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any advice for coming up with a name for a big setting (like a city, town, or country)?
I’ve got a whole post about it, and I’ve actually been wanting to update it. So here goes!
Guide: Naming Locations
1) Genre/Theme/Tone
It’s important to consider the genre, theme, and tone of your story when choosing a town name. Notice how the following place names reflect the genre or theme of the story:King’s Landing (sounds fantastical, from Game of Thrones)Cloud City (sounds futuristic, from Star Wars)Silent Hill (sounds scary, from a horror game)Sweet Valley (sounds happy and upbeat, from a YA series)Bikini Bottom (sounds funny, from Spongebob Squarepants)Radiator Springs (sounds car-related, from Disney’s Cars)Halloween Town (sounds spooky, from The Nightmare Before Christmas)Storybrooke (sounds fairytale-related, from Once Upon a Time)
2) Time/Place
It’s also important to consider when and where your story takes place. For example, “Vista Gulch” wouldn’t be a good name for a town in Victorian England because “vista” is a Spanish word commonly found where Spanish is (or was) a common language. And “gulch” is specific to the American Southwest, though it can occasionally be found in other places in North America. If you’re not sure what would be appropriate for your story, look for similar places in similar time periods. For example, if you’re writing a medieval fantasy set in a fictional world but modeled strongly after medieval France, look at maps of medieval France to see what kinds of names the towns, cities, and other places had.
3) Size/Settlement Type (Settlement Hierarchy)
When you’re naming any kind of settlement, it’s important to have some idea of the population/size, as this can sometimes influence naming conventions. These may differ slightly in different time periods/parts of the world, but this is a good general guide:
Homestead - a single dwelling or cluster of dwellings, typically occupied by one family or several related families. In modern times, often referred to as a “compound.” (Example: Fraser’s Ridge in Outlander, at least initially when it’s the cabin and just a few surrounding families.)
Hamlet - a very small community, typically with 100 people or fewer, and little in the services/amenities outside of possibly a church and a post office. When a hamlet has a small train station, they’re often called a “whistle-stop.” (Examples: Blackwater, Missouri. Whitwell-on-the-Hill, England)
Village - a small community of 1,000 people or fewer, likely to have a church or a few, a post office, a market, and possibly a few businesses. (Examples: Highbury in Jane Austen’s Emma. Hogsmeade in Harry Potter)
Town - a larger community of people, typically with the standard services/businesses, as well as schools and parks, often clustered around a town square/downtown/main street area. (Small town: 1,000 - 5,000, Town: 5,000 - 10,000, Large Town: 10,000 to 100,000) Larger towns may have shopping centers, malls, movie theaters, entertainment venues, etc. (Example: Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls)
City - a sprawling community with a robust center and a wide variety of businesses and services. Ranging in size from 100,000 (small) to just under one-million (huge.) Larger cities often include suburbs and towns. (Examples: Waco, Texas. Miami, Florida. Manchester, England. Okayama, Japan)
Metropolis - a very large city and its suburbs, of between one-million and three-million people, typically made up of several smaller cities and towns that have expanded into one another. (Examples: San Diego, California. Birmingham, England. Chicago, Illinois)
Conurbation - a group of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that have expanded into one another to create an enormous, polycentric urban area, with anywhere from three-million to ten-million people. (Examples: Los Angeles, California. London, England. New York, New York. Tokyo, Japan)
Megalopolis - a group of conurbations clustered together, with a total population of more than ten-million. (Examples: Sao Paulo, Brazil (12 million), Moscow, Russia (13 million), Beijing, China (18 million), Shanghai, China (24 million)
4) Geography
Words like gulch, butte,and bayou tend to be regional terms. You probably wouldn’t find Berle’s Bayou in Idaho, or Windy Butte in Rhode Island.Words like mount, cape, and valley are dependent upon terrain. Most of the time, you won’t have a town named “mount” something unless there are hills or mountains nearby. You wouldn’t use “cape” unless the town was on a cape, which requires a large body of water.
5) History
Is there a historical person or event that your town might be named after? The Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is ironically named after its founder, Jebediah Springfield. Chattanooga, Tennessee is named after the Cherokee town that was there first. Nargothrond, in The Lord of the Rings, is an Elvish town with an Elvish name.
6) Combination of Words
person name + geographical term = Smithfield, Smith Creek
group name + geographical term = Pioneer Valley, Settlers’ Ridge
descriptive word + geographical term = Mystic Falls, Smoky Hill
person name + settlement type = Smithton, Claraville
landmark + settlement type = Bridgton, Beaconville
Word Lists:
Types of Settlements
Geographical Features
Place Words
Common Suffixes
Other Descriptors
And remember, if all else fails, you can look to real areas/places for inspiration. Often they can help you figure out a believable naming convention for a particular type of area. :)
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face claims that you are dying to use
Richard Armitageee. Ugh, he's so handsome it's disgusting, and hIS VOICE...
Umm, but honestly, there's several, he's just the main one that comes to mind.
another one of those roleplayer ask meme things
your favorite face claims
your least favorite face claims
face claims that you are dying to use
face claims that you are dying to play against
your favorite original-verse oc (or one of your favorites)
your favorite fandom oc (or one of your favorites)
your favorite oc who isn’t yours (or one of your favorites)
your favorite fandom character to have played
a fandom character who you would really like to play
a fandom character who you would like to interact with
an rpg that meant a lot to you
an rpg that you’re excited about
an rpg that you’d like to create
your favorite rp friendship
your favorite rp otp
your favorite rp notp
your favorite rp family relationship
your favorite rp universe/world
your favorite non-playable character
your first rp character
your latest rp character
a plot that you’d like to play out
a real-world setting that you’d like to use as the setting of a plot
your favorite rp genre
a quote you’d like to use to build a character on
a song you’d like to use to build a character on
a song you’d like to use to build an rp relationship on
Addressing WIP Burn Out
Oh gosh, I have been there, my friend. Unfortunately there’s no magic fix (if only!), but there are definitely things you can do to encourage the the burnout to move the fuck out of your house. I can’t speak for your own inspiration, but I can tell you what I’ve done to get over these periods of burn out.
Keep reading below.
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( * VALENTINE’S DAY ALPHABET !
send some letters to find out more about my muse !
A : AFFECTION. how does your muse show affection?
B : BOUQUET. does your muse like flowers? which ones are their favourite?
C : CHOCOLATE. does your muse like chocolate? which one is their favourite?
D : DATE. what is your muse’s ideal date? where / who with / etc?
E : EMBRACE. does your muse like hugs? what are their hugs like?
F : FLIRT. is your muse good at flirting? how do they flirt?
G : GIFT. is your muse good at gift - giving or do they struggle to get it right?
H : HEART. is your muse quick or slow to give their heart away?
I : I LOVE YOU. does your muse find ‘i love you’ easy or hard to say?
J : JEALOUSY. does your muse get jealous in a relationship?
K : KISS. is your muse a good kisser? why / why not?
L : LOVE. who does your muse love?
M : MOONLIGHT. what is your muse’s ideal date? where / who with / etc?
N : NAUGHTY. what is your muse like in bed?
O : ODE. does your muse have a way with words?
P : PARTNER. what does your muse look for in a partner? looks / personality?
Q : QUESTION. would your muse ask the big question or expect their partner to?
R : ROMANCE. is your muse a romantic or a cynic?
S : SWEETHEART. did your muse have a childhood sweetheart?
T : TRUE LOVE. does your muse believe in true love?
U : UNREQUITED. has your muse had their heart broken?
V : VALENTINE. how does your muse feel about valentine’s day?
W : WEDDING. would your muse get married? why / why not?
X : XOXO. does your muse use / like pet names?
Y : YOURS. does your muse get protective easily?
Z : ZZZ. how many people has your muse slept with?
tfw you wanna write and do threads, but you have no laptop and you've lost all your icons. again.
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Here you’ll find a few useful tools and sites that’ll hopefully make your creative process easier. (Let us know if you notice any of the links is broken)
Supernatural research & resources
SuperWiki & the other Supernatural wiki - all the info about Supernatural episodes, characters, lore etc
Transcripts of all Supernatural episodes (SuperWiki) - they are up to date but for newer episodes, you’ll have to use search
Internet Movie Firearms Database: Supernatural
Internet Movie Car Database: Supernatural
Supernatural Symbols (SuperWiki) + Some symbol analysis
Supernatural Screencaps
Inspiration & mood
Some Supernatural aesthetics on Pinterest here and here and here for example
Ambient Sounds: Supernatural
SUPERNATURAL The Complete Soundtrack Season 1-13 (Spotify)
myNoise ® - customizable background noise generator
Playlists for writing specific types of scenes (Spotify)
AO3
Script for posting to AO3 from Google Docs
AO3 posting tutorial
Publishing images and video to AO3 tutorial
For Authors
Tools
Google Docs - free online text editor that automatically saves everything to a cloud, has great collaboration options
Evernote - perfect for taking notes, syncs with a mobile app so you’ll never lose an idea
RealtimeBoard - endless whiteboard you can stick your ideas to and sort them into an outline
Fighter’s block - a site where you beat monsters while adding words to your story
myWriteClub - lets you keep track of your word count
Wheel Decide - can’t decide where the plot’s gonna go? Wheel it!
Grammarly - a browser add-on that’ll help you with grammar & co
Research
Masterpost of Mythology and Deities - find inspiration and information for the next monster of the week
Podcasts Spirits (myths and folklore) and The Cryptid Keeper (cryptids) - MOTW ideas for when you don’t feel like reading
A Dictionary of Angels Including the Fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson - for all your angel naming needs
Google Maps - check how long it’ll take the boys to travel to their next case
Fake Name Generator - it’ll give you more fake personal info than comfortable
City-Data.com - stats about all US cities
Time and Date: weather - check the weather in the past years
Little Details - a fact-checking community for writers, a lot of information on various topics
ScriptX Family - group of “ask a specialist” type of blogs, a lot of them are no longer active but still serve as archives
Enochian & other ancient languages
The Complete Enochian Dictionary - for all your Enochian needs
Lexilogos - Latin dictionary and other resources
Lexicity - resources on many ancient languages
Omniglot - the online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages
For Artists
Tools
Krita - free digital painting software
Pixlr - online photo editor
GIMP - free image editor software
Lightworks - free professional video editing software
References
Body poses on deviantart
Hand poses on deviantart
Facial expressions on deviantart
DesignDoll - poseable human reference software
Comparing Heights of human figures
Roomsketcher - create floor plans and home designs online
Resources
Free vector images and icons
Free legal photo sources and here’s some more
Free fonts and more
Free music archive
Free stock videos
Last edited 18th January 2019
