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no, spotify, i don't want to use ai to "turn my ideas into playlists". i already fucking do that with my brain and hands and i do it for fun. what, should i get ai to pet my cat for me? to play my silly games for me? to spend time with my beautiful wife for me? how about i rend you asunder

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2 type-a's walk into a room, diametrically opposed, foes.

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yuh i'm seeing Wicked the musical the Broadway show tomorrow, anything I need to do to prepare?

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My prof likes to assign "reflections", fully playing into my cognitive schema of a reflection and then the assignment will be a full ass essay that I cannot complete in a single sitting.

#justcallitanessay

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WEBSITES FOR WRITERS {masterpost}

E.A. Deverell - FREE worksheets (characters, world building, narrator, etc.) and paid courses;

Rach Academia - FREEBIES (workbook, notion template, games, challenges, etc.);

Hiveword - Helps to research any topic to write about (has other resources, too);

BetaBooks - Share your draft with your beta reader (can be more than one), and see where they stopped reading, their comments, etc.;

Charlotte Dillon - Research links;

Writing realistic injuries - The title is pretty self-explanatory: while writing about an injury, take a look at this useful website;

One Stop for Writers - You guys... this website has literally everything we need: a) Description thesaurus collection, b) Character builder, c) Story maps, d) Scene maps & timelines, e) World building surveys, f) Worksheets, f) Tutorials, and much more! Although it has a paid plan ($90/year | $50/6 months | $9/month), you can still get a 2-week FREE trial;

One Stop for Writers Roadmap - It has many tips for you, divided into three different topics: a) How to plan a story, b) How to write a story, c) How to revise a story. The best thing about this? It's FREE!

Story Structure Database - The Story Structure Database is an archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points;

National Centre for Writing - FREE worksheets and writing courses. Has also paid courses;

Penguin Random House - Has some writing contests and great opportunities;

Crime Reads - Get inspired before writing a crime scene;

The Creative Academy for Writers - "Writers helping writers along every step of the path to publication." It's FREE and has ZOOM writing rooms;

Reedsy - "A trusted place to learn how to successfully publish your book" It has many tips, and tools (generators), contests, prompts lists, etc. FREE;

QueryTracker - Find agents for your books (personally, I've never used this before, but I thought I should feature it here);

Pacemaker - Track your goals (example: Write 50K words - then, everytime you write, you track the number of the words, and it will make a graphic for you with your progress). It's FREE but has a paid plan;

Save the Cat! - The blog of the most known storytelling method. You can find posts, sheets, a software (student discount - 70%), and other things;

I hope this is helpful for you!

Also, don't forget to check my gumroad shop, where you can find plenty of FREEBIES (from notion templates for writers to workbooks and sheets).

-> Check out my freebies

Happy writing! <3

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obsessed with my book again

#thinkingaboutwhatmyocswouldwearatthepremierofthemoviebasedonmybook

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"Trust the readers" is my motto since I just pray they have schemas of all these places already like I do.

Writing is all fun and games until you have to describe a room.

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USEFUL WEBSITES FOR WRITERS

Writing With Color: Helps with writing about culture, ethnicity, and religion. Overall, it gives advice on how to write about diversity.

Name Generator: As the name says, it helps you build names for your characters. Very useful if you cannot think of names for your characters!

KathySteinemann: The 'archive.pdf' section helps you with synonyms in case you struggle to find the right word for your sentences (also to avoid using redundant words).

Spwickstrom: Similar to the previous one, this one provides grammar tips. Extremely helpful when finding phrases, verbs, conjunctions, adjectives, and so on.

Servicescape: The perfect website if you're experiencing writer's block. It provides writing prompts. It helps you spark creativity when it comes to writing.

reblog to help other writers !!

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thank god anything at all useful is being torn down and made illegal so that the computer can just be a box you turn on to watch ads for fake phone games

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like rice+broccoli+cheese? classic. potato+cheese+sausage? hearty. egg+beans+potatoes+ham? breakfast.

just sharing how casseroles are super cheap and easy and you can pack whatever into them and they usually taste delicious. I think it took me awhile this year to fully appreciate them and build a few mental recipes, but i love them. They last for a whole week, which in college is what i want my food to do.

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just sharing how casseroles are super cheap and easy and you can pack whatever into them and they usually taste delicious. I think it took me awhile this year to fully appreciate them and build a few mental recipes, but i love them. They last for a whole week, which in college is what i want my food to do.

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For all you worldbuilders out there, I don't know if you know, but r/worldbuilding on Reddit made this Google Doc with a ton of resources they gathered. Thought that might help some of you.

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I made my list into a little generator thing lol

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deviated septum

I broke my nose yesterday. The doctors put it into place Asked if they would pierce it while I wait And I couldn’t feel a thing The metal in between my eyes and my teeth, inverted ravine

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The longest list of noun names you’ll ever see

Here is an ever-growing list of noun names + nicknames. Suggest some more in the doc or in any way you wish.

(Seriously come get ya’lls noun names this is like the longest list ever)

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This has all been said before

When a soft boy squeezes you so tight And he's got a grass field inside And red in his eyes But he says he love you With such conviction Only an unfiltered mind could've willed it Hes smiling at me like life's nothing but a joke And I'm it's punchline Uncynical, a pinnacle Convergence My needs, your wants They meet