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small relationship tip:

if you’ve got someone in your life who apologises for a lot, instead of constantly telling them that they don’t have to apologise for that thing, slip in a couple ‘thank you’s or other small compliments.

“I’m sorry I can’t talk about that right now.” -> “thanks for establishing a boundary.”

“sorry I won’t be home for dinner” -> “I’m glad you’re able to go out and spend time with friend/treat yourself/etc.”

“I’m sorry I vented so much” -> “thank you for trusting me with this.”

Writing References: World-Building

20 Questions

Basics: World-building ⚜ Places ⚜ Imagery ⚜ Setting

Exploring your Setting ⚜ Kinds of Fantasy Worlds

Editing

Setting & Pacing Issues

Writing Notes

Animal Culture ⚜ Autopsy

Alchemy ⚜ Creating a Magic System

Art: Elements ⚜ Principles ⚜ Photographs ⚜ Watercolour

Creating Fictional Items ⚜ Fictional Poisons

Cruise Ships ⚜ Dystopian World

Culture ⚜ Culture Shock ⚜ Ethnocentrism & Cultural Relativism

Food: How to Describe ⚜ Word Lists: Part 1 2 3 4 5

Food: Cooking Basics ⚜ Herbs & Spices ⚜ Sauces ⚜ Wine-tasting

Food: Aphrodisiacs ⚜ List of Aphrodisiacs

Food: Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

Greek Vases ⚜ Sapphire ⚜ Relics

Hate ⚜ Love ⚜ Kinds of Love

Medieval Art & Architecture: Part 1 ⚜ Part 2 ⚜ Some Vocabulary

Mystical Items & Objects ⚜ Talisman

Moon: Part 1 ⚜ Part 2

Seasons: Spring ⚜ Summer

Shapes of Symbols ⚜ Symbolism

Slang: 1930s

Symbolism: Of Colors Part 1 2 ⚜ Of Food ⚜ Of Storms

Topics List ⚜ Write Room Syndrome

Vocabulary

Agrostology ⚜ Architecture ⚜ Art Part 1 2 ⚜ European Renaissance Art ⚜ Fashion ⚜ Gemology ⚜ Geology Part 1 2 ⚜ Greek Art ⚜ Law ⚜ Literature Part 1 2 ⚜ Poetry ⚜ Science

Writing References: Plot ⚜ Character Development

i'd never criticize eah again if they made snow be the one to poison apple. the original fairytale had a stepmother poisoning her daughter, why not just make it the mother? snow being desperate to ensure her family's legacy that she'll poison her own daughter to do it

Editing Your Own Novel

Questions to Consider

Character Development & Motivation

Are the goals and motivations of the protagonist clear?

Are the characters authentic and three dimensional?

Are the characters proactive about achieving their goals?

Are the relationships between the characters well-developed and believable?

Are the character’s voices distinct from one another, and consistent throughout?

Plot & Pacing

Are the stakes high enough to drive the tension throughout the narrative?

Are the plot twists believable, yet unexpected?

Do the characters react realistically to the events of the novel?

Do the events unfold naturally, or are there events that jar or confuse the reader?

Are there sections that lag or bore the reader?

Does every scene drive the story forward?

Are the hooks at the beginning and ends of each chapter effective?

Does the book start and end in the most appropriate places?

Is the story free of info-dumps that slow the action?

Setting

Is the reader provided with a clear sense of place/location?

Is the period of time, and the sense of time passing, clear throughout the manuscript?

Are there sections where there could be more (or less) description of setting?

Voice

Is the voice appropriate for the genre and target audience?

Is the point of view the most appropriate and effective for the story that unfolds?

Is the voice and tone consistent throughout the manuscript?

Is the voice fresh and engaging?

Source Writing References: Plot ⚜ Character ⚜ Worldbuilding

My mind always wavers between, "I want to know and understand all there ever was, is and is to be" and "Who the fuck cares? Why does it matter? Let's get this meaningless marching toward death over with now, shall we?"