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lemonwaterandpaperbacks · 1 year

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some things i wish someone had told me about writing a novel (so i’m telling you):

• your story will keep you up at night and force you to rise early with an anxiousness to get to your keyboard • the first 10,000 words are easy but, that does not mean that your story is good • the next 5,000 - 10,000 words are incredibly frustrating and, at times, will feel impossible • this is because, in the back of your mind, you’re hyper-fixated on the first 10,000 you poured out as easily as adding cream to a cup of tea • resisting the urge to edit the words you already wrote is much harder than continuing to write words that will also need editing • you will think that writing your novel in a google doc is the smartest idea you’ve ever had (besides the plot of your novel) • you will love the ability to comment on your google doc and think that you are actually getting somewhere • you will falter when you return to your comments and find that they make absolutely no sense to you (despite being the one who wrote them) • if you make it to 20,000 words, congratulations, you only have an average of 50,000 to 100,000 more words to write

and most importantly... • keep writing no matter what anyone (including that little voice in your head) says • even on the days when the words coming out of your mind through your fingertips read like a five-year-old wrote them • even on the days when you feel like you’ve finally got it figured out until you revisit it and realize you don’t know shit • and especially on the days when you wake up wanting to write and feel confident in every key stroke

keep writing because, as jodi picoult said, "you might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. you can't edit a blank page.”

–––– s.s.e.

#novel writing #writing #lessons on writing #words of wisdom #wise words #writers block #jodi picoult #listicle #nanowrimo

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whendidmythoughtsgocrazy · 1 month

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If hurting me does not hurt you, you don’t love me. You’re using me.

k.b // by jerry flowers jr

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lipikkawrites · 2 months

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If life can remove people you never dreamt of losing, it can replace them with someone you never dreamt of having.

-@lipikkawrites

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perfectfeelings · 15 days

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If they miss you, they’ll call. If they want you, they’ll say it. If they care, they’ll show it. And if not, they aren’t worth your time.

Lessons Learned in Life

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newintrigue · 6 months

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The Poet in Residence

It was lush inside, but simultaneously a mess, with papers lying everywhere, and old magazines, and posters on the wall of Elvis and Humphrey Bogart. The poet, by contrast, was pristine. Her hair was white-grey and cut short on her slightly ovaled head, she wore a knitted scarf and light blue woolen jumper and if I saw her on the street, I would have easily confused her with one of my professors.…

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#Creative Writing #Elvis #Humphrey Bogart #lessons on life #lessons on writing #new creative writing #new short stories #Oxford poet in residence #poet in residence #Short story #stories about writing #writing a poem

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haleyincarnate · 3 months

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Even when you can't open your curtains to welcome the sunlight. Even when your heart feels twice as small as it usually is. Even in the deepest dark you know. Especially then.

Inspired by @wetheurban

#writing #quote #collage art #quote art #mental health #self love #learning #life lessons #note to self #reminder #handmade #hmh #mine #kindness

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ruhlare · 1 year

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#some reminders/lessons from this year #my writing #my edit #letters #e

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delicacysblog · 3 months

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sometimes you can't explain what you see in a person it's just the way they take you to a place no one else can

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ghostbsuter · 5 months

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"What exactly are halfas?" Constantine asks, cigarette lit and leaning against the table.

They were in the justice league, having attended a meeting previously and now just lazed around.

Batman loses focus on his laptop screen and openly looks at the two, interested.

Green Lantern, Hal, jerks up at the question, looking between everyone still in the room and trying (and failing) to seem uninterested.

Zatara is glaring daggers at Constantine's back, eyes narrowed.

While flash had no context, having just arrived back with his food to sit with the rest, he appropriately tenses as well, from just one glance around the room.

Superman and Wonder woman aren't different from batman, not as discreet as some are trying to be and just staring at the two.

Slightly amused, Danny decided to entertain the question.

"Unlike ghosts and the undead, halfas are created and not born." He explains, looking at the man when he writes it down.

Who knew the infinity realm were this closed off that John Constantine had to get information from the source itself just to keep updated?

"Care to elaborate?"

Clicking his tongue, he does so.

"Halfas get created during extreme circumstances, it has to be right place, right time and correct amount of ectoplasm." Danny catches the lollipop that Batman throws at him, sending the bat a quick smile.

"Not everyone can become a halfa, our race is a rarity amongst the dead."Constantine raises a brow, pursing his lips. "There are only 3 of you right? Is that a normal amount in the realms?"

Another click. "No, thousands of years ago, when our kind reached its peak of over hundreds of people, Pariah Dark happened."

He briefly shares a glance with Martian Manhunter, he wonders if anyone here sent out a message of phantom story time? Why were they all lounging around?

"It was genocide. He killed off an entire species just because he felt threatened." He shrugs.

Constantine jolts, eyes clear as if he'd just connected the dots.

"So his downfall wasn't only because of rights of conquest but— the reason no one joined nor fought between you and the old King was because it was a revenge kill."

Danny ponders the words over, nodding. Yeah that sounds right.

"Many aren't surprised that Pariah Dark went berserk. It was kind of predictable, considering his soul was brought to the Infinity Realms after he'd died in the Phantom Zone as you know it."

Hal straightens up, Batman tenses and Diana leans forward.

"This previous King of yours– he was a past prisoner of Aethyr's Mind?"

The halfa nods, uncertain now that he'd stumbled upon unknown territory.

"Yes, the Phantom Zone and the Infinity Realms are sister spaces. Were you not aware?"

They were not, he quickly finds out.

Fumbling with his words, mind working overdrive as he sorts through information, he speaks again. "They are the two sides of the same coin, Phantom Zone being non-habitable while the Ghost Zone is filled with unalive."

He briefly struggles with his words, genuinely taken off guard with the lack of knowledge.

"Aethyr isn't just a being, but someone who is connected to the realm itself. Its similar to my position as King of the ghost zone." He summons his crown of ice to simple gesture.

"Besides! Phantom Zone, Zero Zone? Anti-infinite? That's literally the opposite of the Ghost Zone, the Infinite Realms!" he exclaims, throwing his hands up.

"Could you tell us more of your realm?" Superman asks, voice gentle and non threatening. "Some of us have been in the Phantom Zone, so hearing that there is a place being the complete opposite?"

The halfa nods in understanding. "Sure, why not?"

Three simple words yet everyone feels the trust put on them with such information.

"The entire realm is an ever shifting space, we categorise eith the sectors of each afterlife. From the Greeks to the Yetis and different eras."

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(The tale of his realm lasts longer than expected, it is only when Hal started to get ready to leave does Danny address a certain area in his zone.

"The... Emerald Space is also a sector of the Infinity realm. The sector itself is formed in a sphere like form, we aren't sure what's inside since the fallen lanterns keep to themselves rather."

Hal froze, eyes catching the ghosts, and looked away again. He'd tell OA of this, but now he was going home.

Danny watched him leave and declared it down for now, free for more question the next time and left just as fast.

At least Constantine and Zatara can update their books now.)

#dcxdp #dpxdc #dp x dc crossover #fic prompt #writing prompt #worldbuilding #dc x dp prompt #danny talks abt the ghost zone and the phantom zone #the phantom zone and the ghost zone are sister spaces #connie just wanted a fresh history lesson and got glared by ztarara instead #i love writing pissed off zatara

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felineandhustle · 1 month

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#mindset #quotes #encouragement #learnsomethingneweveryday #reading #writing #inspiration #life lessons #words #motivation #greatness #positive mental attitude #positivity #spilled thoughts #spilled truth #life quotes

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 4 months

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Turtle Takedown Teamwork.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #tulu xuanwu #Something about changing the action sequence to something gentle is hilarious to me.#The lesson here is “Be nice to turtles. They are gentle creatures. And many are very endangered.”#don't get me wrong here; I love this scene a lot. LWJ's string technique is one of my favoyrite things.#We do get a fair amount of LWJ fighting but I always loved how the theme of strings comes into play.#There is actually a lot to unpack with LWJ being associate with 'strings'.#The musicianship: Of dedication and rigor in one's practice.#The tension between following along a path or composing your own way forwards (playing what has been written vs composing)#A string is a tightly coiled/taunt entity; The same tension that makes it sing so beautifully can be it's downfall if pushed too hard.#And as a non-musical string - something that binds. Be it to his sect and family or how he binds his fate to WWX -#LWJ cannot exist without his binds. It is not something which ties him down though. It keeps him together.#And he himself *is* a bind. He 'ties wwx down' in ways that are initially negatively viewed ('come to gusu' - feels like: come be trapped)#But later it is shown how (despite being introduced as a free spirit) WWX truly wants to be bound to something and someone.#Marriage is a bind he wants. He wants to be tied and grounded by LWJ.#It's starting to sound like innuendo. Let's call his fondness for being literally tied up smart thematic writing.#Finally. Sex scenes that are important to the plot and characters

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merakirf · 1 month

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Sometimes our traumas happen by our hands so choose carefully with who you are talking.

#writers on tumblr #poems on tumblr #writing #love quotes #quotes #reading #life lessons #poem #quoteoftheday #life quotes #lit #literature #relationship #communication #friendship #love #life #my thoughts #thoughts

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whendidmythoughtsgocrazy · 22 days

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Sometimes, it isn’t the one who takes your breath away, it’s the one that reminds you to breathe.

k.b. // by jennifer johnson

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macksartblock · 8 days

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beware of burnout it's so real i'm afraid

also bc ended up making my writing into a font to avoid killing my hand as much and bc I saw Caden do this, I thought it would be fun to see who y'all think it suits lol

#trust me i am working my way out of it lol #dndads #dungeons and daddies #normal oak swallows garcia #hermie the unworthy #oakworthy #once again i find them really funny being so dysfunctional #and no there is no step prior to the inevitable breakup it just happens #this is just how they are throughout college (they do not talk post graduation the reunion is the 1st time they see each other in years)#lincoln li wilson #taylor swift dndads #hero oak swallows garcia #ik i didnt write out like every character i could have but i was distracted by giving my brother impromptu sewing lessons #i didn't expect that to happen he just kinda showed up like 'I know you'd love to help me with something' like who told you that??#my artwork #edit: I wrote reignite wrong are you kidding me dugjxghshzs it was 4 am oh well

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lifequotess · 2 months

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Spread love

Everywhere

You go.

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haleyincarnate · 4 months

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A reminder for me, a reminder for you.

Your worth is not measured by what other people pour into you. It is what you pour into yourself that matters.

#hmh #mine #art #writing #quote #handwriting #relationship #life lessons #self love #unlovable #fear #mental health #worth #poetry #hmhwriting

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