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A few of you asked me for historical fiction recommendations, so here they finally are! This is one of my favorite genres and these are some of my absolute favorites!
Previous Recommendations:
Mythological Retelling
Mythological Retelling (2)
Fantasy
Contemporary
Urban Fantasy
High Fantasy
theticklishpear:“We’ve been talking about editing this week, so here are some things to keep an eye out for during your read-throughs. First pass: • general impressions about character and plot - Who...
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to 134 more years of the never-ending cycle of first meetings and comfortable domesticity
to holmes and watson, in all their forms
Favourite Movies: Inception (2010)
An idea is like a virus. Resilient. Highly contagious. And even the smallest seed of an idea can grow. It can grow to define or destroy you.
unblockingwritersblock:“Writing software is interesting because it can be so varied. Some people prefer the bare minimum, a blank space to write and no distractions. Other people like to bring out...
I like to have white or ambient noise playing while I study, so I thought I’d share a list of my favourite websites in case anyone else was interested.
Rainymood - Allows you to play rain, with suggestions of ambient music to play at the same time. Has an iOS and Android app, my personal favourite.
Calm - A visually beautiful website. Provides moving backgrounds and an option for guided calm which allows you to immerse yourself in the music and to relax. Has a free app for iPhone. Another one of my favourites.
Showertime - The experience of taking a shower without the water. Allows you to control features such as length of shower, size of room, water pressure, etc.
Coffitivity - The background noise of a coffee shop. Allows you to choose between different locations such as lunchtime lounge, morning murmur etc. Has an app for iOS and Android as well as a desktop app for OS X.
Soundrown - A website with a sleek minimalist design, allows you to choose between rain, coffee shop, ocean, fire, bird noises, or a combination of the five.
Relaxing Snow - Visually beautiful falling snow, the website gives you the opinion to play music with the scenery, or to choose your own.
Raining.Fm - This website gives you the ability to adjust the rain to exactly how you’d like it, with options to tweak thunder, rain and storm noises. Has an app for iOS and Android, as well as a timer and snooze option.
Rain For Me - Simple rain effects with the option to download the audio files for offline listening.
Snowy Mood - Inspired by Rainy Mood, this website really makes you feel like it’s winter. Perfect for playing while snuggled up in a warm bed.
Rainy Cafe - Combines the sounds of a bustling cafe setting with the sounds of drizzling rain. Allows you to select the volume of each setting, or turn one off completely.
I don’t often give writing advice, but here is some actual, solid writing advice I 100% stand behind when writing contemporary, fantasy, or sci-fi:
Look at your side characters. Every single one of them. The villain. The neighbor. The captain. The politician. The doctor. The boss. Heck, even the animals—the horse, the dog, the cat, the creature.
If 50% of them aren’t female, why not?
Don’t default to male.
Edit A Month: Killing Your Darlings
Edit-A-Month is resumed!
Eveyone has to cut something they love. It is inevitable, the burden of being a writer. In order to improve the general story, you have to remove bits that drag it down. Making those decisions, though, is a tough choice, and sometimes it’s tougher to even know where to start. Here are things to look for when killing your darlings:
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bottlenose dolphins photgraphed by (click pic) vitaly sokol, francois gohier, gerald lacz and craig tuttle. most dolphins can jump over twenty feet high out of the water. for dolphins, jumping out of the water actually uses less energy than swimming through water.
do u ever finish an episode of a tv show online and think “man that wouldve been a bad cliffhanger to wait a week for!” as you click the next episode
How can I write a villainous character and convey that they do truly horrible things, without worrying about triggering my readers?
I might not be the most popular person with this answer, but here we go.
Hannibal Lecter gives no fucks.
While I don’t know of any author who purposefully sets out to trigger a reader, you cannot worry about triggers when you’re writing a villain. You just can’t. Otherwise, you end up with a straw man for a villain and your story goes to hell. Seriously, do you think Hannibal Lecter worried about triggering people? How shitty would Silence of the Lambs have been if he did?
Instead of triggers, you need to focus on that character’s motivations. What is driving him or her? Why are they doing what they do? Rarely do people kill/torture/rape for the lulz- and if they do, there’s probably pathological issues at work. Above all else, that character’s motivations need to be crystal clear to you.
Many people starting out don’t develop their villains because they don’t want to think about those motivations. It’s uncomfortable at best, agonizing at worst, and your mind goes to some very dark places. In a way, they become more terrifying the more relatable you make them. I know because one of my villains is a pedophile/serial killer*. I wince when I write that he likes orange marmalade and Earl Grey tea, or that he insists on punctuality.
Now, if you’re looking for an author who develops phenomenal villains, I think Thomas Harris is right up there. He’s the mind behind Hannibal Lecter, “Buffalo Bill”, and “The Tooth Fairy”. It’s safe to say he has penned some of the terrifying and vicious characters in fiction in the past 30 years. His villains have quirks, charisma, and can make you laugh or even experience a fleeting moment of sympathy. They have tremendous depth and are a joy to read. Find an author that can make you hate to love a villain and aspire to that.
Coming back to trigger warnings. Please do not misunderstand me. I’m not saying don’t have them. They are an invaluable heads up to your readers that there’s graphic/intense content ahead, but they do have their limits. One simple reason is anything can be a trigger. I knew people who’s triggers include the sound of a telephone ringing, the smell of coffee, and lawnmowers. You simply can’t tag everything that might set someone off, and I’m saying this as someone with triggers of her own. What I find helpful in addition to a warning, is a rating and summary. I include the rating because what causes a trigger warning in a YA novel has a different threshold for something that is geared towards Mature audiences. That way, readers have context and can make an informed decision.
In case you haven’t noticed, I really like talking about villains. In fact, my MC’s are all villains in their own right. My challenge was to dream up villains so bad, they’d make the MC’s look like heroes. And you know what? I loved every, freakin’ second of it.
-Graphei
*yes I said villains (plural- i made more than one) and if you think there isn’t a Rogue in Batman who fits that description, you haven’t done your homework.
Your Fantasy Story is Bothering Me Part II
Part I
I’m back with more complaints about fantasy:
Huzzah! I Have Outwitted The Entire Royal Court!
The Midlands, The West Islands, The Dark Lake
The Council of Elrond
Let’s Paint Our Faces Bright Orange to Find One Another
Hello My Name is Dq’eobh’mt
The Misinformed Feminist Preacher
The Broken Queen
Sing to the Goddess of the Earth!
Let’s All Listen to this Stranger and Finally Revolt
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From chrisfox:
In case you need some inspiration while you write… Here is “Written? Kitten! “
Basically, it gives you a place to type your words. Then in increments of several hundred words, you get a picture of kitten. I completely forgot about this… but it’s a thing of beauty.
We’ve featured Written? Kitten! on Yeah Write before but we should probably feature it basically every day because it is the greatest invention ever and the combination of my two favorite things.
HEY WRITER FRIENDS
there’s this amazing site called realtimeboardwhich is like a whiteboard where you can plan and draw webs and family trees and timelines and all that sort of stuff. you can also insert videos, documents, photos, and lots of other things. you can put notes and post-its and, best of all, you can invite other people to be on the board with you and edit together!!
this is really really awesome and a great tool for novel planning, so if you’re doing nanowrimo…. this could be good for you!!
I make no apologies for how I chose to repair what you broke.
Meredith Grey - Grey’s Anatomy S2 E24 “Damage Case” (via mutilatedsoul)
Hi, I’m a writer. My hobbies include not writing.
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10 Tips on How to Work Through Feelings of Social Isolation
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having a bad day?
Make a comfort box
10 Things to Do When You Feel Like Crap
how to find a new normal in the middle of depression
you are not alone in the way you think you are
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Stop Hating Your Body
Body Positive Zone
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Something Fishy
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The addiction help center
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Friends with metal illness?
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Alternatives For Cutting 1
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Learn to love yourself
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SUICIDE
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