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Hi, I'm Mauanna and welcome to my blog! I write about my findings on writing and am currently working on the Sorcerer of Runes series, a trilogy with the first one that I am mainly focusing on! I hope you have a fun time here!
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Writing a story, it's almost as if each day you dedicate yourself to writing, you're walking with a blindfold, while you're holding onto a hand. It's someone that you barely know, yet know quite a bit about.
"Where are you going to take me today?" I would ask, and this person would be holding my hand gently, as I can feel their hand taking me through the long vegetation that grazes across my legs.
"Somewhere special." And all I can do, is trust this voice the best I can.
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This is so relatable. Especially when you decide to change a character, a place or any element of your story in some way, there's just something so gratifying yet confusing when you have that wrecking ball in your hand and it makes your story get slammed, dropped and scattered all across the floor, then you'll find out and decide on how it gets changed.
I knew some things would change when I decided to totally redo celestes story but I didn't expect the entire beginning to be different...
Guys what are we doing. Why are my characters making me write a tarot reading. Heather, you of all people should know how annoying that is to write. Claire sweetie you're doing great you're perfect but now people are gonna think it's a romance story when it's not because your lonely ass just had to ask for a love reading. Yall were just supposed to watch a shitty horror movie in a back room of a library you snuck into where you would then find some magic book or whatever that tells you how to go to a whole other world why are we in the WOODS
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Could I ask for tips on how to write kisses?
Writing The Perfect Kiss Scene
#1 Find the RIGHT moment
We all know what I mean! The "zing" when the character's faces are get close enough must come unexpected (but) when both of them are looking for romance/comfort.
For example:
Tripping over each other in the hallway
Person A covering their face with their hands and Person B prying them off, their eyes meeting...
Sitting next to each other in the library, elbows touching, and they happen to turn around to face each other...
Find a natural way to bring your characters the romantic atmosphere!
#2 Noticing the Other Person
It's natural to to see someone in a different way when there's romantic vibe pulsating in the air. Maybe your character notices that their crush has a speck of green in their eyes they didn't notice before.
#3 Build Ups
Describe how the characters feel moments before their lips touch. This includes things like racing hearts, sweaty palms, unsteady breathing. etc.
#4 Feeling all Self-Conscious
If you're writing a first-person POV or want to portray the nervous excitement of kissing a love interest for the first time, you can afford to have your character be distracted by how they feel inside, or worrying about how they smell/look, etc.
Maybe they feel like it's too early in the relationship to kiss
They're still thinking about that annoying math problem
Did I apply my new cherry-flavored chapstick? etc.
This should come in the same beat as the "notice the other person", heightening the romance tension between the characters.
Once they get closer and the kiss actually happens, these worries will melt away!
#4 Describing the Details
In most cases, it's best to keep things understated (especially in regards to tongues)
tongues cannot "tangle" or "battle" or "swish around"...please, no.
Focus on the lips and how the characters move (like hugging, pushing the other against a wall, breathing, etc.), adding the tongue as an afterthought.
Don't get too exicted about taste.
No, her tongue didn't taste like fresh roses and peaches, unless she was eating peach candy right before the kiss.
Focus on other sensations other than taste: especially touch, heat. the tickle of his breath on her cheekc, etc. Or even the smell of shampoo.
#5 The Pullaway + Reaction
Does the kiss end naturally, or does something else interrupt them?
How do the characters react: do they blush, say something, hug he other person, or run away with a deep blush? For couples, they can even tease the other.
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put those words down on the page, you may not think they're good enough, but they're your own creation and that makes it important.
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This is so relatable. The plot is something that you have to tread through unknowingly. Meanwhile, the synonyms... That is probably the most useful thing for a writer to have. 😉 Especially if you have a character that speaks with complex yet strangely specific words.
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Writing is such a messy craft. Planning and redoing your work, over and over again until you're proud of it.
The character, the places and ideas evolve a little bit more each time I enter their space.
And to find such peace with it as I go through the process whenever I can.
It's a really nice feeling.
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I’ve seen your kiss scene and fight scene vocab posts and was wondering if you could do one about some things characters may do when they are nervous, or there is awkward tension — not necessarily romantic but just awkward.
Nervous Tension Vocab
Physical Reactions
have sweat beading/breaking out on one's forehead
have one's heart in one's mouth (or throat)
have one's heart pounding (or pulse racing)
butterflies in one's stomach
hand feeling clammy
knees bouncing
pacing back and forth
tearing up due to embarassment (wanting to cry)
Shift their weight from one foot to the other
Sway slightly where they are standing
Fidget with their hair, clothes, nails, or something they’re holding
Glance around the room or refuse to make eye contact with someone
Chew on their lips or nails
Hum quietly to themself
Tap their fingers on their arm, the wall, or a table
Wrap their arms around themself
Cross their arms or legs while seated
Pick at their lips or cover their mouth
Rub their own neck or shoulder
Sigh often
Sit with their knees up near their chest, or lay in the fetal position
Look stiff and uncomfortable
Check over their shoulder often, or glance around the room
Cough or clear their throat often
A pounding heartbeat, or the feeling that their heartbeat is in their head
Accelerated or heavy breathing
A tingling sensation in their fingers, hands, or legs
A rush of energy (which would suddenly leave them afterward, making them even more tired than usual)
Dizziness
Tightened muscles
Descriptors
fumbled
blushed
winced
fidgeted
cringed
stuttered
giggled
afluttered
agitated
robotic
hesitant
bothered
distracted
edgy
clumsily
awkwardly
distractedly
flustered
frantically
frayed
hypertense
nervy
jittery
jumpy
intimidated
paranoid
perturbed
rattled
queasiness
restive
restless
skittery
shudder
skittish
strung up
tenterhooks
tight
stressy
uneasy
unquiet
twitchy
unsettled
uptight
unrelaxed
Idioms
be at your wit's ends
be bricking it
be ill at ease
be on pins and needles
be under the gun
get in a sweat
have all the cares of the world on your shoulders
have kittens
like a cat on a hot tin roof
sweat bullets
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how do you write a liar?
How to Write Liars Believably
Language
The motive of every goal is the make the lie seem plausible while taking blame off the speaker, so liars will often project what they say to a third party: "Katie said that..."
Referring to third parties as "they" rather than he or she
In the case of a deliberate lie prepped beforehand, there will be an overuse of specific names (rather than pronouns) as the speaker tries to get the details right.
Overuse of non-committal words like "something may have happened"
Masking or obscuring facts like "to the best of my knowledge" and “it is extremely unlikely," etc.
Avoiding answers to specific, pressing questions
Voice
There's isn't a set tone/speed/style of speaking, but your character's speech patten will differ from his normal one.
People tend to speak faster when they're nervous and are not used to lying.
Body Language
Covering their mouth
Constantly touching their nose
fidgeting, squirming or breaking eye contact
turning away, blinking faster, or clutching a comfort object like a cushion as they speak
nostril flaring, rapid shallow breathing or slow deep breaths, lip biting, contracting, sitting on your hands, or drumming your fingers.
Highly-trained liars have mastered the art of compensation by freezing their bodies and looking at you straight in the eye.
Trained liars can also be experts in the art of looking relaxed. They sit back, put their feet up on the table and hands behind their head.
For deliberate lies, the character may even carefully control his body language, as though his is actually putting on a show
The Four Types of Liars
Deceitful: those who lie to others about facts
2. Delusional: those who lie to themselves about facts
3. Duplicitious: those who lie to others about their values
Lying about values can be even more corrosive to relationships than lying about facts.
4. Demoralized: those who lie to themselves about their values
Additional Notes
Genuine smiles or laughs are hard to fake
Exaggerations of words (that would normally not be emphasized) or exaggerated body language
Many savvy detectives ask suspects to tell the story in reverse or non-linear fashion to expose a lie. They often ask unexpected, or seemingly irrelevant questions to throw suspects off track.
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Oh wow!
So this is my 2000th post...!? Well, not really. But with how much reblogs I do to hopefully help you guys out to become better writers with the occasional meme or two.
Thanks for the support with not just with what I have create, but also the other writers have done. I hope you'll continue to support me and the local writers with the content that's produced!
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Name transformations of characters.
It's so interesting to see how much a name can change a character, for the better, or for the worse.
Choose a name that is suitable to your character, while trying to gauge on whether that name fits your character. Because I find that names can influence a character in a way that I wouldn't anticipate. And when you listen to that voice that says that something isn't right, then it's better to review it and know your characters that little bit better.
I am currently looking at Valerie, who I've changed her name a month or something ago now, and throughout this time she's showing dresses to Lucie, spinning and dancing around and she's... Seriously, there's something adoring about seeing Valerie who seems more into herself. And to learn something new about her each time you dig that bit deeper as I go and write more and more about her.
It's a wonderful feeling.
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If a scene feels flat and you can't figure it out, ask yourself:
• What can MC smell? Is there an ocean breeze, sweat, a cinnamon roll fresh out the oven?
• What can MC hear, besides the dialogue? Is a bird singing, river flowing, a car speeding, clock ticking?
• Can they taste something, even if they're not eating? Previously drunk alcohol or juice, aftertaste of a cigarette, smog, too instense perfume?
• Can they feel something on their skin? Rough clothes or delicate material, blowing wind, an allergy or a rash, grass that theyre laying on?
• What does the character see, besides other characters? Is the room dark or is sunlight coming in nicely? Are the colours vibrant or dull? Are there any plants?
• What's the weather? Is it snowing and the cold is making goosebumps appear on their arms? Is it hot and sweaty and clothes are clinging to their body?
• HOW DOES IT MAKE THEM FEEL? To any of the above.
Do they like the smell of cinnamon rolls or are they weirdos (I'm a weirdo, I don't fit in).
Does the clock ticking calm them down or annoy them?
Do they enjoy the aftertaste of a cig and like how dirty it makes them feel?
Are they sensitive to touch and how their clothing feels on their skin or are they indifferent?
Would they enjoy the scenery more if it was more sunny out, because they're afraid of the darkness?
Do they like it snowy or are they always cold and hate winter?
Come on, give them persoanlity, likes and dislikes, don't be scared to make them people and not only likeable characters.
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Yes, the images are your headlights, and you'll just have to follow it the whole way. Even if at times, the headlights don't want to show.
Been thinking about this a lot lately... It's especially good advice for those of us that are terrible plotters. Just take it one step at a time.
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Don't forget the missing (" ") in between sentences, just because you don't know what to write in between dialogue. 😄
But hey, we still complete something, albeit with a lot of boats crashing along the side of the wreckage. And hey, we can always fix it.
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The thing about writing is that until you publish it there is 0 cost to fucking it up. You're not using up materials. You're not doing anything that can't be undone. You can fuck around endlessly to figure out what you want and it's free.
Like, yes, ok, you might waste your time
but would you rather waste your time writing or being too scared to write?
#writing#writeblr#writers of tumblr#creative writing#writing community#I need this reminder every day#Better to do it than live with regrets.
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Random idea, but imagine if we can make the characters we make in a story live in a world with red lights and stars glowing throughout the night. Hmm, now it's giving me ideas with one of the cities of my world to have red light only place. Or it could be magic based, or LED based lights. Or even each day of the week, you have a different colored light shining within the city.
perhaps some will disagree, but i think the world got worse when we changed the colour of the night
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Yes, make all of those witty, strange and wonderful female characters, yet make them strong in their own way. But don't forget those lovely weaknesses, because that's what makes them even greater.
There is more than one strongness in the character world. 💪
Let's talk about strong female characters.
And, more specifically, the problem with them. Don't get me wrong, I am all for a fierce leading lady who can hold her own in any situation. Inspiring, intimidating, capable. All-around badass. But it seems like lately, every other female character we meet is cut from the same warrior cloth, and it's starting to feel a bit predictable.
First, let's give credit where credit is due. The influx of strong, capable, and independent female characters in recent media is undeniably empowering. Seeing women take charge, wield swords, and save the day sends a powerful message to audiences young and old: girls can do anything. And that's a message worth celebrating.
However, there's a flip side to this trend that's worth examining. In the rush to break away from the tired old tropes of delicate damsels in distress, it seems like some writers have swung too far in the other direction. How many recent female protagonists can you name who aren't strong and independent? Who have weaknesses that they aren't afraid of showing, or aren't able to hide? We're seeing a lot of new male leads with these characteristics, which is great, but it's like we've traded one stereotype for another.
All this results in a lot of one-dimensional female characters. I want to see girls who are witty, goofy, immature, sensitive, cocky. While it's great to see women kicking ass and taking names, it's also important to remember that strength comes in many forms.
One of the things that makes characters truly compelling is their complexity. Sure, it's empowering to see a woman single-handedly lead or defeat an army, but what about her flaws? Her insecurities? Her moments of vulnerability? Those are the things that make her relatable, that make her human. That makes her resonate with readers.
Take the classic "strong female character" archetype and add some depth to her. Maybe she's a skilled warrior, but she's also quick with a sarcastic quip. Or perhaps she's fiercely independent, but she's also afraid of being vulnerable with others. Or maybe she's not. Maybe she's not strong or independent or fierce at all. Maybe her strength lies somewhere else. Give her layers, give her contradictions, give her flaws.
And let's not forget about the other roles that female characters can play. The witty sidekick, the comic relief, the immature goofball, the sensitive soul—these are all valid and important character types, and they deserve to be represented just as much as the badass warrior woman.
So, to all the writers out there: by all means, keep giving us strong female characters. But let's make sure they're more than just stereotypes. Let's make them human. Let's give them depth and complexity and nuance. Because in the end, that's what makes a character truly unforgettable.
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So, I have attended a writing workshop today, and I have to say, as a person who searches all the information I can find, the workshop was another way of opening my mind to the techniques I can use to improve my writing.
Finding myself in the arms of getting messy with prompts and writing a story or even story ideas on what ideas I can use to create a story is rather interesting.
I don't usually use prompts, but with the prompts that are shown not just with a few sentences or a word, but can also be expressed with images. I think these prompts might open my eyes to something more wonderful in the usage of prompts.
Maybe write a prompt each time I use the morning papers...? Who knows.
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