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unwanted-unexpected-story · 3 years

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My character Grace, all the way if Milo tries to comfort her.

anyone else get slightly offended when someone is like “this is a burden we bear together. that’s the whole point” like.. no sir my pain is literally my own. you don’t get to have any of it. i have had it myself for over two decades now. and you get to come along and just take some of it? hard pass

#dont mind me using someone's pain as a future writting prompt #remind me to write later

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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Kay this is Klaus but Ritter can relate though

If I keep my body moving and my mind occupied at all times, I will avoid falling into a bottomless pit of despair.

Klaus

#the umbrella academy #klaus hargreeves #unwanted story #qoutes

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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Patch: So let’s start by talking about the emotions you’re feeling right now.

Diego: Stabbing.

Patch: Stabbing… isn’t really an emotion, it’s more of an… activity. Which I hope you don’t do it to me… See, an emotion is more of a feeling.

Diego: Well maybe I feel stabby.

#the umbrella academy #diego #patch #i love him

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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It's a lil flur. I had gotten a new Sketchbook sooo I'm trying to fill it.

I honestly really enjoy the colors in this

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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• Feed your head🔮✨🌌 •

#alice in wonderland #rainbow #Nadia

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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I need to join this later

Join Screaming Writers Incorporated! A discord for, by, and intended for Writers and Brainstorming!

Where half our chat is deep, hour-long conversations about the possibility of anarchocommunist societies outside of the realm of fiction, and the other half of it is this:

#pls join its utter chaos and i love it #i need to do this #i need to stop #i need help #i need sleep

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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RITTER

He loves everyone so much but he doesn't want to show it. He will do anything to make anyone smile.

Listen, “asshole with a heart of gold” is a good trope but you know what we need more than that???

Dumbass with a heart of gold. Just, a complete moron who cares a whole fucking lot. An idiot who would die for a stranger. A goddamn dimwit so fucking in love with someone that they’d do anything for ‘em.

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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An Easy Way to Improve Your Writing: Be Truthful to Your Experience

Whenever you’re writing a scene, take a second to forget how you’ve (painstakingly) planned for it to go, or whatever has come out of the top of your head in the moment, and ask yourself: am I being truthful to this experience?

As writers, sometimes we want to write out our idealized version of an event, just so it exists somewhere. Sometimes we want to move from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible. Sometimes we just aren’t thinking about it.

And that means we write a scene that at worst will make a reader groan with frustration at how unrealistic the writing is (and we’ve all wanted to throw books across the room because of this before) and at best just isn’t living up to the potential of what literature can offer a reader.

I love writing about the autumn. I like it when mornings are foggy and the leaves crunch beneath my feet and cool breezes cut through the last of the summer’s heat and there are pumpkins smiling at me from porch steps. I want to bring that into my writing. But that’s how autumn is in my mind. It’s not truthful to my experience of autumn.

Every year without fail, throughout the entirety of September and October, I wear sweaters when it’s just not cold enough yet, and end up sweating through my clothes underneath them, which leads to a no-win situation: do I take my sweater off and cool down, revealing how gross it’s already made me? Or do I suffer through it while searching for the nearest A/C? It’s a never-ending autumnal dilemma.

While I can—and will—put all of the things I love about autumn in my book, I’m not writing an autumn that’s truthful, that’s representative of life as I’ve experienced it, unless I put in a moment where my protagonist wears a sweater on a day that’s far too hot for a sweater. Not putting it in is bad for my writing for a number of reasons.

For a start, I’m losing a chance for my reader to relate to my main character and think “Oh god! That happens to me, too!” Readers love those moments. Those moments are a chance for my reader to connect with the protagonist and the book itself. As a writer, I shouldn’t miss opportunities for them.

What’s more, I’m losing the potential for a bit of tension. A plot isn’t a series of perfect days. A book should be full of conflict and discomfort for a protagonist. If I add this moment to a day when my protagonist is fighting with their best friend, being chased by evil villains, or worst of all, seeing their crush for the first time in months, I can make everything just that much harder for them.

If the moment isn’t one of tension, it’s just as important to include moments of emotion or humor or whatever else may have been missing from that scene.

This doesn’t mean there can’t be a perfect autumn day in your book. Or that a situation can’t become weird and fantastical, but unless there’s a narrative reason (other than convenience) for things not happening realistically, even the scenes that are supposed to read as unrealistic aren’t going to have the impact that they should, because there’s no realism to compare them to.

So when you’re writing, ask yourself:

Would the person they’re talking to really let them get away with that comment?

Would their friend agree to the plan so easily?

Would my protagonist really just shrug that off?

Would their grandma let them escape without making them take home three plates of cookies and one of those ancient hard candies?

Would the bus stop be so close to their destination?

If the answer is “no,” rewrite the scene and I promise your book will be better for it.

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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I love this so muuuuch. I did it awhile ago.

Its of Olika and ritter in the tree and in the city!

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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This is me every time.

I love writing for Ritter do very much

But I didn't want to do the book just through him.

So whenever it switched I'm waiting patiently.

When you’re reading a book with multiple perspectives and it’s taking forever to get to your favourite character’s chapter:

#that‘s why i don‘t write multiple povs very often omg help #pov #bong pov #my pov #writing tips #writing prompt #writing angst #writing #writblr #writing for my babby #Rittter

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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I honestly love like anyone talking to me.

I just wanna find some friends on here!

Also, a little note for all writeblrs who stumble across this blog!

You are always free to message me.

You are always free to ask me about my WIP.

You are always free to ask me to look into your WIP.

You are always free to message me about things that are unrelated to writing.

You are always free to ask to be mutuals.

You are always free to tag me in content.

You are always free to create something related to my WIP; no need to ask permission to draw characters.

#fluff writer #writer #writers #writers on tumblr #anime art #please ask #ask me anything #ask meme #ask me stuff #ask me anons #ask me questions #talk #talk to me #lets talk #thanks for coming to my ted talk #talk tag #friends #lets be friends #lets be frands

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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A long time ago an anon asked my thoughts about drawing backgrounds, so I finally got around to putting this together. It’s more prop-centric, but it still represents my philosophy to backgrounds.

I’ll try to do something more about drawing actual background spaces in the future! Please let me know what you think, if anything is unclear, or if you have suggestions for other tutorials you might find helpful!

#handy #drawing tips #drawing #drawn #i wish i had the will to do this #i'll never do this #i need to do this #i will probaly do this #doodle #dope

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unwanted-unexpected-story · 5 years

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Tips to finishing creative writings

Have one main piece and several smaller ones The story you are most eager to write and has some form of a developed plot should be your main story, but don’t limit yourself to only that piece. That’s when you abandon it. Instead, tell yourself, “I have a good idea for another story. Let me write 500-1000 words of it.” This allows you to put what’s in your mind on paper. You can also get a feel for it and see if it is really something you think you could write an entire story for. When you finish your main story, come back to it and make that your new main if you still want to write it.

Use your desire to write another story to finish the one you’re working on Continuing with the point from above, if you are still extremely excited about your small work, use that enthusiasm to fuel your current story. Tell yourself, “I need to finish X story before I can write Y story.” You will write so much more and so much faster than you ever planned. You can also be proud that you finished something you originally planned to abandon.

Love your characters This may seem obvious, but writing is hard if you don’t even know or like your characters. Draw your characters together. Give them funky clothes or send them abroad. Even make an AU of your story in your head. If you can’t draw, find an avatar creator and give your characters a tangible image. The more you love your characters and give them personalities, the more eager you will be to write about those characters.

Take a break Be kind to yourself. You’re only human. If life is stressful and writing is more of a chore than it is fun, take a break. When you have more free time and are excited to write again, sit down, grab a pen, and find yourself happily immersed in a world you haven’t visited in a while. Good luck with your stories and be kind to yourself <3