★ Shine Bright, Space Cadet ★ @cozmiccadetz - Tumblr Blog

being obsessed with ones OCs is fucked as hell. How am I supposed to find random art of them if they only exist in my head,,

spin-the-wheel-polls

you are now a cat in the warrior cats universe! Spin these wheels for your name!

Do you like it?

YES!!!

yes

eh it's okay

no.

IM MOON MOON

results/other

Voting ended onJul 30

note: I (the owner of this blog and maker of wheels) am not into warrior cats! I just thought this would be fun to make

(prefixes and suffixes from @yarrowleef)

spin-the-wheel-polls

I DON'T WANNA BE DEAD WOLF

#SilverStorm #doesnt feel fitting but at least it sounds cool

queerofthedagger

okay let's actually do this properly

Where do you write your fics/stories

Word

Google Docs

Scrivener

LibreOffice

Obsidian/Notion

ProtonDocs

Notes App

Directly into AO3

Ellipsus

Handwriting

Other (explain in tags?)

Voting ended onJul 28

ellipsus-writes

Uh WOWOWOW we're at #2?! (guys we can't let Google win 😬)

#I used to use word 2010 but my license finally ran out for that #so I been using a mix of Libreoffice notion and ellipsus #libreoffice so I can easily access and continue working on old word documents.#ellipsus for sharing those documents with others #notion for keeping track of smaller snippet writing that I do between my phone and computer #I also use notion to keep track of story and character information #nothing really clicks like word 2010 did tho...

auspex

*thinks about OCs* *Thinks about OCs* *thinks about OCs* *thinks About OCs* *thinks about OCs* *Thinks About OCs* *thinks about OCs* *THINKS ABOUT OCS* *thinks about OCs* *thinks about OCS* *thinks about OCs* *THINKS about OCs* *thinks about OCs* *thinks ABOUT OCs* *thinks about OCs* *thinks about OCs* *Thinks about OCs* *thinks about OCs* *thinks About OCs* *thinks about OCs* *Thinks About OCs* *thinks about OCs* *THINKS ABOUT OCS* *thinks about OCs* *thinks about OCS* *thinks about OCs* *THINKS about OCs* *thinks about OCs* *thinks ABOUT OCs* *thinks about OCs*

catmintnepetas

it amazes me that nobody understands the meaning of any of the words they say anymore

#then they claim “the meanings of words change over time!”#like no you're just misusing a word me thinks

going to turn evil and merge Grey and Gray into Græy

#yapping

Most people claim to get visions from God. I, on the other hand, get visions from my OCs.

#yapping

digitalkiddo

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

#save #writing resource