Writing Tip To You All!

YES THANK YOU

All I'm saying is, if a fic refers to characters by their physical attributes instead of their names or pronouns ("he smiled at the older" "the blonde laughed") when we know who the character is, and ESPECIALLY if the descriptions include "ravenette" or "cyanette" or other ridiculous words--

I'm clicking out of that fic so fast my AO3 history won't even register I've been there.

Thank you for existing

Cheat Sheet for Writing Emotion

Anger:

Grinding teeth

Narrowing eyes

Yelling

A burning feeling in the chest

Heavy breathing

Unjustified or justified accusations towards other characters

Jerky movements

Glaring

Violence

Stomping

Face reddening

Snapping at people

Sadness:

Lack of motivation

Messy appearance

Quiet

Slow movements

Crying

Inability to sleep

Frowning

Red eyes

Isolating oneself

Fatigue

Not concentrating

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Somewhere, at sometime, someone looked at you and smiled. I don’t know the reason why, but at some point you made someone smile. And that’s enough. Your doing a good job.

practical writing advice part 2

part 1

get used to carrying a notebook around with you. or get used to writing on your phone. you will not always have access to your computer, but it’s much easier to take something compact with you to quickly jot down ideas. also i have chronic illness and sometimes my bones feel like lead and going upstairs to get my laptop is a herculean task, BUT i can write on my phone lying down instead of just scrolling through my camera roll and being miserable. which brings me to my next point:

if you have to choose between writing unconventionally or even unproductively and not writing at all, choose the writing. i’ve said before not to create a habit of writing in bed, but if it comes down to writing in bed or not writing whatsoever, i’ll write in bed. i just try to stretch before and after (which you should also do!!!).

you’re not wasting time or being silly by making playlists or moodboards or memes of your characters and environments. having fun with your stories outside of writing them is a good way to stay motivated.

i like to stop my writing sessions in a place where i know exactly what i want to write next, so when i pick back up i won’t be left hemming and hawing over where to begin. HOWEVER, if you’re absolutely locked in, don’t interrupt that flow state. it’ll be harder to find it again later—instead, wait until you find a natural place to stop where you haven’t run out of ideas.

“why do i have a headache 3 hours into my writing session?” because the last time you had a sip of water was 4 hours ago, you dingus! keep your drinks near your workspace while you write. and i do mean, like, a full bottle of water at least. if you’re like me, things stop existing when they leave your line of sight, so keep these beverages where you can see them and refill during bathroom breaks.

uhhh try not to think negatively about your writing while you’re doing it because when i do that i just get bummed out. “this scene is terrible” -> “oh yeah fuck it up oh yeah fuck it up” (positive reframing)

ok thanks bye

Happy first day of the new year! Let’s hope this year brings better things!

So I was going through my google docs on my writing account. I found this gem:

GE: JUST TRY AND CATCH ME BASTARD. GI: YOU BETTER RUN YOU WHORE! *GE is caught by GI* GE: OH woe is me~ spare the young one! Be merciful upon me! GI: LIKE FUCK I WILL BITCH! *GI bites GE and is released upon* GE: YOU FOOL! YOU BUFFOON! YOU TRIED TO CATCH A GOD! GE: WELL FUCK YOU TOO! K: What the fuck are they doing over there

I can’t find any context for this

Campaign update!

One of my players finally figured out he’s half parasite half demigod. Now he keeps asking me if he needs to be fantasy Jesus. Still doesn’t know his girlfriend friend is trying to eat his son.

that "OKAY SO" before someone u love starts infodumping........ most blessed feeling in the world

It is a writing tip!

Villains. They don’t all have to have dramatic sympathetic backstories. HOWEVER, if you do create a villain who’s evil for the fun of it, don’t just suddenly give them a dramatic backstory. Stick with it!! Similarly, stick with it if your villain has a dramatic backstory!

Tip is finished!

Ive been reading my old diary a passage a day. Back then I would list off my schedule that day and then right anything eventful that happened that day. However, my 9th grade self decided to just right “AHHH my bobs :(“ under swimming and not give ANY context. (I looked back through the diary and figured out we were diving that day which I was terrible at.)