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maxkirin:[MERMAID MAGIC] is a writing mix about magic, sea...

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[MERMAID MAGIC]is a writing mix about magic, sea monsters, and a city at the bottom of the ocean. Dear traveler, whatever lured you into this land surely tricked you. There is no treasure to be found here, and our Queen does not take kindly to invaders.

This playlist contains 17 of my favorite tracks for writing underwater worlds, mysticism, and fantastic power!You descend into the water, chasing The Song of the Tides, and the sea welcomes you. Soon, you find yourself before the vis...

"You’re never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true."

“You’re never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.”

- Richard Bach

✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶HumilityWho is the one person...

✶DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶

Humility

Who is the one person your Antagonist looks up to? Write a scene where they talk and your Antagonist discovers that they feel the same way.

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"If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained."

“If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.”

- Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book

hello! your blog is amazing and your answers have motivated me to write, so thank you. here's the thing: i've been wanting to be a writer since i was little, but when i told my parents in the first place, they said i couldn't do it as job, that i couldn't

Hello, dear anon~ ♥︎

Congratulations! You have unlocked an achievement :D

I have actually answered an ask similar to yours in the past. I recommend you give it a looksie c;

Now, as an added bonus, I’m going to tell you something else. You’re probably young (and that’s good!) so take my advice because this will save you a lot of worrying in the years to come, okay?

You don’t have any control over anyone’s feelings.

You can’t make your parents feel proud of you.
You can’t make anyone like you.
You can...

"Failure is usually boring. It is the credible but unrealized threat of failure that is interesting."

“Failure is usually boring. It is the credible but unrealized threat of failure that is interesting.”

- Robin D. Laws

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐TWO WRONGSWrite about a character who...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT✐

TWO WRONGS

Write about a character who was kidnapped in the middle of the night by a party of strange creatures. The catch? The creatures claim this character was fated to become their next leader. Double catch? They kidnapped the wrong person. Oops.

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!

"Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises..."

“Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do― to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street.”

- Stephen King

[MERMAID MAGIC] is a writing mix about magic, sea monsters, and...

[MERMAID MAGIC]is a writing mix about magic, sea monsters, and a city at the bottom of the ocean. Dear traveler, whatever lured you into this land surely tricked you. There is no treasure to be found here, and our Queen does not take kindly to invaders.

This playlist contains 17 of my favorite tracks for writing underwater worlds, mysticism, and fantastic power!You descend into the water, chasing The Song of the Tides, and the sea welcomes you. Soon, you find yourself before the vision of a...

"There were certain chapters when I stopped writing, saw the domestic situation I was in and thought:..."

“There were certain chapters when I stopped writing, saw the domestic situation I was in and thought: ‘I don’t want to face this world, let’s get back to the hellish one I’m imagining.’”

- Alasdair Gray