April 2013
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motivation for moving beyond your writing habits:... →
jrlbennett:
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
― Aldous Huxley, Music At Night: And Other Essays
There are writers who can only work with the blinds shut and the door closed (ideally out in the middle of the woods in a secluded cabin); there are also writers who need to work in coffee shops with the hustle and bustle of the surroundings to...
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“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.”
– Lemony Snicket (via 14poets)
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New Adult: Reinventing Teen Fiction @ London Book... →
prettybooks:
I attended London Book Fair this month and I was intrigued by one seminar in particular: New Adult. It’s a term we’ve all been hearing about for the past year, some of us attempting to read absolutely everything given the label, and some of us avoiding it at all costs. But what is it? Where does it fit? And is it a necessary category? I’ve attempted to type up my notes from the...
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Ultimate Writing Resource List →
disabilityinthemedia:
the-fandoms-are-cool:
a massively extended version of ruthlesscalculus’ post
General Tips
Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
34 Writing Tips that will make you a Better Writer
50 Free resources that will improve your writing skills
5 ways to get out of the comfort zone and become a stronger writer
10 ways to avoid Writing Insecurity
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15 unusual words that make writers swoon
thatroleplayjunkie:
Always opt for simple language over the complex—unless you’re dealing with one of these arcane words. Think you could work one into your copy?
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WriteWorld: Tips on taking critique →
fuckyourwritinghabits:
keyboardsmashwriters:
For writers who are new to critique, this process is daunting. Not only do we have to put up our writing to ask other people to take axes to it, but they do take axes to it, and that doesn’t often feel good. But, it’s a necessary…
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mu5icliz:
heirofthelonelymountain:
how to become murderer without worrying about the law in one easy step
become a writer
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Off On a Tangent: New Adult Books Yet to Be... →
offonatangent:
On Twitter yesterday I went on about how New Adult is a bona fide category now — so much so that there’s a way to report them specifically at Publishers Marketplace — but that it won’t be “real” to me unless literary novels by men that qualify actually get classified that way. And since everyone…
I’m so excited that New Adult is actually a genre now; I’ve had...
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Men's Issues
littlespacecase:
Societal expectations of masculinity
Societal expectations to provide for women
No long term reversible male birth control
Men who are raped are more likely to remain silent and be dismissed or outright laughed at
Unfair treatment in child custody battles
Alimony
No support for male victims of domestic abuse
Not men’s issues
The friend zone
Women not dating you
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“Some beginning writers weigh down their speech tags with adverbs that tell the...”
– How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them — A Misstep-By-Misstep Guide, Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman (via electric-snake)
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“Writers don’t write from experience, though many are resistant to admit that...”
– Nikki Giovanni (via amandaonwriting)
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How to end your novel →
writeworld:
nanowrimodiary:
The Dos and Don’ts By James V. Smith Jr.
Don’ts
Don’t introduce any new characters or subplots. Any appearances within the last 50 pages should have been foreshadowed earlier, even if mysteriously.
Don’t describe, muse, explain or philosophize. Keep description to a minimum, but maximize action and conflict. You have placed all your charges. Now, light the fuse...
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The Tangential: Ten Things I Learned From Roger... →
sarazarr:
thetangential:
1. Don’t be boring. Roger Ebert’s reviews are almost always entertaining to read, whether or not you have any interest in the movie being reviewed. He understood that a review isn’t just an analysis of someone else’s creation, it is a creation in and of itself. Just as film directors take…
A lot of good advice for any creative person…
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“Remus Lupin was supposed to be on the H.I.V. metaphor. It was someone who had...”
– J.K. Rowling
#close laptop lid #fling self on bed #let out pained wail of agony #repeat as needed
(via some-natures)
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Fashion-by-the-book →
Women’s fashions inspired by book covers. It’s practically porn.
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“Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.”
– Jessamyn West (via rawrimaturtle222)
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How To Poison Your Fictional Characters →
therevenantwrites:
A short list of several types of poison and their effects.
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“Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.”
– Jane Smiley (via inspired-to-write)
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Six times telling can be better than showing
shannahmcgill:
When characters travel uneventfully from point A to point B
When a motivation is needed for a character who only appears for a couple of paragraphs
When you have a scene right after one time skip and right before another
When a scene is moving at such a fast pace you don’t have time to dedicate ten words to the rain
When a character is slow on the uptake and has a captain...
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Just bought my ticket to the Neil Gaiman signing...
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Reading List: Gay And Lesbian Main Characters In... →
fuckyeahcharacterdevelopment:
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden Recommended by imacolfersexual: Quite old, from the 80s I think, and often seen as the original lesbian romance novel.
Ash by Malinda Lo Recommended by littlegreenballoon: One of my favorites! It’s a retelling of Cinderella with an awesome lady-knight romantic interest.
Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan Recommended by...
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Hit 20k on my WIP! Here have some gifs of happy courtesy the BBC!
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Lay vs. Lie Grammar Cheat Sheet →
No more excuses!
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