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elodieunderglass: homeosapphic: tonight in vermont news: the police department in our state capital was called because a skunk was wandering down main street with its head stuck in a yogurt cup not wanting to risk getting sprayed, and unsure of how to remove a skunk from a yogurt cup anyway, the police googled “how to…

the-writers-society: Readers can’t resist turning pages when characters are facing tough choices. Use these 5 keys to weave moral dilemmas into your stories–and watch your fiction climb to new heights. #1: Give Your Character Dueling Desires Before our characters can face difficult moral decisions, we need to give them beliefs that matter: The assassin has…

writerlyn: more-legit-gr8er-writing-tips: I rewatched The Descent (2005, dir Neil Marshall) with @legit-writing-tips last night. This is one of my all time favourite horror films. It features an all female cast, that are all treated as full fledged characters and have realistic interesting interactions, without even trying. Cinematography is beautiful. And it’s got great tension and…

quentinchaucerauthor: This works for film/TV as well as for a checklist for an entire novel chapter. Decided to make this because I used to have a lot of trouble figuring out how to structure a scene. Exposition Introduce the scene’s characters, situation, time, and place. Basically, let us know how the setting has changed since…

brynwrites: If that scene you meant to be emotional, jaw-dropping and climactic isn’t working right, try taking a step back.  All the usual aspects of a good scene also apply to the buildup toward a good scene. As well as including all these aspects into the scene itself, remember that at the point where your awe inspiring…