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jellymellydraws · 4 months

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#meme #artist #writer #artist struggle #writer struggle #me rn #alt text #image text

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liianliann · 20 days

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Relationship status:

( ) single

( ) dating

( ) married

(x) still waiting/hoping/wishing for AO3 comments

#archive of our own #ao3 #tumblr writers #tumblr writing community #tumblr writing society #fanfiction #writer struggle #writers on tumblr #like whyyy #whyyyy #I swear I check my inbox like #five times a day? minimum?#but it's always empty 😭#anyways

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sunnyanddumb98 · 3 months

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I glorify anecdotes of victory

Of scarcity, living in misery

And surviving to tell the tale

I daydream about mourning

About giving up my dignity

Sleepless nights and hunger.

Just to witness the birth

Just barely grasping a bit

Of what I now have in abundance

Somehow, I miss the need

To hear from another mouth

"That's rough, buddy, that's hard"

Those moments when crying

On paper was neither the second nor the first

But the only nature.

Not making an effort

But a big one to stop

Victimized mental monologue

Undiscriminated, underrated

Sweet, sweet common life

If I could do it again

To be unwell, I say

Perhaps, I could handle it better

This time, I would finish

Just one more broken heart

Only until breaking the glass ceiling

Exchanging life for my dream

Just because now time passes

And my body feels like mine

And my mind is not empty

No headaches, no stomachaches

Not crying alone, not just crying anymore

Can I write every day?

Even if there's no gun over my head

No clock ticking

Telling me I'm about to expire

Can I write just for fun?

Or was it a desperate call

For desperate times

Do I lack what it takes

To simply step up and do the damn thing?

It makes me another addict with a pen

Self-sabotage self-destructive

Heminway morrison and plath

Just to feed the path

But to write , I enjoy myself so much

Makes taking the time feel like a crime.

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floydsglasses · 6 months

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How am I suppose "Girlboss" when I cant even look at my blank google doc and write something 💔

#writer struggle #writer struggles #teen writer

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scotts220 · 1 year

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I have an essay due in six days and I still haven’t started it. It is a fairly easy essay, just about plastic. That’s the only prompt my professor gave the class.

“Write a 15 page paper about plastic. GO.”

I can’t do it. I don’t know why, I just can’t. I would rather do anything than that paper. I got a one-week extension on it because I didn’t start it last week, either. We have had this assignment for a month now, and it was on the calendar previous to a verbal assignment. Why is it so difficult?

So, here I am, writing about my struggle to write. Writing about my desire to write about how I can’t write this essay instead of writing the essay I can’t write. I have done more difficult things, like a 25 page research paper on drugs in ancient mummies, but I got to choose that. I chose that because it was interesting, and I was given creative freedom. This? This is awful. It’s sad, and as much as I like to focus on world issues, this is not what I have ever written about.

But, this is college. I just need to get over it.

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hongthoven · 2 years

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Me : I need to learn how to write shorter one-shots

Also me 3.5k words into a smut where they haven't even fucked yet : oh well

#Writer struggle #Smut #Ateez smut #Dom!Hwa incoming

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just-seeing-everything · 1 year

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I WOULD PAY REAL MONEY TO POUR MY THOUGHTS DIRECTLY INTO THE WRITING WITHOUT HAVING TO TYPE IT

#writer struggle #writing #writers on tumblr #aruna post #posts about me

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kropotkindersurprise · 9 months

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July 25, 2023 - Striking stuntman Mike Massa walks in the SAG-AFTRA picket line while on fire. [video]

#sag aftra #strike #actor's strike #writer's strike #industrial action #workers #workers struggle #picket line #gif #2023 #stuntman #unions #screen actors guild #usa

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lazerdash · 2 months

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so uh- all of my wips are gone.... I had to wake up the morning to all the things I'm writing just- disappearing...

Great way to start off Valentines Day...

#i want to cry #sorry for not posting #the strugge is real #relatable #writer struggle #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #my wips #fic writer #writerblr #fic writing

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cobaltaugustao3 · 1 year

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My constant struggle when writing PWP

#fanfiction #fanfiction writer #fanfiction writing #writing #writing struggles #writing fanfic #pwp fics #ofmd fanfic #writer problems #american chopper #writing memes

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wiltedrosewritings · 5 months

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a question to all the writers out there

How do you know when to stop writing (a piece, a scene, an exchange)?

Often times, I find myself rambling incessantly over the vivid details of a scene that abuse the storage of my mind and haphazardly call those rambles purple prose.

It's a weird conundrum to phase, this tension between there never being enough words in the English language to paint the picture in your head, and the way the perspective grows increasingly blurry the more words you add.

It feels so criminal to cut out pieces you carefully articulated, though it is often necessary for the sake of the pace and the word-count. I guess the issue originates from a deeply rooted desire for control - that has less to do with writing, more to do with the psychologically imbalanced battle-field that is my brain.

I should detach from the piece and allow the reader the liberty to perceive what is written as their individual lens is capable, rather than forcing my exact vision onto foreign eyes. Sure, this may lend itself to reader's loving my characters far less than I do (since I bear all the highly-detailed lore behind them); just as commonly, though, one could argue, that the readers will weave their own imagination and memories with the characters, using them as scaffolds, and creating (in co-creation with the author) something that by far exceeds the original vision.

-penned by j. m. medna (2024)

#my journal #writers on tumblr #writblur #writerscommunity #female writers #journal #observation #self reflection #self analysis #analysis on writing #relatable #writer struggle #enough words #michie writes

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bookished · 7 months

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HOW TO GIVE PERSONALITY TO A CHARACTER

Giving personality to a character is an essential part of character development in storytelling, whether you're writing a novel, screenplay, or creating a character for a role-playing game. Here are some steps and considerations to help you give personality to your character:

Understand Their Backstory:

Start by creating a detailed backstory for your character. Where were they born? What were their childhood experiences like? What significant events have shaped their life? Understanding their past can help you determine their motivations, fears, and desires.

2. Define Their Goals and Motivations:

Characters often become more interesting when they have clear goals and motivations. What does your character want? It could be something tangible like a job or a romantic relationship, or it could be an abstract desire like happiness or freedom.

3. Determine Their Strengths and Weaknesses:

No one is perfect, and characters should reflect this. Identify your character's strengths and weaknesses. This can include physical abilities, intellectual skills, and personality traits. Flaws can make characters relatable and three-dimensional.

4. Consider Their Personality Traits:

Think about your character's personality traits. Are they introverted or extroverted? Shy or outgoing? Kind or selfish? Create a list of traits that describe their character. You can use personality frameworks like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or the Big Five Personality Traits as a starting point.

5. Give Them Quirks and Habits:

Quirks and habits can make a character memorable. Do they have a specific way of speaking, a unique fashion style, or an unusual hobby? These details can help bring your character to life.

6. Explore Their Relationships:

Characters don't exist in isolation. Consider how your character interacts with others. What are their relationships like with family, friends, and enemies? These relationships can reveal a lot about their personality.

7. Show, Don't Tell:

Instead of explicitly telling the audience about your character's personality, show it through their actions, dialogue, and decisions. Let the reader or viewer infer their traits based on their behavior.

8. Create Internal Conflict:

Characters with internal conflicts are often more engaging. What inner struggles does your character face? These can be related to their goals, values, or past experiences.

9. Use Character Arcs:

Consider how your character will change or grow throughout the story. Character development is often about how a character evolves in response to the events and challenges they face.

10. Seek Inspiration:

Draw inspiration from real people, other fictional characters, or even historical figures. Study how people with similar traits and backgrounds behave to inform your character's actions and reactions.

11. Write Dialogue and Inner Monologues:

Writing dialogue and inner monologues from your character's perspective can help you get inside their head and understand their thought processes and emotions.

12. Consider the Setting:

The setting of your story can influence your character's personality. For example, a character who grows up in a war-torn environment may have a different personality than one raised in a peaceful, affluent society.

13. Revise and Refine:

Don't be afraid to revise and refine your character as you write and develop your story. Characters can evolve and change as the narrative unfolds.

Remember that well-developed characters are dynamic and multi-faceted. They should feel like real people with strengths, weaknesses, and complexities. As you write and develop your character, put yourself in their shoes and think about how they would react to various situations. This will help you create a compelling and believable personality for your character.

#writeblr #writing advice #creative writing #writerscommunity #writer problems #writing resources #writing community #writers on tumblr #writers block #the writer struggle #writing tips #writers #uservolkova

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bethsvrse · 4 months

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me, a writer, at 3am: WHAT? I CANT FIND THE SPECIFIC FANFIC THAT I MADE UP IN MY MIND WITH A WHOLE PLOT AND ORIGINAL CHARACTERS??? WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE??? DO THEY EXPECT ME TO WRITE THE STORY I THOUGHT UP OF???