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Don't Follow Someone's Writing Advice If:
They use always and never statements. "ALWAYS do this" "NEVER do that" good writers know almost everything works if you're crafty enough, and good writing advice will not simplify things into such black and white terms.
When you ask for a reason, they can't give you one. That tells you they don't know why and they're just copying what they've heard from other writers. They could easily be spreading nonsense.
They repeatedly state their opinions as facts. Example: they don't have to like YA, but they shouldn't stick "YA is immature and stupid and no one should write it" in their advice. I say be cautious if they repeatedly do this, since everyone does it sometimes--but they should be able to step back and be relatively neutral if asked to be.
They talk about things outside their experience/qualifications. If they say they don't understand grammar, don't listen to their grammar advice. If they don't like fantasy, don't listen to what they have to say about fantasy. If they rarely interact with 1st person, don't follow their advice about writing in 1st person. Etc, etc.
You don't like the way that they write the thing. If you've read someone's dialogue and it's not for you, don't follow their advice on how to write dialogue.
You've found bad writing advice from them before. Chances are, if someone was wrong about the things you already knew about (pacing, story structure) they're probably wrong about that thing you haven't learned yet (character dynamics, shock value.) This isn't always true! Some people are good with one thing and bad with another. But do consider if you're happy with their track record.
Following their advice makes your writing or process feel worse. At the end of the day, even people giving the reasons and logic behind their opinions are still giving opinions. If you like writing the Chosen One trope but they say not to, just... ignore it. If you find two contradictory plotting methods, don't just stick to the more popular one because you think it "should" work. Etc, etc, etc. Writing advice should help you, not hinder you.
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tamoria · 2 years
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you're an older sibling ?? and what for ??? your younger sibling becoming taller than you ????
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tamoria · 2 years
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I LOVE COMPLEX DATED ADVERBS. Wherein. Heretofore. Thereon. Hereunto. Whereof. Hitherward. Hereinafter. How can you look at these words and not lose your mind. They're insane. I think I'm in love.
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tamoria · 2 years
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reblog to give the person you reblogged this from the motivation to finish a wip
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Let me examine closer *my eyes turn purple and blaze with spiritual power* oh yeah no that's an egret not a heron, it's got black legs
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Serenity 🕊️~♡
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@freezingfaerie 's archive
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“Fairy Foxes” by Emmi-Riikka on INPRNT
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tamoria · 2 years
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The Living Room
You walk in. The room, draped in red, breathes a sigh of relief.
I am glad you’ve come. Sometimes at night I thought you might not. I thought you might leave me waiting another year. You were only a child last time I saw you, twelve or so. I hardly recognised you today, walking up the hill buried under your hat and scarf. You look like your mother. I felt a pang when I realised. I watched her grow just as I watched you grow. I watched her run just as I watched you run.
 Finally, it thinks. You pull the red sheets off the furniture and send up clouds of dust, flakes of hair and skin - all that is left of the last tenant. At least they were considerate enough to protect the furniture. You feel the dust cling to your throat. The house watches as you fold the sheets roughly and toss them towards the door. You sink onto the chaise lounge and pull your legs up under you - its stuffing is out of place and uncomfortable. The house stretches and shakes the sleep from its bones as you scroll through your phone, unaware of the wood creaking and yawning around you. I’m sure you are doing something important but there are far more important things to be done. Maria rings and you speak for a moment, 
“Yeah, I’m here. I was waiting for you.”
“...”
“Already?”
“...” 
“I’ll walk down towards the gate.”
“...”
The garden settles as you get up and walk out of the house. The house is confused.
“I can see you.”
“...”
“Yeah, up here.” You wave and wait for Maria to get to you.
She is a narrow woman, built like a tall conifer and with her long grey hair she seems to you, immortal. She was here the first time, when you were five. 
“Hello!” Maria says brightly and pulls you into a hug. 
The sun dips below the horizon behind her. 
“How was the trip?” You ask into her shoulder.
“Long and cold” She laughs and you both walk back into the house. 
We are all here now and it feels as though something has clicked into place.
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Sweet Bean あん (2015)
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tamoria · 2 years
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i hope you write, i hope we both write
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tamoria · 3 years
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tamoria · 3 years
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if you're a writer i wish u a very plot/story/character epiphany
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tamoria · 3 years
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One of the best tips for writing descriptions of pain is actually a snippet I remember from a story where a character is given a host of colored pencils and asked to draw an egg.
The character says that there’s no white pencil.  But you don’t need a white pencil to draw a white egg.  We already know the egg is white.  What we need to draw is the luminance of the yellow lamp and the reflection of the blue cloth and the shadows and the shading.
We know a broken bone hurts.  We know a knife wound hurts.  We know grief hurts.  Show us what else it does.
You don’t need to describe the character in pain.  You need to describe how the pain affects the character - how they’re unable to move, how they’re sweating, how they’re cold, how their muscles ache and their fingers tremble and their eyes prickle.
Draw around the egg.  Write around the pain.  And we will all be able to see the finished product.
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tamoria · 3 years
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Tag the OCs who are obliviously in love with each other, they both have major crushes on the other but they’re both too stupid to realize that the other one loves them
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