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[nigarisrat13]

It's December and my heart is aching, racing- all my wounds are open once again

[sherreenwrites]

✨hello✨

i’m now on instagram, posting more of these poems/pieces with poorly made art.

find me @ sherreenwrites

[geektasticjustine]

“I remembered when saying things were life or death was an exaggeration. It would be nice to exaggerate again.” Meet Jacklyn Madison. She’s the kickass heroine of The Order of the Key and The Skeleton Key. She’s got a destiny she doesn’t want and she’d do anything to protect her family — even if it takes her places she never wanted to go. . . . . . #novels #bookobsessed #YABooks #igwriters #ireadya #urbanfantasy #Yabookstagram #yafantasy #bibliophilefeatures #indiepublishing #instawriterscommunity #instawritings https://www.instagram.com/p/CjlMmSjrwCZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sameersworldofscience]

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[fanymoon]

🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀

[quinnsqueries]

Benefits To Writing Fanfiction

There are a lot of people out there who find fanfiction to be weird. There are also a lot of people out there who are ashamed to admit they write fanfiction. Well, today I hope I can break down that wall a bit and show everyone that writing fanfiction is not only a legitimate form of writing but also a beneficial one!

I write a lot of fanfiction - I'll admit it. Maybe one day y'all will figure out what my AO3 account is, maybe not. And yes, I am a hardcore fan of AO3 it's the best fanfiction sharing website out there, no doubt. If you disagree I'm sorry for your loss. But, yeah. I write a lot of fanfiction and read a lot of fanfiction and honestly? I think I've grown a LOT as a writer since then. Here's why.

It helps you explore new genres

As a writer I find it hard to step out of my comfort zone when writing. Does anyone else feel the same? Well, regardless of if you do or don't, since writing fanfiction I've found myself writing genres I wouldn't have even considered writing before. I think this is mainly because I'm usually taking already existing universes and expanding on them with my own ideas. Some of the work is already done for me, which makes me feel more comfortable putting my feet in the door of this new genre. It doesn't seem as scary - and in turn it's a lot more fun.

Often authors are scared to try something new in fear of messing up, but with fanfiction you already have something to work with that's not just a rough idea for a story, and all you have to do is test the waters. This makes the fear of writing in that genre with your own idea a lot less scarier later down the line.

Gaining Experience From Having Your Work Read

Without fanfiction I doubt I would have had many people read my work. Some of my friends have read my original stories - and also my fanfiction - and some of my family has read it as well, but other than that nobody that I know personally has read my work. Then I started writing fanfiction.

My writing was mostly trashy at first, not gonna lie. When I started posting my fanfiction online it was actually on Wattpad and I've grown tremendously as a writer since then. Without the constant feedback and validation from everyone who had read, commented on and liked my stories I don't know where I would be as a writer today. I've grown so much because of my fandoms, and now I'd like to say I'm pretty good at writing.

Borrowing Others Ideas

I think, one of my favorite things about fanfiction, is that you have so many different worlds to borrow from. If you like a character you can write about them. If you want to see your favorite characters in a different world you can do that. You get to test so many different things out and you can really improve your weak spots as a writer or just have fun with your strengths.

Because you don't have to come up with every little thing as a writer, you really just get to have fun with pre-made elements. And you also really grow from this too. You're studying already made storylines, worlds, and characters. And, if you're anything like me, this might cause you to think about your own story and how to develop it more. So really, learning more about characters like Luz Noceda from The Owl House or Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson on such an intimate level can help you develop your own characters and see where they're lacking. The same goes for world building and plot lines.

Rebooting Your Love Of Writing

How many of your write every day. Or every week or month etc...

Me neither. Before really getting into fanfiction I would write maybe once every six months. It can be draining, especially when you don't know what you're doing. But once I started writing fanfiction - lots of it, I started writing at least once a week. And now I write almost every day! And I'm writing for myself most of the time, but the love and validation from the people who read and comment and like my work can really keep me motivated too. When they have ideas and I know they're wrong, or are just surprised by a twist or maybe mad at something that happened. Any and all feedback really keeps me going.

And a lot of the time, when I'm tired of writing fanfiction...

Well, then I get motivated to work on my original pieces.

Practice! Practice! Practice!

Writing fanfiction is just a great way to practice your own writing skills, all in all. And even if you aren't working on any of your own original ideas, or you don't have any at all, fanfiction is still a great way to write and keep in touch with your creative side. Because, at the end of the day, fanfiction is a form of writing, and there is no wrong way to write.

So never be ashamed to write fanfiction, guys. It's honestly such a great thing and fanfiction writers should be respected everywhere!

[izondigital]

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[ziarising]

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[rotikapdamakkaan]

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[nigarisrat13]

I think I'd not be able to fall in love

if I were happier or less lonely.

I think I'd not be coming back in life

If I never fell in love with you

[morphious]

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[sameersworldofscience]

SOULFUL✨ WRITER /POET @sameerahmedhaf #sameerahmedhafwriter #sameerahmedhafauthor ✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️ ✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️ #sameerahmedhaf #sameerahmedhaf🔥 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐 #sameerahmedhafinstagrammer #sameerahmedhaftweets . . #writerscommunity #poetry #writingimportance #poem #importanceofwriting #poet #poetsofinstagram #kavita #kavi #lekhan #lekh #hindikavita _______o(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oo(〃＾▽＾〃)oヾ(＾-＾)ノヾ(＾-＾)ノ(❁´◡`❁)ヾ(＾-＾)ノヾ(＾-＾)ノヾ(＾-＾)ノヾ(＾-＾)ノヾ(＾-＾)ノヾ(＾-＾)ノヾ(＾-＾)ノ(≧∇≦)/ #satisfying #instawritings #writerofinsta #instapic @afshiii_786 #influencer #influence #topic #event #instagram #instadaily #writersofig #explorepage✨ (at Writer/Author.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CltReo_rXUE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vibrant-star]

𝙸𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎? ⭐︎ Ah! This is an easy one! Language breaks barriers, we all know that, but some people refuse to learn a language because they don’t want to spend time on it. ⭐︎ I grew up speaking Spanish and later learned to speak English when I started attending school. I still speak my mother tongue, and it helped a lot that I used to visit Mexico every December to visit family. My parents used to laugh at me because I had the ‘ranchero’ accent. ⭐︎ Currently, I am learning how to speak Italian because it’s a language that I’ve always found beautiful, and it’s so similar to Spanish because Italian and Spanish are rooted in Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. I will have to pause it for a moment since I’ll be visiting Paris in December, so I am learning conversational French. ⭐︎ 𝑸𝑶𝑻𝑫: ""𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈." - 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏 ⭐︎ 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 ⭐︎ 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 ⭐︎ . . . . . . . . . #writer #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writerscommunity #writers #igwriters #writerslife #instawriters #writersnetwork #travelwriter #igwritersclub #typewriter #writersblock #instawriter #writerlife #writerscorner #writersofinsta #writercommunity #typewriterpoetry #copywriter #writersoninstagram #singersongwriters #writerssociety #writerofinstagram #igwriter #poetsandwriters #writersociety #womenwriters #latinowriters https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVpHVLLX4d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[quinnsqueries]

How To Create Unforgettable Characters

So, I'm the type of person to have far too many OC's. If you're in the same boat as me, you might find this post helpful. If you're an artist who has OC's and you want to develop them more, you might find this post helpful. All in all, if you have OC's or want to create some you might find this post helpful, so keep reading!

So, in order to create a good character, we as writers need to understand what can make a character fall flat. Some of the main reasons a character can feel flat is because:

They don't change enough throughout the course of the book/series

They lack purpose

They fill a role too similar to another character in the book

Personality isn't developed enough

They change too much throughout one book (ie they take on multiple personalities very quickly)

They don't have a distinguishable look

Your Character Has No Flaws

Your Character Has No Motivation

No relationships with other characters/Relationships aren't written well

Dialogue isn't realistic

The list can go on forever, really. There are many different ways a character can feel flat, but these are the main reasons I see. Now, I understand this list can feel overwhelming, so we'll break it down from here. Let's start with some of the easier ones on this list.

They don't have a distinguishable look.

If a character doesn't have a distinguishable look, they might be easily forgotten. I find, as a reader and a writer, it can be hard to tell characters apart if you don't know what they look like. That's why we describe our characters. I was rereading Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan recently, and I think he did an excellent job in giving the characters in this series a unique look. If you've read the series I'm willing to bet a quarter that you remember that Lester/Apollo had acne throughout the series - and was a bit chubby. And that's because he wouldn't let us forget it. And I remember Meg McCaffery always wore crazy outfits. Valentines Day Outfit, Stoplight colors, etc etc. And she had cool classes and a pageboy haircut. Rick did an amazing job at describing these characters.

So, if you're trying to give a character a defining feature, do it! Make it unique. You can say they wear a pink jacket all the time or that they have a big nose. Just give us something to base the image of them in our heads and that will help us remember them. You don't have to write a whole paragraph based off it - honestly, that might be too much, but one or two traits is great! That'll help us know what they look like no doubt!

Your Character Has No Flaws

As a writer I know how tempting it can be to write a character who is perfect. You love them and you don't want them to have any flaws. But, guys, c'mon. Some of the things I remember most about characters is their flaws. Annabeth Chase is afraid of spiders. So, take your characters biggest strength and flip it. Let's take Sophie Foster from Keeper Of The Lost Cities for example. Sophie Foster has a lot of powers and many good friends. Now, that's a great strength, right? But in the series she has so many powers that she doesn't know what to rely on. And when it comes to her friends she always wants to rely on the ones she trusts the most, and in the end that is her greatest fault. Sometimes the ones she trusts the most aren't the ones she needs. I haven't read the series in a while, but I remember this because it's a great flaw!

Percy Jackson is loyal to a fault. Annabeth Chase is too proud. Give your characters flaws and people will remember them.

Here is a short list of flaws you can give your characters

Struggles With Anxiety

Fear of Spiders/something else

Can't admit when they are wrong

Lies a lot

Fear of losing loved ones so they cling to who they feel close with

Your Character Has No Motivation

If you have an unmotivated character they might be a bit unforgettable. And okay, this is something many of us in REAL life might struggle with. Motivation. And I get that - I do! And not all characters have to have a motivation, especially if they have a really small role, but if you're trying to write a character people will remember, they have to have a motivation. And the motivation doesn't have to be big - it just has to be there.

Let's take Billy, a random dude. He wants to go to the dance. But why? Well, he wants to take Jay to the dance. He wants to dance with Jay and maybe kiss him.

That, my friend, is motivation. His motivation may not seem big to US as the readers, but hey. What do you remember about Billy? He wants to take Jay to the dance.

Now, some of the most notable motivations I remember are big ones. Apollo wants to be a god again. Sophie wants to take down the Neverseen. But there are also smaller ones I remember. They may seem small to us, but it's an essential part of their character.

Keefe Sencen wants to find a place he belongs. Because Keefe wants to belong he ran and joined the Neverseen. Twice.

Dialogue isn't realistic

Dialogue is important when developing a character, but it also can be hard to write. Some characters talk more formally than others. But, in the end, it has to be consistant. And it has to make sense. If you write a character who comes from, say, an important family, they might talk more formal. If you write a character that grew up on the streets they may talk more informal or at least probably wont know fancy words. Also. Filler words are important.

Erm.

Like.

Uh.

So.

Yeah.

Filler words. Use them.

Or, more accurately, know when to use them. If it's an important conversation where a character is explaining something, they might feel out of place.

Older characters will use less filler words than younger ones. Little kids use lots of filler words and don't always make sense.

Dialogue is important. It makes or breaks a character, so figure out how your character speaks and keep it consistent.

They change too much throughout one book (ie they take on multiple personalities very quickly)

Ah, this is a very big reason characters can seem to fall flat. If a character changes drastically in each scene there is, you have a problem. Now if there is a purpose behind these changes then your golden, but if they change and you don't know WHY. Well, it's time to do some rewriting.

Now, let's bring Billy and Jay back. Say Billy was talking about the dance to his friend Molly and Molly was very happy for Billy about his plan to take Jay to the dance. She was even helping him brainstorm. But she said no cake will be at the dance because cake is trash and Jay also believes that. But then the next scene she was sabotaging the dance. And then suddenly she is eating cake with Jay even though she said she and Jay both hated cake. Well, why did all this change? Do we know why she changed so much? Now, to save the character of Molly lets give her some depth. We don't have to change everything, we just have to give her a reason as to why she changed so much.

Molly secretly likes Jay. She knows how much Billy likes Jay, but she likes Jay even more. So when helping Billy plan out how he was going to ask Jay to the dance. She lied about Jay hating cake, too. So she ate cake with him after sabotaging the dance because she wanted Jay all to herself.

If you have an inconsistent character you don't have to rewrite everything. Sometimes, you do. But sometimes you just have to add depth to them.

They fill a role too similar to another character in the book

Sometimes it can be easy to get characters confused. So, when creating a character you have to figure out their place in the book and make sure it isn't too similar to a character you already have. It's okay if you have two mechanics. Just make sure one of them is trustworthy and the other isn't. Why would you have two known mechanics that are trustworthy if you can only have one. Unless the book is about mechanics or they play an important part. Or, maybe they come in different places in the book. Like if the car broke down in North Carolina and you met Jake and then it broke down in South Dakota and you met Tim.

Give them a purpose. Give them a reason to be remembered and don't make them remembered for something somebody else is being remembered for. If you do things might get confusing.

Take Greek Mythology for example. Do you know who the god of war is? If you said Ares you're correct. if you said Athena you are ALSO correct. Bit confusing, is it not? But there is a reason there are two gods of war. Athena is battle strategy and Ares is violence. See the distinguishment works? If they were both simply war then things might get confusing and we might not know who is who.

Okay, we've gone through a lot of reasons why a character might fall flat. Which ones do we have left?

They don't change enough throughout the course of the book/series

They lack purpose

No relationships with other characters/Relationships aren't written well

Now, why are we regrouping right now? Because from this point things are going to get a bit tougher. These are some of the most fatal flaws when creating characters. If a character has no purpose then they aren't going to be remembered. If they're static then they probably won't be remembered. And if they have no relationships then they won't be remembered. Let's dig into developing characters.

They don't change enough throughout the course of the book/series

If your character lacks an arc then they're falling flat 100% of the time. The change doesn't have to be big it just has to be there. They need to learn something throughout their journey. If they don't - what was the purpose of going on the journey in the first place?

Percy Jackson learned to embrace his powers.

Annabeth Chase learned to trust her friends and family.

Nico diAngelo helped the camp he ran away from.

Clarisse La Rue went from bully to leader.

Luke accepted his fate as a hero and saved the gods he had once been so angry at.

Need I go on?

Yes, I do. Because I want to talk about two of my favorite Riordanverse arcs, Apollo and Meg.

Meg McCaffery was abused by her stepfather. She was afraid of him. But why the end of the book she broke away from him and helped her siblings do the same thing.

Apollo was once a god. He didn't understand mortals. He thought he was the most important guy out there. But in the end, he learned what it meant to be human. He learned what it meant to care and change. He learned to make up for his mistakes. He was an entirely different character by the end, and that is why I love him so much.

You don't usually remember the characters as who they were at the start. You remember who they are by the end, and the middle, and the start.

You see them change. That's why they have an impact on you. Because you feel like you've been with them through hell and you feel like you changed too.

They lack purpose

Sometimes you have to ask yourself: Why is this character here. What purpose do they serve. Sometimes you just have a random character thrown in to serve one role, like a cashier or something. These characters we won't remember but you do know they are there.

But if you want a character to be REMEMBERED then you have to give them a good purpose. And, as I said earlier, we don't want them to be too similar to another character. So, find your characters purpose. Here are the main character archetypes. Which one best suits your character?

Protagonist - Main Character of a story. Often told from their POV and their character arc is tied directly to the plot

Antagonist - Character preventing the protagonist from achieving their goal. They don't have to be evil/a villain.

Love Interest - Character your protagonist falls in love with. Usually three dimensional, compelling and interesting.

Confidant - Best friend/Sidekick of the protagonist.

Deuteragonists - Main characters who's arcs don't have to be directly tied to the plot. These characters often overlap with The Love Interests and Confidants.

Tertiary Characters - They populate the world, though they do not have to be tied to the story or appear frequently throughout the story.

Foils - They bring characters qualities into a sharper light. They are often direct opposites to characters like the protagonist or confidants.

No relationships with other characters/Relationships aren't written well

Ah, we have reached last thing on our list: relationships. If you have a character that you want people to remember then you have to write their interactions with other characters well. If they don't have memorable interactions with the protagonist AND other characters then you probably won't remember them.

Now, the protagonist is the center of the story, and you want to have memorable interactions with them and other characters, but sometimes interactions between characters that AREN'T the protagonist are some of the most memorable. Because while the story centers around the protagonist, our characters lives do NOT center around the protagonist.

And if they did, well. That's weird. Obsessive, even.

That's honestly a good character to write.

Here's a helpful tip that I didn't know where to put.

Helpful Tip: When writing a characters introduction scene write it from their perspective first and then write it from the protagonists POV. This helps give you, the author, a greater sense of who the character is.

Alright, I've been writing this post for a while now. So I hope it was helpful for you all. That's all from me. Stay safe, drink water, and eat something you love! Take a nap! Just be awesome!

[mjrocowriter]

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