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oatmilk-vampire · 3 months

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Always the writer, never the reader.

#it's me #writers on tumblr #life of a writer #writers #writer #writer memes #writer mood #writing memes #writing #ao3 writer #fanfic #writeblr #author meme #author #writblr

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reallybadblackoutpoems · 10 months

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meditations on first philosophy (1641) - rene descartes

"who give a shit"

#rene descartes #ok #so this is a reference to that post #bc i cant stop saying it #sorry i havent been active #ive been working on an opera #and have been having like p bad health issues #but its ok #learning to crochet a minecraft frog #idk if itll be like any good #whatever life is love anyway #blackout poem #blackout poetry #author #book #poetry

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risafeywritesdrarry · 27 days

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#writing #writing memes #writers #writers on tumblr #writing humor #meme #memes #writers life #writers and poets #author #authors of tumblr #writerscommunity #writblr #ao3 #ao3 writer #writers of ao3

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buginateacup · 7 months

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Every single fic update there is an author trying frantically to find the right balance between a nonchalant aside of "leave a comment if you enjoyed =)" and clinging desperately to the coat tails of a random stranger, dragging along behind them on the street wailing "Please, please! I have to know what you thought! I'm desperate to talk to people about this! Ask me about the alliterative repetition! Ask me about the symbolism!"

#just writing things #life and times of a fanfic author #comments #comment culture #anyway this is why I have so many WIPs

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chittychittyyangyang · 1 year

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Listen, you should never film strangers in public without their consent, but I swear there need to be fines or something for people who do that shit in some spaces. For example: I had to go to the ER last night, and some jerk filmed a woman who just came in and was clearly having an asthma attack. She immediately got to go back, and he was unhappy about that. Believe me, I get that it sucks having to wait when you're in pain, but you don't get to pick who deserves care when. The medical system in the US is a nightmare, and the ER could be the worst moment of someone's life. No one deserves to be recorded because some jack ass believes someone doesn't look like they need care.

This is fine to reblog. People who film strangers should be shamed if nothing else.

#ccyy talks #sorry for posting this here but I'm pissed and this shit really needs to stop #For all I know he recorded me too cause I'm young and look healthy but got to go back next #Sorry about your cough buddy but the way things work I was a more immediate emergency #1k #5k #10k #30k #this post clearly has a life of its own now #and in case someone wants to know some clarifications for common points #people in a position of authority/actively hurting someone with the intent to protect/help the person is fine #so cops doctors nurses mental health workers and educators (to name a few) who actively are abusing their power and authority? free game #this post was filming random ass people for Content(tm)#random ass people more so those in distress aren't your content and you do not know the harm you can do to someone by posting that shit #50k

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stil-lindigo · 5 months

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it's such an incredible feeling to find an author on ao3 and realise they've been writing fic for 15 years. never let anyone say that people age out of fandom.

#their first fic was posted in 2008 #thats just. idk. its inspiring in a way #i hope this author never falls out of love with writing #and i hope their life is good

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softhe4rted · 2 months

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to begin with, the sweet grass by mary oliver, from “devotions”

#i’m still alive i have time to build #she’s right she’s so right #if she lived a life maybe i can live mine #after all #i have to be the thing that saves me #poetry #it gets better i know it i know it #hi my post #mary oliver #female authors

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catfayssoux · 26 days

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lannegarrett · 1 month

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I felt this.

#writers block #books #writing #writersnetwork #writers #writers on tumblr #writing community #author #writers life #writerscommunity #writer #writers and poets #writeblr #writing process #writers of tumblr

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winksasleeplesseye · 1 year

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writing, in theory: fun

writing, in practice: [unintelligible noises] [sobs] [maniacal laughter] [screams]

#writers life #writing #author struggles #writing struggles #writing meme #writing is haaaaaaaaard #writing fanfic #why is this my most popular post as of late

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quotelr · 1 year

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You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.

Chester Bennington

#Chester Bennington #Feeling #Heart #close #closing #eye #feel #thing #want #quotes #life quotes #quotelr #literature #authorquotes #author quotes #lit #poetry #prose #spilled ink

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the-ellia-west · 3 months

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How to make your readers Feel emotions for Dummies

(Horror edition!) aka Make your readers Tense.

Anyway, you want to know how to make your readers angry or tense? Well... have I got some useless tips for you!

First, think about what would make you tense?

Usually, you will write about things that you enjoy, therefore your readers will most likely be similar to you, so you should take your own experiences within media and just... steal them

2. Second, Use short sentences, and add onomatopoeia

Nobody likes having to make their brain work faster. And shorter sentences will actually do that. So using it is very helpful.

For example: Nothing in the house made a noise except for something dripping from the ceiling.

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Nothing in the house moved. Not a noise could be heard. Not even the rustle of wind against the walls, or even her own breath. Save for one thing. Drip, drip, drip. Something falling slowly from the rafters overhead. Then, she knew.

See? Better!

3. Next, you should make sure to dance around the word was

Trust me, it just adds that much more oomph

4. Underdescribe the important shit, Overdescribe the unimportant stuff

I don't have an example for this... uh... have a nice day

5. Make your protagonist likable

Please

6. Show your readers early on you won't hesitate to do something shitty

Like kill off a protagonist who didn't actually matter, do something drastic in the story that shows your readers you aren't fucking around

Good Luck and good day!