Maeve O'Conner

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keep eyes on your bookworm at all times

wow ok you lost them

Having a detailed outline.

Knowing your characters well.

Keeping a record of your character’s growth and goals.

Keeping a record of foreshadowing and plot developments.

Taking short breaks.

Coming back from short breaks.

Forgiving yourself for being an imperfect writer.

Bad, horrible, awful activities which will not make your “shitty first draft” any less shitty, but will absolutely make you sad and frustrated:

Being a perfectionist.

Perfectionism.

Trying to fix all your mistakes.

Not forgiving yourself for making mistakes.

Being a perfectionist.

Moral of the story: Don’t beat yourself up for having less then perfect writing skills. We all have much room to grow and we all need feedback from others before our story can become the best version of itself. A good story can take many, many drafts to get right, and while there are tricks to help you achieve this quicker, no one will ever have it perfect right away.

Keep trying to write better first drafts, but don’t fault yourself when they won’t turn out the way you want them too. 

Me, who never gets anything finished:

It’s none negotiable. Maybe even destiny.

Enjoy your writing, enjoy writing, it is beautiful art created from nothing… which in a way makes you a god, have fun being a god with your book.

It’s Harry Potter’s birthday month! So here’s a giveaway for you guys with winners drawn on Harry’s birthday on the 31st :)

There are four prize packs, one for each house, plus a grand prize item that one winner will get with their prize pack! When you enter comment or tag with the house prize pack you want to win!

All of the artist items in this giveaway were donated just for you guys so make sure you check out all of the artists below and support independent creators. 

Prizes:

Grand Prize Bonus: Platform 9 ¾ Replica Sign from Quest Design Canada The grand prize winner will get this sign plus their chosen prize pack!

Gryffindor Pack Etched House Crest Drinking Glass from EtchnGlass4You Printed House Crest Tote Bag from HoweCo Order of the Phoenix Patch from Fairy Cakes (IG) Harry Potter Gold Necklace from CreationsVB Hogwarts Quidditch Clutch

Ravenclaw Pack Etched House Crest Drinking Glass from EtchnGlass4You Printed House Crest Tote Bag from HoweCo Snitch Bracelet from Royaumedesperles (FB) Spectrespecs Enamel Pin from Geek Studio Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - Ravenclaw Edition

Hufflepuff Pack Etched House Crest Drinking Glass from EtchnGlass4You Printed House Crest Tote Bag from HoweCo Platform 9 ¾ Lightswitch Plate from Scicollectables Wizarding Winter Air Freshener from 42 Nerdtastic Place (IG TW FB) Mauraders Silicone Bracelet from Geek Studio Fantastic Beasts Socks

Slytherin Pack Etched House Crest Drinking Glass from EtchnGlass4You Printed House Crest Tote Bag from HoweCo One of a Kind Spider Wand from NightShadexDesigns (FB TW T) Snitch Toy Slytherin Infinity Scarf Harry Potter Playing Cards

The Rules:

You must be following Geek Studio

When you reblog the post make sure you comment or tag with which house prize pack you want.

Each reblog is an entry so you can reblog as many times as you want. Don’t spam though. That’s mean to your followers :) Likes count as well.

Likes count.

No giveaway only blogs!

Worldwide shipping so everyone can enter

The giveaway ends on July 31, 2017 @ 12 noon EST

The rules are simple: Post the first line of your WIP (or a line you’re particularly proud of) without context, then tag as many people as there are words in the line (I’m cheating on this bit)–or until you run out of people to tag if it’s long! If you don’t have a WIP, share a line from one of your favorite books!

Tagged by @typeaadventures

‘Alice realized she was dead when she sat up in bed, to find her incorporeal torso emerging from what used to be her chest.’

“Below in the valley the Beltane fires had already been lit; the smoke rose slowly, silhouetted against a backdrop of blood-red clouds.”

(There’s no way I can tag 20+ people lol)

“They call it Witchclaw Forest because the trees, with bark turned black by damp, bend down towards the bottom of the valley; curved like talons; like crescent moons; like fingers reaching up through the dirt of just-dug graves.”

(I love semi-colons and stupidly long sentences okay, don’t hate me cos you ain’t me)