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20997 All The Moments Wasted (1082 words) by krityan
Fandom: The Path (Video Game)
Rating: General Audiences
Characters: Scarlet (The Path), Fey Wolf
Oft she visits this lone mountain (1444 words) by krityan
Fandom: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
Rating: General Audiences
Little Red Riding Hood, retold in the His Dark Materials universe.
The Badger Who Saved Christmas
NaNoWriMo 2012
Intro chapter~
Sherlock Drabble- “Echo”
Sherlock would be the first to admit that love baffled him. The lengths it drove people to were astonishing, and defied logic. Observing it, therefore, in the ordinary mind of John, had been a remarkable amusement, until it was hard to think of him as ordinary much at all. He valued him, and therefore, could not stomach the notion of a threat made against him. To threaten Sherlock himself was a simple thing, he found it hard to seriously acknowledge such a danger.
But to imperil John lit a dangerously illogical fire. One Sherlock could only let burn free.
Sherlock Drabble- “Count”
Sherlock had initially mocked John’s inability to remember the steps. It was such a simple sequence, repeating endlessly. Once it came to practice, however, it seemed as though his own grasp on dancing was theoretical at best.
The two men clasped hands awkwardly, neither one seeming nearly as elegant as they intended. Sherlock’s brow furrowed, more a sign of frustration than concentration. John recognized it immediately.
“It doesn’t have to be perfect,” he reminded the taller man, tugging against his shoulder in order to avoid tripping them both, “Just do what feels right. You’ve got to ignore your mind sometimes.”
Sherlock Drabble- “Bouquet”
Cooking was amongst the worst of the so-called “basic skills.” There was simply no point to it at all, what with the wide availability of pre-packed foods that were easily prepared and consumed without wasting time standing about in the kitchen attempting to extinguish the flames coming from yet another failed roast. John’s wry smile spoke volumes for “We can order takeout, it’s fine,” but he understood the motivation behind Sherlock’s determination, and rested his head on the taller man’s shoulder instead, guiding those graceful hands with his own. They truly were better together, blending like flavors ideally should.
102 Resources for Fiction Writers
Are you still stuck for ideas for National Novel Writing Month? Or are you working on a novel at a more leisurely pace? Here are 102 resources on Character, Point of View, Dialogue, Plot, Conflict, Structure, Outlining, Setting, and World Building, plus some links to generate Ideas and Inspiration.
CHARACTER, POINT OF VIEW, DIALOGUE
The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test
Priming the idea pump (A character checklist shamlessly lifted from acting)
Handling a Cast of Thousands – Part I: Getting to Know Your Characters
Establishing the Right Point of View: How to Avoid “Stepping Out of Character”
How to Start Writing in the Third Person
Web Resources for Developing Characters
What are the Sixteen Master Archetypes?
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Villains are People, Too, But …
Top 10 Tips for Writing Dialogue
Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills (character traits)
How to Write a Character Bible
Character Development Exercises
All Your Characters Sounds the Same — And They’re Not a Hivemind!
Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Difference for Successful Fiction
Family Echo (family tree website)
Interviewing Characters: Follow the Energy
100 Character Development Questions for Writers
Lineage Chart Layout Generator
PLOT, CONFLICT, STRUCTURE, OUTLINE
How to Write a Novel: The Snowflake Method
Effectively Outlining Your Plot
Conflict and Character within Story Structure
Ideas, Plots & Using the Premise Sheets
Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense
Plunge Right In … Into Your Story, That Is!
Fiction Writing Tips: Story Grid
Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot
The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations
The Evil Overlord Devises a Plot: Excerpt from Stupid Plotting Tricks
The Hero’s Journey: Summary of the Steps
Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes
SETTING, WORLD BUILDING
The Art of Description: Eight Tips to Help You Bring Your Settings to Life
Creating the Perfect Setting – Part I
An Impatient Writer’s Approach to Worldbuilding
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions
Character and Setting Interactions
Creating Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds
Maps Workshop — Developing the Fictional World Through Mapping
IDEAS, INSPIRATION
Solve Your Problems Simply by Saying Them Out Loud
Writing Inspiration, or Sex on a Bicycle
Creative Acceleration: 11 Tips to Engineer a Productive Flow
The Seven Major Beginner Mistakes
Complete Your First Book with these 9 Simple Writing Habits
Free Association, Active Imagination, Twilight Imaging
Story Starters and Idea Generators
REVISION
One-Pass Manuscript Revision: From First Draft to Last in One Cycle
Revising Your Novel: Read What You’ve Written
Writing 101: So You Want to Write a Novel Part 3: Revising a Novel
TOOLS and SOFTWARE
My Writing Nook (online text editor; free)
Bubbl.us (online mind map application; free)
Freemind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
XMind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
Liquid Story Binder (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $45.95; Windows, portable)
Scrivener (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $39.95; Mac)
SuperNotecard (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $29; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
yWriter (novel organization and writing software; free; Windows, Linux, portable)
JDarkRoom (minimalist text editor; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
AutoRealm (map creation software; free; Windows, Linux with Wine)
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1 year ago - 80368
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Man, I am such a huge fan of using StoryMill to organize my fic writing. The ability to tag, link by characters, match scenes to potential stories, etc. are a huge perk.
Here’s the organization I’ve currently got going on a big, collaborative fic I’m doing with my girlfriend. It means the difference between one file and window and about 7 windows worth of text edit. Love. It.
It’s also handy that you can insert image files, and I can make myself gif walls in the note section to stare at while convincing myself it’s work. :3
1 year ago - 7
7centuryofsleep asked: Okay, I've just been reading through your writing, especially your Finn/Kurt. I absolutely agree with you about the melancholy. Your writing is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. <3
;3; OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH.
