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Creative Writing lesson Masterpost

Want to learn how to write creatively? Here are some free lessons and courses to help improve your writing. Note that all resources listed below are online, free to use and require no payment or credit card. 

Be warned that many of these links are aimed at people at the university / college level.

General Creative Writing:

Open University: Start writing fiction [Full length]

Creative Writing Course [ Full Length]

MITOpenCourseware - Writing and Reading Short stories [Full Length]

MIT - Genre FIction [Full Length]

Coursera - Writing for young readers [ Full length]

Coursera - Creative writing (plot) [Full Length]

Coursera - Creative writing (Style) [Full Length]

Coursera - Creative writing (Setting& Description) [Full Length]

Coursera - Creative Writing (Characters) [Full Length]

Coursera - Capstone: Your Story [Full Length]

Alison - English Writing Skills [Full Length]

edX - How to write a novel[Full Length]

Coursera - Poetry Workshop [Full Length]

Coursera - Script Writing: Write a Pilot episode for a TV [Full Length]

Itunes: Creative Writing Masterclass [Audio]

Writing tutorial Playlist [Video playlist]

How to write fiction stories [Video]

Developing voice or style [Video]

How to write a story that rocks [Video series]

Mystery and crime:

Mystery Writing tips [Video]

Crime writing workshop Robin Masserman [Long Video]

Fantasy & Scifi:

Fantasy and Scifi writing course  [Full length]

MIT - Modern Science fiction [Full Length]

MIT - Writing science fiction [Full Length]

Comedy:

Ted-Ed- How to make your writing funnier  [Video]

Chuck Roy - The Reverse [Video]

Chuck Roy - How to Write a Joke (double entendre) WARNING: Adult content [Video]

Go ahead, Make me laugh [ebook]

Misc & Resources:

Gotham writing questionnaire [Form]

Marcel Proust Character Questionnaire [Form]

Freelance Writing [Ebooks]

Warm up writing tips [Video]

Key:

[ Full Length] = Long course with sections, sometimes free university courses.

[Ebook] = Free Ebook to read online or download.

[Form] = Form to fill out to help you

[Video] = A short video

[Audio] = Audio based learning

“Perhaps you have forgotten. That’s one of the great problems of our modern world, you know. Forgetting. The victim never forgets. Ask an Irishman what the English did to him in 1920 and he’ll tell you the day of the month and the time and the name of every man they killed. Ask an Iranian what the English did to him in 1953 and he’ll tell you. His child will tell you. His grandchild will tell you. And when he has one, his great-grandchild will tell you too. But ask an Englishman—” He flung up his hands in mock ignorance. “If he ever knew, he has forgotten. ‘Move on!’ you tell us. ‘Move on! Forget what we’ve done to you. Tomorrow’s another day!’ But it isn’t, Mr. Brue.” He still had Brue’s hand. “Tomorrow was created yesterday, you see. That is the point I was making to you. And by the day before yesterday, too. To ignore history is to ignore the wolf at the door.”

- A Most Wanted Man, John le Carré

Maladaptive Daydreaming Dictionary

None of these terms, other than Maladaptive Daydreaming (Disorder) and Fantasy Prone Personality are official. Some of them, such as para and character, are synonymous and just a matter of preference. Therefore don’t feel as though you have to use any of these, this is just a reference for people who want to understand more about their condition and the terms used by the community.

actuallyMaDD: A tag used by maladaptive daydreamers to share their experiences. Coined by @bpdrotten . see also: MaDD

character: A person who appears often in your daydreams. Can be fictional, original or real (such as a celebrity). Maladaptive daydreamers usually develop strong emotional attachments to their characters and characters can be very well developed with detailed personalities, relationships and backstories. see also: para, para-

Compulsive Fantasy: a lesser used term for Maladaptive Daydreaming. see also: Maladaptive Daydreaming

daydreamingart: a tag used by maladaptive daydreamers to share art or writing about the content of their daydreams. Coined by @queenofdissocation . see also: maddart

daydreaming: Just as in regular English, daydreaming refers to imagining scenarios while losing track of the real world. It is important to note that when maladaptive daydreamers refer to daydreaming they are usually referring to doing it for hours at a time if uninterrupted, whereas other people might think of daydreaming as zoning out for five minutes when bored.

daydream crash: A) when a maladaptive daydreamer is forced to come to terms with the fact their daydreams are not real, leading to discomfort and sadness or B) when these daydreams no longer have the same effect that they used to and no longer feel as good. Coined by @maladaptive-daydreams .

daydream self/dream self (or any variation): many though not all maladaptive daydreamers have daydreams that involve themselves. They may imagine a version of themselves that is realistic or idealised or anywhere in between. This character is your dream self. see also: parame

(daydream) trigger: something that leads to a craving or compulsion to daydream. The most common trigger is music, followed by other forms of media such as TV, video games and books.

daydream universe/daydreamverse/dreamverse: the imaginary world or worlds where daydreams are set. see also: paracosm

fantasy/fantasising: see daydreaming.

Fantasy Prone Personality (FPP): a personality trait that means someone has a strong, lifelong involvement in fantasy and imagination. Signs of FPP include delusions and hallucinations (such as having intense spiritual/paranormal experiences, experiencing imagined sensations as real and confusing daydreams with real memories) as well as spending over half your waking time daydreaming. Maladaptive Daydreaming is more likely to affect those with Fantasy Prone Personality, however being a maladaptive daydreamer doesn’t necessarily mean you have FPP. Check the Wikipedia article for more information.

imaginary friend: an imaginary person that someone pretends to interact with in the real world, for the sake of companionship, entertainment or (for children) play. Not the same thing as a character or para. Maladaptive daydreamers interact with their characters/paras in their daydreams, whereas imaginary friends are imagined as existing in the real world. Maladaptive daydreamers can also have their characters as imaginary friends, however. compare: character, para

inhabitant: a less common word for para. Short for daydream inhabitant. Coined by @avpdkaneki . see also: character

linear universe: a daydream universe with only one world, which usually has one main storyline (i.e. one series of events which the maladaptive daydreamer daydreams about). Coined by @ni-ghtdreams . compare: multiple universes, non-linear daydreams

MaDD/MADD/madd - acronym, short for Maladaptive Daydreaming Disorder.

maddart: see daydreamingart. Coined by @queenofdissocation .

Maladaptive Daydreaming (Disorder): a mental illness characterised by compulsive daydreaming that takes over a large part of someone’s life, to the extent that it interferes with or replaces things like work, school, real-life relationships, hobbies, getting up and going to sleep. When daydreaming, maladaptive daydreamers are content and also feel the emotions that their characters/paras are feeling. At the same time, daydreamers often engage in a repetitive activity (e.g. pacing or rocking back and forth). When not daydreaming, they experience regular cravings to resume their daydreams and often have trouble concentrating the world around them. It is debatable whether Maladaptive Daydreaming is a disorder, addiction or other type of mental illness. Currently, it is not officially psychologically recognised as a mental illness, therefore it is impossible to have it diagnosed by a therapist. The term was first coined by Eli Somer in 2002. see also: MaDD, MDD, MD, maladaptive daydreamer, Fantasy Prone Personality

(maladaptive) daydreamer: a person with Maladaptive Daydreaming.

MDD: mistakenly used as an acronym for Maladaptive Daydreaming Disorder. In fact, MDD stands for Major Depressive Disorder and the community has asked that we stop using the tag. To avoid confusion, use the acronym MaDD. see also: MD, MaDD

MD: an acronym short for Maladaptive Daydreaming, proposed as an alternative to MDD. However there is still some confusion in that it could stand for Major Depression. It’s best to use the acronym MaDD. see also, MDD, MaDD

multiple universes: a daydream universe with more than one world or timeline which the maladaptive daydreamer fantasises about. Coined by @ni-ghtdreams . compare: linear universe, non-linear daydreams

neuronarrative: the intense, divergent imaginings of fantasy prone people. Neuronarrative refers to extensive daydreams that are often accompanied by a repetitive activity, although these daydreams/narratives are not necessarily maladaptive and do not necessarily make it difficult for someone to live their life. In other words, the term has no negative connotations. All maladaptive daydreamers are neuronarrators, but not all neuronarrators are maladaptive daydreamers. Coined by @autisticworlds . see also: neuronarrator, Fantasy Prone Personality, traveling compare: Maladaptive Daydreaming

neuronarrator: a person who experiences neuronarrative. compare: maladaptive daydreamer

non-linear daydreams: daydreams that are not all based in one world or a series of worlds - daydreams that are more random in nature and don’t have much in common in terms of timeline and setting. Coined by @ni-ghtdreams . compare: linear universe, multiple universes

para: see character. Due to the level of emotional attachment and the amount of time spent interacting with them, some daydreamers feel that ‘characters’ isn’t a strong enough word to describe the people in their daydreams. Para is used as an alternative. It comes from the word paracosm and was coined by @schizotypaldaydreamer .

para-: a prefix that can presumably be used in front of anything to show that it is from your daydream universe, though it is almost always used for people. For example, a para/character who is your friend in your daydreams would be referred to as a ‘parafriend’. see also: para, character, daydream universe, paracosm

paracosm: an imaginary world. Typically a paracosm is quite developed and may have its own imagined geography, laws, people, places, customs, history, language, etc. A famous example of a paracosm is Middle Earth. You do not have to be a maladaptive daydreamer to have a paracosm. Check the Wikipedia article for more information.

parame: see daydream self. Short for ‘parallel me’ and also coined by @schizotypaldaydreamer . see also: para-

thisverse: a word for reality/the real world, in comparison to a daydream universe or paracosm. Coined by @schizotypaldaydreamer .

traveling: a term created to be synonymous with Maladaptive Daydreaming but without the negative connotations, for those who don’t find their extensive imagining to be a problem. It has since been replaced by neuronarrative, which is not synonymous with Maladaptive Daydreaming. Coined by @autisticworlds .

Feel free to add any other terms that you think are relevant, as long as they’re being used by more than one person (otherwise it’s just individual preference).

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Reading Recommendations Part III

Manwha/WEBTOONs/Manhua

It has been a long time since I have made of list of stories I recommend reading. So far I’ve been reading manwha more than manga. Some are well known and others may not be but I hope one of these stories grabs your interest ^^

The Abandoned Empress

The Justice of a villainous woman

Pixel of life

Daughter of the Emperor

I’m a child of this house

Queen with a scalpel or Doctor Elise

Inso’s law

The maid and the vampire

Lady Baby

My lord, the wolf queen

Suddenly became a princess one day/ who made me a princess

Survive as the hero’s wife

Prince, don’t do this!

The real reason Realiana ended at the Duke’s mansion

Empress of another world (completed)

Light and shadow (completed)

Why, are you doing this Duke?

The expensive ex-wife of a wealthy family

When doctor chu wants romance

Across the dangerous ocean

CEO’s sudden proposal

Love between you and me

Stay with the CEO (completed)

Sincerely, I became a duke’s maid

Choco latte

True beauty

Siren’s lament

I love yoo

A good day to be a dog

Days of Hana

Edith

Subzero

Age matters

Freaking romance

Lore Olympus

The girl and the geek (completed)

The office blind date

Iris lady with a smartphone

Untouchable (massstar) (completed)

Lady Beast

The temptation of a cat demon

Eggnoid

Oh! Holy

I was xxx by my idol

Love like. cherryblossoms (completed)

Pharoah’s concubine

Zero point idol

Check out my post part IV here

my heart aches in way that i don’t even know if it’s anxiety or a normal feeling anymore

wonder how long i need to destroy myself until i finally break