I Was Up Until Midnight Last Night Because I Had An Idea For A Poem About Monsters.

tag the oc that sings often

tag the oc that has thrown a snowball in the past year

OMG okay so I’ve just posted a Halloween chapter of my WIP on ao3 and I love it, I was sooo proud of myself because I managed to write a chapter of entire fluff, no angst or anything, although I did end on a cliffhanger of sorts, so you know there’s that but I used the chapter just to establish some more relationships and tto show them all relaxing and having fun this Halloween, it didn’t do much for the plot but I do not care I love this little chapter. Go check it out, “A Poisoned Apple and a Red Rose” on ao3 by LilHan20. OMG okay Happy Halloween to everyone who celebrates and Happy Monday to everyone who doesn’t, take care of yourself and drink some water

Reblog if you’d be okay if your friend came out as transgender

let’s see how many transphobics we can weed out

All wolves support abortion rights.

Omg okay so I've kinda just like dropped off the face of the Earth for the last few weeks.

Sorry about that.

I had a rough week with my mental health and now I'm in the middle of my mock exams although I have 6 more to go.

YAYYY. /s

Anyway between all of that I've been writing parts of my fic and crocheting Christmas presents for everyone I know

Suffice it to say, it's been pretty hectic. Hopefully I'll be back to a regular schedule after this week. Keep an eye out here for any more updates and if you want to go and check out my fic it's on ao3 A Poisoned Apple and A Red Rose by LilHan20.

I appreciate you all and thank you for being patient with me.

Hopefully see you all again next Monday xx

Photo description: The words Intro Post across the middle of a photo. The photo is of a forest in the night above the trees is the moon and a band of stars.

Hannah

I don't use this blog that often, I'm mostly on @onlymyleftsideisgay

Hello people of the world

I am martha and I am going to teach you how to write

Step 1) don't write smut

Step 2) don't write offensive slurs

Step 3) don't fall prey to stereotypes

Step 4) don't make it...

Predictable

See, you weren't expecting that font

This is an example of excellent writing, which concludes step 5)

5) use great fonts

6) do good grammer and donot speel stuuf wtong

7) don't do 7 steps

8) be creative UwU

9) don't use UwU

10) follow my advice and my account

Yes this is my account now han 😁

Thank you for reading i hope this makes you guys pro writers

I've found that if you write the scene from a different POV from the one its going to be in then you can understand and change what doesn't feel right. This was seriously helpful though.

Tips for Writing a Difficult Scene

Every writer inevitably gets to that scene that just doesn't want to work. It doesn't flow, no matter how hard you try. Well, here are some things to try to get out of that rut:

1. Change the weather

I know this doesn't sound like it'll make much of a difference, but trust me when I say it does.

Every single time I've tried this, it worked and the scene flowed magically.

2. Change the POV

If your book has multiple POV characters, it might be a good idea to switch the scene to another character's perspective.

9/10 times, this will make the scene flow better.

3. Start the scene earlier/later

Oftentimes, a scene just doesn't work because you're not starting in the right place.

Perhaps you're starting too late and giving too little context. Perhaps some description or character introspection is needed before you dive in.

Alternatively, you may be taking too long to get to the actual point of the scene. Would it help to dive straight into the action without much ado?

4. Write only the dialogue

If your scene involves dialogue, it can help immensely to write only the spoken words the first time round.

It's even better if you highlight different characters' speech in different colors.

Then, later on, you can go back and fill in the dialogue tags, description etc.

5. Fuck it and use a placeholder

If nothing works, it's time to move on.

Rather than perpetually getting stuck on that one scene, use a placeholder. Something like: [they escape somehow] or [big emotional talk].

And then continue with the draft.

This'll help you keep momentum and, maybe, make the scene easier to write later on once you have a better grasp on the plot and characters.

Trust me, I do this all the time.

It can take some practice to get past your Type A brain screaming at you, but it's worth it.

So, those are some things to try when a scene is being difficult. I hope that these tips help :)

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@little-doggy-girl-collar I hate you

I like Derek Morgan

Good for you. You should tell me about him because alfie wants a deanxderek fic.