🥃RenRat × VWriter🖋

*comes back monentarily from the dead* i have never been to so many holiday parties in my life. Good luck gamers i'll return soon.

I wonder if i'm misunderstanding what the list is. If it's a list of warnings, it should include a formal tone. Self harm in a story needs a warning regardless. If it's a list of what the story contains as a whole, it should be fine, but I can't stress how important a warning is for that subject.

It looks good! I would personally substitute 'a touch of' for a simple 'minor', it makes it seem less trivial and more serious, like a warning should be. The ultimate goal is to realistically prepare your reader for what they're about to witness.

Depending on if the self harm is the only form of violence, you can give the straight up warning of minor/moderate/severe self harm so readers know what they're getting into. Some readers might be okay with char vs char violence but not self harm. It will help to be specific in that regard.

Oooo the halo details are going to be so cute I can already feel it >:]

If I could make my book into a series, the opening would be Fish in a Birdcage for SURE. SO foreshadowing.

Take a shower to reset, make a written list of every deadline or step so that you can track your progress, aquire a caffinated drink, and hope your mind is on your side. The preparation is just as important as the action

It definitely depends on how graphically you portray the harm. If it's not actively happening in the story, but more of a descriptor, it may challenge that. Always good to have a warning, though.

Daily reminder that those 'three step' foundations you see in writing advice might not fit every story!!! They are meant to guide you, not be the absolute foundation if you want to have more than just a single arc!
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They're an integral part of conveying language! Sometimes explaining how a character says something isn't enough! Sometimes the emphasis is needed in those quicker scenes!

So glad this is being pointed out, I made the same mistake today lmao

Sooo adorable!! The design is perfect!

Photo from Smosh's try not to laugh series featuring Angela and a character Shayne portrays called 'the bystander'. There is a breaking news headline at the bottom, and angela is gesturing to the observer in faux distress. The headline reads 'woman harassed by man 'just standing there'

So this guy

Lay that mf to rest it's TIME❗️

OH I WAS and then!!! Ohhhh and then! He introduced the plot by killing a dog. Oh i threw the book. Threw it.

I read The Nest by Gregory Douglas and i thought for SURE they were going to do something like that to introduce the plot [huge mutant radioactive cockroaches] but they swerved into a first person pov😭😭😭

What are yalls favorite story tropes??🎤

Stick figurine with big watery eyes weeping on the ground looking very pathetic indeed

Why cant this scene just write itself i would sincerely be so grateful to never have to look at it againnnn

On my second read of Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett, how do I bring a man back from the dead just to [respectfully] shake him viciously for this heart wrenching story?
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LETS GO???? as you should king

A dramatic depiction of the devil from the bible commanding a huge crowd of people

What maryland cookies do to a mf

Take this as a sign to write that scene you've been avoiding. I know you don't want to, just try it- like 100 words. That's all❗️

Definitely! Especially the ones that explain the meaning of the name if you want to play into a theme!

THANK U FOR 20 FOLLOWERS!! I will be posting more excerpts soon, stay tuned!

I used to teach journalism and I can tell you for sure: journalism teaches you to be quick and precise with descriptions. Fewer words means you can describe more/fit more in your column. Work on lavish descriptions for a while, find words you like. Dont try to fit into a column!

Don't make characters that won't struggle in their storyline, and also baby name websites are the backbone of writing communities

I'd tell myself to actually describe the setting, what do you mean you were inside a base and now you're out of town? Describe itttt

"Ah.. continued education." [It was a cult school shhh]

IT JUST MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIERRR I ONLY WANT TO WRITE THE BOOK ONCE.

Is anyone else physically incapable of writing in draft form? I cannot force myself to leave fixing and editing for later, I always end up going scene by scene and it leaves room for big changes without affecting everything that came after >:]