Writing

I saw one REALLY good piece of writing advice which is try to avoid using the protagonists pronouns bc it creates "psychic distance" between the reader and the protag. so avoid using "I/he/she/they saw the window" and instead describe the window, because it's implied the protag is looking at the window if you're describing it, if that makes sense.

so instead of: "I looked to the sky and saw birds flying above." you would write something like "Up in the sky, birds flew in formation." which not only gives a better description of the event, but allows the reader to feel part of it, rather than just observing an observer. obviously there are instances where you have to use pronouns, in most action sentences you need them. but things relating to the senses can be described without creating that distance

Writing Characters With ADHD

...From someone with adhd.

I very rarely see books with well written characters with ADHD, and when I do, it’s always represented the same way. It ISN’T, ‘yeah so I was at Jane’s house on- oh, look, a squirrel!’.

Here’s what (in my experience), it IS:

there’s a common stereotype that people with ADHD talk a lot- but no one ever mentions that we talk fast

bouncing your leg a lot when seated

losing your train of thought often, and getting sidetracked trying to find it again.

forgetting instructions relayed seconds before

repeating a story without realizing it in conversations (‘did I tell you about..’)

feeling that ‘tired yet wired’ feeling at the end of a long day

accidentally talking over people often

having really poor time management skills. constantly misjudging how much time certain tasks will take. losing track of time often

Iiking distraction (i.e. usually having an earbud in)

leaving projects until the last minute and then doing them at the speed of light

NOTE: the absolute worst thing you can do is make having ADHD a characters only trait. They should be a full, interesting character who just happens to have ADHD. Here’s an easy test to see if you’ve done it right: If you ‘take away’ the ADHD and the character has no defining traits? You’ve done it wrong.

Again. This is my experience and therefore may not apply to everyone, but I just thought I’d share in case it helps anyone out!

tony stark would do everything in his power to please peter parker, and if i say everything, i meant everything.

Diario de Escrita (Wrinting Diary) #1

Oii, como vai? Hoje não tem capítulo novo, mas não quer dizer que eu não produzi. Vocês sabem que eu tenhho um projeto sobre ajuda para escritores, certo? Eu decidi recomeça-lo atravez de assinaturas pelo Patreon e alguns posts gratuítos aqui no tumblr também. E foi isso que me fez escrever bastante essa semana. O tema foi Premissa e Tema, conceitos essenciais para se escrever um livro. Enquanto eu preparava o post e organizava as ideias, me peguei analisando qual era a minha motivação para escrever, percebendo que eu tinha deixado isso de lado. O que me fez lembrar porque eu ainda estou aqui depois de mais de dez anos, ainda escrevendo e criando novas histórias.

A verdade é que eu sou muito... bem, é dificil para mim entrar em contato com minhas emoções e tem certas experiencias que eu não estou disposta a ter na vida real, além de querer investigar a mente humana. Como uma pessoa aromantica e assexual, escrita é meu refugio e minha terapia. Eu escrevo sobre coisas que nunca vou viver, sobre coisas que eu vi em outros lugares, coisas que eu sinto e coisas que eu gostaria de viver, mas que por causa da minha dificuldade social sei que nunca vou chegar lá.

Esse é o motivo desse post, para discutir e armanezar esses meus pensamento, principalmente sobre escrita, para divulgar sobre o que eu dedico meu tempo e para contar um pouco mais sobre mim, para também me fazer lembrar porque eu ainda insisto na escrita e porque eu provavelmente nunca vou desistir. E claro, eu gostaria de convidar vocês a participar do meu Patreon, onde nessa proxima semana vou começar a apresentar informações de como escrever livros narrativos. Espero ver vocês por lá (se você sabe ler em português).

Hi, what's going on? Today I don't have a new chapter, but that doesn't mean I didn't write anything. You know that I have a project about helping writers, right? I decided to restart it through Patreon subscriptions and some free posts here on tumblr as well. And that's what got me writing a lot this week. The theme was Premise and Theme, essential concepts for writing a book. While I was preparing the post and organizing my ideas, I found myself analyzing what my motivation for writing was, realizing that I had put it aside. Which reminded me why I'm still here after more than ten years, still writing and creating new stories.

The truth is that I'm very… well, it's hard for me to get in touch with my emotions and there are certain experiences I'm not willing to have in real life, apart from wanting to investigate the human mind. As an aromantic and asexual person, writing is my refuge and my therapy. I write about things I'll never experience, things I've seen elsewhere, things I feel and things I'd like to experience, but because of my social difficulties I know I'll never get there.

That's the reason for this post, to discuss and organize my thoughts, mostly about writing, to share what I dedicate my time to and to tell you a little more about myself, to also remind me why I still insist on writing and why I'll probably never give up. And of course, I'd like to invite you to join my Patreon, where next week I'll start presenting information on how to write narrative books. I hope to see you there (if you can read Portuguese).

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Talk #1

Oii, como vai? Tenho alguns capítulos já prontos e estou chegando num momento mais smutt, então, eu queria saber se alguém gostaria de ver algo especifico? Ou algo que combine com eles? Se você tiver alguma sugestão vou ficar feliz em saber^^

Hi, how's going? I have a few chapters ready and I'm getting to a more smutt moment, so I was wondering if anyone would like to see something specific? Or something that matches their personalities? If you have any suggestions I'll be happy to hear^^

Reading a book: “Ah, yes, brilliant. That totally makes sense. How clever!”

Attempting to write a book: “I am a complete and utter fraud. Who gave me permission to wield words? Someone revoke my keyboard.”

Suzanne Collins gripping my face with her hands: listen listen the first step to evil is dehumanisation, always, the second you start to see people as less than people no matter what they've done to you that's when you start heading down a path of selfish destruction and violence

WIPS in my notes app:

Do you want to know about my WIPS? You're talking to the right person! Because I hardly ever finish my stories (although I'm 10% short of finishing one). Now, I don't know about the titles being interesting. But here they are! (I'm die hard Percy/Nico writer)

Sitter's Love (A nanny that needs money for college, ends up falling in love with the dad of the kids)

There's Nothing Like home (A boy who retorns home, who is eternaly in love by his bestfried)

Secrets (A story in Portuguese about two boys who were raised in the same house as brothers, but who are definitely not)

Mandatory service (Story in Portuguese based on a world where everyone is either submissive or a dominant)

I could stay here forever, but I think it's just enough!🤣🤣🤣🤣

@perryjackpott @chubbybunny25 @lucemondlover

Help, I'm being bullied by the elderly--

tagged by @jellyfishjuliet

Rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your wip folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have wips or close enough, idk, I'm not a cop

"Bury a Friend"

"A Light At The End"

"Prince of Witches"

"Checking In"

"Trinity: A Midsummer's Nightmare"

"No Return (Last Chapter Woo!)"

"Angel of Small Death" (Mature. I mean...cause yeah--)

i tag the following: @authenticaussie @shadowuserannie @paladin-of-nerd-fandom65 @zorilleerrant Woe! violence upon ye as well!