Tumblr (3.0; @fascinomae)https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/“Regardless of what you know before embarking on the novel proper you will have to discover, or...https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/779070851272310784https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/779070851272310784Wed, 26 Mar 2025 05:04:21 -0400amwritingCharactersCraftDiscoveryProcessStorytellingWriterWriterscommunityWritersonWordpressWritingwritingcommunitywritinginspirationwritingtips“That is the thing that you want, teetering over the abyss. Anytime you write up to the very edge of...https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/778980688034725888https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/778980688034725888Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:11:15 -0400amwritingChallengesCharactersCraftStorytellingWriterWriterscommunityWritersonWordpressWritingwritingcommunitywritinginspirationwritingtips“The artist brain is the sensory brain: sight and sound, smell and taste, touch. 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The four most important are: Present the story world — tell...https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/777802329480183808https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/777802329480183808Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:01:44 -0400amwritingBeginningsCraftStorytellingStructureWriterWriterscommunityWritersonWordpressWritingwritingcommunitywritinginspirationwritingtips“Including writing practice in your daily life cuts through repetitious, obsessive thinking. Writing...https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/777711878448316416https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/777711878448316416Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:04:04 -0400amwritingCraftPracticeStorytellingWriterWriterscommunityWritersonWordpressWritingwritingcommunitywritinginspirationwritingtips““I’m in no rush,” he said. 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They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes...https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/777361239793975296https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/777361239793975296Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:10:48 -0500amwritingCraftInspirationProcessProloguesStorytellingWriterWriterscommunityWritersonWordpressWritingwritingcommunitywritinginspirationwritingtips“You have to put in the time. If you are not there, the words will not appear. Simple as that. A...https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/777270189768179712https://fascinomae.tumblr.com/post/777270189768179712Thu, 06 Mar 2025 07:03:36 -0500amwritingCraftInspirationProcessStorytellingWriterWritersWriterscommunityWritersonWordpressWritingwritingcommunitywritinginspirationwritingtips