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We’re introducing our 30 Day Pride Challenge 💕
June 1st, we create Queer Art! Write, draw, photograph, collage, ect. Make whatever feels right to you. One prompt a day for the 30 days of June.
July 1st submissions for our Zine “In Our Own Skin” open up. We’ll be taking work based off any of the 30 day challenge prompts for the first year’s quarterly issues.
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My 2026 Winter Curriculum, Jan 5 - May 31
Synonyms for "Walk"
Writer culture is saying "my poor baby" to a character before putting them back into the paper shredder
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When your Characters Need to Build (or Rebuild) Trust
Trust
Reliance on or confidence in the dependability of someone or something.
In interpersonal relationships, trust refers to the confidence that a person or group of people has in the reliability of another person or group; specifically, it is the degree to which each party feels that they can depend on the other party to do what they say they will do. The key factor is not the intrinsic honesty of the other people but their predictability.
Trust is considered by most psychologists to be a primary component in mature relationships with others, whether intimate, social, or therapeutic.
How to Build Trust: General Tips
The following suggestions about how to build trust were provided by Carthage Buckley (n.d.), a stress and performance coach.
Minding in Relationships
The concept of “minding” is an unexplored yet crucial aspect of relationships.
Harvey and Omarzu (1997) presented the concept of minding as an essential tool for maintaining close and satisfying relationships.
A well-minded relationship involves a mixture of equality, empathy, negotiation, companionship, and deep commitment.
The process of minding involves 5 components:
Fantasy Guide to Replacing a Regime and Enstablishing A Dynasty
You have a claim to the throne. Sort of. Well, at least you think you do. And that kingdom or empire or city next to you is looking pretty good, it would be nice to have your own setup or just to add to your collection. So how do you do that exactly?
Reasoning
Let's be honest, everybody wants to rule the world. If you have a chance to sit on a throne or take a position of power, you would. Behind the want for a crown that isn't yours, there must be a secondary reasoning, a way to back up any claims that you're an invader and you don't belong on the throne. Most new dynasties who invade and depose the previous monarchs do have a back up claim. Either they are:
Distantly Related -> They have a blood claim. This means they are somehow related to a previous monarch. This can be a weak claim, either distantly, either through the female line (most inherited blood right passes through the male line) or even through an illegitimate line. Example, The Tudors, The Hanoverians, the Bourbons.
Invited -> Perhaps some nobles and powerful figures are disgruntled by the current regime and they decide that a figure either within the Kingdom or abroad might do a better job. Sometimes that person is asked to help in a succession crisis and decides that they are the best choice. Example: Edward I in Scotland and Henry II in Ireland. Lesson, do not invite the English over.
Dibs -> The holy concept of dibs was actually a valid claim to a throne. By 'right of conquest' essentially means I've taken it and now it is mine. Conquest is usually backed up by the idea that if there is a deity, they wouldn't have allowed the rightful monarch to be overthrown and this must be the will of the god(s). One may need a good propagandist to make this work.
Toolkit
To invade and overthrow any monarchy and establish your own regime, you will need the following things.
Army -> Military might or at very least support is paramount. You need an army to protect you, to beat your enemies and later on, establish control. Armies can be acquired either through allies or by raising them yourself from your lands or you can hire one - store bought is fine if you can't do homemade.
Allies -> Everybody needs a friend. No incoming monarch or invader has done so without an ally. This could be nobles within the Kingdom itself who want a regime change. This could be foreign heads of state who want to fuck up that kingdom by triggering a civil war or want to control that kingdom in the future through their puppet. Allies essentially put money, vocal support and military support behind their guy but this is always in hopes of a return: money, land, titles or just a favour in the future. Allies are essential.
Money -> Most importantly, you need money. Money is essential in taking over a throne. You need to pay your soldiers, buy ships, feed your soldiers, house them, buy allies, buy equipment and of course, but appropriate drip. You want to be king, spend like one.
PR and Propaganda -> To invade, kill a bunch of people, likely steal a lot of food and burn and pillage probably wouldn't endear you to the people. People will endure a lot of awfulness if the PR machine is working. We burned that village? When this new guy landed on our shores, there was this fuck ass comet that like had to have been sent by the god(s)? We murdered your King? Yeah, well he was a bad guy and we saved you all actually.
When the Party is over...
You have just successfully invaded the country and overthrown the previous monarch. They are either:
(A) Dead
(B) Your prisoner
(C) On the Run
All options are good and are a success but in any take over of a regime like this, only one option is left to the new monarch if they want to make sure there are no reprisals.
Kill them all.
It sounds dark and villainy and it is but if you want to establish a new dynasty, the old monarch must die along with any heirs strong enough to oppose you. As a prisoner, they are a rallying point for your enemies and dissidents. In exile, they could just pull an Uno reverse and pull the same crap on you. Levelling the playing field is the better thing to do in the long run. That's everyone even young children unfortunately. Any smart monarch would do this and anybpdy left alive would be married into the new royal family for two reasons: it both negates the bloodline of the previous royals and bolsters the claim of the new royals.
Not only royalty need to die. Any nobles or dissidents will have to be seen to. Executions usually follow regime change. Nobles who supported the last monarch and won't change allegiance? Chopped. Commons who riot over your ascension? The hangman will be busy. Advisers who advised against you or won't change their tune? Thrown out a window.
Secondly, a new monarch should get crowned as quickly as possible. It sort of puts a solid seal on everything especially if there's a religious aspect.
There is another list of things to do. This surrounds mostly taking control of major cities and ports. Take over infrastructure, control food supplies and anything the country needs to run. Install your own government with both some members of the old regime but also your own supporters too. One last thing your new monarch should do is to establish the dynasty by making powerful marriages with all available relatives and create a string of heirs in a very clear succession.
My Fall Curriculum plan , jumping on the tiktok bandwagon because i love this idea and i’m sharing it here too. If there’s something my adhd brain needs it’s a school plan 🤲
Writing References: Character Development
50 Questions ⚜ Backstory ⚜ Character-driven Story
Basics: How to Write a Character ⚜ A Story-Worthy Hero
Basics: Character-Building ⚜ Character Creation
Types of Characters: Key Characters ⚜ Literary Characters ⚜ Flat & Round Characters ⚜ Morally Grey ⚜ Narrators ⚜ Allegorical Characters ⚜ Archetypes ⚜ Stereotypical Characters
Worksheets: Backstory ⚜ Character ⚜ Kill your Characters ⚜ Antagonist; Villain; Fighting ⚜ Change; Adding Action; Conflict ⚜ Character Sketch & Bible ⚜ Protagonist & Antagonist ⚜ Name; Quirks; Flaws; Motivation ⚜ "Interviewing" your Characters ⚜ "Well-Rounded" Character
Personality Traits
5 Personality Traits (OCEAN) ⚜ 16 Personality Traits (16PF)
600+ Personality Traits ⚜ 170 Quirks
East vs. West Personalities ⚜ Trait Theories
Tips/Editing
Character Issues ⚜ Character Tropes for Inspiration
"Strong" Characters ⚜ Unlikable to Likable
Tips from Rick Riordan
Writing Notes
Binge ED ⚜ Hate ⚜ Love ⚜ Identifying Character Descriptions
Childhood Bilingualism ⚜ Children's Dialogue ⚜ On Children
Culture ⚜ Culture: Two Views ⚜ Culture Shock
Dangerousness ⚜ Flaws ⚜ Fantasy Creatures
Emotional Intelligence ⚜ Genius (Giftedness)
Emotions (1) (2) ⚜ Anger ⚜ Fear ⚜ Happiness ⚜ Sadness
Emotional Universals ⚜ External & Internal Journey
Goals & Motivations ⚜ Grammar Development ⚜ Habits
Facial Expressions ⚜ Jargon ⚜ Swearing & Taboo Expressions
Happy/Excited Body Language ⚜ Laughter & Humor
Health ⚜ Frameworks of Health ⚜ Memory
Mutism ⚜ Shyness ⚜ Parenting Styles ⚜ Generations
Psychological Reactions to Unfair Behavior
Rhetoric ⚜ The Rhetorical Triangle ⚜ Logical Fallacies
Thinking ⚜ Thinking Styles ⚜ Thought Distortions
Uncommon Words: Body ⚜ Emotions
Villains ⚜ Voice & Accent
More References: Plot ⚜ World-building ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs
I recently purchased Procreate Dreams, so I decided to animate this illustration I made while I was in Italy ✨
Enjoy
My September Writer Goals 🍁
Writing References: World-Building
20 Questions ⚜ 100 Words for World-building
Basics: World-building ⚜ Places ⚜ Imagery ⚜ Setting
Exploring your Setting ⚜ Habitats ⚜ Kinds of Fantasy Worlds
Fantasy World-building ⚜ World-building Vocabulary
Worksheets: Magic & Rituals ⚜ Geography; World History; City; Fictional Plant ⚜ A General Template
Editing
Setting & Pacing Issues ⚜ Editing Your Own Novel
Writing Notes
Animal Culture ⚜ Autopsy ⚜ Alchemy ⚜ Ancient Wonders
Art: Elements ⚜ Principles ⚜ Photographs ⚜ Watercolour
Creating: Fictional Items ⚜ Fictional Poisons ⚜ Magic Systems
Cruise Ships ⚜ Dystopian World ⚜ Parts of a Castle
Culture ⚜ Culture Shock ⚜ Ethnocentrism & Cultural Relativism
Food: How to Describe ⚜ Lists ⚜ Cooking Basics ⚜ Herbs & Spices ⚜ Sauces ⚜ Wine-tasting ⚜ Aphrodisiacs ⚜ List of Aphrodisiacs ⚜ Food History ⚜ Cocktails ⚜ Literary Cocktails ⚜ Liqueurs ⚜ Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables
Greek Vases ⚜ Sapphire ⚜ Relics ⚜ Types of Castles
Hate ⚜ Love ⚜ Kinds of Love ⚜ The Physiology of Love
Mystical Objects ⚜ Talisman ⚜ Uncommon Magic Systems
Moon: Part 1 2 ⚜ Seasons: Autumn ⚜ Spring ⚜ Summer
Shapes of Symbols ⚜ Symbolism ⚜ Slang: 1930s
Symbolism: Of Colors Part 1 2 ⚜ Of Food ⚜ Of Storms
Topics List ⚜ Write Room Syndrome
Vocabulary
Agrostology ⚜ Allergy ⚜ Architecture ⚜ Baking ⚜ Biochemistry
Ecology ⚜ Esoteric ⚜ Gemology ⚜ Geology ⚜ Weather ⚜ Art
Editorial ⚜ Fashion ⚜ Latin Forensic ⚜ Law ⚜ Medieval
Psychology ⚜ Phylogenetics ⚜ Science ⚜ Zoology
More References: Plot ⚜ Character Development ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs
10 Days of Goals to Put myself first and Establish my best working Creative Routine. I’ve been posting these to tiktok daily to keep myself accountable, but i wanted to show here too because i’m excited i did 10 days of anything —
i’ve been learning to slow down and be patient with myself, meaning if i do miss one thing a day i do transfer it to the next. i think getting goals done by the end of the week is flexible “as as it’s done” period for me.
What is your dream creator routine??
Character Development: 50 Questions
What does your character do when they think no one’s looking?
What’s the one thing your character would save in a fire (beyond the necessities)?
Who’s on speed dial?
Your character gets turned down for their dream job. What’s their second choice?
What would they tell their ten-year-old self?
Where would they want to go on a first date?
What’s the best advice they’ve ever received?
What’s the worst advice they’ve ever received?
What’s one physical detail they’d change about themselves?
When was the last time they were held? By who?
What’s their favorite thing about their favorite season?
Their wallet gets stolen. What do they do?
Prioritize: Love, money, power, knowledge?
What’s something nobody knows about them?
What’s in their fridge?
What (creature, object, substance) are they most disgusted by?
What’s their second worst habit?
What are the victory conditions for their life?
In the end, your character fails to save the day. Assuming they survive, what do they do?
Your character is charged with a crime they didn’t commit. What do they do?
Your character is charged with a crime they did commit. What was the crime?
How would you describe your character’s life in one sentence?
What important statistic would they want displayed above them?
What’s the first thing they would buy if they won the lottery?
What profession do they most respect?
What childhood injustice did they never get over?
How would they handle having a panic attack?
Your character is burdened with an inconvenient superpower. What is it?
If they died and could come back as any person, animal, or object, what would they be?
What’s the best meal they’ve ever had?
Where would they stand at a dinner party?
Who would they invite to the dinner party?
What makes a perfect day for your character?
If given the opportunity, would they want to know how and when they died?
What’s the one thing they’ve always wanted to do? Why haven’t they done it yet?
What do they tend to joke about?
What’s off limits?
Whose wedding would they cross the world to attend? Whose funeral?
What impossible choice did they make that turned out to be the right one? The wrong one?
Your character has someone to hype them up. What would they say to get everyone excited about your character?
What recurring dream does your character have?
What is the meaning of life to your character?
What book does your character pretend to have read?
Someone takes undeserved credit for your character’s work. What do they do?
What controversial belief or view does your character hold? Why? Do they hide it?
Your character is at a theme park. Where do they go first?
What’s your character’s favorite name?
What’s the biggest compliment they’d give themselves?
How does your character feel about bugs?
If your character could hit a reset button on their life, would they?
Source ⚜ More: Notes & References ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs
”I have this artistic idea but not the skills to achieve it to the standard I want.”
congrats! Now you have a motif! A recurring theme! A focus for your art! Something to haunt you!
Seventeen still lives of dandelions? Three hundred poems about grief? A sketchbook dedicated to your grandmother’s house? Two books trying to unravel the complexities of familial relationships?
Don’t let the fear of it not being perfect on the first try stop you from being Weird About It!
Soft prompts to make you YEARN
✭ brushing your thumb over their knuckles while you're both not saying a word, just existing quietly in the same space like it's the most sacred thing.
✭ them absentmindedly playing with the hem of your sleeve because they want to touch you but aren’t ready to say it yet.
✭ “can i kiss you?” whispered like they’re afraid the moment might shatter if they speak too loud.
✭ their voice cracking just a little when they say your name for the first time in a long time.
✭ them resting their forehead against yours and just… staying there. No words. No movement. Just breath. Just nearness.
✭ sharing headphones and they keep looking at you during the best part of the song. you don’t even know what the song means to them but suddenly it means everything to you.
✭ "stay the night?" said so soft it might’ve been a wish.
✭ dragging their fingers gently down your back like they’re trying to memorize the map of your spine.
✭ tracing your features with their fingertip like you're a sculpture in a museum and they were not supposed to touch you, but god, they can’t help it.
✭ “don’t leave yet.” not because you’re going somewhere. but because being with you is the safest they’ve felt all day.
✭ their voice in the dark. low. quiet. like the night is just for you two.
✭ "this reminded me of you" and it’s just a stupid rock or a weird leaf but you hold onto it like it's a diamond because it's you to them.
✭ laying in bed, face smushed into the pillow, sleep-drunk and murmuring, “you make me feel like i’m home.”
✭ them looking at you like you're not just a person, but their favorite story. one they’ve been rereading since forever and still keep finding new parts to fall in love with.
