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wormwoodandhoney · 1 day

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some books read in 2024: the parliament, by aimee pokwatka

the birds meets the princess bride in this strange and unique novel about grief and fear. mads is teaching a group of preteens in her local library when thousands of murderous owls descend outside, trapping the patrons in the library for the forseeable future. to keep her students distracted, mads begins to read from her favorite fantasy novel, the silent queen. this novel is about half and half mads and the murder owls and the fantasy story of a silent queen reluctantly on the way to destroy a monster threatening her kingdom.

#book edit #the parliament #aimee pokwatka #books #booklr #laura make a graphic for a book that people have actually read challenge #failed again here's a niche horror fantasy #photoshop hard

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campdemigods · 3 months

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Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase

Heroes of Olympus: Mark of Athena // Percy Jackson and the Olympians 1x07

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rinadragomir · 7 months

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𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬

𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑒 - 𝑇𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑎𝑔𝑒

𝐿𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑 - 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐼 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚

𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠 - 𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒

𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛 - 𝑅𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑂𝑛 𝐴 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇𝑖𝑟𝑒

𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑛 - 𝐿𝑒𝑡'𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡

𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 - 𝐹𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝑛

𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝/𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝

@carelessflower @magnus-the-maqnificent @pleasantchildfox @stupidbeautifulword @joy-of-starting-over @axhicleos @axoloteca @clarasmidnights @radisv @afloralrib @alexandergideonslightwood @spacehero-23 @tea-and-a-clandestine-agenda @mxtthew-fxirchild-apologist @fortheloveofthecarstairs @noah-herondale-lightwood @theresaherondalecarstairss @lescahiersdesable @my-archerboy @itsyourgirlathena @fantasy-rep @delightfullyterrible @megs-readstoomuch @dustandducks @lekawi @thewolfnephilim @min-unicorn @cordelia-cardale @icycoolslushie @starlight-in-my-eyes

#tsc #cassandra clare #rina dragomir edits #tmi #tlh #sobh #tid #twp #book edit #twilight #will herondale #alec lightwood #sebastian morgenstern #matthew fairchild #jem carstairs #dru blackthorn

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tomatette · 2 months

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My little fanfic appreciation project - inspired by this glorious gif set by the immensely talented @reputayswift - all the fic featured here are linked below. Permission to use the text excerpts was given by the respective author(s). There are so many amazing fics for this ship it was really hard to pick only eight of them. Who knows, maybe I'll make more in the future. The fabulous art in the last gif you see was created by @littleststarfighter who kindly gave me permission to use her art in my gifs and edits. Thank you so much, Lucy! Tell me your favorite fic, and I might check them out :) Stargazer @nerdherderette [Rating: Teen and up - Words: 5,145 - Status: Complete] Siren Song @scaryfriend [Rating: Teen and up - Words: 15,044 - Status: WIP] Flyboys @gefionne [Rating: Explicit - Words: 301,442 - Status: Complete] i can see through you (see to the real you) @kyluxtrashcompactor [Rating: Explicit - Words: 77,179 - Status: WIP] all that you love will be carried away @ceruleancynic [Rating: Teen and up - Words: 32,163 (Series: 156,107) - Status: Complete] A Disappearance at Danvers @starkillersbae @eighthchiharu [Rating: Mature - Words: 51,877 - Status: Complete] First Order Hotline @onewhositswiththeturtles [Rating: Explicit - Words: 19,943 - Status: Complete] Dirty Laundry @jaynesilver [Rating: Explicit - Words: 5,840 - Status: Complete] Red Excels the Crimson @dragonflies-draw-flame [Rating: Explicit - Words: 4,611 - Status: Complete]

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slayingfiction · 1 year

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Weak Words To Cut

Here are some weak words than you can often remove to strengthen your writing. I have made these changes as I edit my own novel, so I included examples from my writing to show you the difference.

When editing and cutting words, we are not talking about dialogue because everyone has a unique way of speaking, and it’s important to keep true to their voice.

Note: these are all general guidelines, and you don’t have to use all or any of them. Creative writing gives you a creative licence to choose how you write. Do what works best for you. Always.

Suddenly: technically speaking, everything happens suddenly, so use the word sparingly or it will lose its effect.

I don’t remember ever seeing a man in such little clothes before, and I suddenly despised the one piece left. I don’t remember ever seeing a man in such little clothes before, and I found myself despising the remaining piece.

Keep: When it disrupts your character’s life, and you want your reader to really take notice.

Cut: if removed and there is no change, then it’s not necessary

Then/Next: this is typically a filler word. All events happen in a sequential state, so it’s not always needed.

Then She was gone, her steps echoing through the halls.

Keep: You want to keep the word typically when something is changing in action, description, etc.

Cut: If removing the word does not change the meaning, then cut it. Typically if this word starts the sentence, it’s unnecessary.

Just: this is a filler word, and can almost always be removed.

I was just a game to him, nothing more.

Keep: if removing it makes your sentence confusing or changes the meaning, then keep it. Usually using the word words well as a limiter word. (Eg. it’s just me and my dogs tonight)

Cut: when it’s unnecessary and changes nothing.

Really/Very: these are weak qualifying/descriptive words, and you can absolutely find a better synonym

Your mother is really nice lovely.

Keep: typically these words are fine to keep when not used to enhance an adjective. (Eg. very next day, really think, very back of…)

Cut: if it’s being used to enhance a weak adjective, cut it and find a better word.

Is/Was: this is usually a passive voice, which isn’t usually the best for fiction novels, active voice is always preferred. Naturally this is a verb that you can’t cut from all places, so here are some tips.

Everyone was too busy focusing on their shopping to notice a human sliding between sales booths. Buyers and sellers occupied themselves with their shopping, too focused to notice a human sliding between sales booths.

Keep: when delivering information quickly its always best to just state the facts, so don’t worry about trying to find flowery words to describe everything.

Cut: If you can show what the person or object is doing instead of simply saying it, then change the sentence.

Started: every action has a start, so don’t write it unless you can tell me why it’s important now to know that’s it’s started.

The boy started to rant in his native tongue. The boy ranted in his native tongue.

Keep: if your scene is being interrupted or is still unfinished, then go ahead. This one is a little harder to see sometimes, so just see how you feel with it in vs removed.

Cut: it’s it’s unnecessary information, and nothing changes to the story or sentence when removed, axe it.

Seemed: again, this is more of a show don’t tell kind of thing

Time seemed to slow slowed as I held Vera tight against me.

Keep: if a character knows something intuitively

Cut: if you can show why the character is perceiving what’s happening

Definitely: this is typically just confirming facts that are already known to be true. Repetition is unnecessary without a purpose.

He definitely saw me, but I wasn’t mad about it. (This instance can for sure be removed, it’s unnecessary. However, I want this emphasis here, so I chose to keep it)

Keep: if it’s your character who is confirming facts as 100% accurate and ridding previous doubt

Cut: remove and nothing changes

Somewhat/Slightly: usually this is used when only trying to use a partial effect of a word, so the easiest fix is to change the word that it’s describing.

I looked away, slightly embarrassed.

Keep: if the words is truly the best way to describe what was happening in the sentence.

Cut: when you can use a better word to describe your action/emotion/whatever to be more accurate or it’s unnecessary.

Possibly/Likely/Probably/May/Might: much like some of the other weak words, these are just filler. Something either is or isn’t, and it’s best to describe here you can.

Probably Not with the way he was speaking to her.

Keep: if your character isn’t sure of something

Cut: if you can describe what’s happening, or it can be removed without changing the meaning

Somehow: this is usually an indicator of missing information

I thought I was an average girl in every way, and now I was somehow the first human to ever survive. (I don’t use somehow often. I am keeping it in this instance because none of the characters know how it happened yet.)

Keep: if your character is missing the information and doesn’t know how something became true or transpired

Cut: if you can explain how something came to be.

Adverbs: this is a great category of words to use in writing, but if used too often, it can distract from the story. A good rule is finding an even balance between adverbs and active verbs.

I squeezed her cold hand tightly in mine and made a promise to save her. Clenching her cold hand between mine, I promised to save her.

Keep: if it improves your writing by making it more clear and efficient.

Cut: if it makes more sense to use active verbs to describe what’s going on.

Totally/Completely/Absolutely: all filler words

He grinned at me, his plate almost completely full while mine was near empty. He grinned at me, his plate still full while mine sat devoid of even a crumb.

Keep: if it’s important to the story to know with 100% certainty, and this word gives the most accurate description

Cut: whenever it’s not needed

Thing/It: missing information/ lack of description

I was just accepting all the things they said as truth. I was just accepting all their fantastic explanations as truth.

Keep: if your character doesn’t know what it is

Cut: whenever you can find an actually description or name the object

Have any more words you think should be added to the list? If something does not make sense or you have questions, let me know down below.

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Happy Writing!

#creative writing #fiction #wip #writing community #writing #writer #writers of tumblr #writing process #book edit #editing #writing advice #writing resources #writing reference #long post #writblr #writing tips

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clockworkbee · 24 days

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#cardan greenbriar #quotes #queen of nothing #characters as the tortured poets department #the tortured poets department #ttpd #cardan's letters to jude #cardan's letters #letters to jude #the cruel prince #jurdan #jude duarte #tfota #the folk of the air #holly black #tfota edits #book edit #clockworkbee edits

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edelweiss-maiden · 7 months

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‘‘𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭. 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵’’ — 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑣𝑖𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑜-𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑎, 𝑚𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑔𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐

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luciehercndale · 1 year

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books I've read in 2022 - daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid I'd believe your soul mate was somebody who had all the things you didn't, that needed all the things you had. Not somebody who's suffering from the same stuff you are.

#daisy jones and the six #taylor jenkins reid #daisy jones #billy dunne #litedit #bookedit #daisy jones & the six #graham dunne #camila dunne #karen karen #booksociety #litsociety #book edit #book tumblr #my posts 3 #2022 books

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writer-in-the-forest · 11 months

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The Crows' Aesthetics✨

(writer.in.the.wood is my instagram username)

#six of crows #the grishaverse #grishaverse #soc #leigh bardugo #shadow and bone #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #wylan van sunshine #nina zenik #mattias helvar #wesper #kanej #helnik #book edit #book aesthetic #six of crows aesthetic

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mangoslixes · 1 year

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It is my belief that the World (or, if you will, the House, since the two are for all practical purposes identical) wishes an Inhabitant for Itself to be a witness to its Beauty and the recipient of its Mercies.

mutuals as books I love: @therefugeofbooks as Piranesi

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wishing-on-dandelion · 7 months

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↳ ACHILLES & PATROCLUS ✧･ﾟ: ↳ ❝ He is half of my soul as the poets say. ❞

— The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

・┈ ・☆・┈ ・・┈ ・☆・┈ ・

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invisiblemonstrosity · 1 year

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invisible monsters - chuck palahnuik // joan of arc - artist unknown

#y’all know this line made me insane upon reading it #THE OXIDATION OF JOAN OF ARC #I reverse image searched and looked everywhere for the artist #lemme know if you know the artist I’ll add it #Joan of arc #h8 #art #chuck palahniuk #book #invisible monsters #writing #aesthetic #aes #edit #book edit #words

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typcgraphyy · 1 year

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— lockwood & co: the screaming staircase (2013)

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she · 2 months

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"You're testing me. You shouldn't." "Why not? You're the perfect hero, aren't you?" "I'm not your salvation."

— Dark Heir by CS Pacat

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rinadragomir · 7 months

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“𝑊𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔,” ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑, 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒. “𝑊𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟.”𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟, 𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔, 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒. 𝐴 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒. 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦, 𝑎𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘, 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜��𝑙𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝑛, 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝐽𝑒𝑚 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞

𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝/𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝

@carelessflower @magnus-the-maqnificent @pleasantchildfox @stupidbeautifulword @joy-of-starting-over @axhicleos @axoloteca @clarasmidnights @radisv @afloralrib @alexandergideonslightwood @spacehero-23 @tea-and-a-clandestine-agenda @mxtthew-fxirchild-apologist @fortheloveofthecarstairs @noah-herondale-lightwood @theresaherondalecarstairss @lescahiersdesable @my-archerboy @itsyourgirlathena @fantasy-rep @delightfullyterrible @megs-readstoomuch @dustandducks @lekawi @thewolfnephilim @min-unicorn @cordelia-cardale @icycoolslushie @starlight-in-my-eyes

#tsc #jessa #jem carstairs #tessa gray #cassandra clare #the shadowhunter chronicles #tid #the infernal devices #rina dragomir edits #book edit #shadowhunters #will herondale #gif #gifset

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tragicotps · 4 months

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#masriel #asriel x marisa #the illustrated edition #I'm not really a big fan of the illustrations but I like how the abyss scene is pictured like it was in the books #marisa wearing a dress #the monkey actually being there as well #metatron looking like a fallen angel and worthy opponent..#not nearly enough masriel illustrations in this book #sometimes i forget they are not the main characters lol #id be like HOW IS THIS WHOLE IMPORTANT MIDNIGHT CHAPTED NOT ILLUSTRATED IN ITS ENTIRETY #and then I remember its a children's book #book edit #hdm edit #his dark materials #chris wormell #my edit #marisa coulter #asriel belacqua

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