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𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 some of my favourite quotes 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 

“Do not fall in love with people like me. I will take you to museums, and parks, and monuments, and kiss you in every beautiful place, so that you can never go back to them without tasting me like blood in your mouth. I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible. And when I leave you will finally understand, why storms are named after people." - caitlyn siehl

“It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” - Warsan Shire

“She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes. She spoke to no one. She spent hours on the riverbank. She smoked cigarettes and had midnight swims...” - arundhati roy

“If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.” - masaru emoto

#quotes #writer #writing #teen writer #wannabe writer #wannabe author #quotations #caitlyn siehl #text #poetry #novels #books #old books #stories #quotes from authors #favorite quotes #warsan shire #arundhati roy #masaru emoto

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𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 how to use popular fantasy cliché's so they work in your story 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 

☆ "chosen one" - have the main character be chosen to destroy the world, not save it

☆ "damsel in distress" - have the damsel in distress be lying about her needing help from the main character, perhaps she is or is aligned with the villain

☆ evil for the sake of being evil villain - have them think that they're the hero or that they think the hero is trying to hurt them

☆ prophecies/destiny - have your character try and escape this prophecy ro destiny or make it secretly against their best interests

☆ clear separation between good and evil - have the main character be force to make a bad decision to save themselves or others

#cliches #tropes #writing #writing cliches #writing tropes #writer #author #young author #writing tips #writing help #reading #read #reader #academia #dark academia #light academia #candle light

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"what we call a reason to live is as the same time an excellent reason to die" - albert camus

#quote #quotation #sad quote #pretty quote #camus #albert camus #albert camus quotes #writer #writing #reading #poet #potery #philsophy #dark academia #light academia

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𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 cliché's to avoid in fantasy 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 

☆ the "chosen one" main character

☆ relying on archetypes and stereotypes instead of creating a cast of unique and diverse characters

☆ the "damsel in distress" character

☆ focusing more on plot convenience and not character development

☆ create a relatable villain, not one that's just being evil for the sake of being evil

☆ have morally grey characters

☆ the "love at first sight" romantic cliche

☆ make your world complex and think of how the different races of beings would affect each other

☆ overusing destiny or prophecies

☆ having a clear separation between good and evil

#cliches #tropes #writing tropes #writing cliches #cliches to avoid #writer #writing #young author #author #dark academia #light academia #academia #smart #reading #intelligent

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"where am I? It was winter. No, I've done that. It was spring" - Margaret Atwood

#quotes #quote #quotation #writer #writing #old writer #published writer #margaret atwood #atwood #margaret atwood quotes #winter quotes #spring quotes #pretty quotes #sad quotes #dark academia #light academia #academia #intelligent

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"live to the point of tears"- albert camus

#quotes #quote #quotation #novel #writing #writer #books #old books #camus #albert camus #philsophy #poet #poetry #philosopher #camus quotes #albert camus quotes

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The history of the USA according to 1861 Japan

A young, and incredibly handsome George Washington is taught the path of the warrior by none other than the Goddess of America, Herself.

George Washington is forced to defend his wife “Carol” from a dastardly British assassination attempt, led by the nefarious English officer Asura (far left).

John Adams does furious battle with a giant serpent

Benjamin Franklin fires an entire cannon with his bare hands as John Adams directs the fire.

Washington’s on the move in his carriage, whom the author points out with breathless amazement was only pulled by two - yes, *Only Two!* - horses! His trusty soldiers lead the way, with a star-less American flag proudly flying.

George Washington fights a tiger.

Franklin and Adams have had a falling out.

Adams has had enough, he gets on his horse and fires off an arrow at Franklin before speeding away.  Franklin doesn’t even flinch.

John Adams has gone to visit and take care of his mother in a touching display of filial piety.

While Adams’ back is turned, the snake he fought earlier has returned and eats his mother!

Adams beseeches the Fairy of the Mountain (I am deadass serious about ALL OF THIS) to lend him supernatural help in seeking revenge against the matrivorous serpent

The Mountain Fairy hears Adams’ desperate pleas, and enlists the aid of a Giant Bald Eagle (named Freedom) to do battle with this serpent

All is now well under Heaven! America reigns supreme, free from both giant beasts and British influence!

source  I got this from the @thocpodcast

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“on the train we swapped seats, you wanted the window and i wanted to look at you”

Mahmoud Darwish

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“How frozen I became and powerless then,

Ask it not, reader, for I write it not,

Because all language would be insufficient.

I did not die, and I alive remained not.

Think for thyself now, hast though ought of wit,

What I became, being of both deprived.”

This blog is just random shit related to science, literature and art(in several forms).

© histericus do not plagiarize, repost or translate without permission.

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William J. Webbe

The White Owl (Alone and warming his five wits, the white owl in the belfry sits). 1856

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I think what it comes down to is a prevalent sense now that all art especially older pieces of art is just aesthetics. People spread around old paintings now without any context for what they are or what they mean. Posting traditional art like paintings without their title or description if it has one is a complete disservice to the art itself and leads to shit like people romanticizing art that represents peoples frustration with colonization or art that is meant to be propaganda for the church and then by refusing to acknowledge the history behind it, continue to uphold and perpetrate that propaganda or trivialization of those creating art as a way to express their life.

Its the same issue I have with “classics but make it gay!” Youre ignoring the art and its historical context WILLINGLY and on purpose to reduce it to its bare bones and then put a modern angle that makes absolutely no sense in context on top because the aesthetics of doing so are “pretty” or whatever. Let alone that most of the times by ignoring the context you are taking depictions of rape or abuse and then making it gay for no reason other than to make it gay and thus make it “good”. I dunno I wish people would approach art differently.

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Ego semper amabo te, hic et ubique terrarum.

I will always love you, here, there, and everywhere.

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Morning fog

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𝖣𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗐𝗈𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗂𝖿 𝗂'𝗆 𝗐𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆.

𝖨 𝖺𝗆.

@songsbeforesunrise

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subtle ways to include foreshadowing

one character knowing something offhandedly that they shouldn't, isn't addressed until later

the crow rhyme

colours!! esp if like, blue is evil in your world and the mc's best friend is always noted to wear blue...betrayal?

write with the ending in mind

use patterns from tragic past events to warn of the future

keep the characters distracted! run it in the background until the grand reveal

WEATHER.

do some research into Chekhov's gun

mention something that the mc dismisses over and over

KEEP TRACK OF WHAT YOU PUT. don't leave things hanging.

unreliable characters giving information that turn out to be true

flowers and names with meanings

anything with meanings actually

metaphors. if one character describes another as "a real demon" and the other turns out to be the bad guy, you're kind of like...ohhh yeahhh

anyways add anything else in the tags

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𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 writing tips 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 

☆ avoid repetition - it can make your writing seem dull and like your talking down to your reader

☆ don't overuse adjectives and adverbs - these can make your writing seem exaggerated

☆ don't use complicated vocabulary or convoluted sentences - these confuse readers and your story should be able to stand alone without them

☆ know your target audience - this should be done before you even start writing and will help you find your plot and writing style easier

☆ edit and proofread - not just you but your peers should be reading and re-reading your story looking for spelling or grammar mistakes and plot inconsities

☆ don't kill said - the word said make the writing seem more natural

☆ read - reading will make you a better writer

☆ outline - this will help you organize your ideas and will help you guide your story so your characters don't get "stuck"

☆ write regularly - have an amount of time and a certain place to sit while writing this will prevent a "writers slump"

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Writing Tips

Punctuating Dialogue

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➸ “This is a sentence.”

➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.

➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”

➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”

➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”

➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”

➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.

“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.

“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”

➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”

➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”

However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can also be “outside”!

➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.

If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)

➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations dashes typically express—“

“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.

➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.

➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”

➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.

“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”

➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.

“This shows it’s the same character continuing to speak.”