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My characters deserve the happy ending I'm not going to give them

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“Remember, if you die in the simulation-” “Yeah, yeah, we know, you die in real life.” “What? No! You need to reset the simulation with this terminal! What is WRONG with you humans?!”

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Yes I'm a writer. Yes I'm looking at tumblr instead of writing

#yes im a writer #yes im making a summary of the story from start to finish #even if 80% of that information will be unused or just a fun fact #instead of writing

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writers and artists will go "this isn't good enough." my brother in christ, you're creating something new out of nothing and expressing yourself creatively. your productivity and unrealistic standards of perfection do not define you or the worth of your art. you're doing great.

#writing #writers #writers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #writing inspiration #writing positivity

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Draw your characters like this

#blair livestreaming elijah's coma be like #draw your oc #oc prompt #crater city wip #back pocket #like are u even friends if they DONT livestream ur coma???

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Shoutout to all the artists on Tumblr who work on something for weeks and only get 4 notes

Shoutout to all the artists on Youtube who do amazing speedpaints and, if they’re lucky, will get 500 views

Shoutout to all underappreciated artists who do amazing work and receive no recognition

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Who is the most powerful person in your story's world?

#blair bc he really shouldn't be alive rn #bc hes quirky like that #hes just built different #crater city wip

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Tag Game: Vaguely Summarized WIP (Round 2!)

I've been tagged by @gummybugg! First time I did this was with The Legend of Orian Goldeneye here, and now I get to do it again! :D

@chronicallydragons your tag game has spread and come nearly full circle

Rules: summarize your WIP in 15 2-5 word bullet points (as if you were trying to summarize it in 15 seconds)

For The Watcher and the Thief:

🗡️AMAB (all magicians are bitches)

✨lovely lovely curse

😵‍💫magic resistance can't save you now

🥷*mission impossible theme*

🔥this is fine

🪢attempted strangulation

💎glowy gemstones are surprisingly valuable

✨oh look another magician

🗡️OH SHIT ANOTHER MAGICIAN

🏃fucking RUN

😓the consequences of my actions

🥲everything's resolved, right?

😡WRONG

🥷*mission impossible remix*

🧊get frozen in stasis, idiot

Gently tagging @late-to-the-fandom @phoenixradiant @writingphoenix @illarian-rambling @thethistlegirl and open tag! :D

#oh yeah hitting us with the mission impossible remix🔊 #11-13 are so real #tag game #vaguely summarized wip #badly summarized wip #writeblr #writeblr tag games

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Badly summarized wip tag🔥

Thanks for the tag, @asterhaze!

Rules: Summarize your WIP in 15 2-5 word bullet points (as if you were trying to summarize it in 15 seconds).

My goofy summary for my wip Crater City:

1. Repay debt or die

2. Trip to weenie hut general

3. Beep boo boo bop

4. Let's avenge my robo bestie

5. Darcy has the dog in him

6. Secrets are best hidden

7. Red string and pinboard time

8. Blair has the dog in him

9. Certified Robocop moment

10. WHY WONT YOU TELL ME

11. BECAUSE SINGING KILLED MY GRANDMA

12. Elijah has the dog in him

13. Elijah gets springtrapped

14. Enemy of my enemy is my friend

15. Friendship saves the day

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Tagging everyone in the taglist, @tildeathiwillwrite @faytelumos @toribookworm22 @mrbexwrites @thatneptune @elshells and anyone who stops by :')

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🚗 Want to rot your brain with each sporadic Crater City post? Join the taglist! Maybe I'll finish this wip someday, who knows! (dm to be added/removed): @writeouswriter @lyra-brie @digitalsatyr23 @talesfromtheunknowable @joswriting @mysticstarlightduck @savvyminnow

#badly summarized wip #vaguely summarized wip #writeblr #writing #crater city wip #my wip #thanks for the tag! #writblr #writerblr #writers on tumblr #open tag

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That post that's like "stop writing characters who talk like they're trying to get a good grade in therapy" really blew the door wide open for me about how common it's become for a character's emotional intelligence to not be taken into consideration when writing conflict. I remember the first time I went to therapy I had such a hard time even identifying what I was feeling, let alone had the language to explain it to someone else. Of course there are plenty of people who've never been to therapy a day in their life who are in tune to their emotions. But even they would have some trouble expressing themselves sometimes. You have to take into account there are plenty of people who are uncomfortable expressing themselves and people who think they're not allowed to feel certain ways. It also makes for more interesting conflict to have characters with different levels of understanding.

#writing advice

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"We'll fix it in post" is a phrase from the film industry, but it is inherently funnier when it's spoken by a writer because--tragic--you are also the post-production team.

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Honestly? My main piece of advice for writing well-rounded characters is to make them a little bit lame. No real living person is 100% cool and suave 100% of the time. Everyone's a little awkward sometimes, or gets too excited about something goofy, or has a silly fear, or laughs about stupid things. Being a bit of a loser is an incurable part of the human condition. Utilize that in your writing.

#love me some lame characters #theyre my punching bags🥰 #but i promise they have their good moments #each should get at least 1 silly scene somewhere #writing advice

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Oh hello,

Hot tip from your neighbor archivist, there is no greater lie than “don’t worry, I’ll remember”

No. You won’t. Write down who is in that photo. Note the date and event. Put a year on everything.

“But it is -insert person and/or event here- there is no way I will forget!”

1) WRONG. Years get murky, relationships fade, people change, family members look alike (especially when very old or very young)

2) even if you somehow do, the next generation has no idea who what where when or why.

This message brought to you by a very tired archivist who has spent days trying to find and ID 3 photographs at work and also deal with all her grandmother’s photos when her children can’t name their aunts and uncles let alone cousins.

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#blaircore #blair to darcy #darcy to blair #could go both ways #my ocs #oc prompts #crater city wip

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Vaguely Summarized WIP Tag

Thank you for the open tag @talesofsorrowandofruin, I hope you don't mind me jumping in on your open tag!

Rules: Summarize your WIP in 15 2-5 word bullet points (as if you were trying to summarize it in 15 seconds).I'm doing this for the entire Masterpiece series just because it's what I'm currently working on right now.

Vampires, Demons, and Stinky Humans.

Stupid Sexy Vampires are sad.

My god, he still loves his wife?

GAAAAAAAAY

Vampires are just undead humans

Are elves aliens or gods???

What the fuck is Glen's real name??????

Friendship causes just as many problems.

Vault memories causes vault memory trauma.

Living so long makes you very important.

How to turn all of vampire kind against you 101.

How to make demons your friends for dummies.

Jesus Glen just go touch some grass. (Sometimes)

Jesus Vampires just go touch some grass and leave Glen alone. (A lot of the time)

Who the fuck is Silas?!?

Tagging: @elbritch-kit @sparrow-orion-writes @tea-and-mercury @covenscribe @goldxdarkness @poetinprose @rainisawriter @doublegoblin (I will always tag you!) @gummybugg @veetvoojagigthemagnificent @dakogutin @jessicagailwrites @godspeedjuneblackemperor

#silas is the friends we made along the way #loved this #writeblr #writing #writers #writers of tumblr #writblr #writerblr #writing community #writing tag #vaguely summarized wip #looks fun af