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nondelphic · 5 months ago

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sometimes the best writing advice is "just let it be bad." revolutionary. terrifying. but it works.

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thewordsarestuckinmyhead · 1 month ago

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me when the plot won't plot like it should

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crystals-of-light · 5 months ago

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I have unintetnionally created enough WoL that I could do a character a day for tidbit info and/or ask questions, and have a day of rest somewhere in there too.

I am thinking about it. If anyone has some spare ask memes, I have an open word document, and a willingness to roll a d100... just as soon as I figure out who gets what day.

(Mi'una Monday is a given, but the rest of them....)

#ffxiv #plotting things #ask meme request #Just @ me in their general direction or drop them in my inbox?#I'll do several per character per day #Look I'm a writer words are what I do

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deception-united · 1 year ago

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Writing Tips Master Post

Edit: Some posts may be deleted

Character writing/development:

Character Arcs

Making Character Profiles

Character Development

Comic Relief Arc

Internal Conflict

Character Voices

Creating Distinct Characters

Creating Likeable Characters

Writing Strong Female Characters

Writing POC Characters

Building Tension

Writing Grumpy x Sunshine Tropes

Writing Sexuality & Gender

Writing Manipulative Characters

Writing Mature Young Characters

Plot devices/development:

Intrigue in Storytelling

Enemies to Lovers

Alternatives to Killing Characters

Worldbuilding

Misdirection

Things to Consider Before Killing Characters

Foreshadowing

Narrative (+ how to write):

Emphasising the Stakes

Avoid Info-Dumping

Writing Without Dialogue

1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd Perspective

Fight Scenes (+ More)

Transitions

Pacing

Writing Prologues

Dialogue Tips

Writing War

Writing Cheating

Writing Miscommunication

Writing Unrequited Love

Writing a Slow Burn Btwn Introverts

Writing Smut

Writing Admiration Without Attraction

Writing Dual POVs

Writing Unreliable Narrators

Worldbuilding:

Worldbuilding: Questions to Consider

Creating Laws/Rules in Fantasy Worlds

Book writing:

Connected vs. Stand-Alone Series

A & B Stories

Writer resources:

Writing YouTube Channels, Podcasts, & Blogs

Online Writing Resources

Outlining/Writing/Editing Software

Translation Software for Writing

Writer help:

Losing Passion/Burnout

Overcoming Writer's Block

Fantasy terms:

How To Name Fantasy Races (Step-by-Step)

Naming Elemental Races

Naming Fire-Related Races

How To Name Fantasy Places

Ask games:

Character Ask Game #1

Character Ask Game #2

Character Ask Game #3

Miscellaneous:

Writing Tips

Writing Fantasy

Miscommunication Prompts

Variety in Sentence Structure (avoiding repetition)

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tediousmalcontentt · 2 months ago

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my favorite scene in all of literature is when Neil Josten wakes up in Columbia after being drugged, hurls an alarm clock at Aaron, dumps his water on the floor and throws the cup at Aaron, stuff his clothes down the toilet and squeezes out through the window, has the foresight to call Matt from a pay phone to protect his shit, hitch hikes back to campus, eyes back to brown?? shows up on Wymack’s door like 😜 and reveals he could speak German the whole time?? CHARACTER OF ALL TIME, that is a protagonist who knows how MOVE THE MFING PLOT ALONG

#My dad always told me one of the most important things about writing #Is that your protagonist needs to be the one driving the plot lol #like Neil really mfing does that #He gets the plot moving and when it does it HAULS ASS #One of the most beautiful things about tfc #Is that Nora creates the most insane world and as a reader your like??😂 wtf #But then she writes a character who is perfectly suited to deal with that insane world #it’s so endlessly satisfying to read. All the characters speak other languages perfectly for some reason? No worries.#so does Neil. They like fight with knives and love to slam each other into walls? NO WORRIES #so does Neil #Bitch and he’s 5’3???? MY MAN #Novel of all time #protagonist of all time #Solidified its place in the canon of great literature #nora sakavic #all for the game #aftg #the foxhole court #tfc #neil josten

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cranberry-queen · 3 months ago

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Tips from a Beta Reading Writer

This one's for the scenes with multiple characters, and you're not sure how to keep everyone involved.

Writing group scenes is chaos. Someone’s talking, someone’s interrupting, someone’s zoning out thinking about breadsticks. And if you’re not careful, half your cast fades into the background like NPCs in a video game. I used to struggle with this so much—my characters would just exist in the scene without actually affecting it. But here’s what I've learned and have started implementing:

✨ Give everyone a job in the scene ✨

Not their literal job—like, not everyone needs to be solving a crime or casting spells. I mean: Why are they in this moment? What’s their role in the conversation?

My favourite examples are:

The Driver: Moves the convo forward. They have an agenda, they’re pushing the action.

The Instigator: Pokes the bear. Asks the messy questions. Stirring the pot like a chef on a mission.

The Voice of Reason: "Guys, maybe we don’t commit arson today?"

The Distracted One: Completely in their own world. Tuning out, doodling on a napkin, thinking about their ex.

The Observer: Not saying much, but noticing everything. (Quiet characters still have presence!)

The Wild Card: Who knows what they’ll do? Certainly not them. Probably about to make things worse.

If a character has no function, they’ll disappear. Give them something—even if it’s just a side comment, a reaction, or stealing fries off someone’s plate. Keep them interesting, and your readers will stay interested too.

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adobe-outdesign · 3 months ago

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Entire Pokemon fanbase upon watching the Z-A trailer: wow I can't believe they added anti-homeless bars to the benches in Pokemon

GameFreak dev who thought those were arm rests:

#pokemon #pkmn #pokemon legends z-a #outdesign posts things #I'm seeing a lot of people who seem to think this was intentional but like. most people don't know what those bars are for #that said I do hope they see the feedback and adjust before release #unless it's plot-relevant but I think that's giving gamefreak too much credit #greatest hits

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dana-duchovny · 2 months ago

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Can I just say how insane it is that Buck's bisexual awakening was literally because Eddie made a friend who was Not Him

#and then he had to date him too #and get dumped for being too hung up on Eddie #it will never stop being funny to me #all roads lead to buddie #buddie #911 abc #evan buck buckley #eddie diaz #the buck and eddie thing #not tagging the plot device on purpose lol we don't say his name here

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moninils · 2 months ago

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IT'S ALL FOR THE PLOT!!!!!

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chloesimaginationthings · 6 months ago

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Gregory knows he looks LIKE HIM in FNAF..

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf fanart #michael afton #fnaf gregory #david afton #evan afton #security breach #fnaf 4 #tyler the creator #your guys weekly angst eat up girlies!!#This is in fact based off ‘like him’ by Tyler The Creator #and tbh I might make another song semi based off that song #seeing it surprisingly works with a lot of fnaf BAHAH #but the plot point Gregory is supposed to be in same way David #truly hits me in a way #either to the mimic or in this case Michael #to think Michael can’t help but see his brother in Gregory #that in a way he’s a substitution for him #it mimics a lot how in the movie Abby makes Mike think of Garrett etc #this is an ongoing thing with Michael as a character #and truly it destroys my poor little heart #so of course I had to share the pain 💜💜

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vonlipvig · 5 months ago

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the severed pregnant lady side plot in severance is so crazy like. if i think about it for a second my brain explodes.

#as if 'person born only to work' isn't fucked up enough here comes 'person born only to gestate and birth children'. like that's sincerely #the most horrible thing i could ever imagine. i love sci fiiiiii.#and the fact that it's a small little side plot. it's just there. it makes it wayyyyyy scarier.#going cuckoo crazy on this rewatch i cannot wait for s2 aaaaaaa #severance #according to jules

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nondelphic · 4 months ago

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writing? oh, i’m definitely writing. in my head. during the most inconvenient times. like in the shower or when i’m about to fall asleep. actual typing? no, no, we don’t do that here.

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purpleangiie · 4 months ago

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Damian: "Grayson, what are you staring at?"

Dick: "Sh!"

Tim: "Leave him be, D. He's emotional."

Damian: "Over what?"

Dick, staring at the two quiet figures in front of them: "Would you believe that? Jason and Bruce existing in the same space and not throwing a tantrum, but actually behaving like two adults? They're even working together at the same desk. Unbelievable."

Damian: "Wait, has father just ruffled Todd's hair?"

Dick: "And he didn’t even punched him back! I'm so proud of how far they both have come. *sniff* Now we could all be one happy family."

Damiam: *looking absolutely bewildered, gazing up at Tim who just shrugs*

Tim: "Give them 15 minutes."

Damian: "12."

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Jason: "Bruce. Bruce WHERE IS MY PEN?"

Bruce: "Y-your pen, Jason?"

Jason: "Oh my god. You don't even remember it. My pen, Bruce. My personalized red and golden Montblanc you gifted me for my 14th birthday. I left it here, where is it? You threw it away, didn't you? LIKE YOU DID WITH ANY REGARD YOU EVER HAD FOR ME AND MY FEELINGS? DID YOU FORGET I WAS YOUR SON TOO? WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR YOU TO LOVE ME?"

Dick: "Damn! We got so close."

Tim: "And that'd be 10 minutes and 35 seconds."

Damian: "-TT- Pay up, Drake."

#they got so close...#Tim: “But you said 12”#Damian: “Anything under 15 was your defeat Todd”#Jason cares so much about his stuff you know #that was HIS pen #Bruce how could you throw it away?#(plot twist: it was actually Tim who took it)#(it was a really nice pen!)#(he's lost it like half of the things he owns)#(sorry not sorry - Jason will never know)#batfam #incorrect batfamily quotes #batfamily #dick grayson #jason todd #bruce wayne #batman #my incorrect quotes #and I'm back on tumblr lmao

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demi-pixellated · 4 months ago

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Sonic 06 AU where Princess Elise is instead the dimensional equivalent of Blaze because none of this really matters anyway so why not

#Sonic #Sonic the Hedgehog #Blaze the Cat #Silver the Hedgehog #Princess Elise iii #Duke of Soleanna #Fanart #MSPaint Draw #decided to rewatch sonic 06 to see if i was perhaps being too uncharitable towards it when i was younger #and aside from shadow's stuff - not in the Least. Damn #awfully bold of this game to end by saying actually none o' that shit happened don't worry about it #the only funnier thing it could have done is upon finishing the last story the game deletes itself off your memory card #just tryna grant myself some comprehension to the game #and smuggle some thinly veiled sonaze into the plot _(:з)∠)_

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stealingyourbones · 7 months ago

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A Danny Gets Summoned By Cult AU but he’s actually bound to their summoning and has to do everything he’s commanded to.

Small twist: he’s not the Ghost King. He has the power level he has in the TV show. Not Uber powerful, just a mid tier meta going rogue.

As the local heroes go to stop this rampage they see something off.

The apparition like being that just leveled a city block with his war cry and looks like he’s about to collapse is crying. Glowing green tears flow down his cheeks as he’s commanded to freeze civilians and create havoc. The only reason why he’s standing is because he’s bound by summoning magic to completely level the city and not stop until he’s completed his task.

At this rate if Phantom isn’t stopped, he will fully die before the town is leveled.

#dpxdc #danny phantom #dp x dc #bones prompts #by city I mean millions live there.#not a lot of folks write things where the constraints on Danny’s powers lead to plot in dpxdc so here u go

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