May 2013
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Reblog if you love to write.
Whether it be fanfiction, original stories, drabbles, songs, poems, books, or anything that has to do with creative words, then reblog. Let’s gather all the writers of Tumblr together.
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That Awkward Writing Moment: idlepost: There are... →
idlepost:
There are lots of reasons why writers write. Some people write to express. Some people write to know. Some people write to feel. Some people write to live.
Sometimes we write because we want to sleep at night. Sometimes a story, no matter how big or small it is, just doesn’t want…
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benjaminappleby:
The trick to writing is to allow yourself to write.
Allow yourself to stop getting distracted by the internet or hobbies or anything else, and simply put words to paper
That’s all there is to it.
Anything else is just wheel-spinning.
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Writing or Reading? Reading or Writing? Maybe...
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Writers write. But writers more often than not are not writing. They are waiting...
– Susan Neville & Michael Martone (via thornculture)
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Trying to write again for a week now but always...
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A 'strong female character'
drshebloggo:
DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN
a character who is physically strong
a character who is mentally strong
a character who is emotionally strong
ABSOLUTELY MEANS
a character who makes her own choices, even if they’re mistakes
a character whose point of view is explored at least briefly
a character who is the hero of her own story whether she knows it or not
And that’s just a strong...
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I love seeing the bookshops and meting the booksellers - booksellers really are...
– The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shafer
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imaginationisbetterthanlogic:
I’m a writer. I walk a very fine line between beeing mesmerized by people and beeing disgusted by them.
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10 Steps to Finding Your Writing Voice →
amandaonwriting:
Whether you blog for fun or write novels, it’s essential for you to know the writing voice that is uniquely you. If you struggle with retaining readers or with being consistent in your writing, you…
An exercise for finding your voice
Not sure where to start? No problem. Most of us need help understanding our voice. Here’s a short exercise that can help you — just follow these...
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There’s a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you...
– Toni Morrison - excerpt from Black Women Writers at Work (1985) edited by Claudia Tate (via elctrcldy)
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I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.
– Among Others, Jo Walton (via oswinprewetts)
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