Side blog run by @write-with-will for my story The Enhanced!!!
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…on the way back from school and guess how much I’ve written
…..none
Okay, moots
We’re gonna play a game today
It’s called
✨How many words can a sleep deprived William write in a school day✨
Starting word count: 2593
I will reblog this with my progress as I (hopefully) write
…..wish me luck
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K im bored
Send me an ask w an assumption you have abt a character from this project, and I’ll confirm or deny it !!!!!!!!!!
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Bus ride to school!
+122!
New word count: 2,715
Okay, moots
We’re gonna play a game today
It’s called
✨How many words can a sleep deprived William write in a school day✨
Starting word count: 2593
I will reblog this with my progress as I (hopefully) write
…..wish me luck
@corinneglass @sunflowerrosy @eon-tries-writing @lunesartsworld @ark-inkweaving @nykenima @mymomsaysbobcipher
Sending this to one of 12 awesome ppl I know
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YOO TY
How can I become a writer?
Write.
But I don't know where to start.
Write.
But I'm worried.
WRITE.
What if nobody likes it?
W R I T E
What if it's not very good?
Write. Write. WRITE. WRITE.
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Write. Write. Write. Write. Write. Write.
Write.
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Okay, moots
We’re gonna play a game today
It’s called
✨How many words can a sleep deprived William write in a school day✨
Starting word count: 2593
I will reblog this with my progress as I (hopefully) write
…..wish me luck
@corinneglass @sunflowerrosy @eon-tries-writing @lunesartsworld @ark-inkweaving @nykenima @mymomsaysbobcipher
Tysm!
Derin, you once said that posting consistently in a web series is very important for the growth of audience. But how do you keep yourself motivated to create stories on schedule? Whenever I try to do it, I just lose motivation and get stressed out or bored with my project
My answer is to have a big buffer. I aim to have a buffer of at least one year's worth of chapters. That way, I can take a month or two off every now and then to avoid burnout. It is also far, far less stressful. Not having a buffer is the most stressful thing a writer can do, do not do that.
So far as long-term sticking to projects goes, there's a few skills involved here and all of them involve a lot of practice. The first thing is what I call the Shiny New Fruit problem. This is something you see pretty much every newbie writer doing -- they get a great idea for a story, they know how it's gonna start, they have a cool premise and a twist that's gonna BLOW EVERYONE'S MIND, it'll be great! They start writing! Their first chapter is cool and unique and full of promise, and they get great feedback, and they move onto the second chapter and it's also great, and...
Quite quickly, they run out of "great chapters". Most of the time, the start of your story is low hanging fruit, so far as writing goes -- it's where you get to introduce all your cool concepts and you're not weighed down by anything established yet and all the Cool Stuff That's Gonna Happen is still in the future, it's your perfect imagined version of it and not the (usually worse) version that ends up on the page. Then you run out of low hanging fruit, and it gets slower and harder, and you have to do a lot more actual work and it doesn't feel so new and exciting any more, and a newbie writer thinks, "oh, this isn't as fun, the story feels more boring to write, that part didn't come out as well as I'd hoped -- this story must be bad". And sometimes they might give up right away. Or instead they might continue... but they're distracted, because solving the issue of how to get those two guys out of prison in chapter 6 just gave them the BEST idea for a different story, it's gonna be so much better, the characters are great and they can already feel the words pouring out of them and...
So they run off to pick the low-hanging fruit for their new story, and before they know it, they have nine unfinished stories on their hard drive and not a completed story to their name.
Every writer will get distracted and enthused about new ideas for projects. This isn't a newbie problem. The newbie problem is letting them tempt you away from the viable projects you're already working on so that nothing gets done. My solution to this is very simple -- I am not allowed to write my future projects until I finish my current one. This way, all that enthusiasm for the future project is transmuted into motivation for the current one -- I can write that cool story about a bug alien who adopts and astronaut but first I have to push through the slow part of this story and get this story finished. This has always worked really well for me.
The second reason that you might lose motivation for a story you're working on is that the story is indeed bad, or at least, the version of it incubating in your mind isn't ready yet. The problem with this is that every story feels bad when you're bored or frustrated with it, and it takes a lot of practice to tell the difference between a genuine dud idea and one that your brain is lying to you about because it wants to play computer games instead. My advice on these is to push through anyway -- it almost certainly isn't a dud idea, and if it is, you'll learn way more by completing it than abandoning it.
The third reason is burnout. Now, it's important to note that everyone is bored and frustrated with their stories sometimes. I got sick of writing space intrigue and took a month off to play Subnautica (I could afford to do this with no stress because of my massive chapter buffer), then came back when I felt like it -- that isn't burnout. I've procrastinated for weeks before because I'm up to a really complicated scene with a lot of emotional beats and new information and it's hard to write so I don't wanna -- that isn't burnout. Burnout is what you get when you don't manage these things properly for way too long and grind your brain to paste. I have a lot of tips for avoiding burnout, but they'd take a long time to explain, so all I'll say here is that learning to recognise and avoid burnout is a skill that you will gain with experience.
The fourth reason that people get bored and frustrated is that writing is a skill, and it's a lot harder to do than it looks. Writing when you're not in Full Inspiration Mode is exhausting. It's difficult. It almost always looked worse on the page than you expected; your favourite authors do so much better than this, why doesn't your work look like theirs? It's just words! You know words!
This one trips a lot of newbies up, because in Full Inspiration Mode, writing is easy. someone can have five chapters pour out of them in that mode, and then look at their page two days later and go, "huh, writing is so much harder today". then they'll call that "writer's block" (that is NOT writer's block) and decide to write again when they "feel inspired".
Do not do this. It's a trap. If you only write when you're inspired, you will not succeed as a writer. Take advantage of your periods of inspiration, obviously, but writers must learn to forge ahead without them, because they're going to get fewer and smaller as the low hanging fruit all get picked and you simply will not keep up with a schedule relying on them, whether it's a web serial update schedule or a deadline given to you by a publisher or simply the desire to have a manuscript ready to pitch to an agent before you die of old age. The world is full of people who are "writing a book" and have been doing so for thirty years with almost no progress. If you want to finish, you need to write when it's a bit tricky, when it's a bit boring, when you're not inspired at all and aren't entirely certain where things are going. Fortunately this, like everything else here, is a skill that is honed with practice.
So, yeah. That's my advice. Have a chapter buffer, the bigger the better. Make sure that your writing pace is faster than your publication pace. Avoid these quitting/stopping pitfalls. That's pretty much it.
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If my mutuals can’t rb this then we can’t be mutuals
Hi!! You made a poll about posting chapter by chapter, and there's an author whose work I really love that has some advice here on tumblr abt keeping a schedule and stuff like that, I was wondering if that could be useful for you? Like I could tag you in those posts if that's alright!
please!!!!!! It'd help out soo much!!!!!1 If you could tag me or drop their @ that'd be awesome!!!!1
Hellooo 👋👋👋 I am stranger but I saw your ask game reblog :3
I don't know what they meant by truth or dare so I'll just ask questions......
🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time?
🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?
🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time?
School and marching band
🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?
Hm. Editing other people's works? 10/10 I love it so much. My own? 3/10 someone end me /j
🦋 🏜️🦷 🧸 🥑
🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately
Uh--my OCs? Idk lol
🏜️ ⇢ what's your favorite type of comment to receive on your work?
Longer ones that point out specific things about the work, it shows that you really read it and care! But any comments really mean the most!
🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on
If you work out or do any physical activity, DRINK WATER THE NIGHT BEFORE. They told us this in marching band, and I'll never stop. Ya'll don't understand how much it helps the next day. I can't explain why, but OH MY GAWDDDD
🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual?
Usually writeblrs, esp if your a teen writer
🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help?
@xunfix .... you'd help me hide a body right babe? :3 /silly
🕯 and 🍬 for the ask game you rebooted perhaps? :)
sorry if you already answered them 😅
No worries!!!!!! Thanks for the ask !!!
🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?
Hm. Editing other people's works? 10/10 I love it so much. My own? 3/10 someone end me /j
🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character
Transfem!Percy Jackson/wlw percabeth my beloved..............
(not rly an opinion but an unpopular headcanon??? idk lol)
This story sounds fantabulous! Definitely would have read as a child
Thank you so much !!!!!!!
Bro u have no idea how hyped and psyched I am for this story 😭🙏🙏
AAA TYSM
Genuinely can’t express enough how much these anons mean to me btw
I love yall sm
Anya and Adam fr
i fucking love writing a healthy best friendship between a man and a woman without making it weird or having them fall in love
Don't feel guilty from taking breaks from your wips. You need time to recharge
hii! do you have any music you associate with your characters?
Charlie
I answered this ask on my main explaining why !!!!!
Adam
I can't go into detail on why this song reminds me of Adam bc spoilers! But I can talk about this lyric:
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
Like???? If I had to explain his internal conflict in 1 song lyric it'd be this, it fits him so well!! Him having fire powers, hating it, seeing himself as a 'devil', just AAAAAAAAaaa
🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE — what is your oc's favorite holiday?
🐉 DRAGON — what is your oc's favorite mythical creature?
I'll let you choose which OC's to answer with :)
Lets answer for Adam bc yes
His favorite holiday would probably be thanksgiving, bc its an excuse to eat a whole lot of food and hang out with family, two of his favorite things.
His favorite mythical creature is a dragon bc he's a nerd and also can control fire, so he's like 'oh me core' when he thinks abt dragons lol
Happy STS!
Which of your characters from Enhanced do you think you’d get along best with in real life? And which one do you think would drive you the most crazy?
Thanks!
Ooooh, hm...
I think I'd get along best with Anya bc we'd bond over books, and I think I'd get along the worst with Liam bc he's very energetic and hyperactive and i feel like i'd get tired of it T-T
For Charlie from the Sweet Treats OC Ask Game!
Iced Coffee: Describe how your character runs errands. When they have things to do, do they just get up and leave, or do they make a list and a plan?
Oohhhh
Charlie tends to jump from one task to the next as fast as lightning, and really only makes a plan if she absolutely has too. She avoids running arrands when she can, because going out tends to cause her some anxiety, but she can push through it most times to be a productive member of society
Smoothie: What would your character do on a warm day at the beach?
Tysm for the ask, I love your blogs sm
Hmm,, I’ll answer this for Anya bc her family are 100% beach ppl
She's 1000% that o e girl who just kinda sits on the beach reading a book instead of going into the water or anything. She’s a bookworm and a nerd who doesn’t particularly love getting wet despite her little brother being the biggest ocean lover you’ll ever meet ✨✨
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Dawg it is midnight and my goals for the day have been hit lET ME DOOM SCROLL
Chapter one is officially finished with this word count!!!!
I’m still deciding if I wanna push into chapter 2 tonight to hit 2k or go to bed
It’s 10 pm
Help
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I’m bored and my notifs are dead somebody pls 😭😭😭😭🙏
Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game
🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats 🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? 🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now? 🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both? 🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time? 🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh 🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately 🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing? 🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?
heya! for the dessert ask game, MILKSHAKE and BROWNIE for Charlie?
Yayy!!!! Thanks for the ask!!!!
Milkshake: How does your character deal with change? Do they prefer a consistent routine, or do they like to shake things up?
She's definitely a more routine person, and kinda panics at change, though she tries to hide it
Brownie: What would your character do if they suddenly became rich? (Or, if they are rich, describe how they spend their money.)
She could freak. out. After spending years on the streets doing whatever it took to get enough money to survive, if she suddenly woke up one day with So Much Money in her bank account, she'd just about die on the spot.
As for how she'd spend it once the shock wore off, she'd probably donate a large amount to a cherity, and spend the rest to make sure her and Robyn don't have to worry about money ever again.
DETAILS ABOUT OCS !
send an emoji/description of emoji to learn more about a writer's oc! many of these are taken from my munday asks meme, because i thought it would be fun to make a version for characters too! the prompts are categorized by emoji type and given descriptions in case anyone can't see the symbols. can be used for roleplayers and any general writers alike! for roleplayers, these can also be used for your interpretations of canon characters if you so desire as well!
𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒. 💭 THOUGHT BALLOON — what is your oc's MBTI, enneagram, and/or other personality aspects (if known/interested in)? 🚗 CAR — does your oc have a driver's license? can they drive/operate any automobiles/machinery besides cars? ✈️ AIRPLANE — does your oc like traveling, or do they consider themselves a more homey person? 🎮 VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER — what are three of your oc's favorite hobbies? 💍 RING — does your oc have any piercings? do they want any (more) piercings? 🖊️ BALLPOINT PEN — does your oc have any tattoos? do they want any (more) tattoos? 📚 BOOKS — what level of education has your oc most recently completed/is currently in (GED, undergraduate, grad school, phd, etc)? 🎻 VIOLIN — does your oc play any instruments? what is their skill level (beginner/intermediate/advanced/virtuoso/etc)? 🩹 ADHESIVE BANDAGE — does your oc have any physical and/or mental disabilities? 🩸 DROP OF BLOOD — what is your oc's blood type?
𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐒. 🎶 MUSICAL NOTES — what type of music does your oc like? do they listen to music very often? 💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know. 💤 SLEEPING SIGN — is your oc a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? how are their sleeping habits? 🔱 TRIDENT EMBLEM — can your oc swim? do they enjoy swimming? 🔺 RED TRIANGLE POINTED UP — does your oc know how to use any weapons? 🔶 LARGE ORANGE DIAMOND — does your oc know cpr? do they have any other medical expertise? 🚫 PROHIBITED — does your oc drink/smoke? do they do it regularly, or is it more on occasion or for special events?
𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄. 🌈 RAINBOW — what is your oc's sexual orientation/gender identity? what pronouns do they use? 🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE — what is your oc's favorite holiday? 🐶 DOG FACE — does your oc have any pets? 🐈 CAT — does your oc prefer a wide circle of friends or a few close friends? 🐷 PIG FACE — what is your oc's favorite animal? 🐉 DRAGON — what is your oc's favorite mythical creature? 🍃 LEAVES FLUTTERING IN WIND — what is/was your oc's favorite subject in school? 🌴 PALM TREE — does your oc have a green thumb? do they enjoy gardening? 🍎 RED APPLE — where was your oc born? do they still live in/around their place of birth or do they live somewhere else? how do they feel about their birthplace?
𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒. ❤️ RED HEART — what are three of your oc's positive traits? 🤍 WHITE HEART — what are three of your oc's neutral/questionable traits? 💔 BROKEN HEART — what are three of your oc's negative traits? 💘 HEART WITH ARROW — what and/or who do(es) your oc consider the most important to them? 🧡 ORANGE HEART — does your oc tend to prioritize family or friends? 💛 YELLOW HEART — how many languages does your oc speak? what language(s) are they learning, if any? 💚 GREEN HEART — does your oc prefer being inside or outside? 💙 BLUE HEART — does your oc have any cool/special powers and/or abilities? how are they with magic, if it exists in their world? 💜 PURPLE HEART — what is your oc's ancestry/genetic background? 🖤 BLACK HEART — has your oc killed or seriously wounded anyone before? have they broken someone's heart and/or broken someone's trust?
𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐒. 🎂 BIRTHDAY CAKE — when is your oc's birthday? how old are they? what are their sun, moon, & rising signs (if known)? what about their tarot card, ruling planet, & ruling number (if known)? do they fit the typical traits of these sun, moon, & rising signs? 🍝 SPAGHETTI — what is/are your oc's favorite food(s)? 🍰 SHORTCAKE — what is/are your oc's favorite sweet(s)/dessert(s)? 🍦 SOFT ICE CREAM — what is/are your oc's favorite ice cream flavor(s)? 🍔 HAMBURGER — is your oc good at cooking? are they good at baking? which one do they prefer? 🥯 BAGEL — what does your oc's typical breakfast look like? do they usually eat breakfast? 🥪 SANDWICH — what does your oc's typical lunch look like? do they usually eat lunch? 🍛 CURRY AND RICE — what does your oc's typical dinner look like? do they usually eat dinner? 🍸 COCKTAIL GLASS — what is your oc's favorite alcoholic drink, if they can drink? ☕️ HOT BEVERAGE — does your oc prefer coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk, water, or some other drink? how do they like to take this drink (ex. coffee with milk, hot chocolate with whipped cream, a specific kind of tea, etc)?
𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄. 😊 SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES — what are your oc's career/general life desires? what do they want to get the most out of life? 😖 CONFOUNDED FACE — is your oc an introvert, an extrovert, or an ambivert? do they let people in easily, or are they more reserved? 🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms? 🧐 FACE WITH MONOCLE — is your oc more logical or emotional? 🤓 SMILING FACE WITH GLASSES — is your oc chatty or quiet? are they at ease in social situations, or are they more shy? 🤩 FACE WITH STARRY EYES — is your oc a planner, or are they more spontaneous in their actions? 😥 SAD BUT RELIEVED FACE — is your oc prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for them to keep their cool? 😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge? 😞 DISAPPOINTED FACE — does your oc attract others, or do they tend to be left alone? 🤒 FACE WITH THERMOMETER — does your oc get sick easily? 👨👩👧👦 FAMILY WITH MOTHER, FATHER, SON AND DAUGHTER — how many people are in your oc's immediate family? how many people are in your oc's extended family? do they have aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc? who in their family are they closest with? are they close with their birth family, or do they have a found family?