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"Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you."

“Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.”

- Marsha Norman

maxkirin:Today I had a long talk with one of my followers,...

maxkirin:

Today I had a long talk with one of my followers, they shared with me their story, and I shared mine with them. When everything was said, I felt it was time to pass on a piece of advice I’d been given years before.

Anyone who claims to be your “friend” but doesn’t celebrate your victories, and never misses your failures, is NOT your “friend.”

This goes for all walks of life, but it echoes louder for artists, writers, and musicians. If you have someone who claims to be your “friend”...

"When I am writing, my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well...."

“When I am writing, my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be.”

- Roger Ebert

✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶MasterplanDescribe your...

✶DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶

Masterplan

Describe your Antagonist’s plan for the future. What do they plan to do with each of their allies? How about their enemies?

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"How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to..."

“How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream.”

- Gaston Bachelard

O-okay um well as you can probably tell, I'm not a very confident person, but I really want to be a writer and I've written several short stories and poems but every time I try to show it to someone whose opinion I value (my dad, brother, mom, aunt, etc) t

Hello there, understandably-shy writerly friend~ ♥︎

I absolutely understand where you’re coming from. Writing is hard, and even more so if you live in an environment that may hinder your craft :c

Thankfully for you, this is something that I’ve touched on in the past. Here are a few helpful links:

My parents disapprove of my writing
My parents disapprove of my writing, and my choice to seek being an author as a career
How do I gain confidence as a writer?

If you’re going to read ONE of the links, re...

"Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can..."

“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”

- E. L. Doctorow

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐GIANT ROBOT ATTACKWrite a short story...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT✐

GIANT ROBOT ATTACK

Write a short story from the point of view of a character witnessing two giant robots fighting. The catch? Everyone is running for their lives, except this character. Why?

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"Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don’t keep space in your..."

“Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don’t keep space in your head for writing, you won’t write even if you have the time.”

- Katerina Stoykova Klemer

Hello, writerly friends!I got a bunch of questions asking for...

Hello, writerly friends!

I got a bunch of questions asking for advice on revision/editing (of which I have plenty) so I thought I would make a TOP 5! The above are my top 5 tips for revising/editing your book. I believe there are plenty of awesome resources out there for editing, but I wanted to talk about a few things that are seldom mentioned!

I hope you all find this post helpful~ ♥︎

If any of you has any more writerly questions, send them my way! And if you want your daily dose of writ...