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libertyreads · 6 months

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Attempting to read this morning.

#look at those teefs #someone wants attention #Lexie Anne #cats of tumblr #book reader problems #reader problems #cat owner problems #booklr #books #bookstagram #bookish #book #goodreads #goodreads challenge #bookblr

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risafeywritesdrarry · 2 months

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Artist: Sarah Andersen *laughs in Slytherin*

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striving-artist · 1 year

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I assume Ao3 is throwing a 503 error right now because we overloaded the servers with our determination to go into 2023 as we intend to continue: reading a heck of a lot of fanfiction

#ao3 #fanfiction #reader problems

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professionalintrovert · 11 months

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too old for booktok, too ugly for booktube, just dumb enough for booklr

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skylerchasesbooks · 2 years

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Tips For "Show, Don't Tell."

Honestly, show don't tell is something I feel even I struggle with and I'm pretty sure anyone who writes faces it. Finding a balance is hard. When to show and when to tell can become an inherent feeling though. However, there are some things I've learnt and I hope they help you!

❥︎Emphasise Sensory Detailing: Not only does packing a scene with sensory details help readers imagine the setting, it also gives your characters a distinct physical world to interact with. Rather than simply saying that a character is in New York, describe the light reflecting off the Hudson River, or the towering colossus of the Statue of Liberty.

❥︎Describe body language and avoid emotional explanation when showing.

❥︎Like I said, focus on describing senses and lean more on the usage of imagery too, it'll help if you understand that literary device. I have a post on how to use imagery in writing which helps a lot when showing and not telling. Pick adjectives that you use to describe and replace them with sensory descriptions. Eg:

+ He was scared when he saw the lion at the exit.

+ His heart raced when he saw the lion looming at the end of his escape route.

See what I did here?

Did you feel the difference?

❥︎ learn from examples of 'Show, Don't tell' by reading. The most basic.

❥︎ Use of Dialogue: can also teach readers about characters through word choice, tone, and POV. For instance:

The tray flipped and drenched her in wine. She shrieked and jumped out of her seat, glaring at the waiter.

And

The tray flipped and drenched her in wine but all she did was sigh and smile in understanding.

The scene is the same but the character's approach was different in each case. The former seems kind while the latter seems to be a temperamental character.

❥︎Make your character do something out of ordinary, something that breaks the routine or would make a heavier impact. For eg:

If a character speaks in long-winded, erudite sentences, readers might gather that they are pompous and well-educated. If this same character suddenly begins speaking in terse, short bursts later in the novel, readers might note that something in that character has shifted.

If they're described as someone who never cooks say and then at some time they cook for the live interest, it'll pique the reader’s Interest because it was uncharacteristic of them to do.

❥︎Having a diverse vocabulary, imagination and the ability to use literary devices like metaphors will greatly aid in Show don't tell.

❥︎And lastly, It's fine if you don't get it right the first time because that's how writing works. The more you read, attempt and err, the more you learn. But having an idea of what to do will go a great way in guiding and saving time.

Hope it helps! Follow for more, like and share! <3

#show don't tell #how to write #writing tips #writing advice #writerblr #books #writers #readers of tumblr #daily life #bookaddict #writing a book #writers on tumblr #writing ref #writing prompts #reader problems #dank memes #book blog #booklover

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mahdiehmirzaie · 1 month

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When you read a great gut wrenching book and it haunts you forever. You spend your whole life to find another book to give you the same feeling. I'm haunted by the raven boys forevermore.

#I hope my own novel gives the same feeling to readers #the raven boys #the raven cycle #reader problems

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sirius-you-know · 9 months

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I've never been called a shot of expresso by any men but my bestie thinks I'm as annoying as the Netflix stickers on books .

#reader #reader problems #wolfstar #drarry #deancas #solangelo #sabriel #johnlock #sambucky #destiel #jegulus #dark academia #fanfiction #writer #franz Kafka #murakami #Norwegian wood #twisted men

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justremuslupininamask · 9 months

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My only problem with tsats

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cherryschaos · 8 months

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Responsibilities need to go away, my book boyfriend is calling me

#grayson hawthorne #grayson hawthorne my love #jameson hawthorne #xander hawthorne #the brothers hawthorne #nash hawthorne #the inheritance games #bookish #avery grambs #the hawthorne legacy #libby grambs #grayson hawthorne needs all the hugs #the inheritance games fanfic #the final gambit #reader problems

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unconnectedreads · 4 months

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I HAVE NEVER READ THE DISCWORLD SERIES!!

Now that I've got that out of the way, I am interested in reading them. But I have a few questions.

1. Is publication order the best way to read them? I know most of them can be read as a stand alone, but I want to check.

2. Are the audiobooks good? As in can I intake the books audibly instead of visually, or are the audiobooks best saved for a reread? *Or are they just bad?*

I feel like if I can get these two questions answered then I can continue with my life.

#discworld #terry pratchett #please help #reader problems

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historian-in-pearls · 6 months

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"You have already left kudos here :)" And now the story has delighted me AGAIN so I want to leave MORE kudos, what about that is so hard to understand???

#reader problems #ao3

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acowardinmordor · 8 months

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okay, insane people comment, but. Why the fuck is everyone writing about people who are broke making lasagna? Specifically Eddie. Do you know how expensive lasagna is? Real lasagna at least? A pound of mozz? And Ricotta? excuse me? And beef and sausage, and the right noodles that always damn break but are never on sale and they almost never have coupons for. We used to make it with drained cottage cheese, whatever meat was in the 'use it today or maybe die' sale pile, and you didn't mention that the top layer of noodles was sorta like the bottom of a bag of chips. And! It takes an age! Even if you don't make your own sauce, which several fics have referenced, it takes a long damn while just for the assembling bit. Then you bake it for a solid hour!

Stop saying that someone put together some lasagna, they have a quick talk and then pull it out of the oven. That's less believeable that monsters and dimensions and teenagers with emotional maturity and I don't know why but I have finally broken. Snapped. Stop with this imaginary lasagna from scratch that someone the fic is calling broken can afford to make or possibly make in that much time, please. please I'm begging you.

#reader problems #Stranger Things fics #I am begging y'all #either surrender this miracle recipe #or stop making me suffer

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reecethegeek · 2 years

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books need to go back to having table of contents because that was cute

#bookblr #book blog #books #bookish #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #booknerd #readers of tumblr #i love reading #reader #reading #reader problems #reece reads #the seven husbands of evelyn hugo

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striving-artist · 1 year

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Turns out one of the most incredibly gifted fic authors I have ever had the pleasure of reading deleted because they were getting hate and vitriol.

so first off, don't do that. Ever. There is nothing a person can do to a character in a fictional story that justifies you being cruel to the Actual Human Being who wrote it. There is no parallel you can draw, no straw man argument, and no purity checklist that justifies a witch hunt against a creator of fiction.

Second, and much more importantly: Since you're reading this. How's about we all go leave some kind comments on beloved fics. New fics, old fics, whatever you love. Especially if it isn't super famous or beloved because the content is niche. Even if you've commented before. Even if you've commented on every chapter before. The author will love to see that you came back. They will love that you cared and that you valued what they made.

Go on. Go to Ao3 or their blog or wherever they post, and go say nice things to them, because as incredible as fic writers are, and as much as we joke about 'sorry the chapter posted late, cthullu interrupted my wedding this morning' fic writers remain people, with emotions, who can be hurt. Go show them some love that they can remember when hurtful people try to tear them down.

#ao3 #fanfiction #writer problems #reader problems #I don't know how to tag this to find the people I want to fight #but good lord do I want to fight them

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jaegonsmoon · 1 year

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some of my favourite fics haven’t updated since november and i’m starting to feel it. the insanity crippling in.

#PLZ DON’T GOO I LOVE YOU SOOO #PLZ COME BACK TO MEEEEEEE #lucemond #lucerys velaryon #aemond x lucerys #aemond targaryen #jaegon #aegon ii targaryen #jacegon #lucerys targaryen #jacaerys velaryon #lucerys x aemond #aegon x jacaerys #jacaerys x aegon #jacegon fanfic #lucemond fanfic #fanfic problems #reader problems #ao3 stuff

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skylerchasesbooks · 2 years

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Motifs and Their Uses

It's not necessary that you know what a motif is or how to use it.

Motif is one of the most useful literary devices when writing a novel or short story. At the same time, the definition of motif can be difficult to pin down.

Motif is a literary technique that consists of a repeated element that has symbolic significance to a literary work. Sometimes, a motif is a recurring image. Other times, it’s a repeated word, phrase, or topic expressed in language. A motif can be a recurring situation or action. It can be a sound or smell, a temperature, even a color.

If you spot a symbol, concept, or plot structure that surfaces repeatedly in the text, you're probably dealing with a motif. They must be related to the central idea of the work, and they always end up reinforcing the author's overall message.

EXAMPLES:

A repeated reference or visual of shattered glass (something in life is about to break)

Recurring dishonest characters (to cue up the discovery of an unfaithful spouse)

The key aspect is that a motif repeats, and through this repetition helps to illuminate the dominant ideas, central themes, and deeper meaning of a story.

Authors utilize motifs for multiple purposes. Motifs can:

1. Evoke a mood

2. Illuminate main themes

3. Engage the audience on an intuitive level

4. Create unique symbolic meanings through repetition

5. Establish a pattern of ideas

#writing tips #writing advice #using motifs #motifs #how to write #writing a book #books #writers #daily life #readers of tumblr #bookaddict #writers on tumblr #reader problems #dank memes #book blog #booklover #writeblr

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