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this is my writing blog, headcanon of fandom, and maybe for my worldbuilding. my drawing blog was my drawing & main account was @naciela

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Grammar and Punctuation

I don’t know how often I end up saying this, but grammar and punctuation are amazingly important in your online presence. Since we don’t get to hear you speak directly to us, we pick up on psychological cues in the manner of which you type. If you type one way or another, we can read in your gender, location, personality, looks, and age. We create a mental picture of you by how you type. This is important. If we view you as unappealing because of how you write, then no matter what great wisdom you have to say, you will not be charismatic enough to hold our attention long enough for us to understand it. 

Let’s hit a few important things you should have learned by the time you graduated High School but might have missed. A.K.A. Things that Piss Uncle Uragani Off When He Has To Read Them Daily.

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[kasscityhelps]

Writing a Character with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)

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Useful Writing Resources II

Like the last one of these I did, this is a long list of resources for writers to use. Use them wisely:)

Find The First One Here

*** = Separate List Of Resources Pertaining To That Specific Subject

Productivity & Writer’s Block

Ways To Unstick A Stuck Story

10 Outlining Methods For Writers

Things To Do When You Can’t Seem To Write

Ambient Sounds For Writers Masterpost

ZenPen

The Most Dangerous Writing App

Evernote

Writer, the Internet Typewriter

Wordcounter

Character Development

Writing Types Of Characters *** Making An OC ***

Character With Social Anxiety

Female Characters To Avoid

Writing Healthy Relationships

List of 300 Possible Secrets To Give Your Character

Fantasy & Miscellaneous

Myths, Creatures, And Folklore

Helpful Things For Action Writers To Remember

Writing The Opening Scene

Fictional Kisses

Master List of Writer’s Questions Answered’s Posts

Writing Advice Masterlist

The Little Details

How bodies decompose

Wilderness survival skills

Mob mentality

Other cultures

What it takes for a human to die in a given situation

Common tropes for your genre

Average weather for your setting

Free Online Sources For Research

Japanese creatures

greek creatures

creatures organised by type

creatures listed by letter

humanoid creatures

filipino creatures

chinese creatures

cryptids

‘fearsome critters’

angels

beings referred to as fairies

creatures that pretend to be human

a page on therianthropic creatures

shapeshifters

hybrid creatures

extraterrestrial creatures

deities

a page of mythology page links

a section of folklore page links

flying creatures

theological demons

fictional species lists

mythology related lists

legendary creature related lists

Writing Emotional Scenes

Creating Story Structure

What You Need To Hear Before You Publish A Book

Description

Words to Describe Someone’s Voice

An Article About Describing Voice

Voice Types

Vocal Qualities

Panix.com Character Chart

Vocal Impressions

Speech Patterns

Gender and Speech Patterns

Speech Accent Archive

Speech Impediment

What Makes A Man’s/Woman’s Voice Sexy

Synonyms-Antonyms.com

TheCaveOnline

550 Alternative Words for Said

Plot

Subplots

7 Ways to Add Great Subplots to your Novels

The 7 Shoulds of Writing a Subplot

Who Needs Subplots?

Subplots

Knowing Your terms: Subplots

Weave Subplots into your Novel

Understanding the Role of Subplots

Plot, Plot Layers, and Subplots

Plot and Subplot

Subplots - Chicken Soup for your Novel

How Many Subplots are Acceptable?

Subplots by Word Count

Too Many Subplots?

Generators

Appearance Generator

Archetypes Generator

Character Generator

Character Traits Generator

Family Generator

Job/Occupation Generator, (II)

Love Interest Generator

Motive Generator

Name Generator

Personality Generator, (II)

Quick Character Generator

Super Powers Generator

First Encounter Generator

First Line Generator, (II)

Plot Generator, (II), (III)

Plot Device Generator

Plot Twist Generator

Quick Plot Generator

Brand Name Generator

Medicine Title Generator

Name Generator

Quick Name Generator

Vehicle Generator

Town Name Generator

City Generator

Fantasy Race Generator

Laws Generator

Pet Generator

Setting Generator

Species Generator

Terrain Generator

Subject Generator

”Take Three Nouns” Generator

Word Prompt Generator

Color Generator

Decision Generator

Dialogue Generator

Journey Generator

Title Generator, (II), (III)

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Useful Writing Resources

This is an extensive list of resources for every problem you could come across while writing/planning/editing your novel. Use it well;)

{ *** } Indicate a Highly Reccommended Resource

Planning/outlining Your Work

How To Outline ***

Zigzag Method : Creating Plots

How to Plot a Romance Novel 

Seven Great Sources of Conflict for Romances 

Let’s talk about brainstorming

Writing Something With Meaning ***

Past Or Present Tense? : How To Decide

Writing Your Work

How To Write A Fabulous Chapter #1 ***

How to Build a Romance Thread in Your Story 

The Big Book Of Writing Sex ***

6 Ways to Get Your Readers Shipping Like Crazy 

Romance Writing Tips ***

20 Tips for Writing Lovable Romance Novel Heroes

7 Ways To Speed Up Your Writing *** 

80+ Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High 

9 Romance Writing Mistakes to Avoid 

Removing the Creeps From Romance

19 Ways to Write Better Dialogue ***

50 Things Your Characters Can Do WHILE They Talk ***

How To Write Action And Fight Scenes

10 Steps To Write Arguments

9 Ways To Write Body Language

Writing Good Kissing Scenes

Writing Murders

Create And Control Tone ***

Tips for Writing Ghost Stories

Incorporating Flashbacks

12 Tips To Avoid Overwriting ***

Characters

Behind the Name

Top Baby Names

Looking for a name that means a certain thing? ***

7 Rules of Picking Names

Most Common Surnames ***

Minor Character Development

Writing Antagonists, Antiheroes and Villains

Characters With Enhanced Senses

5 Tips to Help You Introduce Characters

How Do You Describe a Character?

How To Write Child Characters

36 Core Values For Building Character

Questions To Answer When Creating Characters ***

4 Ways to Make Readers Instantly Loathe Your Character Descriptions

5 Ways to Keep Characters Consistent

Character Archetypes

25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters

Building Platonic Relationships Between Female Characters

9 Simple and Powerful Ways to Write Body Language 

33 Ways To Write Stronger Characters

Conveying Character Emotion 

How to Make Readers Love an Unlikable Character…  

How to Create Powerful Character Combos

How To Describe A Character’s Voice ***

Describing Clothing And Appearance ***

Career Masterpost ***

Creating Your Character’s Personality ***

Character Flaws ***

Editing

DON’T EDIT>>> REWRITE THE WHOLE THING FIRST

Ultimate Guide To Editing Each Aspect Of Your Work ***

Why You Would Read Your Novel Out Loud ***

Grammar and Punctuation ***

How To Write A Captivating First Sentence

10 Things Your Opening Chapter Should Do: A Check-List for Self-Editing ***

Saving Your Story: Finding Where It Went Wrong

How To Condense Without Losing Anything

The Stages Of Editing

Dialogue/Description Balance

3 Proofreading Tips

The Short Story Form

Chapter & Novel Lengths

Anatomy Of A Novel : Chapters and Parts ***

How To Write Chapter After Chapter Until You Have A Book ***

Where Chapter #2 Should Start

Step By Step Guide To Editing Your Draft

Writing Tool: CTRL-F (How And Why You Should Use It) ***

How To Kill A Character

25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story

5 Ways To Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive ***

Setting

{Setting} How To Describe Setting In Your Stories ***

20 Questions To Enhance Setting

How To Bring Your Setting To Life

Miscellaneous Resources You Can Use In Between

How to Write from a Guy’s POV 

The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus

Text To Speech Reader

Compare Character Heights 

A Visual Dictionary of Tops

Writers Helping Writers

7 Tricks To Imrove Your Writing Overnight

Work Out/ Word Count : Exercise Between Writing ***

Most Important Writing Tips ***

Let’s talk about diversity in novels

Letting Go Of Your Story

Keeping A Healthy Writing Schedule And Avoiding Procrastination ***

How To Create A Good Book Cover

Write or Die

Tip of my Tongue

Character Traits Form

Online Thesaurus

Writing Sketchy/Medical/Law

Coma: Types, Causes, etc

Tips for writing blood loss

Gunshot Wound Care

Examples of Hospital Forms

Common Legal Questions

The Writer’s Forensics Blog

Brain Injury Legal Guide

Types of Surgical Operations

Types of Mental Health Problems

A Day in the Life of a Mental Hospital Patient

Global Black Market Information ***

Crime Scene Science

Examining Mob Mentality

How Street Gangs Work

Writers’ Block Help/ Productivity

Story Plot Generator

@aveeragemusings ‘ Cure To Writers’ Block ***

50 Romance Plot Ideas

Reading Like A Writer ***

Defeat Writers’ Block

Writing In A Bad Mood ***

Writers Block

When You’ve Lost Motivation To Write A Novel ***

What To Do When The Words Won’t Flow ***

9 Ways To Be A More Productive Writer

“I Cannot Write A Good Sentence Today” (How To Get Over It) ***

Real Writing Advice ***

Info You Need To Know & Words You Didn’t Think Of

A Writer’s Thesaurus ***

Words To Describe… ***

Words & Phrases To Use In Your Sex Scenes ***

Colors (An Extensive List Of Colors)

List Of Kinks & Fetishes ***

List Of Elemental Abilities

inkarnate.com : World Creator And Map Maker For Your Imaginary Setting

Body Language Phrases

List Of Legendary Creatures

How To Write Magic

Hairstyle References

Hemingway : Writing Checker

Body Types: Words To Describe Bodies and How They Move Around

Poisonous Herbs and Plants ***

The Psychology of Color

The Meaning behind Rose color

Types of Swords

Color Symbolism

How a handgun works

How to Write a Eulogy

Types of Crying

Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes ***

Superstitions and More

The 12 Common Archetypes

Language of Flowers

12 Realistic Woman Body Shapes

Using Feedback And Reviews

Turning Negative Reviews Into Positive Ones ***

Proofreading Marks : Easy Symbols To Make Reviewing/Feedback Easier ***

Authonomy Teen Ink Figment Fiction Press ReviewFuse

These Are Trusted Critique Sites ;)

[roleplayerrescue]

A GUIDE TO: playing bitchy characters

I find that bitchy characters aren’t the easiest to play, though they can be the most fun at times. Here are some tips I hope will help everyone.

EXPLORE  →       Find out why your character is bitch. Maybe they act this way towards a particular group of people or someone they don’t like. What if they grew up in such a family that it is their defense mechanism towards the rest of the world? Try to understand why, and in what ways your character acts as bitch.

DISLIKED →        Realize that not everyone will be ecstatic about your character or interacting with him/her. Sometimes handlers take things very personally and may be offended by how your character acts. This isn’t your fault and don’t be afraid to play a bitchy character just out of fear that no one will like him/her; bitchy characters aren’t supposed to be very well liked. You should also remember that interaction isn’t roleplayer-to-roleplayer but character-to-character. Thus everything that is said/done should only affect your character.

ENEMIES →        Don’t be scared that your character will make a few enemies, it’s only normal. A bitch with no enemies is highly unlikely. Even if the character is the most popular person at school doesn’t mean everyone will like them.

NO FEAR →        Don’t be afraid to have your character talk low of others or put other characters down. Remember – this is the character, not you that is acting in such a way. Don’t be scared to have them act out and act as if they are better than everyone else, because chances are your character thinks exactly that. Also don’t be afraid to have plots that involve your character destroying others. Of course you should discuss and plan this with the other handler but bitches are the ones that usually mess up things in real life – they can be a great tool in roleplaying too (especially character development).

IRRATIONAL → Your character doesn’t have to be rational with thinking up insults or saying mean things to others. The remarks have to be snide and sharp. If your character doesn’t know the other one so well, your best shot is to have it about something that can be observed from the outside (so not knowing the person).

→ Wonder Girl

[the-hardyest-critic]

If as a handler, you're a nice person, but you want to make a character that's a complete asshole/bastard/creep, what do you do to keep that character from becoming too nice after a while? Like, how do you keep your own personality from bleeding into the character?

You know, it might be because I’m actually an apathetic, rat bastard dickhead at heart, but I’ve never actually found this to be a problem for me. But I enjoy this question. Very, very much. I’m actually rather giddy to answer it, so thank you.

However there are a means to achieving this and I’ve found one of the number one reasons I myself have abandoned characters is because I’ve allowed them to become what they’re not. Often when handling a character that portrays this sort of persona, the first thing you’ll want to do is be brutal. What do I mean by that? Well, let me start off by telling you some of my biggest pet peeves with seeing “asshole-ish” characters being portrayed. Hopefully by telling you these things, you’ll understand how to keep the personality consistent.

1. Never Apologize

You know what I hate? More than anything? And it makes me cringe inside and want to take that role-player aside, tell them in a polite but stern voice to cease how they approach interacting with others at all costs?

It’s when an “asshole” character on the dash be it in a para or a gif conversation is in the midst of portraying a wonderful persona of pure cut-throat villainy, and what do they go do? They apologize in the fucking tags.

THEY APOLOGIZE. They say out of bloody character, “OOC: Sorry, don’t mean to be rude he’s just an ass.” Or, “OOC: She’s a bitch. Sorry!” 

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

And one more fucking no for good measure! The first thing that ensures you lose grip of a character like this is when you allow your sweet, darling of a personality to seep through before you’ve even begun to build the character up to be the bastard he is! Do you know what that does? That not only sets you up for playing nice and sweet over time unconsciously, but it allows others to not take your character seriously. You lose the intimidation factor!

 When you lose the intimidation factor, you lose part of the persona you’ve built up! Part of the suspense, and the mystery in creating a character that is purely themselves without no remorse. 

Now, no— hold on, I understand what you’re saying here. Of course there will be disagreement on the subject, and people will say, “But it’s out of character not in character so there should be no correlation.” or that “There’s nothing wrong with not trying to offend others.” 

I don’t give a fuck! If you’re role-playing you as is everyone else should know what they’re getting into. If you’re a mature role-player, be mature. Be mature, and approach it without holding yourself back in the least. The reality is just that all sort of offensive shit exists on Earth. We’re fucking human!

We’re not here to coddle each other. We’re here to role-play and bring characters to life. If a character wants to apologize, that’s fine, that’s the character— but they need to do so, not you. You want no more Mr. Nice guy? Then there needs to be complete separation of the muse versus the mun. No exceptions whatsoever.

Which brings me to my next point:

2. Liberate Yourself

If you’re having trouble playing this type of character, there’s a reason for it and this may be one of the other main reasons why— the fact that you are more than likely holding yourself back. If you are inherently nice [unlike me, being the cunt I am], then you are more than likely watchful of what you say to others even as you play the role of the bastard. Don’t. Quit putting filters on your character. If they feel like chewing someone out and being a complete dick and commenting on someone being a horrendously fat goat of a woman, then do it. I don’t care who it offends, but it’s in-character and should be taken as such. Too many people are sensitive these days but you know what? Fuck it. It’s characters that bring the realities of society and the things we as humans are too afraid to say— they embody and form themselves into stories in order that we may say them.

I’m not saying that you’ve always wanted to call a woman a fat goat— don’t get me wrong here. But I am saying that the beauty of a character and writing in general is that because it is fictional, you should spend less time worrying about these trivialities and more time being true to the story and true to the character. There should be no filters whatsoever, because the most memorable and compelling individuals within these works we create tend to be the ones without that filter and authorial intrusion.

Don’t be that guy. Don’t be that girl that holds themselves back from the inner voice of their muse because you are afraid of who you’ll hurt. So what! You’ll hurt lots of people even if you tried to play it safe, so I say go all out and keep hurting! Hit where it hurts, make people realize things, make people listen to you, punch them in the gut.

That my friend, is what makes writing beautiful. It hit where it hurts most, and the works that speak to us always do. So liberate yourself. As a writer you’ll need that thick skin and I can guarantee it’ll come in handy. 

I hope this has helped, and I apologize for my over-zealous response. This question got me a bit riled up.  Thank you for bearing with me, love.

Yours,

The Hardyest

[cityandking]

oc asks: childhood edition

time to unpack that backstory!

What was your muse's personality like as a kid? How has it changed since then?

Where did your muse grow up? What was their home like? Did they like where they grew up?

What did your muse's family look like? Parents, grandparents? Big or small? Who was around the house when your muse was a kid?

How was your muse's relationship with their childhood guardians? Has it changed over time, and if so, how? Do they keep in touch?

Does your muse have any siblings? What was their relationship like growing up? Is it any different now?

Did your muse have a best friend? Friends? Who did they hang out with as a kid? Are they still friends?

Did your muse have any enemies? Playground rivalries? How did that turn out?

What did your muse do in their free time? How did they entertain themself as a kid?

What was your muse's education like? Did they go to school? Did they like it?

What responsibilities did your muse have as a child? Chores? Babysitting? How good were they at fulfilling their responsibilities?

What expectations were placed on your muse as a child? Who had those expectations for your muse? How did your muse feel about them?

Did your muse go on any trips or vacations as a kid? Where did they go? How did they feel about traveling?

What did your muse want to be when they grew up? Did they have any childhood dreams, and have they achieved them?

Who was a mentor or a hero to your muse as a kid? Why did your muse look up to them and what did your muse learn from them? How is that relationship now?

What's one childhood memory that has stuck with your muse over the years? What's it significance to your muse now?

If your muse could say one thing to their childhood self, what would they say? Would your muse want to meet their childhood self in the first place?

How is your muse with kids now? Do they want kids of their own? What lessons from their childhood would they pass on to the next generation?

What's one thing that instantly transports your muse back to their childhood? Why?

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Okay opinion opinion

Should it be in character if Zuko put Azula in the dungeon after her breakdown? Or not? Because I need some insight between choosing to put her in the dungeon or putting her in her room but having her chained up, Kinda? Like room arrest rather than dungeon since she can be dangerous to others and herself at that time.

edit I forgot to add this line sorry folks:

why do I ask this? it is because in the comic we see that Zuko puts Azula in a mental institution and then doesn't meet her for a year. and since many people said (including me) dont really consider comics as part of the canon I wanna ask this type of question

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me making a story about how my Azulaang story started with Aang and Ty Lee saving Azula from a near-death experience in an asylum where in the end Azula kill her own doctor and now she needs more healing arc than she normally needs because I am a bitch

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I need to stop torturing a character

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Are anyone know some of good Azula fanfic that have story about her time in asylum? Like how they treat her bad

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Sokka: „Aang, you really do have a type.“

Aang: What are you talking about?“

Sokka: „Super strong Bender, considered a Master.“

Aang: „what are you doing?”

Sokka: „Mastered dangerous and rare sub-bending forms.“

Aang: „That is really pushing it.“

Sokka: „Considered strong, upfront and direct in private, dangerous in combat.“

Aang: „I don’t think you can apply…“

Toph: „Sister of best friend with severe mommy issues.“

Sokka: „where are you going with…“

Aang: „Oh shit, I have a type!“

Sokka: „THATS WHAT CONVINCES YOU?!“

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Now we can see Aang type

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Idea

would it be fun if we got to know that energy bending was like the fifth bending that has been forgotten by civilization but there is a small change that exists but not just be bent by an avatar or lion turtle but by people outside those two? like the lion turtle said before Avatar "In the era before the Avatar, we bent not the elements, but the energy within ourselves. To bend another's energy, your own spirit must be unbendable, or you will be corrupted and destroyed."

so I was thinking would it be possible for people that was not the avatar to bend energy bending? Like well, I know the concept of bending itself came from the classical element but if the creator uses a lot of Buddhist, Hindu, Chinese, or any Eastern elements for their animation that means we can basically get the fifth element since in Buddhist, Hindu, and Chinese martial arts (well not just martial arts, it has been used in many things and it called Wuxin) it has like five elements. so I think it is just a possibility

what do you think about it? You can give your opinion if you are interested and want to talk about it.

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Okay headcanon

So I having this headcanon about Azula changing her outfit for more than six time for their first date. Because everything need to be perfect (her perfectionist nature kicking hard right now)

Than we have Aang who basically was a boy that going to date without plan or schedule. Let's be honest he is spontaneous boy

And Azula having hard time about it because she can't doing it so she end up having emergency plan and that was outfit that can be used for every occasion

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when you have a small girlfriend and you easily carry her around. yep that's them

having a nice time just to play with azula hair from young to older version of her

Thinking like the older Azula finally having a peace with Ursa even look okay to look like her mother

edit: dang it wrong account to post this XD

[katydoodles]

I have something to add to @firenaition modern azulaang au about azula being a cheerleader and aang being a skater, imagine Aang becomes a mascot to be close to azula and get away with teasing her?

You should definitely draw that situation

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

AANG WOULD BE SUCH A TROLL!!!!!!

The mascot would be a fire-ferret.

He would hype up the crowd during their routines, and try to mimic her! He would do all these flips and jumps and try to irritate her during the games. OH THE MYSTERY OF WHO IS BEHIND THE MASK!!!

She would have no idea who was behind mask and be so irritated about it. She finally catches on when one game he bring out a skateboard and does some tricks.

I love this

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Why do I think Aang look like Mei Mei from red panda XD I know it was fire ferret but still red panda

[naciela]

We never get adult Azula so I make myself and because of it I think I just love the height between Aang and Azula. Very wattpad height XD.

Top one was xianxia/wuxia au for them 😘

I can't draw arm, help

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Index

Water ☯ Earth ☯ Fire ☯ Air

Book 1: Water

Episodes

Characters

Creatures

Locations

Gear

Book 2: Earth

Episodes

Characters

Creatures

Locations

Gear

Book 3: Fire

Episodes

Characters

Creatures

Locations

Gear

Full Episode List

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