TURN THIS INTO A SONG

A message for Penelope’s suitors

here have 10 pieces of writing advice that have stuck with me over the years

every character’s first line should be an introduction to who they are as a person

even if you only wrote one sentence on a really bad day, that’s still one sentence more than you had yesterday

exercise restraint when using swear words and extra punctuation in order for them to pack a punch when you do use them

if your characters have to kiss to show they’re in love, then they’re not in love

make every scene interesting (or make every scene your favorite scene), otherwise your readers will be just as bored as you

if you’re stuck on a scene, delete the last line you wrote and go in a different direction, or leave in brackets as placeholders

don’t compare your first draft to published books that could be anywhere from 3rd to 103rd drafts

i promise you the story you want to tell can fit into 100k words or less

sometimes the book isn’t working because it’s not ready to be written or you’re not ready to write it yet; let it marinate for a bit so the idea can develop as you become a better writer

a story written in chronological order takes a lot more discipline and is usually easier to understand than a story written with flashbacks

oh to stroke her hair… to hold her face in my palms and brush my finger against her lips, to hold her hand when she’s cold and kiss her on the forehead… oh to gift her a flower found on the ground… and to smile when she speaks… oh to kiss her on the neck and wrap my arms around her waist… oh to be close to her

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Your fifth most recent emoji is what your soulmate thinks about you

Ain't got anything new to post, made this a while back.

Mister Charles man over there, I might redraw it. Sorry about the funky birds.

reading the Iliad. kind of sad how Odysseus keeps identifying himself as "Telemachus's father." Like it's always on his mind. his loved ones, his home. he never got to see his son grow up but he's already desperately proud of him.

Hozier and fans holding the asexual flag together; this really hit me today. 💜🤍🖤

esta situación es absolutamente surreal. en medio del laburo miro el teléfono y en un grupo estaban coordinando la toma de la facultad y en el otro informando de la muerte del one directioner.