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saw someone on instagram say “you shouldn’t post your art until it’s good” and that comment filled me with rage so i want to say to every beginner artist or artist who feels their art is not improving no matter how long they’ve been at it. i love you and i love your art and everything you post bears part of you and that is so beautiful. block everyone who says otherwise they are not entitled to freely consume what they rag on.

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site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition 

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

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Outline for the next video essay done! 2k words (of the outline...) and who knows how many bullet points. Now off to writing the actual script. I'm suspecting this will be an hour long video again.

I also have another script fully written but in need of editing. The plan (which may very well change as my health is still terrible) is for one to release in August and for the other to release in late October.

#youtube #video essay #update

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outlining a new wip be like:

#me #got to the point in my synopsis where one sentence describes like five chapters #outlining took some time lol

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7 and 9 for the ask game!

7. what books have shaped the way you think about writing the most? why?

Hitchhiker's Guide and Douglas Adams books for sure, because it completely changed my idea about what sci-fi and novels in general could be like - I'm currently working on a video essay that starts with a discussion of Douglas Adams in the context of absurdist philosophy actually and there's A Lot I have to say about these books,,, Philip Pullman's writing as well has influenced me a lot as a teenager and in my early twenties, also because of how much philosophy there is between the lines or very explicitly on page. basically now I cannot write a novel without putting a whole bunch of philosophy into it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

9. what are you best and worst at when writing?

Best - definitely dialogue. I can see my stories in my head like movies so obviously dialogue is the easiest to transcribe. Worst - probably visual descriptions. I can see them very clearly but putting it into words is a different conversation. I also kinda suck at being brief and not going into pointless tangents so I always have a lot to cut when I get to the editing stage. Never have a problem with underwriting,,,

#writeblr #ask #thanks for asking!

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12 and 20 for the ask game?

12. give three songs or images that fit [character].

I'm gonna give 3 songs for Kristian, the protagonist of FrankensteinWIP since I already have a moodboard for it.

Imagine Dragons - Shots

If We Were Vampires - Chester See

Doctor - Truslow

(picked from my Spotify list of liked songs based off of vibes,,,)

20. where do you begin a WIP? ex: a mood, a scene, a certain character dynamic, etc. does this differ per project?

My style of working on novels have changed quite a bit from novel one to now (novel, uh, four or five I think?) - I used to be a pure pantser, now I'm much more of a planner. But I feel like, in either case, I usually start with seeing specific scenes very clearly in my head and then I kind of work around that. So I start with setting, genre, mood, etc, and then everything else like characters and specific plot coalesce around it. Basically it's all vibes in the beginning and then I work backwards from a pitch and some scenes I can imagine very clearly in my head.

#writeblr #frankensteinwip #ask #thanks for asking!!

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I'm doing really well with outlining part two of Frankenstein WIP and will probably be done with that tomorrow. Now the question is, do I go back to drafting and actually write part two or do I immediately outline the third part as well? 🤔

#writeblr #frankensteinwip #writers on tumblr

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writing ask meme <3

give short descriptions of all your current WIPs.

give short descriptions of all the main characters for [WIP].

what makes you love writing?

what does it take for you to be proud of something you’ve written?

what do you think is the most important part of writing?

are your projects driven more by character or plot?

what books have shaped the way you think about writing the most? why?

which of your own projects have shaped your writing the most? in what way?

what are you best and worst at when writing?

which patterns keep popping up in your projects/characters?

give three songs or images that fit [WIP].

give three songs or images that fit [character].

describe your writing style.

what is your speed when writing?

what do drafting and revision look like for you?

to what extent do you research for your writing?

how do you determine what mood each project has?

how do what you look for in your own writing vs someone else’s coincide? how does your writing influence your reading?

do you plan out your projects? if yes, to what level? how well do you stick to your plans?

where do you begin a WIP? ex: a mood, a scene, a certain character dynamic, etc. does this differ per project?

what are the most important facets of creating a character, to you?

how much of your own self/experiences do you believe pours into your projects? if this differs per project, which projects have the most and least of you?

what do you do to engage with your projects which isn’t actually writing? ex: playlists, pinterest boards, etc. how much do they play a role in the development of your work?

#i'll keep reblogging these until i get sent an ask lol #no pressure if you don't want to #i just like thinking about these

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part one of the FrankensteinWIP draft done! ended up on 36k cause I went back and deleted some stuff so it's not so bad, I think I will be able to keep it under 100k as the final draft

now back to outlining of part two

#writeblr #frankensteinwip #writers on tumblr

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I doubt anyone will see this so let's make it ambitious:

for every note I get on this post, I will add 100 words to FrankensteinWIP draft

#writeblr #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #reblog bait

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Random writing thought: the best stories are often the ones that only you could have written — but also the ones that you could only write at this one moment.

I couldn't write All the Birds in the Sky from scratch now if I tried. But the me of 2013 couldn't have written The Prodigal Mother either.

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The thing is, when people interact with me about my stories, it gives me the drive to work on them. Even if it’s just a sentence, or a bit of editing. It’s putting enough fuel in the tank to get to the next gas station, so to speak.

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Pls reblog to spread and tell what specific word count in the tags!

#just osbd alone is 80k+ #so im guessing 100-200k #mind you I'm so selective with what I eveb put on AO3

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Jo Brown

Biologist and artist

Journals

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Fun meta asks for writers

Tell us about your current project(s)  – what’s it about, how’s progress, what do you love most about it?

Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project

What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway)

Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like)

What character that you’re writing do you most identify with?

What character do you have the most fun writing?

What do you think are the characteristics of your personal writing style? Would others agree?

Is what you like to write the same as what you like to read?

Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? Do you wish you were the other?

How would you describe your writing process?

What do you envy in other writers?

Do you want your writing to be famous?

Do you share your writing online? (Drop a link!) Do you have projects you’ve kept just for yourself?

At what point in writing do you come up with a title?

Which is harder: titles or summaries (or tags)?

Tried anything new with your writing lately? (style, POV, genre, fandom?)

Do you think readers perceive your work - or you - differently to you? What do you think would surprise your readers about your writing or your motivations?

Do any of your stories have alternative versions? (plotlines that you abandoned, AUs of your own work, different characterisations?) Tell us about them.

Is there something you always find yourself repeating in your writing? (favourite verb, something you describe ‘too often’, trope you can’t get enough of?)

Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)

What other medium do you think your story would work well as? (film, webcomic, animated series?)

Do you reread your old works? How do you feel about them?

What’s the story idea you’ve had in your head for the longest?

Would you say your writing has changed over time?

What part of writing is the most fun?

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*by this I mean what color do you associate with it. for example, when writing ideas in my notes app I use purple for a certain wip. for another, a certain color is a central theme. no wrong answers!

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FrankensteinWIP - intro

Working title: „Offspring of Unhappy Days”

Genre: adult literary horror

Subgenres: dark academia, queer romance, grounded sci-fi

Themes: academic fraud and ethics, co-dependent relationships, PTSD, fear of death, loneliness, disability/neurodivergency, trans/queer experience in Eastern Europe

Comps: “Leech” by Hiron Ennes, “These Violent Delights” by Micah Nemerever, “Secret History” by Donna Tartt

Protagonist: Kristian Kalina, PhD student, late twenties; trans, queer, autistic; he/him

Short description / pitch:

When two researchers discover a horrifying truth about consciousness and death, their obsessive devotion to each other pushes them to do the unthinkable.

Setting: Kraków, Poland; a fictional institute dealing with several branches of biology situated on the outskirts of the city

Word count: 35k/100k, in drafting stage

First line (after prologue): In our labs, we are small gods, clumsy architects of nature.

Blurb and excerpt under the cut. Reply or reblog with a comment to be added to the tag list!

Blurb:

Kristian is a PhD student at the end of his rope. His scholarship is running out, his supervisor won’t let him defend, and he’s stuck at a third-rate institute with no support. As a last resort, he applies for an assistant position in a newly funded project – and ends up being the only candidate.

A connection quickly develops between him and his new boss, Leith. The two bond over their shared interests, and shared trauma. Soon, the platonic affection transforms into hungry romance. Somewhere deep down, Kristian knows that their love is more of a sick coping mechanism, but is unable to stop himself.

The tension rises when they accidentally discover a gruesome truth about brains, consciousness, and death. Any other scientist would announce this to the world and step away. Kristian and Leith conduct their experiments in secret, pushing the boundaries of ethics to advance the research. And their unquestioning devotion to each other is about to lead them into much darker places.

Excerpt (from chapter 4):

In order to fully assess the effects of a treatment (drug, pollutant, living condition, induced mutation, etc.), a scientist often needs a sample of tissue that has been washed of all unnecessary materials. A clear cut of brain, liver or intestine is best viewed when it has been infused with a fixative before being placed under a microscope. One way to achieve this is transcardial perfusion. I have performed it many times, preparing tissue samples for pathology comparisons. The protocol runs as follows: the animal is anesthetized but kept alive, after which the body is restrained, chest cavity opened, and a major blood vessel is connected to a supply of fixative. The animal’s still beating heart then does the job for you, carrying it to every point, through every capillary, until finally there is no blood left and the heart ceases to beat.

I had never gotten used to it. I am not a squeamish person and the sight of blood, urine, feces, pus, or any other biological substances does not disturb me. Many biology students deal quite well with formaldehyde preserved specimens but falter at freshly sacrificed animals. One young man had described to me the acute drop in blood pressure he felt the first time a dead rat had been placed in front of him. It wasn’t the sight (fluids, viscera, the undigested contents of the rat’s stomach) but the realization of such recent death. The tiny body still warm, motionless. Perhaps the human mind begins searching at once for the causes, and fears the proximity of whatever had killed another animal (and may be searching for its next victim). Regardless, the ability to deal with this horror is what often sorts students into specialties. Luckily, there are plenty of areas in biology that don’t require you come in contact with living vertebrates at all.

What I always wondered is whether it was possible to do transcardial perfusion on a human. Could one take a person, still living, put them under and replace their blood with some sort of protective substance? Perhaps a solution that would allow them to be frozen, preserved in a box like a packet of fish sticks, waiting for a better time. Keep them on the verge between life and death for decades to then defrost them and pump four liters of blood back into their body. Would the brain survive such a process? Would the mind? Could someone do this to me at the shortest notice and keep me asleep until S. would retire (or die) and someone else would be placed on his cases, so that I could graduate at last?

#wip intro #writeblr #writers on tumblr #wip #frankensteinwip