So I Was Going Through My Google Docs On My Writing Account. I Found This Gem:

Here’s a tip for those who are new to writing characters!

Characters who actually feel real are hard to weight without experience! Try writing characters based on the people around you first. It’s easier to write about someone you’ve talked to before!

Writing tip over.

practical writing advice

part 2

avoid writing in bed if you can. writing in bed is the mind-killer. writing in bed is the little death that brings obliteration. you may think "but i can write AND be cozy" you will get sleepy so fast. 98% of the time when i try to get a nighttime writing session done in bed i go to sleep. maybe 70% of the time if it's an afternoon writing session. also it fucking kills your wrists.

STRETCH before writing. stretch as many parts of your body as possible ESPECIALLY YOUR WRISTS! i have chronic tendonitis in both of my arms from not doing this and it is manageable but it is Not Fun!

plug your phone in on the other side of the room. better yet, plug it in and leave it in another room. better yet, power it off and leave it in another room. "i'll just check one quick thing" do not underestimate the power of the doomscroll.

do a warmup. look up writing prompts (i like one-word prompts or prompts that focus on a general theme as it's easier to integrate into my writing style), set a timer for fifteen minutes, or ten, or five, and go ham. make it shitty or incomprehensible, as long as you make it. create a dump document for all your warmups. i currently have two novels in the works that started as one of these fifteen minute little warmups.

pick your background noise ahead of time if you use it, and look for something long. i listen to 3-hour-long silent hill ambient mixes on youtube dot com.

take breaks. around every 45 minutes, as i'm noticing myself begin to lose focus, i get up, grab a drink, get my blood flowing, and give myself some space to breathe.

sometimes i sit down to write and i think "every atom in my body is averse to doing this right now. i would rather dance barefoot on a bed of nails than open my laptop and start typing." and you know what i do? i go do something else instead. don't force it! it will become a chore.

that being said! write as often as possible. try to write every day. try to write at the same time. don't beat yourself up if you can’t, BUT the more often you write, the more often you'll want to write.

if you're stuck on a scene or a page or a chapter, go back to the last place where you felt like you knew what you were doing and start writing from there. keep a copy of your other writing in case you want to reuse it or refer back!

i don't know if this is something that will be helpful for other people but i start mentally preparing myself for my writing session a few hours ahead of time. i will say to myself, "today, at this time, i'm gonna sit down and write that scene where mina walks out on her book club, and it's going to be awesome and i'm looking forward to it." then, by the time i actually begin, i basically have the whole thing written out in my head and can just put it down to paper. it's a good way to at least kickstart the session !

ok thanks bye

"Oh doomed yuri is great! I love doomed yuri soooo much! Hey, you should read some doomed yuri!" You know what I love? Joy, whimsy, feeling happy for the day you god damned masochists

Water can taste thick and creamy

So guess who just learned that when you have a sore throat, it’s not a good idea to drink extremely acidic liquids. Guess who also learned that orange juice is especially acidic.

My throat hurts really badly now :(

I had a fist fight with an ostrich. It did not go well. I ended up in the hospital with one arm missing, and my brother walked into my hospital room, slapped me in the face, and gave me an ostrich egg with a bow tied around it.

For all of my life I have for some reason been the person everyone talks to. This has lead to multiple people telling me very personal things. However it isn’t just limited to those my age. When I was younger, my parents hired tons of tutors for different things. For some reason, ALL of them felt inclined to talk to me about their love-life, friends, dogs and all that jazz. Because of this, by the time I was 13 I had more life advice than a 13 year old should. Have a problem with family? I already know successful solutions to twenty different problems and hop-boy do I have more. Having trouble dating? Bitch I managed to get a 46 year old a date. Basically, I had listened to so many adults talk about personal problems and ask for advice (from a child) that I was able give advice for almost ANY SITUATION, despite never being in them.

Dnd Update! Again!

I have been abandoned, I live alone in the woods now, there’s no one but me, a sandwich, and the murderous farmer that my character couldn’t tell was actually just a regular scare crow.

Writing… opinion?

Ok so this isn’t a tip but I do find this important. Please don’t romanticize kidnapping and stalking or at least if you do please note that such activities aren’t, in reality, romantic. I have been around so many people who have copied such actions or have not been able to recognize the danger because stuff like obsession, possessiveness, and generally unhealthy habits have been so heavily romanticized. I’ve even had friends who have been stalked and yet not realized it because of these sorts of things! Please be aware of the messages your putting out through your work and don’t promote dangerous activities!

Opinion over.