Latest Posts by theprocrastinatingnovel - Page 2
my failing as a writerblr is my inability to consistently make progress and actually write instead of daydreaming scenes and changing the plot every 6 months
my failing as a writeblr is my inability in making pretty graphics
Sometimes I open tumblr and it takes me a full 10 minutes to realize I’m scrolling on the for you page.
The Weekly Writing Update #12
10.22.22
I don’t have much of an update again this week except that I got some idea for a chapter one. However I had work yesterday and had no time to write it. I ended up going back to my messy google doc of old drafts/versions of my wip, going all the way back to the earliest ideas and it generated some new ideas for me, which is good!
⇨ I also moved some things around, Alden being introduced in later chapters instead of right away. I think it’ll fit better.
⇨ I also got a solid idea of my MCs personality, which I had been putting off. I had a vague idea of him but now I feel like he has a real personality so that’s great :)
I feel accomplished, almost. I would feel more accomplished if this week I had more progress than just ideas but yk.
:)
I think the reason I’m spiraling so bad and wanting to just delete my whole wip is because I have no one to talk ideas out with because all my writer friends just dropped off the face of the earth </3
The Weekly Writing Update: #11
10.15.22
No update this week because I’ve had no progress. :(
on death with 1. lilies abounded, @petfurniture, twitter; 2. frances molina, “o’death”
The Weekly Writing Update: #11
10.15.22
No update this week because I’ve had no progress. :(
The Weekly Writing Update #10
10.08.22
I have no idea what to even write for this update.
I chose to step back from the plot chart yesterday and try writing chapter one, because that's the one that needs the most work right now. The other chapters I had finished were laid out in detail, but chapter one was only a few ideas because I always struggle with the beginning. I don't know how to start my book.
Anyway, trying to work on chapter one made me spiral and I started rethinking the entire plot and it got so bad I just gave up and went to bed. Since I woke up, the plot doesn't feel so bad anymore and I've stopped spiraling, it's just chapter one still thats bothering me the most.
So if anyone has any advice I would love to hear it. Because I'm kinda at the end of my rope here.
tag the oc that has a warrant out for their arrest OR who is a wanted criminal
i want to spoil my whole story and tell people my plot twists and yet want to keep it a mystery too and see their reactions later
The Weekly Writing Update #9
10.01.22
Ohmigod I’ve been so swamped with work I almost forgot to write this.
Ok so here's the biz: I did almost get to 3k words, but then I had a new idea for chapter three that threw all that sideways, so i've spent all morning deleting the now-irrelevant info and rewriting the new chapter plot. Tbh, this new one is so much better than 'he accidentally finds out who she is and she just decides~ to stick with him'. Now her decision to stay makes sense according to her character and all is good. ish. :)
However, I am now set back a few hundred words. I know the word count shouldn't matter but its bothering me so I'm going to spend the rest of the day before I have to go to work reworking this plot chart. yayyyyy.
⇨ Other than my mess of a plot chart, I got a really cool idea for a villain for book two! and I already figured out a way to make them signifigant in book 1!! God I'm gonna make this villain so sexy
watching characters try to fight the narrative like i'm a roman senator at the coliseum
Following writers
My dash is a bit slow. I think only two people I follow ever post anymore.
If you’re an adult (18+) and you write original fiction, maybe like or reblog this so I can follow?
I can’t promise I’ll follow automatically, but chances are higher if you(’re)
⭐ Write and read something other than YA
⭐ Actually post about writing, or post your actual writing, rather than mainly posting fandom and shitposts
⭐ Write literary and/or experimental fiction (this includes literary genre fiction too, e.g., literary/experimental scifi)
⭐ Not an anti-intellectual (”Classics Bad! Books for adults are all boring and about divorce! YA and fanfic are superior!” - not interested in this mentality)
⭐ Keep social justice and current events posts to a minimum unless it’s relevant to writing (to be clear, I am a queer leftist. But I want a writing-centric dash and I get this kind of thing elsewhere)
Side note, I’m not a new writeblr. I used to be @inkvials
BOOYAH told you guys I’d reach 2k by tonight lol :))
The Weekly Writing Update #8
09.24.22
Im halfway through plotting my wip! I'm 1.7k words in!! I haven’t added to it yet this morning, but I’ll be at 2k by tonight, so yay! My current goal in mind is 15 chapters, but it could end up being more or less depending on how I continue to plot. Right now, I'm about 1/3 of the way finished :)
This is coming along much quicker. Before, I kept my plot in my head or on various scribbled notes and ideas in docs and journals and loose sheets of paper. In a whole year and a half, I've gone through many ideas, many plots, always changing and adjusting and I could never stick to one idea and I never sat down to actually plan it chapter by chapter. But I'm so glad I finally did, and for future wips, I plan to plot it out in a doc as well.
I know this isn't an achievement to other writers, but to me its a huge step. I always thought I could just go along and write as the ideas come to me, but it seems that doesn't work for me anymore like it did when I was 11. So it's time to change tactics. I'm growing as a writer, and I want to document my progress, and I want to share this with other writers.
XOXO~
The Weekly Writing Update #8
09.24.22
Im halfway through plotting my wip! I'm 1.7k words in!! I haven’t added to it yet this morning, but I’ll be at 2k by tonight, so yay! My current goal in mind is 15 chapters, but it could end up being more or less depending on how I continue to plot. Right now, I'm about 1/3 of the way finished :)
This is coming along much quicker. Before, I kept my plot in my head or on various scribbled notes and ideas in docs and journals and loose sheets of paper. In a whole year and a half, I've gone through many ideas, many plots, always changing and adjusting and I could never stick to one idea and I never sat down to actually plan it chapter by chapter. But I'm so glad I finally did, and for future wips, I plan to plot it out in a doc as well.
I know this isn't an achievement to other writers, but to me its a huge step. I always thought I could just go along and write as the ideas come to me, but it seems that doesn't work for me anymore like it did when I was 11. So it's time to change tactics. I'm growing as a writer, and I want to document my progress, and I want to share this with other writers.
XOXO~
this is how angst writers look writing the most emotionally damaging shit you've seen in your life
tag the OC who is a little sister
The Weekly Writing Update #7
09.17.22
The whole past week, I dedicated to plotting out my wip, but it's still unfinished. I had to work, which took up a lot of time and I wasn’t able to get as much of it finished as I wanted to. I did get quite a few chapters planned out though, so its still coming along. I'm not sure exactly how long this plot chart is going to take, but I'm hoping to get it finished soon.
I've found that my focus issues aren't getting any better, so as I'm writing up this update, I'm currently procrastinating adding to the plot chart (damn).
I am working on it though. so
XOXO~
Writing With Color – Featured Description Posts
Some of our most useful posts on describing People of Color, all in one place.
Words to Describe Hair
Words to Describe Skin Tone
Describing Asian Eyes
Describing Wide Noses
Describing Undead & Sick Dark Skin
Describing POC and Avoiding Caricatures
Describing Unnatural Skin Tones: Green
Describing Unnatural Skin Tones: Jaundice
Indicating Race of Characters (FAQ Questions #3-4)
Not Indicating Race at All – Note: You Probably Should
Praising Beauty Without Fetishizing
Describing Characters Without Othering
Olive Skin, Race and Ethnicity
Specific Description Posts
Describing Skin as Swarthy (Spoiler alert: it’s sketchy)
Describing East Asian Skin as Porcelain (Spoiler alert: it’s also sketchy)
Describing Skin as Russet (Spoiler alert: it’s alright)
Describing PoC as Exotic (SA: it’s othering)
Describing Skin as Ebony (SA: it’s cliche)
Describing Natural Hair as Cloud-Like (SA: it’s cool)
Describing Black Hair as Unkempt (SA: it’s offensive)
Describing Black Hair as Kinky (SA: it depends)
Describing Skin as “Dark as Night” (SA: it also depends)
Describing Skin as Like Dirt or Soil (SA: See above)
Describing Skin as just “Dark.” (SA: it’s vague)
Describing Black Hair as “Nappy” (SA: it ain’t recommended)
Describing Skin With Food (SA: it’s a no-no)
–WWC
The Weekly Writing Update #6
09.10.22
This past week has been and this next week will be spent outlining the plot down to each chapter. Up till now, it’s been a bunch of ideas all vaguely spread out between beginning, middle, and end. But it’s caused a lot of chaos and I’ve changed and rewritten the plot many times, so a chapter-by-chapter layout of the plot will do me MUCH good :)
The past week, I got the chart set up and started a little bit. But this next week I plan to work on it way more and hopefully complete it!
Here is the chart layout btw if anyone wants it use it!
XOXO~
ok in the tags, where were you/what were you doing when the queen died
Today has been such a day
Came up with a great story idea. Can’t wait for my brain to make it so intricate in my head yet impossible to write out.
The Weekly Writing Update #5
09.03.22
I don’t have an update this week. I got some things figured out but between being sick and work, I didn’t have time to write. I promise I’ll do my best to get more done this next week!
XOXO~
Reblog this if you're a writeblr and you wouldnt mind:
Random asks about your wips
Being tagged in tag games by people you don't know yet
Strangers complimenting your work
Fellow writeblrs striking up conversations
Interaction with new writeblrs in general
I see so many folks afraid to jump in to the community, so hopefully this post will lay out like a welcome mat for new folks to come say hi :)
ꜰɪꜰᴛʏ ᴛʏᴘᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ: [ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ]
Witch - an evil person depicted with magic powers
Faery - a small being that has magic powers, often with wings
Elf - a supernatural creature depicted with pointed ears and capricious nature
Ogre - a man-eating giant
Wizard - a person depicted with magic powers
Warlock - a practitioner of witchcraft
Knight - a mounted soldier in armour who serves the throne
King - the ruler of a country
Banshee - a spirit whose wailing warns of impending death
Gnome - a dwarfish creature who enjoys hoarding treasure
Nymph - a spirit of nature who lives in rivers and trees
Selkie - a person on land and seal in the water
Merperson - a half person, half fish who lives in the water
Leprechaun - a small, mischievous sprite
Crusader - a fighter in medieval crusades
Mage - a magician or practitioner of magic
Halfling - the offspring of a human and member of a magical race
Henchman - loyal supporter of a person
Witch hunter - a person who hunts witches (alternatively, fae)
Hunter - a person who hunts animals
Seer - a person who can see the future
Dwarf - a member of a race of short, humanlike creatures who typically live in underground mines
Archer - someone who shoots a bow
Necromancer - someone who can raise the dead; the practitioner of dark magic
Cleric - a priest or religious leader
Rogue - a character capable of sneaky and nimble tricks
Bard - a poet who typically recite epics or song
Demon - an evil spirit or devil
Dragons - an often fire-breathing giant winged reptile
Ghost - an apparition of a dead person
Werewolf - a human who transforms into a wolf under a full moon
Shifter - a human who can transform into an animal
Psychic - a human who can tell the future
Gods - a superhuman being with mythical (and often unlimited) powers
Angel - a spiritual being often represented as an attendant to a god
Troll - an ugly creature depicted as a giant or a dwarf
Vampire - a corpse who may transform into a bat and uses long, pointed teeth to suck the blood of humans in the night
Dark elf - an evil supernatural creature depicted with pointed ears and capricious nature
Undead / zombie - a corpse come alive
Orc - a member of an imaginary race of humanlike creatures, characterized as ugly, warlike, and malevolent
Golem - a clay figure brought to life by magic
Ghoul - an evil spirit or phantom
Goblin - a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf
Lich - an undead creature
Imp - a small, mischievous devil or sprite
Paladin - a knight renowned for heroism and chivalry
Thief - something who steals property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
Priest - an ordained minister of the church
Druid - a priest, magician, or soothsayer
Human - a species of primate characterized by bipedalism and a complex mindset
The Weekly Writing Update #4
08.27.22
Not much to update on this week. It’s been slow
⇨ I made a few slight changes to the plot, the protagonist’s journey being a much more direct result of what the villain is doing and now making them much more connected plot-wise, and not just through backstory
⇨ still only a few hundred words in, but I know where I’m going so hopefully I make more progress within the next few weeks
⇨ As I’ve said previously, I had a handful of details and a character that I didn’t know what to do with and so it didn’t overload the plot, but I think with the change I’ve made, everything fits and it’s not too much :) yay!
Hopefully this STICKS and I don’t keep overthinking and changing the plot every week.
XOXO~