Katherine Frances's Blog, page 63
March 15, 2018
masterpost for writers creating their own worlds, or even just characters
feel free to add in any links!
WRITERS OF TUMBLR
A few hours ago, @wanderingworlds and I have found that a published author by the name of Rishabh Puri has plagiarized several of our works (and perhaps also works from the writing community of tumblr) and published them on his facebook as his own. Please REBLOG and spread the word to check if anyone else has had their work stolen!
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRishabhPuri
liesandroses:being a writer with no art skills is very very difficult bc I really want to draw my...
being a writer with no art skills is very very difficult bc I really want to draw my characters!! but I fucking can’t??
March 14, 2018
National Anthem
The anthem is not triumphant
For a reason. America
Is not, at its core, an answer-
America is a question. Are we brave,
Free, just? Are we fighting the good
fight? Can our ideals
Meet our actions with a smile?
Does the light in the darkness
Mean destruction or hope?
The anthem lives always on the verge
Of loss, because any ideal not cared
For, not questioned, can be torn
Down in a breath.
- Grace Babcock © 2017
Kim Shimmers and the Veil of Death
A Harry Potter fanfic by me (and the 4th instalment in the Kim Shimmers series)
How could we ever hope to flicker on against a
darkness so complete, against an evil so prevailing?
This Harry Potter fan fiction (as long as all goes according to plan) will be posted at the beginning of every week. The pictures above are not mine, though I edited some.
Chapter 8
Drowning
At the first of February apparition classes began. Ron had been spouting for weeks about how he was determined to pass the apparition test on the first try, but Kim was not nearly as confident. It generally took her twice as long to learn basic spells as other students, though she wasn’t sure apparition counted as being a basic spell. She wasn’t sure if that thought should be comforting or concerning. At least she had already experience what apparition felt like, though she kept that fact quiet when she saw the endless bout of questions it had gained Harry. Besides, Kim couldn’t think of a good enough lie to explain how she had felt apparition before, since no one, including Harry, Ron, and Hermione, knew about her and Dumbledore’s venture to the Gaunt House.
Kim filed into the Great Hall along with Harry and Hermione, while Ron was off somewhere with Lavender. The tables were all cleared away and there was a very pale, insubstantial man standing at the front of the room along with all the heads of houses.
“Good morning,” said the man, quieting the hall. “My name is Wilkie Twycross and I shall be your Ministry apparition instructor for the next twelve weeks. I hope to be able to prepare you for your Apparition tests in this time—”
“Malfoy, be quiet and pay attention!” barked Professor McGonagall, which brought about numerous smirks from the Gryffindors. Kim didn’t bother to let her concentration be broken by Malfoy’s messing around. Focus on the task. Focus on apparition.
“—by which time, many of you may be ready to take your tests,” Twycross continued, as though there had been no interruption.
“As you may know, it is usually impossible to aparate or disapparate within Hogwarts. The headmaster has lifted this enchantment, purely within the Great Hall, for one hour, so as to enable you to practice. May I emphasize that you will not be able to apparate outside the walls of this Hall, and that you would be unwise to try.
“I would like each of you to place yourselves now so that you have a clear five feet of space in front of you.” The Great Hall was filled with the shifting of feet against the wooden floor. The Heads of Houses moved among the students to insure there was enough space between them and silenced any chatter that broke out.
“Thank you,” said Twycross. “Now then…” With a wave of his wand wooden hoops appeared on the floor before every student. “The important thing to remember when apparating are the three D’s!” said Twycross. “Destination, Determination, Deliberation!
Step one: Fix your mind firmly upon the desired destination. In this case, the interior of your hoop. Kindly concentrate upon that destination now.” Kim was already focusing. She relaxed her face, felt a wave of easiness wash over her body. Focusing was actually something she was quite good at.
“Step two,” said Twycross, “focus your determination to occupy the visualized space! Let your yearning to enter it flood from your mind to every particle of your body!”
From here… to there. Just like that, she thought, feeling the energy in her body flow in through her breath and emanate to her fingertips, down to her toes.
“Step three,” called Twycross, “and only when I give the command… Turn on the spot, feeling your way into nothingness, moving with deliberation! On my command, now… one… two…three!”
"Unwholly created,
I flee from the
well-meaning hands
that would steal
my soul from me.
They would..."
I flee from the
well-meaning hands
that would steal
my soul from me.
They would grind
my rough edges
to nothingness
in the name
of perfection.
They don't
understand–
my soul thrives
in ragged,
unfinished spaces.”
- (via gracebabcockwrites)
WC Camp Nano Prep Series: Part One
NAVIGATION | NEXT POST |
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the first post of the Writeblr Connects Camp Nano Prep series! This time, we’re talking about…
This post will have information that’s useful for both first drafters AND rewriters.
My main goals here are:
Show you why you need to brainstorm
Talk about the most efficient way of brainstorming
Give an overview of some of the most common brainstorming techniques.Let’s get started, shall we?
WHY DO YOU NEED TO BRAINSTORM?Brainstorming, at its essence, is any technique you can use to generate ideas. While this is a fairly general definition, this means brainstorming can apply during all parts of the writing process—from character outlines, to plot points, to first drafts and rewrites.
Now, I’m sure just the mention of the phrase “brainstorming” made some of you ill. I completely understand because I used to be the same way. At that point, when I heard “brainstorming,” it brought to mind endless notes, dead-ends and a general globby mental mess that was completely useless and never produced any real words on the page.
Good news: it doesn’t have to be like that!
The main point that most people miss (myself included!) with brainstorming is focus.
This really hit home with me last October when I signed up for @rachaelstephen’s Prep_Tober. When I saw that one of the first videos in the series was brainstorming, I cringed.
But Rachael brought up a point that I had never thought of:
In order to brainstorm effectively, you have to ask a specific question.To brainstorm, you can’t just sit down with a blank page and write down whatever random thoughts come to mind. You have to narrow down where your attention is going. If you do that, your brainstorming process goes from a total mess to an incredibly helpful tool.
Back for Camp NaNo 2018!
