#periodt we hate writers block

[hunni-pen]

Alt BAKUSQUAD HEADCANONS

Puh p-punk/alt Bakusquad headcanons came to me from Telamii. What an absolute asset for pulling me out of my temp writers block. Check out their amazing art please. You can find them on here, Instagram, and Twitter.

@telamii this took way longer than I planned.

This is an AU

WARNINGS: cursing, mentions of drugs(I call Sero a stoner. The usual)

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= Kaminari and Sero totally planned the meet up.

= Kaminari had to practically drag Bakugou to the meet up spot, which was just an alt store Jirou worked at as a trap.

= Kirishima went willingly with Sero, and Mina was happy to go when Kaminari suggested it.

= Bakugou nearly dropped dead when he met Kirishima .

= “What do you mean your teeth are real?”

= “Exactly how it sounds. The money spent on these chompers took years to earn.”

= Jirou was a little annoyed they ambushed her at her store but that’s a completely different story.

= As a whole group they totally call attention to themselves.

= Probably cause they’re loud.

= But also their clothes.

= Big chunky boots and crazy hair. Patch jackets and pants.

= Driving, you know the car is bumping

KIRISHIMA

= This man does liberty spikes

= And you better bet your ass they look good.

= He’s got a sleeveless jacket to show off his arms and his tattoos.

= Lots of ear piercings and wishes he had the money to get his teeth sharpened.

= Bakugou won’t let him do that though.

= “That’s permanent shitty hair. By fangs off Amazon or something.”

= He cares.

= I could see this man with a tongue and a septum piercing for sure.

=Y’all hate to hear it but Group Dad.

=He always makes sure everyone is okay and safe.

= Will stomp a bitch🥺

MINA

= Bad ass bitch.

= Of course she wears liberty spikes.

= This queen makes her own clothes periodt.

= Cause fuck capitalism all my homies support small businesses.

= Demonias queen.

= Where she get the money to buy those shoes tho😳.

= At some point wanted to tattoo her eyes but Bakugou won’t let her. Colored contacts will do.

= Wigs.

= Has anyone ever seen her real hair????

= Style is very Classic British punk. (Good shit)

= She makes the playlists for sure.

= Thinking about Riot Grrrl Mina.

SERO

= Indie was born from punk so I’m gonna have to let Indie Sero sneak in.

= P-p-piercings

= I love his smile so self indulgent smiley piercing

= His mullet is an overgrown mohawk

= Baggy Clothes galore

= Kirishima gave him an old patch jacket and he finished customizing it for himself and everyone was so proud of him

= He grows out the long hairs on the side of his ears and dyes them different colors

= Probably listened to Weezer before Jirou almost murdered him for it.

= The Struts, Wombats, and Beach Fossils stannie

BAKUGOU

= Again liberty spikes

= Has the tips dyed different colors like once a month

= King of sharp eyeliner

= Honestly he does love makeup (cause fuck toxic masculinity and I live by that), and Mina taught him a lot

= A beast with sewing needles. Ya got a hole in your pants? No you don’t.

= Equally good at peircings.

= Group Mom™️

= He likes Demonias but only the ankle ones(picky mf)

= Will and has punched a cop

= “Hey Sero, yeah I’m at the station, ummm you guys get home safe? Yeah? Okay, we’ll I’m spending the night here so...”

KAMINARI

= Indie-Punk type. He has a very fluctuating style.

= “not all of us can handle pulling the same look. I need range.”

= Skater boyfriend w/o the hygiene issue type.

= He lets Jirou paint his nails

= he’ll dye the lighting boat in his hair different colors from time to time.

= at one point it was neon green till everyone practically held him down and to redye it.

= Nose studs with the chain connecting them.

= Yep.

= Please he gives off male manipulator vibes but he’s just not????

= Jirou definitely clowns him for that tho.

= “I would never gaslight anyone though!!!”

= “We know this, you just look like you would.”

= E-thots simp.

JIROU

= Just look at her character

= Ears covering in piercings

= I’d love to say she dyes her hair all types of colors but she found her color and stuck with it. Period.

= “Why do I gotta change it if I know this one looks good on me.”

= She has a point.

= Give me riot grrrl Jirou or give me death.

= plaid skirt and chains type🤷🏽‍♀️

= She’s cute.

= Umm give me lead singer Jirou in a pop-punk band and I’ll die happy.

= That’s all.

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Not this taking me a century to finish🙄. Y’all writing is hard lately. I’m trying.

#boku no hero academia #mha headcanons #mha hanta sero #jirou kyouka #bakusquad #mina ashido #kirishima ejirou #kaminari denki #bakugou katsuki #this wasnt supposed to happen #I have the worlds worst writers block

[threeletterslife]

hi! I'm a small writer on wattpad and I was just wondering if you had any useful writing tips for me and other writers? I love your works and I would really love to know how you write so well! ♡

hello!!

i’d love to give writing tips! thank you so much for your kind words! but i’d say most of my writing skills come from trial and error and experience LOL but here’s what i really have to say:

GRAMMAR

i’m a huge grammar freak when it comes to writing and nothing’s a bigger turn off than reading a supposed emotional scene and spotting a huge ass grammar error lol

i’d suggest (if you aren’t already familiar with grammar) to study up on it

OR you can use sites such as grammarly and hemingway to catch mistakes for you (but they’re not always 100% accurate)

i feel like grammar is over-looked a lot in writing or maybe i’m just sensitive

even the simple wrong usage of the em dash triggers me these days lol (remember, it’s not ‘--’ it’s ‘—’ THERE’S A DIFFERENCE)

immaculate grammar means there’s one less thing that you have to worry about when putting your thoughts on-screen (or paper)

i studied grammar by buying an ACT test prep book LOL but you can probably learn it for free online

INSPIRATION

i think inspiration is really, REALLY important when it comes to writing

it’s always a struggle to come up with an original idea and to flesh it out is even harder at times

world-building is particularly a challenge (especially if that world is set in a futuristic dystopian world)

so i suggest you take time to get inspired (listen to music, get some fresh air, spend time with your loved ones, watch a movie, read a book etc)

writing always comes easier when you feel like doing it

once inspiration hits, don’t hesitate, DON’T DOUBT YOURSELF, just write

write first, edit later (that’s the #1 rule tbh)

gaining confidence through your inspiration is just as important as your writing itself

the writer is only as good as she thinks she is

if you get an idea, DO NOT WAIT TO FIND A NOTEBOOK TO WRITE IT DOWN. 85% of the time, you’ll forget the idea and that is the WORST MF feeling in the world. so please, write it on your phone, piece of scratch paper, on your hand—literally anything

CHARACTERS

my FAVORITE part!! i absolutely love coming up with characters

my biggest rule of thumb is to make a character that would actually fucking exist in the world LOL

well, i guess it depends on the plot or your story, but most times, your story will work better when the characters are realistic

remember, people want to connect to your characters (why else would they want to read about them??)

your characters should be balanced. there is no such thing as a perfect person. (also no such thing as an evil person,,, unless they’re psychologically damaged.) good traits come with bad traits. in fact, their good traits may even BE their bad traits!!

i.e. diligence. let’s say your character is diligent. it’s a good thing, perhaps. they may have a stable job and high income because they work very hard. but, in the end, their diligence turns them into a workaholic and that may cause problems with their relationships with loved ones

i always tell people who are starting off as writers to try to base characters off of the people around them (without making it insanely obvious, of course)—it’s more like picking and choosing traits from a personality pool LOL

if you’re writing romance, the character chemistry should be the plot of the story, which means you’ll have to make sure their personalities don’t exactly clash too much

here’s a character template i made that you can use (i actually use this character template for EVERY story)

PLOT

if you’re starting off as a writer, i can’t emphasize enough how important it is to PLOT

your story will literally flop if you don’t plot (cough cough that one wp ff after)

filler chapters or scenes are ALL RIGHT!! (that’s a common misconception) but they’re only okay IF they offer some insight about the characters’ personalities OR if they deepen the relationship between two characters (probably the future romantic couple)

i personally bullet plot (which means i just sit down and just word-vomit the contents of the story in a bullet-point form)

but the way people plot really differs, so i’ll leave it up to you

here’s a plot template i made that you can use (i don’t use this template very often anymore—only for longer stories, but it helps for beginners!)

sometimes, it works to leave the ending of your story unplotted (but only if you haven’t yet a single clue on how to end your story)

i find that once you write your characters a bit, it becomes easier to figure out what they would do in the future (and thus configure the ending)

A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN PLOT ACTUALLY INVOLVES THE CHARACTERS

your characters MAKE the plot

their choices will DEFINE the plot

if you had different characters, your story would turn out very differently

so always make sure your characters are CONSISTENT (unless they have subtle character development)

i.e. say you have a character who is sort of a curmudgeon lol and they’re living as a recluse and they hate people and romance. you can’t suddenly have them fall in love with the hot neighbor next door. you have to shape the plot so that the story is about the main character learning to understand others and willing to love someone who’s not herself

i.e. but say that you have a character who is a romantic-freak and idealizes romance. when the hot neighbor next door moves in, she’d be all over him (and planning the wedding the moment she sees him lol). the story would probably be about her learning how to be level-headed and lose just a few of her unrealistic ideals. the story would be about maturity, overall. there is such a huge difference in the plot just by switching ONE character

DIALOGUE

i just felt like dialogue had to be addressed because i think it’s SOOO important

dialogue makes up the relationship between two characters. you can REALLY tell where they lie on the line of friendship/relationship just by reading the way they talk to each other

a rule of thumb is to READ the dialogue out loud as you type it out

if you can read it out loud without thinking ‘well that’s not fucking realistic’ or ‘that sounds like a robot not a human’ then you’re usually good

there’s nothing wrong with repeating the word ‘said’ or ‘say(s)’

i’d actually say use other descriptions such as ‘yells,’ ‘whispers,’ ‘sighs’ sparingly. because no one on planet earth sighs 47 times in one conversation

i.e. “you’re not dead yet,” she says.

this is simple. it works. but you can make it better

i.e. “you’re not dead yet, huh?” she scoffs.

even better

i.e. “you’re not dead yet, huh?” she scoffs, shooting him a disdainful look before turning the other way in disgust

great!

try to split up long quotes!!

i.e. “it was always blue outside where i’m from. sometimes we had scheduled rainy days for the private gardens and stuff. you know, at least the food there was good. way better than the crap we're forced to eat here,” he says

it’s just a huge quote block right now

the words blend in with each other

and honestly, if you skim through it, you probably forgot what he’s even talking about lol

but we can fix that

i.e. “it was always blue outside where i’m from,” he says, gazing up rather sadly at the darkened gray skies of the run-down city. “sometimes we had scheduled rainy days for the private gardens and stuff.” he shakes his head in disbelief as if he can’t accept how desolate his home had deteriorated into over the past few years. “you know, at least the food there was good. way better than the crap we’re forced to eat here.” he glares at the muddy bowl of mystery soup he had neglected to touch since it was served

the paragraph is significantly longer, but you’re able to visualize what is happening in this scene much better!!

dialogue is my favorite part of any story LOL so i’m always open to giving more advice if you need it! 

NARRATION

oh god this is so fucking important

i write in 2nd pov PRESENT tense and i’ve been consistent with this for over a year now

it’s important to probably choose a tense to write in; you typically have two options: present or past tense

i personally prefer present tense because it gives the feel of the story unfolding right before your eyes in a very linear way

past tense kind of means things have ALREADY happened, so you have more leeway to jump around on the timeline of your story

i recommend writing present tense if you’re writing action, especially, but otherwise, it’s completely up to you

just STICK to one tense. nothing is more confusing than reading a sentence with two different tenses lol

i.e. he sighed as he looks over at the fireplace with deep sorrow in his eyes. “now i’ll never fucking qualify for the championships,” he gripes as he rubbed his hand frustratingly over his forehead

like... what?? pick one and GO WITH IT

i.e. he sighed as he looked over at the fireplace with deep sorrow in his eyes. “now i’ll never fucking qualify for the championships,” he griped as he rubbed his hand frustratingly over his forehead

OR

i.e. he sighs as he looks over at the fireplace with deep sorrow in his eyes. “now i’ll never fucking qualify for the championships,” he gripes as he rubs his hand frustratingly over his forehead

READ

i cannot emphasize this enough

READ. like literally if you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time to write periodt

reading is so SO important when you write

if you haven’t yet found your writing style, reading will SAVE you

you need to read your favorite works, analyze why you love them so much and try to emulate that writing style

after you’ve tried emulating the writing style, try to tweak things to YOUR taste until you’ve developed your very own style

it’s not easy developing your writing style. i’ve been writing for a decade give or take and i refound my writing style like two years ago LOL

the process takes patience and diligence

you don’t even always have to read good books, either

literally sometimes pick up a bad book just to see why it’s so bad and make sure you don’t make that mistake in YOUR writing lol

also, you get better at writing when you begin to edit others’ writings—it makes you self aware of the mistakes that YOU might make

RESEARCH

if you’re writing about territory you’re unfamiliar with, RESEARCH IS GOING TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND

please don’t write about heavy concepts involving mental health, gang violence etc. without either researching it or experiencing it

your job as a writer is NOT to relay false, unrealistic information to your readers

sure, your story is FICTIONAL, but that gives you no right to romanticize something dark/serious for your pure enjoyment

it doesn’t matter if it’s fictional or not. some things are not meant to be written about in a light-hearted, romanticized way

there’s no such thing as enough research

i’ve underresearched a lot of topics that i’ve written, and i actually regret it looking back because i know for sure that if i wrote it with a little bit more knowledge, it’d become better and more realistic and OVERALL MORE READABLE

there is always more research available online. it’s fucking 2020. use your resources online lol 

CONFIDENCE

it takes time to become a good writer

no one fucking wakes up one day and can write like a god

so you can always be in peace when you’re not satisfied with your writing

because 1) there is someone who is worse than you out there lol 2) you will IMPROVE (only if you put in the effort) 3) you may not be in the mood to write today, so take a break!! (it doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t write; you just need time and inspo)

confidence comes with experience

experience comes with perseverance

keep that in mind

you will become a great writer one day, and when that day comes, you will know it. you’ll feel it

the day will come when you’ll be able to sit down and write advice for others. if you can teach it, that’s when you know you know it (:

so keep writing and you’ll get there!

idk if this rambling even helped, but my shorter writing advice post is here! wish you a good time on wp!

#ask #milkimochii #writing #chana #chana's advice #inspiration #this was lowkey kinda fun to write #i hope it was helpful #because i definitely didn't know half of this shit when i started off writing #i think i was a bad writer for eight of the ten years i wrote #which kinda sucks #but at least i know now loll