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I must admit that despite my more nit-picky behavior when it comes to things, that I actually really like a lot of tropes and cliches in fiction. Now, of course, there is a bad way to write a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, which is why this type of character gets such a bad rap in the first place. When it comes to side characters, remember: THEY ARE NOT THE CHARACTER ARC!! Your main character's arc should not depend on a side character! A side character can help them along because people are often good influences on us, but they cannot carry your MC to the denouement. And this is the problem with a lot of MPDG's, they are just these quirky fun-loving, perfect girls who drag the main guy character to his character arc. The important thing to remember while creating characters that are realistic and human. And all humans have problems, hopes, dreams, fears, motivations, bad days, and good days. It's funny that I'm writing this because just the other day I was in one of my weird ...

I'm going to open this post with this question: What do you fear? Don't focus as much on emotions with this one, but instead think of things that unsettle you. A common trait in stories is when they play off of fears. Normal people are secretly scared of a couple of things, and we probably all could name at least three things that slightly creep us out. When I was younger I was terrified of dolls, people would give me dolls as gifts and I would unwrap them and start screaming. Luckily, I have passed that fear, but a lot of people still are unsettled by old dolls, but probably not to that extent. But as a writer, it is your job to take that tiny little fear and blow it up to something terrifying in your story. Common fears for people are: 1.  Glossophobia (public speaking) 2.  Acrophobia (heights) 3.  Entomophobia (insects) 4.  Trypanophobia (needles) 5.  Claustrophobia (being enclosed or trapped in small spaces) 6.  Nyctophobia (the dark) A lot of these fea...

I can’t write for anything, everything comes out wrong and it’s so frustrating I want to cry I can’t do this, I’ll never finish this story. I fail as a writer, I fail at doing the thing I love most. Am I even a writer anymore? I want to fling my laptop at a wall, why is this so hard? Why can’t I do this? Why must I fail at everything? My writing stinks. My writing is empty and uninspired. I can and I will write and I will write well and to the best of my abilities. I will write what is on my heart and what is in my soul. Maybe one day my words will help someone or inspire them, maybe my books will be there for them like so many books were there for me.  I am a writer, I love words, I love writing words. I love the feeling of the keys under my fingertips, the way they clack as I type.  I love creating worlds, characters, and problems for them to overcome.  I am a writer, and thus, I write.  It doesn't have to be good, it doesn't have to be #famous, it just has to be h...

Hey guys, now that it's October, everything is getting ready to be spooky once again, we have the Halloween costumes going in stock in stores, the decorations, and of course all of the horror movies that will be hitting theaters. I love October, not so much because of Halloween because my family has never really celebrated that, but because of all the horror stuff that will be coming out in the forms of movies, books, and online stories (horror lover right here! :p). So since it's October I decided to write some posts about spooky stories. Recently I've been really thinking about this genre, I've been reading my past failures at this genre and others' past fails and have been asking myself, what truly scares readers? So here are a few of my ponderings and conclusions/theories(?) The first thing I think makes a good scary story is Suspension of Disbelief. Now, what is Suspension of Disbelief? Well according to Wikipedia it is:   The term  suspension of disbelief  o...

I did this post last autumn but I wanted to re-do it this year because my book choices have changed (obviously) and I just love sweaters!!  Last time I did this I didn't actually have a sweater at all (one doesn't really need one in Texas, lol), I just liked the idea of them, but I got one! And I ADORE it, although not sure if I'll get a chance to rock it during the fall months, so perhaps it's more of a winter sweater instead of an autumn.  😜 ^^I'm a dork, I know.  Anyways, let's get into it! Fuzzy Sweater (A book that is the epitome of comfort): This book is the sweetest thing, I swear. <3 Striped Sweater (A book you devoured every line of): Another amazing and sweet read! Ugly Christmas Sweater (A book with a weird cover): Not exactly /that/ weird, but the story was so cute and this had the potential to be a much cuter cover.  Cashmere Sweater (The most expensive book you bought): $15.99, I'm cheap when it comes to buying books. :P Hoodie (Favori...

I drag books a lot, so today I thought I would give some love to a book I really adore, The Mysterious Woods of Whistle Root . **All photos were taken by meeee! (but only one is good, because I only took an effort to take an aesthetic photo once for this book and it was before I planned this post, and now I'm too lazy to set everything up).** There are a lot of reasons why I love this book but let's go through the highlights. 1. It was a favorite (and still is tbh) when I was younger, thus making it a SUPER nostalgic read! You know that cozy happy feeling you get when you re-read a story your parents use to read to you? Or when you get a whiff of that one scent that brings back memories of baking cookies and running through your backyard? THIS BOOK DOES THAT TO ME.  2. It's just a super cozy read in general?? It's middle-grade so maybe that's why the writing is so charming but I love it so much.  3. I relate to Carly so much.  Maybe it's because she's...