M. Kirin's Blog, page 702
August 6, 2014
"You can take for granted that people know more or less what a street, a shop, a beach, a sky, an oak..."
- Neil Gaiman
What are your thoughts on the "cut what you love" idea?
Hello there! (I love your hair ♥︎)
I assume you mean ‘cut what you love’ during the revision process, right? I prefer to call it ‘kill your darlings.’In the past I have talked about editing (or chopping) out parts of the story that may not be effective— even if you like them, or enjoyed writing them. You can read more about my feelings, here c;
Instead, I want to spend this time to tackle the misconception of ‘cut what you love.’
It doesn’t mean what some people think it means.
Those of you who h...
"Writing is like hunting. There are brutally cold afternoons with nothing in sight, only the wind and..."
- Kate Braverman
✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐
CRIMES OF THE HEART
Write a story from...
CRIMES OF THE HEART
Write a story from the point of view of a character tasked with… hunting down someone. The catch? This ‘someone’ is innocent. Double catch? This character knows that their ‘prey’ is innocent, and still chooses to hunt them down regardless.
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!
August 5, 2014
Some of you asked for an update in the silliness that was...
Some of you asked for an update in the silliness that was today.
The clerk never got back to me. I called again at around 4PM, got another clerk and explained what happened. At first she wanted to get me to set up a consult. That’s right— a consult just for picking up copies of documents they should’ve given me from the beginning. She ultimately sympathized with my situation, and set up a pick up for them tomorrow (without any consult).
It was kind of funny hearing her coming around to the re...
maxkirin:
Savannah asked:
What’s your advice to make a scene...
Savannah asked:
What’s your advice to make a scene flow into another? I don’t like saying ‘and then they arrived’ and whatnot. I just struggle with making the story stick together. I’m trying to not use page breaks to show it’s the next scene but rather kept it going.
Hello there, dear patroness! ♥︎
I have touched on this subject in the past, but I think you pose a very nice twist on this situation :D
You see, generally when I get questions about transitions (or connecting scenes that d...
"Don’t classify me, read me. I’m a writer, not a genre."
- Carlos Fuentes
✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶
Sword Of Guilt
Your Antagonist...
Sword Of Guilt
Your Antagonist stole something in the past. What is it? Who did they steal it from? Write a scene where your Antagonist reflects on this.
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!
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might..."
- J.K. Rowling
Heeeey, so I'm writing a story that I really love, but I've hit a road bump. There's a scene that I have to write that is crucial to the plot, but from a writer's (and likely reader's) perspective, the scene is boring. Do you have any advice on spicing up
Hello there, writerly friend~ ♥︎
I like you, because this is a question I have been meaning to tackle for ages! I’m super excited to finally get a chance to talk about this :D
Before we begin, though, I want to give the usual disclaimer that the following is not gospel. It’s just my take on this situation. Consider this advice as building blocks. Take the ones you like, play around with them, and make them work for your own writing style~ ♥︎
And, with that out of the way, let’s take it from the...
