Light of the Night (Posts tagged writing)

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
callmesherly
anneuhken

my kid has started to write stories and like, no lies, they’re funny as fuck

anneuhken

actual dialogue:

“to your battle stations, boys! it’s time to line up and see who’s tall enough for the roller coaster to hell!! some of us may not survive this, but the ones that do will get the ultimate reward.... paid.”

anneuhken

“here’s a penny for your thoughts, and a quarter to not tell me them”

B A B E

anneuhken

“everyone knows those quiet girls. the ones who never say anything at school unless a teacher makes them. the ones who you see every day but don’t know what they sound like when they laugh. lindsey is not one of those girls, but the teacher wishes she was.”

anneuhken

“lindsey was always loud, especially when she was being kind. she didn’t smile at people to make them happier, she screamed all the reasons they shouldn’t be sad. it was hard not to listen.”

i can’t wait to read this book tbh

anneuhken

thanks for all the love!!

the story is part one in a series she’s gonna write called “the 23 islands” and it’s about a planet with 23 island like lands that have like..... nothing around them?? an unknown drop and total darkness surrounding them, and each island is like a different thing?? idk how to explain it but one island is like an ancient rainforest and one is snowy mountains and one is like still in the middle ages but another has flying cars??? and it’s about a group of friends trying to find a way off their island because it’s dangerous there, and hopefully to a more habitable one??? i guess they don’t find it tho because each book is a different island

cipheramnesia

These are all amazing.

writing it got better awesome fund it
is-that-what-i-think-it-is
anneuhken-deactivated20200828

my kid has started to write stories and like, no lies, they’re funny as fuck

anneuhken-deactivated20200828

actual dialogue:

“to your battle stations, boys! it’s time to line up and see who’s tall enough for the roller coaster to hell!! some of us may not survive this, but the ones that do will get the ultimate reward.... paid.”

anneuhken-deactivated20200828

“here’s a penny for your thoughts, and a quarter to not tell me them”

B A B E

i'm dying writing
fishyfiash
starcitysirens

There are two kinds of fic writers:

1. Fuck it, it’s fiction

2. Let me look up real estate listings, so I can plot out subway routes and schedules and see if this walk really is long enough for them to have this conversation.

Guess which kind I am.

cerulean-beekeeper

3. People who are a weird mix of the above two.

pixiecodesnowbaz

Me: you know what I don’t care if this doesn’t quite make sense no one cares they will love it and this won’t be analysed it’s fanfic

Also me: I SWEAR if I can’t find a TREE with this EXACT type of bark that I’m imagining I WILL DIE

Source: starcitysirens
writing the struggle is real
squirrellythief
drawlight:
“ lauraannegilman:
“ keepcalmandwritefiction:
““Writers - if you’re stuck on a scene and don’t know how get it done right, don’t be afraid to use filler[.] […] Just. Keep. Writing. You’ll figure it out. Sometimes all it takes is writing a...
keepcalmandwritefiction

“Writers - if you’re stuck on a scene and don’t know how get it done right, don’t be afraid to use filler[.] […] Just. Keep. Writing. You’ll figure it out. Sometimes all it takes is writing a later scene to crack it.“ (C. Robert Cargill)

lauraannegilman

I call this “brackets of wisdom” - term stolen from someone else years ago - and it includes everything from [type of braiding used] to [shit happens things go boom].

This is very useful in not breaking the flow of writing.

However it can also lead to posting things like 
“Dear Past Me,
Fuck you.

nolove,
Present Me.”

drawlight

This is a technique I use alllll the time and I wanted to definitely reblog! 

Source: keepcalmandwritefiction
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swiftwidget
shinondraws

I was listening to an art podcast and I heard someone use “creative hibernation” as a term to describe a period of time when your creative energy and flow of ideas is slowing down.

Honestly, it sounds so much better than “art block”. To me, “creative hibernation” sounds less like a negative thing and more like an organic part of the creative process. 

“Art block” sounds very definite. They sound like something you MUST actively fight against to break them down in order to continue. “Hibernation” on the other hand sounds more like a thing that happens every now and then but that will go away on its own when it’s time. It’s a stage of gathering energy for the next creative pursuit. Art block on the other hand is an artificial, mental block that actually just seems to solidify the more you treat it like an obstacle to get around.

All creative people go through this type of slowing down all the time and it is completely alright. I thought I would share this because I think the right kind of mentality is actually one of the most important things of recovering your creative energy.

darkbookworm13

I needed this.

rosalarian

Oh.

OH.

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writing creativity food for thought feel better
starrygoddessofthevoid
concerningwolves

hey, fantasy and historical writers!! Just a quick thing but uh, you know your blacksmiths? yeah? okay, so,they don’t just make weapons. Like, the  general village blacksmith was a person who made kitchen utensils, latches for gates, pots, cauldrons, candle holders — lots of stuff! 

Your blacksmith can make some awesome swords, yeah, but swords were generally useful for like, people with armouries, travellers, knights, etc. And swords weren’t the most important thing that blacksmiths made! Door hinges, horseshoes, spurs, sickles, axels for horse-drawn carts, iron bands for wheels, kettles, hooks to hang stuff on… that’s where most of their work would come from. It was vital! Blacksmiths, along with many other crafting professions, literally made the stuff that held society together, right down to the tiny steel loop fastenings on a shirt. 

Just remember that next time you’re doing worldbuilding for your story. 

Source: concerningwolves
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