Things My Editor Told Me

Writing is Hard

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Just so you guys know, I’m going through a bunch of changes right now, so things might be quiet on here for a few days. But TMETM will be back in business before you know it! I’m just not at my own house, where the edits and notes and cameras are. So I’ll be stealing reblogging from my lovely followers! And of course, the Ask and Submission boxes are always open ^^ Have a great day everyone!

-Tarin (The Writer. The Editor is probably sleeping like a normal person.

Why am I up so late early you ask? It’s five am after all!

Simple.

I was writing. XD )

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I'm fairly certain The Editor has similar thoughts...

Me as a content editor:
Just...ctrl+A...delete...and start over.
Me as a copy editor:
Just...maybe if you would say what you want to say, I could write it for you. It would be faster than you writing it poorly to start with.
Me as a proof reader:
I have lost all faith in humanity and its ability to communicate.

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But. That would be direct. And make sense. And it wouldn’t be passive. *dead* [Text reads: Actually walk away]

But. That would be direct. And make sense. And it wouldn’t be passive.

*dead*

[Text reads: Actually walk away]

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Well, it did beat you at poker…. No, I’m just kidding. No one can beat The Editor. [Text reads: I don’t like this adjective for some reason.]

Well, it did beat you at poker….

No, I’m just kidding. No one can beat The Editor.

[Text reads: I don’t like this adjective for some reason.]

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The neat thing about writing fantasy was writing in a totally different way. Like, I got to use alliteration! I realize that you can use alliteration anywhere, but it fits so well into fantasy.. [Text reads: silly? use alliteration if possible.] What genres do you guys like to write in? Ever try a brand new one just for fun?

The neat thing about writing fantasy was writing in a totally different way.

Like, I got to use alliteration!

I realize that you can use alliteration anywhere, but it fits so well into fantasy..

[Text reads: silly? use alliteration if possible.]

What genres do you guys like to write in? Ever try a brand new one just for fun?

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What’s happening, or my writing? Please mean what’s happening… Please mean what’s happening… damn. [Text reads: That’s awful.] The Editor seems personally offended by this bad prose. XD 

What’s happening, or my writing?

Please mean what’s happening… Please mean what’s happening… damn.

[Text reads: That’s awful.]

The Editor seems personally offended by this bad prose. XD 

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A good-old-fashioned note from The Editor. [Text reads: This is all bad.]

A good-old-fashioned note from The Editor.

[Text reads: This is all bad.]

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So The Editor invented a game. She took the really bad phrases from my story and made band names out of them. Possible Band Names from Tobias Story: Newfound Intensity Slut-Skirts (Akin to Annie Christ’s Slut Smashers perhaps?) Gang of Sadists Vicious Glint Definition of the Underdog It’s suprisingly fun. And it makes me feel better about my bad phrases, knowing they’ll have a future after The Editor ruthlessly throws them out on the street. On a side note, don’t give The Editor puppies. These also double as Tumblr urls! Do you guys have any band names from your own prose?

So The Editor invented a game.

She took the really bad phrases from my story and made band names out of them.

Possible Band Names from Tobias Story:

  • Newfound Intensity
  • Slut-Skirts (Akin to Annie Christ’s Slut Smashers perhaps?)
  • Gang of Sadists
  • Vicious Glint
  • Definition of the Underdog

It’s suprisingly fun. And it makes me feel better about my bad phrases, knowing they’ll have a future after The Editor ruthlessly throws them out on the street. On a side note, don’t give The Editor puppies.

These also double as Tumblr urls!

Do you guys have any band names from your own prose?