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Light can be found in even the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light

— Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix

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worked on my outline today 

If you wrote today…

Reblog this. This is your badge of honor. You did good. I’m proud of you.

Recognize when you’ve kicked butt. Stop getting down on yourself when you don’t write and acknowledge when you do.

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Looking for a fantasy character template

I found this template here on Tumblr but after adding a few things and filling it out I found my characters becoming more and more real. Name:

Nickname:

Reason for name:

Birthday:

Age:

Gender:

Place of birth:

Places lived since:

Parents’ names, backgrounds, occupations:

Number of siblings:

Relationship with family (close? estranged?):

Happiest memory:

Childhood trauma:

Children of his/her own?:

If so, relationship with their mother/father?:

Age he/she gave birth/became a father:

PHYSICAL

Height:

Weight:

Build:

Nationality:

Disabilities (physical or mental, including mental illnesses):

Complexion (freckles, acne, skin tone, birthmarks):

Face shape:

Distinguishing facial features:

Hair color:

Usual hairstyle:

Eye color:

Glasses? Contacts?:

Style of dress/typical outfit(s):

Typical style of shoes:

Health (is this person usually sick? or very resilient?):

Grooming (does she/he wear makeup? shower daily? wear only clean clothes? pluck her eyebrows?):

Jewelry? Tattoos? Piercings?:

Accent?:

Unique mannerisms/physical habits (bites nails, talks with hands, taps feet when restless):

Athletic?:

INTELLECT

Level of education (high school drop out, undergrad BA/BS, Ph.D., MD, etc.):

Level of self-esteem:

Gifts/talents:

Shortcomings:

Style of speech (loud, mumbler, articulate, etc.):

“Left brain” or “right brain” thinker?:

Artistic?:

Mathematical?:

Makes decisions based mostly on emotions, or on logic?:

Neuroses:

Life philosophy:

Religious stance:

Cautious or daring?:

Most sensitive about/vulnerable to:

Optimist or pessimist?:

Extrovert or introvert?:

Level of comfort with technology:

RELATIONSHIPS

Current marital/relationship status:

Sexual orientation:

Past relationships:

The primary reason for being broken up with:

Primary reasons for breaking up with people:

Level of sexual experience:

The story of the first kiss (if any–if not, how does he/she want it to happen?):

The story of loss of virginity (if any–if not, how does he/she want it to happen, if at all?):

A social person? (popular, loner, some close friends, makes friends and then quickly drops them):

Most comfortable around (person):

Oldest friend:

How does he/she think others perceive him/her?:

How do others actually perceive him/her?:

VOCATION

Profession:

Past occupations:

Passions:

Attitude towards current job:

Attitude towards current coworkers, bosses, employees:

Salary:

SECRETS

(Every character–no matter how minor–should always have secrets!)

Phobias:

Life goals:

Dreams:

Greatest fears:

Most ashamed of:

Most embarrassing thing ever to happen to him/her:

Compulsions:

Obsessions:

Secret hobbies:

Secret skills:

Past sexual transgressions:

Crimes committed (and was he/she caught? charged?):

What he/she most wants to change about his/her current life:

What he/she most wants to change about his/her physical appearance:

DETAILS/QUIRKS

Daily routine:

Night owl or early bird?:

Light or heavy sleeper?:

Favorite food:

Least favorite food:

Favorite book:

Least favorite book:

Favorite movie:

Least favorite movie:

Favorite song:

Least favorite song:

Coffee or tea?:

Crunchy or smooth peanut butter?:

Type of car he/she drives (or wishes he/she drove):

Lefty or righty?:

Favorite color:

Cusser?:

Smoker? Drinker? Drug user?:

Biggest regret:

Pets?:

Fantasy

Power( if any):

Limitations( on or off switch):

What does it feel like:

Verb( don’t just say she/he wielded her power):

Can it hurt someone:

What is the most amazing thing done with power:

Biggest regret white using power( did they kill someone):

What do other people think about power:

What does character think of power:

How common is this power:

Can it be taught( people that don’t have it, can they learn it)  

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5 Things I’ve I’ve Learned While Writing My First Manuscript

Hello and welcome to my first blog post! I’m Laura – an aspiring writer, as you may have guessed by the title of this post – and I, like many others, have made a lot of horrible mistakes and revelations with my first manuscript. While I’m only halfway through my first draft, being the masochistic, self-embarrassing person that I am, I thought I’d share what those lessons were.

1.      The first line is hard.

It’s even harder when you put all this pressure on it that you really don’t need. It’s just a collection of words, just like the rest of the novel.

Don’t fret.

2.     Don’t go back and edit.

There were so many times when I finished a chapter or a scene and then realized: Shit. That’s not how I mapped that character. Or, oh my god, I just missed out a HUGELY important part of that character’s backstory.

What I’ve learned is that it’s the hardest but the best thing you can do for your novel to just. Keep. Pushing. Through.

You’ve got to grit your teeth and remember that this is what second drafts are for, because if you go back and rewrite something every time you notice a mistake, you’ll never finish the stupid thing.

3.     Outlines can be really fun. Or they can be torture.

This lesson is kind of unavoidable as a newbie writer. If you’ve never outlined your book before, you won’t know what sort of outline you like. So you could get 20,000 words into the story (like me), realize you screwed up your outline because you did it on Word instead of post-it notes, and lose your damn mind.

“Why is everything so disorganized!?” You scream, before slamming your head against the keyboard for the millionth time.

Take a deep breath. Stop writing. Redo your freaking outline.

4.     Finish ALL character construction before you start writing.

I didn’t take this step seriously because I didn’t take my writing seriously in the beginning; it was just something I was dabbling in which I hadn’t done in years.

But if you’re considering writing a novel, you have to finish all your character construction 100% before you can start the novel.

A lot of my characters have half-finished outlines. So sadly, I’m gonna have to take a break from all the fun writing I’ve been doing to map them out halfway through the story.

5.     Don’t be too hard on yourself.

I’m actually pretty good at remembering this lesson, but I think every writer finds it invaluable.

You don’t need to be the next F. Scott Fitzgerald in the writing world to have an incredible work in your hands – or, well, your head.

Remember that it’s okay to make the above mistakes, and many more (seriously, I could list hundreds). Just push the negative thoughts away for a moment, and keep tapping at that keyboard. Good things are bound to come out of it if you work hard enough.

So that’s all I’ve got to say on the subject. I’m sure I’ll have plenty more to talk about once my novel is finished and once I move onto the editing phase for my novel. Thanks for reading this far and I’d love to hear some feedback!

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Following Spree

My dash is dead, so I’m going on a following spree! If you’re a writer, please like or reblog and I’ll check you out! Need to freshen up the old dash 😄

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One day you come across this odd formation of rocks that just so happens to house a serin behind them. you take a quick glance and see a hand you blink and it’s gone. you go look behind the rocks not caring if your pants get wet, what you see startles you a serin is wrapped up in an old fishing net, but the worst part is the fact that the rope is red from her blood. 

what would you do 

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So excited I love TSC can’t wait for TSS

How long did it take you to write TSC? And is TSS going to be in Tobias’s point of view or someone else’s (Delphi’s)? (Sorry if you’ve already answered this. It’s the first time I’ve sent in a question to you.😊)

About 3 years from conception to publication.

TSS is the tournament from Leila’s perspective. 

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Happiness can be found in even the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light

Albus Dumbledore 

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I have only read the first chapter but I absolutely love it. This story is rather new but don’t let that hold you back, the author said that if her story does well she would be happy to post more 

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One day I hope  that pain will not exist but will be a memory only the old remeber. My question is when will the pain end.

projectile kindness.

“seeing and experiencing so much hate and pain made me physically sick – so sick in fact I promised the world from that day on I would only vomit flowers until there were so many that hate and pain were merely distant memories.”

– K-L.T

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To healthy relationships, the people in ‘em, the people seeking them, and the people writing them 🥂 #quote #quotes #writersofinstagram #writerquotes #romancequotes