complexedwriter

[complexedwriter]

·˚✎ ﹏ 𝙞𝙫. 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨

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hello writers! here is a list i came up with of particular & weirdly specific character quirks you can think about when creating your ocs to give them depth!

stutters a lot

plays with their hair

zones out extremely easily

has perfect pitch

loves stories but can’t read (one of my personal favourites)

can’t remember shit except song lyrics!!

always pushing their glasses up the bridge of their nose

loves people but socially awkward

picks up languages extremely easily

scrunches their nose a lot

chews on their nails

has a catchphrase (ex. always telling other people to stay hydrated)

can fall asleep anywhere, anytime

can’t sing but sings all the time

can’t wear their shoes properly

always jumping around

makes strange noises when confused

is a picky eater

or will eat absolutely anything that’s in front of them

loves kids

automatic reaction to seeing a dog is to pet it

has a lisp

a really good cook

never loses at rock paper scissors

is allergic to cats but has like four of them

plant mom!!

washes their hands all the time

amazing at cramming and will ace their test but forget everything the next day

extremely good at handling cards (magic tricks hello)

always squinting because they have bad eyesight

falls over when they laugh

has a tendency to cling to whoever is closest to them (so so cute)

remembers everyone’s names easily

able to pick a lock

genuinely enjoys learning

completely geeked over the stars

always eating

tries not to swear (uses words like frick, heck, etc)

has an extremely high-pitched laugh

or a scarily loud sneeze

never gets sick

always wearing a sweater/coat, no matter the weather

a bad liar

gets embarrassed easily

has a habit of cleaning up untidy places

always wearing mismatched socks

laughs when they’re nervous

believes in reincarnation

talks to themself when they’re alone

loves storms

always bringing a camera everywhere and taking pictures of everything

never ties their laces

always has their hands stained with paint

cries when other people cry

love playing in other people’s hair

writes reminders/song lyrics/poems on their hands

ambidextrous

always saying puns

cannot live with their hair untied, always with a ponytail/bun

can’t help but argue with people

cuts their own hair

i believe that’s all i have for now. i hope this gives you inspiration for your own ocs!

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[complexedwriter]

i’m reblogging a reblog because yes! extremely accurate addition, ty!

·˚✎ ﹏ 𝙞𝙞𝙞. 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚

;; 0511

yes, i know, it’s been like three months since i last posted. do i regret it? yes. will i stop procrastinating making posts? nope. so yeah, with that out of the way, let’s get it.

as a diagnosed “gifted” person, i can say for all of us that the way we are portrayed in the media is... infuriatingly stereotypical. so, if some of you guys are planning to write someone gifted, here are a few tips, quirks, particularities about us, in no particular order.

disclaimer! every person is different, so these might not apply to everyone! i based these off myself and close people that are in the same situation!

it’s usually not something we’re proud of

no, like seriously. most of us see it as something that sets us apart from others, while all we want is to belong

personally, my intelligence almost has a negative connotation for me at this point. when people ask about my derogation (because they do. a lot. idk why, it’s annoying), i quickly try to change the subject, or downplay it whenever they say stuff like “oh, you got a derogation, you’re so smart!” because it makes me uncomfortable

on that same note, sometimes we pretend to be less smart than we are to fit in more. ie. saying you got 80% at a test where you got 95% because all your friends were under 85%, pretending you don’t understand new notions when the rest of the class is very confused, etc.

sometimes we forget people can’t catch up and we go on rambling about stuff and the people we’re interacting with either, 1. change the subject and/or ignore what we said and we feel like shit because it’s something that genuinely interested us or 2. flat out say they don’t understand what we’re going on about and we feel like shit because we didn’t want to make them feel lost. either way, we feel like shit.

it gets really lonely at times

it leads to more than average overthinking

being gifted usually comes with a lot of annoying stuff. i’m talking temperamental issues, adhd, hyperactivity, low social skills, a combo of any of the aforementioned, or none of them. it can vary from person to person.

personally, i have temperamental issues, and it comes to bite me in the ass very often because even though i got diagnosed very early on, i didn’t get the counseling or the thing they call “coaching” to help dealing with them. that also goes for a lot of people. taking care of over-average people isn’t where the system works best

“gifted” is a vague term. you can be gifted overall, in maths, in english, in arts. not every gifted person is that one science nerd with glasses and suspenders and no friends you see in every movie

we can act like real dumbasses sometimes

i’m not joking, my intelligence feels like it’s controlled by a random switch. one day i’ll be able to understand university-level physics and the next i’ll forget how to draw a molecule

the majority of us underperforms after ~8th grade. it’s either because the school program isn’t stimulating enough and we lose all motivation or because we sailed through primary school without studying at all and we never learned to have a proper work ethic or study efficiently

then we get bad grades and it destroys our self-esteem because we’re supposed to be gifted

all through primary school, i was the “smart kid” and i based myself on that label, so when i started to do bad in secondary school, i felt like a failure

that’s not all of us, though. some do really well in school during their whole life. those people are rare, but they exist, and they’re very lucky.

well, that’s all for today! thanks for reading, and happy writing!

[complexedwriter]

·˚✎ ﹏ 𝙞𝙞𝙞. 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚

;; 0511

yes, i know, it’s been like three months since i last posted. do i regret it? yes. will i stop procrastinating making posts? nope. so yeah, with that out of the way, let’s get it.

as a diagnosed “gifted” person, i can say for all of us that the way we are portrayed in the media is... infuriatingly stereotypical. so, if some of you guys are planning to write someone gifted, here are a few tips, quirks, particularities about us, in no particular order.

disclaimer! every person is different, so these might not apply to everyone! i based these off myself and close people that are in the same situation!

it’s usually not something we’re proud of

no, like seriously. most of us see it as something that sets us apart from others, while all we want is to belong

personally, my intelligence almost has a negative connotation for me at this point. when people ask about my derogation (because they do. a lot. idk why, it’s annoying), i quickly try to change the subject, or downplay it whenever they say stuff like “oh, you got a derogation, you’re so smart!” because it makes me uncomfortable

on that same note, sometimes we pretend to be less smart than we are to fit in more. ie. saying you got 80% at a test where you got 95% because all your friends were under 85%, pretending you don’t understand new notions when the rest of the class is very confused, etc.

sometimes we forget people can’t catch up and we go on rambling about stuff and the people we’re interacting with either, 1. change the subject and/or ignore what we said and we feel like shit because it’s something that genuinely interested us or 2. flat out say they don’t understand what we’re going on about and we feel like shit because we didn’t want to make them feel lost. either way, we feel like shit.

it gets really lonely at times

it leads to more than average overthinking

being gifted usually comes with a lot of annoying stuff. i’m talking temperamental issues, adhd, hyperactivity, low social skills, a combo of any of the aforementioned, or none of them. it can vary from person to person.

personally, i have temperamental issues, and it comes to bite me in the ass very often because even though i got diagnosed very early on, i didn’t get the counseling or the thing they call “coaching” to help dealing with them. that also goes for a lot of people. taking care of over-average people isn’t where the system works best

“gifted” is a vague term. you can be gifted overall, in maths, in english, in arts. not every gifted person is that one science nerd with glasses and suspenders and no friends you see in every movie

we can act like real dumbasses sometimes

i’m not joking, my intelligence feels like it’s controlled by a random switch. one day i’ll be able to understand university-level physics and the next i’ll forget how to draw a molecule

the majority of us underperforms after ~8th grade. it’s either because the school program isn’t stimulating enough and we lose all motivation or because we sailed through primary school without studying at all and we never learned to have a proper work ethic or study efficiently

then we get bad grades and it destroys our self-esteem because we’re supposed to be gifted

all through primary school, i was the “smart kid” and i based myself on that label, so when i started to do bad in secondary school, i felt like a failure

that’s not all of us, though. some do really well in school during their whole life. those people are rare, but they exist, and they’re very lucky.

well, that’s all for today! thanks for reading, and happy writing!

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[complexedwriter]

·˚✎ ﹏ 𝙞𝙞. 𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨

;; 2010

i’m not a consistent writer. i’ll go on a writing binge for three days where i’ll pump out 3000 words a day, then i won’t touch my wip for a month. so obviously, when i want to get involved in a long-lasting writing event, like nanowrimo, for instance... well, it gets complicated.

this year is my third nanowrimo. the first one, i don’t think i even reached 10k. last year, i got to 30k. this november, i’m planning around the same amount. nanowrimo for me always goes the same way: i’m super pumped about it the first days, if i’m lucky i’ll keep on schedule until about a week, but then i forget, slack off or just lose motivation, which results in my wc stagnating embarrasingly.

so in this post i’ll be giving tips to my fellow inconsistent writers for keeping up with nanowrimo this year!

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙i. carry a notebook around

so, for us writers that can’t seem to keep to a schedule, the main problem is either a lack of inspiration or motivation. with the first one, it’s because most of us get inspiration by random spikes instead of a steady flow. to help with that, you have to be able to take advantage of those spikes.

always have a notebook and a pen on you, or the notes application on your phone near you, so whenever inspiration strikes, whether if it’s in the bus, at a cafe, even at the restroom, you can get that word count up.

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙ii. have an actual schedule

yes, unfortunately, you can’t rely only on random inspiration spikes to write 50 000 words in a month, sorry. so even if you don’t feel like being restricted to a period of time to write, i feel like this can help a lot to increase your consistency.

pick out regular 30 to 60 minute-parts of your day (can be before you go to school/work of before you go to sleep) where you sit down and write. the first times, you might manage only 200 words and just angrily stare at your screen for the most part of it. but the more you do it, the more your brain will understand that, at this certain time, you’re asking it to be creative, and that might just be what you need to regulate your inspiration spikes.

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙iii. talk about it

this is a huge part of motivation. find wrimos on instagram or any other social media, talk about it to your family and friends, follow the nanowrimo hashtag... share, share, share!

being vocal about it will make you more inclined to actually do it, since people are aware of it. also, seeing other people working on their novels/writing projects at the same time might be just the push you need to sit down at your desk and pull our your word document!

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙iv. don’t worry.

and i cannot stress this enough. you are not any less valid as a writer if you stopped writing halfway through, or if you don’t reach 50k, or if you forget, or if you don’t have time.

nanowrimo is not a competition! it’s a way for writers around the world to make progress together! so no matter if you write 50k, 5k or 100k, you still improved, which is what it’s all about. do not stress about it!

that’s about it for today, guys. thank you for reading, and good luck to all the nano praticipants!

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[complexedwriter]

·˚✎ ﹏ 𝙞. 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙

;; 2504

hey guys, it’s zaia, and here’s the first post of a blog no one asked for: writing tips with a complexed writer. i’ve worked pretty hard on this post and i know this is quite a used topic in writing blogs, but i really hope you enjoy. (sorry if this is bad, by the way, i’m not an experienced blogger haha.)

so, now with the mediocre introduction out of the way, on with the tips.

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙ i. set a time and place

hold a writing schedule. make some space in your agenda for 20-30 minutes of daily writing, sit down at your desk and start writing. for some, the regularity of place & time is a helping factor to motivation and productivity!

if you’re a procrastinator (like me), don’t hesitate to put reminders on your phone, an alarm at best, to remind you that you need to write. the first times, you might just stare at your screen the whole time, or manage to force out only a few paragraphs. and that’s okay, because most writers who don’t have a schedule wait for inspiration to pop up at random times, while with a set time you make the inspiration come to you.

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙ ii. change setting

the tip above might not work for everyone though, being fit into a regular, timed schedule isn’t the right method for some. so instead of waiting for motivation, or regulating your motivation, you need to search for it.

go outside, sit down on a park bench, in the woods near your house, at a cafe in town, somewhere you don’t go often, to trigger your creativity. changing settings might help by giving you a new way of seeing things.

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙iii. writing prompts

writing prompts are fantastic. they guide you and your writing, while you’re still creating something. i love them. and, best of all, there are hundreds of accounts on pinterest, instagram, tumblr, etc. that have tons and tons of them, any genre, any style.

they’re especially great when you feel like writing and want to improve. you’re terrible at writing horror? pick a creepy prompt. it’s as simple as that.

they can also work for when you don’t know what to write; you have no inspiration; your mind is blank. writer’s block. ew. they’ve helped me a great deal and can serve as just the little push you need to get back to your keyboard.

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙ iv. writing playlist

writing with music is super helpful. there are great writing playlists on spotify. they have different styles of songs through which you can skim until you find something adapted to the “mood” of your writing. want to write a scene that’ll leave your readers heart-wrenched? blues, soft pop, there you go. a badass fight scene where the protagonist finally embraces his/her/their power? rock and roll, baby! (i may or may not be biased but queen have absolutely every style of music and i’ve not yet encountered a queen song that i don’t like, which is a lot, considering my queen playlist has over 80 songs. so, yeah, i recommend listening to queen, always.)

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙ v. read

and i cannot stress this enough. read.

as a writer that has dabbled in fanfiction, i know nothing makes me want to continue my story more than reading other fanfictions. this works as well for other genres too, of course. if i don’t have the motivation to continue my novel, i open throne of glass, and, fifty pages in i have the urge to create something. maybe it’s something akin to jealousy. an itch to prove i can write too, i guess. but no matter what it is, it works, and makes me type, which is what counts.

↳ ੈ‧₊˚ ┊͙ vi. outro

well, that was it, folks! i hope this helps you with whatever motivation problems you have.

happy writing!

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