M. Kirin's Blog, page 726

"Pen-bereavement is a serious matter."

“Pen-bereavement is a serious matter.”

- Anne Fadiman

Feeling down about your writing?

maxkirin:

Here’s what you need to do:

Put on your #1 guilty-pleasure pop song
Imagine your OCs shooting a music video to said song
Try not to smile too much

I hope this helps!

Keep writing~ ♥︎

✶ DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶MinibossPick one of your...

✶DAILY CHARACTER QUESTION ✶

Miniboss

Pick one of your secondary characters:

Is this character willing to die for the Antagonist/Protagonist?

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"Sometimes stories cry out to be told in such loud voices that you write them just to shut them up."

“Sometimes stories cry out to be told in such loud voices that you write them just to shut them up.”

- Stephen King

maxkirin:Hello, dear followers!So, over the last few months...

maxkirin:

Hello, dear followers!

So, over the last few months I’ve gotten A LOT of questions regarding getting back into writing. I’ve tackled the issue of plotting/outlining a story before— and I feel this is the right time to talk about the actual act of writing.

Have you ever started writing, and quickly found yourself feeling unable to put your thoughts into words? Have you noticed how it feels kind of like you’re stumbling through the writing, putting one word after the other like a toddl...

"I belong to this notebook and this pencil."

“I belong to this notebook and this pencil.”

- Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT ✐OSMOSIS KIDWrite a short story from the...

✐ DAILY WEIRD PROMPT✐

OSMOSIS KID

Write a short story from the point of view of a young character attending high school. The catch? This character has the ability to gain the talents of the people around them. Double catch? They also gain their tastes, opinions, and preferences.

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"Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a..."

“Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.”

- Pearl Cleage

maxkirin:Hello there, dear writerly friends!Over the last...

maxkirin:

Hello there, dear writerly friends!

Over the last year I’ve gotten hundreds (if not thousands :0) of writers sending me their story-ideas and asking me if they’re ‘good.’ Now, instead of continuously copy-pasting the same response, or worse ignoring them, I decided to format my thoughts into a nice-and-simple test c;

Now, since I have a feeling some of you still have questions, let me post here my answers to the responses I’ve gotten from this test:

Is this seriously the test?

Ye...

maxkirin:[WRITING IN THE DARK] is a mix for writers looking...

maxkirin:

[WRITING IN THE DARK] is a mix for writers looking for inspiring and yet unobtrusive music. Over the years I’ve found myself returning to certain tracks — in part for the feelings they evoke— but mostly for their ability to aid my writing process without distracting me from the story.The above is a selection of my favorites~ ♥︎

♪ Listen to this mix on 8tracks ♪

Ever since I answered this question, people have been asking me for my favorite music tracks to listen to— well, here you go...