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The title is self-explanatory. 90's baby. I write a little: Masterlist & AO3 & Wattpad
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*A/N: If there is no link, then it has yet to be posted on Tumblr. You can find some fanfics on my A03 account if you prefer those (I’m terrible about updating all of them at the same time). Please let me know if you run into any difficulties with the links! ENJOY!

The Mandalorian

Prompts for anyone to use: Thought One

Incorrect Quotes: 

- Grogu Asks for a Protector

One-Shots:

- The Holonet Reporter

- Clan Mudhorn

- The Summons (a Cpt Carson Teva Tale)

- Hallucinations

- Shiny & Big Ears

The Holonet Reporter Series:

- 1) First Encounter 

- 2) Untitled

- Ba’vodu Dinna (Grogu POV)

Din Djarin x Reader:

- Gedet’ye (one-shot)

- The Mand’alor’Kar’ta: Prelude to Beskar Kisses 

- Here is the Series Masterlist that has Beskar Kisses and Bleeding Heart in chronological storyline order

- Beskar Kisses: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 

- Bleeding Heart (side story one-shots throughout Beskar Kisses): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, FIVE (part 1, part 2), Part 6

- Silent Cargo: Part 1/Prologue, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

TMNT

Raph x Reader

- Terrified: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9,  Alternate Ending

- A Tramp for a Lady 

- The Plan: Step One, Step Two, Step Three, Step Four

- Requests: Little Piggy, Love Unknown (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

Supernatural

Dean x Reader

- Not a Winchester

- Her Tears: Part 1 Part 2

- Favorite Girl

- Spaghetti Girl: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

- Prompts for anyone to use: One

ATLA

Zutara

- Impossible (Zutara kid)

- No-One But Her: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

- A Wish of Something Good: Inspiration came from a sketch by @beanaroony​

Pride & Prejudice

Darcy x Lizzy

- A Treat for Darcy

Original Works

- Love Letters: One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine

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FANFICTION RECOMMENDATIONS MASTERLIST

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INFORMATIVE STUFF MASTERLIST

NEED HELP WRITING? MASTERLIST

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dearwriters Masterlist

After some years running this blog, I've decided to accumulate some of my posts I often reference in this little master list. Enjoy!

General advice (editing, research, plotting, etc.)

Newbie Writer Tips

ADHD writing tips

Revision Masterlist

How to research

Plotting Tips

How to outline (The Murder-Board-Method)

Creating Subplots

In defense of plot structures

About orginality

Staying motivated

About pacing

When to start/end a scene

Free writing advice resources

Character (creation, development, etc.)

The Minimalist Character Sheet

Character Creation pt. 1 (GMC)

Character Creation pt. 2 (wants&needs)

Character Creation pt. 3 (flaws & consequences)

Character Voice

Code-Switching

Fixing a bland protagonist

Morally grey characters

Worldbuilding

Description-Tips

Creating depth

Creating a Magic System

Specific advice (tropes, scenes, situations, identities)

Screaming into the tumblr void is not diversity research

Asking a random person on tumblr to give advice on an identity that isn't theirs is not research

Writing (slow burn) Romance

Enemies to lovers

Panic attacks

Writing horror (general)

Writing horror (the uncanny)

Writing horror (disgust)

Fight Scenes

Publishing:

Traditional publishing is a team project

Pen Names

Turning Fanfic into original fiction

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ernmark

In writing, epithets ("the taller man"/"the blonde"/etc) are inherently dehumanizing, in that they remove a character's name and identity, and instead focus on this other quality.

Which can be an extremely effective device within narration!

  • They can work very well for characters whose names the narrator doesn't know yet (especially to differentiate between two or more). How specific the epithet is can signal to the reader how important the character is going to be later on, and whether they should dedicate bandwidth to remembering them for later ("the bearded man" is much less likely to show up again than "the man with the angel tattoo")
  • They can indicate when characters stop being as an individual and instead embody their Role, like a detective choosing to think of their lover simply as The Thief when arresting them, or a royal character being referred to as The Queen when she's acting on behalf of the state
  • They can reveal the narrator's biases by repeatedly drawing attention to a particular quality that singles them out in the narrator's mind

But these only work if the epithet used is how the narrator primarily identifies that character. Which is why it's so jarring to see a lot of common epithets in intimate moments-- because it conveys that the main character is primarily thinking of their lover/best friend/etc in terms of their height or age or hair color.

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"May the Goddess smile upon you" Let's think I'm done. I hope you will enjoy it. To be honest, I'm already a little tired of this art. And this is probably the maximum of my skills for now. Thanks to everyone who reblogged the WIP and left comments in hashtags. I've read them all. Your support helped me not to give up and bring it to an acceptable level. By the way, I still can’t figure out how to respond to what is written in hashtags in reblogs. And is it necessary to answer at all?

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How to put “wrote fan-fiction” on your résumé:

Leveraged an inventory of established fictional character and setting elements to generate a disruptive custom-curated narrative entertainment asset.

xeno-lalia

I worked in HR, handling applications and interviews, and if someone turned in that string of techno babble nonsense, I would have rejected them out of hand.

A resume doesn’t need to sound fancy or overly technical, it needs to tell us why we should hire you.

“Independent novelist/writer” is more than sufficient here. If you want to express the skills that fan fiction taught you, something like, “creative writing, editing, and publication,” will get you a lot further than… Whatever that just was.

A resume should be tailored to the position, if you can afford the time and energy for that. But if not, then just think about what writing got fandom taught you. How to respond to criticism, how to present a professional pubic face, how to correct punished mistakes, creative thinking, project planning, persuasion via emotional leverage, html formatting, office suite fluency.

There are a lot of actual, marketable skills that go into fan fiction.

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fivewrites

How to put “I was in a zine” on your resume

Writer:

  • Published short fiction stories for anthology collection
  • Able to write short fiction within a designated word count for layout purposes (900-1500 words, 1500-2000, 3000-5000)
  • Wrote short articles for independent publication
  • Assisted with editing short stories for publication
  • Able to reduce or expand written content based on layout needs
  • Able to check for basic spelling, grammar and syntax
  • Familiar with Microsoft Office and Google docs
  • Able to convert text styles such as bold and italics across platforms, including rich text and HTML
  • Able to communicate with project members over multiple platforms such as email, twitter, Discord chat and Google docs

Artist:

  • Produced full-colour digital illustration for independent magazine
  • Able to produce digital illustrations optimized for both online and print display
  • Produced full-colour 2-page spread for art anthology
  • Published 4-page short comic in anthology collection for charity
  • Able to transfer traditional art to digital illustration
  • Illustrated the cover (always brag if you’re on the cover) of an independent art publication
  • Familiar with professional illustration tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint and stylus tablet
  • Able to communicate with project members over multiple platforms such as email, twitter, Discord chat and Google docs

Merch artist / graphic designer:

  • Designed 2″ clear decorative double-sided keychain charm as bonus sale item
  • Designed 5″ x 6″ sheet of graphic stickers included in art anthology
  • Able to design bold graphics that are measured for laser cutting production
  • Designed layouts for 65-page art and writing magazine, focusing on (art placement, text layout, etc)
  • Able to keep layout design simple and in accordance with the project director’s chosen theme
  • Created promotional art, icons and banners tailored for social media sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc
  • Familiar with professional layout and design software such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign
  • Able to communicate with project members over multiple platforms such as email, twitter, Discord chat and Google docs

Running a zine

  • Produced an independent art and writing collection for sale / for charity
  • Managed (10, 20, 30) independent artists and writers out of over 500 applicants to create a short-run independent magazine
  • Worked in online sales and social media promotion selling an independent comics anthology
  • If it’s really spectacular you can brag about specific numbers
  • Our book raised over $4,000 for charity in under six months of production
  • We sold over 750 copies in two weeks of online sales
  • Produced a digital PDF and printed version of anthology, mailing to recipients all over the world
  • Communicated with printers and manufacturers of plastic accessories and paper goods, assembling professional packages of our merchandise for mailing.
  • Built a custom digital storefront and navigated professional market and payment systems including Paypal and Tictail / Bigcartel / Wix etc
  • Created promotional events to boost sales, including raffles and giveaways over social media
  • Organized participants through mass emails and use of social media posts on tumblr and twitter
  • Created private Discord chat channels to keep participants up to date on production
  • Familiar with organizational software such as Microsoft Excel, Google spreadsheets, Trello and Discord

This is so good! The only thing I would add is, avoid passive voice and “can/able to” constructions in your bullet points. If you did the thing and are putting it on your resume as a reason to hire you, it’s safe to assume you can do the thing. What you want to show is that you’ve DONE the thing successfully, within limitations, or above and beyond expectations. Example:

“Able to keep layout design simple and in accordance with the project director’s chosen theme” could be changed to “Designed layouts in accordance with the project director’s specifications and chosen theme”.

Your bullet points should start with a verb whenever possible. Created, Managed, Organized, Edited, Designed, etc. It’s also a good idea to make the tense and person of your bullet points match as much as possible.

Have bullet points that are about meeting money goals, reducing costs, or solving problems? Put those at the very top!

Lastly, unless your resume is short and you’re looking for things to add (which is fine! we’ve all been there) I would recommend looking at each individual position you’ve listed and picking out the top 3-5 skills or triumphs for that position that are different from those demonstrated in other positions. They might build on each other, but ideally they should not be the exact same.

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allthingswhumpyandangsty

please please please please reblog if you’re a writer and have at some point felt like your writing is getting worse. I need to know if I’m the only one who’s struggling with these thoughts

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Every time I see this I lose my marbles I love it so much. "For some reason I yelled who is in here as I was falling" is the point where my soul leaves my body. God I love.

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