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I feel alone and desperate. Don’t know what’s going on with me at this point.

July’s WritingTipWed! Every Wednesday I post a writing tip on my Twitter! If you want to see these weekly, follow me @/EmilyLaJaunie.

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#WritingTipWed 51 - Every writer has their struggles. Some have difficulty writing dialogue, others descriptions, others world-building. Write what you’re comfortable with first, then fill in what’s difficult. And always be kind to yourself.

#WritingTipWed 52 - It’s obvious, but it takes time to write a novel. It’s completely standard for a book to take years to finish, so don’t worry about how long you’ve been working on yours. You’re writing it, and that’s all that matters.

#WritingTipWed 53 - There are 3 types of character flaws: Minor, Major, and Tragic/Fatal.

Minor: Makes character distinguishable and well-rounded

Major: Impairs/restricts character in some way

Fatal: Brings character’s downfall

Minor ex: Childish, Clumsy, Lazy

Major ex: Arrogant, Envious, Short-tempered

Fatal ex: Greedy, Disloyal, Violent

Some flaws can be minor for one character, but fatal for another depending on how they work around it.

blog.reedsy.com/character-flaws/

#WritingTipWed 54 - Quirks are necessary to create a memorable, relatable character. These can include habits, beliefs, actions, style of dress, etc.

Ex: Always wears a wide-brimmed hat and taps foot when nervous.

masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-characters-with-believable-quirks#16-common-character-quirks-to-prompt-your-writing

June’s WritingTipWed! Every Wednesday I post a writing tip on my Twitter! If you want to see these weekly, follow me @/EmilyLaJaunie.

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#WritingTipWed 46 - When writing a queer character, don’t make the character’s only defining trait about being queer.

Ex, just how you wouldn’t write a character whose trait is being straight, don’t make one whose trait is being gay.

#WritingTipWed 47 - When writing something set in a previous time period, look up what words/phrases were commonly used/didn’t exist yet. And for meanings of words, as they can change over time.

A “gay man”, for instance, used to be a womanizer.

Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay:

“The word may have started to acquire associations of immorality as early as the 14th century, but had certainly acquired them by the 17th. By the late 17th century, it had acquired the specific meaning of "addicted to pleasures and dissipation”, an extension of its primary meaning of “carefree” implying “uninhibited by moral constraints”. A gay woman was a prostitute, a gay man a womanizer, and a gay house a brothel. An example is a letter read to a London court in 1885 during the prosecution of brothel madam and procuress Mary Jeffries that had been written by a girl while slaved to a French brothel:

“I write to tell you it is a gay house…Some captains came in the other night, and the mistress wanted us to sleep with them.”“

#WritingTipWed 48 - Accept that when you’re writing a queer story, even if you consulted with hundreds of queer sensitivity readers/beta readers, that your story will not satisfy everyone. You can’t please everyone, so still, be proud!

#WritingTipWed 49 - The APA now endorses the use of “they” as a singular third-person pronoun and it is part of the APA style!

So instead of writing “he or she” write “they” and instead of “his or her” write “their.”

apastyle.apa.org/blog/singular-they

#WritingTipWed 50 - On this last day of Pride Month, remember to love. Love yourself, love others, love your writing. Write about what you love, who you love. The love of friends, families, partners, that’s what makes a story powerful.