“I always thought that life should have more to offer me. Now I feel like I have more to offer life.”

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“I always thought that life should have more to offer me. Now I feel like I have more to offer life.”

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“Two things inspire me to awe: the starry heavens above and the moral universe within.”

“Two things inspire me to awe: the starry heavens above and the moral universe within.”… from Tumblr https://writeinspiration.tumblr.com/post/178507232295

“Two things inspire me to awe: the starry heavens above and the moral universe within.”

“Two things inspire me to awe: the starry heavens above and the moral universe within.”… from Tumblr https://writeinspiration.tumblr.com/post/178507232295

characterdevelopmentforwriters: If your character was supposed to arrange pictures in chronological order, what direction would they go in? (submitted by @aelfswithe)

characterdevelopmentforwriters: Has your character ever encountered an animal that had armor plates? (An armadillo, for example.)

characterdevelopmentforwriters: If your character was supposed to arrange pictures in chronological…

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When the silence of listening is uncomfortable, it’s not because silence is a problem. It’s because you aren’t used to it.

characterdevelopmentforwriters:Has your character ever encountered an animal that had armor plates?…

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I’ve been working on a story for the past 8 years. I wrote it back in 2012 for the first time, but I noticed it could be improved: I worked on it and then wrote it from scratch during these past 2 years. I’m at the second re-reading now, but it doesn’t satisfy me. Some scenes are really bad, the characters are flat, the story has lots of fillers. I want to start it again from scratch. But it feels like I failed. All these years, and still no story. Do you think it’s okay to start it again?

fixyourwritinghabits: It’s 100% okay to start over. It’s 100% not okay to say you failed. You haven’t. You’ve grown as a writer and that’s what you’re supposed to do. -G

When the silence of listening is uncomfortable, it’s not because silence is a problem. It’s because you aren’t used to it.

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I’ve been working on a story for the past 8 years. I wrote it back in 2012 for the first time, but I noticed it could be improved: I worked on it and then wrote it from scratch during these past 2 years. I’m at the second re-reading now, but it doesn’t satisfy me. Some scenes are really bad, the characters are flat, the story has lots of fillers. I want to start it again from scratch. But it feels like I failed. All these years, and still no story. Do you think it’s okay to start it again?

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I’ve been working on a story for the past 8 years. I wrote it back in 2012 for the first time, but I noticed it could be improved: I worked on it and then wrote it from scratch during these past 2 years. I’m at the second re-reading now, but it doesn’t satisfy me. Some scenes are really bad, the characters are flat, the story has lots of fillers. I want to start it again from scratch. But it feels like I failed. All these years, and still no story. Do you think it’s okay to start it again?

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Make your deaths mean something

writrs: I was beta reading a book for a friend from the NaNo group where I live and during a certain part of the book, I sensed that someone in the story was going to die. I’d never read anything… Read moreMake your deaths mean something

Every scene furthers the plot.

brynwrites: Some writers confuse “you must further the plot with every scene” with “heavy plot handling must happen constantly.” (Which is a shame, because the latter is not only incorrect, but can make your character’s interactions stiff and boring.) It’s… Read moreEvery scene furthers the plot.

Make your deaths mean something

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cartel: “So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.” — Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (via aureat)

Every scene furthers the plot.

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naturaekos: “You can’t get much done in life if you only work on days when you feel good.” — Jerry West (via amargedom)

cartel: “So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.” — Sheryl…

cartel: “So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.” — Sheryl… from Tumblr https://writeinspiration.tumblr.com/post/178448264667