#writer things

[the-ellia-west]

I'm bored, so how about this

20 notes and I'll go on a big walk and take a bunch of pretty spring pictures

50 notes and I'll show you my Cat

100 notes and I'll make a schedule for myself

200 notes and I'll Post an audio of me saying "Hello Governor, fine day it is outside isn't it. Care for a cup of tea?" In a shitty British accent

400 notes and I'll Start writing Lifesaver from the beginning

500 Notes and I'll write 3 new J&R scenes

700 Notes and I'll organize my papers

800 Notes and I'll do smash or pass with houses on Zillow

1000 Notes and I'll Start outlining an actual plot for J&R

1300 Notes, and I'll make a few(2-6) pages of Marril's Journal for you

1500 Notes and I'll clean my room

2000 Notes and I will make a fully improvised fake nature Documentary about Flowers with zero research

PLEASE don't spam too hard?

[writers-potion]

Writing Female Fighters

The Heroine Must. Fight.

Today's female protagonists cannot sit on the side crying and breaking down or whimpering as the battle ensues.

Readers want to see autonomous female fighters who can at least defense themselves with courage and adequate skill.

Not all women are the same, but the heroine should get her butt moving.

Less Muscle, but More Flexibilty

The average woman is shorter than the average man, which makes it more difficult to wield a long sword or slam something down on the opponent's head.

A woman who works out can plausibly be stronger than a male couch potato, but if her male counterpart works out as much as her, the man is going to be much stronger.

On the other hand, the center of gravity in a woman's body is lower than a man's which makes it harder to knock her off her feet.

She is also more flexible, which gives her advantage in grappling fights, making use of complex landscapes, or deflecting blows.

A woman's small size can also be an advantage if her opponent has only ever trained with male opponents. His big hands might not get a good grip on her slender limbs.

In historical fiction, giving your heroine good muscule build can be tricky as exercise was generally considered harmful for women, with some exceptions for horseriding any maybe archery at best.

In such cases, make your heroine an accomplished dancer or an eager horsewoman, or the only girl whose father considered to be son replacement and thus, gave her a boy's education.

Women of lower classes who couldn't afford to be fashionably weak will be plausibly stronger, perhaps even more than an idle gentleman.

More Room for Negotiation, but Prolonged Ruthlessness

In the Suspense part of your fight scene, females are more likely to negotiate and talk more, strategically trying to descalate the situation rather than attacking on a momentary impulse.

Generally, women are less aggressive than men and remain level-headed longer than her male counterparts, opting for non-violent methods first before using force.

Exceptions apply if she is trying to protect her children (or someone who she cares for as a child). Mothers can be tigresses.

A female pre-fight conversation may be: "If you had not done so-and-so and betrayed me with so-and-so, we could have been good friends as I thought we would be." "What do you mean? It was in fact you who brought bad blood between us. I can still hear you laughing with so-and-so, taunting me, purposefully making me look bad -" "But that was so long ago! If you want me to say sorry about something so insignificant, you should have just said so: I'm sorry. There. Satisfied?" "Ha! I can't believe you say that so easily. You still don't get it, do you?" "Who's being petty and unreasonable now?"

A male pre-fight conversation will be shorter: "Who's the coward now?" "You're wrong." "Prove it." "Bastard."

Compared to men, it will take more time for a woman's fight hormones (adrenaline, neurotransmitters and such) to kick in.

She would be slower to engage initially, throwing reluctant punches and thinking, but she'll grow more and more violent and lose all rational thought and compassion, and once she's in full flow, may not stop even when her opponent begs for mercy.

When writing a male-female duo, you can show him going for the first blow while she observes and strategizes first. When he's past his peak and panting, she is flying about left and right. Later when the tension wears off and she becomes wobbly and teary, she can rely on him to have recovered faster and distract other teammates so that they won't see her cry.

Plausible Skills and Backstory

In many cultures and time periods, the general attitude of society towards girls is that they have no place in fist fights or martial arts, unlike how it is encouraged for boys of the same age. So if your heroine has physical prowess that surpasses typical 'fitness' or is hidden, build a backstory of how she's obtained it.

For modern heroines, it can be as simple as signing her up for martial arts classes or yearly membership at the local gym. For historical fiction or girls with strict 'feminine' upbringing, it can be trickier.

It can be related to profession: maybe she was an erotic wrestler, catfighter, or an assasin who thought killing was more honorable than prostitution. They may have dabbles with it for a short time and is now trying to hide their past from their respectable employer or fiance.

It can be family backstory: Perhaps her mother was an accomplished martial artist or she had to fend for younger siblings on the streets from an early age. Maybe she was the only girl in a family of many boys who refused to be the punching bag.

Inexperienced Female Fighters

A woman with no fighting experience or training is likely to resort to one of these on instinct:

Try to talk herself out of the situation, attempting to persuade or negotiate for her life.

Grab something to use as a weapon. This instinct seems to be stronger for women than it is in men.

Use her hands to try and break free, or kick (often wth little success)

Pull hair

Scratch.

In a serious fight, pulling hair and scratching won't be helpful, except when the police come to find her body, they would find the opponent's DNA under her fingernails.

Plausible Weapons and Clothing

All of the above applies to scenes where both parties have no weapons, or has the bare minimum (like one dagger each).

Weapons are equalizers, and if your heroine is pointing a gun at her opponent she will definitely NOT hesitate to be the one to shoot first.

When giving your female character a weapon, choose one she can plausibly use. It would take an unusually brawny woman to wield a great medieval longsword.

For historical fiction, give your heroine something she'll plausibly own. Swords and firearm were a no-go for women, but archery was borderline acceptable.

For clothing starters, you definitely CAN NOT dress her in a tight miniskirt and chainmail bra with long, flowy hair and multiple silver chockers. Unless she's trying to seduce her way into her opponent's bedroom, and he has a chainmail bra fetish.

A practical heroine will have her thighs covered, preferably with leather but at least with fabric, since a lot of blood flows through the thighs and a slash would be critical.

She'll keep her hair tied, tucked under a helmet, braided back, etc. so that it won't impede her vision.

She'll support her breasts with a strong sport bra. In a historical eprioid, she'll either tie her breasts tight with a fabric bandage or support them with some kind of leather corset.

Invent a female version of male fighter clothing of the time you are writing about if it doesn't exist.

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[bunnis-monsters]

If you interact with me and you’re under 18, I WILL block you, and because you disrespected my wishes I won’t unblock you even after you turn 18.

I don’t want minors interacting with me, and by still doing so you are directly going and against my wishes and boundaries. It is disrespectful in nature.

So please, just wait until you’re an adult to follow mature themed blogs like mine. It will keep the blog writers safe, and help keep you safe as well.

[lannegarrett]

Me, the writer with over 50 abandoned works in progress: I have another idea!

[iz-nomewrites]

Writing is a way to scream the words you cannot say.

[words-on-pa-per]

“The similarity between angels and humans is that they were both forged to fall. Wanting is natural. And wanting is all that demons are.”

[writing-with-sophia]

Fantasy names for characters

Eldrinth: this name carries an air of mystery and magic.

Seraphina: grace and celestial beauty.

Dravenor: strength and darkness.

Lythandra: enchantment and elegance.

Aravon: heroic and noble.

Morgana: mysticism and intrigue.

Zephyrion: connection to the wind and nature.

Valeria: strength and resilience.

Eldric: wisdom and power.

Selene: associated with the moon and its mysteries.

Orion: the stars and the night sky. This is also the name of a famous hunter in Greek mythology.

Aveline: an elegant and refined quality.

Magnus: power and authority.

Elowen: connection to nature and the mystical.

Soren: mysterious and enigmatic nature.

Lumiara: light and radiance.

Asher: resilience and determination.

Morwen: mysterious and enchanting quality.

Evander: noble and heroic nature.

Elara: grace and elegance.

[akwardsilince]

Person A: "In a different world, we could've been great friends."

Person B: "..."

Person B: "You think so (ˊᵒ̴̶̷̤ ꇴ ᵒ̴̶̷̤ˋ) 👉👈????"

[byoldervine]

I've been writing fanfic for a long time, but now I want to write real stories. Do you have any tips?

First off, fanfics absolutely are ‘real stories’ - just because you’re not starting from original grounds doesn’t mean it’s not valid writing. That said, I’ve written plenty of shitty fanfic in my time, so I can definitely help out here

1. The full transition. I once wrote a fic and realised “Hey, if I change a few names here and there, I’d actually have an entirely original story”. Now I’m 66K words and counting into Byoldervine and you’d never guess that it was ever inspired by that specific fandom. You really can just take your fics and tweak them into something original

2. New everything. In fanfic, the world and the characters in it are already pre-established; if you’re reading fanfiction about a piece of media, you’re almost definitely gonna be familiar with said media. You don’t have to introduce new characters or explain the world to us, we already know, so we can just get straight in - but this doesn’t work in original stories, where the reader is new to everything. Remember that you have to do more explaining and add more descriptions in original writing than in fanfic

3. Action-packed. In fanfic, everyone is already emotionally invested in the characters, so slice of life and downtime is much easier to get to without it feeling boring. In an original work, however, the reader needs a balance of high and low tension in order to emotionally connect to the character. Looking into internal conflict (the problems that are going on within your character's mind or within their social circle) vs external conflict (the problems that are directly linked to the plot) can help you with this, but in general you need to balance high tension that shows us the excitement and the suspense and the fun stuff with low tension that shows us why we care about all of it beyond it just being cool

All in all, though, there isn't a huge ton of difference between original and fic writing, as far as I've picked up on. Mostly just cases of more blatant tropes or cliches or something like that, and it's not necessarily a bad thing for those to pop up in original works. Just have fun and put your heart into it like you would with your fics and you can't go wrong

[thearchmanofgreenfield]

discovered this old gem of a post from my early days on twitter. Just more proof as to the fact that I have not changed at all.

[catfayssoux]

[humanizationofit]

I can't fw sane people in literature if the writer is isn't slightly questionable I don't care abt what they have to say

[writers-potion]

Writing Male Fighters

Body Language

Before they start fighting, they will communicate a lot through body language, either conscious or subconscious.

Standing with legs apart, elbows out to the side, shoulders aquared, chin thrust forward and up, hcest inflated and turned full front to his opponent, piercing stare. These cures are intended to make him bigger.

He may hook his hands into his belt, framing his genitals.

Subtly stretching his neck or spine.

Stepping close up to the other, invading the other person's personal space. The one who steps back will "lose" - when this happens, we know that fists will be flying soon.

Skills

When writing a scene from a male point of view, don't make the mistake of writing a detail about basic fighting skills (like landing a fist in the opponent's jaw). For a man (on average) who probably learnt to box in his playground days - it would be better to let the moves come naturally.

For fancier skills (like weapons handling or martial arts), you may explain in fuller detail so that your readers can follow what's happening.

Weapons

Men often have a special relationship with their weapon: very personal, almost intimate. The weapon may serve as a symbol of his power, masculinity and reflect his self-image, even.

The hero may be seen cleaning, repairing, oiling his weapon, bragging about it or comparing it with others'.

Men Against Women

Most men are reluctant to hurt a woman. This instinct is often hard-wired into them, even in martial arts school that pride themselves on gender equality.

While there is no biological reason for sparing a a female fighter - only the sense of good old chivalry - you can show your villain hesitate for a second or hit less hard when a see a woman coming for him.

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[pen-pain-poetry]

Writing To Each Other

back and forth, writing each other, writing for each other, writing to each other,

people read your poems and wonder who is your muse, or to whom messages are, or this declarations of love, it is me who knows that they are, for me, to me.

people who reads my poems wonder for whom i have written this, this promises, this unshakeable trust my words are soaked in, it is only you who knows, that every untitled poem's title is you.

you cant hide the sun, no matter how hard you try, one day they'll draw parallels between your words and mine, they will find keys of my mazes in your poems, and everyone will know, cause answer is obvious, but until then we will keep writing, back and forth, writing each other, writing for each other, writing to each other.

©Pen_Pain_Poetry

[the-ellia-west]

WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE FROM ME PLS TELL ME, I AM RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS

[graceless-writing]

“How’s your WIP going?”

"Have you made any progress?”

“How close are you to being done?”