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maxkirin:Writer’s Mood Ring Colors, by M. Kirin.Want more...

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Writer’s Mood Ring Colors,by M. Kirin.

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maxkirin:Hello there, dear followers~ ✿Today is Friday, and...

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Hello there, dear followers~ ✿

Today is Friday, and you know whatitmeans, right? It’s time for the most fun reminder of all—the reminder that today is a great day toMAKE GOOD ARTand take lots of silly selfies :D

*ahem*

Ladies and gentlemen (and, of course, the rest of us not included within that binary), it is with great excitement that I am able to inform you that,indeed,TODAY IS A GREAT DAY TO MAKE ART.If you were waiting for a sign that today should be a day for you toWRITE,DRAW,MA...

★ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ★Circle Your AnswerWrite a scene...

★ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ★

Circle Your Answer

Write a scene where your Antagonist is asked what they value more: Money, Knowledge, or Power. What is their answer? Did they hesitate at all?

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"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."

“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”

- Terry Pratchett

maxkirin:Hello there, dear writerly friends!Over the last...

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Hello there, dear writerly friends!

Over the last year I’ve gotten hundreds (if not thousands :0) of writers sending me their story-ideas and asking me if they’re ‘good.’ Now, instead of continuously copy-pasting the same response, or worse ignoring them, I decided to format my thoughts into a nice-and-simple test c;

Now, since I have a feeling some of you still have questions, let me post here my answers to the responses I’ve gotten from this test:

Is this seriously the test?

Ye...

"Books aren’t written—they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to..."

“Books aren’t written—they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it.”

- Michael Crichton

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐CLOUD STORAGEWrite about a character as...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT✐

CLOUD STORAGE

Write about a character as they begin to suffer horrible flashbacks. The catch? These ‘flashbacks’ show events that have never happened. Double catch? They are actually ‘leaks’ occurring when an alternate version of oneself from an adjacent dimension dies.

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"You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only..."

“You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we’re doing it.”

- Neil Gaiman

"The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt."

“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

- Sylvia Plath

maxkirin:Today I had a long talk with one of my followers,...

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Today I had a long talk with one of my followers, they shared with me their story, and I shared mine with them. When everything was said, I felt it was time to pass on a piece of advice I’d been given years before.

Anyone who claims to be your “friend” but doesn’t celebrate your victories, and never misses your failures, is NOT your “friend.”

This goes for all walks of life, but it echoes louder for artists, writers, and musicians. If you have someone who claims to be your “friend”...