#weiting advice

[barbwritesstuff]

Hi, Barb! Aspiring writer here hoping to get some advice from you. While reading Blood Moon, I couldn't help but notice just how real and genuine the formable romantic relationships are. Even though the time span of the story isn't very long, the romance that forms doesn't seem the least bit implausible? How do you do that? Like, it's often way too common to have unrealistical depictions with stuff like "love at first sight" or something. But with the romance in Blood Moon, I can actually see it happening.

Thanks so much for the ask, anon. 💙

Unfortunately, I'm not 100% sure how to answer this. What worked for me might not work for you. Also, I think most of my advice is really generic. Still, I hope it helps.

1. Write romances that you would like to read. If you don't understand the appeal of a character or trope, you probably won't be able to do a good job writing it. All the romances in Blood Moon are based on romantic tropes/characters I personally like (the goofy best friend with a secret crush, the scary warrior who's actually really sweet and gentle beneath their hardened shell, etc). I didn't, for example, write a 'rich guy in a suit' romance option, or a 'second chance' romantic plotline because those aren't things I personally like (even though other people do, which is totally fine). So, focus on what you think is romantic, not what you think other people will like.

2. Read. I know this is super basic, but it's still some of the best writing advice out there. Read read read. You want to write romances? Read romances. Can't afford books? Libraries are free. Don't have a library? Read free stuff online. A03 is HUGE. If you read something you like, try to figure out why you like it. If you read something and don't like it, try to figure out what went wrong.

3. Don't wait until chapter six to introduce half your romance options. This is probably one of my biggest mistakes in Blood Moon. Shawnie, Roe, and Farro's romantic routes were much harder to write because I introduced them so late. Don't make the same mistake I did.

4. Make the romantic characters interesting, fun and/or compelling in a way that has nothing to do with romance. Marco ranted about octopus sex and became the most popular RO in Blood Moon for months. Carrie fans always tell me they love how she uses meanness to mask her fear. Sergi exploded in popularity after he experienced a shared trauma with the main character. None of these things are explicitly romantic, but they made the characters more interesting for the readers.

I really hope that's useful, anon. Good luck. 💙

[mejomonster]

Have to remind myself however my writing turns out, in the future it will be a sliver reflecting the state of my impression as it was right now at this time.

And that's valuable in its own way. Nice to look back and experience how I saw things, decided to word them and what to value and how to speak, in a prior moment.

[luveline]

pls spencer and bombshell reader where she like sacrifices herself for him or does something outrageous for him. i love your weiting!! 💝

You don’t have any other choice, Spencer’s on the other roof being held in a chokehold by the UnSub —rational thinking goes out the window. He sees your face and, though he’s starting to look a little blue, gestures wildly for you to not do what you’re thinking. 

You jump. 

You take the landing hard —you ran hard, jumped harder, cringing as the grit of the rooftop tears through your shoulder. You roll into it. In one moment you’re standing, and then you’re knocking the assailant off of your boyfriend just before he falls unconscious. 

You forget everything you’re supposed to remember, flipping the UnSub without care onto his front, yanking his arms back, and cuffing him tightly. He’s a serial child murderer, so it’s kinder than he deserves. 

“Stay down,” you warn, cuffs so tight you can see the perp’s hand changing colour. You’ll have to fix that soon, but you have more important matters at hand. “Spencer?” 

His answer is hoarse, “Yeah.”

You leave the UnSub where he’s laid down and rush to Spencer. You drop to your knees beside him, alarmed that he’s still curled up and gasping. ��Hey, hey, what can I do?” 

He grabs your arm and sucks in another breath. 

“Spencer?” 

“Why did you do that?” he asks. 

“What?” 

“What did you do to your arm? Does it hurt?” 

Spencer can barely breathe and he’s asking you if you’re okay. You can see the spots in his eyes. Fuck, he scared you. 

“I’m fine,” you say softly, holding him by the shoulders. “Take a deep breath, can you do that for me?” 

Your shoulder stings like you’d landed on glass and there’s an ache in your bones from the impact, but the source of your racing pulse is the look on his face, as though he might still pass out. You cringe at the sound of approaching footsteps, but it’s Morgan and Hotch making their way across the gravel top to help you. You turn back to Spencer in relief. 

He takes another huge breath. “Good job,” you say quietly, but saccharinely, rubbing his poor chest. “Do you want to sit up?” 

“I can’t.” 

“Okay. Alright. Just take a breath.” 

“Maybe you should take your own advice,” he croaks, putting his hand over your heart. 

“I’m fine.” 

“Just breathe.” He says your name like a secret. “Just breathe.” 

Of course. He’s lying on the ground panting for his life and he’s telling you to calm down. 

Morgan has the UnSub up and moving. Hotch kneels beside you both, face lined with poorly concealed stress. “You okay?” he asks. “Spencer?” 

“She jumped across the roof.” 

“Spencer.” You’re half wounded, half humoured. 

Hotch raises his eyebrows at you both. “Well, that’s ridiculous. Are you alright?” 

“I’m fine. Spencer almost got choked out.” 

Hotch looks as though he might give in and rub his face, but he pats your arm instead. “Okay. Reid, can you stand up?” 

“Tell her she can’t– can’t jump across rooftops,” Spencer says, suddenly full of indignation as he pushes up onto his elbows. He looks like he’s been hung upside down and shook. 

“Well, clearly I can.” 

“L/N shouldn’t be jumping across rooftops for any reason, but you’re both…” Hotch smiles wryly. “I almost said unharmed.” 

Spencer flops down onto his back. When he speaks, he sounds in a strange place, close to tears and laughing alike, “You have to look at her arm.” 

“I think you both need to see a medic, but first, why don’t we all calm down. Let’s regain our senses, and prevent any further unnecessary pain.” 

Spencer gives your leg an uncharacteristic whack. He’s so messed up from the chokehold that it’s more like a stroke, but you feel the tap for what it is. He’s saying Don’t do that to me again. 

“He really was gonna kill you,” you say, sorry. 

“I had it.” 

“Respectfully, baby, you did not.” 

[harryforvogue]

Qould realy love some weiting tips from you. I really love the emotional aspect of your writing and id really love some tips on how you get the flow and inspiration for plot and theme andand how to be a hood writer and everything.cen if you feel like youve no tips just know that im like a complete amateur whos never written anything in her life but would like to start.so any advice is appreciated

hmmmm this is hard, because writing is subjective and everyone does things differently. honestly, i think all writers or up-and-coming writers should take a grammar course because bad grammar immediately turns people away. i'd recommend looking into dialogue tags, sentence structure, and things like that! so when it's time to get what's in your head out onto the paper, it's easy to organize at least and make it flow well

[katisblue]

Hii i really love your wriyung and youre my favourite author. Im a bit drubk i think but i just wanted to say that yoyr writing is so so cool and it feels like a warm hug even when youre wrutin about dark topics and all the hurt. Youre my comfort fic and your fic is my comfort author becaause youre so good at writing i love your way of writin because its very nice. And i.wanted to ask yoy if you have any advice fir nwe authors because i wanna weite like you because youre thr best and if i write lke you i could be friends wuth you and thag would be so so cool and. Marry chriatmas ti you because its the holidays!!!!!!!!!

This is literally the CUTEST message I've ever gotten - I was giggling about this for DAYS afterwards, so red and happy hehe. I'm glad I can be your comfort author even if I cover dark topics sometimes! And literally STOP you're so sweet - you're welcome to come and be friends with me, but be warned - I AM VERY, VERY BORING!! ���💗 I just sleep, a lot.... but argHGHH THIS MESSAGE IS SO SWEET I HOPE YOU DRANK LOTS OF WATER THE DAY AFTERWARD AND IT DIDNT HIT YOU TOO HARD HEHEHE THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME SMILE! 💗💗💗

[woomy-wormy]

Yeahhhh when you sent that ask I had the Thought but didn't say it bc I didn't want to like, jinx it or freak you out

ok so update on the dream situation

it was much shorter this time. its 12:11 as I'm weiting this, usually it's at least 15-20. fell much sooner than normal. also I think I bitched at eyes no joke??

like I remember asking something alo ng the lines of "ok ik ur trying to help but why u gotta freak me out so bad every time" and it fucking apologized?????? and said it was a fuckin. "necessary sacrifice" to make sure it worked like bitch what does this mean?? you are a figment of my subconscious (at least I fucking hope so) what fucking sacrifices do you need to make

the actual advice bit was with ross I think it was about studying and test anxiety which makes sense cuz. midterms. but still

then i woke up and almost fell off my bed from how bad I jumped

what. the. fuck.

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[sheetmusiclibrarypdf]

Musikalische Haus- und Lebensregeln (Robert Schumann)

Musikalische Haus- und Lebensregeln (Robert Schumann)

Ursprünglich im Jahr 1850 veröffentlicht, bot „Advice to Young Musicians: Musical Rules for Home and in Life“ eine Kombination aus praktischen Ratschlägen und poetischen Worten des Komponisten Robert Schumann (1810–56) für junge Menschen, die ihre musikalische Ausbildung beginnen. Die Erkenntnisse des Buches werden in Aphorismen und kurzen Absätzen präsentiert und sind auch heute noch genauso wertvoll wie zu der Zeit, als es geschrieben wurde. - Die Bildung des Gehörs ist das Wichtigste. Bemühe dich frühzeitig, Tonart und Ton zu erkennen. Die Glocke, die Fensterscheibe, der Kuckuk – forsche nach, welche Töne sie angeben. - Du sollst Tonleitern und andere Fingerübungen fleißig spielen. Es gibt aber viele Leute, die meinen, damit Alles zu erreichen, die bis in ihr hohes Alter täglich viele Stunden mit mechanischem Ueben hinbringen. Das ist ungefähr ebenso, als bemühe man sich täglich, das ABC möglichst schnell und immer schneller auszusprechen. Wende die Zeit besser an. - Man hat sogenannte "stumme Claviaturen" erfunden; versuche sie eine Weile lang, um zu sehen, daß sie zu nichts taugen. Von Stummen kann man nicht sprechen lernen. - Spiele im Takte! Das Spiel mancher Virtuosen ist wie der Gang eines Betrunkenen. Solche nimm dir nicht zum Muster. - Lerne frühzeitig die Grundgesetze der Harmonie. - Fürchte dich nicht vor den Worten: Theorie, Generalbaß, Contrapunct &c.; sie kommen dir freundlich entgegen, wenn du dasselbe thust. - Klimpere nie! Spiele immer frisch zu und nie ein Stück halb. - Schleppen und eilen sind gleich große Fehler. - Bemühe dich, leichte Stücke gut und schön zu spielen; es ist besser, als schwere mittelmäßig vorzutragen. - Du hast immer auf ein rein gestimmtes Instrument zu halten. - Nicht allein mit den Fingern mußt du deine Stückchen können, du mußt sie dir auch ohne Clavier vorträllern können. Schärfe deine Einbildungskraft so, daß du nicht allein die Melodie einer Composition, sondern auch die dazu gehörige Harmonie im Gedächtnis festzuhalten vermagst.   - Bemühe dich, und wenn du auch nur wenig Stimme hast, ohne Hülfe des Instrumentes vom Blatt zu singen, die Schärfe deines Gehörs wird dadurch immer zunehmen. Hast du aber eine klangvolle Stimme, so säume keinen Augenblick sie auszubilden, betrachte sie als das schönste Geschenk, das dir der Himmel verliehen!   - Du mußt es so weit bringen, daß du eine Musik auf dem Papier verstehst.   - Wenn du spielst, kümmere dich nicht darum, wer dir zuhört.   - Spiele immer, als hörte dir ein Meister zu.   - Legt dir Jemand eine Composition zum erstenmal vor, daß du sie spielen sollst, so überlies sie erst.   - Hast du dein musikalisches Tagewerk gethan und fühlst dich ermüdet, so strenge dich nicht zu weiterer Arbeit an. Besser rasten, als ohne Lust und Frische arbeiten.   - Spiele, wenn du älter wirst, nichts Modisches. Die Zeit ist kostbar. Man müßte hundert Menschenleben haben, wenn man nur alles Gute, das da ist, kennen lernen wollte.   - Mit Süßigkeiten, Back- und Zuckerwerk zieht man keine Kinder zu gesunden Menschen. Wie die leibliche, so muß auch die geistige Kost einfach und kräftig sein. Die Meister haben hinlänglich für letztere gesorgt; haltet euch an diese.   - Aller Passagenkram ändert sich mit der Zeit; nur, wo die Fertigkeit höheren Zwecken dient, hat sie Werth.   - Schlechte Compostionen mußt du nicht verbreiten, im Gegentheil sie mit aller Kraft unterdrücken helfen.   - Du sollst schlechte Compositionen weder spielen, noch, wenn du nicht dazu gezwungen bist, sie anhören.   - Such' es nie in der Fertigkeit, der sogenannten Bravour. Suche mit einer Composition den Eindruck hervorzubringen, den der Componist im Sinne hatte; mehr soll man nicht; was darüber ist, ist Zerrbild.   - Betrachte es als etwas Abscheuliches, in Stücken guter Tonsetzer etwas zu ändern, wegzulassen, oder gar neumodische Verzierungen anzubringen. Dies ist die größte Schmach, die du der Kunst anthust.   - Wegen der Wahl im Studium deiner Stücke befrage Aeltere; du ersparst dir dadurch viel Zeit.   - Du mußt nach und nach alle bedeutenderen Werke aller bedeutender Meister kennen lernen.   - Laß dich durch den Beifall, den sogenannte große Virtuosen oft erringen, nicht irre machen. Der Beifall der Künstler sei dir mehr werth, als der des großen Haufens.   - Alles Modische wird wieder unmodisch. Und treibst du's bis in das Alter, so wirst du ein Geck, den Niemand achtet.   - Viel Spielen in Gesellschaften bringt mehr Schaden, als Nutzen. Sieh dir die Leute an; aber spiele nie etwas, dessen du dich in deinem Innern zu schämen hättest.   - Versäume aber keine Gelegenheit, wo du mit andern zusammen musiciren kannst, in Duo's, Trio's &c. Dies macht dein Spiel fließend, schwungvoll. Auch Sängern accompagnire oft.   - Wenn Alle erste Violine spielen wollten, würden wir kein Orchester zusammen bekommen. Achte daher jeden Musiker an seiner Stelle.   - Liebe dein Instrument, halte es aber nicht in Eitelkeit für das höchste und einzige. Bedenke, daß es noch andere und ebenso schöne gibt. Bedenke auch, daß es Sänger gibt, daß im Chor und Orchester das Höchste der Musik zur Aussprache kommt.   - Wenn du größer wirst, verkehre mehr mit Partituren als mit Virtuosen.   - Spiele fleißig Fugen guter Meister, vor allen von Joh. Seb. Bach. Das "wohltemperirte Clavier" sei dein täglich Brod. Dann wirst du gewiß ein tüchtiger Musiker.   - Such unter deinen Kameraden die auf, die mehr als du wissen.   - Von deinen musikalischen Studien erhole dich fleißig durch Dichterlectüre. Ergehe dich oft im Freien!   - Von Sängern und Sängerinnen läßt sich Manches lernen, doch glaube ihnen auch nicht Alles.   - Hinter den Bergen wohnen auch Leute. Sei bescheiden! Du hast noch nichts erfunden und gedacht, was nicht Andere vor dir schon gedacht und erfunden. Und hättest du's, so betrachte es als ein Geschenk von Oben, was du mit Anderen zu theilen hast.   - Das Studium der Geschichte der Musik, unterstützt vom lebendigen Hören der Meisterwerke der verschiedenen Epochen, wird dich am schnellsten von Eigendünkel und Eitelkeit curiren.   - Ein schönes Buch über Musik ist das "Ueber Reinheit der Tonkunst" von Thibaut. Lies es oft, wenn du älter wirst.   - Gehst du an einer Kirche vorbei und hörst Orgel darin spielen, so gehe hinein und höre zu. Wird es dir gar so wohl, dich selbst auf die Orgelbank setzen zu dürfen, so versuche deine kleinen Finger und staune vor der Allgewalt der Musik. - Versäume keine Gelegenheit, dich auf der Orgel zu üben. Es gibt kein Instrument, das am Unreinen und Unsauberen im Tonsatz wie im Spiel alsogleich Rache nähme als die Orgel.   - Singe fleißig im Chor mit, namentlich Mittelstimmen. Dies macht dich musikalisch.   - Was heißt denn aber musikalisch sein? Du bist es nicht, wenn du, die Augen ängstlich auf die Noten gerichtet, dein Stück mühsam zu Ende spielst; du bist es nicht, wenn du (es wendet dir Jemand etwa zwei Seiten auf einmal um) stecken bleibst und nicht fortkannst. Du bist es aber, wenn du bei einem neuen Stück das, was kommt, ohngefähr ahnest, bei einem dir bekannten auswendig weißt, – mit einem Worte, wenn du Musik nicht allein in den Fingern, sondern auch im Kopf und Herzen hast.   - Wie wird man aber musikalisch? Liebes Kind, die Hauptsache, ein scharfes Ohr, schnelle Auffassungskraft, kommt, wie in allen Dingen, von Oben. Aber es läßt sich die Anlage bilden und erhöhen. Du wirst es, nicht dadurch, daß du dich einsiedlerisch tagelang absperrst und mechanische Studien treibst, sondern dadurch, daß du dich in lebendigem, vielseitig-musikalischem Verkehr erhältst, namentlich dadurch, daß du viel mit Chor und Orchester verkehrst.   - Mache dich über den Umfang der menschlichen Stimme in ihren vier Hauptarten frühzeitig klar; belausche sie namentlich im Chor, forsche nach, in welchen Intervallen ihre höchste Kraft liegt, in welchen andern sie sich zum Weichen und Zarten verwenden lassen.   - Höre fleißig auf alle Volkslieder; sie sind eine Fundgrube der schönsten Melodien und öffnen dir den Blick in den Charakter der verschiedenen Nationen.   - Uebe dich frühzeitig im Lesen der alten Schlüssel. Viele Schätze der Vergangenheit bleiben dir sonst verschlossen.   - Achte schon frühzeitig auf Ton und Charakter der verschiedenen Instrumente; suche ihre eigenthümliche Klangfarbe deinem Ohr einzuprägen.   - Gute Opern zu hören, versäume nie.   - Ehre das Alte hoch, bringe aber auch dem Neuen ein warmes Herz entgegen. Gegen dir unbekannte Namen hege kein Vorurtheil.   - Urtheile nicht nach dem Erstenmalhören über eine Composition; was dir im ersten Augenblick gefällt, ist nicht immer das Beste. Meister wollen studirt sein. Vieles wird dir erst im höchsten Alter klar werden.   - Bei Beurtheilung von Compositionen unterscheide, ob sie dem Kunstfach angehören, oder nur dilettantische Unterhaltung bezwecken. Für die der ersten Art stehe ein; wegen der anderen erzürne dich nicht!   - "Melodie" ist das Feldgeschrei der Dilettanten, und gewiß, eine Musik ohne Melodie ist gar keine. Verstehe aber wohl, was jene darunter meinen; eine leichtfaßliche, rhythmisch-gefällige gilt ihnen allein dafür. Es gibt aber auch andere anderen Schlages, und wo du Bach, Mozart, Beethoven aufschlägst, blicken sie dich in tausend verschiedenen Weisen an: Des dürftigen Einerlei's namentlich neuerer italiänischer Opernmelodien wirst du hoffentlich bald überdrüssig.   - Suchst du dir am Clavier kleine Melodieen zusammen, so ist das wohl hübsch; kommen sie dir aber einmal von selbst, nicht am Clavier, dann freue dich noch mehr, dann regt sich in dir der innere Tonsinn. – Die Finger müssen machen, was der Kopf will, nicht umgekehrt.   - Fängst du an zu componiren, so mache Alles im Kopf. Erst wenn du ein Stück ganz fertig hast, probire es am Instrumente. Kam dir deine Musik aus dem Innnern, empfandest du sie, so wird sie auch so auf andere wirken.   - Verlieh dir der Himmel eine rege Phantasie, so wirst du in einsamen Stunden wohl oft wie festgebannt am Flügel sitzen, in Harmonieen dein Inneres aussprechen wollen, und um so geheimnißvoller wirst du dich wie in magische Kreise gezogen fühlen, je unklarer dir vielleicht das Harmonieenreich noch ist. Der Jugend glücklichste Stunden sind diese. Hüte dich indessen, dich zu oft einem Talent hinzugeben, das Kraft und Zeit gleichsam an Schattenbilder zu verschwenden dich verleitet. Die Beherrschung der Form, die Kraft klarer Gestaltung gewinnst du nur durch das feste Zeichen der Schrift. Schreibe also mehr, als du phantasirst.   - Verschaffe dir frühzeitig Kenntnis vom Dirigiren, sieh dir gute Dirigenten oft an; selbst im Stillen mit zu dirigiren, sei dir unverwehrt, Dies bringt Klarheit in dich.   - Sieh dich tüchtig im Leben um, wie auch in andern Künsten und Wissenschaften.   - Die Gesetze der Moral sind auch die der Kunst.   - Durch Fleiß und Ausdauer wirst du es immer höher bringen.   - Aus einem Pfund Eisen, das wenig Groschen kostet, lassen sich viele tausend Uhrfedern machen, deren Werth in die Hunderttausend geht. Das Pfund, das du von Gott erhalten, nütze es treulich.   - Ohne Enthusiasmus wird nichts Rechtes in der Kunst zu Wege gebracht.   - Die Kunst ist nicht da, um Reichthümer zu erwerben. Werde nur ein immer größerer Künstler; alles Andere fällt dir von selbst zu.   - Nur erst, wenn dir die Form ganz klar ist, wird dir der Geist klar werden.   - Vielleicht versteht nur der Genius den Genius ganz.   - Es meinte Jemand, ein vollkommener Musiker müsse imstande sein, ein zum erstenmal Gehörtes, auch komplicirteres Orchesterwerk wie in leibhaftiger Partitur vor sich zu sehen. Das ist das Höchste, was gedacht werden kann.   - Es ist des Lernens kein Ende. Read the full article

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Getting some ideas for aot x sashas sister reader.

I just wanted to weite this scene haha

PLEASE GIVE ME ADVICE ON WHAT TO EDIT OR CHANGE ALSO IDEAS ON WHO OR WHAT LOVE INTERESTS THE CHARACTERS SHOULD HAVE!!

For this one i was thinking jean x reader, maybe some parts with connie but we will see

This one is like a “she feel first but he feel harder”

I plan to write all of those in my poll but what even gets greatest to least ill write them in that order get it?

PLEASE VOTE ON MY POLL!!

x reader sashas sister

x reader erens sister, titan user

x reader childhood friend of reiner etc, was kidnapped to paradis island and turned into a titan user or someshit its a rough idea

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A horrified look on my face , ‘no way is sasha… eating… RIGHT NO-!’ Before even finishing the thought you went to grab the potato before sadis saw. On reflex she fought back, as you both fought she holding your face back basically her hand in your mouth holding your jaw, to add drool was also now going down your face. you grabbed both her arms, one trying to rip it out of your mouth and the other trying to get the potato or was originally now just trying to also grab her face. “Sh-shaush-“ in barley a whisper trying to speak some way a shadow casted before you both. Sadis. “You think this is a joke?” A gulp very loud almost in sync from you both.

“State you names you sorry sacks of titan shit!” He grabs sashas potato squashing it in his hands. (Probably will change this to like her going completely normal and blah blah normal potato scene) At this point still with a hand in your face it was suddenly gone a horrified look came across her face. Sasha sheds a tear holding back “s-sasha braus! Sir!” …

The whole potato convo ill write in later with edits

Swiftly his head was now at you, “(y/n) b-raun! Sir!” Choking up a but. “So you think its funny to start a cat fight while in battle!” Sweating you glance around, many eyes on you guys, still drool evident on your face. “Sir! No sir! Sorry but… we arent in a battle right now..!” Silence followed, “what did you just say…” “we arent in-“ about to repeat your self he grabs your face, almost like how sasha did moments ago but instead of a hand in your mouth he just covered it with a vice grip. “Ill make sure to have you as target practice…” flinching he pushed your face backwards stumbling to the ground. Baffled you yelp, “wanting to be a soldier but cant even shut your mouth! Why are you even here!!” Still sprawled on the ground but now on your elbows you cant help but look helpless, how embarrassing…

“I want to help humanity rid of titans! Even if i cant see the end i want to at least be a stepping stone to victory!!” Even on the ground, the dust cloud disappearing, dirt sticking to your face aswell as all over your clothes. Somehow getting the confidence to say such a thing. “You think youll mean something? You wont even get close to helping youll just be dead before you can achieve such a feet!! Your death wont mean dog shit!!” after he walks away. With his back turned sasha scrambled to get you up yanking you by the arm and armpit helping dust you off. Some eyes still lingering as others tried covering up laughs which sadis did point out going after next.

[nopoodles]

Ughh, yet another show I liked ruined by the desperate desire to amp up at the end of the season instead of letting some questions be answered and only leaving certain threads open.

Storytelling doesn't work that way!

A stort can be ruined by a bad ending because that's the last image/feeling you leave your audience with.

If you leave them dissatisfied, they won't come back because what they'll remember is that dissatisfaction they felt at the end. That is what lingers.

However, if you answer enough questions (or close enough plot loops) while leaving some open, not only do your audience feel satisfied and that satisfaction lingers with them enough to give positive feelings about potential sequels, but, since you didn't answer all the questions, you still have them lingering on and hoping for a sequel.

Not only that but leaving some things for the audience to headcanon and theorise about that you never fully answer can be a really great way to keep people talking (and making fanfiction) about a particular story.

[andiwantneedlusthenrycavill41482]

Niall Horan Warns Fans Against 'Saying Anything They Want' To Celebrities Online

This is so entirely true. Since this is a ongoing issue right now within the 5SOS fandom. Niall is right, celebs are people to and they also have feelings and are normal people just with a abnormal type of job. Feel free to like and repost this.

[thingsworthsaving]

BERRYMAN

by W.S. Merwin

I will tell you what he told me

in the years just after the war

as we then called

the second world war

don’t lose your arrogance yet he said

you can do that when you’re older

lose it too soon and you may

merely replace it with vanity

just one time he suggested

changing the usual order

of the same words in a line of verse

why point out a thing twice

he suggested I pray to the Muse

get down on my knees and pray

right there in the corner and he

said he meant it literally

it was in the days before the beard

and the drink but he was deep

in tides of his own through which he sailed

chin sideways and head tilted like a tacking sloop

he was far older than the dates allowed for

much older than I was he was in his thirties

he snapped down his nose with an accent

I think he had affected in England

as for publishing he advised me

to paper my wall with rejection slips

his lips and the bones of his long fingers trembled

with the vehemence of his views about poetry

he said the great presence

that permitted everything and transmuted it

in poetry was passion

passion was genius and he praised movement and invention

I had hardly begun to read

I asked how can you ever be sure

that what you write is really

any good at all and he said you can’t

you can’t you can never be sure

you die without knowing

whether anything you wrote was any good

if you have to be sure don’t write

[drethanramslay]

We hit 500 followers!!

Oh. My. God. I swear to god I never thought I would ever get so many people to follow me😳 like seriously I was initially here was the memes and the fics and then here we are🥺 so shall we begin with some thank you's? It's a long post SORRY

@tayab12 @blossomgutz and a couple of others I'm forgetting 😬you guys were the first few people who followed me and convinced me that maybe Tumblr isn't as toxic as I have seen it to be and convinced me to stay around... So thank you for the love at my lowest point 💙

@miyakokurono SOPH you don't know how much I love you 🥺🥺 you were the first person who validated my work and pushed me to write... You are such a sweetheart and so talented and I am so proud to be your friend 🥺 You were the first person on my taglist and I will forever be greatful to you and your constant motivation, your constant advice and critic❤️

@noboundariesplease ANJA🥺 I have told this to you before and I am gonna say it again (and don't mind me being sentimental okay?) Your comments and reviews helped me out of a really dark place... Sounds cheesy but it's the truth!! They ALWAYS make my day🥺 and you are so sweet, funny, caring and co-founder along with me in the WHEEZE CLUB( I love your laugh, please don't ever stop) In conclusion

@trappedinfandoms MARIE you literally have been from the beginning of my writing journey and you positive comments always make my day and motivate me to do better ❤️ I love you og marie

@ohramsey SIMONE I know we just met but I see you as my woke little sister who loves to jam to the NBHD with me( trust me we arr the elite class😌) and fawn over pixel characters 😂🤧 your constant support and motivation is a blessing and I LOVE HAVING PICNICS WITH YOU ❤️❤️❤️ YOU ARE AWESOME 🥺

@sekizincimektup ECE I love you❤️ I love your never-ending support, I love your bio 🤪 and I love how hilarious you are😂 you are an amazing person 💕💕

@junggoku DAD I LOVE YOU AND YOUR MEMES🥺🥺AND THE FACT THAT YOU LOVE LAUV TOO???!!!😭💙💙💙 and I love how you and anja adopted me into your dysfunctional family and how your chaotic energy make my fucking day

@ethanramseysgirl GIRLY I LOVE YOU ❤️ It crazy how many similarities we have and yours are the only valid tiktoks I love 💕I love your sassiness and your witty humour ❤️

@openheart12 KRISTA SCIENCE THE DAY I MET YIU WE INSTANTLY CLIVKED BECAUSE OF OUR FAT FINGERS AND HILARIOUS TYPOS😂 I LOOVE YOUR KEYBOARD SMASHES AND HOW TALENTED YOU ARE🥺 YOU ARE ANOTHER PERSON WHO HELPED MOTIVATE ME TO WEITE MORE AND I AM GREATFUL 😊 I LOVE YOY❤️(I am not even gonna proofread what I wrote for you so apologies)

@ everyone in ETHANBROOK HOSPITAL I love y'all so so much 🥺🥺 I love how you put up with my depressed ass and shower me with love😭😭 I found a dysfunctional family in y'all and some great people too❤️❤️ I appreciate yall and without you guys, quarantine would have been miserable

@ the Tumblr THOTies (@theeccentricbibliophile @hatescapsicum @theodorepjames4 and @nooruleman {excluding noor because she is a kid and doesn't need to see them thrist hours😂}) abhi khaali hindi main baat ho gi🤫 Tum log bros ho mere aur main kitni khush hun ki main tum jaise bc se mili(not noor again because she is bby) tum log real deal ho aur main kitni khush hoon ki mujhe apana indian parivaar mil gaya 🤧🤧mekh tu kya strong bandi hai, aur mahima plz tips dete jao dating life main😂 aur shuchi, I toh LOVE your sense if humour and your hindi bro main toh no. 1 fan and noor...tu kitni supportive aur sweet hai🥺 I love your comments so so much sjkakaka

@caseyvalentineramsey @zeniamiii @mrsdr-ethan-ramsey @oofchoices @choices-love-affair @ethandaddyramsey @gaiusimp @a-i-n-a-a-s-h @humanpokemon @vampiregirlsblog ARE SO SUPPORTIVE AND NICE TO ME??! I LOVE THE POSITIVE COMMENTS YALL LEAVE AND THE CONSTANT LOVE YOU SEND MY WAY I-😭👉👈

I am pretty sure I left a couple because, it's umm... 1:30 am here (anushka fix your sleeping schedule challenge)

I would have done something for yall but I am caught with ny exams and studies 🤧

I love each and everyone of you so so much 🥺🥺 and I'm so grateful to you guys for putting up with me.. be it the crackhead hours, the emo hours or the pure joyful hours❤️ I appreciate each of you and y'all are the absolute best

[rwby-sk]

Thanks for the advice about how to write the fanfic, however instead of actually writing that segment (as i am completely garbage at weiting) i wrote down a short summary and any facts for it i could think of

Of course! That's a start!!!! Just get it down on paper. Or word document / note

Once it starts existing somewhere other than your head, it gets easier and easier

[andsmile]

hello! your weiting really is an inspiration to me (both in english and in portuguese) - i personally think you can make anything you write so... soulful? you truly have a talent to write things so beautifully in both languages.. i was wondering if you have any writing tips for someone whos not used to but wants to start writing more?

Aw, nonnie, this is SO SWEET. I don’t even know how to thank you!

Honestly, it’s going to sound like a dumb advice, but the only way you can write more is by... writing more.

Sometimes you don’t have to write a fic or a story. You can write anything. Notes. Song lyrics you hear. Things in your head, even if they’re not interesting. One thing I always liked to do was to describe what’s happening around me and try to add my random thoughts into it. Like, right now, for example: 

I am sitting on my bed and the duvet is light lilac. The construction sounds around my building are a weird, disarranged symphony. The sun is very bright today, it hurts my eyes a little. I can’t really remember what life was like before I started wearing glasses. I wonder if I saw the colors differently, if the lilac would look stronger, or if it has faded with time. I wonder how the silence would sound right now.

This is all a good exercise for you to start getting familiar with words and moods, especially in another language.

If there are days when I don’t write A WORD of my fics, I try to write something else. Anything, really. When I was away from the fandom I kept journals. Etc.

The key to improve your writing and to get more familiar with the act of writing, is writing a lot. The other key is just reading. Reading, learning new words as you read (in any language, even your mother language) and mimicking what you like and mixing it with your own voice until something is only yours.

I hope it helps somehow. This inbox made me very happy! 🥰️

[monster-bait]

As someone just starting to get into actually putting my weiting out where people can see it, what tips do ypu have for maximizing your visibility? i.e. what tags do you find most effective? Does reblogging your own posts get a lot more engagement? Etc... If you don't have any particular advice that's okay! I just love your stuff and how you do thongs and seem really well set, so. You seemed like a great peraon to ask ^^ Either way, thanks for creating!

Hi Anon! I’m not sure that I’m a necessarily a great person to ask, because I’m still mostly a newbie in this particular writing community...but I’m no stranger to writing and online communities in general! First let me say--kudos to you! Sharing your art or writing for the first time can be scary, and putting yourself out there is daunting, but you gotta start somewhere!

I think the first step is actually just that--putting yourself out there. I’m a firm believer in putting in what you hope to get out, in any situation. If you want to get eyes on your work and build likes/reblogs, you need to look in the mirror and ask if you’re doing the same for other creators. That isn’t an edict that you must reblog everything that comes across your dash, but you’ve got to get yourself out there somehow, and liking things, sharing things, getting your name out there as a member of the community is a good place to start!

That being said...you can’t rely on other people solely. Self-promotion isn’t a bad thing at all, especially on a platform like this where it’s easy for things to be missed. I make every effort to follow back the people who follow me, because I know how shitty it can feel to not be followed back, particularly if they’re the same people who are supporting me, but as a result I have a very cluttered dash and I miss stuff. Too much stuff! (I have a sideblog for posting fics-- @monster-baits-bookshelf, and I know several other people do as well, @aelia-likes-stories and @cozylibrarycorner are a few I follow--and I mosey over to their pages every once in a while to look for pieces I might have missed!) We all know that Tumblr has been super janky as of late, so there is nothing wrong with self-promotion to get your stuff out there! I will usually reblog my own work for the first three days after posting. If people don’t like it? 🤷‍♀️

I have seen the advice given to tag some of the “big” creators to ask for reblogs, and honestly, that’s not something I would ever feel comfortable doing myself, so it’s not advice I’m going to give. Big name fans can’t prop up an entire community on their shoulders and frankly, I think it's unfair to expect them to. The people in the middle need to support each other, not just rely on 3 or 4 people to do all the heavy lifting. I’m personally only friends with one or two people in this particular community and I don’t expect them to reblog my work, so I’m not about to slide into some stranger’s DMs like “hey, we’ve never once engaged but will you please support me? 😁”

Tags--we all know know that the first five tags are the ones that count, right? Since they’ve got to count, I make a point of using the bigger tags as my first five--Exophilia, monster boyfriend, terato, etc. After the five you throw in whatever you want--all of my writing is tagged monsterbait writes, for example, but I don’t use that as one of the searchable five. 

My biggest piece of advice--don’t get discouraged. I wish there was a magic answer for gaining visibility, but there’s not. Create work that YOU are proud of. Be your own biggest fan. Engage with other people in the community. Treat other people’s work the way you want your own to be treated.

Above all, unless you’re doing this as a job, have fun! I look forward to seeing your work (aka, please do tag me when you post!)