May 2013
Child, this is not about your opinion about yourself. This is not about your...
– God, The Parable of the Dancing God (via godsradicaldaughter)
The Unforced Rhythms of Grace: When God set me up... →
godsradicaldaughter:
Something really unexpected happened to me yesterday. Well, I was asked to train the feature writers of my former school’s paper. There were also copyreaders who listened to my talk.
Anyway, fast forward to after my talk, I asked them to make an article and give me the topics they want to write…
Christ is absolutely committed to love you and...
Writing with Weasels: Red Flags for Female... →
freedoms-progress:
1. If something would be boring and/or undramatic for a male character, it would probably be boring and/or undramatic for a female character. If you’re writing a female character (particularly in a major role), I’d recommend thinking about whether you’d want to read…
when a photograph isn't just a photograph
leetakeuchi:
Writing with Weasels: Developing your Characters... →
eschergirls:
referenceforwriters:
Recently I got a message about a person struggling on how to develop their characters, as they normally wrote about already created characters—also about how to make them interesting and make the people reading your story actually want to continue…
Me: I don't have any friends.
Jesus: I am your friend.
Me: I don't have a boyfriend.
Jesus: I will satisfy all your needs.
Me: No one understands me.
Jesus: I know your struggles.
Me: I don't know what to do or where to go next.
Jesus: I know the way. Follow me.
Me: I don't know what will happen.
Jesus: Trust me.
Me: What will happen if I fail?
Jesus: I will pick you up and help you try again.
Jesus: You are never alone because I am here. I know what you are going through because I have overcome the world. I can handle all your questions and problems if you let me. And if you fail I will help you try again until you are successful. I will love you always.
No matter what excuse you have, or what problems you claim, Jesus can fulfill all of your needs and you can trust Him with everything.
Writing is sacred to me. It is, at times perhaps, a rapture, but not an easy...
– Dawn Tripp (via ladysaviours)
this quote is everything.
(via retrogrammartown)
The Six Pages: When a plot isn't strong enough to... →
keyboardsmashwriters:
Anonymous asked you:
Hey, I have a little problem with my plot. My MC’s objective is, long story short, to bring a dictatorship down. That’s really the main plot, which he’ll only become aware a few chapters later in the story, but still the main plot. My biggest…
You know what we call those people who write a sucky paragraph, follow it by...
– Maggie Stiefvater, “Seven Steps to Starting a Novel” (via jaimecallahan)
Writing with Weasels: Gee, I don't know how to... →
jemimaaslana:
missturdle:
So You Want to Write a Fantasy: Writing Female Characters
So You want to Write a Fantasy: Culture
SYWTWAF: Writing What you Don’t know
A list of adjectives to describe physical attributes, Or, As it turns out, I could go to Starbucks with half…
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