One cannot fathom how much I adore and connect with this.
HAVE ONE GUY DIE AFTER CATCHING FOR A HORSE, AND YOUR STATE IS TARRED FOR LIFE.
At least it is illegal now? I think?
As a resident of Michigan and neighbor of Ohio, I call bs. Ohio is not the nerdiest state, just the boringest.
I really hate when people say “write what you know”.
I understand where they’re coming from, and it’s good to incorporate your own experiences if you can, but it’s so frustrating to me when people insist that you need…
Going to chime and say a better say is to “write what you’ve experienced”. For instance, if you are writing about the tragic death of character make sure your other characters grief seems real. Tap into your own experiences with grief and use that to craft your characters reactions. Even if your character died in some fantastic way such as being eaten by a dragon, his death will seem real if you other characters grief feels real.
And even if you haven’t experienced grief (love, terror, depression) first hand, talk with those around you. Listen to their personal experiences and use that not only to connect with them, but to expand you own “emotional database”.
Are you still stuck for ideas for National Novel Writing Month? Or are you working on a novel at a more leisurely pace? Here are 102 resources on Character, Point of View, Dialogue, Plot, Conflict, Structure, Outlining, Setting, and World Building, plus some links to generate Ideas and Inspiration.
CHARACTER, POINT OF VIEW, DIALOGUE
The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test
Priming the idea pump (A character checklist shamlessly lifted from acting)
Handling a Cast of Thousands – Part I: Getting to Know Your Characters
Establishing the Right Point of View: How to Avoid “Stepping Out of Character”
How to Start Writing in the Third Person
Web Resources for Developing Characters
What are the Sixteen Master Archetypes?
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Villains are People, Too, But …
Top 10 Tips for Writing Dialogue
Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills (character traits)
How to Write a Character Bible
Character Development Exercises
All Your Characters Sounds the Same — And They’re Not a Hivemind!
Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Difference for Successful Fiction
Family Echo (family tree website)
Interviewing Characters: Follow the Energy
100 Character Development Questions for Writers
Lineage Chart Layout Generator
PLOT, CONFLICT, STRUCTURE, OUTLINE
How to Write a Novel: The Snowflake Method
Effectively Outlining Your Plot
Conflict and Character within Story Structure
Ideas, Plots & Using the Premise Sheets
Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense
Plunge Right In … Into Your Story, That Is!
Fiction Writing Tips: Story Grid
Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot
The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations
The Evil Overlord Devises a Plot: Excerpt from Stupid Plotting Tricks
The Hero’s Journey: Summary of the Steps
Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes
SETTING, WORLD BUILDING
The Art of Description: Eight Tips to Help You Bring Your Settings to Life
Creating the Perfect Setting – Part I
An Impatient Writer’s Approach to Worldbuilding
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions
Character and Setting Interactions
Creating Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds
Maps Workshop — Developing the Fictional World Through Mapping
IDEAS, INSPIRATION
Solve Your Problems Simply by Saying Them Out Loud
Writing Inspiration, or Sex on a Bicycle
Creative Acceleration: 11 Tips to Engineer a Productive Flow
The Seven Major Beginner Mistakes
Complete Your First Book with these 9 Simple Writing Habits
Free Association, Active Imagination, Twilight Imaging
Story Starters and Idea Generators
REVISION
One-Pass Manuscript Revision: From First Draft to Last in One Cycle
Revising Your Novel: Read What You’ve Written
Writing 101: So You Want to Write a Novel Part 3: Revising a Novel
TOOLS and SOFTWARE
My Writing Nook (online text editor; free)
Bubbl.us (online mind map application; free)
Freemind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
XMind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
Liquid Story Binder (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $45.95; Windows, portable)
Scrivener (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $39.95; Mac)
SuperNotecard (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $29; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
yWriter (novel organization and writing software; free; Windows, Linux, portable)
JDarkRoom (minimalist text editor; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
AutoRealm (map creation software; free; Windows, Linux with Wine)
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hellloooo
The rewriting stuff is exactly what I need for my coursework right now
god, thank you, OP!
AHHHHH thank you so much!
OK, imma need this
Admittedly, I’m not sure I like the tone of the article. I don’t think anyone every intended to trivialize the problems of the mentally ill. When I saw the original list, it was list of articles on attacks and hazmat situations in Florida. I took the whole “OMG zombie apocalypse” to be a humorous way of saying “OMG things are really fucked up in Florida”. After all, a real zombie apocalypse wouldn’t be funny—it’d be horrific.
Still, seeing how the meme has evolved, this article makes a very good point about the problems of the mentally ill today.
MARSHMALLOW RARITY GIVEAWAY!
I haven’t done a giveaway in a while and I thought that since I’ve been selling more things lately, I might endorse my blog as well as give back to my followers c: I’ve sold practically all my marshmallow blob ponies, save for the last four. One of which I am going to put up for a giveaway. Here are the rules:
- Reblog as many times as you like
- Likes and reblogs count
- If the original text is edited, you’ll be disqualified
- Your ask box must be open
- I will pick the winner using a randomizer
- I will draw a name on the 30th of june!
I will cover the cost of shipping. good luck!
PS. if you like this, and miss out, I have others like it in my etsy store!
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I want this family to adopt me
probs one of the best sailor moon cosplays ive seen tbh. that chibi is darn cute omfg pinchesbabbycheeks
omg the sailor moon
she’s so gorgeousSAILOR MOON WAS NOT BLACK!
To avoid sending myself into a rage-stroke this early in the morning, I’m going to ignore the above comment.
This is honestly probably one of the single best Sailor Moon Cosplays I’ve ever seen.
That Chibi-Moon is freakin perfect.
I know I just reblogged this, but I want to reblog it again now that I have a coherent thought to that “Sailor Moon wasn’t Black” comment.
Because, yes, you’re right. Sailor Moon wasn’t black. Of course, that’s not really the point of this cosplay and doesn’t make it a bad cosplay at all. But yes, Sailor Moon wasn’t Black
But here’s the important thing: I have never heard someone say “OMG! Sailor Moon wasn’t WHITE” when a white girl does a really, really good Sailor Moon Cosplay.
And guess what? Sailor Moon wasn’t WHITE either. Sailor Moon was Japanese.
So if racial inaccuracy in your cosplay is that big of a fucking deal, then a black person cosplaying Sailor Moon is JUST AS “bad” as a white person cosplaying Sailor Moon.Wow this-is-the-rescue is a piece of shit.
Rebloging for beautifulness…
