A well-written redemption arc validates the victims, not the villain.
D.N. Bryn
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Subjects You Should Study if You Want to be a Better Writer
If youâre looking to be a writer, chances are youâre already pretty good in an English or Language Arts class. But aside from studying older literature to learn from, focusing exclusively on Language Arts materials is only going to get you so far. So, here are some subjects Iâve studied that Iâve found helpful to my writing.
Psychology: Since Psychology is the study of behavior, this is a good tool to study if youâre having problems with characterization. Understanding how people act and what thought processes cause people to take certain actions. This can help you give a character a more realistic response after experiencing emotional trauma, or may just help you slip into someone elseâs mindset in order to write them better.
Cultural Anthropology:Â This may be more vital if you write Fantasy or Science Fiction, since both genres tend to require world building. Understanding the cultural element of society, what shapes it, and how it impacts behaviors, social norms, and etiquette can make worldbuilding easier for you.Â
History: If you write Fantasy, War Dramas, or Historical Fiction, the subject of history is going to be your best friend. Whether itâs pulling from real people, events, or conflicts, history is littered with a goldmine of possible story ideas.
Screenwriting/Playwriting: If you struggle with âshow donât tellâ or dialogue, this is probably going to be a useful skill to learn. Since films and plays tend to lack an internal narration, theyâll push you to have to learn how to convey information visually or through dialogue, taking away the crutch of narration. This can also be useful as a means of writing a skeleton version of your chapters with just basic setting and dialogue and then go in later and fill in the narration elements.
Linguistics/Phonology: If you want to create conlangs (constructed languages) for your storyâs setting, then learning about the building blocks of language can be advantageous.
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March 23, 2019
I should probably tidy up my desk, but I was practicing for hydromechanics earlier and this is what happened haha
The semester hasnât even started yet, but Iâm trying to get ahead of things before it gets stressfulđźđ˝
I have to wait for the lectures though before I can really understand everything, so far Iâm at chapter 3 of our script, not too bad I guess
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Subjects You Should Study if You Want to be a Better Writer
If youâre looking to be a writer, chances are youâre already pretty good in an English or Language Arts class. But aside from studying older literature to learn from, focusing exclusively on Language Arts materials is only going to get you so far. So, here are some subjects Iâve studied that Iâve found helpful to my writing.
Psychology: Since Psychology is the study of behavior, this is a good tool to study if youâre having problems with characterization. Understanding how people act and what thought processes cause people to take certain actions. This can help you give a character a more realistic response after experiencing emotional trauma, or may just help you slip into someone elseâs mindset in order to write them better.
Cultural Anthropology:Â This may be more vital if you write Fantasy or Science Fiction, since both genres tend to require world building. Understanding the cultural element of society, what shapes it, and how it impacts behaviors, social norms, and etiquette can make worldbuilding easier for you.Â
History: If you write Fantasy, War Dramas, or Historical Fiction, the subject of history is going to be your best friend. Whether itâs pulling from real people, events, or conflicts, history is littered with a goldmine of possible story ideas.
Screenwriting/Playwriting: If you struggle with âshow donât tellâ or dialogue, this is probably going to be a useful skill to learn. Since films and plays tend to lack an internal narration, theyâll push you to have to learn how to convey information visually or through dialogue, taking away the crutch of narration. This can also be useful as a means of writing a skeleton version of your chapters with just basic setting and dialogue and then go in later and fill in the narration elements.
Linguistics/Phonology: If you want to create conlangs (constructed languages) for your storyâs setting, then learning about the building blocks of language can be advantageous.
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The permian is interesting as hell but it is so
so deeply cursed
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âI was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.â
â Edgar Allan Poe
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You treated your daughter as an option, so I took away that option.
Not gonna post a lot about this, just those are powerful words and make a strong argument in any sort of story
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Find Your Way
Canât be alone
Collapses inside
When I leave
Donât want to tell you
Sits by the door
When youâd come home
Not knowing
Abandoned
Calls out
Not a fucking pawn
In your twisted game
Of trying to hurt me
Accepted that
Never loved me
Donât want to accept
The children are pawns
For your convenience
Turned your back
By ignoring my pleas
For her brother
Favorite sibling
To ease her heart
Did I ever know you?
How could you?
See why everyone
Runs from you
Didnât take the key
From you
For habitually lying
Wanted her
At your convenience
Not hers
Doesnât need you there
Sporadically
No
Often
Consistently
Her convenience
You love her
Find that please
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woman in a victorian novel: *develops a fever from worrying too much*
me, shivering and sweating from stress-induced anxiety: wtf thatâs so unrealistic
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Iâm thinking about this on twitter again but I want to say it here too
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Write your first draft with your heart. Edit it with your head.
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âDonât listen to any advice before you start writing. Just start. If you listen to too much advice you will get overwhelmed. Once you start, you will find out what you need to know next.â
â Margaret Atwood (via writingdotcoffee)
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When the protagonist canât sleep, they lie in bed. Alone. Itâs quiet. Theyâre thinking.Â
A lot of things can happen when someoneâs alone. When itâs quiet. When theyâve only got their thoughts to entertain them.Â
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