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Ways to solve the Why Can’t They Use Magic To Fix Everything problem:

•Magic has a cost. The more powerful the spell, the more it drains the caster’s life.

•’We tried that ages ago.The gods grew angry at our arrogance and stripped most of our powers away.’

•Magic is tied to the stars and planets. Its full potential can only manifest on certain astrological events.(And these are once-in-a-millennia type events)

•Only one will a pure heart and selfless intentions can use their full power.

•All magic users are descendants of a (god/spirit). As the years have gone by, the blood has become more diluted, and magic has grown weaker as a result.

•Spell casters can only cast (finite number of spells). They end up using their gift on trivial matters.

•’After the war, we realized the dangers that magic presented. And so we sealed it away, lest it destroy the world.’

•Everyone has magic. Trying to solve one problem is futile as it can be easily undone(often violently and with much destruction)

•inverse of the above: everyone has magic, but their powers are limited and (mostly) harmless.

•Individual, company, or nation has a monopoly on the only substance that can negate magic. As they rule the world, they have installed anti-magic devices everywhere.

•Individual, group, company, or nation has a monopoly on magic. To insure their grip on power, all magic users that do not submit to them are killed.

•An act of good will spawn one of evil. The use of fire will cause somewhere to grow cold and dark. And to save a life, one must sacrifice another.

•The only magic people have access to is Chaos Magic. No one uses it, for obvious reasons.

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#we’re in the trenches y’all #writer memes #writers #writing #writers on tumblr

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#real

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A Poem About Nocturnal Beings

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Night falls like a curtain

Echoing the sound of fowl and

Vermin, chattering away

Excitedly at the thought of a feast

Rats have no patience

Great is their hunger

Only night can sustain

Nearer they creep

Nearer they came

And silence shrouds them

Gone is the light that so

Idly abhors them in their pursuit

Vile is their nature

Endless is the fruit

Yet what they often forget—

Owls have not heard them yet

Unless…unless

Under the brush they scurry

Pointless, alas, is their hurry

#april fools #😊 #writeblr #writer #writing #poetry #words #nighttime #writers #creative writing #acrostic #rick astley

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spread this around please!!

#I almost exclusively use docs but sometimes if I need a change of pace I’ll use tumblr or Wattpad #I would love to use a physical notebook cause it’s so aesthetic but I just can’t bring myself to do it lol #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #wattpad #fanfics #polls #fandom #writeblr #fanfiction writer #writer

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Writing Prompt: Characters A and B use the line “If you die, I’ll kill you.” When heading into their first battle. In the end, one of them actually kills the other.

#writeblr #writer #writing #fanfiction #writers #creative writing #fanfic #writing prompt #fanfic prompt #friends to enemies #lovers to enemies #villain #books #book tropes #writing tropes #fanfic tropes

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reblog perhaps?

#—> prev tags #i just enjoy snackjing on choco chips #esp if they're the good ones (aka dark chocolate) #polls #writer

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Basic rules for analysing fiction, an incomprehensive list jotted down in a hurry:

The protagonist isn’t always right

The protagonist isn’t always good

The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable

The narrator isn’t always right

The narrator isn’t always good

The narrator isn’t always telling the truth

The narrator isn’t always the author

The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap

Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say

Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say

A lot of the time the curtains are blue for a reason. If they aren’t, you should read better books

#literature #books #book analysis #reader #writer

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the current dilemma

#ao3 #writeblr #writer #writing #nanowrimo #fanfiction #fantasy novel #novellist #fanfic #chrysalis #writers

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sometimes writing is getting up on time, grabbing a nice cup of tea or coffee, and sitting down at your computer to work at a steady pace for a few hours

and sometimes writing is crawling to your computer in the dead of night after you just got home from the longest day of your life, writing a jumbled few sentences through bleary eyes before midnight just so you can say that you wrote that day

#writeblr #writer #writing #nanowrimo #writers #no this is definitely not a personal experience of mine #idk what you’re talking about #nanowrimo 2022 #writer memes

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Started NaNo by basically writing enemies to lovers drabbles instead of actual plot. It was daunting, but it’s words, right? And I’ve already met my goal for the day. So just get something on the page, even if it isn’t significant yet ❤️

#writeblr #writer #writing #nanowrimo #nano 2022 #nanowrimo 2022 #NaNo day 1

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Character A (to C): You need to learn how to be more responsible! Take B, for example.

Character B: Who, me? What did I do?

Character A: I don’t know. You’re the example. What do you do?

Character B: I mean… I mostly… stab things. And eat chips.

Character C: Sounds like a good example to me!

Character A: Wait— No-

#writeblr #writer #writing #incorrect quote template #incorrect quote ideas #incorrect quotes #character a and b #character a #character c #dialogue ideas #dialouge prompt #dialouge #writing prompt

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Should I move this series to this account?

Chrysalis | A Harry Potter Fanficition: Masterpost

Hey friends! Welcome to the masterpost for Chrysalis. I’m still fairly new to fanfiction on Tumblr, so let me know if there’s anything I can improve :) 

Caelia Beatrice Carter is a half-blood witch who’s been best friends with Harry Potter since they were five years old. Upon arriving at Hogwarts, she finds herself questioning everything she knows. Can a Hufflepuff be friends with the Golden Trio? Where could her soulmate be if no one at Hogwarts has her soulmark? And, really, how did the swoon worthy Tom Riddle fall so far as to lose his nose? Whether all of those questions get answers remains to be seen, but Caelia sure knows one thing. The world is much bigger than she could have ever imagined.

Start Here | All | AO3 | Wattpad

YEAR ONE

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

YEAR TWO

14 | 15 | 16 | 17

#I guess it would make more sense cause this is all my writing stuff #shrug #lmk #chrysalis #harry potter fanfiction #harry potter #golden trio #fanfiction #hufflepuff #hufflepuff oc #writers #fanfic writer #writeblr #ao3 #Wattpad

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A: You know, I often dreamed of how we would meet.

B: Is this meeting your expectations?

A: *smiles softly* Almost exactly. How about you?

B: Darling, I’m an insomniac

#writeblr #writer #writing #incorrect quotes #incorrect quotes template #person a and person b #character a #character b #imagine your otp #enemies to lovers #writing prompt #dialouge #dialouge prompt #incorrect quote ideas #character a and b #incorrect quote template #writers

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make a playlist for each of your wips—or even better, for each of your characters. channel your oc's emotions, feelings, and past into music. best advice I've ever received (partly because it helps me get into the flow of writing from that character).

you can put songs like:

the character's "go getter" moment

song that would play behind a training/fighting montage

song that represents the oc's darkest moment

their best moment

a moment that shaped who they are today

a song that would cheer them up

a song that describes a pivotal moment

moment of betrayal

how they die

how they felt when someone else died

#writing #writer #character playlist #writing ideas #character building

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Just out of curiosity, what's the average length of everyone's chapters?

#1k to 4k words because I’m unpredictable like that #once I had a two word chap but now they’re always at least 1k lol #writer #writers #writing #writeblr

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#writers #writing #writer #writeblr