Sarah Barra's Blog, page 30
August 26, 2014
clevergirlhelps:
I see and write a lot of “DON’T DO THIS!!!”...
I see and write a lot of “DON’T DO THIS!!!” posts, so I thought I would make a “DO THIS!!!” post.
General Requests
More POC in leading roles
More important friendships
More queer characters in leading roles
More disabled characters in leading roles
More genderqueer and trans characters in leading roles
Realistic women in leading roles
Happier/more positive characters and messagesSpecific
45 Things I Want to See More Of (Part 2)
Black Villains
Boys in YA
Characters
Cool Things (2) (3)
Fantasy (2)
Female Characters (2)
Female Character Traits
Happiness
Horror Genre Mashups
Magic Systems
Male Characters
Medieval Fantasy
Modern Fantasy
Plots
Relationships
Romance (2)
Soulmate AUs
Stories
Stories I Want to Read
Urban Fantasy
What thewritingcafe Wants
YA Novels (2) (3) (4)My wish list tag is always updating and includes posts containing things I would like to see in fiction. characterandwritinghelp has a similar tag.
The plot bunnies tag is likewise updating and includes posts that I think would make for an interesting story.
More Things I Would Like to See
Steampunk with different ethnic influences alongside the gears
Utopias that try really hard to be good, even though they aren’t and never will be perfect
Science and magic coexisting
Creation stories - stories that focus on building and growth rather than destruction
People are good themes
Extroverted protagonists
Environments other than temperate deciduous
Stories centered on art
Stories without war
fishingboatproceeds:
hazelshaw:
Deep deep down, I reckon John...
Deep deep down, I reckon John has quite a lot of potential
Making Stan Lee seem like a good actor since 2014.
August 25, 2014
*dreams about writing novel*
*dreams about writing novel*
*thinks about writing novel*
*plans novel*
*drinks coffee while planning more of the novel*
*finally sits down to write novel*
*stares at computer screen for hours instead of writing the novel*
*writes this text post about how not to do the novel*
*thinks about writing novel*
*plans novel*
*drinks coffee while planning more of the novel*
*finally sits down to write novel*
*stares at computer screen for hours instead of writing the novel*
*writes this text post about how not to do the novel*
"There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like..."
““There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.””
- Ernest Hemingway (via readersquotes)
- Ernest Hemingway (via readersquotes)
"For those who are not frightened by the solitude, everything will have a different taste…
In..."
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- Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found in Accra (via bookmania)
For those who are not frightened by the solitude, everything will have a different taste…
In solitude, they will learn that saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue.
”- Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found in Accra (via bookmania)
