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"In the world of your story, your outline is like the Ten Commandments. Unfortunately, your..."

“In the world of your story, your outline is like the Ten Commandments. Unfortunately, your characters are all Atheists.”

- Jefferson Smith

You should go drink a full glass of water. Like, right now. Go....

You should go drink a full glass of water. Like, right now. Go. You don’t get enough water, do you? You should drink more water. Water is good for you. Go. Go get a glass of water, I will wait.

No, soda doesn’t count. Put the can down. Coffee doesn’t count either. Tea is good though, as long as you don’t put sugar in it :p

Hydration is important! I recently got an ask about how to stay healthy when you work at your desk (and sit at home) all day. I swear it’s been over a week since I got that...

maxkirin:Hello, dear followers!Plaguesworth, the mad...

maxkirin:

Hello, dear followers!

Plaguesworth, the mad scientist behind all of the covers to my books, has a tshirt design today on RIPTAPPAREL.COM!

"Let’s Exterminate" a Doctor Who meets Dr. Seuss desingis only going to be available for 24 hours! They have more than tshirts, though, you can get this awesome design as a poster, laptop case, and many other awesome options~ ♥︎

CLICK HERE TO HEAD OVER TO THE STORE PAGE

Plague is seriously an awesome artist. I’ve known him for a long time, and he ha...

"The best thing about writing fiction is that moment where the story catches fire and comes to life..."

“The best thing about writing fiction is that moment where the story catches fire and comes to life on the page, and suddenly it all makes sense and you know what it’s about and why you’re doing it and what these people are saying and doing, and you get to feel like both the creator and the audience. Everything is suddenly both obvious and surprising… and it’s magic and wonderful and strange.”

- Neil Gaiman

✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶Bird Of TimePick one of your...

✶DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶

Bird Of Time

Pick one of your secondary characters:

If this character could go back in time, what is the one thing they would change?

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 one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen..."

“The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning.”

- Anne Tyler

My villain is a mole on the hero team, but for some reason, whenever I try to reveal this, it comes off as Deus Ex Machina. They feel fully developed, but I know that I can't hint towards their true identity. So, how can I not hint at something, then revea

Hello there, reasonably-stressed writerly friend~ ♥︎

I totally understand where you are coming from. This is actually hand-in-hand with a few questions I got about writing Mystery novels. After all, how do you keep the twist a secret without making it come out of nowhere, and without foreshadowing it to all hell?

Before we begin, though— I don’t want to be the Word Czar, but I have to clarify your use of the term ‘Deus Ex Machina' (I totally got what you meant, but I want to make this clear so...

"I write in order to comprehend, not to express myself."

“I write in order to comprehend, not to express myself.”

- Anna Kamieńska

Hello, writerly friends~ ♥︎Turn off your phone.Close the...

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 are tackling the question I get asked THE MOST. So, get ready because we are going to turn on GODMODE!

Missed our previous classes?Check out the playlist!

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"The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always."

“The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.”

- Arthur Miller