#bookish stuffs

[fictionandfauna]

I have a story idea that I am so excited about but I am too scared to start writing it because:

What if it sucks and doesn’t live up to the expectations in my head

What if that then tarnishes the idea and I fall out of love with it or forget where it was supposed to go

How on earth do people take a burning idea and then make it as good, if not better, on the page?!

[sas-soulwriter]

How do we write characters authentically?

Hello, my dear writer! I assume we've all wondered at the beginning of our writing journey, "How do I find my own writing style? How do I stand out, and how do I make my characters sound authentic?" This post is dedicated precisely to the latter question. How do we write characters authentically?

Observe Different Personalities: Observe people of different age groups, from various cultural backgrounds, and with diverse life experiences. Pay attention to their language, gestures, and behaviors to develop a broad understanding of human diversity.

Take Time for Character Development: Invest time in developing your characters, including their background, motivations, goals, strengths, and weaknesses. The better you know your characters, the more authentically you can portray them.

Utilize Realistic Settings: Place your characters in realistic environments and situations that are recognizable to your readers. Describe the details of their surroundings, such as landscapes, buildings, clothing, and everyday items, to create a vibrant backdrop for your story.

Be Open to Change and Development: Allow your characters room for growth and change. People evolve over time based on their experiences and decisions. Permit your characters to learn from their mistakes, gain new insights, and undergo development.

Everyday SituationsAn additional tip is to place your character in various small situations, even if they are a fantasy figure. For instance, have your character order coffee. What happens if they encounter a ghost? What are their feelings about Christmas? Accompany them while shopping. How do they react when meeting their greatest hero? Describe everyday scenarios that aren't part of your official story but are meant for you to better understand your character.

[nerdy-cake]

JOMP book photo challenge | January 14 - so many books

Some pictures from my trip to Hay in 2022

[theletterboxstuff]

Cafe dates where we just sit lazily and eat some delicious food while having a detailed yapping session about any and every topic there is?!??!!?! yes, A hundred times yes!!!!

[rentedvsl]

one of my biggest writing icks is when the writer spends so much time trying to communicate the plot that they forget to develop meaningful relationships between their characters. theres no improbably tender moments, no redemption for the damned, no metaphors, no laughs shared between enemies. after consuming the media you leave with a ton of information but with no affection or ability to relate. some of the moments that we feel most deeply don't affect the plot & may appear pointless. but somewhere in that seemingly familiar scene theres a piece of you - or someone that you love - being unburied for a moment to be healed.

[skijumpingf1]

I am obsessed with maxton hall. Like it was soooo good. My expectations were pretty low (since German book adaptation usually suck) but I am blown away

[sanelyinsanemiss]

When someone says:

"Jo maza talab mein hai woh haasil mein kaha"

And I wrote :

"Ye jo mujhe pane ki talab haina tumhari, mujhe pa kar tum badal jaoge"

[literatureaesthetic]

why is bookstagram the most uninspiring place on the internet

[writersushiii]

oh to be snug in the pages of a book, a cup of coffee brewing atop the wood of a sunlit table

[troythecatfish]

[fictionandfauna]

Sometimes I think writers block isn’t real, and what we’re actually experiencing is a fear of inadequacy. What if we write and it’s bad? Or terrible? And no one reads it or cares? The reality of that is too awful to confront because the act of writing is like bleeding out onto the page so if we put ourselves through the pain of bloodletting and it’s all for nothing… what does that mean for us? What are we left with? So instead we’re are paralysed into inaction because not writing is safer than writing and risking our whole sense of self.

[nerdy-cake]

JOMP October book photo challenge | Day 17 - favorite library

Austrian National Library in Vienna

[bibisbooktalk]

Being a writer and not knowing what to write or where to start sucks. I want to make a living out of writing. It's been my dream since I was a child to become a published author. My style and writing preferences have changed through the years. I used to write more than I do now. I barely even open a book to read anymore.

I'm never happy about any ideas I get, never satisfied with anything I come up with, and I always end up stuck somewhere in the plotting stage. I wrote fanfictions from 2020 to 2022. I stopped when I found out all of my stories had been re-published in different fanfiction websites without my consent.

That didn't stear my dream, though, didn't change what I wanted. It encouraged me to start working more on my original work rather than fanfiction. However, my writing hasn't come smoothly since my days as a fanfic writer. My ideas were more frequent then, and I would spend hours and sleepless nights writing. Now I'm stuck staring at a blank page, trying to figure out what I want to achieve as a writer. Do I want to write fantasy or romance, YA or adult fiction. Do I want to make vampire novels my trademark or do I want to write fae romance.

How do I write about what I don't know? I lack a community where I can talk about my work, yet I am also afraid to share my ideas and find myself betrayed. Writing is more than just words on paper, yet writing has become meaningless words to me.

I'm pointlessly attempting to string sentences together, to create something worth it, something good, something groundbreaking, yet the words don't come, and nothing seems special enough or interesting enough. First drafts aren't meant to be good, but I feel like I'm running out of time. I can't even write a prologue.

"Start in the middle.", "Start with the action." But nothing comes to me. It is frustrating to be a writer and have no creativity at all. I've been imprisoned in this "writer's block" since 2022. So, what do I do? How do I figure out my story? How do I take control of the narrative? How can I love writing the way I used to again?

Novel writing will never stop being my dream, and I refuse to give up even through this endless fog. However, it doesn't stop me from wondering if I'm wasting my time. If writing was just once a brief hyperfixation—a dream never meant to be.

[boekenworm]

Hey, I'm Lucas, a Trans Nonbinary bookworm trying to find bookish blogs to follow.

PLEASE LIKE AND/OR REBLOG IF YOU'RE A TRANS SAFE BOOK BLOG THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT JKR IN ANY WAY

I'm tired of following bookish blogs and finding out they like Harry Potter.

I follow with @toeveryenemy

[bookaddict24-7]

📚 A Mountain of Books 📚