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Locked out :(

Hey guys! I haven’t been on here in like, a year. I’m soo sorry. I got locked out of my account, I had forgot my password haha. Buuutt, I’m back now! :)

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This is so accurate, I cry

Me: Okay! Here’s that death scene we planned!

My character, who was created for the express purpose of dying and has now decided Not To: bold of you to assume I can die

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the cover is out!!!! Stay tuned for the newest fantasy — TO LIFT A CURSE.

kisses xx,

Candy

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Prompt # 215

“I killed for you, bled for you, died for you.”

“And you will do so again before the day is over.”

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Fr fr

How does one write a fight scene?

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Looking for writeblrs!

Okay, I’m making a post that has probably been written many times. 

I went on a small hiatus not too long ago and when I came back I noticed that my tumblr feed died down a lot. I need more active writeblrs to follow. 

Like/reblog this post if you’re a writeblr and I will follow you!

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The visuals for COLLETTE from TO LIFT A CURSE I know she's from an anime but I think this character best fits my vision of Collette. Stay tuned for chap. 1

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What's Going On With Candy

Like I literally have 119 and counting pages from my actual notebook that need to be typed up quick and uploaded here and I just can't because I'm lazy and I know, I suck.

But honestly, I feel reeaallyy bad and I have this nasty flu so pray for me guys. On the meanwhile, I should ask, should I still do Comic High or nah?

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Hey y'all

Finally. School is closed and we can continue updating. Xx stay tuned

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To Lift A Curse >> Characterization

Okay, so, ‘To Lift A Curse’ is my newest fantasy work that I’ll be updating from time to time when I get the chance. I don’t want to ruin the mood and introduce every single character that’s gonna appear, but, I would like to introduce the TWO MAIN characters who we will get to follow up on in the story.

>> Prince WesleyOf Kingdom Haria  <<

He’s the fist born of King Winston and Queen Lola. He’s also an older brother to Princess Natalie. He enjoys reading books in his free time, and also plays piano. Sadly, when he was born, he was cursed, since his father was unable to pay tribute to the Wicked Society. (Every time a member of the royal family is born, tribute is paid to the Wicked Society so as to ensure the safety of the born member)

After his 18th birthday, his cousin tells him it’s best he sets out to find the witch responsible so as to get his curse lifted so that he may carry on a normal life, and eventually marry. 

>> The White Witch II (Renelda) <<

She is the daughter of ,The White Witch I who passed when Prince Wesley was only four years old. She was later sent to stay with her aunt - Sesi- who ensures that she stays as wicked as possible. She resides in the Wicked Mountains of the Kingdom Okluh. She enjoys practicing new spells with her pet cat- Jodie.

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To Lift A Curse

In which a Prince, a Witch and a Princess and her two best friends all get tangled in a mess.

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I wanna do this guys.

The 14 Fairytales Challenge

I’m starting a personal writing challenge inspired by this right here, perhaps the most accurate list about love I’ve read. My goal is to write a fairytale based on each prompt without changing the message of said prompt - so no mixing allowed!

Le Prompts

1. It doesn’t matter what time it is but when he tells you he wants to see you, you’ll be at his doorstep in a heartbeat, no matter how you look like.

2. You’re willing to lose sleep just to talk to him. You’re willing to spend your precious time to talk to him.

3. In every relationship, there’s one party who always loves and gives more. It doesn’t matter if it’s you.

4. There’s no need for compromise, you conform. There’s no need to meet halfway, because you’ve already made the whole trip.

5. You drunk text him. You drunk call him. It doesn’t matter. It’s him you think about when you’re drunk.

6. You respect his freedom. If he wants to be alone, you’ll let him be. If he wants to explore his options, you’ll let him be. And you wait tirelessly on him.

7. You can’t stay mad at him for too long. And you can’t stand him being mad at you. You fold.

8. You go to places where he always goes, not to see him but to feel his presence. You’re happy with that.

9. You still want to be with him even if he has broken your heart into tiny little pieces.

10. You don’t care about his past. You accept it wholeheartedly.

11. You’re willing to give up and change your career if he wants you to, even if you’re more than halfway to making it.

12. You’re in for the long haul. You know there will be detours, road bumps, misread signs but you’ll still be holding on. You understand that one time or another, you’ll feel that you’re feelings are not as strong as it once was but you’ll strive to feel it again because there’s no one else you’d rather be with even through rough patches, and because love is a commitment, a promise.

13. You love him with all his idiosyncrasies, his weirdness,…, all his imperfections. Even if he takes a bath three times a day, even if he can’t play poker no matter how many times he’s been taught, even if he has OCD, even when he’s loves basketball more than you, and all those little irritating things that you’ve come to love.

14. When he tells you there’s no more chance of you two getting back together, you’ll still pray that he’ll change his mind. And you’ll keep saying the same prayer as the years pass by.

Please keep me accountable my fellow writers! I’m aiming to post one every day for two weeks, but if they turn out longer I’ll be doing at least two per week. I want a complete manuscript by the end of this year, and I’m pushing myself towards that goal even if it makes me go blind. 

If anyone wants to join in, LET’S DO THIS THING :DDD

(But please I need your moral support you lovelies.)

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Until Thurs.

Back from school Thursday.

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Don't Unfollow, Be Back Soon

Guysss don't unfollow me! I'll be baxk reaaallyy soon so if you're ready to take this ride and bear with me then don't unfollow. Thanks y'all. xx

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Hiatus, I think

Guys I'm starting A level soon and won't be updating as regularly, but I'm really sad bc I'm going to this awful school. Pray for me that I won't die y'all.

~Candy

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Are These Filter Words Weakening Your Story?

After putting my writing on hold for several weeks, I decided to jump back in. I expected to find all sorts of problems with my story–inconsistencies in the plot, lack of transitions, poor characterization–the works. But what began to stick out to me was something to which I’d given little thought in writing.

Filter words.

What are Filter Words?

Actually, I didn’t even know these insidious creatures had a name until I started combing the internet for info.

Filter words are those that unnecessarily filter the reader’s experience through a character’s point of view. Dark Angel’s Blog says:

“Filtering” is when you place a character between the detail you want to present and the reader. The term was started by Janet Burroway in her book On Writing.

In terms of example, you should watch out for:

To see

To hear

To think

To touch

To wonder

To realize

To watch

To look

To seem

To feel (or feel like)

Can

To decide

To sound (or sound like)

To know

I’m being honest when I say my manuscript is filled with these words, and the majority of them need to be edited out.

What do Filter Words Look Like?

Let’s imagine a character in your novel is walking down a street during peak hour.

You might, for example, write:

Sarah felt a sinking feeling as she realized she’d forgotten her purse back at the cafe across the street. She saw cars filing past, their bumpers end-to-end. She heard the impatient honk of horns and wondered how she could quickly cross the busy road before someone took off with her bag. But the traffic seemed impenetrable, and she decided to run to the intersection at the end of the block.

Eliminating the bolded words removes the filters that distances us, the readers, from this character’s experience:

Sarah’s stomach sank. Her purse—she’d forgotten it back at the cafe across the street. Cars filed past, their bumpers end-to-end. Horns honked impatiently. Could she make it across the road before someone took off with her bag? She ran past the impenetrable stream of traffic, toward the intersection at the end of the block.

Are Filter Words Ever Acceptable?

Of course, there are usually exceptions to every rule.

Just because filter words tend to be weak doesn’t mean they never have a place in our writing. Sometimes they are helpful and even necessary.

Susan Dennard of Let The Words Flow writes that we should use filter words when they are critical to the meaning of the sentence.

If there’s no better way to phrase something than to use a filter word, then it’s probably okay to do so.

Want to know more?

Read these other helpful articles on filter words and more great writing tips:

Filter Words and Distancing Point of View

The Reasons Editors reject Manuscripts

Filter Those words and Strengthen Your Writing