#writeblr positivity

[inscrutable-shadow]

saw a post today that was like "oh my god people who ask to be on taglists are so selfish and entitled" and literally girl what

like how much attention are you getting that people being interested in your work is "labor" and "rude" to you

i wish i was getting enough notes for tagging people to be a chore

how is this "making authors and artists do free work for you" like there's a billion reasons someone might not want to actually follow my blog but like certain kinds of my content

"oh just follow or get post notifications" on this broken website? the known dysfunctional website? that sends me hundreds of notifications a day? most of which are nonsense?

like actually be so for real right now

anyway if you see this and you saw that other post don't let it discourage you i jump up and down with joy every time somebody asks to be on a taglist of mine

i don't consider it work to invite you to see my content cause i know posting it will bury it and i want you to see it! i want you to like and reblog it! i want to see your commentary and tags! please don't be afraid of interacting with me and other writeblrs because a couple of people got so popular they don't want to engage with others anymore

i love you all sm <3

#writeblr #writeblr positivity #clean post for people who don't reblog cursing #but you can see how painful it was for me XD #insert the f word as appropriate

[harinawa]

good luck to those doing NaNoWriMo this month!!! remember to take breaks, drink your water, and love not just your craft but also urself and i hope u all reach ur respective goals 😌 friendly reminder that it does not and will not make you any less of a writer if you don't, okie? 🫶

#writeblr #nanowrimo #writeblr positivity #writer positivity #nano #sofiasays #i'm concentrating on polishing dmw and will not have any energy to reach target #and tbh i'm not good at setting and reaching targets #so i wish everyone luck instead

[lexiklecksi]

The world needs to hear your stories, so write them. And even if only one person reads your story and gains a new perspective, it was worth writing it, because you have changed the life of someone with your words and what's more powerful than that?

#writing positivity #writeblr positivity #writing community #misplaced note

[tabswrites]

Author Ask Tag

Tagged by @writernopal here 💜

Gently tagging: @pandoras-comment-box @elbritch-kit @clairelsonao3 @thatndginger

1. What is the main lesson of your story (e.g. kindness, diversity, anti-war), and why did you choose it?

Don’t let the past define you. Each MC is weighed down by something in their past: A reputation, a legacy, trauma. They will explore their grief in many ways, and while some of them will overcome it and grow, some will let it consume them.

When I started writing again, it was to help me process some really heavy stuff that I went through last year, and I realized I had let the situation overwhelm me to the point where I didn’t recognize myself anymore. It happens in little ways over time, and I’m sure others have experienced the same thing. I want people to know that the things that have happened to them, the things people have done, they don’t go away. Not completely. But if we learn to accept them and confront the emotions, those things become easier to overcome, and you don’t have to lose yourself in the process.

2. What did you use as inspiration for your worldbuilding (like real-life cultures, animals, famous media, websites, etc.)?

I’m inspired a lot by nature and animals, tv/movies I love, books, random and weird history facts, fairy tales/folklore. I also experience vivid dreams from time to time and they inspire a lot of my story ideas.

3. What is your MC trying to achieve, and what are you, the writer, trying to achieve with them? Do you want to inspire others, teach forgiveness, help readers grow as a person?

Besides the whole “bring back magic” thing, I think overall the characters in ToL are trying to achieve inner peace for themselves, and I want the same thing. I do want to inspire people to realize that sometimes the greatest empathy you have should be towards yourself. Forgiveness is definitely one of the minor themes, as it has been a key part in my own personal healing process.

For the readers, I just want them to be mindful of tbe complexities of life and of other people. You never know what someone else is really going through.

4. How many chapters is your story going to have?

….more than 2, but less than 100? Honestly, I planned for 15 with ToL but it might go longer. I’m not the one behind the wheel, if I’m being honest.

5. Is it fanfiction or original content? Where do you plan to post it?

Original! Both of WIPs are on Ao3 and Wattpad.

6. When and why did you start writing?

I originally began writing when I was 14 when I started role playing on Goodreads. (Yes, that one.) My classmate and I started our own 1x1 and decided to turn it into a novel just casually. I ended up dedicating way more time to it and she stepped away, so I rewrote everything in my style. I finished it during NaNoWriMo a year later and even submitted it for Script Frenzy. That was the only serious writing project I ever did, 99.9% of my time was spent role playing. When my RP buddies started to drift away I got really depressed and ending up not writing for almost 6 years. Started back up again last year and here we are!

7. Do you have any words of engagement for fellow writers of Writeblr? What other writers of Tumblr do you follow?

No one will ever love your writing as much as you do, so you should love it the most! Don’t second guess yourself, and stop comparing yourself to everyone else! You chose to write the story for a reason—if that other person was meant to write it, you wouldn’t be the one kept up at night by story ideas.

I follow so many who have been tagged by other people but too bad:

@writernopal I love her writing and her OCs and she’s always supportive 💜

@outpost51 I would love to file a formal adoption request for Atria and no one else matches my deranged commenting style like him

@writingmaidenwarrior Always supportive and up for a chat, silly or otherwise!

@clairelsonao3 I love her writing and she’s super supportive too!

@sam-glade Sam has amazing world building and gives great critique!

Others I don’t know very well yet but I have enjoyed their writing and/or interacting with:

@reneesbooks

@mysticstarlightduck

@pheita

@avrablake

@coffeewritesfiction

#wow I talk a lot #tag games #writeblr positivity #writeblr #tess talks

[mysticstarlightduck]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers ❤️

Batting it back to you ;D

Thank you so much!!! 💜

5 things that make me happy (round 2!)

Drinking tea while drawing

Musicals!!! I adore musicals, and listening to that kind of music always makes me so inspired

Watching funny cat videos on YouTube

My current haircut!

Watching my favorite movies and series (:

#5 things that make me happy #asked and answered #not writing #writeblr positivity #writing positivity #positivity #good vibes #writers on tumblr #writerblr

[reneesbooks]

writeblr positivity tag

my wonderful morbo @serenanymph tagged me <3 gently tagging @lyssa-ink @lena-rambles @zmwrites @winterandwords and under a cut because it's long. blank questions at the bottom <3

1. What motivates you to write?

the thought of holding the finished book in my hands and being able to reread it and share it. also spite

2. A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them)

y'all wanna see maura be a little bit fucked up and evil

“My father said something to me often,” Maura interrupts, her eyes narrowing. “The law is the law. None are exempt.” She tosses a disdainful look at the duchess. “Those who have no respect for the law will always have excuses for breaking it.” She bends down and tips the duchess's chin up with a finger. Keelan's fingers tighten around his sword. Maura tilts her head to the side. “Your Grace,” she says. “You asked for mercy. You shall have it.”

The duchess sobs. “Thank you, Your Majesty—”

“Do not thank me, wretch.” Maura's lip curls. “Your mercy is the mercy allotted by law. Tell me. Which foot do you value more?”

The duchess's lip trembles. “I beg you, Your Majesty, mercy—”

“You shall have it.” Maura's eyes are unforgiving. “Which foot?”

The duchess's eyes dart around the throne room, wide and terrified. “I—I don't know.”

“Hm.” Maura releases her and stands. “She can have more time to decide. Until she does, get her out of my sight.”

3. Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?

i love all my children equally this is a mean question. currently my favorite chew toy is Jack, who is a minor character in my current wip. Jack is a pathetic disaster bisexual who was left to die as an infant but still managed to survive to adulthood and is using that luck to cause problems on purpose. he steals for a living and flirts for fun and profit. he is in love with his best friend/accomplice Arthur, but can't handle real emotions and is being really thickheaded about it. Arthur is too busy pining for him to notice. Jack is just a little guy. gay boy disaster man. also he killed like 20 people.

4. What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

working out plot/worldbuilding issues. i love sitting down and going "ok how am i going to make this make any gddamn sense" and then bouncing ideas around until i hit one that fits perfectly. yeah sex is great but have you ever found the perfect answer to your plot hole that ties together all the recurring themes and arcs in the story AND has an opportunity to use your overcomplicated worldbuilding?

5. What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

mainly dialogue. i love imagining conversations and i've been working on dialogue for a long time. my dialogue used to be so cringey so glad i learned from it

6. What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?

we're all a little unhinged about our own writing so nobody minds when you get a little unhinged about their writing. safe space to be unhinged about people's writing

7. A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

i use campfire write and i love it for keeping worldbuilding organized. it has a lot of visual tools which is great for me personally and it's very customizable. highly recommend it, there is a free desktop version that still gets you quite a bit of usage and the mobile app is free

8. A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

i've really enjoyed fleshing out the countries outside of Raedora and how their political systems and cultures are different. for example Guildi also is monarchical, but they have an emperor and their law is absolute, followed exactly as written based on the judgment of the emperor. Fierodia, by contrast, is the homeland of the dragons, so they have two governments--one for the humans, and one for the dragons--and both are a little more democratic in nature, with a Council of the Wise (elders) ruling the dragons while the most powerful magical human families sit on another council that takes petitions from representatives sent by villages and cities.

9. What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

open a blank document. i do this in a simple text editor (.txt) because it forces me to look at the words more (idk how else to explain it). write the dumbest thing you can think of. literally. if you get stuck, hit enter a few times and start writing something else. yes even if you get stuck in the middle of a sentence. do NOT let yourself sit there staring at a blank document, just write. even if it's bad and stupid and doesn't make sense. ESPECIALLY if it's bad and stupid and doesn't make sense. write the stupid little plot bunnies that you came up with in line at starbucks. bullet point a short story you'll never write. purposefully write the most gd-awful purple prose. have some silly little fun with it. rewrite snl episodes that you think would be funnier if you were in charge. anytime you are stuck for more than like 30 seconds hit enter three times and try something else. rinse and repeat until the gears start turning for the thing you actually want to work on.

save these files (i have a little dedicated spot on my drive) so that you don't lose your funky little experimental stuff. you never know what you'll find there later.

10. Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters

i adore @serenanymph's wip beast and all the blorbos found within and how much she supports lacuna. @lyssa-ink's wips my beloved. @zmwrites has some incredible wips and an amazing writing style. i love the worldbuilding from @akindofmagictoo's dragonsong and @oh-no-another-idea is one of the biggest sweethearts on this website.

blank questions:

1. What motivates you to write?

2. A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them)

3. Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?

4. What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

5. What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

6. What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?

7. A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

8. A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

9. What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

10. Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters

#writeblr community #writeblr #writeblr positivity #tag game #it’s my morbo 🥺🥰 #lacuna #anyway this got even longer than i expected but i had fun #oh jack...he technically has a higher body count than keelan #there is a longer version of the maura snippet where she goes a bit feral and keelan thinks 'oh boy hope this doesn't awaken anything in me #rb original #original fiction #maura #keelan #jack

[whimsyqueen]

How’s everyone doing tonight?

My lovely mutuals, how are your WIPs treating you?

I hope the writing is going well, and that your well of inspiration never runs dry 💖

#writeblr #writeblr positivity #writing positivity #writing community

[marigoldispeculiar]

Increasingly convinced that writing is like sewing

Like, most of sewing isn’t sewing! It’s cutting and pressing and fitting and adjustments… only like 10% of sewing involves actually making stitches. And I’m starting to embrace the idea that writing is the same way!

Now I do all my thinking and planning away from the computer. If I get stuck staring at the word doc, I get up and do something else and solve the problem away from the screen. I take notes so I can remember things for later. I fall asleep imagining what I can write for the next scene. I talk things through with my friends. So when I sit down to write, the only thing I’m doing is writing, the actual transcription of thoughts onto a page.

It’s working really well for me so far. I don’t have the physical capacity to sit in front of a blinking cursor for hours… but I can make use of my naps to sort out my plots and characters and what I’ll write next. I can get up and eat lunch and do other things and think about it and leave myself a little note. And as a result, I can get quite a bit of writing done, even if I’m only actually writing for less than an hour a day. I can make the most of my time and energy!!

So yeah. Most of my writing doesn’t happen in front of a document, in the same way that I don’t use my sewing machine for most of the sewing project. And realizing that is giving me a lot more flexibility in getting my writing done.

#writing #Writeblr #writing positivity #writeblr positivity #writers on tumblr

[ellegraewriter]

To everyone participating in NaNoWriMo, I wish you the best of luck! Remember to take breaks, enjoy what you're writing and have fun!

Your value as a writer/author is not intrinsically connected to how many words you write in a day or month or whether you can finish your projects in a month. If you can, that's great, but if not, that's fine too!

Writing, as with many things in life, is about the journey. In this case, NaNoWriMo is another step to help you to get to that final draft. Appreciate what this challenge has to offer you, and have fun! I will be rooting for you!!

#writeblr #writeblr community #nanowrimo #writing #writing community #writblr #writblr community #writeblr positivity #writer positivity

[so-many-ocs]

“everyone is going to hate it” someone will love it. someone will reach out to you and tell you it changed their life. someone will hold it close and treasure it forever in a way you can’t even understand. keep going

#🌿 writing #writer positivity #writing positivity #writer stuff #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writers of tumblr #fic writers #bangers

[lexiklecksi]

Writeblr positivity (tag game)

Thanks for tagging me @writernopal this took me too long to answer but it was good to think about these questions.

1. What motivates you to write?

The urge to ban all my ideas onto paper. And kind comments on my writing posts, of course!

2. A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not, maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them): This snippet is from this flash fiction written from the pov of the phoenix Fox. I won't attempt to translate it because I'm afraid most metaphors would be lost in translation.

Die Zeit zieht an mir vorbei, sie berührt mich nur selten, viel zu oft vergesse ich mich. Zeit verliert an Bedeutung, wenn man schon so viele Leben gelebt hat wie ich. Zeit ist ein Konstrukt für die Sterblichen, es schafft Ordnung in einem Universum voller Chaos. Doch letztendlich ist ein Leben so kurz im Vergleich zu dem Baum des Lebens, so bedeutungslos wie ein Sandkorn im Wind, nur ein Wimpernschlag in der Geschichte der Welt. Man werfe mir Verdrossenheit vor und man möge Recht behalten, doch nur wenige können nachvollziehen, wie es ist, solange zu leben. Nur wenige fühlen meinen Schmerz, denn sie sterben nur einen kleinen Tod. Der Tod hat mich schon unzählige Male in die Arme genommen, hat mich vergessen lassen, wo ein Leben beginnt und ein anderes endet.

3. Which OC makes you smile every time you think/ talk about them and what are they like?

Dietbert Siegfrieden, the funny dwarf, makes me smile when I write scenes from his pov and talk about him. He is such a gullible dwarf with a pure heart. Dietbert always tries his best to make his family and every being he meets laugh out loud. He is my only real feelgood character, compared to all my other characters who are morally grey. Of course, I love all my characters and talking about them never fails to make me feel happy.

4. What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

When ideas I had in mind for long spontaneously burst out when writing scenes or a poem and start to make sense. I usually set a timer and then just write, without thinking too much about the plot and other stuff that might hold me back from writing.

5. What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

Writing dialogue comes easy to me which dates back to my school's drama club for which I've written several scripts, some even were performed on stage. I just love sassy or emotional dialogue! I think it's what I can write best. Writing poetry for 10 years also makes me confident in writing flowery metaphors.

6. What is something in the writeblr community that is most enjoyable?

The ongoing support of readers and interaction with fellow writers, especially in my found(ed) writing family @writeblrcafe.

7. A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

For my ya fantasy novel, I'm using Bibisco which is a great software to organize my novel. I highly recommend it!

8. A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

The magic of all creatures living in the forest Avni is derived from pantheism. Yggdrasil is the oldest tree in the forest and sentient. All creatures of the forest are connected to Yggdrasil and worship it as the creator of all life and protector of the forest. On another note, I don’t have a strict magic system, but the different species have different kinds of magical powers and these powers are believed to come from the forest itself. When the forest dies, all mystical creatures like elves, dwarfs and giants are left helplessly without their magic and of course all animals and plants lose their habitat or even lives. Avni will also become the centre of conflict in my story, when the humans seek out to destroy Avni by cutting down trees, poisoning rivers and burn the vegetation to build more factories and houses.

9. What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

The world needs to hear your stories, so write them. And even if only one person reads your story and gains a new perspective, it was worth writing it, because you have changed the life of someone with your words, and what's more powerful than that?

10. Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters

I'm tagging @charlies-storybook @yvesdot @writinglyra @junypr-camus @silent-creed @retrogayyde @ashirisu @holdenmarrswritings @aether-wasteland-s @betweenthetimeandsound @wheres-all-the-tea-gone @tyne-sharrow (sorry it took me so long to post and thanks to everyone who took the time to read my answers)

#writeblr positivity #tag game #fellow writers #about me #writeblr #writing community

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

kudos and hits do not indicate the quality of the fic, by the way.

I’ve read so many fics, that aren’t as popular, that are so professionally written that I immediately know the authors even know the characters better than their original creators, respectfully. and so many of those fics made me cry and I’ve always come back to reread them because they’re that good, even if they don’t reach many people. they’re literally in my heart and I even think about them during the day because they’re that special to me.

the bottom line: the number of kudos and hits do not represent whether the work is good or bad.

and if you’re an author, don’t let it discourage you if you think your works don’t get enough hits or kudos.

sometimes the best fics that have ever been written are like a rare treasure, not many people will find them, but I promise you, those who do will cherish them very dearly ♡

#writing #writeblr #writer #writers #ao3 #archive of our own #writing inspo #writing inspiration #whump #writing positivity #whumpblr #positivity #writers on ao3 #writers on tumblr #writing community #whump blog #whump community #fanfic #fanfiction #fanfic writing #fanfic writer #fandom #blorbo #fandoms #angst #comfort character

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Just create the thing you want to create. Because who's going to stop you? Oh, it's you yourself? Well you can't let that bastard win, can you?

#writers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #writers things #writing encouragement #writing positivity #writeblr

[tabswrites]

if you get this, answer w/ three random facts about yourself and send it to the last seven blogs in your notifs. anon or not, doesn’t matter, let’s get to know the person behind the blog !

Hey, anon!

1. One of my cats is named after Tadashi from Big Hero 6 (Yes, the dead brother. I was 17 idk) and the other is named after Wirt from Over the Garden Wall.

2. I used to be almost fluent in Spanish but I’ve gotten rusty. I understand more than I speak.

3. I proofread a novel for a Dutch author publishing in the US for the first time.

#anon answered #writeblr positivity #tess talks

[mysticstarlightduck]

Hello! This is your monthly positivity mail :)

I hope March is going well for you! I wish you a month full of happiness and plenty of time to rest. See you next month!

Thank you so much!!! And right back at ya! (:

#writeblr positivity #positivity mail #writing positivity #positivity

[inkskinned]

at some point it's just like. do they even fucking like the thing they're asking AI to make? "oh we'll just use AI for all the scripts" "we'll just use AI for art" "no worries AI can write this book" "oh, AI could easily design this"

like... it's so clear they've never stood in the middle of an art museum and felt like crying, looking at a piece that somehow cuts into your marrow even though the artist and you are separated by space and time. they've never looked at a poem - once, twice, three times - just because the words feel like a fired gun, something too-close, clanging behind your eyes. they've never gotten to the end of the movie and had to arrive, blinking, back into their body, laughing a little because they were holding their breath without realizing.

"oh AI can mimic style" "AI can mimic emotion" "AI can mimic you and your job is almost gone, kid."

... how do i explain to you - you can make AI that does a perfect job of imitating me. you could disseminate it through the entire world and make so much money, using my works and my ideas and my everything.

and i'd still keep writing.

i don't know there's a word for it. in high school, we become aware that the way we feel about our artform is a cliche - it's like breathing. over and over, artists all feel the same thing. "i write because i need to" and "my music is how i speak" and "i make art because it's either that or i stop existing." it is such a common experience, the violence and immediacy we mean behind it is like breathing to me - comes out like a useless understatement. it's a cliche because we all feel it, not because the experience isn't actually persistent. so many of us have this ... fluttering urgency behind our ribs.

i'm not doing it for the money. for a star on the ground in some city i've never visited. i am doing it because when i was seven i started taking notebooks with me on walks. i am doing it because in second grade i wrote a poem and stood up in front of my whole class to read it out while i shook with nerves. i am doing it because i spent high school scribbling all my feelings down. i am doing it for the 16 year old me and the 18 year old me and the today-me, how we can never put the pen down. you can take me down to a subatomic layer, eviscerate me - and never find the source of it; it is of me. when i was 19 i named this blog inkskinned because i was dramatic and lonely and it felt like the only thing that was actually permanently-true about me was that this is what is inside of me, that the words come up over everything, coat everything, bloom their little twilight arias into every nook and corner and alley

"we're gonna replace you". that is okay. you think that i am writing to fill a space. that someone said JOB OPENING: Writer Needed, and i wrote to answer. you think one raindrop replaces another, and i think they're both just falling. you think art has a place, that is simply arrives on walls when it is needed, that is only ever on demand, perfect, easily requested. you see "audience spending" and "marketability" and "multi-line merch opportunity"

and i see a kid drowning. i am writing to make her a boat. i am writing because what used to be a river raft has long become a fully-rigged ship. i am writing because you can fucking rip this out of my cold dead clammy hands and i will still come back as a ghost and i will still be penning poems about it.

it isn't even love. the word we use the most i think is "passion". devotion, obsession, necessity. my favorite little fact about the magic of artists - "abracadabra" means i create as i speak. we make because it sluices out of us. because we look down and our hands are somehow already busy. because it was the first thing we knew and it is our backbone and heartbreak and everything. because we have given up well-paying jobs and a "real life" and the approval of our parents. we create because - the cliche again. it's like breathing. we create because we must.

you create because you're greedy.

#every time someones like ''AI will replace u" im like. u will have to fucking KILL ME #there is no replacement here bc i am not filling a position. i am just writing #and the writing is what i need to be doing #writeblr #this probably doesn't make sense bc its sooo frustrating i rarely speak it the way i want to #edited for the typo wrote it and then was late to a meeting lol #i love u people who mention my typos genuinely bc i don't always catch them!!!! :) it is doing me a genuine favor!!! #my friend says i should tell you ''thank you beta editors'' but i don't know what that means #i made her promise it isn't a wolf fanfiction thing. so if it IS a wolf thing she is DEAD to me (just kidding i love her) #hey PS PS PS ??? if ur reading this thinking what it's saying is ''i am financially capable of losing this'' ur reading it wrong #i write for free. i always have. i have worked 5-7 jobs at once to make ends meet. #i did not grow up with access or money. i did not grow up with connections or like some kind of excuse #i grew up and worked my fucking ASS OFF. and i STILL!!! wrote!!! on the side!!! because i didn't know how not to!!! #i do not write for money!!!! i write because i fuckken NEED TO #i could be in the fucking desert i could be in the fuckken tundra i could be in total darkness #and i would still be writing pretentious angsty poetry about it #im not in any way saying it's a good thing. i'm not in any way implying that they're NOT tryna kill us #i'm saying. you could take away our jobs and we could go hungry and we could suffer #and from that suffering (if i know us) we'd still fuckin make art. #i would LOVE to be able to make money doing this! i never have been able to. but i don't NEED to. i will find a way to make my life work #even if it means being miserable #but i will not give up this thing. for the whole world.