May 2013
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Five quick tips to get into revising that...
keyboardsmashwriters:
I love revision. But I also really, really hate it. It’s hard work, and it’s a lot of critical hard work. One of the hardest parts is sitting my butt down and forcing myself to get to it, so as I delay doing just that, here are some of the rituals I do that help me focus:
Take care of primary needs. This means I’ve eaten, because food in my belly keeps my energy up and...
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
– Aristotle (via thestillnessthedancing)
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loveletterstolondon:
DO ANY OTHER ENGLISH MAJORS OR BOOK LOVERS JUST GET SO OVERWHELMED BY HOW MANY BOOKS ARE OUT THERE THAT YOU HAVEN’T READ AND WANT TO?!!!!??!?!
I LITERALLY CANNOT HANDLE IT SOMETIMES
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Gypsy - Sarah Jarosz
I saw a gypsy today She was...
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Words to Describe Someone's Voice
aurorastiel:
I went scouting through the internet for words to describe a character’s voice. Here’s a handy list for all you writers:
Adenoidal/Nasal - Some of the sound seems to come through the nose.
Appealing - Shows that you want help, approval, or agreement.
Breathy - With loud breathing noises.
Brittle - You sound as if you are about to cry.
Croaky...
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Save Me - Hanson
Suddenly the sky is falling...
“Write your goddamned book now. The world awaits.”
– Dave Eggers (via writingquotes)
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too...”
– Madeleine L’Engle (via booksandpublishing)
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Stop This Train - John Mayer
So scared of getting...
What is Editing?
anidealwriter:
Editing doesn’t just mean to fix your comma errors and check your spelling. It doesn’t just mean making sure you don’t have any run-on sentences. Editing involves looking at your whole piece of work and making sure that it makes sense.
When I began editing my web series, I printed out all 118 pages and read through the entire thing, correcting the grammar usage and spelling...
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This is Gallifrey - Murray Gold (Doctor Who series...
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I am enough.
I don’t think we tell ourselves this as much as we should.
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