One of the things that makes soaps so compelling is that they are deliberately designed to feel as ‘real’ as possible

Monday’s episode might mention what happened over the weekend, episodes rarely span more than one day and tend not to involve large jumps in time. Soaps will also occasionally insert topical scenes, edited in at the last minute, referencing significant events such as the Olympics or Brexit – another deliberate ploy to maintain that sense of currency and connection to the real world. Everything is designed to make us feel that the events of Albert Square or Emmerdale or Wetherfield are continuing alongside our own lives – we just happen to drop in on them from time to time.

https://alexinbrum.wordpress.com/2020/06/16/how-real-is-reality-really

I just love the getting thoughts out of my head and onto paper

Keywords: Mindfulness, Wellbeing

There are so many ways writing can help us to make sense of the world, our thoughts, events, emotions. Getting all that junk out of your head can really help us to let go of cyclic thoughts or emotions we feel trapped in. Writing can also help to motivate us and bring more happiness into our day. It can be a way of creating, communicating and sharing. Writing can do so much and the physical process of putting pen to paper, making intangible ideas concrete, can create magic.

https://thenutritionyogi.net/2020/06/16/writing-as-therapy

I would love to hear from anyone reading this!

Keywords: AmWriting, Character Development, Creativity, WIP, World Building

If you have have ever worked on or successfully completed writing a story, please reach out! Let me know in the comments below, what you found to be the hard hardest part of putting your story together? Did you find the world building overwhelming? Did you know know the start and the end, but you had no idea how to connect the two? Or maybe the opposite, you knew what happens in the middle, but not where to start it or how to end it? Not only would I love to know, but I think it will be helpful to others who come across my blog as they won’t feel like they’re the only ones struggling when putting their story together.

https://xavierawright.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/welcome-to-xaviers-quest

A fan can be defined as an individual who is a part of a community built around a shared enjoyment of an aspect of popular culture, such as books, movies, TV shows, bands, sports etc.

Hi my name is Emily and I’m a professional fangirl. Okay, now that I have come clean let me give you an insight into fandoms and fan studies, the topic this week for BCM110!

https://itsemmsgems.wordpress.com/2020/04/21/i-love-harry-styles-the-most

It’s important to consume all types of media as a writer so you understand what works and what doesn’t

Keywords: marywrites, Book Reviews, books, bookstore au, reading, saintsverse, sister witches, writing

Books will always be your most important tool to utilize, but you also shouldn’t feel guilty for not writing/reading because you’re taking a day to watch something. I’ve learned a lot from the TV shows/movies I’ve watched over the years, and, in the end, all of this just boils down to you can’t create without consuming creation.

https://marydrover.com/2020/04/20/the-importance-of-reading-as-a-writer