Me At The Beginning Of The Day Telling Myself I’m Going To Get A Lot Of Writing Done:

at op : When I came out as a lesbian my entire family legit told me that, and now they wonder why I’m not telling them of my love life. (:

don’t say “but sexuality is fluid” when a girl tells you she has no interest in men

reblog to add +10 haunting power to your ghost when you die

A Couple Writing Memes

Because you guys know how much I’ve been getting into meme-making lately xD here’s a couple about some annoying things people do in writing and ways to fix it :p

Things to do that are not write your wip

Make a playlist of songs that remind you of your wip

Make a playlist for each of your characters

Make fake social media accounts for each of your characters

Make a playlist that follows the emotional progression of your story’s plot (or try to at least)

Draw your characters

Cosplay each of your characters using only things you have at home

Start a writing blog because if you’re not writing, you might as well write about writing

Make Pinterest boards or aesthetics for each of your characters

Write an au with your characters

Write a song about your characters

Fill in character worksheets

Listen to your wip playlist

Figure out how you like to write the most - where, when, what snacks you like, whether you like tea or coffee, etc

Read!!!

Worldbuild! (This is more specific to fantasy I guess) My favourite way of doing this is researching vague religions, languages, historical events, and cultures that can inspire my own worlds

Feel free to add more!

Decided to draw Felix again ayeee

(Experimenting a different painting style + used a reference for the pose)

scorpius malfoy…i named you after the edgiest constellation i could think of…but its still better than deadguy shitlord potter

how to properly structure a query letter!*

Dear [Agent], 

[An optional brief introduction, no longer than 2 - 3 sentences, perhaps where you elaborate on the #ownvoices of your manuscript, or pointing out certain things in your manuscript that the agent asks for. I reiterate that this paragraph is optional. Unless you have a very specific reason to be querying this agent—for instance, if they tweeted an MSWL for a heist novel and you’re querying a heist novel—there is no relevance, so don’t include this paragraph.]

[The first paragraph of your summary introduces the world, the main character, and their Normal. For instance, Cynthia lives in the times of a pandemic and works to continue living in their new normal. Every day, Cynthia choose to get up and keep living and making the most of their situation while trying to find something to do to be useful.] 

[The second paragraph of your summary introduces the plot. To continue with the above idea, Cynthia has been tasked with trying to find a cure to coronavirus, but all they have to work with in their home is duct tape, tangerines, Tylenol, and a never-give-up attitude.] 

[The third paragraph introduces stakes, aka what will happen if Cynthia doesn’t discover a cure with the resources they have at home. Luckily for them, however, a woman named Jane they had a one night stand with needs a place to crash after she was evicted. Cynthia agrees to let her stay as their roommate, especially because Jane brings with her the missing ingredient to the cure for coronavirus, a magic bean she stole from a giant–but there’s only one magic bean. If Cynthia and Jane can’t find a way to make more beans, they might be sent to the realm of giants forever.] 

[The closing paragraph goes like this: Complete at 89,000 words, THE MAGIC BEAN is an Adult contemporary fantasy with potential for a companion novel. I believe it will appeal to fans of Erin Morgenstern and Naomi Novik. Briefly explain who you are and share what you’re comfortable with about yourself—I say I’m 26, headed to grad school for archiving, and that the book is #ownvoices for genderqueer representation. Also mention if you have any connection to the publishing industry. I mention who I was previously represented by, why we amicably parted ways, and that I’ve mentored in many writing contests.] 

[Final closure: Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you again!] 

[Best,]

[My name]

[My phone number and, though optional, my twitter handle] 

*i’ve been in the publishing industry for nine years now, have mentored many authors who went on to be published by the Big 5, and worked in writing contests to help writers, not only with their manuscript, but with their pitch and query letter and comps etc. i know what i’m about 😉

Bitch did I really spend my time making sure I have like 250 points more than any other house so I don’t lose the cup when I lose points at the end of the year? Only for Dumbledore (bless my guy) to just give me a hundred points?