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Do you have any tips for how to slow down time in a story?

How to slow down time

To slow down time in your story you need to use a mix of different writing ingredients: you need different descriptions that capture the reader in the moment as well as internal monologue and different sentence structures.

Detailed Descriptions:

Sensory Details: Use the five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch to describe what the character is seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, and tasting in intricate detail.

Detailed Observations: Zoom in on small, often overlooked details. The sound a tea cup makes as it hits the ground, the way an expression on a character's face changes, the turning of heads as someone enters the room.

Slow Motion: Manipulate the time by describing how it feels like slow motion to the characters: "Time slowed down, and it felt as if the whole of humanity had decided to stop breathing for a moment."

Physical Reactions: A detailed description of the physical aspects of a scene. The movements a character makes, how their gaze turns, their breathing changes, their body begins to shake.

Psychological Aspects: Focus on the anxiety of a character looking at a clock that never seems to move, their nervousness seeping out of them

Internal Monologue:

Memories and Flashbacks: Add context by showing memories or flashbacks that relate to the situation.

Pondering: Let the character reflect on the situation, their feelings and their plan for the next steps. Let the reader explore the character's inner life.

Dialogue:

Reduced Dialogue: Dialogue brings a scene into real time. Use it thoughtfully and sparringly, with lots of inner thoughts and reactions in between.

Silence: Make use of silence between the characters which can be filled with more descriptions.

Language:

Smaller Steps: Write out each action taken, no matter how small, and focus on describing each step that happens.

Control Pacing: Use your sentence structure to create long descriptions that slow it down, and short, impactful ones to pick up the pace if needed for a moment.

More: Masterpost: How to write a story

- Jana

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Dear Friend

My friend is quiet but speaks not without Turn. Her mind is blunt, not cold, much amount. she stalks the wood and guards the beasts within, helping travelers and enemies thin Body be cursed and shadows eat her live, she has the will and strength to survive the hell she has been given by her pride and spreads her goodwill here, there far and wide. Ranger and mage, an aid to all she meets but companionship she hardly may greet. Alone in the wood she grew, alone is all she knew. How drow, how sad, how tres mis. But with me by her side, she'll never found With me by her side, she'll never go down. I am her smile, her sparkle, her cheer. Yes, dear friend, I will always be quite near.

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A Black Heart is Sorrow

A black heart is sorrow. A black heart is grief. And yet, I feel relief.

You mean it in kind. It’s very sweet. I’m very glad that we got to meet.

My heart is all aflutter. Odd, I thought it could no longer feel. So, is this real?

I giggle and wiggle. “Hehe” and “oh my”s. Keep looking at me with those eyes.

Capture my heart and ensnare my mind. Is this love I find?

It can’t be. It’s too soon. I am inconstant like the moon.

Will I feel this way later? Am I jumping the gun? Please let these feelings be not none.

A black heart is sorrow. A black heart is grief. And yet, I feel relief.

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Sorry to break it to you, but it's not going to write itself. So you might as well get to work.

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Basic rules for analysing fiction, an incomprehensive list jotted down in a hurry:

The protagonist isn’t always right

The protagonist isn’t always good

The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable

The narrator isn’t always right

The narrator isn’t always good

The narrator isn’t always telling the truth

The narrator isn’t always the author

The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap

Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say

Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say

A lot of the time the curtains are blue for a reason. If they aren’t, you should read better books

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Dungeons and Dragons: A new generation.

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Aesthetic Dividers for Fics & Masterlists

edit: as of 11/20/23 this will no longer be updated - please go to @saradika-graphics for requests & new resources!

AESTHETIC - CELESTIAL

— Stars & Space | Sun

— Stars & Space | Moon

— Stars & Space | Planets

— Stars & Space | Purple

AESTHETIC - FLORAL

— Bees/Honey/Flowers

— Cherry Blossom / Peach

— Dark Romantic Florals

— Daisies

— Fall Florals

— Cute Flowers

— Pastel Floral

— Pastel Green & Blue Florals / Navy Blue

— Red Poppies

— Roses/Chains / Gothic Roses

— Sunflowers

AESTHETIC - HEARTS

— Black Hearts

— Hearts

— Heartbeat Dividers

— Lilac Hearts

— Pastel Blue Hearts

AESTHETIC - OTHER

— 50’s Neon Diner

— Art Deco (Blue Version)

— Beige Daggers

— Black and Grey

— Black & Red Grunge

— Blue & Yellow Dividers

— Blue & Orange Feathers

— Christmas & Winter

— Citrus

— Cottagecore / Dark Academia

— Cowboy (part ii) (dark) (space)

— Cute Pastel

— Ghostface

— Halloween

— Maroon & Purple

— Mothman

— Ocean | Part ii

— Orange & Green Dividers

— Pale Pink Dividers

— Pink/Coquette

— Pizza/Spaghetti

— Purple, Pink & Blue Dividers

— Rain/Storm

— Ravens/Moons/Roses

— Red/Black Scroll Work

— Red & Yellow Dividers

— Smutty | Pastel

— Taylor Swift (Folklore)

— Vampires

— Warm Grey Dividers

— Werewolves

— Windows/Webcore

FANDOM

— Across the Spider-Verse | Hobie

— Alice in Wonderland

— Boba Fett (Star Wars)

— Clone Trooper/Star Wars

— Fennec Shand

— FNAF

— Lightsabers (Star Wars) / Part 2

— Silmarillion/Tolkien & Lord of the Rings

— Sith-Inspired Dividers (Star Wars)

— Stardew Valley | Part ii

✨(Everything was made in and using Canva - so definitely check that app out if you’re looking to make your own! Here, here, here and here are some tips on using the app / making graphics if you haven’t before!) (and credit is not required but a reblog would be great if you use! 💕) ✨

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Prompt 4: Lake House

Using @creativepromptsforwriting's May Writing Prompts.

Credits to @saradika for the border. Definitely using it for future use

A cabin sits at the foot of a lake, the smell of the water wafting throughout. I step outside, stretching as the hot sun beats down on me. It's a nice day, better than yesterday's doom and gloom. The smell of last night's rain remains in the air but my nose still breathes it in. I approach the shore of the lake and take a seat by the water's edge. The ducks are out, gliding gracefully on the surface. Other birds are up and flying about as well, chirping happy little songs and plucking worms. I sigh, smiling. "Good morning."

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Prompt 3: Golden Hour

Using @creativepromptsforwriting's May Writing Prompts.

Credits to @saradika for the border. Definitely using it for future use

There is a reason why that time of day is called golden hour. Quite literally, it's a golden hour. One hour, a whole sixty minutes of the sun rising and setting - waving hello and goodbye to the sky as it starts and ends the day. It's beautiful; the sun shining brilliantly. What would it be like if you experienced it with someone special? I'd imagine it would be quite romantic. The two of us outside, the soft breeze flowing through our hair and tickling our skin. Then, you'd turn to me and ask me a question. To which, I respond, "Yes."

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Prompt 2: Adventure

Using @creativepromptsforwriting's May Writing Prompts.

Credits to @saradika for the border.

What does adventure mean to you? How does it make you feel? To me, adventure is dripping your toes into the ocean of the unknown and immediately running back to shore. It's that rush of nerves and the tingling sensation running through your veins. You know at some point, you have to step into the water to start your hero's journey. Yet, you refuse the call to adventure anyway, no matter how sweetly the tides entice you. Maybe you're afraid of what lies beyond the beach or what creeping thing hides below the water's surface. Still, unfortunately, you must dive.

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Prompt 1: Strawberry

Using @creativepromptsforwriting's May Writing Prompts.

Credits to @saradika for the border. Definitely using it for future use

Strawberries are a special type of fruit. It's sweet and refreshing, much like the coming of spring. After the final flake of snow falls from the sky and the sun officially greets the awaiting grass, nature is reborn; a perfect time to introduce new plants to your garden. Like strawberries -- you can't have a garden without strawberries. The taste of the berry itself is nostalgic, a sweet memory from childhood before everything went wrong. A loving reminder that maybe, you'll be alright in the end. The world may change but the one constant is the sweet taste of a strawberry.

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feeling called out today

credit: _ADWills

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Writing Tip: Identifying Your Unique Style

When it comes to writing styles, understand what works for others might not work for you and vice versa. Now, when it comes to writing, the first thing we want to do is get the basics down. That's crucial. But once you have that, you might be wondering how far you have to go when it comes to your style of writing? Now, we've talked about always striving to do better, but another thing to understand is remember to find a style you are comfortable with.

I write very descriptive, I like to use metaphors and similes a lot. Does that mean you need to as well? Not at all. It's my style of writing, it's what works for me. Don't look at other writers' material and feel like you need to replicate their standards. Find a style you are comfortable with. Find what works for you. This isn't just something to remember in writing but in life itself.

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That feeling when you do write and post it but barely anyone reads it so you start thinking that your original works are not enough or the fandoms you cover are too niche and you lose the passion to write but you feel like you have to keep posting for what little audience you do have, so now you're stuck in a vicious cycle that only further drowns you in despair.