He steals clothes and hearts.
Sirius, smugly: when I was your age-
Remus: When I was your height
Sirius:
Sirius: fuck you.
Have you ever read so much fanfiction and consumed so much fanart that you genuinely forgot what canon is?
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“Dude this is not what it looks like!” “You know I have been looking at it for like 20 minutes and I still don’t even know what it is supposed to look like.”
1. Takes notes of funny or interesting things you hear people say
2. Make lots of lists
3. Write down ideas, even if they don’t really fit into your story. They may be useful later
4. Stay organized
5. Watch an old movie for inspiration
6. Listen to music that fits the mood of your chapter while you write
7. If you remember your dreams, write them down
8. Learn a new word every day
9. Use a thesaurus
10. Take breaks
11. Don’t force yourself to write “2,000 words a day” or whatever. Some days will just be bad writing days. Others will be great
12. Don’t beat yourself up
13. If its a bad chapter, don’t delete it. Take a break, then come back to it and edit it
14. Look at pictures of landscapes or scenes online. It will help you vividly describe what your story looks like
15. Read other’s work for ideas
16. Get feedback from others
17. Bounce plot ideas back and forth with your friends or other writers
18. Write when you feel comfortable, and not rushed
19. If you really like something that others don’t, you should still consider keeping it in your story
20. Write down a few sentences explaining what your chapter is going to be about before you write it
21. Don’t force it
22. Drink something hot while writing
23. Let yourself daydream
24. Stop comparing your work to others
25. Seek another respective
“I feel like a girl in a story, human and magical at the same time.”
— Margarita Engle
Alai Ganuza, Pink Bathroom Oil on canvas, 30 x 30cm
Lauren Bacall, 1940s
I may be a tiny speck of light In the cosmos.But I was not without purpose.
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