#author help

[hayatheauthor]

Writing Rage: How To Make Your Characters Seem Angry

Anger is a powerful emotion that can add depth and intensity to your character's personality. If you're facing issues realistically expressing your characters' rage, here are some quick tips to help you get the ball rolling. Whether your character is seething with quiet rage or exploding in a fit of fury, these tips will help you convey their emotions vividly to your readers.

This is blog one in my writing different emotions series. Go check it out to explore more emotions!

Facial Expressions

Furrowed Brows: Describe the deep lines between their eyebrows, signaling frustration or intensity.

Tightened Jaw: Mention their clenched jaw, indicating suppressed anger or tension.

Narrowed Eyes: Highlight how their eyes narrow, showing suspicion, irritation, or anger.

Raised Upper Lip: Note the slight curl of the lip, suggesting disdain or contempt.

Flared Nostrils: Describe how their nostrils flare, indicating heightened emotions like anger or aggression.

Body Language and Gestures

Crossed Arms: Show their defensive stance, portraying resistance or defiance.

Pointing Finger: Describe them pointing accusatively, conveying aggression or assertion.

Fist Clenching: Mention their clenched fists, symbolizing anger or readiness for confrontation.

Hand Gestures: Detail specific hand movements like chopping motions, indicating frustration or emphasis.

Aggressive Posturing: Describe them leaning forward, invading personal space to intimidate or assert dominance.

Posture

Tense Shoulders: Highlight their raised or tense shoulders, indicating stress or readiness for conflict.

Upright Stance: Describe their rigid posture, showing control or a desire to appear strong.

Stiff Movements: Mention their jerky or abrupt movements, reflecting agitation or impatience.

Eye Contact

Intense Stares: Describe their intense or prolonged gaze, signaling confrontation or challenge.

Avoiding Eye Contact: Note how they avoid eye contact, suggesting discomfort or a desire to disengage.

Glaring: Mention how they glare at others, conveying hostility or disapproval.

Dialogue

Raised or strained tone with variations in pitch reflects heightened emotions.

Short, clipped sentences or abrupt pauses convey controlled anger.

Use of profanity or harsh language intensifies verbal expressions of anger.

Volume increase, from whispers to shouts, mirrors escalating anger levels.

Monotonous or sarcastic tone adds layers to angry dialogue.

Interruptions or talking over others signify impatience and frustration.

Aggressive verbal cues like "I can't believe..." or "How dare you..." express anger explicitly.

Reactions

Physical Reactions: Detail physical responses like increased heart rate, sweating, or trembling, showing emotional arousal.

Defensive Maneuvers: Describe how they react defensively if someone tries to touch or talk to them, such as stepping back or raising a hand to ward off contact.

Object Interaction

Aggressive Handling: Show them slamming objects, throwing things, or gripping items tightly, reflecting anger or aggression.

Use of Props: Mention how they use objects to emphasize their emotions, like slamming a door or clenching a pen.

Descriptive Words:

Verbs:

Roared with fury, expressing unbridled anger.

Snapped in frustration, indicating sudden irritation.

Shouted angrily, releasing pent-up emotions.

Glared fiercely, showing intense displeasure.

Slammed objects in rage, symbolizing anger's physical manifestation.

Grunted in annoyance, displaying impatience.

Raged vehemently, portraying uncontrolled anger.

Adjectives:

Furious and incensed, conveying intense anger.

Seething with rage, bubbling beneath the surface.

Livid and fuming, exhibiting visible anger.

Agitated and irritated, showing growing impatience.

Enraged and wrathful, expressing extreme anger.

Vexed and irate, indicating annoyance.

Infuriated and incandescent, highlighting explosive anger.

Looking For More Writing Tips And Tricks? 

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[amysnotdeadyet]

help a cryptid out?

The glamorous life of artist/author is less lucrative than one might thing, ahahaha. ha. Anyway, one of my big projects finally ended last quarter, and I haven't yet been able to replace it for income, so if you have someone (or you!) who would enjoy this stuff for the hols, I'd really, really appreciate your support!

my Patreon, where you get book snippets, art previews, and a lot (a LOT) of cat pics

my ko-fi, where I have stickers, one-page zines (no staples!), and some oversize postcards (with cats!) and obviously eternal gratitude if you just want to donate

my Redbubble, where I have some extremely random art uploaded, including two different memento mori mugs, because that's how I roll

Amyzon, aka where all my books are up on the evil book website. I keep wanting to move them onto other platforms, but the benefits I'd lose would require a lot of energy I don't have to replicate, and this is paying like 1/4 of my bills rn

Commissions are currently closed, but I'm making good progress on the ancient ones I have waiting, so someday you could be a cartoon or get 8-bit fandom porn, lol.

THANK YOU for helping, even if it's just reading this or reblobbing it. You rock!

[jspenft]

SMUT WARNING : MDNI

SMUT / NSFW IDEAS FOR AUTHORS

I have several ideas in mind and dunno if I'll write them down one day. So I would like to share them with you, especially if it allows authors who are lacking in inspiration !

(I imagined Satoru Gojo but it could be anyone)

I got these ideas from shopping site recommendations, don't ask me why-

Mutual Masturbation : Like it's the first time and not sure what to do. After kissing each other sensually he whispers «Wanna touch it ?» or «Can I touch yours ?»

Adult games :

Dice game :

You know these dice with one action (touch, suck, lick, blow...) and the other with body parts (lips, ears, neck, hand...). The person who rolls the dice must do the action on their partner's body (ex: kiss their lips).

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Or there's also this dice with sex positions, I think I don't need to describe it-

Card game : Ok so I'm just going to give examples of what can be written on a card.

The intimate and cute questions : «Do you ever wish I could read your mind ? When ?», «If we break up tomorrow, what would you miss the most ?», «What are the three part of your body where you like the most to be touched», «What's your favorite perfume for your parter to wear ? », «What's turn you on most instantly ? », «Who's the best kisser ? »... I really like couple quiz like that, whether with cards or on the internet, moreover there is a story that is very well done and that I love who talks abt that, it's called «F**k your fav» by @noroi1000 !

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The "do or drink" thing (dirty and flirty) : «Go to the bathroom and send them a naughty pic or drink», «Tell your parter your sexual fantasy or drink twice», «Say your first impression of your parter or drink», «Drink if you ever stole your partner's clothes», «Take off your underwear or drink», «Tell your parter what you want to do to them later or drink»...

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"Daddy/Mommy says" It's based on a straight relationship but it can be only daddy or only mommy ofc : «Mommy says, lick me like I'm your last and tastiest meal», «Daddy says, we taught me writing and reading, but can you taught me ridding ?», «Daddy says, massage my stiffest muscle», «Mommy says, fuck me in *insert a position*»...

[stayevildarling]

could you share some tips on how you got into writing and anything you can share with us on how you got this big 👑

hi there 🫶🏻

this big? 🥹 I'm literally going to cry.

so I really got into writing when I was watching ,,Once upon a Time'' back then and I guess I got the idea from being unhappy with the plot and how the show ended

but on a more serious note, I discovered that fanfiction was a thing and then it kinda became my hobby. I write fanfiction because it gives me comfort hence why some of my topics are regarding mental health or just fluffy fics that are supposed to make the reader feel good.

the only real advice I can give is: write, write, write away. If you have a show, movie or a fandom that you are really passionate about then give it a go. In terms of the actual process of writing this is what I usually do/used to do:

I research a LOT. If I write for a fandom or a character that I don't know well, I do a lot of reading and watching. I study what the character wears, how they speak, what their little characteristics are and I make up my own headcanons beyond the show/movie in my mind or write them down.

I'm honest here. Sometimes ideas will just pop into your mind, sometimes I drive somewhere, overhear a conversation or a big one: song lyrics. I hear something and I get a certain idea and then when I have the time, I sit down and try to write.

I find it really helpful to create sentence starters or just story beginners and so there are different ways. Starting with describing the weather, the atmosphere or what a character is doing at that moment. I'm happy to share my starters and prompts with anyone if you would like.

and again don't be afraid to look for inspiration. there are some great prompt blogs out there like my favourite one: @littlewhispersofsolitude who post amazing ideas and you don't have to completely take their ideas but you can always scroll through their blogs to get some inspiration.

and lastly it's all about just typing away what comes to your mind. Your beginner things will be awful, unless you are secretly very incredibly talented and should consider switching careers. My beginners stuff on wattpad is bad and I considered deleting it but then I remembered that it's a reminder for how much my writing has improved over the years.

If anyone on here needs some more advice, would like some prompts, sentence starters or inspiration I am always happy to share, whether that is for the Sarah Paulson fandom or any other fandom or genre.

I hope this helped a little 🫶🏻

[letmelickyoureyeballs]

Beta Reader

Hello to anyone that sees this! Just gonna start with the fact that I do not write fanfic, but I am interested in beta reading for people who do, if they want. I’ll read anything you write, and will help edit however you want. Whether that’s just capitalizing stuff or seeing if something sounds right/makes sense.

I’ve got a lot of free time now that I’m done with highschool and just waiting for college to start in the fall!

[pocket-size-cthulhu]

I need some writing advice.

I feel like every "story structure model" depends on something happening to a character, but I'm mulling over an idea where, at the beginning, events occur from a character's agency and curiosity. No dramatic call to adventure or event that pushes them out of their comfort zone; just a character who wants to give something a try.

I'm not really sure how to plot a story like that. As time goes on the reader (and character) will discover that the stakes are getting higher and things are not Quite Right until the climactic event, but the story doesn't start out that way.

Thoughts?

[cevansbrat0007]

Fic Help!

Hi friends! I'm back with another question, this time on behalf of @1-800-coast-2-coast. She's looking for a story/series featuring Andy Barber.

In this story, Andy sees the reader looking at flowers. When she gets upset because she can’t afford them, he offers to buy them for her. And then they end up going on a date so he buys them for her. I guess the series follows their relationship from there...

Does anybody recognize this series? Can they please help point us in the right direction?

[imaginedreamwrite]

My brain is conflicting me

On one hand its telling me to have the Winter Soldier be responsible for rounding up omegas on the run in reader previous reality, which gave her experience with both her alphas before meeting them (Steve’s picture was at the base in Jersey she was hiding in temporarily)

On the other hand I feel like that would add unnecessary trauma to Reader/Bucky

[tigerpetalpress]

Writing Good Characters

Let’s face it: writing characters is hard. Writing good characters is even harder. But it’s possible. I won’t be able to give you a step-by-step guide of writing good characters, but this article will help shine a light on how you can improve your understanding of people—fictional or not. What Makes a Good Character? In writing, there are typically two types of characters—Flat and Round. Flat…

[hayatheauthor]

Writing Different Emotions: A Blog Series

I decided to create a series of easily readable blogs that showcase how to portray different conventional and unconventional emotions in your writing. I aim to cover everything from body language to voice, adjectives & verbs you can use, etc. in these blogs.

Interested? Click on the read more to explore this blog series.

Writing Rage: How To Make Your Characters Seem Angry

Crafting Sad Scenes: Writing Tears and Emotional Depth

Future Emotions: writing sadness + tears, writing jealousy, writing disgust, writing joy, writing numbness, writing fear.

Want to add any emotions to the list? Comment it below and I'll be sure to create a blog accordingly!

[m0rgu3z0mbi3]

If I was gonna write "She couldn't help to admire his ability to not give a shit" but make it sound proper, how would I write it?

[glamoureddreamer]

How were you able to gain so many followers that love your work? Genuine question since I want to write my own.

When I saw this ask it genuinely made me happy!

One main thing to gain followers is; you have to tag all your works correctly (right fandom, right characters etc.) but they must also be popular tags that will get you a lot of views.

Another (which isn’t really good forever since it can cause burnout or block) you can take requests. Now there’s no issue in taking requests- it will get you views and likes- however just make sure you are also doing what you want to and at a pace you can do. It simply isn’t worth it especially if your making money off it.

Don’t ever fall into the pit of self doubt and perfectionism like I and many others did. Yes you can improve your work and make it better however, nothing will ever be perfect it doesn’t exist.

I suggest a schedule, such as only posting certain days. If you post so much so often it can lead to burn out with isn’t easy to recover from (from my experience at least). I’m not saying you can’t post daily, if it works for you it works for you.

You shouldn’t try to gain many followers all at once because it can bring in hate and rude people. Take your time and be yourself and all the nice people will come and you will enjoy this experience much more!

I would say and maybe many others would agree with me. There is no correct way, you are your own person. What works for me won’t work for you, do what you think is right and do what you love! And most importantly don’t listen to people who are rude!

Always love yourself and your work I can not stress how important that is!

I apologize if this answer is all over the place, if you have any more questions feel free to ask my inbox is always open! <3 I hope this helped and I wish you the best of luck! (If you ever post link your work! I’d love to check it out!)

[writers-hoarding]

Tips for ending your story

requested by @automated-players

An ending is more often than not where things are resolved, a solution to a big problem, a conclusion to an adventure.

One of the best ways to find an ending for your story is to follow the pattern of you how you got writing it. What was your main characters goal? what did you do to prevent or help them get there? now that its over, how was the goal reached? what did the goal accomplish? what are some after effects?

whats really great about having a satisfying ending is that when youre the writer, you get to make it to your liking. maybe you want it to end happily, give the character what they want and have them say their final thoughts on things before closing things or maybe you want to end things tragically by having their efforts all be for nothing and end with them losing.

no matter what it is here are some tips that might help you write your ending to your story!

figure out what kind of ending you want! there are many different kinds of endings, resolved, unresolved, unexpected, ambiguous and so on. In order to bring a story to close you should first have an idea of how you want it to end.

Theres an article here that goes over 6 types of endings!

A good way to build up to an ending is to have tension built up throughout your story. If you have tension built between characters over the course of the story you can better come up with an idea for how to resolve things or leave things unresolved if you prefer.

Draft a few ideas that could be a possible ending to your story! you can try out a few different ways to end things until you've figured out which one satisfies you the most and change details as you see fit. having a general base idea for an ending is a great way to getting started to writing the closing chapter.

I found another article that goes over these quite well and adds onto them too!

hopefully, even though this was a bit short, this helps you come up with an ending! good luck writers! (i would love to read what you guys come up with btw i love hearing about other's wip!)

[savagesbonergarage]

Question for fellow writers:

How do you detach yourself from characters/storylines/developments that are holding you back?

I suppose what I mean by that is I've been so invested in a specific set of original characters in an existing fictional franchise that for over a year I've struggled to write about anything else. My brain is always mapping out further arcs and developments and deepening the lore of these characters and their interpersonal relationships and journeys (which I'm sure most wouldn't consider a problem), but the issue is that the audience it was originally built for seems to have moved on, and unfortunately, I'm struggling to let go of everything I've created as well as the time (so, so much time) I've dedicated to it. I know that in order to transition into "real" writing with intent to publish I need to be able to create without a crazy amount of attachment and allow myself room for expansion and (probably excessive) revision, and I'm getting a little worried. I've heard that "recycling" is a common thing authors initially working on fanfic do, where they alter whatever is necessary to make it original enough that by the last few drafts it's its own thing, but I weirdly can't get into that headspace for this.

Any help/suggestions/comments would be appreciated 💙

[insertvalidusername]

how do i know if a story (fanfic) should be written in first person or third person? genuine question

[stephaniemayauthor]

YouTube channels that helped me grow as an author

If you’re like me - a starving artist - then paying for classes and tuition can be difficult. I’d prefer to save my money for editing and the front cover design, so it is with thanks to the following who’ve helped me grow exponentially as an author.

Caveat: needless to say, I am in no way affiliated with these people overseas. I’ve never met them/spoken to them, but I felt I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention their channels. I always believe in paying it forward. ENJOY!

https://www.youtube.com/c/JennaMoreci - if you love sass, savagery and sarcasm, this is the channel for you. Jenna’s dark fantasy books have won multiple awards, and she has a non-fiction book coming out soon. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed harder with another BookTuber.

https://www.youtube.com/c/NataliaLeigh - an indie author who also runs her own business helping authors - Enchanted Ink. I love Natalia’s warm energy, and she dishes up some pretty neat tips.

https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbieEmmons - an indie author who delves into the science behind storytelling. There’s some truly fascinating stuff here.

https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexaDonne - a traditionally published YA author who loves dishing out tough love. Love her inspiration.

That’s all from me today - until next time ...