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They don't happen like they used to.

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yep, and women's shelters, alternative schools, ect. we could use old buildings for so much more.

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We got three fortune cookies at the Panda Express and joked that the third represented us as a couple. Well, I opened it today and it said "Go With Your Gut".

Damnit, Cause I think it's great and were cool, but I'd been feeling like maybe we bring out the worst in each other.

stupid universe signs.

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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