Writing advice from my uni teachers:
If your dialog feels flat, rewrite the scene pretending the characters cannot at any cost say exactly what they mean. No one says “I’m mad” but they can say it in 100 other ways.
Wrote a chapter but you dislike it? Rewrite it again from memory. That way you’re only remembering the main parts and can fill in extra details. My teacher who was a playwright literally writes every single script twice because of this.
Don’t overuse metaphors, or they lose their potency. Limit yourself.
Before you write your novel, write a page of anything from your characters POV so you can get their voice right. Do this for every main character introduced.
I completely forgot to post, but here's some oc art from the past few weeks including a Miasma redesign. I'm working on the first few drafts of my comic as well!
Some coloured sketches for the performance AU!
I don't know how I feel about the green, oh well, I've already done a full illustration that'll be posted separately. Still too lazy to look up a reference for a NASA hoodie. Gave into temptation, got rid of the umbrella.
this image makes me emotional too if i look at it too long
[Image ID: The Destiel confession meme edited so that Dean answers 'There's a petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU' to Cas' 'I love you'. /End ID]
If you are a citizen in the EU please sign this petition:
"this post would do numbers on tumblr" "that post would do numbers on tumblr" yeah they probably would. they would probably do 4 or some shit. i don't know
Welcome back to Dannymay! We're excited to kick the event off for another year!
If you aren’t aware, Dannymay is a yearly event where creators are given a daily prompt and are free to run with it! Any and all art is allowed; fanfiction, fanart, music, poetry, and anything else will be welcomed!
Feel free to complete as many or as few prompts as you’d like, and remember to have fun! When you’re done, post your creations to Tumblr with the #Dannymay2025 tag so we can see it!
Like previous years, we’ll be compiling an ao3 collection under the tag Dannymay 2025, and we’ll fire up the Dannymay discord for another year - the link is in our FAQ!
Full text prompt list is below the cut!
1 - Dragon
2 - 1990s
3 - Potential
4 - Eyes
5 - Cryptid
6 - Transformation
7 - Blood Blossoms
8 - Lost
9 - Underground
10 - Family
11 - Thermos
12 - Cables
13 - Truth
14 - Horn
15 - Stars
16 - Fairy Ring
17 - Water
18 - King
19 - Enemy
20 - Pact
21 - Tremors
22 - Moon Landing
23 - Camping
24 - Necromancy
25 - Robot
26 - Horror
27 - Dream
28 - Favorite AU - We had a few AU submissions this year, so rather than pick one we've opened up a day for everyone to create for their favorite!
29 - Ghost Biology
30 - Hot Dogs
31 - Free Day
She/They, I'm a self-taught artist and writer whose posts tend to revolve around my OCs, artwork and whatever media is my current hyperfixation. I've got a couple original stories and fanworks that I want to share, but it might be awhile, please be patient with me while I work up the courage to actually do what I love for once (storytelling)
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