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"The hardest part of writing is the first draft, and the closer you get to your deadline, the messier..."

“The hardest part of writing is the first draft, and the closer you get to your deadline, the messier your workspace becomes— but that’s the same with any creative outlet.”

- Tess Gerritsen

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐YOU HAVE GROWNWrite a story from the...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT✐

YOU HAVE GROWN

Write a story from the point of view of a music box. The catch? This music box has been locked in an attic for decades. Double catch? Someone very dear to this music box decides to finally free it from its prison.

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!

"Work like hell! I had 122 rejection slips before I sold a story."

“Work like hell! I had 122 rejection slips before I sold a story.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Today was one of those weird days where I just barely managed to...

Today was one of those weird days where I just barely managed to get everything done— except that by the end of day I was not tired at all. The human body is weird. Two days ago I was collapsing and now I am feeling… alright. I guess the working out helped =u=

Don’t worry I am not going to go on and on about working out today, I have something a little more important to talk about.

So, the latest episode of the Virtual Writing Academy is up— and those of you with a keen eye might’ve noticed t...

"Sometimes I scare myself at how easily I slip inside my mind and live vicariously through these..."

“Sometimes I scare myself at how easily I slip inside my mind and live vicariously through these characters.”

- Teresa Mummert

maxkirin:Hello, writerly friends~ ♥︎Turn off your...

maxkirin:

Hello, writerly friends~ ♥︎

Turn off your phone.
Close the door.
Put on headphones.
Get your notebooks out.
WE ARE GOING TO WRITE.

TheVirtualWritingAcademyis back in session! This week we tackle THE MOST controversial writing question I get asked all the time. Grab that torch and come with me, we are going to head down some very dark streets.

Missed our previous classes?Check out the playlist!

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"If you like fantasy and you want to be the next Tolkien, don’t read big Tolkienesque fantasies—..."

“If you like fantasy and you want to be the next Tolkien, don’t read big Tolkienesque fantasies— Tolkien didn’t read big Tolkienesque fantasies, he read books on Finnish philology. Go and read outside of your comfort zone, go and learn stuff.”

- Neil Gaiman

✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶The Days That Will Never...

✶DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶

The Days That Will Never Return

Pick one of your secondary characters:

Write a scene where this character looks back on the days when they were happiest. What changed?

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!

"The hard core of morality and even of religion seems to me to be just what makes good comedy..."

“The hard core of morality and even of religion seems to me to be just what makes good comedy possible… Where there is no norm, nothing can be ridiculous.”

- C.S. Lewis

Hi, I have a question! So I've always wanted to write, I often write poetry and such but lately I've been having trouble finding the motivation to sit down and write a story. I have plenty of ideas I'd like to write about, I just can't seem to find the mot

Hello there, dear anon!

No worries, the Writing Doctor is here. I have just the thing for you~ ♥︎ Recently I answered an ask similar to yours, but I feel that you will need a more personalized treatment.

I’ve just gotten off the phone with our local Motivationologist and she confirmed that, yes, you have a premature strain of ‘No Funsies.’ No Worries, it’s totally treatable. ‘No Funsies’ is a very common disease, it occurs on artists because of various reasons, though primarily because of: fear...