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cinamun

Happy Black People Month to all my fellow magical, melanated besties!

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helloavocadooo

Ayyyy!

shesthespinstersimmer

Oh hey…

xldkx

all day every day

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geminispeaketh

ladybeetheo

awed-frog

“Many of you are writing about race, racism and white supremacy right now. Please use this chart to correctly identify Black Americans. Accuracy in how we identify folks is paramount always but especially right now.”

homunculus-argument

Hey, to you sci-fi/fantasy writers out there (and maybe some others, but this is mainly for things that can’t really be researched irl), if you want to write a character who is a driven, passionate expert on something, don’t write about them rambling indifferently about some boring, mundane part of it. Give them a deep, intense hatred of some oddly specific wow-I-did-not-even-know-that-was-a-thing-and-it-would-have-never-occurred-to-me-that-it’s-a-bad-thing thing they’ll gladly rant about.

Write a dragon rider who really fucking hates it when a dragon is trained to bow while being reined. A space ship engineer who is pissed off when perfectly good antimatter ship has been adapted to run on neutral matter. A historian who is still not over the massive failures of a general who lost a specific battle 300 years before she was born.

The guy currently giving us a series of lectures on the restoration of historical buildings really, really hates polymer paint. At the artisan school our stained glass teacher really hated this one specific Belgian artist - we never really figured out what did that guy even do, but he’s been dead for over 200 years and our teacher was glad that at least he’s dead.

Experts don’t just know things you’ve never thought about. They’ve got strong opinions about it.

thewritershandbook

Types of Ships

Parts of the Ship

Wind Directions

Sides of Boats

fixyourwritinghabits

my bad, should have reblogged from here.

scriptmedic

Oh my gods, guys, this looks so useful!!

rychillacases

Reblogging for future reference.

writing-in-the-grave

A reference I desperately needed

dungeonmastercole-deactivated20

For all those seafaring adventurers.

cryptid-kaz

Writing with multiple POVs

Alright guys, it’s time I got in here with my own personal opinions and takes on writing, and first up: multiple POVs

I’ve seen a lot of posts discussing POVs and honestly, it kind of surprised me how so many of them have said that one POV is enough, two or three if you really must for plot purpose, but more than that is too many.

Bullshit

Of course, like all things in writing, multiple POVs can be majorly fucked up, or be an amazing asset to a story. So…. As someone who specializes in writing stories with a lot of POVs, here are my personal tips for making it work

1. Know your characters

First and foremost, know your characters before you begin writing. Know them inside and out. Know their darkest fear, their worst flaw, their motivations, their favorite food, if they’d rob a bank on a dare, everything. This is pretty standard for all writing, but especially in multiple POVs.

Here’s why:

If you write single POVs (or even just two or three), you might be able to get away with beginning your story without having your character 100% fleshed out. But if you do this in multiple POV writing, all your characters will sound and act exactly the same by the end of it.

You probably won’t even notice it’s happening at first, until you reach a pivotal scene (especially one dealing with characters’ emotional responses) and you find that they all respond the same way. This happened to me when I first began writing, but it can be easily avoided if you just make sure you know your characters better than you know yourself before you begin writing.

2. Character Diversity

This goes hand in hand with knowing your characters. I don’t want to read a POV and then supposedly go to a completely different one, but the second character has the same exact motivations, personality, and thought processes as the first character. If one character is a brash, outspoken, spunky servant girl, make a timid, thoughtful princess who just wants out of the spotlight, and then her best friend, the stable boy who’s a secret magic user and uses his abilities for practical jokes and just enjoys his life, etc. Make them different! It’s incredibly boring to read the exact same thing, over and over again.

Of course, all your characters will probably have at least some similarities I mean, if not, why would they even be together? This is okay, and even good for interactions between them, just make sure that their similarities are in balance with their differences and that one doesn’t overshadow the other.

3. Who is narrating what and when?

From the beginning, know who is going to narrate what and when. Because remember, even if your characters are always together, they’re all going to narrate the same scene in a different way. So… before you begin a scene, think about which character is going to put the best spin on it and be the most logical to narrate it. Examples: If you are going to write an intense battle scene, you will most likely want a character narrating from the thick of battle, and one who knows battle well. You don’t want the princess who is sitting in the palace, simply waiting on news from the battlefield to narrate the entire window of time that the battle is taking place in. Not to say she can’t narrate at all during the battle, just not all of it.

Also, you will want to know exactly how much of your WIP your characters are each narrating. Personally, I divide it up evenly. For my Legends series, each of the books is thirty-two chapters, and each of my eight narrators narrates four chapters. But this doesn’t have to be the case. You may have one character who narrates half the novel, while the other five characters only narrate a fifth. This, of course, is fine. Just make sure you have carefully planned out when everyone is going to narrate before you begin.

4. Balancing narrating MCs with MCs that don’t have a narrating role

This one can be kind of difficult. If you have multiple POVs, it may start to feel like the only way a character can be a main character is if they narrate as well. They feel overshadowed by narrating characters.

Honestly, the only way to avoid this is to make sure they get a ton of page time. Put them in every scene that is pivotal to the plot and make sure they have a strong relationship with at least one of the narrators. If you do this, there’s really no way they could be overshadowed. And if it just feels awkward putting them in that many scenes or building relationships between them and the narrators, then they’re probably not meant to be a main character anyways.

5. Read books with multiple POVs

Yeah, yeah, most stereotypical writing advice ever. But really, this is extremely helpful. You can experience many different dynamics between characters and see various different techniques with multiple POVs. Not only that, but it’s proof that you can make it work if you do things right and that multiple POVs aren’t automatically a writing taboo.

Some examples (unfortunately, I almost exclusively read/write fantasy and sci/fi so that’s pretty much all I have to offer):

Six of Crows duology (Leigh Bardugo), Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin), The Lunar Chronicles (Marrissa Meyer), Heroes of Olympus series (Rick Riordan), Strange the Dreamer (Laini Taylor), Throne of Glass series (Sarah J. Maas)

6. Alright, really, though. How many POVs is too many POVs?

I mean, it has to be brought up, because logically and realistically, there is a point where there are too many POVs. For me, personally, the limit is ten (especially if the characters all narrate equally, not if there’s a random side character that narrates one scene for plot purposes). The most narrators I have for one series is nine, my average is six, and my lowest is three. Of course, if you want to go above ten, by all means go for it. Just remember, it’s going to be difficult for you to keep track of everything. Not only that, but you may begin to shrink the audience interested in your books, because it can be difficult for a reader to keep up with that many POVs and complexity. It will become very niche (not that this is a bad thing, but if your goal is to have a large audience, I’m just saying that’s probably not the best idea you could have). So yes, in general, I would limit yourself to ten POVs.

Of course, like all writing advice, this is completely optional and if it doesn’t sound right to you, ignore it and do whatever the fuck you want. But I feel these are some fairly general guidelines for writing with multiple POVs.

soloriya

***Space Party*** Sims 4

Includes 12 objects, has 4 color palettes. Items in the set: two hallway tables, table lamp, floor lamp, three wall sculptures, floor stars decor, two curtains, pouf, rocket shelf.

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lexiicas-sims

Toddler Soccer Game V.1

This pose pack includes 3 poses for toddlers. They are all so cute and I hope you enjoy them!

Things You Will Need!

Teleport sim statue: HERE

Severinka_’s Sport Set: HERE

DOWNLOAD (Simfileshare - Noad)

Instructions on how to pose–MUST READ

1. Set 2 teleport sim status like in the photo.

2. Teleport each sim

3. Pose each sim by click on the sim and selecting ‘Pose by Pack’

4. Find the pose called ‘[Lexxica] Toddler Soccer Game’ in the list

5. Select poses accordingly

poguesgold

HOW TO DONATE TO BLM WHEN YOU HAVE NO MONEY

a black woman named zoe amira posted a video on youtube. this video is an hour long and filled with art and music from black creators. it has a ton of ads, and in result will rack up a ton of revenue. 100% of the ad revenue from the video will be dispersed between various blm organizations, including bail-out funds for protesters. it will be split between the following, dependent on necessity

brooklyn bail fund

minnesota freedom fund

atlanta action network

columbus freedom fund

louisville community bail fund

chicago bond

black visions collective

richmond community bail fund

the bail project inc

nw com bail fund

philadelphia bail fund

the korchhinski-parquet family gofundme

george floyd’s family gofundme

blacklivesmatter.com

reclaim the block

aclu

turn off your adblocker and put the video on repeat. do not skip ads. let it play on loop whether you’re listening or not. mute the tab if you need to focus elsewhere. but let. it. play.

youtube will donate to blm for you.

please, please reblog. for people who don’t have money to spare, this is incredibly important information to have.

dowings

FRIENDS

REBLOG IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WIPS!

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Support a fellow black business owner 🤗

For those who don’t know, I launched my hair care company not too long ago. I’m currently selling a unisex hair & beard growth serum that’s all natural, high quality, coconut oil free, and makes your beard & scalp feel like it’s chewing minty fresh gum 🥰

I make everything by hand, my formula came from my own creativity and research (I didn’t buy from a private label like most new hair care companies are doing).

As someone who suffers from extreme shedding due to old chemical burns from the relaxers I used to get, breakage because my natural hair is super dry and super, gross dandruff that’s induced by stress - I can honestly say that my oil is pretty bomb and it can alleviate any mild scalp issues like dryness, flakes and itchiness. As for beards, this oil will give you an extra boost if your main problem is shedding.

This serum contains several different carrier and essential oils that promotes hair growth and will reduce breakage and excessive shedding. However, it’s important to take care of your hair and beard - you must wash and condition your hair or beard due to the fact that oils are not moisturizers, they just seal in moisture. Meaning, this is the last product you apply when you are doing your regimen.

You can use this product while wearing protective styles by applying the product to your scalp and edges but be sure to moisturize your hair as well.

This product is not intended to cure or to sell anyone false hopes and dreams. This is to give you an extra boost! If you can’t naturally grow a beard, this can’t help you or if you have any underlying health issues that’s affecting hair growth on your scalp, I think it’s important to speak to a doctor to help your figure out the most appropriate treatment for you.

This shouldn’t be used by pregnant women because some of the essential oils can probably induce labor but it can be used during your post partum period because that’s when extreme shedding occurs.

I’ve compared my product to the others on the market - what sets mine apart is just the quality and there’s no fillers in it (soybean oil, corn oil, mineral oil or petroleum).

It’s truly amazing. This thing have grown my edges many times after I ripped them out after detangling incorrectly 😂

Support ya girl please 💓

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justmelvin

Boost and Buy!!!!

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Snake oil

jehovahhthickness

Then don’t buy it, ciao!

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My Personal Character Files: The 6 Box Method

This is for my science fiction WIP, so some things may need to be added/modified depending on your genre. I will also include a screenshot of an example at the bottom so y’all can see how I set it up in my Doc.

1. The Quick Ref

I use this as the first page of my “Character FIles” Doc.

I put all my important characters in a list, then add their height, age, and the page their complete file can be found on. This is helpful when I need to know if a character would have to crane their neck upward to look another character in the eyes. Comes up more than I’d have guessed.

2. The Individual Profile: 6 Box Method

I add and subtract stuff based on how important the character is. Without further ado…

Box One: Reference Photo

This is where I add in any actor, model, drawing, etc that I base the look on. When I don’t need one, sometimes I’ll put in a picture that represents the character’s style.

Box Two: The Introduction

Full Name

Nickname(s)

Age

Occupation

Current home

Situation: How do they enter this story?

Motivation: What do they want?

Favorite quote/saying

Biggest strength

Biggest issue

Strongest trait

Box Three: Behavior

Personality

Habits

Ambition/Short and Long Term Goals

Greatest fear(s)

Phobias

Biggest secret(s)

Social skills

Interior talents

Box Four: Background

Home moon/planet

Important history

Family

Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Colleagues

Finances

Education

Phys. Health/Mental Health

Religion

Romantic/sexual preference

Interests/Hobbies

Box Five: Appearance & Physicality

Height

Body type

Skin tone/Ethnicity/Species

Facial description

Prominent/distinguishing features

Dress

Mannerisms

Physical talents

Box Six: Speech

Normal tone

Language & accent

Favorite phrases

3. The Example

Rey from The Force Awakens. Made in Google Docs.

Boxes 1 and 2

Boxes 3 and 4

Boxes 5 and 6

Best of luck on your writing journey!

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Here is the link for the Google Docs template!

Just click File > Make a Copy

yoko-goto

Reblog if you think a woman can be complete without children

kneeremover69

I never hit reblog so fast

sheabuttersimby

hey there! i’m imani, a newbie to simblr who’s spent a good amount of time lurking on everybody else’s amazing pages. i’m 20, from the us, and looking for other maxis match/mix or gameplay simblrs to follow.

if you’re one of these, please reblog so i can make sure to follow you! ✨