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I’m so glad to see you today and that you’re looking so well. I always look well when I’m near death. Greta Garbo and Elizabeth Allan in Camille (1936) dir. George Cukor
reminder to myself about the process of drafting & revising:
first drafts are for making it exist
second drafts are for making it functional
third drafts are for making it effective
How to Kick a Reader in the Gut
Disrupt the reader’s sense of justice.
This generally means setting a character up to deserve one thing and then giving them the exact opposite.
Kill a character off before they can achieve their goal.
Let the bad guy get an extremely important win.
Set up a coup against a tyrannical king. The coup fails miserably.
Don’t always give characters closure.
(Excluding the end of the book, obviously)
A beloved friend dies in battle and there’s no time to mourn him.
A random tryst between two main characters is not (or cannot be) brought up again.
A character suddenly loses their job or can otherwise no longer keep up their old routine
Make it the main character’s fault sometimes.
And not in an “imposter syndrome” way. Make your MC do something bad, and make the blame they shoulder for it heavy and tangible.
MC must choose the lesser of two evils.
MC kills someone they believe to be a bad guy, only to later discover the bad guy was a different person altogether.
Rejection is a powerful tool.
People generally want to be understood, and if you can make a character think they are Known, and then rip that away from them with a rejection (romantic or platonic) people will empathize with it.
MC is finally accepting the Thing They Must Do/Become, and their love interest decides that that’s not a path they want to be on and breaks up with them
MC makes a decision they believe is right, everyone around them thinks they chose wrong.
MC finds kinship with someone Like Them, at long last, but that person later discovers that there is some inherent aspect of MC that they wholly reject. (Perhaps it was MC’s fault that their family member died, they have important religious differences, or WERE THE BAD GUY ALL ALONG!)
On the flipside, make your main character keep going.
Push them beyond what they are capable of, and then push them farther. Make them want something so deeply that they are willing to do literally anything to get it. Give them passion and drive and grit and more of that than they have fear.
“But what if my MC is quiet and meek?” Even better. They want something so deeply that every single moment they push themselves toward it is a moment spent outside their comfort zone. What must that do to a person?
Obviously, don’t do all of these things, or the story can begin to feel tedious or overly dramatic, and make sure that every decision you make is informed by your plot first and foremost.
Also remember that the things that make us sad, angry, or otherwise emotional as readers are the same things that make us feel that way in our day-to-day lives. Creating an empathetic main character is the foundation for all of the above tips.
Masterpost: How to write a story?
Compilation of writing advice for some aspects of the writing process.
How to motivate myself to write more
How to get rid of writer’s block
Basic Overview: How to write a story
How to come up with plot
How to create a character
How to make a character unique
How to write conversation
How to write the last line
How to create a villain
Introducing a group of characters
Large cast of characters interacting in one scene
Redemption arc
Plot twists
How to write a summary
How to write a book description
How to write romance
How to write emotional scenes
How to write yelling
How to title fanfiction
How to use songs in a fanfiction
Fatal Character Flaws
Good traits gone bad
More specific scenarios
Slow burn
How to create quick chemistry
How to write a bilingual character
How to write a character with glasses
How to write a polyamorous relationship
How to write found family
How to create and write a cult
Criminal past comes to light
Reasons for breaking up while still loving each other
Forbidden love
Date gone wrong
Causes for the apocalypse
How to create a coffee shop atmosphere
How to write enemies to lovers
How to write lovers to enemies to lovers
Arranged matrimony for royalty
Paramilitary Forces/ Militia
Honeymoon
Academic Rivals to Lovers
Love Language - Showing, not telling
How to write amnesia
AU ideas
Favourite tropes
Inconvenient things a ghost could do
Milestones in a relationship
How to write age difference
Platonic activities for friends
Introducing partner(s) to family
Writing a stratocracy
Reasons a couple would divorce on good terms
Love Language - Showing you care
How to write the mafia
A Queen’s Assassination Plot
Crime Story - Detective’s POV
Giving the reader butterflies with your characters
Evil organization of assassins
Last day on earth
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BLOOD IN FILM:
Gone Girl (2014) Jennifer’s Body (2009) Ready or Not (2019) Carrie (1976) Revenge (2017) It Chapter One (2017) Helter Skelter (2012) The Call (2020) The Descent (2005) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Raw (2016) Evil Dead II (1987) Hush (2016) Possession (1981) Crimson Peak (2015) Byzantium (2012) Candyman (1992) Scream (1996) Ginger Snaps (2000) The Love Witch (2016)
墮落天使 Fallen Angels 1995｜directed by Wong Kar-wai
“We need at least one friend who understands what we do not say.”
— Dr. Sunwolf (via quotemadness)
I recently lost my grandmother and im wondering if you have any compilations on grief/loss ?
oh anon i'm so sorry for your loss, first and foremost sending you my love and i hope you have people who you can turn to if you need to!
i've only reblogged this compilation about grief as far as i can remember but i don't feel i can sensitively judge what is appropriate at this moment for you personally to comfortably compile more quotes
instead, here are a small selection of poems, i hope they bring you a little light
what the living do - marie howe
taking care - callista buchen
trying to raise the dead - dorianne laux
happiness after grief - kim addonizio
for grief - john o'donohue
& with a little warning that i haven't read it in full and the poems i have read of the collection were very heavy imo but victoria chang's OBIT is a collection centred around grief and loss (e.g. the Blue Dress 'imagination is having to live in a dead person's future)
finally would like to underscore all these w the reminder that there's no way you have to mourn and no predetermined trajectory/deadline either - regardless of what any of these poems or anything/one else says, your feelings are valid always! take all the time you need, please do take care anon! all my love again
Plot Development : A Collection
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General
31 Days of Plot Development : January 2019 Writing Challenge
Resources For Plot Development
Guide To Plot Development
Tackling Subplots
Tips on Planning A Series
Plot Elements
How To Write A Good Plot Twist
How To Foreshadow
Character Driven vs. Plot Driven Stories
Plot Structure
How To Engage The Reader
Pacing Appropriately
Tips on Introducing Backstory
Tips on Writing Flashbacks
Tips on Writing Time Skips
Foreshadowing The Villain
Too Much Symbolism? Too Much Foreshadowing?
Outlining
Novel Planning 101
Coming Up With Scene Ideas
Planning A Scene
When To Stop Planning
How To Outline Outside Chapter Structure
Tips on Mapping Out A Series
Outlining By Chapter
How To Outline Effectively
How To Write A Story Timeline
Coming Up With “Original” Ideas
Guide to Episodic Plot Structure
Theme
Commentary on Social Issues In Writing
On Writing About Sensitive Topics
Avoiding The Romanticization of Mental Illness
Writing Stories About Your Own Experiences
Writing Meaningful Stories
Tips on Writing Grief
Ultimate Guide To Symbolism
Multiple themes in a story
Execution
Things A Reader Needs From A Story
How To Turn A Good Idea Into A Good Story
Building Upon A Good Premise
Developing Complicated Plots Around Characters
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Masterlist
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whatever souls are made of, yours and mine are the same (insult)
#ok can we just talk about this line for a moment #i honestly feel like it’s so ridiculously overlooked #this line is just so beautiful romantic #it’s like papa fuerte is putting his heart on his sleeve and admitting to lydia that he still loves her (and mylene) #but it’s so ridiculously heartbreaking as despite this #he still loves his brother ramon #and lydia is still married to ramon and mylene is still *technically* (though we know it’s not true now) their child and not his #and as much as he loves lydia (and as much as she clearly loves him) #he can never have her as she’s married to his brother #anyway my heart is breaking a billion times over for Francisco Cruz
Resources for Writing Injuries
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Head Injuries
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Hematoma
Hemorrhage
Concussion
Edema
Skull Fracture
Diffuse Axonal Injury
Neck
General Information
Neck sprain
Herniated Disk
Pinched Nerve
Cervical Fracture
Broken Neck
Chest (Thoracic)
General Information
Aortic disruption
Blunt cardiac injury
Cardiac tamponade
Flail chest
Hemothorax
Pneumothorax (traumatic pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, and tension pneumothorax)
Pulmonary contusion
Broken Ribs
Broken Collarbone
Abdominal
General Information
Blunt trauma
Penetrating injuries (see also, gunshot wound & stab wound sections)
Broken Spine
Lung Trauma
Heart (Blunt Cardiac Injury)
Bladder Trauma
Spleen Trauma
Intestinal Trauma
Liver Trauma
Pancreas Trauma
Kidney Trauma
Arms/Hands/Legs/Feet
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Fractures
Dislocations
Sprains
Strains
Muscle Overuse
Muscle Bruise
Bone Bruise
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tendon pain
Bruises
Injuries to ligaments
Injuries to tendons
Crushed Hand
Crushed Foot
Broken Hand
Broken Foot
Broken Ankle
Broken Wrist
Broken Arm
Shoulder Trauma
Broken elbow
Broken Knee
Broken Finger
Broken Toe
Face
General Information
Broken Nose
Corneal Abrasion
Chemical Eye Burns
Subconjunctival Hemorrhages (Eye Bleeding)
Facial Trauma
Broken/Dislocated jaw
Fractured Cheekbone
Skin & Bleeding
General Information (Skin Injuries) | More (Arteries)
femoral artery (inner thigh)
thoracic aorta (chest & heart)
abdominal aorta (abdomen)
brachial artery (upper arm)
radial artery (hand & forearm)
common carotid artery (neck)
aorta (heart & abdomen)
axillary artery (underarm)
popliteal artery (knee & outer thigh)
anterior tibial artery (shin & ankle)
posterior tibial artery (calf & heel)
arteria dorsalis pedis (foot)
Cuts/Lacerations
Scrapes
Abrasions (Floor burns)
Bruises
Gunshot Wounds
General Information
In the Head
In the Neck
In the Shoulders
In the Chest
In the Abdomen
In the Legs/Arms
In the Hands
In The Feet
Stab Wounds
General Information
In the Head
In the Neck
In the Chest
In the Abdomen
In the Legs/Arms
General Resources
Guide to Story Researching
A Writer’s Thesaurus
Words To Describe Body Types and How They Move
Words To Describe…
Writing Intense Scenes
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Masterlist | WIP Blog
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When Adam bit the apple he did it because he trusted Eve. Because he loved her. Adam bit into the apple because the woman he loved told him to, no matter what God said. No matter the rules of heaven. What’s heaven to a woman’s love anyway? What’s God to your wife? The first sins of humanity, were trusting others. Eve trusted a snake, Adam trusted Eve, and I trust you. Maybe that’s a sin, just like the first couple. Maybe everyone’s right about us and we’re sinners and we offend God. But like I said, what’s God to a woman’s love anyway? What has heaven got that I can’t find sitting next to you on a cool autumn morning?
I’m not calling you a liar
Hannibal 1x07 Sorbet / Hannibal 1x11 Röti / Metaphor by The Crane Wives / Hannibal 2x02 Sakizuki / Mask of My Own Face by Lemon Demon/ Hannibal 2x08 Su-zakana / Doll Parts by Hole / Hannibal 2x13 Mizumono
"Zionism is colonialism."
Sources
princessmlokhia tweet
Mohommed El-Kurd tweet