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[the-witchs-word]

Writing Tips

Descriptions in Between Dialogue

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⤠ how characters interact with the environment

⇝ moving something, picking something up, looking somewhere

⤠ how the environment interacts with the characters

⇝ weather, other character’s actions or movements

⤠ gestures

⇝ facial expressions, body language

⤠ shifts in position

⇝ standing, sitting, leaning, shifting weight, crossing arms/legs

⤠ physical reactions

⇝ body temperature, fidgeting, heart rate, character quirks

⤠ environmental descriptions

⇝ descriptions using the five senses, setting, character’s appearances

⤠ internal dialogue

⇝ emotional reaction to what was said, reflection of past experiences, connections to other characters/settings/actions

➵ I want to reiterate… descriptions using the five senses ; when in doubt, think of the five senses your character is experiencing and pick what best moves the story forward

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[the-witchs-word]

Did you draw your profile pic?

Yes I did! It's one of my favorite "play around and find out" pictures I've done.

Here's what the whole thing looks like:

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[the-witchs-word]

Dialogue Prompt:

Character A: Wow, they've gone completely mad.

Character B: Are you kidding?! They've always been crazy.

Character A: No, they used to be slightly unhinged, but now they're completely off the door frame.

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[the-witchs-word]

I started playing with my art supplies again! (≧◡≦)🖤

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[the-witchs-word]

why write a story if no one's going to read it?

Sometimes you don't want to share a story with others. Sometimes you do want to share it, but no one clicks on the title. So why bother writing it down if the only person you can guarantee will read it is you?

You need to get it out of your head. It just keeps replaying in your imagination on a loop and the only way to get it unstuck is to pin it down on paper.

You need to figure out what the story is. You have a lot of disjointed scenes or lines that you know are connected but you can't quite figure out how.

There's something in the story that's important to you, and you don't want to lose that thing by forgetting it. Future you might find that thing important too.

You want to be able to go back to the story again and again. Maybe to make adjustments over time. Maybe just to revisit a story that gives you the emotional release you need in that moment.

You want to be able to use text-to-speech to read the story aloud to you. Maybe it's a bedtime story. Maybe it's keeping you company while you do errands and chores.

You want to find out whether you can write a story (because not everyone can).

You want to be able to have almost the same story, but a little bit different, and you want to have it 15 times with slight variations. Then you can go through your own personal menu picking exactly the combination of beats that will satisfy you most on this reading.

You enjoy the process of finding just the right words or phrases or scenes to paint the pictures you want to shape the scene.

You want to find the exact rhythm and syllables and structure to make a sentence really sing.

You don't really have any particular reason, but you know you want to write that story down.

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[the-witchs-word]

Calling a canon bisexual woman a lesbian becuase she has a female love interest or is in a wlw relationship is bisexual erasure and biphobic!!!!

#bisexual #bi erasure #bi positivity

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@nightshadedawn

I made it

[the-witchs-word]

Writing Prompt:

Character A stares off in the distance, "It's funny."

Character B gulps, "What is?"

Character A turns, their eyes blank and their smile emptier still, "How easily humans break."

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[the-witchs-word]

Do you agree the worst part of being unwell is pushing away your supportive loving friends?

I would say yes. I know that when I'm going through a depressive episode I tend to self isolate and it makes the feelings I have worse.

One way I have started to combat my self isolation tendencies is to tell my friends what my depression looks like. For example, I explained that when I'm not bathing or don't respond, I'm in what I refer to as a 'down mood'. My friends now reach out to me and remind me that they're there when they notice the signs of my depression.

Being unwell is hard, but hopefully your support system is willing to help you through it.

If you need to talk to someone, feel free to send me a message.

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[the-witchs-word]

Untitled

Twitching, itching

I need to move

Move to the kitchen

Rush to the bedroom

Can't sit still

No peace

Have to do something

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They're watching

Judging as I pick

Shaking in my skin

Knowing they see

I'm too slow

Must keep going

Never free

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Biting at my lips

Being still is pain

I need to jump

Need to run

I want to scream

I can't stop

But I wish I could

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[the-witchs-word]

Is this an active blog?

Yes, I just tend to post infrequently. I do plan on trying to post more often.

Thank you for your ask!

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[the-witchs-word]

Writing Prompt:

The protagonist looks up, their body trembling, as they cry, "You think you're protecting me by lying to me, but all you're doing is hurting me more!"

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[the-witchs-word]

Thoughts on the Ban:

*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･

When I was younger, my mother held my hand

She explained the things I didn’t understand

Now that I’m older, that isn’t the case

I am alone with problems I never knew I would face

Those who don’t understand autonomy or anatomy

Create the rules that bind me

They have deemed that life begins upon fertilization

Obviously, they never received a proper education

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The misinformed reign supreme,

Screaming that the right to my body is obscene

They begin to force ‘God’s will’ upon the masses

Creating a further seperation of the classes

I watch as blatant ignorance unfolds,

Removing the standards America was meant to uphold

As separation of church and state seems to be damned

I’m left wishing there was someone to hold my hand

*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･*☆*･゜ﾟ･

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[the-witchs-word]

ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

My throat is raw from screaming in silence

My lungs are exhausted from holding my breath

My mind is warped from the torrent of cuts

And my heart, oh my heart, how it has collapsed

--- Why would you lie to me?

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[the-witchs-word]

For Aunt Gwen:

     ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

Daffodils bloom

In the spring

White and yellow

These colors seem right

Daffodils bought 

In the winter 

Have no scent 

They're hot house flowers

Daffodil bouquets 

Are heavy to hold

No matter the season

They go on my Aunt's grave

     ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

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[the-witchs-word]

Writing Issues #4:

People keep telling you that your writing will go no where, so part of you is always afraid that they're right.

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[the-witchs-word]

Writing Prompt:

"I thought you were dead!"

"Weird, so did I."

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