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the-ellia-west · 2 days

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TCOT Progress Update #12

Started Editing Chapter 3!

I've been going rather slow lately to keep myself from burning out, but it's going pretty well :]

The Beginning of chapter 3 is my favorite part so far, so here's a little snippet!

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Footsteps had always been easier to hear in silence. Today however, silence took its time gracing the forest’s soft emerald eyes. Sokuna wrapped her wings around her daughter, shrinking back into the darkness as far as she could.

“Mama?”

“Yes?” The shade ran a scaly hand through her daughter’s glossy hair. Her eyes darted towards the entrance of the cave, the distant flap of wings sending a shiver down her spine.

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nikasholistic · 1 year

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The more you write, the more you discover your writing style, the more you develop the craft. So write, write even if you think it’s not good enough. Write to master the process of writing.

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yourlocaltrashpandaa · 1 year

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Man….

I need get my priorities straight

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maxkirin · 2 years

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#writing #writer problems #writing community #amwriting #am writing #writing memes #my art #uno meme #writers block #writbr

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writersagony · 1 year

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Writing Prompt 50

Hero rubbed their eyes, listening to Villain's monologue. The same monologue they'd been listening to for the past hour. Even the hostage strapped to the bomb beside them had almost fallen asleep.

Cutting them off, Hero asked "so, uhm, are we going to fight or are you stalling for something?"

"I mean, the bomb was supposed to go off half an hour ago, so... even I'm not sure what to do now."

#writing #writers #writing prompt #my writing #writersagony #writers on tumblr #writbr #heroes and villains #villains and heroes #hero and villain #hero x villain snippet #hero x villain community #hero x villain prompt #hero #villain

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ineedaplacetostay · 9 months

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I wanna see something again

#polls #writbr #pspsps writers #tell me about your ocs #pls make this escape containment

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puppiesareperfect · 9 months

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Bound an old sort story of mine. This was my first time using the website bookbinder js which is a LIFESAVER. Much easier than manually splitting my pdf into signatures. The cover design took me a couple tries. I knew I wanted the camera, I knew I wanted there to be some silver on the cover. In the end I layered some silver paper on the cover & used paint and ink to draw the design. All lettering was done with stencils. The end-pages are my favorite part of this…for they actually fit properly! I wish the centerpiece of the cover was a bit smoother but I’m guessing I can remedy that by using thicker paper or layering more next time. Overall pretty happy with this ✨

#bookbinding #my art #craftblr #crafting #bookmaking #book binding #writers #writbr #book binder #puppiesareperfect binds

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tippenfunkaport · 1 year

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Inspired by a recent poll, could you tell us a bit more about the software you use for writing and the advantages with it?

Thanks so much!

Can I keep this short is the question...

So, for anyone who didn’t see the post this is referring to, I mentioned on another post that the writing software I use is...

4TheWords for drafting (brainstorming, first draft, etc)

Scrivener for all subsequent stages (editing, formatting, etc)

ProWritingAid for a final look before I submit / post

Longer version (and, like, I could talk about this all day so feel free to ask follow ups but I will try to contain myself)

4TheWords is a fantasy RPG-ish writing game where the words you write defeat monsters, earn loot, complete quests, etc. I have been playing it for five years ish and the game-ification just works really well for my brain. Earning silly little prizes and moving the game plot along keeps me motivated to keep writing when otherwise I would be a useless slug so I do most of my early stage writing on there like drafting, brainstorming, journaling, etc. It is silly but I love it and it basically saved my writing life when I was in a huge slump so they have my undying devotion. The company is also the kind you feel very good about supporting and they are HUGELY queer friendly with a big yearly Pride event with many of the main in-game characters being queer and/or trans. (The closest the game has to main characters are a lesbian couple that just got married as part of the Valentine's Day event last month!)

It costs money but a) there is a 30 day free trial of you want to check it out and b) there is a community pool if you cannot afford the fee as well as frequent sales/deals. (If anyone wants to try it out, feel free to use my referral code when you sign up because then you’ll get some extra crystals and I can send you a welcome present of some loot! If the image link above is annoying, dm me and I will give you it via text for copy and paste.)

Scrivener is very robust writing software that I use for fiction, non-fiction and scriptwriting. I only rarely use it for first drafts (bc I use 4TW for that) but I do almost all my editing / rewriting / formatting / publishing in it. I have been using it for probably about a decade and am still finding new tools and features I didn’t realize it had. I absolutely swear by it. The learning curve can be steep but luckily it’s one of the most popular writing programs in the world so there are a TON of great tutorials out there. (My advice? Just watch a video of something like the top 5-10 features and then play around and look up stuff as you have questions instead of trying to do the whole long tutorial it comes with.)

Disclaimer that I only own the desktop version. There are mobile versions that are a separate purchase from the desktop version but I don't use them.

Biggest selling points of Scrivener to me are:

while many writing services have a monthly fee, Scrivener is purchased exactly once and you can use it for life on your laptop and desktop AND you can get 50% off that one time price with a NaNoWriMo winner code (this alone is enough to buy my loyalty for life)

it’s incredibly versatile for both plotting and publishing and works really for my writing process (which is, admittedly, chaotic and weird) and has near infinite customization. It's esp great for making story bibles, organizing research, and plotting out larger works with lots of cross references and chapters you need to rearrange

as a script writer, Scrivener only cost me a one time fee of $35 and includes all updates and bug fixes until the next major version (which happens like once a decade). FinalDraft is $250 and that only includes the current version (which changes about once a year) to do the same thing. That’s a no brainer to me.

ProWritingAid is editing software. Like Grammarly but MUCH more robust with a lot more reports you can run. It’s not replacement for a human editor (AI editing can only do so much) but I like it as a second pair of eyes before I post or submit something because it does catch a lot of the basics and makes me feel a little better about sending something out. There is a limited free version and the full version can be pricey if you pay the monthly fee but I bided my time until the lifetime subscription went on sale for 50% off and paid once and now I have it to use for life.

There. That was almost short, right?

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if-not-now-tell-me-when · 10 months

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How do you finish a chapter when you're JUST SO TIRED OF LOOKING AT IT AND NEVER WANT TO READ IT AGAIN

#writing #writer #writer problems #writer things #writbr #creative writing

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jakkon-and-rose-topic · 26 days

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Swimming

Cw: Swearing

Rose fidgeted as she looked at the water. "Alright. See you on the other side?"

"Yes. I... I'll see you eventually..." Jakkon nodded, forcing a smile as Rose leaped into the air and swooped easily over the expanse of water.

Silas glanced at Jakkon. "Do... do you want to go first?"

"No. Why don't you go?"

"I can't... I... uh..."

"You can't swim."

"What? How did you know?" Silas hesitated.

"You're made of gold Silas. It wasn't difficult to figure out, and you've been alive for only a month. How would you know regardless?"

"Fine. You're right! I can't swim! But what am I supposed to do? Why don't you just go on ahead and I'll go around?"

"I'd rather not leave you behind."

"What can we do them? Make you carry me?" Silas' shoulders slumped.

"No." The Satyr tilted his head at the water, thinking.

"Why don't you go across some other possibilities that might open then, and you can always come back over!"

Jakkon stopped. He frowned. "Fuck. You know what? I don't care. I can't swim either, that's why."

"What-"

"Shut up. These legs don't work for it, and these Horns don't exactly make me the fastest in water." He scowled. "Now, not a word of this to the others, you hear me?

"Alright." Silas smiled. "So we find a way around?"

Jakkon rolled his eyes and huffed in annoyance. "A way around indeed."

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the-ellia-west · 21 days

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EXCUUUUUUSE MEEEEEEE TUMBLR?

WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO TELL ME I HIT 200 FOLLOWERS????

WHAT

Holy Shit this is amazing!

Um... Thank you all so much for this!

I don't have much to give you... But um...

Here's my 200 (*3) Follower Special I guess!

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TCOT Prologue Sneak Peek

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The hidden caves remained dark save for moonlight as Sokuna’s scaly hand set the sparkling vial against her daughter’s lips. The Shade steadied her uncertain emotions as the last of the silvery contents left the glass. She rubbed her thumb over a drop that fell onto her daughter’s compressed wing to erase the remaining evidence. The door creaked open behind her and she stood. “It is done,”

The figure in the doorway folded Sokuna in an embrace and brushed the tears from her face, his feathers swishing softly against her skin.

“Reon, what will we do if she doesn’t remember us?”

Reon squeezed his wife’s shoulders. “We’ll raise her just like we did the first time, but safer.” He lifted her hands and brushed his lips gently over her knuckles. “Ready?

“To be rid of this cursed place?” Sokuna squeezed her husband’s hands. “Never more so.”

“Then let us hope to the stars this works my love.” Reon cradled his daughter with his wings, her weight heavy yet soft against his arms. He paused for a moment, looking back at the room. “This is the only home I’ve ever had. It feels strange to leave it behind.”

Sokuna gave her husband an encouraging smile. “Home is what we’ll build together.”

Reon shifted his daughter’s weight as they snuck through the winding hallways, a sinister weight in the air pressing down on them as voices echoed in the back of Sokuna’s head. Traitor. Liar. Enemy. Betrayer.

Sokuna crept past her battalion’s quarters, wincing each time her talons clicked against the stone. She shuddered. The screams behind closed doors, the crimson stains of a friend scrubbed cleanly from old stone. No, they would make it out. They had to.

Light from the First Lieutenant’s open door caught her eye, and a voice muttered within. She poised to run. But after a moment, the shade allowed herself a small sigh of relief— he had been known to talk in his sleep. She held up an open palm and Reon stopped. Sokuna peeked inside.

The Lieutenant sat on a tall, stiff wooden stool, his massive wings hanging behind him so they touched the floor while the Lieutenant’s face pressed into the very same papers he’d been working on, a small splash of ink smudged on his cheek as he mumbled a few incoherent words and shifted his arms, hiding most of his face. She waited a moment and then waved Reon forward.

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I hope y'all are just as excited for TCOT as I am!

I love you guys <3

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nikasholistic · 1 year

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The more you write, the better you become. So instead of pointing out your mistakes, focus on developing the craft and enjoy the process.

#writers #writers on tumblr #am writing #writbr #writers of tumblr #writing

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celestial-sentience · 1 year

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You repeat what you’ve heard

Cause you’re sheep to the shepherd

I try not to follow the herd

I’m a wolf and you a mockingbird

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sluggodandpoet · 4 months

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find me halfway from hell

halfway to myself

and horrible at all of it

find me alive

find me in love

I am found by my fuck ups

I rise like tsunamis

I crash at your place

and I drown in sand pits

and come Lazarus

and fishermen find me

find me at the beach

scorched by demons

purple from death

and find me still walking

unwavering human who’s finding

teeth grinding

my body and self something I give

and I wear

and I find the time

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viktheviking1 · 3 months

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Writers always exist on the spectrum of thinking their stories are the best thing ever and everyone needs to see it and we can proudly show it off

To truly believing it is the worst thing ever written and to ask someone to read it is to ask them to pull their eyeballs out.

If you work hard, you can get to a place where most of the time you think it's pretty decent. But from my experience, you never fully escape the occasional swings up and down.

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q-u-o-t-e-s-f-o-r-w-r-i-t-i-n-g · 1 year

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"I'm friendly and thoughtful and quite awfully pretty, but he needed more than me."

Modern Baseball: Tears Over Beers

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