When You Find Your Character’s Voice

There’s this little magical moment when you find a character’s voice. There’s no easy way to find it. No magical formula that works every time. Sometimes, characters come peacefully. Other times, characters gnash and rage until you discover they’ve had a life of their own all along. And, once upon a midnight dreary, a bleary-eyed…

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Writer Thoughts While Binging Halloween Movies

Yes, Halloween movies can absolutely teach you about writing. Originally posted by lucifers-queen I remember first seeing Hocus Pocus in my friend’s basement during the time where I had barely achieved sentience. The first thing I missed about Halloween when I was away from home was the memory of eating too much candy, dressing up…

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When You Find Yourself on Hiatus (Without Wanting to Be)

I haven’t written for myself in weeks. Sometimes, life got in the way. Sometimes, a few hours escaping into an unfinished TV series or a video game seemed more promising. Most of the time, I’d get excited about writing and then just get so exhausted that writing a page didn’t seem likely. I’d scroll through my…

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Collaboration Can Be Scary (Creative Cravings)

Collaboration is terrifying… Originally posted by knivesonstatic And I’m an indie author saying this, so I can already feel the chill running down my spine from admitting it. Reaching out takes a ton of mental energy. Staring at a screen and trying to make words make sense takes a ton of mental energy. Attempting to…

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Writing Heals

Sometimes, I forget how writing heals me. I get so caught up in the drudgery of the day to day, when the clock ticks down the impossibly long seconds. I count and count like counting chairs lined up at the front of a stone-cold classroom. I forget how nice it feels to just write something…

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6 Surprising Storytelling Techniques Video Games Teach You

Video games are art in that they stay with you. They’re a full-bodied, visceral experience. The death of a major character might even feel like the loss of a loved one to you, that’s how close they become.   Without further ado, here are six storytelling techniques video games can teach you… 1. Branching Now,…

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THE PROSP(A)RITY PROJECT

  GIF by handeleugene Founder Brianna Franklin shared with me this amazing project about uplifting Black women and empowering them to reach a greater economic equity. I urge you to follow the organization’s IG and Twitter handles below, alongside helping donate to their campaign link on the bottom of this article. Please signal boost this…

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Taking Breaks Isn’t Procrastination

Say it with me now: We are not worth X amount of hours. We are not worth X amount of hours. WE ARE NOT WORTH THE HOURS WE WORK. WE ARE THE LIVES WE LIVE. THE EXPERIENCES WE HAVE. We are that which we cherish and hold dear. Originally posted by kaenith Cue the Rent…

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Closure

GIF by debbie-sketch In stories, there is the big “The End”. There is a final page listed at the end of the index in the table of contents. There is a last rustle, a final tune. The closing curtain, the roll call of credits in a movie. Closure is important for all the reasons we…

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