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The townspeople found many pretexts for their treatment of him: he forgets things, they said, he is an idiot, he is unclean, he steals. They succeeded only in reducing him to permanent beggarhood and sealing him off from the world of human emotions.

Kunikida Doppo, “Old Gen” from Five Stories by Kunikida Doppo

FAQ Masterpost:

WRITING TIPS:

How To Stay Positive

Write Stories That Are Problematic 

On Being Distracted By Your Phone 

How To Write a Synopsis 

Quick and Easy Writing Tip for Social Media

8 Tips to Get You Through NaNoWriMo

Top Ten First Page Turn Offs

How to Limit Hand Stress (EDS oriented)

How to Write Dragons

How to Write ESL

How to Choose a Story Idea

“Help! How do I connect a plot hole?”

How to Stick to a Writing Schedule (and Keep It)

The Importance of Exposition 

8 Ways to Get Past Writer’s Block 

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Writing a Sword Fight Scene

Why You Should Write Horribly 

Finding Your Audience 

5 Ways to Write Solid Description

How to Make Your Readers Cry

Scrivener PSA - a Great Writing Software

Creating a Language 

CHARACTER TIPS:

How To Write Characters Outside of Your Identity

5 Ways to Develop a Convincing Character

How to Write Strong Dialogue

POV Writing Exercise

How Do Characters Bond?

How to Choose Your MC’s Personality

Writing a Mute Character

How to Write a Bisexual Character

How to Avoid Insta-Love

Writing Gray Characters

How to Write Believable Romance

EDITING TIPS:

Stuck? Do this

How to Use -, –, and — 

How to Read Like a Writer

For Writers Who Edit When They Should Be Writing

Getting an Editor - Yes or No?

How to Up Your Editing Game

NETWORKING:

How to Find Beta Readers

On Paying Beta Readers

How To Find a Critique Partner

What To Expect From A Critique Partner

When Considering Feedback

How to Enter Into Contests/Magazines

How to Write a Query/Cover Letter

Marketing Tips

How to Make Connections

WRITING INSPIRATION:

How to Find Inspiration to Write

If You Write Fanfic, Are You a Writer?

If You Need Someone to Tell You to Write

How to Stop Being a Beginning Writer

Stop Feeling Bad

Read Your Old Work Like This

To the Writers Who Don’t Write

On Cliches 

The Steps of Writing 

Why You Should Keep Writing Anyways

Do YOU Deserve Support?

Feeling Anxious About Writing?

Reminder About Writer’s Block

Need a Pep Talk?

WRITING FUNNIES:

America’s Next Top Writer

The Five Types of Writers

Need a lol? Have a meme

And another. Because commas are terrible

On writing fight scenes

On plot twists

On story ideas

On writer’s block

Writers: What They Say vs What They Mean

How to Kick Start a Writing Session

Writing and Friendship and Sacrifice 

Fun Fact

15 Things That Make Writer’s Anxious 

First Drafts Suck

Funny with a twist (also my most popular post ever)

Search “writing humor” on my blog for a ridiculous amount more

FIRST SENTENCE FRIDAY (FSF):

On My Opinion 

Submitting BEFORE/AFTER Friday?

How to Write a Good Sentence

CLOVER RAINE AND THE BLACK DRAGON:

Synopsis

Prologue

Chapter One

Mood Board

World Building

Excerpt

Comic

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There are two types of writers:

1. 'It's fiction, it doesn't need to make sense!'

2. 'I didn't account for the rotation of the planet and how that affects the constalations while my characters stargazed at different times of year, I have failed as a writer, and this entire thing is trash'

If you read the fic, leave the kudos. Leave a comment too, if possible. Just do it. It takes a few seconds of your time and it means the world to the writer.

Sincerely, me who just got told that my writing feels like watching a blockbuster movie. I don't care if they were sincere or not, I'll be thinking about that comment for the rest of my life and every time I feel bad about my art, I'll remember that someone once liked it.

And this is exactly at least part of why I'm rewriting HYLY on Ao3. That and the just all around more secure filtering system.

you read stuff on wattpad for shit and giggles where most of the fics there are reader-inserted ones written in 1st person pov where y/n is a barely legal white girl with blonde hair and blue “orbs” who’s so smol and fragile that she’s dependent entirely on this morally questionable guy who’s killing people for a living but for some reason happens to have a soft spot for her.

you read real actual literature on archive of our own where it’s two middle aged men, who are each other’s sworn enemies, with tragic past, trauma and strong homoerotic tension. and while they’ve made each other bleed, killed each other’s friends and loved ones out of jealousy / possessiveness, lied and betrayed and manipulated, the rawness, depth, complexity and slow burn will keep you up all night, haunt you during your day and possibly change your life forever. and also the sex isn’t just smut. the sex is poetry that puts Shakespeare to shame

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Revising and Self-Editing

I’m currently revising and self-editing my mermaid x human boy romance novel, so I thought I would share some resources that may help other writers revise and/or edit their stories.

A list of resources to help you during the revision process or when you’re self-editing your story.

Editing and Proofreading An article written for college students from The Writing Center at the University of North Carolina. While most of it applies to writing academic papers, it has helpful tips (under the section titled “Some tips that apply to both editing and proofreading”) that can apply to any writer who is revising or editing their own work.

Beginning the Awesome Journey of Revision Provides helpful tips on how to get started on revising your story’s draft. The list of additional resources includes a few broken links, but most of them work.

How to Survive the Editing Process Provides tips and suggestions for how to get started on revising or editing your story’s draft and what to look for when editing.

The Big Bad Guide to Novel Revision A lengthy, comprehensive guide to revising and editing your story’s draft. Explains in detail the elements to consider when going over the story, the characters, and grammar. Includes a few broken links, but the guide itself is helpful.

When to Say You’re Done Revising Offers realistic advice on how to know when you’re done revising and editing (or how to know when you’ve edited your manuscript as much as you possibly can).

For a more thorough guide on editing, check out my post The Different Types of Editing, which also includes links to even more resources on editing.

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Starting today I’m going to be a man with courage in his heart. When a person falls to the very depths of suffering - where he can find no escape - he is somehow able to find new courage.

Dazai Osamu, A New Hamlet

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Happy 38th Birthday to Dazai Osamu's Seiyuu (Voice Actor) Mamoru Miyano 🎉🎉🎉