CaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 10 months ago📢 Write every day, and win disappointingly mediocre prizes!plus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-square📢 Write every day, and win disappointingly mediocre prizes!plus-squarepinCaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
forrest@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agoMy Time in Arcadiaplus-squareoncomputer.gamesexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkMy Time in Arcadiaplus-squareoncomputer.gamesforrest@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square2fedilink
Monster@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoI'm going to be writing a novel and, as such, I'm going to be detailing my journey as I write it!plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down13
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkI'm going to be writing a novel and, as such, I'm going to be detailing my journey as I write it!plus-squareyoutu.beMonster@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square2fedilink
richardisaguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTears of blood: A book about grief, horror, war, and immigrationplus-squareplay.google.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTears of blood: A book about grief, horror, war, and immigrationplus-squareplay.google.comrichardisaguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
plethora@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGood luck to all the nano-ers!plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1message-squareGood luck to all the nano-ers!plus-squareplethora@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
ComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGetting back into writingplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareGetting back into writingplus-squareComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
fluid_s@feddit.deEnglish · edit-21 year ago'I got some weird fiction published' or: 'Don't let rejections stop you'plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-square'I got some weird fiction published' or: 'Don't let rejections stop you'plus-squarefluid_s@feddit.deEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square3fedilink
Claudio@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat do you guys use to write in?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you guys use to write in?plus-squareClaudio@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
Orphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoSomeone asked me what my writing process was like. I'm still working on the 2nd draft of my first novel; but I'm a year in (5 days a week) and here's what I have to share:plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareSomeone asked me what my writing process was like. I'm still working on the 2nd draft of my first novel; but I'm a year in (5 days a week) and here's what I have to share:plus-squareOrphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Orphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy I'm writing first-person present tense for main character, and third-person present tense for other characters. Tell me your opinions or tangents!plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareWhy I'm writing first-person present tense for main character, and third-person present tense for other characters. Tell me your opinions or tangents!plus-squareOrphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
Orphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoOrphie's first novel discoveries: Fight scenes and whatnotplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareOrphie's first novel discoveries: Fight scenes and whatnotplus-squareOrphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Orphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoA lot of people say novel-editing is the hardest. But for me, writing the first time is the hardest.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareA lot of people say novel-editing is the hardest. But for me, writing the first time is the hardest.plus-squareOrphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square5fedilink
Orphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoI know write-fu.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down13
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageI know write-fu.plus-squarelemmy.worldOrphie Baby@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
Historical_General@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-21 year agoHow to easily prepare an Expanded 'Plotting' Grid on MS Word and Libre Writer - inspired by S. Horwitz (who transcribed JKR's post of her outline of OoP.)plus-squarewritelikerowling.files.wordpress.comimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageHow to easily prepare an Expanded 'Plotting' Grid on MS Word and Libre Writer - inspired by S. Horwitz (who transcribed JKR's post of her outline of OoP.)plus-squarewritelikerowling.files.wordpress.comHistorical_General@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
duckington@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoExperiencing embarrassment or shame over your writingplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareExperiencing embarrassment or shame over your writingplus-squareduckington@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square4fedilink
Moonstone@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWorld-building is hardplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareWorld-building is hardplus-squareMoonstone@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago“If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.” ―Michelangelo Buonarrotimessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-square“If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.” ―Michelangelo BuonarrotiCaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago"The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon." -- Robert Cormiermessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-square"The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon." -- Robert CormierCaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago"You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it."plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-square"You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it."plus-squareCaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago"You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page." --Jodi Picoultmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-square"You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page." --Jodi PicoultCaspianXI@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
