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âWHY ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT YOU-KNOW-WHO? YOU SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT U-NO-POO â THE CONSTIPATION SENSATION THATâS GRIPPING THE NATION!â
When in doubt, gotta get those thighs of betrayal.
We always talk about the relationship between Lily and the Marauders but how about jAMES AND LILYâS FRIENDS???? LIKE SURELY THE MY-FAMILY-IS-ALSO-YOUR-FAMILY-NOW DYNAMIC IN JAMES AND LILYâS RELATIONSHIP WAS NOT ONE SIDED
While the Marauders basically accepted Lily with open arms even before she and James started dating, I feel like Lilyâs friends are trickier to please because they know how much of a bully James was and they have every right to be suspicious of him even as heâs growing out of it. However, they, like the Marauders, are also dramatic nerds. The second they find out that James and Lily are friends now, they manage to turn the corner of the Common Room into an interrogation room. âGuys??? Do ANY of you want to go down to dinner with me???â âNOT NOW LILY LARGER THINGS ARE AT STAKE - Potter, answer Dorcasâ questionâ By the end of their first term in sixth year, though, theyâre all super tight.Â
The day everyone is leaving for the holidays, Lily finds James at the Hogsmeade station but before she can ask him why heâs there when heâs staying for the holidays, she sees him helping Marlene with all her luggage as they talk animatedly about something ( âwhat do you MEAN Dorcas is spending the holidays at your placeâ âitâs nothing, james oh my god.â âyou are BLUSHING U NERD. write to me okay donât leave anything out or i will hex youâ)
Potions class where theyâre dealing with a lot more fire than usual and the whole room feels like a boiling pot but Sirius is okay because he knows James always carries an extra hair tie for him so he just grabs Jamesâ wrist. âSirius whatâ ââŠhair tie?â âoh, sorry, i lent it to Aliceâ âyou WHATâ âsheâs had a really bad day today okay you donât understandâ
During the Easter holidays, James invites everyone over at his place to just hang out. remus, sirius, peter are so used to the place that they just kiss Mrs. potter on the cheek and go up to jamesâ room while he introduces the girls. mrs. potter taking one look at the girls and going all âokay so which one of you is responsible for my lack of sleep because my son could not shut up about - what was it, again, james? oh right - âher dazzling eyes and lips that look like they taste like firewhiskey and candy and hopeâ?â and everyone is laughing except for a very red james potter and a smirking lily
James is very much over his immature, hexing-people-for-fun days, but the moment some boys call Marlene a homophobic slur, he sends about 8 different hexes and jinxes their way. He ends up with a week long detention, polishing trophies. That week, Marlene carries around a very dramatic âFree James Potterâ picket sign to all her classes to annoy the teachers. (âPete, why didnât I ever think of thatâ âBecause youâre always the one in detention with him, Siriusâ)
One night when the girls are just lazing around the fireplace, James bursts in like he had a huge crisis âokay i know you lot have been feeling left out because we have a cool name and you donât-â ânot reallyâ â-and i apologize bc i know you want in in the whole thing with your own nicknames and everything-â âactually noâ â itâs always been the four of us, me moony padfoot and wormtail⊠HOWEVER YOU CAN BE LIKE THE SECOND WAVE OF MARAUDERSâ ââŠ.oh godâŠ.noâŠdonâtâ âTHE MORE-AUDERSâ âJAMES NOâ
The day of Frank and Aliceâs first date, James goes to him beforehand like âHi Frank Longbottom, right?â âJames youâve known me for yearsâ âWhat exactly are your intentions with Alice?â âAre you jokingâ and Alice passes by and Frank is just signalling for help and Alice just smirks and crosses her arms like âyou didnât answer Jamesâ questionâ
James french braiding Marleneâs hair before Quidditch practice because it always gets in the way and using magic to make her ponytails hold always ends up messy. âThat should be able to keep your hair neat, I can twist it into a bun later if you needâ and Marlene is just looking in the mirror in awe because itâs so neat and well made âhow are you so good with hair holy shitâ âare you forgetting who my best friend isâ
In my history class, we were debating about breast feeding and all the boys were like âew gross women should go in the bathroom or not do that in publicâ and I never talk in that class, but I felt compelled to input my opinion so I said âmen think the display of a womanâs body is good until itâs no longer for their pleasureâ and everyone just shut their mouths and looked at me. Iâve never seen so many boys open their mouth to defend themselves and have nothing come out in my life.
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She never recovered from Lord Voldemortâs possession. Voices and vicious visions plagued her dreams and his darkness ate her soul, bit by bit, night by night until only a deep chasm was left.Until she could feel the poison seeping into her veins, her magic. Until her long ago love for Harry Potter turned black with hatred. Until she wanted nothing more than to see him bleed.
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Underrated mythological creatures in YA books
I have always loved mythological creatures, but I think too many YA paranormal books focus on four creatures: vampires, werewolves, angels and fairies. So with the help of my followers (really they did all the work, I just wrote down the books into categories), I have compiled a list of books with underrated mythological creatures. Just to clarify, I havenât read most of these books.
So if you like:
Mermaids:
Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
Siren by Tricia Rayburn
Fathomless by Jackson Pearce
Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz
Ingo by Helen Dunmore
Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
Ascension by Kara Dalkey
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
Wake by Amanda Hocking Â
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper
Tempest Rising by Tracey Deebs
Lies Beneath series by Anne Greenwood
The Siren by Kiers Cass
Daughters of the Sea by Kathryn Lasky
Ghosts:
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
A Wounded Name by Dot Hutchison (A retelling of Hamlet)
Shades of London by Maureen Johnson
The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw
The Hollow by Jessica Verday
Shade by Jeri Smith Ready
Hereafter by Tara Hudson
Ruined by Paula Morris
Necromancers:
The Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong
Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen (a trilogy) by Garth Nix
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
The Johannes Cabal series by Jonathan L. HowardÂ
Demons:
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Personal Demonsby Lisa Desrochers
Demon Lexicon series by Sarah Rees Brennan
Banshee:
My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent
Sidheâs Call by Christy G. ThomasÂ
The Banshee Initiate by Kelly Matsuura
Goblins:
Runemarks by Joanne Harris
The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell
The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle
Monsters:
The Monstrumologist series by Rick Yancey
Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
Dragons:
Eon by Alison Goodman
The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle KnudsenÂ
Enchanted Forrest series by Patricia C. Wrede
Soul Colector:
The Collector by Victoria Scott
Water horses:
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Pooka:
Other by Karen Kincy
Dracons/draki:
Firelightby Sophie Jordan
Talon by Julie Kagawa
Unicorns:
Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleÂ
Greek mythology:
Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
The Devil:
Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
Different creatures:
Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
Beautiful Decay by Sylvia Lewis
The Changelings by Elle Casey
Succubus:
Mesmerized by Julia Crane and Talia Jager
Egyptian mythology:
The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
Chimaera:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Djinn:
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Skin-walkers:
The Darkness Rising trilogy by Kelley Armstrong
Trickster gods and demons:
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (A retelling of Beauty and the Beast)
Original mythology:
Books of Great Alta series by Jane Yolen
Genies:
As You Wish by Jackson Pearce
Selkies:
Seven Tears into the Sea by Terri Farley
Half Human by Bruce Coville
Reapers:
The Madison Avery series by Kim Harrison
Polynesian mythology:
Wildefire by Karsten Knight
Nightmare:
The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett
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A story or novel is, in essence, a series of scenes strung together with narrative summary adding texture & color. A work of fiction is many scenes, each having a beginning, middle & end. The beginning of each scene is what weâll address here.
10 Ways to Launch Strong Scenes
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October 11, 2011 | Jordan E. Rosenfeld | Comments: 0
Any story or novel is, in essence, a series of scenes strung together like beads on a wire, with narrative summary adding texture and color between. A work of fiction will comprise many scenes, and each one of these individual scenes must be built with a structure most easily described as having a beginning, middle and end. The beginning of each scene is what weâll address here.
The word beginning is a bit misleading, since some scenes pick up in the middle of action or continue where others left off, so I prefer the term launch, which more clearly suggests the place where the readerâs attention is engaged anew.
Visually, in a manuscript a new scene is usually signified by the start of a chapter, by a break of four lines (called a soft hiatus) between the last paragraph of one scene and the first paragraph of the next one, or sometimes by a symbol such as an asterisk, to let the reader know that time has passed.
Each new scene still has a responsibility to the idea or plot you started with, and that is to communicate your idea in a way that is vivifying for the reader and that provides an experience, not a lecture. Scene launches, therefore, pave the way for all the robust consequences of the idea or plot to unfurl. Each scene launch is a reintroduction, capturing your readerâs attention all over again. Start each scene by asking yourself two key questions:
Where are my characters in the plot? Where did I leave them and what are they doing now?
What is the most important piece of information that needs to be revealed in this scene?
Only you and the course of your narrative can decide which kinds of launches will work best for each scene, and choosing the right launch often takes some experimentation. Here weâll cover 10 key techniques for launching scenes in three main ways: with action, narrative summary or setting.
ACTION LAUNCHES The sooner you start the action in a scene, the more momentum it has to carry the reader forward. If you find yourself explaining an action, then youâre not demonstrating the action any longer; youâre floating in a distant star system known as Nebulous Intellectulusâmore commonly known as your headâand so is the reader. Keep in mind the key elements of action: time and momentum. It takes time to plan a murder over late-night whispers; to cause an embarrassing scene by drunkenly dropping a jar at the grocery; to blackmail a betraying spouse; or to haul off and kick a wall in anger. These things donât happen spontaneously, they happen over a period of time. They are sometimes quick, sometimes slow, but once started, they unfold until finished. The key to creating strong momentum is to start an action without explaining anything:
Albert leads them all into the dining room and everyone drifts around the large teak table, studying the busily constructed salads at each place settingâsalads, which, with their knobs of cheese, jutting chives and little folios of frisĂ©e, resemble small Easter hats.
âDo we wear these or eat them?â asks Jack. In his mouth is a piece of gray chewing gum like a ratâs brain.
Lorrie Moore plunges her reader into the above scene in the story âBeautiful Grade.â Although the action is quiet, there is physical movement and a sense of real time. The lack of explanation for what is happening forces the reader to press on to learn more. The action gives clues to the reader: The characters are led into a room full of wildly decorated salads that one character is uncertain whether he should eat or wear, which gives a sense of the environmentâprobably chic. We get a feeling for Jackâheâs got a good sense of humor. Clearly something more is going to happen in this environment, and judging from the tone of the paragraph, we can probably expect irony and humor.
Action launches tend to energize the readerâs physical senses. To create an action launch:
1. GET STRAIGHT TO THE ACTION. Donât drag your feet here. âJimmy jumped off the cliffâ rather than âJimmy stared at the water, imagining how cold it would feel when he jumped.â
2. HOOK THE READER WITH BIG OR SURPRISING ACTIONS. An outburst, car crash, violent heart attack or public fight at the launch of a scene allows for more possibilities within it.
3. BE SURE THAT THE ACTION IS TRUE TO YOUR CHARACTER. Donât have a shy character choose to become suddenly uninhibited at the launch of a scene. Do have a bossy character belittle another character in a way that creates conflict.
4. ACT FIRST, THINK LATER. If a character is going to think in your action opening, let the action come first, as in, âElizabeth slapped the Prince. When his face turned pink, horror filled her. What have I done? she thought.â
NARRATIVE LAUNCHES Writers often try to include narrative summary, such as descriptions of the history of a place or the backstory of characters, right at the launch of a scene, believing that the reader will not be patient enough to allow actions and dialogue to tell the story. In large doses, narrative summaries are to scenes what voice-overs are to moviesâdistractions and interruptions.
Yet a scene launch is actually one of the easier places to use a judicious amount of narrative summary, so long as you donât keep the reader captive too long. Take the opening of this scene in Amanda Eyre Wardâs novel How to Be Lost:
The afternoon before, I planned how I would tell her. I would begin with my age and maturity, allude to a new lover, and finish with a bouquet of promises: grandchildren, handwritten letters, boxes from Tiffany sent in time to beat the rush. I sat in my apartment drinking Scotch and planning the words.
The above bit is almost entirely narrative summary, and the only actionâdrinking Scotchâis described, not demonstrated. There is no real setting, and the only visual cues the reader has are vague and abstract. However, the narrative summary does demonstrate the nature of the character, Carolineâshe feels she must butter her mother up, bribe her even, in order to ask for something she needs, which turns out to be a relatively small thing. It reflects Carolineâs tendency to live in her head, and shows us sheâs the kind of person who must prepare herself mentally for difficult thingsâa theme that recurs throughout the book. Itâs also useful because Caroline spends a lot of time by herself, cutting herself off from her relationships, and, therefore, it is very true to her personality. In just one short paragraph of narrative summary, the reader learns a lot about Caroline, and Ward gets to action in the next paragraph:
Georgette stretched lazily on the balcony. Below, an ambulance wailed. A man with a shopping cart stood underneath my apartment building, eating chicken wings and whistling.
If the entire scene had continued in narrative summary, it would have had a sedative effect on the reader, and the sceneâs momentum would have been lost.
A narrative approach is best used with the following launch strategies:
5. SAVE TIME BY BEGINNING WITH SUMMARY. Sometimes actions will simply take up more time and space in the scene than you would like. A scene beginning needs to move fairly quickly and, on occasion, summary will get the reader there faster.
6. COMMUNICATE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO THE READER BEFORE THE ACTION KICKS IN. Sometimes information needs to be imparted simply in order to set action in motion later in the scene. Opening sentences such as, âMy mother was dead before I arrived,â âThe war had begunâ and, âThe storm left half of the city underwater,â could easily lead to action.
7. REVEAL A CHARACTERâS THOUGHTS OR INTENTIONS THAT CANNOT BE SHOWN THROUGH ACTION. Coma victims, elderly characters, small children and other characters sometimes cannot speak or act for physical, mental or emotional reasons; therefore the scene may need to launch with narration to let the reader know what they think and feel.
SETTING LAUNCHES Sometimes setting detailsâlike a jungle on fire, or moonlight sparkling on a lakeâare so important to plot or character development that itâs appropriate to include visual setting at the launch of a scene. This is often the case in books set in unusual, exotic or challenging locations such as snowy Himalayan mountains, lush islands or brutal desert climates. If the setting is going to bear dramatically on the characters and the plot, then there is every reason to let it lead into the scene that will follow.
John Fowlesâ novel The Magus is set mostly on a Greek island that leaves an indelible imprint on the main character, Nicholas. He becomes involved with an eccentric man whose isolated villa in the Greek countryside becomes the stage upon which the major drama of the novel unfolds. Therefore, it makes sense for him to launch a scene in this manner:
It was a Sunday in late May, blue as a birdâs wing. I climbed up the goat-paths to the islandâs ridge-back, from where the green froth of the pine-tops rolled two miles down to the coast. The sea stretched like a silk carpet across to the shadowy wall of mountains on the mainland to the west. ⊠It was an azure world, stupendously pure, and as always when I stood on the central ridge of the island and saw it before me, I forgot most of my troubles.
The reader needs to be able to see in detail the empty Greek countryside in which Nicholas becomes so isolated. It sets the scene for something beautiful and strange to happen, and Fowles does not disappoint. These final three methods can create an effective scenic launch:
8. ENGAGE WITH SPECIFIC VISUAL DETAILS. If your character is deserted on an island, the reader needs to know the lay of the land. Any fruit trees in sight? What color sand? Are there rocks, shelter or wild, roaming beasts?
9. USE SCENERY TO SET THE TONE OF THE SCENE. Say your scene opens in a jungle where your character is going to face danger; you can describe the scenery in language that conveys darkness, fear and mystery.
10. REFLECT A CHARACTERâS FEELINGS THROUGH SETTING. Say you have a sad character walking through a residential neighborhood. The descriptions of the homes can reflect that sadnessâhouses can be in disrepair, with rotting wood and untended yards. You can use weather in the same way. A bright, powerfully sunny day can reflect a mood of great cheer in a character.
Scene launches happen so quickly and are so soon forgotten that itâs easy to rush through them, figuring it doesnât really matter how you get it started. Donât fall prey to that thinking. Take your time with each scene launch. Craft it as carefully and strategically as you would any other aspect of your scene. Remember that a scene launch is an invitation to the reader, beckoning him to come further along with you. Make your invitation as alluring as possible.
This article was written by Jordan E. Rosenfeld.
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[5] female charactersÂ
[5] male charactersÂ
[5] otpsÂ
[3] bromances
[3] seasons
[3] episodes that make you cry
[3] episodes that make you happy
[2] quotes
[2] holiday themed episodes
[1] pilot
Hello! Just wondering, how many times have you read/watched HP to know the story in such details? Also, do you have other favourite fantasy/no fantasy books recommendations? thanks!
I honestly could not tell you how many times Iâve read the books or watched the films over the past 13 years. Itâs definitely been a lot, though. As far as other book recs, nothing is really in the same vein as HP for me but I like
anything by Rainbow Rowell (though she writes contemporary YA, not fantasy, but her books are so lovely)
the Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
The Coldest Girl in Cold Town by Holly Black
the Splintered series by A.G. Howard
A Song of Ice and Fire by GRRM (obviously)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
the Demonata series by Darren Shan
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
the Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix
the Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore
Thatâs all I can think of off the top of my head but I hope you can find something in there you like!
-Ashley
81 Articles on Writing
Ever since Iâve starting writing a novel, Iâve been obsessed with reading articles of tips on writing. And with NaNoWriMo coming up, I thought Iâd share some of the articles Iâve read plus a lot more. So enjoy!
The Dos and Donâts of Novel Endings
10 Tips to Avoid Clichés in Writing
Five outlining worksheets (Character Sketch, General Setting Sketch, Character Setting Sketch, Plot Sketch, Formatted Outline Capsule)
Five checklist worksheets (Story Plan Checklist, Cohesion Checklist, Punch Checklist, Revision Checklist, Editing and Polishing Checklist)
The 5 Essential Story Ingredients
25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story
How to Edit Your Book in 4 Steps
7 Ways to Expertly Edit Your Own Writing
How to Revise A Novel
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How to Write Great Dialogue
8 Tips for Writing Dialogue in Fiction
The Setback: How to Successfully Start Writing Again
Tighten the Tension in Your Novel
Fruitless First Draft Struggles
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Fiction Series
George R.R. Martinâs 20 Quotes on Writing
Dos and Donâts of Writing a Compelling Opening Chapter
Creative Writing vs. Technical Writing
21 Harsh But Eye-Opening Writing Tips From Great Authors
Knowing When to Stop: Expectations for a Satisfying Ending
Make More Time for Your Writing
Writing for the Young Adult Audience
5 Steps to Book Publishing
How to Start a Novel Right
Tips and Inspiration to Write a Book in a Month
To Plan or To Plunge? A New Way of Looking at the Outlining Debate
Whatâs Your Excuse for Not Writing?
Create Your Own Bad Guys and Sleazy Protagonists
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You've been doing NaNoWriMo for a few years. So have you got any tips for a first timer? :3
Sure!
The idea is to write 50,000 words, or about 1,667 words a day, but do not feel pressured by that. If 50k isnât realistic for you, set your own word count goal. NaNoWriMo should be fun, not stressful.
Even if you donât have a story idea laid out, write anyway, and use yourself as inspiration. Write about your day but from someone elseâs POV, write about a favourite memory but embellish it, write a Dear John letter to someone in your life. It sounds mindless, and it is, but itâs amazing the things you can come up with if you just let the words pour instead of overthinking it.
Worldbuilding is less overwhelming when you treat your setting like a character and hit it with the 3 main points: personality, goals, and history.Â
If you end up stuck, donât let your writing just sit until you can come up with an idea. Itâs very easy to then end up abandoning your work. Instead, try attacking your piece from several different angles. Create a brand-new conflict for your character(s) to work through, pick a character and write their backstory, type out pointless dialogue. Or simply put that chapter/scene/what-have-you away for later and work on a different part of your story. Lots of writers write out of order.
DONâT SELF-EDIT ALONG THE WAY. For now, just write. Remember: âthe first draft is you telling yourself the storyâ. You can fine tune it for an audience come December.
Donât get too hung up on the basics. If you canât pinpoint that perfect name for your character or setting, use name generators or generic names like âJohnâ and âCindyâ. You can always change them later.
CREATE A CHARAHUB ACCOUNT. Itâs basically a character journal where you profile all of your characters in your story, and it is extremely helpful. Some of the questions it asks you, you might not have thought about for your character before, which is excellent when you need to start fleshing people out.Â
Find đ a đ great đ playlist đ that works with the tone of your story. Itâs incredible the amount of inspiration and motivation you can draw from good background music.
Tell people youâre participating in NaNoWriMo, explain to them your goals, and have them hold you accountable. That way when you feel like you wanna give up, you can remember that quitting will disappoint more people than just you.Â
Do not skip a day of writing. Even if you donât meet your daily word count goal. Itâs too easy to get into the habit of not writing, and once youâre in that place, itâs hard to come back from it.
NaNoWriMo forums, man. Great resource.
So yeah! The main thing with NaNoWriMo is it really is about quantity over quality. Bash out as many words from your brain as possible every single day, and worry about perfecting them later. But mostly, just have fun with it.Â