Scribbled Fiction

Storytime! When I was little, I actually didn't like scary stuff. Like, at all. There was a certain henchman character in a certain Barbie film which will remain unnamed for the sake of my dignity (people who know me, if you comment and say what it is, so help me I'll delete it) that terrified me half out of my mind. I refused to watch said movie because the henchmen were too scary. And if you've ever seen literally any Barbie movie, you know that they aren't really. . . that scary? Like, at all? I used to read these bunny Dracula books when I was little (just a little real-life foreshadowing of the vampire I would become), and  those  were scarier than the henchmen in that Barbie movie. So, since I hated being scared of everything and being mocked for being scared of those henchmen, I numbed myself. I just sort of. . . turned the scared off. I became more and more numbed to the scary stuff, and now I can handle more scary than almost anyone in my fa...

I'll admit it, this might turn out very similar to my post on The Stages of Torturing a Character, which you can read  here , but I wanna do this anyway. So hold onto your sides, because you won't be splitting them. jk. 1. Shock. What are you? What have you become? You would never- could  never kill such an excellent character as this one! Could you? 2. Worry for the character. Oh no, the poor character doesn't even know what's going to happen to them! 3. Worry for what this will do to the other characters. What about their brother? What about their best friend? What about- *gasp* their love interest ??? However, inwardly, you're kind of excited to see how all of them will react to this travesty. 4. Remorse. The character must be mourned. Prepare in advance with large amounts of chocolate, tissues, etc, packed inside a handy box in your desk. Perhaps consider including your pet as well, although bear in mind that pets will only stand being in...

Dear Teen Writer, Doesn't matter who you are. Doesn't matter how old, or how smart, or how experienced you are. Doesn't matter if you're black, white, yellow, purple, or the color of a banana that's not quite ripe yet. You can do this. I know how you're feeling, about writing, about life, about all of it. I've been there. I was there for such a long time. So believe me when I tell you this: You can do this. You can go wherever you want to go, do whatever you want to do, you can write that novel, you can one day use your money to help kids in other countries and travel the world teaching little ones how to write. You can. I know right now, everything inside and out is changing so much that it feels like everything might fall apart. I know that it feels like you hate everything you once loved. But you just have to wait until you come out the other side. Will everything make sense the second it's over? No. But things will even out. If y...

Forget what you're gonna write, where are you gonna write it? As a writer, I know very  well the struggle that we all go through trying to find a quiet place to write. Living room? Too late, someone's watching TV. Your room? Lol, both of your sisters are in there right now, and one of them is listening to an audiobook. The kitchen? Forget about it, you'll have people in every five minutes to get a drink or chat or whatever. It seems the situation is hopeless. But worry not! For I, your writerly guardian angel, am here with great news: You've got more options. So, since I have a cold today and I can't think anything further than that, let the list begin! Other places you can write in are: A coffee shop. A true classic in writer history. Get out your earphones, blast your music, and write away to your heart's content (it is highly advised to do this while partaking of a cup of coffee) Your porch. Or your yard. If you have a big enough porch, s...

For this Monday, Rachel of R's Loft and I decided to exchange blog posts! Fun, right? I've never had a guest post on this blog before, so this is super exciting for me. My post is over on  Rachel's blog , and it's a post full of things in books that make me stupidly happy. You should go check it out, but not before you read this fabulous tropes-busting post from Rachel! ________________________________________________________________________________ You know what's annoying? Tropes that won't go away, even after they've been beaten to death by the writers of the world. That's why today we're going to be talking about tropes that you should ward off with a large stick while backing away slowly and keeping your manuscript safe behind you. Specifically the ones related to fantasy and science fiction worldbuilding, because they're pretty similar. Prepare the bullet point lists! Fantasy Worldbuilding • Medieval Europe. For years ...

Welcome, my peeps, and have a seat. Today we are going to talk about a fun topic: Pinterest! By clicking on this post, you have no idea what mania you have unleashed. I am an absolute Pinterest beast. For the next who-knows-how-many words, you are in my Pinterest-obsessed, writing-consumed clutches. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!!! (Seriously, though, don't leave. This will be a good post.) If you are obsessed with Pinterest like me, you will be delighted to learn that there are many ways to use Pinterest for writing!!! It is therefore a useful tool to your writing and you don't have to feel guilty about spending hours and hours on Pinterest pinning pictures of your characters!!!!! YESSSSSS. Furthermore, there are ways that Pinterest can be used for every step of the writing process! How great is that? Using Pinterest for Ideas This is what Pinterest was invented for!(ideas in general, not writing ideas, but y'know) If you're looking for something to write a n...