1. Read widely: Read books, articles, and poetry across different genres and styles. This exposure to diverse writing will expand your vocabulary, inspire new ideas, and help you develop your own unique voice.
2. Write regularly: Establish a writing routine and stick to it. Set aside dedicated time each day or week to write, even if it's just for a short period. Regular practice is key to honing your skills and maintaining creative momentum.
3. Embrace creativity exercises: Engage in writing exercises or prompts to stimulate your imagination. Explore free writing, brainstorming, or visual prompts to spark new ideas and challenge your creative boundaries.
4. Edit and revise: Don't be afraid to revise your work. Editing is a crucial part of the writing process, allowing you to refine your ideas, improve clarity, and enhance the overall quality of your writing. Embrace feedback and be open to making changes.
5. Develop unique characters: Create well-rounded and believable characters by giving them depth, flaws, and distinctive voices. Explore their motivations, desires, and conflicts to make them relatable and engaging for readers.
6. Show, don't tell: Instead of telling readers what is happening or how characters feel, strive to show it through vivid descriptions, sensory details, and compelling dialogue. Engage the readers' senses and immerse them in your storytelling.
7. Pay attention to pacing: Balance the pace of your writing to maintain reader engagement. Mix moments of tension and action with quieter, reflective scenes. Vary sentence length and structure to create rhythm and keep the narrative flowing.
8. Create compelling dialogue: Craft dialogue that is realistic, purposeful, and reveals character traits. Use dialogue to advance the plot, reveal conflicts, and deepen relationships between characters.
9. Embrace constructive feedback: Seek feedback from trusted peers, writing groups, or mentors. Constructive criticism can help you identify blind spots, refine your writing, and grow as a writer.
10. Stay inspired and curious: Maintain a sense of curiosity about the world around you. Seek inspiration from art, music, nature, and everyday experiences. Keep a journal to capture ideas, observations, and inspiration that may fuel your writing.
Happy writing!
thats unbelievably cute ðŸ˜
i won't leave
Remember to also read books by Indigenous authors on this Earth Day and all year.
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do is Ask by Mary Siisip Geniusz
As Long as Grass Grows by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
IwÃgara by Enrique Salmón
Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez
The Red Deal by The Red Nation
Earth Keeper by N. Scott Momaday
Dwellings by Linda Hogan
Birding While Indian by Thomas C. Gannon
thought the hands were fun so i drew jinx <3
I finally read the book.
I take commissions and ready to draw art of your favorite character (the locked tomb, tv series, games, manga, anime series, etc). I also could draw your own OC.
If anyone are interested please send me a DM.
so hyped for inktober this year even tho ill probably give up halfway through like every fuckin year
I'm beginning to realize how many of these Sundry Sunday posts are just me chatting about vocab words that I looked up because they're a little unfamiliar, even when the make sense in context.
An acute or high fever, or a disease characterized by one, especially when its reoccuring. (Thanks OED) Think malaria, apparently.
Just a reminder that you can basically read this as "vampire". Oupire is more of a Slavic-folklore specific term, and is the origin of the english word vampire. Also, upior is the term to search if you'd like to do some reading. Some of the remedies have proved especially interesting to me. If you can read Polish, there's also a book titled Upiór that is supposedly a very good work on the subject. Unfortunately, I do not know a bit of Polish and cannot find it in any language I have any degree of confidence in.
i drew sam when he found the elven rope because apparently i can only go a few days without drawing my favorite little guys. this was such a wakeup call to practice line art again lol.
please someone teach me the secrets of painting. this is like my fourth time using gouache and i have no idea what i'm doing. also yes i forgot her barrettes and hair tie just shush i got tiredddd
tryna figure out his look before i deface him on my apush notes :P
more versions because i can't pick:
traditional artist trying to get over the cripping fear of being seen | she/her | lesbian
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