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"Regardless of the popular literary trend of the times, write the thing which lies close to your..."

“Regardless of the popular literary trend of the times, write the thing which lies close to your heart.”

- Bess Streeter Aldrich

maxkirin:Hello, writerly friends!I got a bunch of questions...

maxkirin:

Hello, writerly friends!

I got a bunch of questions asking for advice on revision/editing (of which I have plenty) so I thought I would make a TOP 5! The above are my top 5 tips for revising/editing your book. I believe there are plenty of awesome resources out there for editing, but I wanted to talk about a few things that are seldom mentioned!

I hope you all find this post helpful~ ♥︎

If any of you has any more writerly questions, send them my way! And if you want your daily dos...

"Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down...."

“Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth…. Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words and they backhand them across the net.”

- E.B. White

⚘ DAILY STORY SEED ⚘CherubWrite about a character charged, by...

⚘ DAILY STORY SEED⚘

Cherub

Write about a character charged, by a secret agency, with capturing a dangerous criminal… except this ‘criminal’ is actually a teenager. Does this character have a history with the target? And, above all, why did the agency demand this character wear earplugs?

Want to publish a story inspired by this prompt?Click hereto read the guidelines~ ♥︎ And, if you’re looking for more writerly content, make sure to follow me:maxkirin.tumblr.com!

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose."

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”

- Bill Gates

✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶Dancing In The ShadowsWrite a...

✶DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶

Dancing In The Shadows

Write a scene where your Protagonist is asked out on a date. What do they say? Do they go through with it? Is your Protagonist, at all, a romantic?

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"Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go."

“Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go.”

- Lauren Oliver, Delirium

Okay so: What does one do to avoid feeling down about their own writing compared to other, amazing work from peers? I know you'll probably say, 1) don't compare your work to others', and 2) if you have fun writing it, that's all that matters. And that's gr

Hello, writerly friend~ ♥︎

I see what you mean. Well, you are certainly right about those two points! That is exactly what I would have told you~ c;

So, now that we are pretty much on the same page. Let’s actually talk about something you said— because it raises a VERY good point!

"But I still can’t help sometimes feeling like a small spark next to a bright sun."

Do you think these writers your look up to look at their own work and think that they are ‘suns’?

Nope. To put it bluntly,every writer t...

"I spoke fire, laughed smoke, and madness spilled forth from my inspiration."

“I spoke fire, laughed smoke, and madness spilled forth from my inspiration.”

- Arthur Holitscher

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐PROJECT: DEATHLESSWrite about a...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT✐

PROJECT: DEATHLESS

Write about a character who wakes up in a morgue. The catch? This character suffered a horrible car accident the previous night, but they can’t find any scars on their body. Double catch? This character is not what they seem, and the ‘accident’ was actually a test.

Want to publish a story inspired by this prompt?Click hereto read the guidelines~ ♥︎ And, if you’re looking for more writerly content, make sure to follow me:maxkirin.tumblr.com!