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…
Read More6 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,…
Read MoreTHE 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…
Read MoreHow Comments Can Help Writers Grow
I just wanted to encapsulate how amazing it feels when someone comments on your work in a way that makes you feel like, yes, your writing reached somebody on the internet and got something positive back from it. Originally posted by unloveablc (Because, it’s true, reviewing your favorite authors and indie authors’ books and leaving…
Read MoreTen Compliments to the Person Reading This
1. You woke up this morning and started your day, and regardless of how you started it, you’re here now. I’m happy you’re here to read this. 2. You have a wonderful laugh. 3. Somewhere, somebody is thinking about you. Even if it’s just that one person you held the door open for, you made…
Read MoreI Want You to Be Proud of Your Creations
I had a setback recently where I believed that nothing I did was good enough. I’d even started despising the thing I most enjoyed, my writing. Creating stories out of nothing. Creating art? Forget about it. There’s schools for people who are naturally gifted, and you? You’re not naturally gifted, so why bother? I started…
Read MoreWriting as Healing, Not Hurting
You know the cliche. The one that says that the suffering artist creates their greatest work. I’ve found that the claim is BS. Writing when it hurts isn’t easier. It’s hard. When you can hardly find the strength to roll out of bed, that doesn’t make it any easier to open up your laptop or…
Read MoreGood, Bad, We’re all In-Between: On Writing the Morality of Characters
Morality is a gray area. But, especially when first writing characters, people tend to forget that evil characters weren’t just steeped in evil since the start of their chaotic cruel existence. And I can’t judge. Hell, I wrote my first novel where the character was just cackling, surrounded eternally by evil. They just wanted to…
Read MoreNew Years Eve Wishes for Writers
May your characters be so interesting that you could hang out with them for hours. May your manuscript be easy and fulfilling for you. May you reach your writing goals or break forth with amazing new ones. May you find good books to read, and meet authors that inspire you. May you make new friends…
Read MoreVideo Games and the Art of Storytelling
I remember a time when I laughed at people who thought video games were art. Then I played a couple that proved me wrong. I remember playing a point-and-click game at age twelve that sent me spiraling down the crazy thought process of nihilism. (I know some people could handle that better than me, but…
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