Reblogged lady-redshield-writes
if you’re not meant to be a writer then what are all the ideas in your head for
Reblogged heywriters
I'm for "no kind of writing should be illegal" in 99% of cases, but if something is being paid for by the government, they should be legally required to disclose this fact upfront, in no uncertain terms.
That is my one hard line.
I'd rather read a billion dead dove fics than watch a movie paid for by the US government that is clearly pro-government
It should also be disclosed TO THE WRITERS! In Hollywood, writers may not be informed that they're on a government grant! Producers can just give random (pro-military, anti-weed, etc.) instructions without giving an explanation -- and the secret explanation is that The Pentagon Really Really Really Wants You To Enlist
Tbh this did not even occur to me but it's such a FASCINATING parallel. Reminds me of that other post about how economics studies should have ethics reviews
Reblogged raiswanson
mostly-funnytwittertweets
This isn't a funny tweet it's a threat
Reblogged karalynlovescake
writers be like; anyone gonna write this story? and then not wait for an answer. and then not write it either
Reblogged crowleys-angels
Anonymous asked:
why do you think it's so common for writers to insert themselves into their stories?
I don't know.
Reblogged bowtiepastabitch
writing tip: don’t tell us your character’s backstory. don’t tell us what your character is thinking. don’t tell us what your character is doing. don’t tell us anything. the reader should simply look at a blank page and be suddenly overcome with emotion.
clintpereira
Good tip. I know a lot of writers who cry uncontrollably when they see a blank page, so I’m sure that feeling will translate directly to the reader.
Reblogged just-french-me-up
"should we tell authors on ao3 when we have discord conversations about their fics" i don't speak for everyone here but if y'all ever find a group chat discussing my fics you can should must and WILL send me screenshots of the whole damn thing. inflate my ego. gimme
this whole thing with people discussing a fic in secret, on closed discord servers, instead of leaving a nice comment, is such a loss for fandom. we're losing fic writers with every fic with hundreds of hits and barely a comment.
writers publish to be read. fanfic is meant to be a conversation.
Reblogged raiswanson
grabbing new writers by the shoulders. it is important to write what you love and to love what you write. if you spend all your time trying to make something other people will approve of you will hate yourself and everything around you. learn at your own pace. you have time. i’m proud of you
Reblogged heywriters
I made a mistake on Bluesky and now my notifications won’t stop but hey i’ll post it here too!
Anti-Prime sale on bookshop.org until the 11th
Reblogged desperatlytryingtowriteabook
PSA for fanfic writers
Reblogged lady-redshield-writes
Writers should NOT feel guilty about:
- Skipping a day of writing.
- Not having a perfect first draft.
- Partaking in sinister, arcane rituals for inspiration.
- Working at their own pace.
- Enlisting demons and/or helpful spirits to aid them with editing.
Reblogged alphacentaurinebula
As a fic writer, i need every reader to know that:
- I don’t care if your comment is coherent. I know what you mean and i love you
- I don’t care if you ramble. I read every word and i love you
- I don’t care if you leave a comment on a fic from four years ago or leave comments/kudos on like ten of my fics in one go. This isn’t IG, pls stalk my AO3. I love you
- I don’t care if you mention the same thing in your comment that four other people have already mentioned. It’s actually really useful to know what resonated with people and I love everyone who takes the time to tell me they liked a particular turn of phrase
- I don’t mind if your comment is super long or just a couple of sentences, i love them all
- I love you
Reblogged fixyourwritinghabits
some of the best writing advice I’ve ever received: always put the punch line at the end of the sentence.
it doesn’t have to be a “punch line” as in the end of a joke. It could be the part that punches you in the gut. The most exciting, juicy, shocking info goes at the end of the sentence. Two different examples that show the difference it makes:
doing it wrong:
She saw her brother’s dead body when she caught the smell of something rotting, thought it was coming from the fridge, and followed it into the kitchen.
doing it right:
Catching the smell of something rotten wafting from the kitchen—probably from the fridge, she thought—she followed the smell into the kitchen, and saw her brother’s dead body.
Periods are where you stop to process the sentence. Put the dead body at the start of the sentence and by the time you reach the end of the sentence, you’ve piled a whole kitchen and a weird fridge smell on top of it, and THEN you have to process the body, and it’s buried so much it barely has an impact. Put the dead body at the end, and it’s like an emotional exclamation point. Everything’s normal and then BAM, her brother’s dead.
This rule doesn’t just apply to sentences: structuring lists or paragraphs like this, by putting the important info at the end, increases their punch too. It’s why in tropes like Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking or Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick, the odd item out comes at the end of the list.
Subverting this rule can also be used to manipulate reader’s emotional reactions or tell them how shocking they SHOULD find a piece of information in the context of a story. For example, a more conventional sentence that follows this rule:
She opened the pantry door, looking for a jar of grape jelly, but the view of the shelves was blocked by a ghost.
Oh! There’s a ghost! That’s shocking! Probably the character in our sentence doesn’t even care about the jelly anymore because the spirit of a dead person has suddenly appeared inside her pantry, and that’s obviously a much higher priority. But, subvert the rule:
She opened the pantry door, found a ghost blocking her view of the shelves, and couldn’t see past it to where the grape jelly was supposed to be.
Because the ghost is in the middle of the sentence, it’s presented like it’s a mere shelf-blocking pest, and thus less important than the REAL goal of this sentence: the grape jelly. The ghost is diminished, and now you get the impression that the character is probably not too surprised by ghosts in her pantry. Maybe it lives there. Maybe she sees a dozen ghosts a day. In any case, it’s not a big deal. Even though both sentences convey the exact same information, they set up the reader to regard the presence of ghosts very differently in this story.
Reblogged just-french-me-up
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