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@ms-skeleneous
it's just so hard balancing being so cool and popular at the same time 😔
And edgy! Seems Papyrus is captured by a human, in an artistic sense.. These are brilliant..! 😁
something based off a twitter post
This hit me right in the fangirl.
Super cool 😎👍
Thanks, Papyrus. 💀👍
grand day out
Omg this is priceless! Love W&G! ♥️
I'm working on an Underfell story and I just can't decide whether to write Sans and Papyrus with lower and upper case respectively in their dialogue, or just leave it as is. I don't mind reading either format, I just can't decide with writing.. both have their pro and cons - the use of different cases is canon and kind of goes with their characters and tells them apart.. but I find when reading, the normal format makes little difference cos I'm usually immersed in the story, and can automatically discern who is speaking, and how..
What say you..?
How I Wrote A Novel.
This, in a nutshell, is what I did to get a book with my name on it.
NOTE: This is just my personal way of making the words go. Other people have different ways to make their words go. In the world of words, there are no right answers. There’s just lots and lots of tea/coffee/tear stains.
1). The Idea
When I get an idea for a story, I open up a document, label it “Brainstorming,” and start making a bullet list of events that consist of the plot.
It has to be an idea with tangible weight. A stray bit of dialogue or something vague like Halloween, that doesn’t give me much to work off of. Halloween creatures living on the same street where it’s Autumn every day- now that’s something I can build from.
What kinds of creatures are they? What do they do? What do their houses look like? The best ideas are the ones that spark more.
2). First Draft
This is the easy part- and the most challenging. Easy, because there’s literally no bar. I just sat there and typed. But it’s a huge mental challenge.
When I was in first draft mode, I wanted that story out. I thought that by making it such a rough, far-away version from the concept in my head, I was only delaying the day where I’d hold it in my hands. Turns out, that’s what got it to take on physical form in the first place. So I quieted down, grabbed my laptop and some hot tea, and typed.
3). Dissecting the First Draft
After I finished draft one, I printed it all off and highlighted the scant amounts that were passable for the next phase. Dialogue, descriptions, setting- anything that didn’t look like it was up to par was scratched out and omitted.
I call the above pictures A Slow Descent Into Madness.
4). The Second Draft
On a fresh document, I rewrote the story altogether- and it make a difference. I was coming up with things I hadn’t even thought of previously. And it was surprising how much better the plot was than the first time around. But it was still rough.
5). Draft Three
My method was to start with the bigger, more obvious issues and work my way down. Any plot holes I found were noted, and my outline was constantly under revision. I cut out entire scenes and made mental notes on ways they could be fixed/replaced.
This is where I started cutting chapters in half to make the story flow better- but I didn’t bother writing in usable chapter titles. Instead, I improvised:
6). Drafts Four and Five
These were dedicated to correcting the smaller, less obvious plot holes. This was the point where the story finally started to look close to what would become the final version.
7). Drafts Seven Onward
With the story line looking how I wanted, I then moved on to sentence structure. That one song that looked terrible? Rewritten. Over-the-top descriptions and excessive prose? Gone.
8). Editing and Proofing
This is where I had outside help. Besides this useful tool, I had two people check for spelling issues and the overall story. Once it was in decent shape to be made public, I asked for some additional help.
9). Betas
My betas were in the age range that my novel was geared toward, along with a couple of teachers and parents (as it was middle grade). I gave them the full manuscript, along with seven basic questions like “Which characters were your favorite/least favorite and why?” and “Was there a part of the story that didn’t make sense?”
I gave my betas three months to read a 42,590 word story, and by the end they gave me back the review sheets.
10). Final Adjustments
After I read over the reviews, I let the comments sit for three days so that I could proceed with a clear head. I smoothed out any flaws, scanned over the MS twice to make sure everything was right, and that is how I got to the end of writing my first novel.
Next comes publishing- which is a different beast entirely.
For future reference. Wow, what a comprehensive post.
Goals lol.
2 Year Update Post
Hello everyone! Welcome to Yearly Update 2: Electric Boogaloo. The dev team has been working hard behind the scenes, and we felt it was once again time to share our progress. As far as current progress on the full game, we’ve completed 63% of the script writing. This may not seem like too much compared to last year, and that is because last year we included editing in the calculation. Since last year, we have hired a new editing team that is rechecking each script and is making great progress! Art assets have also stayed at about 30%, though this is because our art team has been hard at work on another project; our demo re-release! After the winter event, we decided that it would be for the best if we updated the demo to better reflect the final game and the talent of those that have joined the team since its release. Aside from migrating the game to Ren'Py, we will also be adding new sprite art, updated backgrounds, and rescripting one of the scenes! It has taken most of our time these past few months, but we look forward to showing you our progress, hopefully before the end of the year! Outside of the re-release, we do have plans for something special coming this December. It won’t be to the same scale as the Winter Event from 2021, but we hope you’ll enjoy it just as much! That’s all for now; thank you guys for supporting the project, and have a Happy Halloween! Love, The BHCrew
Looking forward to anything that comes from this crew! :) The full game would be awesome.. but hey a re-release of the demo would be cool too! I’m a patient type.. and this team have held it together and persevered so long with this project and put so much effort into it, I’m sure it’ll be well worth the wait! :D
Welcome twitter users fleeing the absolute cesspool that twitter is going to become as Musk gets his way with his awful ideas! Things are better here, and hey, if you're an old user coming back, they've actually improved shit!
Here's a list of important notes for tumblr usage:
Don't censor words, particularly trigger warnings. Tumblr has a very functional blacklist (found in your settings) that can filter by post content and/or tags. But the word needs to actually be present for the filter to work. Censoring words like r*pe is actively harmful to people attempting to avoid those topics.
Use tags liberally, you have as many as you want, but don't tag unrelated shit. You'll get reported for spam really fast if you do.
Set an avatar and reblog things, otherwise you look like a bot.
You are not obligated to have your real name anywhere in your blog/bio/etc. Most people here use handles.
You can turn your ask box & anons on or off if you are experiencing any kind of harassment. You can also turn off replies on your posts, and turn off reblogs if you need to.
Tumblr has keyboard shortcuts on desktop. You can find them listed under the blog/account menu. Go learn them, they make life so much easier.
Reblog things. Seriously. Also set your dash in chronological order. You can maintain several blogs if need be, but reblogging things is normal, expected, and how you pass along stuff you enjoy.
The majority of people aren't reading your card/dni/blog bio before they reblog stuff. Posts get passed around and the OP often isn't the focal point of the post. Learn to live with it.
Fic writers: you have unlimited words, do not post fics as images.
Reblogs with comments/tags are encouraged. It's not like twitter's QRTs. The OP will see everything there. Know that before you comment.
You have a queue. This means you can set posts up ahead of time to run while you're busy. You can also completely ignore this and just spam your follows whenever you're online. Both are very commonplace
It's not weird to go through someone's blog and reblog old posts. That's actually very normal. If you add /chrono to the end of a tumblr page then you can view all the posts in chronological order to make this easier.
"Spam" liking and reblogging isn't a thing that is a problem. This is invented by people I do not understand. If someone claims this is a problem, they can learn how to turn off or manage their notifications.
The only form of promotional posts that tumblr has is "blaze". There is no ad targeting or any kind of invasions of privacy with blaze. You just get subjected to w/e someone wants to show you. If you want to give tumblr some money to help the company keep going and providing an alternative to twitter, it's not a bad way to do it. You can make people look at cat photos.
Also, we have fun colors here. Plus actual formatting ability. Use it!
People lie on here for fun. Don't accept everything you see at face value, check the reblogs/replies or google something if you're skeptical! Critical thinking is good!
Above all else, be chill, use your block button if you need to, and have fun.
I’ll say it again for the people in the back:
If you enjoy something, reblog it. Likes are worthless bookmarks. There is no algorithm- only the one you make yourself.
I enjoyed this, so I reblogged it.
Being a bit of a n00b (to Tumblr, not the internet.. been online since the late ‘90s hehe) reblogs feel weird to me still its like I’m stealing someone else's’ post to pad out my own lack of content... I guess, like anything else I shall get used to it over time. I only have a few followers (and I appreciate that, any amount is great), but it’s not exactly a large audience.. unless they see a post of mine they like and reblog that.. *shrugs*. feel free. I don’t mind if they just like it, TBH.
What I DO like is the freedom to comment on reblogs (like this) unlike one time I tried with Twitter and I couldn’t seem to... which kinda bummed me out.
I wonder if those peeps whose DNI-ness extends to people reblogging their stuff. is there a setting or an option so they can disallow their content to be shared around?
And I want whoever is reading this to know that I will never, EVER negatively reblog stuff.. like to be a troll or comment hatefully. Too old for that BS. If anyone wants to ask me stuff.. I’ll answer almost anything.. the more random the better.. it will help boost and regain my creative writing skills, and flex my tasteful sass when necessary... :) I used to do that in the old IRC days and thriving on randomness was fun back then. (I’m not sure I even have Asks enabled but hey.. I’ll do just that.)
Lastly, from what I read on the OP, this is rather a cool and powerful system once you learn all the tricks.. it gives the user a lot of control.. and more options... way more than facebook..
I know it’s almost a week late... but.. a contribution nonetheless.. and the first digital art I’ve done in about 20 years.. (not entirely by choice, just circumstance) Yes.. the bone and spear are meant to look like a 7. I’m weird. I am starting work on the Sans one (which I sketched out the same time as I did the sketches for this one.. around the start of October lol).. following a similar theme.. I realise Papyrus’ boots aren’t entirely canon but I just wanted him to have a little extra bling.. :P I have another version with eyelights too... ;)
Waiting for the rest of the gang to arrive...... (and they will). The boy just wanted *something* to upload.. even if it is a lil late...(sorry). my own contribution will probably be finished tomorrow.. October is a very busy month for the fam lol..
OK so the Papyrus poll got rebooted, continuing where we left off.... and I’m truly stuck!
Do I go with the one who sparked everything off when I first learnt of Undertale, thus beginning a journey rediscovering that I never stopped being a fangirl (just took a 15yr break).. or... do I go for the one who... who.. well.. um... yes. :)
ARRRGH!
“ROUND 2 ngl this one is makin me shiver 😰 #undertale #PAPYRUSSWEEP #Papyrus #undertaleAU”
Bumpin’ up the Boss... ;)
“FINALE. 2 DAYS TO VOTE. #FELLSWEEP #ERRORSWEEP”
Damn you Twitter, you win. :P
Yes I know there is a Papyrus one too... ;P I’m on my way there now... with my new twitter....
For years and years and years and years I refused to join Twitter...
...until today.. and in the final hours... because of this, my resolve finally broke LOL.
Writing Tips
Punctuating Dialogue
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➸ “This is a sentence.”
➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.
➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”
➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”
➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”
➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”
➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.
“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.
“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”
➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”
➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”
However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can also be “outside”!
➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.
If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)
➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations dashes typically express—“
“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.
➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.
➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”
➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.
“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”
➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.
“This shows it’s the same character continuing to speak.”
I knew about half of this when I started writing. It’s amazing the stuff they don’t teach you in school that you have to work out on your own. And look, all beautifully laid out for you.
Need this..!