#strange poet

[strange-poet]

One of the worst things about being nd with special interests that have problematic undertones or creators is that you get SO ATTACHED and can't let go. I HATE jkr, but her book series had been incredibly influential in my life, finding people like me, and discovering my interests. No matter how much I try, i will NEVER be able to just forget, i don't think i will ever move on. And That goes for many other things, for example: Even Though Rick Riordan has been very tone deaf towards the current situation for the Palestinian people, but I still watch the show, because I can't let go, these books series, shows, etc have been influential in my life, and have become special interests. Because of this flaw of mine, I end up becoming the evil person, because even if I don't support the actions of the people I'm reading the material of, I'm still supporting them financially, and it sucks. I want to move on, I want to forget, I want to be NORMAL...but I can't...because I'm not normal.

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish

[jvledrn]

In English we say "I miss you" but in the language of poetry we say "A vacant space where once you stood. Your absence, a haunting solitude"

[thewriteblrlibrary]

Random writing tips that work strangely well #3

This was an accident.

But in my attempt to create a character that overthinks so much that reality happens in the background/through a very heavy lens....

I ended up following a lot of writing advice, it improved my writing, and I have an overthinking character! (Although this works for pretty much every type of character, just edit the writing style to your needs.)

In essence:

Give your character a lens with which they view the world. For my character, they are a storyteller and will make a story about the clouds and the wind. For a character that has a deep knowledge about... physics and statistics for example, might make metaphors to that and notice such things more often

But don't stop it at just interests! If you can combine the lens with the internal conflict (desires, fears, current perception of the world) It has a whole layer of depth.

~What does this new information mean to the character? ~

For example, you can have the musician character notice the sounds of everyone's voices, and that will reveal what the musician character thinks of others.

You can have a character that's analytic try to decode their sensory perceptions and try to figure out what they are feelings and why. They may spend a lot of time trying to figure out their past and what specific moments made them the way they are, and they might do the same for others. This will reveal that the analytic character cares a lot about knowing everything and they might be scared to leave things up to chance/unexplained.

Jealous characters will see other people's achievements and either downplay those achievements or try to imagine themselves surpassing them. (The 'smart child' that's slowly falling behind anyone?)

AND MY BEST ADVICE IS TO PRACTICE WRITING THIS BEFORE YOU START INCORPERATING IT INTO YOUR WIP! For me, I would plot like crazy then... kind of go off the rails in my actual writing. Then I'd get upset that my writing didn't match my ideas.

And it's okay! Getting to know your character takes time.

What works for me is to write some loose notes down, then I'll do some practice snippets. Random ideas with no coherent structure or events... it's just practice for the character.

Backstory also helps! (and it doesn't necessarily have to be tragic... just informative to the character on how they should navigate the world)

If you have your character reacting and analyzing what is happening to them and what they are going to do about it, then pretty much every type of paragraph (scene description, describing another character, actions etc.) are going to be a lot more fun to read and write!

And as always - the best writing methods are the ones that work for you, take what you need, modify it for your wip, or make something up on your own. There's no need to take advice as the end all be all!

Additional resources under cut

[strange-poet]

Give a helping hand if you can

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[relicsongmel]

Thinking about Iris being blindsided by her love for Phoenix.

Iris feeling nothing for him at first, only dating him to prevent yet another needless death and even more blood on her sister's hands.

Iris seeing his earnestness and dedication to becoming a lawyer for his friend and being profoundly moved by it.

Iris asking Phoenix to return the bottle necklace less and less often because him doing so would mean her losing the greatest joy she had ever felt outside of her love for her sister.

Iris overthinking her own happiness when she's with Phoenix because this wasn't supposed to happen.

Iris stifling her love for Phoenix because she feels guilty for it.

Iris knowing her love is doomed to fail.

Iris feeling sick to her stomach when Dahlia expresses to her exactly how much of a nuisance she thinks Phoenix is and how things would be so much easier for her if she just got rid of him.

Iris debating if her love for Phoenix is worth dismantling the lie she's created.

Iris debating if her love for Phoenix is worth more than her own life.

Iris debating if her love for Phoenix is worth more than her sister's life.

Iris thinking her love will forever remain unsaid after Dahlia frames Phoenix for murder.

Iris seeing Phoenix again five years later in a cruel twist of fate and fearing her love will be discovered...and soundly rejected.

Iris seeing Phoenix again five years later in a cruel twist of fate and fearing her love will be discovered...but not rejected.

Iris fearing that she will be loved despite her love.

Iris fearing she will be seen for all she is, in all her unmasked, cowardly, selfish glory...and accepted.

Iris being unable to imagine a fate more cruel than being loved after all she's done.

Iris being doomed by her love.

[voidic3ntity]

I yearn for something far more peaceful than my own mind.

[inkwell-chronicles]

In the midst of hell, keep going. Like a wave on the ocean, it will pass over in due time.

[autumnsunshine10]

Cherry on Top

Ocean between head and heart

Bermuda Triangle says hi

Nimbostratus on the horizon

I floss my smile while being tossed

Amid the surf's soothing sussurus

Lulled to dream and find myself

Lost in a paradise made for two

I become the cherry on top

Moonlight lambada

Keeping perfect time

Strange magic through line

[strange-poet]

doodles for the fun of it ya'know

[ganondoodle]

sometimes i wish i was one of those artist that make people go "this is a PAINTING???" or "with WHAT programm/medium???" but its just not what i can do or find fun :/

[rebelmoon69]

People are strange, when you’re a stranger.

— Jim Morrison ❤️

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

Palestinian poet, Refaat Alareer

[originalferal]

what people don't realise is that you can go from being "too young" to do what you want to being "too old" to do what you want in a matter of few years.

[pink-heart-writes]

life doesn't suck

situations do

life doesn't suck when you go to the beach

feeling sand on your feet and salty air on your face

life doesn't suck when you eat your favorite food

whatever that may be

or when you have space for dessert

life doesn't suck when you get to travel

seeing new people and experiencing things

life doesn't really suck at all

we may get ourselves in situations that do

but that's the beauty of it

we can also get ourselves out of them

and get to enjoy this weird, yet exciting roller coaster we call life

- nick <3 (finding beauty in the chaos of life)

[thechroniclesoforphic]

Perhaps they were right putting love into books. Perhaps it could not live anywhere else.

-William Faulkner.