Forgiveness

It was the most difficult thing for me to learn. If somebody gossiped about me behind my back, yelled at me, or otherwise slighted me, I’d get angry. As any human would. But it just made me feel worse. I was mad at the world, mad at myself for not fighting back. Heroes fought, didn’t…

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I Forgot How to Read Like I Used To

Bookwyrm????Problems Originally posted by youaremyyheavenn I forgot how to read for fun. I’m not sure when it happened. I must have been pretty young. When I first pulled out a book and thought—- “So this is where the magic went.” When I pretended to fight with tiny monsters in my backyard. When I vowed to…

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How to Write with a Strong Character Voice

Okay, bear with me. I’m always learning as a writer. It’s part of the writing process, really. But I learned something crucial. There’s a difference between “just writing” and then writing with character voice. 1. For example, this is JUST WRITING: “I went to the grocery store and saw my co-worker, Timothy, reloading plastic bags behind…

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10 Signs You’re Caffeine-Addicted

1. The smell of tea/coffee brewing gets you hyped. Originally posted by chalimoe 2. Your friends talk about getting “caffeine jitters” and you’re like Originally posted by collegepsychexperiment 3. You know the caffeine content of various roasts of coffee/ types of tea/ and energy drinks. Originally posted by are-you-a-meme 4. Doesn’t it affect your sleep schedule?…

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If Life Were REALLY A Musical

1. Waiting in line would have its own dance number Originally posted by grindhousecellar 2. Not to mention traffic Originally posted by nathalierushman00 *just another day of suuun* 3. Can you IMAGINE what office gossip would be like? Hear me out. Because everyone would sing a super epic monologue if they had some crazy revelation.…

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A Writer’s Ode to Coffee

As the clock ticks on, you’re still there with me. With you, time stands still (and my heart for a couple of beats, until I’m sure that, yes, I haven’t had enough caffeine to overdose.) And my eyes widen as I bring the mug to my lips, inhaling the scent (it’s pretty bitter. Really, coffee…

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Tips for Naming Your Characters

Now, some people might have struggles picking names for OCs whether it be in fics or in WIPS you have locked away in a treasure vault somewhere. For some of you, this might be second-nature, but for writers just staring out, here are some helpful tips. Search up baby names online. Search up names by…

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My Dog Gets Jealous

This is my dog. He is a fat pupper, has been an old man since birth, but is also a very handsome mini schnauzer. Don’t tell him I’ve cheated on him with other dogs when I leave the house… This doggo was in a boutique shop and may have been named Tiny or Tino or…

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I Don’t Do Peace and Quiet

From: www.sophiawhittemore.com So, one would assume the ideal for any writer is to be surrounded by trees and write on their typewriter/worn-down journal and work on their next greatest hit. Not so for me. The way I best saw it, one person who finds nature peaceful described it as “always changing”. That’s true, in a romantic…

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How I Dealt with Indecision

If your face when looking at a restaurant menu looks like this 99% of the time, then your 99% most likely as indecisive as I am. That statistic was made-up, but I’m not a STEM major so I’m not going to correct my own exaggeration. We live in a modern world, a world filled with…

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