my theory on writers’ muses and blocks

type40consultingdetective:

themadkatter13-fanfiction:

Authors have psychic links with alternate dimensions. When they have ideas for things, it’s their connection kicking in, providing somewhat of a live feed/flashback of the events in that alternate universe, which they then write. When an author has a block, it’s because the events haven’t occurred yet; or if they’ve written something that just doesn’t feel right, it’s because the link has weakened and they got the gist of events, but haven’t recorded it properly because the linkened wink has clouded their ability to see the events in full.

Multiverse Muse Theory

Kat is so fricken awesome, go follow her.

So themadkatter13 and I have a thing lately. When I start to get all fluff and no substance on my fic, she calls me on only writing icing. More cake, less icing is the goal. But this also leads to me yelling about cake a lot. mmm, cake….

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You’re a writer, the ‘normal’ ship sailed without you long ago.

Terri Main (via maxkirin)

102 Resources for Fiction Writers

102 Resources for Fiction Writers

Fic writing questions. 6. Idea that you always wanted to write but could never make work? 10. Favorite line or lines of dialogue that you’ve written. 15. Does font matter to you when you’re writing a draft? 18. If you could go back and revise one of your older stories, which would it be? 19. Do you make up scenes at work/on the bus/at the gym? Who are the characters that pop up the most? Do you write them down?

6. Idea that you always wanted to write but could never make work? 

I’ve always wanted to write Jack Harkness meeting Eleven. I started it once, but I’ve never been able to get a good enough grip on the eleventh doctor’s character. Which is sad.

10. Favorite line or lines of dialogue that you’ve written.

‘Mycroft nodded. “I remember when he was brought home from hospital as a newborn,” he said to the fireplace. “So small. They didn’t want me to hold him, afraid I would drop him. I promised I never would.” (who picks up the pieces)’

15. Does font matter to you when you’re writing a draft?

No, because half the time I’m writing on my mobile anyway.

18. If you could go back and revise one of your older stories, which would it be?

I still really love Night Hymns, but I’m a better writer now, and I think I could make it better, but I’m also not in the same space as I was when I wrote it, so who knows.

 19. Do you make up scenes at work/on the bus/at the gym? Who are the characters that pop up the most? Do you write them down?

I make stuff up ALL the time, lol. Thank god for my mobile because I can take google docs with me everywhere but the shower. Sometimes it’s just one scene that pops up, sometimes it’s a story frame. I do try to write them down when I can because  ya’ll know how damn fast I write.

taylorpotato:

i don’t think that my writing is trash, or that it’s great. i think both things at the same time, at all times.