wetwareproblem: jewishdragon: rosymamacita: gokuma: 12drakon: redgrieve: lierdumoa: greenbryn: whatthecurtains: cthullhu: nonomella: Coraline is a masterfully made film, an amazing piece of art that i would never ever ever show to a child oh my god are you kidding me Nothing… Read more
Tag: read
I like to get ten pages a day, which amounts to 2,000 words. That’s 180,000 words over a three-month span, a goodish length for a book — something in which the reader can get happily lost, if the tale is… Read more
writingbox: You must learn to hush the demons that whisper, “No one wants to read this. This has already been said. Your voice doesn’t matter.” In the rare moments when the voices finally hush, you might hear the angels sing…. Read more
writingbox: You must learn to hush the demons that whisper, “No one wants to read this. This has already been said. Your voice doesn’t matter.” In the rare moments when the voices finally hush, you might hear the angels sing…. Read more
A writer caught reading can legitimately say, ‘I’m working.’ Because every sentence we read informs the sentences we write. Every word picture we linger over helps expand our skill at creating gripping analogies, metaphors, similes. Every page we turn develops… Read more
A writer caught reading can legitimately say, ‘I’m working.’ Because every sentence we read informs the sentences we write. Every word picture we linger over helps expand our skill at creating gripping analogies, metaphors, similes. Every page we turn develops… Read more
A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick – a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart. Neil Gaiman (via writingbonesblog)
A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick – a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart. Neil Gaiman (via writingbonesblog)
The books a writer reads are so important; they form a compost bed beneath the rosebushes of her own writing. Ben Dolnick (via psliterary)
The books a writer reads are so important; they form a compost bed beneath the rosebushes of her own writing. Ben Dolnick (via psliterary)
Writing Prompt
Empty space on a bookshelf.
Writing Prompt
Empty space on a bookshelf.
“An effective story grabs your gut, tightens your throat, makes your heart race and your lungs pump, brings tears to your eyes or an explosion of laughter to your lips.” ~Christopher Vogler -LiteraryLightbox.com
“An effective story grabs your gut, tightens your throat, makes your heart race and your lungs pump, brings tears to your eyes or an explosion of laughter to your lips.” ~Christopher Vogler -LiteraryLightbox.com
fuckyeahyoungadultlit: tachycardiia: kateordie: fuckyeahyoungadultlit: citizen-zero: YA literature? You mean books about Super Special White Girl and Her Mysterious Brooding Boyfriend? Here’s a list of black YA leads! And ten Native American protagonists! And a list of ladies who love ladies… Read more
fuckyeahyoungadultlit: tachycardiia: kateordie: fuckyeahyoungadultlit: citizen-zero: YA literature? You mean books about Super Special White Girl and Her Mysterious Brooding Boyfriend? Here’s a list of black YA leads! And ten Native American protagonists! And a list of ladies who love ladies… Read more
Writing Prompt
You find an ancient book.
Writing Prompt
You find an ancient book.
sassypandacandy: Ahaaaaa I’m laughing but inside it hurts “Give someone a book, and they’ll read for a day. Teach someone how to write a book, and they’ll experience a lifetime of paralyzing self-doubt.” ~Lauren DeStefano, via Twitter
sassypandacandy: Ahaaaaa I’m laughing but inside it hurts “Give someone a book, and they’ll read for a day. Teach someone how to write a book, and they’ll experience a lifetime of paralyzing self-doubt.” ~Lauren DeStefano, via Twitter