A Working Progress

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gryzio:

theinformationdump:

Body Language Cheat Sheet for Writers

As described by Selnick’s article:

Author and doctor of clinical psychology Carolyn Kaufman has released a one-page body language cheat sheet of psychological “tells” (PDF link) fiction writers can use to dress their characters.

Very useful for artists as well! :>

things, reference, writing

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joannechocolat:

The second of my posts about the (sometimes uneasy) relationship between the writer and the public.

Now that the internet has made it possible for us to communicate so easily with those who share our passions as well as those who create our entertainment, it’s hard for a writer not to feel…

(Source: 7knotwind, via debauchedqueen)

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romanceandrevolution:

Penguin Launches Book Truck!

i would legit piss my pants if i came across one of these.

(Source: bookriot, via itstillhauntsme)

"Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released."

Natalie Goldberg (via hellanne)

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jamfisher:

how to make an oc - by jam 

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lissawritingsworth:

Deck yourself out in your favorite books at this cute Etsy shop I found. storiarts has scarves, writing gloves, and even pillows with classical books on them, and you can even personalize them. I love it <3

• The Tale of Two Cities Scarf
• Les Miserables Scarf
• Pride and Prejudice Writing Gloves
• Alice in Wonderland Scarf

Oh my god. Writing gloves. WRITING GLOVES. Why have I never thought of this before?! My hands get so cold when I type!

stop-and-smell-the-dogroseflower:

STOP. SCROLLING. NOWWWWWWWWW.

The eraser on top is the Paper Mate Union Eraser.

I thought it wouldn’t work much, but… It erases ink.

And NOT JUST ballpoint pen ink, India Ink too.

If you make a mistake, this eraser can erase the whole thing and leave no trace AT ALL, although you do need to erase quite vigorously.

It’s only about 1-2 dollars.

The eraser pencil on the bottom is just that. It is an eraser that you can SHARPEN like a regular pencil. The brush on top is so that you don’t smear your art when you try to push off eraser crumbs. You sweep them off with the brush.

Even if you’re not an artist, signal boost please?

It’s a very cheap way to get around life.

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"Writing requires discipline, but disciplined writers are not necessarily prolific. Most good work gets produced over time, sometimes many years, allowing the writer to grow with the material, to allow her world, her command over craft, and her psychological maturity to coalesce at just the right moment to produce something of value. This process often involves dreadful periods of not writing, or, worse, periods of writing very badly, embarrassingly badly. As time passes in a writing life, the writer learns not to fear these arid periods. The words come back eventually. That’s the real discipline: to train the mind and heart into believing that words come back.
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Be willing to wait. In the meantime, write when you don’t feel like it. If you can’t write, read."

Monica Wood, The Pocket Muse (via mysandrist)

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ianbrooks:

Street Lit

Putting a message on a wall can be a much more effective way to reach the masses than expecting them to go find a book and learn it themselves. Some men just want to watch the world learn, regardless of medium. This collection of street arts details some memorable lines from famous books, hit the pictures to see which author and title, if you didnt already recognize them immediately.

(via: BuzzFeed)

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