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i'm thinking about charlotte brontë spending her last years editing and publishing her sisters' writings and about christopher tolkien dedicating his life to the protection and meticulous reconstruction his father's life's work and about johanna van gogh publishing the letters between vincent and theo that would propel vincent van gogh into fame because she knew how much her husband had loved his brother, and about how so often art isn't just a reflection of the artist's mind and skills but a testament to the fact that they were loved

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Buffy + Most Heartbreaking Scenes

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Do you ever just want to go missing? Like full on tell no one where you're going, turn off your phone and disappear for a week missing, then come back home like nothing ever happened and never explain. Not a vacation. I want to turn up in those "insane missing person mysteries!" YouTube channels. I don't want anything to add up or make sense. I'll come back eventually, I just want to be totally gone for a bit. Just a little while, to know how it feels.

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me: yeah i have a wip, i love it so much!

my friends: oh awesome, can i read some of it?

me, knowing damn well my wip is literally just a random collection of mood boards, dialogue snippets, and playlists:

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hey you know what's really fucking annoying is like how all the articles about autism are "if you have a child with autism" or "for your child with autism" or generally aimed at parents. like. autistic people grow up. surprise. it's utterly humiliating that the language of all our resources are directed at the people who raise us, like we're just children forever, and "they couldn't understand anyway, OBVIOUSLY there's no need to write articles addressed to autistic adults lol"

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What are the stages of drafts? I'm trying to write my own book but I dont know how to draft properly and I feel like I'm gonna be stuck in a gutter if I don't know

Yesssssssssssssss someone finally asked it!!!

I’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to explain this and show everybody my inverted pyramid :D :D :D

I present, The Inverted Pyramid of Revising a Book

Now I’ll explain each section of the inverted pyramid:

THE FIRST DRAFT

This should be self-explanatory. You write the first draft. For novels, 75-150,000+ words of the world inside your head.

PLOT, CONTENT, SCENES, AND MAJOR CHARACTERS

Go back and fix it all up. Did you tell the story you wanted to tell? Did you include scenes and events that add up to the conclusion you present?

Are there any unnecessary scenes you could delete, or scenes that are redundant to other scenes? Get rid of them. If this means entire chapters have to go, wave bye-bye.

Do your main characters have believable back stories and arcs, and do they act appropriately in character at all times?

Is there any point in time when your characters do something that they literally WOULD NOT DO? Change that up.

WORLD-BUILDING, CHARACTERIZATION, HONING IN PLOT POINTS

Now pay attention to the deeper aspects of the story. Delve into the world your characters live in. Do they react appropriately? Does any part of society influence them more than others?

What does your world look like? Delve into the setting. The cultures, the technology, the history.

Work with your secondary characters and how they interact with your main characters. What role do they serve overall? Does the main character’s journey affect them at all, or vice versa?

Tighten up plot points. Stay concise if possible.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE, FLOW AND PACING OF SCENES

Now that the major parts of your story have been patted down, you can begin focusing on the technical stuff. Start broad.

Do you have redundant sentences? Do you start multiple sentences the same way?

Throw in short sentences.

Drop the pronoun from the beginning of a sentence every now and then.

Use commas instead of ‘and’ if you find you use ‘and’ a lot.

Does the flow of sentences and paragraphs fit with the tone of the scene?

Chop sentences apart. Use quick, sharp words.

Or combine sentences and flowery language and soft words.

BETA READER CRITIQUES AND SUGGESTIONS

Now that you’ve really patted this thing down, find people willing to read your work (hopefully for free).

Ask them to point out inconsistencies. Are they confused by anything?

Beta readers can tell you when things are boring or exciting. They’ll laugh. They’ll fangirl. They’ll beg you for more chapters.

Your brain is soft from so much revising. Beta readers are fresh, and will pick out things you’ve glossed over from seeing it so many times.

Shake things up and host a video chat for you and your betas! It’s a great way to make friends :)

PUNCTUATION AND MISSING WORDS

NOWWWWW you’ve finished all the major revisions and your story makes sense!!! All that’s left to do is get the broom and sweep it up (or the vacuum cleaner, or generate a black hole from the Large Hadron Collider to suck out all the errors because that’s super-effective**).

This is the nitty gritty stuff, and I highly recommend either forcing yourself to read really, really slow, or better yet, read your book out loud, start to finish.

You’ll trip up over misplaced commas and periods.

You’ll literally hear when a sentence is awkward.

Your brain will get confused when there’s a missing word.

Fill in the gaps, hammer down the boards, tidy up the place like you’ve got guests coming over.

THE FINAL DRAFT

OMG

OMG

OMG

OMG IT’S FINISHED AND YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD AND BUY PHYSICAL COPIES THAT YOU CAN HOLD AND SMELL AND RUB ALL OVER YOUR FACE AND DRAW IN AND DOG-EAR AND TOTE AROUND TO SHOW PEOPLE AND SIGN AUTOGRAPHS AND BECOME YOUR OWN LITTLE CELEBRITY!!!

Email the newspaper (I’ve appeared multiple times).

Email the local TV station (I’ve appeared on live TV).

Email book talk radio shows (I’ve had a Q&A for an hour on live radio).

……..Marketing is hard.

I hope that helps!

N.B. **please do not ask CERN for permission to use the Large Hadron Collider to create black holes that suck out all the errors in your book. You’ll look silly, and you might destroy Earth in the process.

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HEY YOU!

Yes you!!!!

It’s been a while since I’ve been on writeblr and I need new active writeblrs. If you are a writer and fall into any of these categories you should totally follow me then reblog this, so I can follow you

You write often

You rarely write

You post oc prompts

You post writing advice

You’re lgbtq or write lgbtq content

You’re ADHD or autistic

You like or write scifi

You like or write dystopias

You like or write morally grey characters

You reblog content from other writers

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WRITBLR SEEKING

hey everyone!! i'd love to find some fun people to follow in the writblr community, so give this a reblog if you post any of the following and i'll check you out!!

horror

but like. good horror. horror with emotions, psychological horror, slasher horror, horror with queer and bipoc characters that are respectful and not weird and creepy

urban fantasy

scifi

found family

queer characters

erotica

also be aware that my writblr is nsfw and features erotica-- keep that in mind when following!

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“Little Lei…” his voice is slurred as he reaches for her, his hand falling from the weight of itself, “Little Lei, why won’t you love me?”

Instantly, she deflates, the wind rushing out of her lungs in one fell swoop. She doesn’t realize her mouth has fallen open until her teeth snap together, her knees growing heavy.

“Leila.” He’s whining, his fingers still twitching for her, “Please, just put me out of my misery.”

“Damien,” the way his name tumbles out of her mouth, it might as well have been a prayer, a holy word the way his drunken face lights up.

“No Lord?” He asks. There’s a hope there in his dark eyes and she closes the distance between them, picking up the edge of her skirt as she kneels down beside him.

“Damien, you are a mess.” She chides as his fingers find their way onto her cheek, dipping into her hair.

“For you.”

“For you.” She argues, leaning into his touch. “A messy fool.”

“Why won’t you love me?” He repeats, a hiccup interrupting his words halfway through.

“Let’s get you to bed.”

“Answer me!” If he wasn’t so pathetic, he’d sound angry, his forehead crinkling as he tries to pull her closer, “Why?”

“Because you are drunk, my dear, and bed is where the drunkards go.” She clasps onto his wrist with one hand, angling herself to wrap his arm over her shoulders, “Please help me, Damien.”

He does as best he can, leaning hard onto her as they fumble to get his feet beneath him, though they might as well have been a new born lambs the way they splayed. He takes a step, the bridge of his nose nestling into her hair.

“I love you, you know.”

“What a way to show it, you oaf.” Leila murmurs, bouncing to get a better grip on him, causing him to moan.

“Why must you wound me?”

She struggles down the hall with Damien mewling in her hair, and when they make it to his tavern door, she has her back against it, trying to balance him and open it at the same time. When she begins to turn the knob, his hand clasps over hers, his other resting over their heads as he looks down on her, trapping her between him and the door.

“Leila.” His voice is a plea and she can’t help but fall back against the door, looking up at him. He looks almost sober, eyes almost teary. “I-“

“Tell me tomorrow.” She asks, her hand coming out to rest on his stomach. His expression changes, aching, but she sighs, “Tell me everything tomorrow, so I know you mean it.”

“Will you at least stay with me?” He whispers, defeated.

Leila tilts her head, eyes narrowing slightly.

“If you can take your boots off, I’ll stay.”

He almost drops to the floor then before she grabs onto his side, laughing.

“In the room, darling boy.”

Damien’s grin is brilliant then, his eyes sleepy as he moves his arm behind her, pulling her from the door so he can open it. They stumble back as he holds her close, her laughter still twinkling between them.

“I want to always make you laugh.” He says it like a vow, his voice low as he watches her lips.

“Tomorrow,” she urges, “sober up and tell me all about it.”

She walks him backwards until his legs hit the bed, his body falling unceremoniously and pulling her with him. She’s sprawled across his lap until he starts to roll her further onto the bed.

“You’re a wretch!” She scolds as he leans over her, pressing her to the bed, “Your boots, Lord McAllister. That was the deal.”

“No Lord.” He grumbles, but he pushes away from her to fuss with his boots, reaching over her legs that still laid across his lap. She rolls her eyes and pulls away from him to settle herself up against the pillows.

“You’re right, none of this is very lordly now, is it?”

“Little Lei…” his drawling voice is full of warning as his boots drop heavily to the floor, “Now let me hold you.”

“My Lord-“

“No. Lord.” He growls as he crawls up the bed for her. She tries to duck away from him, but he grabs her around the waist and pulls her to his chest, “You gave me your word.”

“You are a scoundrel and a wretch.” She mutters as he flops onto his side, pulling her back to his chest, “You are an oaf.”

He kisses the back of her head as he nuzzles into the pillow, his free arm curling below it.

“Tell me tomorrow.” He murmurs, half asleep already. She snorts, managing to squirm just enough to turn onto her back. He pulls her tight, nestling her as close as he can muster as she reaches up, her finger tips grazing from his crown down over his cheek and around his jaw.

“Drunk fool.” She whispers before reaching up and kissing his chin, her hand resting overtop of his. “I can hardly stand you.”

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how do i write when i have adhd and cant even outline the first three chapters:( i always get stuck after three, get bored, and never come back. any advice ?

Writing with ADHD (by a writer w/ adhd)

1. Consume caffeine and/or do cardio for 30min before sitting down to write. Listen to music, a themed playlist perhaps. Do not log onto the internet or have any distractions nearby (books, pets, clutter, food, unfinished projects). Keeping a dohickey like a stress ball around or even a lightweight dumbbell is a decent proxy when your brain craves distraction. Chewing gum can also help you focus.

2. Don’t outline by chapter, I cannot get farther than five or six when I do that. Outline from beginning to end, but make sure to have a middle! Write a synopsis of what happens and break it into chronological chunks. Only outline by chapter once you’ve got a general outline of the whole story, and even then only outline a couple chapters at a time.

3. Write whatever comes to you, but keep it in order in your document. You want to write how your character discovers a secret, but you know that’s not until chapter 20. Write it anyway and title it chapter 20. Do this with every scene you’re inspired to write, then slowly fill in the gaps. If that proves difficult, it’s okay to make the reveal chapter 9 instead and connect everything with [and then this happened] so you’ll know to sew it up later.

4. However short or long the story ends up being, finish it. You can set a goal of 30 chapters, but if 10 is easier finish by chapter ten. Come back (much) later, reread, and add any new ideas you come up with. A short story is sweet! A novella is nice! Train your brain to write longer passages until it can achieve a story of the length you want.

5. (optional) Outlining is for people who can focus, just start writing somewhere and figure it out along the way. I had a very general outline for my longest novel, but mostly I made everything up and ignored it. Maintain focus, know your end goal, and even if you stumble there and take some shortcuts it still counts. Any messiness can be improved in future drafts.

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tag urself i’m oblivious bastard

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rereading my own writing is just a constant fluctuation between "damn, girl, you wrote this? (affectionate)" and "damn, girl, you wrote this? (derogatory)"

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kissing starters

“ kiss me. ”

“ can't we just... make out, or something? “

“ i really want to kiss you right now. “

“ just one more... “

“ it was more of a peck... “

“ kiss me and you'll find out. “

“ i’m here for business, not pleasure. “

“ so you don’t want me to kiss you? “

“ i could kiss you for hours. “

“ how about a good night kiss? “

“ you may now kiss the bride. “

“ permission to lean in? “ “ permission granted. “

“ we should practice for our wedding day. “

“ you, me, bed, now. “

“ i want [our first kiss] to be special. “

“ i fell asleep before i could kiss you. “

“ we didn't kiss each other good morning. “

“ i’ve been wanting to kiss you for a while. “

“ kiss me, i’m miserable. “

“ who was your first kiss? “

“ did you do the laundry? “ “ yes, now where’s my kiss? “

“ if you want me to kiss you, all you have to do is ask. “

“ you’re a great kisser. “

“ with your mouth on mine, there's less bullshit coming out of it. “

“ teach me how to do it. “

“ can i get another one? “

“ every time you kiss me, i swear i'm falling even more in love with you. “

“ i haven’t mastered the art of kissing yet. “

“ wanna practice? “

“ you’re a great kisser. “

“ kiss the pain away. “

“ with your lips on mine... “

“ is there such a thing as love at first kiss? “

“ if i were to kiss someone, it would be you. “

“ you’re irresistible. ”

“ you said i had nice lips. who says that? “

“ kiss me again, but don’t stop this time. “

“ i love it when you kiss me. “

“ your kisses mean the world to me. “

“ i want you to kiss me. for real, this time. “

“ one last kiss is worth being late to work for. “

“ if you kiss me, we’re not getting out of bed today… “

“ you kissed me last night. “ “ and you didn’t stop me. “

“ no more kisses! i need to get ready for work. “

“ i really want to kiss you. “

“ it’s cute, this thing you’re doing. “ “ being all nervous? “

“ you’ve never kissed anyone before? “

“ you’re going to have to guide me through this. “

“ do i just… close my eyes and lean in? “

“ i want our first kiss to be special. “

“ [our first kiss] it's going to be magical. “

“ i kissed you. “ “ i know, i… was there. “

“ you just can’t help yourself, can you? “

“ i’ve always wondered what it would be like to kiss you. “

“ it’s just an innocent kiss. “

“ we’re friends, right? friends kiss each other all the time. “

“ people kiss each other all the time. doesn’t mean there’s feelings involved. “

“ i’m sorry for bringing it up. “ “ actually, i would love to kiss you. “

“ you mean, you and me? kissing? “

“ you’ve seriously never thought about [us kissing]? “ “ maybe once or twice. “

“ you mean us, kissing? “ “ can’t say it never crossed my mind... “

“ let’s kiss. just to see what it’s like. “

“ oh, what the hell. let’s do it. “

“ of course i'm a little curious. i've heard great things about you. “

“ all i want to do is kiss you. all day, every day. “

“ i’ve never kissed anyone before. “

“ well, if anybody were to kiss me, i would want that person to be you. “

“ you just can’t get enough of me, can you? “

“ and right now, i think you should kiss me. “

“ i’ll kiss you right now to prove i don’t feel something for you. “

“ you kissed me first. “ “ i definitely didn’t. “ “ you were literally all over me. “

“ did you just kiss me? “

“ you’re so full of shit... [if you think the kiss didn't mean something] “

“ did we just kiss? “

“ your kiss already gave you away. “

“ we don't have to do this if you don’t want to. “

“ don’t speak. just kiss me. “

“ come kiss me. “