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"Convince yourself that you are working in clay, not marble, on paper not eternal bronze: Let that..."

“Convince yourself that you are working in clay, not marble, on paper not eternal bronze: Let that first sentence be as stupid as it wishes.”

- Jacques Barzun

✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶It’s A Secret To EveryoneWhat is...

✶DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶

It’s A Secret To Everyone

What is the one secret your Antagonist has been hiding? Write a scene where they discover that this secret is known by… someone close to them.

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!

plaguesworth:It was their density.By plaguesworth &...

plaguesworth:

It was their density.

By plaguesworth & maxkirin

"Don’t let impatience, and frustration ruin your passion for writing."

“Don’t let impatience, and frustration ruin your passion for writing.”

- Leah Johnson

Mr. Kirin is it too big of expectations if you can already imagine your book up on the big screen? Even if you only have two chapters written but you have it all mapped out in your head? { ya can post publicly :) }

Hello there, writerly friend~ ★

I have been waiting for this question for a long time. So much, actually, that I know exactly what I am going to tell you. But, before we get there…I have a bit of a story to share.

Back before I began writing full-time, I used to work at this laboratory of sorts, doing work for this big evil company. I worked a lot there, I am talking 60-hour weeks. It nearly killed my writing. I spent so much time and energy working at this place where I was undervalued and und...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐LES ESPRITS DANGEREUXWrite a story from...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT✐

LES ESPRITS DANGEREUX

Write a story from the point of view of a character who is able to control other people with their mind. The catch? This character is in a love/hate relationship with another person. Double catch? Said person also has the ability to mind-control.

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!

"You grow ravenous. You run fevers. You know exhilarations. You can’t sleep at night, because your..."

“You grow ravenous. You run fevers. You know exhilarations. You can’t sleep at night, because your beast-creature ideas want out and turn you in your bed. It is a grand way to live.”

- Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

IMPORTANT: I would like your input on the WRITERS UNITE compilation!

maxkirin:

Hello, writerly friends!

As I mentioned earlier, WRITERS UNITE has been an incredible success so far. I can now say (without doubt) that I have gotten over a hundred awesome pieces of advice, from writers of all ages and skill levels. I don’t mean to sound sappy, but there plenty of pieces that mademe go "I wish I had known that when I first got started.”The way some of them were phrased were so perfect I was speechless.

This is… actually part the reason I am posting this.

When I origin...

"If you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will."

“If you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will.”

- Laurell K. Hamilton

maxkirin:Hello, writerly friends, the VWA is back! :DWhat is...

maxkirin:

Hello, writerly friends, theVWAis back! :D

What is the VWA?

TheVirtual Writing Academyis a weekly writing class where we explore strange writing exercises. This is NOT a lecture. You are not going to learn by listening— but by doing. So, take out your notebooks because we are going to write!

In this week’s episode: I teach you a few tricks about description, oh and I also welcome you into the dark side of the writing force~ ♥︎

Missed our previous classes?Check out the playlist!

If you wan...