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How to write settings that stick

There are a million posts on how to write settings or imagery, and most repeat the same info. So what are you supposed to do when none of that is working? Here’s some tips you hopefully haven’t heard before from the perspective of someone a writer, a painter, and a visual learner.

One problem I’ve run into a lot is that my characters visit a lot of the same places. This tends to make scenes blend together or get confused, because there’s no “visual” difference between them. For example, my OC’s tend to spend a lot of time in the forest. How can I make forest scenes interesting?

These pictures are all taken the same place, from the same angle. The only difference is seasons and time off day, which affects the lighting. As an artist, lighting makes a HUGE difference, and it’s essentially what the mood depends on. If your character visits the forest, how are they feeling? The settings should reflect that mood.

And remember, it’s how you describe it (and what you decide to point out) that gives it the mood. Winter does not equal sad and summer does not equal happy- unless you want it to. Here’s some examples, using the forest, on how you can use seasons, temperature, weather, time of day, ect. to make your imagery really pop and be memorable.

🌳🌼☀️ Buttery afternoon sunlight slanting through the trees, the crunch of fallen leaves, a palette of dark green and yellow leaves, the distant sounds of the village muffled by the trees, birds chirping.

🍁🍂🌥The crunch of autumn leaves, trees in red and orange and yellow and brown, the smell of woodsmoke somewhere, a squirrel running up a tree as you approach, the hazy gray of the sky, the crisp smell of morning air, the crunch of eating an apple as you walk.

🌒🌲🪨 Clouds covering the moon, the smell of rain that hasn’t fallen yet. The rustle of fallen leaves under your shoes as you run, the path dim. Spooky shadows and shapes between the trees, just beyond the reach of the lantern light as you hurry past. Jagged branches carving into the sky like gnarled, grasping fingers.

🌒🌲🪨 (Same exact setting, but with a different mood) The dim halo of the moon illuminating the clouds, the fresh smell of rain falling somewhere, the comforting glow of the lantern light, racing the rain home, knowing someone you love is waiting for you at home.

You can literally Google “pictures of the forest,” pick one that fits your mood, then write your setting as if you’re trying to describe the picture to someone over the phone. That chunky paragraph of pure description you can use as a starting point and sprinkle it through your scene.

If there was background music, what would it sound like? Happy? Anxious? Adventurous?

Think about real life. Walking into your kitchen is nothing exciting. But at 3am? It’s kind of scary, especially if you have big windows. 3pm, when there’s delicious smells coming out of the oven? Heavenly. It’s all about the mood. Readers aren’t going to remember the color of the door or what the countertops are made of, they’re going to remember how the emotions- how they felt, how the characters felt. And that’s the trick to writing memorable settings that stick.

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Instead of working on the archery contest chapter I have decided to draw Quilo in said contest. ✨enjoy✨ #moorkavia #thecrownseries #prequel #writing #ocart #writersofinstagram #wip #bookstagram #writingcommunity #bookart #archery https://www.instagram.com/p/CjhU5aMusbt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I promise I’m getting some writing done; but in the meantime enjoy some prequel art #moorkavia #oc #thecrownseries #writing #pinterest #ocart #bookstagram #booktok #writingcommunity #writinginspiration https://www.instagram.com/p/CiyHHcvvu44/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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How to write depression (part two)

(Trigger warning). In the last part, I wrote about the difference between a character being depressed and having depression as well as some do’s and don’ts when writing about depression. So here’s how you show a character actually going through an depressive spell.

Severity: It’s not easy to identify when someone is having a hard time— they themselves might not even realize it until it gets really bad. Not all depression is blankly staring out the window either. It’s more varied, ranging from an off-day to being unable to get out of bed. It’s an oversimplification at best, and of course everyone is different, but here’s a scale to get you started.

Still functioning every day as usual. Irritable, less patient, emotions are closer to the surface. The character experiencing it, as well as those around them, most likely won’t notice a change.

Can’t sleep at night, but sleeps in in the morning. Starts blowing up at people over seemingly insignificant or little things, but often feels guilty immediately after. Takes everything personally. Everything is frustrating, things that require too much effort feels like a chore. Cries easily- from sadness for no reason, frustration, anger, or guilt at being angry. Energy runs out faster, and little things start to slip through the cracks. At this point the character or their family/friends might realize something is up.

Starting to realize there’s a problem. Eating habits, sleeping habits, hygiene habits have fallen by the wayside and the consequences are starting to show. There’s no clean laundry, hair is greasy and needs to be washed, skin is breaking out, bedroom is a mess, Things are piling up but you have no energy to make any kind of real dent in the workload even though you know you should. Self-esteem is dropping and the character is beginning to spiral. They need help

Almost too tired to care about needing help. The world feels like you took a Benadryl in the middle of the day, and the world is foggy no matter how much sleep you’ve gotten or how much caffeine you’ve had. Getting out of bed is a chore that takes longer every day, and even though it takes hours to fall asleep or stay asleep, it’s all you want to do because sleep is the only way to escape being awake.

Coping mechanisms: Of course sleep is not the only way to try and escape a depressive episode, and that’s where coping mechanisms come in. Unhealthy coping mechanisms have a wide range and can include self-isolating, escapism, eating disorders, alcohol/substance abuse, s*lf-harm, or thoughts/attempts at su*icide. Healthy coping mechanisms include going to therapy, expressing and processing feelings by creating like food or art or music/listening to music/ect., and trying to reconnect with the real world physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Length: Most people don’t go from a 1 to a 4 in a day— it’s more like a bell curve. The higher up the scale you go, the less frequent those days are (thankfully) and the less people have experienced them. Sometimes it;s just one too many bad days in a row. Sometime’s it’s a bad week, full of 1’s and 2’s. Every couple weeks there might be some 3’s thrown in. But unless someone (family, friends, even themselves) recognizes and catches it at a 3, things can spiral out of control. Bad days build up whether you realize it or not, and it takes time to recover mentally from a bad day, just like a physical injury.

And that’s about it. Hopefully you’ve got a better understanding of what depression is like, and that knowledge can help you writing your own characters or helping someone you know in real life. Writing— like most things— is better with empathy.

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How to write depression (part one)

(Trigger warning). Everyone experiences depression differently. There’s no one way, but it’s hard to write a character that struggles with depression unless you’ve experienced it yourself.

Being depressed vs. having depression:

Not the same thing. If someone is depressed, it means they’re currently feeling depression. If someone “has depression” (officially diagnosed or not) it means they frequently experience depression. If someone has depression, they can go for long stretched appearing or feeling fine. But then, sometimes with no discernible reason, it returns in full force. Someone with depression can struggle with being depressed off and on for years or even their whole life while others are depressed for a relatively shorter time.

Do’s:

Be respectful. Remember, your characters are people too, and someone somewhere is going to relate to that character. Treat them kindly

Depression carries a stigma, but it’s important to keep things in perspective. Remember depression is just another form of sickness, like cancer or a broken bone. Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there and it isn’t important

Do your own research and take the time to do it justice. You’ll connect better with your readers, and the representation alone spreads awareness and can help end the stigma

Don’ts:

Reinforce the stigma by reducing a character to their condition. It affects them greatly, yes, but they should have other interests, goals, weaknesses, etc. that aren’t related to their depression. They are not a depressed person, they’re a person who just so happens to have depression. If you take away their condition and there’s not much of a character left, you’re doing it wrong

Reinforce the stigma by victim blaming. “Have you tried taking a walk? Eating healthy? Getting enough sleep? Spending less time phone?” While meaning the best, those who offer those kind of solutions fail to realize that a person could be doing all of those things and still be struggling. The perfectionist standards they set for a healthy lifestyle aren’t realistic even for the average person in the long run, let along someone whose brain is actively sabotaging itself. Implying that they would be fine if they “do everything they’re supposed to do,” “suck it up,” or “not be so sensitive” adds to the stigma and makes it harder for the depressed person to seek help when they need it most.

Romanticize or promote s*lf-harm or su*cide in any way. There’s nothing romantic about unable to take care of your basic needs, being numb, frustrated, miserable, or hopeless. It’s serious, and between the character and the reader themselves, you need to show that there are other options

That’s all for now. Depression definitely not an easy topic to write about, but it’s definitely worth it to be able to connect with your readers in a meaningful way as well as show a side of your characters most authors aren’t brave enough or equipped to address. For part two I’ll show how to write a character going through a depressive spell— what it looks like, what it feels like, how it progresses, and how long it lasts.

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Fantasy/sci-fi world building inspiration (part 2)

Dallol volcano, Ethiopia (volcano, neon yellow edition)

Painted Dunes, Lassen Volcanic national park (beige and pink sand dunes)

Lake Retbal, Senegal (a sea of Pepto Bismol)

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah (a perfect mirror when flooded, optical illusion when dry)

Richat Structure, Ouadane Mauritania (Earth’s version of the giant swirl on Jupiter)

Black Forest, Germany (fairy-tale forest, creepy edition)(yes this is where the ham comes from)

Moss Swamp, Romania (the yassified version of Shrek’s swamp)

Giant Kelp Forest, California (pretty sure they went here in Finding Dory)

Yakushima forest, Japan (fairy-tale forest)

The Tarkine Rainforest, Tasmania (fairy-tale forest, Tasmanian edition)

Sequoia National Park, California (biggest trees in the world. Also where they filmed Star Wars)

La Chiva Beach, Puerto Rico (bluest beach in the world)

Honopu beach, Kauai (giant ocean cliffs in Hawaii)

Crystal Cave, Bermuda (millions of white stalactites over crystal-clear water)

Reed Flute Cave, China (giant cave, rainbow edition)

Waitomo Glowworm Cave, New Zealand (like glow-in-the-dark stars stuck to the roof of a cave, but more magical)

Skocjan Cave, Slovenia (ENORMOUS scary-yet-awesome double-cave system)

Eisriesenwelt ice cave, Austria (largest ice cave in the world)

Krubera cave, Georgia (deepest cave on the planet)

#worldbuilding #moorkavia #writing #fantasy #scifi #scifi inspiration #scififantasy #star wars #travel #bucket list #placesyouveneverheardof #places

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Fantasy/sci-fi world building inspiration (part 1)

aka. travel bucket list ideas, aka. places they should film the next Star Wars

Sea of Stars, Vaadhoo Island (bioluminescent tide)

Lake Baykal, Russia (deepest lake in the world)

Shibazakura flowers, Takinoue park (neon flower festival)

Five-Flower Lake, Jiuzhaigou national park (clearest water in the world)

Lake Kaindy, Kazakhstan (sunken forest)

Abraham lake, Alberta (frozen ice bubbles)

Antelope canyon, Arizona (wind-sculpted tunnels ranging from red to orange to purple)

Fingal’s cave, Scotland (real-life Minecraft)

Kelimutu crater, Indonesia (neon volcanic crater lakes)

Tunnel of Love, Ukraine (ivy-covered abandoned railway)

Marble caves, Argentina/Chile (Elsa meets the Phantom of the Opera)

Whitehaven beach, Australia (pure white sand beach)

Zhangeye Danxia, China (rainbow mountains)

Chinoike Jigoku, Japan (blood pond hot spring. Or tomato soup lake)

Stone Forest, China (Minecraft extreme biomes meets Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Rio Tinto, Spain (looks like a lava river)

Kliluk Spotted Lake, Canada (a watercolor artist’s palette)

Vale da Lua, Brazil (if the moon landing was faked, they probably filmed it here)

Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming (rainbow lake)

Giant’s Causeway, Ireland (chunky stepping stones. They filmed Star Wars nearby)

Joshua Tree National Park, California (real-life Dr Seuss trees. Where the streets have no name)

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date ideas for your characters

blindfolding your date, leading them to a wonderful surprise

beautiful picnic in the garden

taking photographs of each other

dancing under the stars

sleep under the stars, roast marshmallows and stargaze

visit museums (could be art, archeology, dinosaurs, human evolution, space)

a standard date, dinner and a movie

drive-in movie date, dinner at a fast-food place at one a.m.

playing mini golf or some other type of sport

going to an amusement park, sharing a kiss in the alley

going to a food truck festival

cooking or baking class! alternatively, cooking together at home

asking your “friend” to be your plus-one to another friend’s wedding

visit an antique book story, choose books for each other to read

a date spent cruising around town, visiting small shops, resting your legs at a quiet, cozy little café, holding hands over the table

exploring old castles, monuments, tourist attractions

breakfast dates

watching the sunset or sunrise

going for a midnight drive

doing an activity you’re both terrible at, for a good old laugh 

playing video/board games together

writing each other love letters

recreating your first/favorite date

building a snowman, having a snowball fight

going to a pumpkin patch, choosing the perfect pumpkin, decorating for halloween together. alternatively, decorating for christmas

go to an escape room

make a time capsule

visit a haunted house

meet each other in a bar, assume new identities, and try to pick each other up

#writing #writing ideas #writing prompts #ya romance #writeblr #otp ideas #moorkavia

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Outlining: Seven-point structure explained

I’ve used this outline ever since I started writing, and it has helped me so much without being overwhelmed. I think it’s officially called a Seven-Point story structure, but as I’ve used it over the years it’s become my own. Here’s each point explained, plus what I’ve learned (from experience!) what works and what doesn’t.

0- 10% Inciting Incident- Introduction to the world, ending with the point of no return

Keep in mind when you think up these seven points, you don’t have to come up with them in order. I’ve come up with abbreviation for the 7 points (8 if you count the climax)— II, 1PP, 1PPi, M, 2PP, 2PPi, C, R— then come up with a separate list of things I want to have happen in the story. The most important plot points I match up to the outline, then all I have to do is fill in the gaps.

20% 1st Plot point- Starts with the point of no return. Hero receives marching orders

This is when things really start to pick up. During your inciting incident, you’re bogged down with a snappy hook, you’re introducing characters, you’re worldbuilding while trying not to infodump, but by your first plot point, that’s all out of the way. You can really focus on the meat of the story without having to explain everything. Your main characters have already met at this point, now it’s time for them to get to know each other. This is a great spot for fluff and character building- the characters are moving the plot here.

35% 1st Pinch point- Reminder of the antagonistic force

Now that your characters have spent some time together, throw a wrench in the plan with your first pinch point. Now the plot is putting pressure on the characters and moving them to act. Fights are breaking out between characters, tensions are high, trauma is revealed. It’s time for the slightest bit of angst.

50% Midpoint- Big fat plot point that changes the hero AND reader’s experience

When I get a story idea, I usually know the beginning and the end but not the middle. This is where “the middle” is, when you drop a bomb on the whole plot, that one brilliant moment of inspiration when it feels like you’ve got a real story. Whatever your midpoint is, it affects your characters (usually emotionally) and affects the plot by spurring your now-emotional characters into action. Good or bad, your characters are going to be thinking of nothing else for pretty much the entire rest of the book.

65% 2nd Plot point- Consequences of the midpoint

At this point, the characters are still reeling from the midpoint bombshell you just dropped on their heads. Now is the time for more character development— their world has turned upside-down and now they have to adjust. Whether they handle the change gracefully or not is up to you. But right as it seems things are returning to semi-normality…

80% 2nd pinch point- Reminder of the antagonistic force, final injection of new information

EVERYTHING GOES WRONG AGAIN. But for the last time. No more information from this point on. Any twists you’ve had planned are revealed now. Your characters have taken hit after hit for the past few plot points with barely any rest, and this is the final test. What are they really made of?

Climax- The stakes have never been higher

This isn’t really a plot point, but the climax is arguably the most important part of the story and likely the thing you’ve been imagining since you first started telling the story. Everything you’ve written so far- but especially your 2nd pinch point- has built up to this.

100% Resolution- The end

I should save you some time and note that the resolution ends (not starts) at 100%. I made this mistake once and still struggle with properly pacing my endings. Everything from your climax on is resolution. It’s time to tie up all lose ends and your characters can go home, whether that be literal or metaphorical. All plots, sub-plots, and character arcs end here. Not everything has to end with a bow, but your readers should never be thinking “well what about-?” at the end of the book, regardless of whether you’ve got a sequel planned or not.

That’s about it! The more familiar you get with the structure, the more you’ll recognize it in everyday media. These resources can help you understand it and recognize it.

Explains Seven-Point structure, uses Hunger Games as an example:

https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/seven-point-story-structure/

Story Structure Database, identifies and explains the plot points of almost any book or movie you can think of:

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/movie-storystructure/star-wars-a-new-hope/

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How to write characters (fun)

Creating characters is one of my favorite parts of writing. From naming them to figuring the dynamics between them and other characters, it feels like getting to know a real person.

Naming characters. I could go on an on about this, but I’ll keep it short. Some things to keep in mind are: a characters ethnicity or background (John vs Juan vs Hanna); meaning, either symbolically (Ash, Grace, ect.) or linguistically (Alison= “noble” in German, “the tooth” in Arabic). Sometimes the name itself can give you an idea for a character— I see the name Raven and I get a teenage girl with long hair and eyeliner, possibly an assassin. I see the name Doris and I think of a receptionist at a dentist’s office with short curly hair and a mug with a cat on it. I see the name Grant and I think of a love interest in some sort of dark-academia boarding-school mystery kind of setting.

Character playlists. I don’t care what anyone says, character playlists ARE writing. What songs remind you of your character? What songs fit their vibe? What would they sing in the car? What song describes their relationship with their s/o, sibling, best friend? There’s a Taylor Swift song for every relationship. (Forbidden love? Getaway Car. Friends to lovers? It’s Nice To Have A Friend. Falling out of love? tolerate it. Abandonment issues? All You Had To Do Was Stay. I COULD GO ON). One Direction has a lot of good relationship songs, but at the end of the day, it’s your playlist. Do what feels right!

Pinterest. There are so many cool character ideas/designs/concepts on Pinterest. I’m more of a visual learner, so it’s helpful for me to actually see people and create a whole character that way. The visual range of the subject in the drawing/photo as well as the range of content creators helps so much in keeping my characters diverse in personality, ethnicity, age, body type, hair type as well as cool ideas for scars, outfits, weapons, hobbies, ect. The possibilities are endless.

MBTI personality types. Most people (myself included) don’t know enough about the personality types to be able to pull types out of the air when creating characters, but once you get to know our character, looking up the MBTI types can be helpful, especially when it comes to the strengths and weaknesses of each type. I either make my best guess per character and read through a couple different types for ideas, take the MBTI test as if I were that character, or, if I’ve based my character (i.e. Calida) off a person I know (i.e. my best friend), find out what personality type that person is (ESTP).

I also have a running list of people’s personality types on my phone, which helps when guessing characters personality types or creating a character based off an MBTI type (i.e. I want an ENFJ character. Who do I know who’s an ENFJ? Can I base a character off them? What would they do in x situation?)

Memes. Incorrect quotes, “_____ characters as Vines,” “_____ characters as TikToks,” alignment charts (chaotic good, lawful evil, ect.), that one triangle of “pulls into McDonalds while children cheer, orders a single black coffee and leaves,” or just a plain old meme, it’s a great and fun way to get to know your characters in a more informal setting and learning how they interact with each other and fit into their friend group. Sense of humor? Mom friend? Snarky or deadpan? Accident prone? These aren’t the kind of things you discover about your characters right away. It only works after you’ve spent time with them, and when writing seems too overwhelming or cumbersome, memes are the way to go.

The better you know your characters, the better you know how they’ll interact with other characters. Which leads us to…

Creating dynamics. Dynamics are all about relationships. Sibling dynamics, for example, can range from Gamora and Nebula (Guardians of the Galaxy) to Luke and Leia (Star Wars) to found family, like Kaz and Jesper (Six of Crows). Sticking to the siblings theme, clichés can be a jumping-off point— because if you truly make them your own, they’re not clichés anymore, they’re people. Overprotective, popular teenage brother and their younger sister? It’s a Wattpad classic because that’s an actual situation. A multitude of sisters and one younger brother? I’ve lived that. A messy sibling and a neat one sharing a room? I’ve lived that. There are an endless combination of people, and no two relationships are the same. As long as you take the time to do it right, there’s no way it can be cliché.

Write everything down. Whenever I can, I try to save lists of characters people wish they could see more in books. Whenever I get a character idea or an idea for a character dynamic, I write it down, even if I have no idea what to do with it later. Here’s some examples straight from my Notes app (feel free to use these to to add to them):

Two sisters with Reputation/Lover personalities, respectively. (For those who don’t know, Reputation and Lover are two Taylor Swift albums with completely opposite vibes). One is intensely scary on the outside but really wants love and security and to protect those she cares about and pretends not to care about what people think of her (Reputation). The other is bubbly and happy and friendly on the outside but will mess you upppp with zero hesitation or regret, low-key sociopathic (Lover, with a twist).

Hot jock sword girl (broadsword, or possibly a mace) (Think Jane Foster Thor) with her nerdy short cartographer boyfriend who wears glasses and gets flustered easily and can barely lift her weapon

Viking-esque (pirate?) sword/axe girl with bleach-blonde curls

Older sibling who is shorter than their younger sibling (and mad about it)

“Every firstborn daughter is the girl version of their dad.”

Upper-class character who is secretly poor but doing everything they can to hide it and keep their family out of relative poverty

Princess/gardener romance. He leaves her roses on her window but she has no idea it’s from him. He’s pretty faded into the background (a wallflower, pun intended) so she’ll just be talking to her friend trying to figure out who it is and not even noticing him but he hears every word but is too shy to say anything. Maybe she’s kind of snooty in the beginning, but changes by the end? Bonus points if he ends up saving her life. OOH what if he saves her life somehow, she’s kind of snooty and pretentious and mean to him and he loses feelings but they’re stuck together, they go on some kind of adventure, she gets humbled along the way, she finds out he was her secret admirer and falls for him, he’s going to give up on her but then she does something that shows her character tear development (parallel to the beginning of the book, but she makes a different choice?), he falls for her again and they live happily ever after, secret admirer to enemies to lovers 50K words BOOM.

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An extremely thorough character sheet

I don’t make one of these for every character I write (that would take way too long) but whenever I have a vague idea for a character or I want to get to know more about an already-existing character, I’ve found this is the perfect thing.

Name: (any significant meanings?)

Role: (in the book, like protagonist, side character, antagonist, etc)

Physical: (age, ethnicity, what they look like as a person, how they dress everyday, how they dress when they want to look nice, what their general style is. Be as specific as possible)

Background: (where they grew up, what their family situation is, how much moneythey have, what level of education do they have, where were they born, etc.)

Traits: (good and bad, for ideas google a list of character traits and pull a few that fit their character. To make them three dimensional, make their faults based off good traits turned upside down. For example, they're very trusting, but so much so that they're naive. Bad traits can include bad habits, traits from their parents/upbringing, phobias, unhealthy coping mechanisms)

Significant event: (happy? Traumatic? This is usually something that happens before the book begins, sometimes right before, better if its years and years before the book happened)

Relationships: (parents, siblings, best friend, love interest, worst enemy, etc.)

Essence: (Core needs, hearts desire, goal in life, what they do when their alone, and should the reader like them as a character?)

Arc: (beginning of the book versus the end. Doesn't have to be a big dramatic change, just something. Keeps them from becoming a boring static character)

Motivation: (what guides everything they do. This is key. And unfortunately, the hardest thing to pinpoint)

Conflict: (what's stopping them from having their hearts desire?)

Summary: (if the book was about them, what would their story be about?)

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