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addicted2coke-theothercoke · 3 months

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I long to kill the writers block fairy

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coffeebeanwriting · 1 year

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Some Quick Character Tips

Here are a handful of quick tips to help you write believable characters!

1. A character’s arc doesn’t need to grow linearly. Your protagonist doesn’t have to go from being weak to strong, shy to confident, or novice to professional in one straight line. It’s more realistic if they mess up their progress on the way and even decline a bit before reaching their goal.

2. Their past affects their present. Make their backstory matter by having their past events shape them into who they are. Growing up with strict parents might lead to a sneaky character, and a bad car accident might leave them fearful of driving.

3. Give reoccurring side characters something that makes them easily recognizable. This could be a scar, a unique hairstyle, an accent, or a location they’re always found at, etc.

4. Make sure their dialogue matches their personality. To make your characters more believable in conversation, give them speech patterns. Does the shy character mumble too low for anyone to ever hear, does the nervous one pace around and make everyone else on edge?

5. Make your characters unpredictable. Real people do unexpected things all the time, and this can make life more exciting. The strict, straight-A student who decides to drink at a party. The pristine princess who likes to visit the muddy farm animals. When character’s decide to do things spontaneously or in the heat of the moment, it can create amazing twists and turns.

6. Give even your minor character's a motive. This isn’t to say that all your characters need deep, intricate motives. However, every character should need or want something, and their actions should reflect that. What’s the motive behind a side character who follows your protagonist on their adventure? Perhaps they’ve always had dreams of leaving their small village or they want to protect your protagonist because of secret feelings.

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concentfortea · 3 months

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#help #i need sleep #But what if I get busy tomorrow??#funny #memes #funny memes #writing #funny writing memes #writingmemes #author #writing problems #writeblr #writing community #writers of tumblr #writer #writing memes #leading cause of insomnia is actually writing

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alinacapellabooks · 4 months

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90% of my novel ideas start with me coming up with really cool scenes in my head, and then me coming up with a plot just so that I can write the scenes

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furiouslywriting · 2 years

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geektasticjustine · 2 years

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Things have been a little sad around here lately, so have a little editing humor. . . . . . . #fridayfun #fridayfunday #editing #writerslife #funnyfriday #amediting #editors #revisions #writingmemes #writelife #writerslifeforme #lifeofawriter https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg5bSCTrVCH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lunaticcat009 · 7 months

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the two stages of editing your work

and then you wanna apologise to anyone, anyone who stumbled upon your story and a 'i'm sorry' card with cute puppies to those who read it on purpose

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candifiedchaos · 5 months

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What am I supposed to say when my partner calls the characters from my book hot? Like yes ty I created them but excuse you why are you thinking of other girls???

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beachback · 6 months

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Posts that remind me of Serious Baby (and Jerry Cat)

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echo357 · 1 year

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Me: Okay I have the perfect story idea and we are going to execute it beautifully and it's going to be great. The plot will flow nicely and the characters will be perfect. Me Writing: Lol you thought.

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rwhague · 2 years

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How to NOT Waste $3k as a New Writer--Self-Editing Basics

One of the most humbling adventures a writer can face is journeying back in time to their previous works. I started writing stories at the young age of twelve – fan fiction mainly about my favorite shows. I completed my first novel at 16. This is the one I’m reviewing now–13 years later.

Thank goodness, I have learned so much more about writing since then. Unfortunately, I did not learn these things before I lost 3k by vanity publishing a book before it was ready.

There’s a whole story that goes with the actual vanity press adventure. You can link to it HERE. But here is step one–putting your best foot forward with a manuscript worth reading.

What I’m going to show you in this article is the prologue of my first novel. I completed it at age 16, reviewed and tried to publish it at age 22. Using the concepts discussed below, hopefully you will be able to give your own manuscripts (MS’s) a good spit shine before sending it out to prospective pub houses and agents.

Prologue

He ran. Only one thought filled his mind. “Escape.” A dog howled in the distance. They had found his trail. Another howl, closer this time. How were they gaining ground so fast?

He stole a glance over his shoulder and tripped over a root. His hands floundered against the slick leaves as he tumbled toward the cliff. He started rolling uncontrollably down the slippery slope. The wet leaves gave him no traction and he fell hopelessly toward the ravine. His hands reached out to grab something-- anything. He found a root and held it with all of his might, but as he began to pull himself up, it snapped. He plummeted toward the river, too terrified to scream.

A dog sniffed the place where he had fallen. Its master pulled an arrow out of his quiver and notched it, aiming at whatever might surface. He waited silently until he was satisfied that the boy would not come up, then turned and walked away. The dog followed without hesitation.

Okay, now let’s break this down a bit with some good old fashion critique tips.

He ran.

Sentence One is very vague. There’s not much of a picture shown here.. Running where? Track? Through the mall? The forest? Also, weak point of view (POV)–camera angle? You have very little time to hook your reader into your story. I’d recommend something more original and intriguing than two words that could be found in Dick and Jane.

Don’t be afraid to add descriptive language. Keep in mind what reading is: hallucinating vividly. Give your audience something to hallucinate!

A better POV would be to show his heart pounding (cliche) or his side aching. Tears? Sweat? Branches tearing at his pants? Is he wearing pants?

Only one thought filled his mind. “Escape.”

Cliche

A dog howled in the distance. They had found his trail. Another howl, closer this time. How were they gaining ground so fast?

IMO – Not bad POV. Some people don’t like questions being asked. Personally, I think they’re fine.

He stole a glance over his shoulder and tripped over a root. His hands floundered against the slick leaves as he tumbled toward the cliff. He started rolling uncontrollably down the slippery slope. The wet leaves gave him no traction and he fell hopelessly toward the ravine. His hands reached out to grab something-- anything. He found a root and held it with all of his might, but as he began to pull himself up, it snapped. He plummeted toward the river, too terrified to scream.

He stole, he started rolling, The wet leaves, His hands reached, He found, He plummeted. These are all similar sentence structures. In certain situations, this can be fine, but after a while, the feel of the piece becomes redundant. One plus–great active verbs.

I underlined “started” here–try to avoid started unless you have to. Which sounds stronger? He started rolling uncontrollably down the slippery slop or He rolled uncontrollably… Nothing interrupted the ‘start’--he full on tumbled, so write it like that.

A dog sniffed the place where he had fallen. Its master pulled an arrow out of his quiver and notched it, aiming at whatever might surface. He waited silently until he was satisfied that the boy would not come up, then turned and walked away. The dog followed without hesitation.

One good thing here–the use of shorter sentences within an action scene. The pacing never slows down. That being said, very cliche opening–someone running through the woods being chased by an unknown being. Very ominous, very overused.

So, how can this be improved?

I have not changed the beginning. If I were looking to re-market this book, I would have to do something less cliche than a chase scene, but I have re-written it using some of the concepts mentioned above.

As a note– some reason, I thought it would be clever to leave the character unnamed in this scene for mystery, but in the very next chapter, it’s pretty clear who it was tumbling. And it’s not much of a pay off. By not mentioning his name, however, I feel that it makes it harder for the reader to connect with the character, to see him as a real person. So, I’ve added his name and a bit more context.

How much blood had they taken? Bryan clutched the bandage about the bend of his arm with his pale fingers. Behind him, the cabin stood no more than one hundred yards away, but his run from it had left him breathless. It was more than the altitude that caused his heart to race, more than the fear of those not far behind him–but they did not help either.

At the thought of the Watchers, Bryan forced himself onward. Branches and thorns clung to his pants and shirt, tearing the already fragile material to ribbons. He shoved himself from tree to tree, using their strength to keep himself upright. Something rose over the sound of crunching leaves and tearing fabric. At first, he thought it was the blood rushing through his ears, but it grew ever louder.

Bryan burst through the underbrush and out of the treeline–only to nearly tumble down the cliff. At the basin of the ravine roared a river, churning, tumbling over rocks. His vision blurred even more.

A dog howled behind him. They were coming.

Bryan raced along the edge of the cliffside, grabbing from branch to branch to keep himself going. Suddenly, the ground beneath his foot gave way, and his foot slipped into nothingness. His hands scrambled for something, anything, to stop his descent. By some miracle, his fingers found a branch and he grabbed onto it with all of his might.

But hold on was all he could do. He had no strength to pull himself up, and his feet found no purchase. He dangled over the raging river.

Feet appeared on the edge of the cliff–black boots made of deerskin. Shoes of silence. A hooded figure knelt in the grass and reached out for Bryan with gloved hands, but before they could touch him–

Bryan let go.

Which is better? I’ll let you decide ;)

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addicted2coke-theothercoke · 1 month

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And plotting, I hate plotting

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coffeebeanwriting · 4 months

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Quick Tips on Writing Better Characters

Here are a handful of quick tips to writing stronger characters and understanding them better as a writer.

Give your characters a title. This can help with worldbuilding and placing your protagonist into the environment. What do others call your characters? The emperor, the bastard son, the Grinch, the chosen one, the class clown, the evil witch, the popular girl, etc.

Use your settings to enhance your character. You can use the locations of your novel to mirror or contrast your character. Do they blend in or stand out? What they focus on can say a lot about them (ex. a fearsome character mishearing things on a dark street, a princess in a ballroom only focused on the exit.)

Know your protagonist's motives and goals before you start writing. What is something they need that fuels their actions throughout the novel? Money, freedom, an artifact, food? To protect their sister at all costs and survive the Hunger Games?

Now that you know their motive, make it more complex. A character's motive can be made more complex by putting them in high-stake situations that force them to make decisions. For example, Katniss wants to protect her sister, a very common motivation. However, present-day conflict makes her to do it in the most extreme way by volunteering in the Hunger Games. The plot forces her to make an extreme choice fueled by her motivation.

Your protagonist should be active. It's okay to have your story's events sometimes happen to your character (this is referred to as the character being passive, ex. a tornado sweeping them away) but your protagonist should be active a majority of the time. This means they should always be making decisions, thinking, reflecting and progressing through obstacles.

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