“We Build Too Many Walls And Not Enough Bridges.”

Writing Tip #207

Everyone knows the age old rule “show don’t tell” but people rarely explain what that actually means. Don’ tell your reader what happened, put them in the scene so they can experience it with the characters. Don’t say “Ella walked to the dining hall and discovered Stacy and Rick arguing in the corner”. Write about Ella walking to the dining hall, how she heard hushed voices and couldn’t make out the words at first but recognized the voices. Write about how as she got closer she could make out fragments of the argument and when she passed them in the hall they stopped speaking as soon as they spotted her. This will make for a much more interesting story.

Writing Tip #167

Having the way a character organizes their home mirror how they organize their life can be a really helpful literary tool and a subtle way to flesh out your character.

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“You will fall in love with your friends. Deep, passionate love. You will create a second family with them, a kind of tribe that makes you feel less vulnerable. Sometimes our families can’t love us all the time. Sometimes we’re born into families who don’t know how to love us properly. They do as much as they can but the rest is up to our friends. They can love you all the time, without judgement. At least the good ones can.”

— Ryan O'Connell

“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.”

— Dalai Lama 

“Your life is a puzzle, dont waste your time trying to place people where they don’t fit.”

— Wiz Khalifa 

“Forgive yourself for accepting less than you deserved - but don’t do it again.”

— Unknown 

“Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.”

— Voltaire (via quotemadness)

“Please be stronger than your past. The future may still give you a chance.”

— George Michael