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[crushing-on-nico-di-angelo]

An Artist and a Writer Walk Into a Coffee Shop....

I was so excited to participate in this @pjosecretsanta2021 event for @profinding !!! It was the best prompt I could have gotten and I had so much fun writing it.

Prompt: Solangelo strangers to lovers-- An artist and a writer who find each other and start making an illustrated book or a comic or animated movie or something together

Thank you so much @profinding , I hope you like it and have a Happy New Year!

“Yes! Whoo hoo!” Will watched her, and squirmed to sit up.

“What happened?” Her happiness was actually contagious; he was grinning.

“You, sir, have a date!” She pointed at him with her bracelets jingling and stars in her eyes. "Someone from my Arts History class responded to my post asking if anyone wanted to help my poor baby brother with his comic book. I put what you wrote online and he responded!”

“Oh my gods. Oh my gods! You mean it’s actually going to happen?” His heart was soaring so high.

“Well, he said he was interested."

“Wow! Okay, okay. Give him my phone number.” He tried stamping down his hope. This kid didn’t even know him. They might not want to work together, or his style might not fit Will’s vision. Not that that would matter as much, but he tried to calm the images of his imagined comic book passing through his eyes.

READ IT HERE

[profinding]

I should’ve reblogged this a week ago but I forgot to-- but YES I LIKED IT VERY MUCH THANK YOU!! :D 

[profinding]

My offering for @pjosecretsanta2021! @buoyantsaturn I adore your fic and I really hope you like this :) Happy new year!

[profinding]

I dusted off this old account so I could participate in pjo secret santa, but uh. Please don’t look at all my posts from 2014 lmao 

If ya wanna see some art I made, check out my webcomic: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/dawn-solangelo-comic/list?title_no=617352

[youreallwrite]

"But my Plot isn’t UNIQUE or BIG enough!”

One thing that I worry about is that my plot isn’t good enough. I know lots of other writers who have had this issue in the past as well, and it’s all about having confidence in yourself and your ability to tell a tale. 

The plot doesn’t have to be groundbreaking, just think of how many people get fed up of Shyamalan twist-endings. They’re clever sometimes, yes, but they’re also not what everyone ever is looking for, and when they are forced into a piece of work it is painfully obvious to anyone who really values what you’ve written. 

What matters is the telling of the story. Your plot can be exceptionally simple, and you might write one of the most compelling books of our era. 

I found one thing that helped was to look at other works, and try and break them down into their very, very simplistic terms - the bare bones, the things the author would have decided up front perhaps. The things that… if told without the wonder of the story, might have been boring. 

Like A Song of Ice and Fire, for example, which tells the stories of Political struggle against a backdrop of Ice creatures who can raise the dead and force them to attack you. It’s basically a Socio-Political zombie apocalypse, with dragons. That could have gone either way; as it was, it went amazingly. Because Martin is a master of making every character a person, and building such a rich, colourful world that we believe it. 

So, what I’ve done is looked at a very popular work that spans multiple books. Harry Potter is widely known, so this should be useful to as many people as possible. It is also praised as one of the most in depth and atmospheric works for children, young people, adults, or just about anyone, having been translated, adapted and studied over and over. 

                           HARRY POTTER BREAKDOWN

Bread and Butter

So, when I asked Google what the heck the plot of Harry Potter was, I got this;

This is what I’m going to call the BREAD AND BUTTER of the story. It’s what happens in the day-to-day of the story. It’s perhaps the introduction J. K. would have given when first sending in her manuscript. It’s also a hugely unoriginal idea. 

The concept of a young Witch or Wizard attending a magical school where they can learn their abilities has been done before, a lot. It is basically the prmise of books like EarthSea and the Worst Witch. 

So next time you think your premise is overdone or uninspired, remember that it doesn’t matter. It’s not the premise that counts, it’s what you do with it. What Rowling did with it was create an in-depth world, full of structures and rules, populated by characters we all loved, hated, felt sorry for or routed for. She also made sure to include a way for us to learn more about the world, so she made her protagonist just as unaware of the wonder and horror as all of us. 

Tea

In this case, tea is gonna’ be the conflict of the story. The main arc. Because going to a Wizard School is freaking awesome and everything, but this story needs risk. Our characters need to be in danger, and they need something to overcome. Often writers get stuck here. They have a wonderful setting and they really want to write about their character doing this or that, but what’s the main goal? What is there to overcome? 

Very simply, Rowling’s villain is a man who wishes to purify the progression of magic by weeding out those who’s blood he see’s as tainted. He is a Hitler-figure, who himself should be ‘tainted’ in his own view. That’s the villain’s GOAL. It’s clear, and simple. 

If you think your villains goal is too simple, just look at Voldemort’s goal. What makes it more complex are the many twists and turns he and Harry both have to adapt too. His many failures, as well. 

Voldemort fits into many tropes, including the bad guy ‘selling his soul’ to achieve a vain goal, the bad guy murdering the heroes’ parents, the ‘more like you than you think’ trope, where a Villain and a hero are quite similar. I especailly like that last one, because J. K. played with it. Yes, she included it, and yes she gave a magical reason as to why. 

That just shows that unique elements can be added on to overdone ideas, to make them wonderful. 

Jam and Cream

This is where Rowling turns her simple ideas into something beautiful. Whether an idea is original or not, it will not matter if the depth is not there. Jam and Cream stands for all the little things. 

The fact one of the most hated antagonists was only a prime player in one book but left such an impression, the fact Hermione was disliked by the main characters at first, the fact Neville was the cowardly laughing stock of the group for years. Let’s see… The fact Sybil was right about almost all of her predictions and no one believed her, thus linking her with the Mythological figure Cassandra. 

The use of diversion and tension in The Prisoner of Azkaban, the fact that Harry’s own father was rather arrogant and mean at times, yet still a good person. The moral ambiguity of characters like Dumbledore or Snape. 

And…

That isn’t even naming the things the books got wrong. Because every author makes mistakes. Yes! You’re allowed too! J. K. has Dumbledore play the ‘I’m going to withhold information from you for the sake of the plot,’ card. We are also supposed to believe Harry forgave everything Snape ever did and named his son after him because he rather fancied his mother. Many issues are left unaddressed, such as the disinterest/damn right rudeness towards Hagrid in the final years, or the silly quest over the fake Sword. 

But in the end, if the story is told masterfully, no one is going to care. 

Basically, what I’m trying to say is, if you plot is overdone, don’t worry about it. If your world feels familiar, do more to make it your own. If your villain feels like a trope, give them more twists and turns, and maybe a reason for the trope that fits your world alone. If your characters feel stale, give them more scenes that address their personality. 

You’re doing fine, and your manuscript is totally fine. If you believe in it, there’s gonna’ be at least a hundred more people who would too. 

[studysection]

[shiniesrph]

studysection​:

Hey guys! As a writer myself, it’s hard to have a lot of resources for writing in one place. That’s why I decided to create this masterpost, and maybe make more if I find future resources. I hope you like it, and expect to see more masterposts like this in the future!

Generators

Character

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

Names

Brand Name Generator

Medicine Title Generator

Name Generator

Quick Name Generator

Vehicle Generator

Town Name Generator

Plot

First Encounter Generator

First Line Generator, (II)

Plot Generator, (II), (III)

Plot Device Generator

Plot Twist Generator

Quick Plot Generator

Setting/World-Building

City Generator

Fantasy Race Generator

Laws Generator

Pet Generator

Setting Generator

Species Generator

Terrain Generator

Prompts

Subject Generator

”Take Three Nouns” Generator

Word Prompt Generator

Misc

Color Generator

Decision Generator

Dialogue Generator

Journey Generator

Title Generator, (II), (III)

Some Tips

Just a few I found from the writing tips tag!

Writing action / @berrybird

How to create a strong voice in your writing / @collegerefs

How to plot a complex novel in one day! / @lizard-is-writing

8 ways to get past writer’s block / @kiramartinauthor

psa for writers / @dasakuryo

”Write Using Your 5 Senses” / @ambientwriting

How People Watching Improves Your Writing / @wherethetransthingsare

Writing Science Fiction: Tips for Beginners / @fictionwritingtips

Creating Likeable Characters / @authors-haven

Vocabulary

Descriptive words / @somekindofstudent

Words to replace “Said” / @msocasey

Obscure color words / @mintsteelpeachlilac

Words to spice up your stories / @busyibee

Words to describe someone’s voice

Words to Use Instead of Very / @gaybybirth

Touchy Feely Words / @gaybybirth

Some Advice

Stephen King’s Top 20 Rules for Writers

”But my plot isn’t UNIQUE or BIG enough!” / @youreallwrite

8 Things Every Creative Should Know / @adamjk

(How To) Get Over Comparing Yourself to Other Creatives / @adamjk

How to Get Over Common Creative Fears (Maybe) / @adamjk

14 Tips From Stephen King On Writing / @i-can-give-you-prompts

Playlists

Electronic Thoughts / @eruditekid

“Mix About Writing” An Instrumental Mix / @shadowofemirates

Shut Up, I’m Writing! / @ninadropdead

Chill / @endlessreveries

Breathtaking Film Scores / @tweedskirts

Music to Write to Vol. 1: Starlight / @crestadeen

Music for Written Words / @ghoulpatch

Dead Men Tell No Tales / @scamandersnewt

Fatale / @dolcegf

All These Things that I’ve Done / @referenceforwriters

Feeling Soaking into Your Bones / @verylondon

I Can Feel Your Pulse in the Pages / @rphelper

Morally Ambiguous / @scamandersnewt

Wonderwall / @wheelerwrites

Pythia / @mazikeene

Ballet: To Dance / @tanaquil

Websites and Apps

For Writing

ZenPen: A minimalist writing website to keep you free of distractions and in the flow.

The Most Dangerous Writing App: A website where you have to keep typing or all of your writing will be lost. It helps you keep writing…kind of. You can choose between a time or word count limit!

Evernote: An online website where you can take notes and save the product to your laptop and/or smartphone!

Writer, the Internet Typewriter: It’s just you and your writing, and you can save your product on the website if you create an account.

Wordcounter: A website to help check your word and character count, and shows words you’re using frequently.

Monospace: An Android app for writing on the go when you feel the inspiration, but you don’t have your laptop on you!

For Productivity

Tide: An app that combines a pomodoro-esque timer with nature sounds and other noises! (Google Play / Apple Store)

ClearFocus: An Android app with a pomodoro-type time counter to let you concentrate easier and stay productive.

Forest: An app with a time counter to keep you focused and off your phone, and when you complete the time limit, a tree grows in your garden! (Google Play / Apple Store)

SelfControl: A Mac downloadable app that blocks you from distracting mail servers, websites, and other things!

Prompt Blogs

@writeworld

@dialouge-prompts

@oopsprompts

@prompts-for-the-otp

@creativepromptsforwriting

@the-modern-typewriter

@theprofessionalpromptmaker

@writers-are-writers

@otp-imagines-cult

@witterprompts

@havetobememes

@auideas

@putthepromptsonpaper

@promptsonpaper

@fyotpprompts

@otpisms

@soprompt

@otpprompts

@ablockforwritersblock

@awritersnook

Writing Tips Blogs

@writeworld

@anomalously-written

@awritersnook

@clevergirlhelps

@referenceforwriters

@whataboutwriting

@thewritershelpers

@nimblesnotebook

@slitheringink

[awesome-picz]

[theyatemytailorr]

never in my life did I think that toilet doors would make me so angry

[fakeduckling88-deactivated20160]

@universaltrouble @silverbear-silvercross-995 @babydeerlily

[tastefullyoffensive]

[gaylor-moon]

What!!!!!!

[jitterbugjive]

PPG Reboot: NO! no boobs allowed!

[jitterbugjive]

*Pony wearing fake horn*

Bubbles: “That’s not a unicorn, that’s a plain old pony”

Buttercup: *knocks his horn off*

“It’s not a unicorn it’s just… Sad"

I can’t believe this is in the fucking script

[jitterbugjive]

“No way, ponies have shorter legs.

It’s a colt.”

“What’s a colt?”

“A baby horse.”

“Then what’s a filly?”

“Uh a horse with attitude?”

they fucking just brought up gender

blatantly 

and tried to cleverly cover it up

But essentially they just had Blossom say “That’s a dude!”

[jitterbugjive]

So this is basically the same thing as ripping off a transperson’s pants and telling them they aren’t that gender

how do they show the reaction

okay not bad, I mean it’s still awful that they’re showing something like this when being outed is a triggering traumatic experience-

aaaaand they made him get over the top angry and ridiculous over this

“WELL EXCUSE ME, I MAY NOT HAVE A HORN

BUT I DO HAVE A HEART

AND IN THAT HEART I KNOW I’M A BEAUTIFUL UNICORN”

okay so great way to depict the concept of being trans. y’know. By making it look like an over the top joke and like he’s just crazy and angry and being whiny and dramatic.

[jitterbugjive]

“Woah, drama bomb.”

HOLY

FUCKING SHIT

DID SHE REALLY JUST SAY THAT?!?!

By the way did I forget to mention they’re basically saying being trans is like claiming you’re a mythological creature? 

C:

[jitterbugjive]

“WE’ll get the professor to turn you in to a unicorn, and then I can be friends with a REAL LIVE UNICORN!”

okay so

she’s only supportive of his identity because it’d be cool to be besties with a unicorn

imagine if I had a friend who was like “OH it’d be cool if I had a guy friend, get an operation so I can have a guy friend!”

y’know

basically denying I’m a guy unless I have a penis

Or in this case, fucking horn.

[jitterbugjive]

ew she’s even fantasizing about it and imposing her ideal of what a unicorn should be on him

so now we need a scene transfer

let’s see, what’s a perfectly appropriate scene to cut away to in an episode that was specified as a trans issues metaphor?

a pickle museum

that’s right folks

we’re talking about a transunicorn getting a horn transplant, and the best way to do a scene transfer is a joke about a museum containing pickles

y’know

cuz phallic jokes 

classy.

[jitterbugjive]

“Professor! He needs this!”

“I NEED THIS”

…… so yeah his feelings on this matter don’t actually matter to bubbles apparently, she just wants him to be a unicorn for her sake.

Because that’s how being trans works

right?

people are actually imposing what THEY want you to be, you’re not actually trans, you’re just trying to be something someone else wants you to be C:

(except I’m pretty sure the actual trans issue would be if everyone kept insisting he was a pony over and over and over)

[jitterbugjive]

So the professor got done explaining that this procedure isn’t fully tested yet and is risky.

“Well it’s up to you Donny, is this something you want to try?”

“As long as my BFF Bubbles says it’s a good idea, I am DOWN!”

Oh

so

now he’s only doing this because Bubbles wants him to

not because he actually really badly/passionately wants to be a unicorn???

Also, trans operations are risky and still under research, so this is actually a super serious decision. 

Professor: This is your body and it’s a serious choice!

Thoroughly weigh your options as you read through this document in all its entirety.”

Okay there is no excuse now. This is 100% a trans issue episode, when they use terminology like “it’s your body and it’s a serious choice”

And this is how they treat it.

“EH, I SKIMMED IT!”

Note how it says “FOREVER” in big red letters?

Indicating to our lovely children that this is a permanent change, and such a serious, risky procedure :C 

So now we see what direction this episode is really going

They’re basically giving the moral that “changing your body is risky and bad and comes with lots of bad side effects”

Don’t believe me?

let’s continue down the transphobic trainwreck!

[jitterbugjive]

So yeah guess what

it didn’t work

this is how they’re depicting transitioning by the way

by making it look FUCKING HORRIFYING

So yeah, transkids? Good luck feeling confident in your important decision about your body. I’m sure this will make you feel confident that it’s the right thing to do if it makes you happy. C:

[jitterbugjive]

So now that he’s gotten his operation with bad side effects, he’s reduced to being a freakshow

and his conditions get worse

he’s fucking crying, he’s horrified

he turns in to an even bigger monster because the side effects are THAT bad

[jitterbugjive]

oh wow so

they cut back to the pickle museum

and shatter a pickle statue

okay let me explain why this is so fucked up

The mayor is explaining if this pickle statue breaks, bad luck will occur. And it gets shattered.

Now in context of this episode, why this was either on purpose or just a really shitty choice: we once again have someone saying ‘if you break thing (that happens to be a phallic object joke btw) then bad stuff will happen’

it’s the same thing they’re saying this episode

if you try to change your body

bad things will happen

he smashed his pickle, so despair will follow (see where I’m going with this? you don’t make jokes about smashing pickles in a trans issues episode, it’s in really poor taste)

[jitterbugjive]

Bubbles comes in and tells him he has to calm down

“LOOK AT ME, I’M A FREAK, WE ARE NO LONGER BFFS!”

yes because being bffs is way more important than his feelings, Bubbles (you selfish little shit)

[jitterbugjive]

holy shit they wont stop with the fucking pickle thing

[jitterbugjive]

Buttercup and Blossom join

Buttercup: Woah, he’s a freak.

Bubbles: He is not a freak, he is my friend!

REALLY?! THAT’S WHY HE’S NOT A FREAK?! BECAUSE HE’S YOUR FRIEND? WHO BY THE WAY YOU ONLY WANTED TO BE FRIENDS WITH IF HE WAS A UNICORN?!?!!

“Donny this is all my fault, I put you in danger just because I wanted to be friends with a unicorn”

oh good at least she admits it but that doesn’t exactly fix the problem now does it? Nor does it remotely tackle transissues, 

what the hell is it trying to say here

 “friends of transpeople shouldn’t pressure them to change themselves”??????

i’m pretty sure that’s not the major issue transpeople are dealing with

I’ll expand on this once I’m through all this garbage and have a final say in how this episode could have been handled because this is such shit writing and such a shitty message for confused trans kids.

[jitterbugjive]

“DEEP DOWN IN YOUR HEART OF HEARTS, YOU ARE A REAL LIVE UNICORN!”

“NO, IN MY HEART I KNOW I’M A MONSTER!”

Uh, guys

I know you’re trying to make this a good message and all

but you’re really REALLY not

“i just wanted to be friends with a unicorn”

so what does she do

continue to insist he’s a unicorn

and this upsets him

yeah you had that coming, Bubbles

ugh this is something I’ll expand on as a final say, this is just too messed up

[jitterbugjive]

SO IN AN AMAZING TWIST, UNICORNS APPEAR!

“Wait which ones are stallions?”

… WOW.

just

wow

throw in a joke about gender binaries in a trans issues episode

s’great

that’s just

real great

“I blamed you but I didn’t think of the consequences either. I sooo wanted to be a unicorn too…”

“But you ARE a unicorn!”

so being trans is just ‘wanting it’ I guess, and wanting to change comes with HORRIBLE consequences.

Oh by the way

turns out

he actually IS a unicorn

“I had to wait until you went on an intense journey of adolescent discovery.”

so there’s no trans issues here at all I guess

because he was a unicorn the whoooole time

no really

he was actually a unicorn the whole time, no magical transformation in to a unicorn or anything

he just had a horn under his hair and he never looked

I’m not making that up, that’s what happens.

Look they even fix the pickle museum

And then they have a happy ending and fly away AND GOD WHAT TRASH

I’ll reblog one more post with a final say because this episode was a mess and there was actually one VERY simple solution to it

[jitterbugjive]

Episode Review

Where the fuck do I even begin?

So the overall lesson in this episode really didn’t come off as accepting or tolerant of trans issues in the slightest.

They outed their ‘trans’ character at the start, didn’t address how wrong that was

the overall lesson here is not to change your body because bad things will happen and you’ll be a monster

I want to say this right now:

I am trans. And it’s people telling me that I’m NOT a boy, that I SHOULDN’T want t change that makes me feel like a monster.

It makes me feel like a freak.

CN decided to make a trans character a villain for trying to change ‘who they are’.

I’m going to keep this short and simple because the fix to this abomination IS simple:

This episode would have been PERFECT if he became a monster because everyone kept insisting he was a pony over and over and over and over

his anger could grow from no one letting him be what he feels

and in the end, bubbles insisting to him that he IS a unicorn, and that she was wrong for not treating him like one from the start

and everyone accepting him as a unicorn

Imagine this ending:

Everyone believing in him and accepting him as a unicorn is what turns him in to a unicorn

But most of all, the most important thing, is that he has to believe in himself. 

He might not have been a unicorn in body but he was a unicorn at heart and that’s what mattered most, and as long as he was true to his heart and everyone else could accept him for what he feels on the inside.

Bam, unicorn. The problem is solved, he no longer feels like he has to be a monster or a freak, he doesn’t feel trapped in his own body and misunderstood and mislabelled. 

You see.

How fucking HARD was that to fix?!

Instead, we got this. This thing that tells us trans people are whiny, dramatic, angry, and that it’s risky/dangerous to try and change your body. That they should just accept their own bodies and it’ll all be okay. 

[jitterbugjive]

Proof that this is a trans issues episode since people keep saying I’m overanalyzing:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html

“In addition to shattering old tropes and kick-punching dated ideas, the new “Powerpuff Girls” will also address issues of gender and identity. One upcoming episode in particular touches on ideas of gender identity – a topic open to conversation even in animated shows, thanks to programs such as “Steven Universe,” which explores gender fluidity and rejects established gender norms.

“We did an episode where there’s a unicorn. Basically when it starts out, he’s a pony, but he wants to be a unicorn,” Jennings explained. “He has to go through a transformation to become a unicorn and so it’s a whole [episode that asks], ‘What are you on the inside? What are you on the outside? How do you identify yourself? How do people see you?’ There’s a lot of subtext in that.”

[spencerthespacer-deactivated202]

[starwarsgraphictee]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO

[frank-macmurphy-deactivated2020]

wait for it………..

[tastefullyoffensive]

Sound up.

[liryae-blog]

There is literally nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so do not expect yourself to do so.

[slogasm-deactivated20161023]

people who sleep without socks on make me worry

[novaindigo-deactivated20180218]

People who sleep WITH socks are not to be trusted

[certified-p0ser]

People who sleep are weird

[missriveter]

I was a sock once

[niggauwish]

ONCE

[bnaider965-deactivated20160929]

I love hearing “I saw this and thought of you”

[tayzawa]

[catsbeaversandducks]

[liftedandgiftedd]

dogs are so pure

[nianymphoo]

🤣the last one

[the-real-eye-to-see]

Black kids are everything, I swear!

[mamaduafe]

Black kids inspire me every single day!!!!!

[vaguelyethereal]

I feel the future is in safe hands with posts like this

[safitheartist]

Only if we make sure there is a future for them.

[bellaxiao]

[falconpunchyourmom]

Parallel Earth.

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

AMAZING

[thaebae]

I LOVE