letting your gaze drag down to their lips, your eyes intense with desire. push your enemies up against the wall.
make out with your enemies.
your friends, who are still close, are super uncomfortable and kinda grossed out
Pixars 22 Rules of Story Telling
9 is worth the price of admission, holy crap.
This is genius. So many great writing tips!
And this is why Pixar is a master in their field.
Pixar you have no idea how much this actually helps me.
These are all fantastic pieces of advice.
For reference
For great reference
@letsbloom
Admire characters for attempting more than what their successes have been.
Keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer
Trying for theme is important, however you won’t see what the story is about until you’re at the end of the story. Got it? Now rewrite.
Once upon a time there was ____. Every day, ____. One day, _____. Because of that, _____. Because of that, _____. Until finally, ____.
Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.
What is your character good at or comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at him. Challenge him. How does he deal with it?
Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard. Get yours working up front.
Finish your story. Let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.
When you’re stuck, make a list of what wouldn’t happen next. More often than not, the material that gets you unstuck appears.
Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in there is a part of you. Recognize it before you use it.
Why must you tell this story in particular? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it.
Discount the first thing that comes to mind. And the second, third, fourth, fifth—get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.
Give your characters opinions. A character being passive or malleable is easy for you as a writer, but it’s poison to your audience.
What’s the essence of your story? What’s the most economical way of telling it? If you know that, you can build out from there.
If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty leads credibility to unbelievable situations.
What are the stakes? Give a reason to root for the character. What happens if he doesn’t succeed? Stack the odds against him.
No work is ever wasted. And if it’s not working, let go and move on — if it’s useful, it’ll show up again.
You have to know yourself, and know the difference between doing your best and being fussy. Story is testing, not refining.
Coincidences that get characters into trouble are great. Coincidences that get them out of it is cheating.
Excercise. Take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How would you rearrange them into what you DO like?
Identify with your situation/characters. Don’t write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way?
Putting it on paper only allows you to start fixing it. If a perfect idea stays in your head, you’ll never share it with anyone.
could you do prompt 1 with tsukkiyama?
1. “Why are you being so nice to me?”
Tadashi isn’t used to people being nice to him. He’s ugly, too tall, too thin, too undesirable. Even his own mother got tired of him. She never said so, but he knew she did. She never looked at him the same when his father left.
Tadashi is used to bullies pulling his hair, kicking him, hitting him with sticks. He’s used to getting slashed by their knives as they grew older, used to deep wounds he has to hide from his mother. He’s used to being called all the names in the book, mocked for his secondary gender, getting told he won’t ever find an alpha. He doesn’t think he wants to, if he’s like them.
Tadashi is used to a lot of things, but he still isn’t used to the barista at the coffee shop smiling at him, isn’t used to the nice little beta girl in his philosophy class calling them friends, isn’t used to the kind, reassuring words of the therapist his doctor makes him go to.
Which is why he’s completely surprised at the attention he’s getting from a tall, handsome alpha in his advanced calculus class. His name is Tsukishima Kei and he’s tall, blonde, and mysterious. All of the omegas (and even betas) in their class – and probably all of his classes – are after him. But Tsukishima seems to have only eyes for Tadashi, and it’s scary.
Tsukishima offers to do homework together, buy him coffee, and always holds the door for him even though he seems to dislike everyone else. Tadashi wonders if he’s one of those types, but he doesn’t think he is; Tsukishima didn’t even ask for his number until a week ago, and they’ve been in class for months now.
>>Tsukki: Hey, you free? I need to relax, I could buy you a tea at the coffee shop by yours.
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>>Tsukki: Yeah.
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Tadashi puts his phone back in his back pocket and sighs. He should have said no. He doesn’t need to think about Tsukishima’s motives right now. He has an exam in two weeks. He should be studying.
Yet he still finds himself sitting at a table in front of Tsukishima five minutes later, piping hot tea warming freezing hands.
“I- What did you want to talk about?..”
“Huh?”
“I- I assumed you want to talk, since you invited me…here…”
“Oh.” Tadashi watches the way Tsukishima tenses as he pushes up his glasses needlessly. “I didn’t…want to talk… I just find your presence comforting. You’re one of the few people I can stand on this campus.”
“Oh.” Tadashi licks his lips and takes a sip of his tea. “I…Can I ask a question, then?”
“Sure.”
“Why are you being so nice to me?”
Tsukishima furrows his brows. “Why am I being nice to you?“
“M- Most people they…aren’t. I’m not very desirable, in any way.”
“I think you are.” Tsukishima says. “You’re quiet just the right amount, you know when to stop talking, you take social cues very well, and– and you’re pretty…”
Oh. Oh no. Don’t you dare fall for him because he thinks you’re pretty, abort, abort– “I’m not pretty.”
“You are. I like your freckles.”
“B- But they make my face look dirty–”
“They make your face look young, and sun-kissed.”
“They’re just dots–”
“That make you you.” Tsukishima reaches across the table and grabs Tadashi’s hand. “Please let me be nice to you.”
“I…” Tadashi sucks in a breath. “…Fine. But next time, remember my order.”
can someone explain the alignment chart for me but in like, the simplest wording possible lmao
lawful good: i want to do the right thing, and following society’s rules is the best way to do that
neutral good: i want to do what’s right, and i’m willing to bend or break the rules as long as no one gets hurt
chaotic good: i’m willing to do whatever it takes as long as it’s to do the right thing
lawful neutral: following the rules of society is the most important thing, and that matters more to me than doing what’s right
true neutral: i just want myself and the people i care about to be happy
chaotic neutral: i want my freedom, and i don’t care what i have to do to keep it
lawful evil: to impede the protagonists (in whatever evil way) is my primary goal, but i follow my own code of morals even when it’s inconvenient
neutral evil: to impede the protagonists (in whatever evil way) is the my primary goal, and while i’ll do what it takes to achieve it, i also won’t go out of my way to do unnecessary damage
chaotic evil: i relish in destruction and want to do as much damage as possible while i try to achieve my primary goal
I love giving and receiving fic reviews, but for a long time the whole process of writing a review used to be very fraught because I wanted to show my appreciation but I didn’t want to leave a generic “Loved this, please write more!” like every other comment the author had already gotten and was probably sick of. (Note - as an author, we do not get sick of these comments. We do not get sick of any comments.) But I figured something out a while ago and I figured I’d share it. How to leave a good comment on a fic: PICK A LINE.
Literally any line. Pick it as you’re reading. If a phrase or a sentence or a paragraph jumps out at you, highlight it and hit Ctrl+C. Then save that puppy until the comment section, paste it in, and let the author know why you liked it.
“___” My favorite line, it was hilarious!
“___” I’m gonna cry! Poor Character B!
“___” That is totally something Character A would say.
“___” omg this totally sums up their whole relationship, doesn’t it?
I’m a writer who is friends with a lot of writers. I have never met a writer who didn’t fucking love this. Worried that you’re not leaving a comprehensive review? It’s okay. Tell the author about the five-word sentence that you loved in their 10K word fic, and they will glow. I’m telling you this is foolproof. Take the stress out of commenting. Pick a line. Make a writer’s day.
Romance (and Lust) Roleplaying Help!
Romance, and lust will probably crop up a lot too, is a tricky subject that can give people a headache or nausea. This post is to help you navigate the tricky world of good romance roleplay, how to deal with ratings and rated areas, realistic relationship advances, and even a little blurb about romance types. Be careful! This guide tries to keep things at least moderately clean, but if you’re sensitive to sexual material, it may be best to skip out on this one especially the rating guide section. It’s nothing graphic, but it may make you squirm if you’re worried about what your mom might think of it. (Hint; My mother laughed at me being embarrassed at bits.) Either way, have fun!
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The Big Book of Writing Sex; A Tactless Resource!
Writing sex scenes. If you read those three words and you’re interested I don’t have to say much more huh?
A disclaimer if you will that this is just covers the two physical genders we see the most, with a bit about managing with non/neutral genders, xeno sex, jellies, hermaphrodites, and gender shifters, and stuff. If anyone has a problem with any gender doing anything, then they can skip that part. If you have any issues with any of the terminology I use, you can go elsewhere. I’m not here to be PC or make you feel better about what you’re reading or take care of your issues, I’m just here to drop information for people who might need it and I’m not nice about it. Trigger Warnings I guess for general sexuality, but I keep the really nasty harder triggers out of it. Oh and it’s REALLY LONG AND DETAILED (It’s 13,400 words or so if you’re asking.)
So: suck it up, put on your big girl panties, and deal with topics you might find uncomfortable or badly phrased as maturely as possible. Get ready to giggle like 13-year-olds at the word nipple. We’re going into the five-alarm-flame-bait-NSFW-headache known as sex! (No seriously, this is NSFW. 18+ only material.)
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the checkmarks aren’t mine, but i found this chart flipping through a self-help book about personality types and it resonated out of context
i think most people experience all of these desires at some point
It’s okay. Really.
Well I’m a few days into a new fandom, I’ve been browsing through the tags, and I’ve got something to say.
Not because I enjoy the sound of my own voice, but because I’m seeing a lot of young people, many of whom seem new(ish) to fandom, and who maybe haven’t heard someone say this yet:
You can like whatever character you want. Which character you crush on or identify with doesn’t say anything about you - or rather, it does, but we would have to know you to know what exactly it says about you. No stranger on the internet can infer anything about you based on which characters you like.
You can also ship that character with whomever you like, and that too does not say anything about you, except - see above.
You can read and write about terrible things, and it doesn’t mean you are endorsing those terrible things in real life.
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Wanna be a writer? Find a different way to say “I’m going to the store” every single time you say it. Come up with nicknames for all of your friends. Ask people questions, welcome conversation from an outside perspective, do not drop a topic until you are satisfied. For every different room in which you find yourself on every single day, point out at least one thing that is there, but shouldn’t be there, and why it shouldn’t be there. Then take maybe ten minutes a week to get it down on the page. Writing only takes a long time when the only time you think about writing is when you are writing.
Toni Morrison (via ethiopienne)
Some advice for when you’re writing and find yourself stuck in the middle of a scene:
kill someone
ask this question: “What could go wrong?” and write exactly how it goes wrong
switch the POV from your current character to another - a minor character, the antagonist, anyone
stop writing whatever scene you’re struggling with and skip to the next one you want to write
write the ending
write a sex scene
use a scene prompt
use sentence starters
read someone else’s writing
Never delete. Never read what you’ve already written. Pass Go, collect your $200, and keep going.
This is the literal best writing advice I have ever read. Period.
Special note: “Kill someone” means kill someone in the story. Please do not kill random real life passers by every time you hit a block. My lawyer says misunderstanding writing advice is not an acceptable defense. See you all in 25 to 50 years.
Word list: taste, smell, sound
I’ve got a question about description. Do you have a list of word to describe sound, taste and smell? I don’t know how to describe those, and most of the time, I use comparisons or metaphors, and I don’t really like the results. Thanks for your help! You do a great job! - doctor-banana
I will start by giving you some lists of words you can use to describe sound, taste and smell.
Words to describe sound:
bang, bark, beep, bellow, blare, blast, bleat, bong, boom, bray, buzz, cackle, cheep, chime, clack, clank, clap, clatter, clink, cluck, clunk, crack, crackle, crash, creak, dingdong, drop, drumming, fizz, glug, gnashing, gobble, grating, growl, grumble, gurgle, hiss, hoot, howl, hum, jingle, jangle, kachink, knock, mew, moan, mod, murmur, neigh, patter, peal, peep, pop, power, pounding, pulsing, purr, put-put, rap, rat-a-tat, rattle, ring, rippling, roar, rumble, rushing, rustle, scream, scrunch, shriek, sizzle, slam, snap, snarl, snort, splash, sputter, squawk, squeal, squish, stamp, swish, swoosh, tap, tattoo, tearing, throb, thud, thump, thunder, tick, tick-tock, tinkle, toot, trill, twang, twitter, wail, wheeze, whine, whir, whisper, yap, yelp, zap
Now, some useful links (1) (2) (3)
Words to describe smell:
acidy, acrid, antiseptic, aromatic, balmy, biting, bitter, briny, burnt, citrusy, comforting, corky, damp, dank, distinctive, earthy, fishy, flowery, fragrant, fresh, fruity, gamy, gaseous, heavy, lemony, medicinal, metallic, mildewed, minty, moldy, musky, musty, odorless, peppery, perfumed, piney, pungent, putrid, reek, rose, rotten, savoury, scented, sharp, sickly, skunky, smoky, sour, spicy, spoiled, stagnant, stench, stinking, sulphur, sweaty, sweet, tart, tempting, vinegary, woody, yeasty.
Now, some useful links (1) (2)
To describe taste, you’ll find some really useful websites here: (1) (2) (3)
As always, use a proper word for the feeling you want to convey.
Metaphors can be really useful in description. Make sure you don’t compare things that have more differences than similarities, and that your metaphors really mean something. Whether a metaphor is good or bad is subjective, so don’t worry much about it. As long as you compare things effectively, you will be able to create a good metaphor. For further reading about metaphors, check these links: (1) (2)
-philosophie-s
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Ah, omg. I kind of got featured. I feel somewhat embarrassed >< Thank you for accepting my advice. I really didn't expect it. Haha I'm so touched idek Also, to writers out there, if you need pick me ups, advice, tips, whatever, then check this eBook out. It will help!
When in doubt, the rule of threes is a rule that plays well with all of storytelling. When describing a thing? No more than three details. A character’s arc? Three beats. A story? Three acts. An act? Three sequences. A plot point culminating in a mystery of a twist? At least three mentions throughout the tale. This is an old rule, and a good one. It’s not universal — but it’s a good place to start.
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Hi, there. I'm trying to find a book and I was hoping you could help me. It’s about a boy and a girl who almost die when the school bus crashes into the lake. The girl gets a lot of scars and the boy breaks a vertebra and can’t play baseball anymore. The two of them establish a weird, almost codependent relationship after that and everyone is okay with it, except for a new girl who transfers into the school. Could you publish this ask to see if any of your followers know? Thanks!
I looked for this book. I couldn’t find it.
If anyone knows the answer, please respond to this post. If we find it, I think we ought to tell these poor folks as well. They’re all pretty desperate to figure it out.
A BUS CRASH SET IN FLORIDA?
What’s The Name of That Book???
Good luck!
-C
