Pick-me-ups For Writers

pick-me-ups for writers

for the self-conscious beginner: No one makes great things until the world intimately knows their mediocrity. Don’t think of your writing as terrible; think of it as preparing to contribute something great.

for the self-conscious late bloomer: Look at old writing as how far you’ve come. You can’t get to where you are today without covering all that past ground. For that, be proud.

for the perfectionist: Think about how much you complain about things you love—the mistakes and retcons in all your favorite series—and how you still love them anyway. Give yourself that same space.

for the realist: There will be people who hate your story even if it’s considered a classic. But there will be people who love your story, even if it is strange and unpopular.

for the fanfic writer: Your work isn’t lesser for not following canon. When you write, you’ve created a new work on its own. It can be, but does not have to be, limited by the source material. Canon is not the end-all, be-all. 

for the writer’s blocked: It doesn’t need to be perfect. Sometimes you have to move on and commit a few writing sins if it means you can create better things out of it.

for the lost: You started writing for a reason; remember that reason. It’s ok to move on. You are more than your writing. It will be here if you want to come back.

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6 years ago

look…………….. write as much shitty fic as you want. nobody can stop you. you’re learning constantly and it’s better to write hackneyed implausible ridiculousness than it is to not write at all out of fear of fucking up. you’re good


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6 years ago
At Least 8 Killed At Texas High School; 'Possible Explosive Devices' Found
A suspect, whom officials described as a current student at the school southeast of Houston, is in custody, and a second person has been detained for questioning.

one of the most heartbreaking parts of this story is this quote from one of the students:

“It’s been happening everywhere,” Paige said. “I always felt like eventually it would happen here. I wasn’t surprised, I was just scared.”

I wasn’t surprised, I was just scared.


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6 years ago

Yeah, exactly my thought too. And they are laying on those red herrings too heavily.

So. Beckett took wards from a mirror to have a place for training with his advanced magic. That’s why Atlas saw his bracelet. Because Beckett left the mirror without wards MC fell into it and got into the mirror realm. That’s why he was so distraught after MC disappearance, it was his fault. And that’s why he’s so nice now or at least tries to be.

And other friends suspicious behavior just a red herring and they’re probably planning some party to cheer MC up or something like that.

At least that what I think now, I haven’t finished chapter yet.


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6 years ago

remember guys: pride month gives every lgbt+ person +10 in charisma but a +5 penalty in stealth


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6 years ago

PRIDE MONTH

LOVE WHOEVER YOU WANT, BE WHOEVER YOU WANT

BE YOURSELF, LOVE YOURSELF.


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7 years ago

That is too relatable.

The Most Relatable Tweet

The most relatable tweet


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7 years ago

I just do not see how it would be possible at all. The storytelling is too dependent on the LI's problems. They would have to kill off every LI because otherwise they would have to write five seperate parts to avoid huge weird gaps. And you know that will never happen.

Okay like I know none of the LIs are dead in TF/TS cuz like that’s so cruel but at the same time I can totally see PB being THAT extra and that petty like “oh y’all don’t like TF/TS? Fine then what if we KILL OFF YOUR LI!!!”


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7 years ago

How To Fall In Love With Writing

How To Fall In Love With Writing

Some of us are new, some of us are in a rough patch, but we all want to write, so here’s how to fall in love with it, for the first time or all over again.

Build a personal relationship with it. Make it a part of your lifestyle and your being. Start a journal or simply start writing something every day. It can be small, like a poem, a short journal entry, a description of what you did that day, a rant, a confession, anything you want. Just get used to depending on writing.

Turn everything you write into something beautiful, even if it’s your grocery list. Write in your nicest handwriting, write deep and interesting descriptions of everything around you, turn the world around you into poetry. It changes your mindset and that is one of the biggest parts of being a writer.

Involve the people you care about. Have your friends, partner, collegues, family, etc. read your work and help to encourage you. If your writing is not only a positive in yours, but your loved ones’ lives, it adds that extra bit of motivation as well.

Turn it into a routine. Make time every day to write and devote your attention to it. It’s important to let go of everything around you for even only a few minutes a day and enjoy yourself while you write. Do it for 10 minutes before you go to sleep, when you wake up, when you’re stuck in a cab, when you’re on the bus ride home, when you’re cooking dinner, etc.

Think of it as a hobby, and not a task on your to-do list. If you forget to write one day because of your busy schedule or because you’re just too tired, don’t be upset. It’s a hobby, and there is nothing really tying you to it except yourself, and you will always come first. Don’t force yourself to write when you don’t have it in you.

Make it a therapeutic experience. Light some candles, make some tea, get some chocolate, lay in bed with your laptop and your favorite record playing. If every time you write is a treat, then you’ll want to do it more. 

Make writing your escape from the stresses of your life. Writing is a task in which you clear your mind and go somewhere else. It’s like reading, but you’re controlling what happens and when.

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7 years ago

Meanwhile at the PB emergency meeting...

"WHO LEAKED THIS INFORMATION? WE WERE GOING TO CHARGE FOR THAT!"

Crack theory time.

The Endless Summer crew managed to save the World, but unbeknownst to them they ended up back in time.

So they hop onto a plane and start flying back home. But because Jake is flying they crash and die horribly.

The only thing to survive the crash unscathed is Jake’s jacket (because it got “accidentally” thrown from the plane). The jacket is blown away by the wind until it is found by a Berry High student

And that is how Micheal Harison got his signature look….


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Sofia. She/her. Writer, thinker, listener, trans woman, and supporter of the Oxford Comma.

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