At the end of every year, the team at Writers Write looks at which posts were viewed most over the previous 12 months. This year, however, we were curious to find out which of our writing posts were the most popular of all time.
So we decided to start 2017 with the 25 posts you’ve viewed most on our blog over the past five years. (The number of views indicated here are from 31 December 2016.)
Our top post has almost 2 million views, and we’ve seen it used in varying formats across the internet. The second and third posts have more than 1 million views combined.
The posts vary. They include reference sheets for writers, longer posts on grammar and creative writing, a selection of excerpts from poetry, business writing tips, writing prompts, and quotations. We hope you enjoy them.
Look, y’all, writing fictional medical stuff is hard. It takes a LOT of background knowledge to write accurate, believable scenes with doctors, nurses, or paramedics. And whether your story is set in a hospital, or has the briefest interaction with medical providers, it can still be a big challenge–and some people find it intimidating.
That’s okay. I’m here to help.
I’m your consult. Your phone-a-friend. Your beta for the medical bits. I’m here to help you improve your stories, to make them more believable. I’ve got ten years of experience in healthcare, with a focus in EMS, Emergency Medicine and Critical / Intensive Care–all the exciting bits!
Not sure what how a doctor sets a broken bone? Who does the stitching? What’s a hematoma, anyway? What’s a believable dose of haloperidol–and why is that lower case, but Haldol, the same medicine, is capitalized? What does an OR smell like?
Ask me! (Ask me anything!)
I’m gonna be putting out resources for authors and scriptwriters, to help write believable, accurate, and exciting fiction. I’ll be around for NaNoWriMo and beyond. And I’m here for you!
So send me your questions, tumblr. I’m here to help. And thank you to @promptsandpointers for allowing me to submit!!
grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread
different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.
some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit
SHELTER
Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment
sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it
Some churches offer short term residence
Find your nearest homeless shelter
Look for places that are open to the public
A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry
HYGIENE
A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.
Public libraries have bathrooms you can use
Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.
Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver
Local beaches, go for a quick swim
Some truck stops have showers you can pay for
Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet
Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket
OTHER
first aid kit
sunscreen
a travel alarm clock or watch
mylar emergency blanket
a backpack is a must
downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards
sleeping bag
travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror
swiss army knife
can opener
Reblog to literally save a life
if there is a Dollar Tree near you, they have entire food aisles
Planet Fitness also has $10 memberships. you can shower and they have free food days! pizza night 1st monday every month, bagel tuesday the 2nd tuesday every month.
this is very important!! i went through this and i literally didn’t know what to do and had to learn a lot the hard way. please take the time to read this!
theres a lot of ‘weird wikipedia’ lists out there, but a lot of them have a very narrow scope and a disproportionate focus on serial killers and violence. so when i ended up on a fervent, month-long wikipedia binge, i figured id compile my own list of weird wikipedia articles. i have no idea how many there are, at least around a couple hundred..
(trigger/content warnings for certain articles are in parentheses, but id reccommend being careful since theres only warnings for major aspects of these articles.)
skysonglark reference 