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theman

I GOT A FUCKING RAISE THE POTATO WORKED WTF

tattooedzombigirl

This potato works. Every. Fucking. Time.

imanutcase-10

Then bring me luck

thirddeadlysin

the day after I posted this last time I was notified that I was selected for a really cool mentorship gig and got an unrelated glowing review at work

icantbearsedtothinkofone

Hey Potato, cure my -ing cold so I can have a good time while away.

dduane

Here's the potato. Make what use of it you will. :)

insanusnavicularis

My god has forsaken me (ao3 is down)

levonsnape-deactivated20230929

I love The Golden Girls.

gholateg

Ya’ll don’t have any idea how fucking brave and needed these plot lines were.

This was before Ellen came out.

This was before civil unions.

This was before Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

This was when your ass could be fired, blacklisted, and shunned with no legal protections for even being hinted at being gay.

And the Golden Girls said “Fuck you, Fuck this, we’re doing it anyway.”

silenthillmutual

I think it should be noted that Blanche’s quote about AIDS is also “It is not god punishing people for their sins” and that the episode also deals with slutshaming.

darkravn

I don’t know if people realize how much activism these women did for gay right and during the aids crisis. If you think about it they were all long established in Hollywood and Broadway. They had tons of friends personally affected and dealing with the aids crisis. Estelle Getty lost a nephew. I think they helped plant seeds in people who watched Golden Girls that helped make things a little more normalized and mainstream.

uberfluss

first 5 faceless emojis are how your summers gonna go

dancingzoe

❤️🦆🥖🧑‍🔬🤍

spiderszman

tom holland - lockscreens

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Writing tips

Commun english words from latin :

Atrocity : cruel act.

Avarice : greed.

Altruism : selfless concern for others.

Agenda : list of things to be done.

Acumen : ability to make good judgements.

Condign : worthy.

Chivalrous : gallant.

Celibate : abstaining from sex or marriage.

Debilitate : weaken.

Futile : in vain.

impecunious : poor.

insipid : lacking flavor.

Languid : slow, relaxed.

lucubration : meditation.

Mundane : worldly as opposed to spiritual.

Moribund : near death.

Puerile : childishly silly.

Plausible : probable.

Simulacrum : image.

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Different Types of Villains

Hi everyone! I thought I’d make a post about the most popular villains across every genre in the cinematic and literature world. Hopefully, this can help you create your antagonist (or protagonist if you’re mixing it up) and really craft them until they satisfy your writing needs.

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The Crazy Monsters

Perhaps the most common form of a villain, at least in horror books, happens to be the crazy monsters. These villains are specifically meant to make you pee your pants and toss the book across the room. Be it a demon, shape-shifting clown, or an actual human who runs around violently murdering people, these villains can make or break any novel.

Due to the little character development or complexity of their background, if this villain is not scary enough, your novel will not have a backbone to support itself on, especially if it is centered around the actions of this villain.

In a sense, most believe that giving these villains an explained reason for their horrid actions takes away from the fear factor, but we suggest you give them a background that is as dark and gruesome as they are, and make their actions speak for themselves. That way, your monster will have legs to stand on. You don’t have to include the background in your novel, but rather snippets of their past through their actions if you’d rather be more discrete.

The “Chill” Ones

The “chill” villains are typically your everyday football-loving dads. What makes them a villain is the fact that secretly, once the game is over and the kids are sleep, they become sinister beings, blind to even the clearest eye.

Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” executes this villain perfectly with the family of the protagonist’s girlfriend. They are as mannerful as normal people come, which only makes them more creepy. They use their warmth to reel victims in, and their natural evilness shines before the good guy has a chance to realize what happened. Why is the kind, sweet, artistic girl from school suddenly shooting people in the back?

Crafting this sort of villain can be challenging due to the fact that them putting on a calm face makes them more psychotic and dangerous. Therefore, their motivations have to be clear. Ask yourself why your yoga mom of three kids goes around town burning houses in the middle of the night.

The difference between this villain and the “Falsely Innocent” villain from below is the fact that these “good” guys are not usually putting on an act. As Stephen King said, “to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street.”

These guys are more complex than they are evil, so be sure to craft them carefully!

The Falsely Innocent

As stated above, these villains are different than the “Chill” villains for one simple reason:

They are acting.

They don’t really care about their family. They don’t care about anything. They only want you to think that they do. Typically, this sort of villain reveals themselves at the end of a book or movie with some sort of mystery. However, this can be seen as a cliche/trope. Cliches are fine, they are popular for a reason, but you can add a twist to this by doing it in reverse. Have your seemingly evil villain turn out to be a good guy, but he’d never let anyone know.

This villain is normally faking their innocence in order to not get caught by the protagonist or main characters, so be sure to supply an effective method to hide these villains by blending them in. Meaning, maybe the “hero” shares some devilishly strange manners themselves...

The Sharp PGs

These villains are fabulous. Disney has their special purpose serving these villains, but they work well within any genre. They believe in the coolest costumes, witty comebacks, and are sometimes surprisingly funny.

The problem with these guys is that they seem like someone who was created off of an online plot generator.

Give them depth beyond their purpose, and that will inspire their motivation. This type of villain is broad, as it can include many things, except gore and horror. For example, let’s say your villain is considered the bad guy simply because he has a drinking problem, or he accidentally electrocuted someone.

An anatogist does not always have to be someone who crawled out of the farthest corner of hell, but simply someone who made a mistake.

For more complex villains, combine these categories and see what works for your novel. Of course, there are more types of villains beyond these, as I only covered a few. Don’t forget to follow for more writing tips, tricks, and help!

beanenigma

You know a trope that makes me SO mad???

Expendable. Guards.

This is just stupid. This is just lazy storytelling. It’s so ingrained in us that we hardly ever notice. It goes like this:

He’s the Hero. She’s the Heroin. They’re a team! They’re the good guys! Even after all the villain has done, they hesitate killing them! Because they’re so good!!!

Except they killed like 16 guards on the way there.

If you notice on cartoons and series, guards often have helmets to hide their faces. They’re depersonified so it’s okay when they get killed off. The most competent one is always the leader and it has a completely different look from the rest.

Sometimes, it doesn’t even make sense for them to be there. Sometimes the villain is just playing decoy, sometimes the villain is very much capable of handling themselves.

Also, when was the last time guards actually caught the heroes except when they were hurt or when they meant to be captured? Don’t the villains hire strong or skilled people? Don’t the villains train the guards themselves or hire people for the training? What would you need to become a guard? Is it different than becoming a goon?

How to change it up?

Remember the Thanos “I don’t even know who you are” line? That hurt, right? Have a character that is the child or the spouse of a guard that you killed off in a line. They’re seeking revenge, their life is ruined. But the hero doesn’t even remember doing it… Have the heroes face the consequences of their actions!!!

Have competent guards. They’re called security for a reason. Allow them to do their job and secure the place.

If your character has killing scruples, carry that through, be consistent. Have they have scruples all along.

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One of the most common problems I saw while working at a literary agency was that a lot of the character arcs felt incomplete, or not fully realized. Characters didn’t really change over the course of the story, or even learn something new. Basically, a character arc is the transformation of a character over the course of a story. Their starting points and ending points must be different. Note: I did not say the end point has to be better, just different. Breaking Bad comes to mind, where Walter White started out as a pretty decent, average science teacher, and it went downhill from there until he was a drug kingpin and criminal. The story has to affect your character! We have to see those effects! Quick & Dirty Cheat Sheet to Make a Character Arc: Figure out where the character is at the beginning of their story. How do they react to things? Defensive? Offensive? What are their flaws? What are their strengths? Is there any trauma they are dealing with? Think about the course of your story. Will the story help them fix those flaws? Will it make them worse? Will the roots of their trauma be addressed? Will there be a point where their faith in their strengths falters? Take the course you’ve thought about in step #3, and think about where it will leave your character. They should be somewhere different than the beginning, and decidedly worse/better off than they started. Readers should be able to see the transformation and note what is new! Lastly: is it satisfying? Does it make sense? Are the steps that changed your character spread out & well developed? This step is being made only because of Game of Thrones. I’m thinking of Dany’s quick descent into madness that lacked actual roots. We should have been seeing that madness ages ago for it to truly feel natural. Bran ends up as king; yes, it is different to where he started, but it really doesn’t make sense. You have to think critically about your arcs and if it’s a natural progression of events!!! Notes: Beta readers and critique partners will be huge helps with looking objectively at your WIP! They’ll be able to tell when a character’s arc is not quite right, or if it’s upsetting/unsatisfying. Note for pantsers: If you don’t plan your WIP out ahead of time, these steps might seem fruitless. I would advise: write draft one, then retroactively look back at your character’s start and end points. Make sure you took the steps to get them to where they need to be. Make sure they’re different. Make sure it feels natural. Some Other Thoughts: Your main character should undergo the largest change and have the most realized arc. Put the most time into developing your MC’s arc!!! Minor characters should also have arcs, unless they are one-scene-wonders. Characters we see often, even if they aren’t exactly main characters, should also change a bit! Just not as much as your MC. If you find your minor character has a more compelling and fleshed out arc than your MC, consider: who do I want to be the subject of the story being told? Would making the minor character the main character work better? Often, arcs can be indicative of character importance. Those with more developed arcs are likely more prominent characters! The cabbage man from ATLA does not need a character arc, and frankly trying to give him one might make the story seem clunky and crowded. Delegate your arc-developing time to characters that need it. Heroes should have positive arcs. They should end up better off than they started. If not? They’re probably anti-heroes. Walter White, though he is the main character in Breaking Bad, is an anti-hero. If there’s one key thing about your character that influences all their actions, maybe make their arc about that! Dealing with trauma, looking for love, etc. If your character has been desperate to fall in love, maybe they’ll end up realizing that desperation isn’t a good look for them, and realizing they don’t need love to be happy! The first arc you think of may not be the best one. For the example above, that arc is more compelling to me than finding love and being happy with it, though “finding love” might seem like the immediate solution to “looking for love”! Arcs do not mean total personality change. It can! But it doesn’t have to be! Harry was still brave and loyal to his friends at the end of his arc, but he’d undergone the transformation into a hero by learning, growing, and completing the final task of taking on Voldemort. But he was still Harry! Han Solo became more loving, more open, and a little more open to working with others, but he was still snarky and a little gruff! There are many different kinds of character arcs as well. Other resources: The Four Different Types of Character Arcs Creating Compelling Character Arcs Types of Character Arcs in Novels [video] Happy writing

thewriterswitch

6 Types of Fight Scenes

The Victim Battle: This is less of a fight scene and more of an attack. Your protagonist is not able to defend themselves and has no choice but to take the beating. This scene usually happens when you need to stir up some conflict or progress with the plot.

The Hero Battle: Your character is saving someone from a mugging, hostage situation, or anything that involves heroics. Sometimes they win. Sometimes they don’t. That part is completely up to the writer.

The Asshole Battle: This scene happens when one character is being an asshole and the other instigates a fight. It can happen between two good friends, and it doesn’t matter who started the fight. This fight usually gets broken up soon after it started. There’s rarely a real winner.

The Information Battle: This happens in a specific kind of book where the protagonist has information that they are not supposed to have. As a result, they keep getting attacked.

The Infiltration Battle: This scene happens when your protagonist is infiltrating enemy territory. It’s not uncommon for them to get caught and wind up in a fight.

The Final Battle: This is the most important fight scene of the entire book. Your hero and villain are finally going face to face in a battle that decides the resolution. This can also be the climax.

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inanauthorsworld

8 rules of thumb for writers

The Adverb Rule: Only use an adverb if it changes the meaning of the verb. ie. “He whispers quietly” vs “He whispers sadly”.

The ‘Said’ Rule: Similar to the adverb rule– only use a different dialogue tag when it changes the meaning of the dialogue. The most common exception would be ‘asked’.

The Dialogue Tag Rule: Only tag dialogue when absolutely necessary. My suggestion for this is to write the first draft with minimal tags then, while editing, add tags in where there may be confusion.

The Kiss Rule: When writing romance, if your characters need to kiss (or show any other physical affection) for readers to know they’re in love, they don’t have good chemistry.

The Infamous ‘Show Don’t Tell’ Rule: Not only is it fairly self-explanatory, but you’ve probably heard it a million and one times. Basically: if you can show it, do. ie. “she thought the man was annoying” vs. “she rolls her eyes when the man begins to speak”.

The Exceptions to the ‘Show Don’t Tell’ Rule: My personal rule for this is show stuff that’s relevant to the story but tell stuff that’s going on in the background. “She rolls her eyes when the man begins to speak” is a good place to show, but you should opt for, “she thought the curtains were ugly” when simply describing scenery.

The Really/Very/Etc. Rule: In exposition, don’t overuse ‘filler words’ like ‘really’ or ‘very’. Of course there are some exceptions, but just like other adverbs, only use them for a reason.

The Change Rule: Just like you wouldn’t end a novel if no change took place, don’t end a chapter unless there is a clear, apparent change from the beginning of the chapter. If a scene doesn’t have a change, recognize that it might just be a filler and consider deleting it, if not heavily revising.

Obviously no rules should be followed all of the time, but these are some good habits to get into while writing. Best of luck!

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Greek Myth Asks

GODS: Life

Zeus: What’s your name or nickname?

Hera: Where are you from?

Athena: How old are you?

Hephaestus: When is your birthday?

Aphrodite: What’s your relationship status?

Poseidon: What are your pronouns?

Dionysus: Are you and extrovert or an introvert?

Demeter: Do you have any pets?

Apollo: What kind of music are you into?

Artemis: What do you first notice about new people?

Hades: What’s a big fear of yours?

Ares: What’s a big pet peeve of yours?

Hestia: Where do you consider home?

CREATURES: Lasts

Pegasus: Last movie you watched?

Mermaid: Last tv show you finished?

Centaur: Last book you read?

Siren: Last song you listened to?

Gorgon: Last thing you ate?

Cyclops: Last time you cried?

Minotaur: Last time you were truly happy?

Sphynx: Last text you sent?

Chimera: Last call you made?

Griffin: Last thing you did before going to sleep last night?

Nymph: Last dream you remember?

Satyr: Last time you couldn’t stop laughing?

HEROES: Experiences

Heracles: Have you ever had a dream come true?

Theseus: What is your worst regret?

Perseus: Have you ever been arrested?

Cadmus: Have you ever had your heart broken?

Achilles: Have you ever had to be hospitalized?

Actaeon: Tell about a memory you wish to forget.

Bellerophon: Have you ever passed out?

Agamemnon: What is an achievement you’re proud of?

Oedipus: Have you ever been in love?

Jason: Have you ever travelled abroad? Where?

Atlanta: Have you ever stood up for someone else?

Hippolytus: Tell an experience you will never forget.

MAGICAL ITEMS: Favorites

Trident: Who are your favorite people?

Lightning Bolt: What are your top three favorite movies?

Sun Chariot: What is your favorite mythological creature?

Lyre: What are your top three favorite songs?

Caduceus: What is your favorite color?

Aegis: What is your favorite book or series?

Scythe: What is your favorite tv show?

Bident: What is your favorite way to spend free time?

Harpe: What are your top 3 favorite places?

Cornucopia: What is your favorite place to eat?

Winged Sandals: What is your favorite thing to do when you hangout with your friends?

Golden Fleece: What is your favorite animal?

PLACES: Goals and Wishes

Olympus: Describe your dream job.

Tartarus: What’s a short term goal you hope to achieve?

Underworld: Describe your dream vacation.

Styx: How would you like your life to look like in 10 years?

Athuna: If you could live anywhere in the world for the rest of your life, where would it be?

Sparta: Do you have a bucket list? If so, what’s on it?

Elysium: If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

Ogygia: Describe your dream husband/wife/life partner?

Troja: What is the craziest thing you wanna do before you die?

The Labyrinth: Have you ever died and came back to life as a vampire?

Delphi: Are you currently doing anything to pursue your dreams?

by @wonderbreadwoman and @spidcrsman

friendlyneighborhoodspider-man

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jenny-jinya

Full and finished short-story of the black cat. Please have a heart for black pets in general, animals do not deserve this kind of hostility. Please give credit when reposting, Thank you :)

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PLEASE REBLOG

I’m considering coming out to my family as non-binary, and so today I brought up the subject of non-binary gendering/transgendering with my Dad as a casual conversational topic. He’s told me that if somebody is born a boy then they “should stay a fucking boy” and not trans to a girl or be a boy some days/girl other days/genderless other days.

I told him that I think gender identity should be something one can choose for themselves, and he says that nobody thinks like that and anybody who is trans/non-binary will just be shunned by every member of society they meet. He doesn’t think that people support n-b/t communities, because he doesn’t. He says to me that not staying one’s natural gender is wrong and against the point of being born a boy/girl.

Every person who reblogs this will have their URL written in a full-size writing book and when it is full I will show it to my father to illustrate to him the amount of people who believe that being non-binary is a valid gender identity.