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Did I daydream this, or was there a website for writers with like. A ridiculous quantity of descriptive aid. Like I remember clicking on " inside a cinema " or something like that. Then, BAM. Here's a list of smell and sounds. I can't remember it for the life of me, but if someone else can, help a bitch out <3

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I have a story concept but a lot of the important plot points are would make it obvious that it's a wattpad fanfic plot w the serial numbers filed off and my dilemma is do I lean into the campy self indulgence that it started out as or do i take a single plot point and expand that into something else

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an actual problem i have when writing queer stories is getting which pronoun refers to which person straight (no pun intended)

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Writing advice from my uni teachers:

If your dialog feels flat, rewrite the scene pretending the characters cannot at any cost say exactly what they mean. No one says “I’m mad” but they can say it in 100 other ways.

Wrote a chapter but you dislike it? Rewrite it again from memory. That way you’re only remembering the main parts and can fill in extra details. My teacher who was a playwright literally writes every single script twice because of this.

Don’t overuse metaphors, or they lose their potency. Limit yourself.

Before you write your novel, write a page of anything from your characters POV so you can get their voice right. Do this for every main character introduced.

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When you are writing a story and refer to a character by a physical trait, occupation, age, or any other attribute, rather than that character’s name, you are bringing the reader’s attention to that particular attribute. That can be used quite effectively to help your reader to focus on key details with just a few words. However, if the fact that the character is “the blond,” “the magician,” “the older woman,” etc. is not relevant to that moment in the story, this will only distract the reader from the purpose of the scene. 

If your only reason for referring to a character this way is to avoid using his or her name or a pronoun too much, don’t do it. You’re fixing a problem that actually isn’t one. Just go ahead and use the name or pronoun again. It’ll be good.

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ATTENTION WRITERS

Google BetaBooks. Do it now. It’s the best damn thing EVER.

You just upload your manuscript, write out some questions for your beta readers to answer in each chapter, and invite readers to check out your book!

It’s SO easy!

You can even track your readers! It tells you when they last read, and what chapter they read!

Your beta readers can even highlight and react to the text!!!

There’s also this thing where you can search the website for available readers best suited for YOUR book!

Seriously guys, BetaBooks is the most useful website in the whole world when it comes to beta reading, and… IT’S FREE.

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Writing tip: if you need to provide a lot of worldbuilding information at once, but don’t want a bunch of characters explaining things to each other that they already know, have somebody do something terrible that’s related to the thing you want to explain, then have them morally justify themselves in a way that requires them to explain the thing.

Recognised variants:

The “it’s not what it looks like” explanation

The “I know this looks bad, but let me provide context” runaround

The “outlining the extenuating circumstances” ramble

The “really this is as much your fault as it is mine” reproach

The “it was a hard decision and you should pity me” appeal

The “here’s why I had no choice but to do what I did“ rationalisation

The “I was justified because fuck you“ rant

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I wrote one scene for my screenplay 2.5 months ago and now I've decided I need to write a completely unrelated novel

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good news: i’m more than half way done on my november writing goals

bad news: it’s not for the thing i’m supposed to be writing

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wait my other toxic writer trait is that if the first draft won't come out perfect, i'm not gonna keep writing

my problematic trait as a writer is using epithets instead of names 100% of the time.

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my problematic trait as a writer is using epithets instead of names 100% of the time.

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I am a(n):

⚪ Male

⚪ Female

🔘 Writer

Looking for

⚪ Boyfriend

⚪ Girlfriend

🔘 An incredibly specific word that I can't remember

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The second chapter is up!

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i didn’t want to write a romantic subplot in this story but i keep accidently writing a romantic subplot

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is all fanfiction writing just you desperately hoping the next episode wont contradict what you just posted

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Rating: Teen And Up Audiences  Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply  Fandom: Puppet History, Buzzfeed Unsolved  Characters: The Professor (Puppet History), Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, Benjamin Franklin Additional Tags:  Cameos by other Founding Fathers, Genie - Freeform, Deal with a Devil, American History, Handwaving problematic aspects of history bc this is a fanfic about and for a puppet, sue me, Time Travel, Jelly Beans, Magic, i'll add more tags as i add more chapters Language: English  Word Count: 790 Chapters:1/?

Summary: The Professor has made a few mistakes in his life, but only one of them has lead to his current existence outside the normal realms of time and space.

How can he get out of his contract with the mysterious genie, and what role will Ryan Bergara play?

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how much slang in your story is too much slang asking for a friend