#ANYWAY I AM RAMBLING AND SOUNDING LIKE A PRETENTIOUS LUNATIC anon i apologize so much

[inkykeiji]

So I’ve been apart of your fans for like a month or more, I’m really bad with time so I might be off >^<! Anyways, I was wondering, with your writing you handle imagery so well, but you never overdo it allow the reader to create images of their own. You also have a way with words and do dialogue so well, everything’s so realistic and I was wondering how you do it. Is it from reading other peoples work or just your own creative brilliant mind? 🥺💛 thank you if you answer this <3 if you don’t do not feel pressured to!

ah hello!!! <33 oh wow, thank you so much!!

well, as cheesy as it sounds, i’ve been writing my entire life—like ever since i could!! my mom still has notebooks from when i was 5/6 writing these horrible half finished stories with terrible spelling and grammar ahahaha, so i’ve had a LOT of practice.

i’m also a massive film buff and i have a degree in cinema studies, meaning i spent the last five years of my life just studying films and writing about them + writing scripts ehehehe. i’ve been told by my profs that dialogue and character are my strongest points (which i agree with) and i’ve also been told that i ‘write in pictures’, which i guess is also true since i vividly visualize things before i write them (but i feel like everyone does this???). i think that at least part of creating the imagery that i do, though, comes from watching and studying so many films!! and the ‘show, don’t tell’ rule that’s beaten into your head at film school lmao

plus, i minored in english AND i’m a ridiculously pretentious reader of classic (and modern!) literature. i read books on my computer/ipad and highlight/make notes like crazy!!

so, i’d say it’s a combination of these three things—writing, studying film & reading—that are major factors in ‘how i do it’ ehehehe. honestly, (not that you asked but) my advice to anyone looking to better their craft is to consume art; all types of art!!! literature, film, photography, paintings, music, etc etc etc., and to keep working away at it, even if it’s frustrating, even if you hate every single thing you’re creating. i promise you’re making progress even if you can’t see it yet. practice is the best way to improve!!

#aaaah i hope that this makes sense!!! #thank you for such lovely compliments!!! <333 #i literally cannot express to you HOW MANY shot by shot analyses i’ve done oh my god #so like studying that + the composition of a single shot etc etc is what i think helped me with writing imagery!! #as unbelievably uhhh idk stupid or maybe pretentious as it sounds #i LOVE art lmao it is literally all i do #i spend my days reading and writing and watching films #THAT’S LITERALLY IT #alsoooo my boyfriend and i used to routinely visit the art galleries around us anytime they had a new exhibition!! #before covid :///// #ANYWAY I AM RAMBLING AND SOUNDING LIKE A PRETENTIOUS LUNATIC anon i apologize so much #i hope this helps answer ur question a lil tho!! #and i hope you had a lovely day <33333 #sweet anon 🥺 #clari gets mail