Sabrina H

I write some of the time and stress about if my grammar's correct the rest of the time.YA novelist and freelance writer. For updates on my work and inspiration, follow my instagram here.

[padmedala]

i’d be really curious to know what percent of queerbaiting is 

a) an intentional marketing scheme to stir interest in the project and attract certain fanbases (lgbtq people and young women) vs. 

b) members of the creative team genuinely wanting to write queer characters but the corporate side of things force them to tone it down but they still leave little hints vs. 

c) they legitimately did not know how gay something would come across

[lafgl]

The answer: A is 100%. Because B and C are not queerbaiting. The literal meaning and definition of it is A.

[counterpunches]

#a) queerbaiting #b) queer coding #c) subtext

[crazyintheeast]

Please tumblr learn the difference and stop shitting on good shows

[jupitermelichios]

Anyone who’s still not clear:

Teen Wolf show-makers asking fans what they wanted, getting the answer ‘canon-queer relationships’ and then just hinting at Stiles being bi and having the characters people ship hang out platonically is queer-baiting

Gravity Falls having the two male police officers hold hands and show genuine affection to one another, but not being allowed to confirm they were married because the studio wanted to sell the show to Russia and China is queer-coding

Arthur Conan Doyle genuinely not understanding why some people would think two men living together, declaring their undying affection for one another, and constantly referring to Holmes as a ‘confirmed bachelor’ was a bit gay is queer-subtext

Clear now?

[stardusted]

nobody speaks indian

maybe you meant

Assamese

Bengali

Bhojpuri

Hindi

Bihari

Kanikkaran

Urdu‎

Oriya

Sindhi

Maithili

Punjabi

Santali

Kannada

Tamil

Telugu

Malayalam

Kashmiri

Ladakhi

Gujarati

Angika

Aariya

Konkani‎

Rajasthani

Sadri

Surajpuri

Sherpa

Sikkimese

Nepali

Lepcha

Limbu

Nimadi

Mishing

Banjari

Bhil

Bhili

Braj Bhasha

Marwari

Mewari

Bhili

Tai Phake

Tani

Turung

Aruvu

Musasa

Badaga

Irula

Saurashtra

Paniya

Tulu

Allar

Aranadan

Thanjavur Marathi

Toda

Bishnupriya

Chakma

Chittagonian

English

Pali

Rangpuri

Rohingya

Sadri

Sylheti

Hajong

Shö

A’Tong

Bawm

Sak

Kukish

Falam

Garo

Haka

Khumi

Koch

Kokborok

Megam

Meitei Manipuri

Mizo

Mru

Pangkhua

Rakhine

Marma

Riang

Tangchangya

Tippera

Usoi

Khasi

Koda

Mundari

Pnar

Santali

War-Jaintia

Kurukh

Sauria Paharia

Arabic

Aka-Bo

Aka-Cari

Aka-Kede

Aka-Kol

Aka-Kora

Akar-Bale

Oko-Juwoi

A-Pucikwar

Aka-Jeru

Aka-Bea

Önge

Jangil

Nancowry

Camorta

Car

Katchal

[dhivyanotdivya]

This is so important.

[ripneji-blog]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!

[official-roti]

Garhwali

[llapingacho-deactivated20150611]

Reblogs this x1000 to try to get rid of cultural ignorance when it comes to this. Because breaking down Indian stereotypes in particular is incredibly important to me for many reasons.

[the-right-writing]

Anti-villain motivations besides "tragic past"

They do bad things because they’re scared.

They’re gullible or misinformed. Example: somebody who has been told the heroes are out to hurt them.

They are desperate for interaction, validation, kindness, or attention, and the dark side gives them those things. 

They want to change their allegiance, but are pressured by people close to them to stay evil.

They have an otherwise noble goal that they will do literally anything to achieve. Example: somebody who wants to protect their child, even if it means throwing other children into danger.

[chatterwriting-deactivated20200]

That last one…my favourite…

[books-n-quotes]

I am in charge of how I feel and TODAY I am choosing HAPPINESS.

[worldsinmywords]

please, keep writing. keep drawing. keep painting. please keep making your art no matter how many may try to push you down. the world does not have nearly enough artists. 

[ghostlysea]

aww nasa has a page for space technology terms you can use in science fiction

nerds

[ceruleancynic]

THIS IS THE BEST THING

AAAAAAHHH

[cutting-you-off-deactivated2020]

Holy crap!!

[allthingslinguistic]

Punctuation takes on the distracted boyfriend meme. 

[justfigs]

hey. fun fact. diversity in writing isn’t hard. yeah, if you arent [insert group here] you shouldn’t write about being [insert group here] but you know what you can do?

don’t write about an aromantic chronically ill girl, write about a strategist, sharpshooter, and chemist who just happens to be aromantic and chronically ill. 

‘but ken, you seem to forget that people have different needs!’

no, i’m not. because, as you see this post, as you type an angry, nitpicky reply, you have access to this wonderful thing known as ~the internet~!

what does it do, you ask? well…

chronic illness list: 149 million results. almost as if people have this sort of thing on hand, and are actively writing about it.

how not to write gay characters: 853 million results. almost as if queer people are angry about the fact we’re either not there, dead, or one sided stereotypes, huh?

writing a disabled character: 97 million results. as if disabled people are tired of misrepresentation.

you know, you don’t have to write about characters being who they are, they can just happen to be who they are. and you don’t forget about it either. i’m not forcing you to put diversity in your writing, but if there was more diversity in common media, i bet a lot of people would feel better about themselves being who they are.

‘but it’s hard!’

you know, you’re already writing a 50k+ novel. you’re already researching the exact radio wave addresses on 12:30 AM on january 19th, 1999. you can do a quick google search to add diversity in your writing.

tl;dr: diversity shouldn’t be a big thing. just do your research and make people feel represented.

[somnastra]

I’ve heard it also put this way: if you are not [marginalized group], don’t make your story about being that. Include representation, even in your main character, but the story should not be about that thing you’re not.

[theemotionmachine]

Virtue requires a delicate balance. 

[tobi-kelma]

This could be a great set of descriptors for tracking social stats in a game.

[appel-likes]

Woah

[shaelit]

A good chart for character development, especially when contrasting how they are vs. how they see themselves.

[bpd-dylan-hall-deactivated20190]

“our teeth and ambitions are bared” is a zeugma

and it’s a zeugma where one of the words is literal and one is metaphorical which is the BEST KIND

[tuesdayisfordancing]

I didn’t know about zeugmas until just now! That is so awesome, everybody: 

zeug·ma ˈzo͞oɡmə/

noun

a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g.,John and his license expired last week ) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts ).

ISN’T THAT AWESOME??

[professorsparklepants]

#in english class in high school my teacher had us write our own zeugmas in class#and one guy came up with ‘he fell from her favor… and the window’#i am forever looking for opportunities to use that one

[siesiegirl]

She dropped her dress and inhibitions at the door.

[crumbvulet]

What’s this? My favorite rhetorical device showing up on my dashboard?

[thranduilland]

IT HAS A NAMEEEE!! OH MY GOD!!!

[hypotheticalwriterquestions-blog]

So this is what I’ve been looking for! I knew there was something I could have included to improve my writing. So happy I found this post!

[falling--in--place]

Some of these could be considered paraprosdokians! (One of my favorite things!)

A paraprosdokian (/pærəprɒsˈdoʊkiən/) is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax. For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians and satirists. Some paraprosdokians not only change the meaning of an early phrase, but they also play on the double meaning of a particular word, creating a form of syllepsis.

[toshsato]

[dawnquafam]

When you had a good idea in the shower aND YOU CAN’T REMEMBER IT

[actuallyblind]

When writing a blind character, what are some things to avoid?

Ah! So this is definitely a bit of a broad question, but I can give a few basics:

Blind people don’t actually give a shit about touching faces, so please, please stear clear of that. The only exceptions may be the same way sighted lovers may caress each other’s faces and parents may hold a child’s face in an emotional moment, but it’s just like a sighted lover or parent would, nothing more.

Please avoid giving your character a cure. One of the most crushing things as a disabled reader is to finally have a disabled character, but for them to end up with a fantastic magic cure half-way through. It rarely makes for a good story, and often a much better story is that person’s journey in understanding themselves as equal and learning that they aren’t broken and useless and can do whatever they want, overcoming internalized ableism rather than “overcoming the disability.”

Few blind people actually wear sunglasses or eye coverings, so your character probably won’t either if the likelyhood says anything. Chances are they will not be part of that minority, so probably better not to do that.

Something similar can be said for characters with white or cloudy eyes. The vast majority of blind people will not have very abnormal-looking eyes, so chances are your character will not be part of that minority.

Another very similar thing should be noted about the level of vision they will have. Somewhere between 80 and 90% of blind people have some level of remaining vision, weather it be little more than light perception or enough that they were forced to use their eyes a lot growing up and weren’t taught braille or to use a cane because they could get by well enough not to die most of the time.

So these are just the first several things I can think of at the moment, but definitely feel free to ask about more things!

[singitfromtheheart]

you don’t even need any factual backup to headcanon a character as autistic tbh. they don’t need to have whatever you consider to be “common autistic traits”. if an autistic person wants to headcanon a character as autistic because they identify with that character, or because it makes them feel good, or for whatever reason, let them.

[singitfromtheheart]

I’ve seen allistic people reblogging this post and that actually makes me really happy. thank you for listening to autistic voices stay tolerant and stay lovely

[promptsforthestrugglingauthor]

Hey, writer. You’re gonna be okay. Whatever’s going on with your WIP, your creative process, your inspiration, your life: it’s all gonna be okay.

Keep on keeping on. You’re gonna do great. You’ll make it through!

And I’ll always be here rooting for you.

[antirepurp]

“fiction is a place suitable for exploring dark topics” and “immoral acts shouldn’t be glorified and normalized in fiction” are statements that can and should coexist

[libraryjournal]

[signal-failure]

Person with housemates can study.

Person who has spent all their cash on rent and food still has a place to get out of the house and do something interesting.

Cool community classes and community art shows.

ESL tutoring.

Tax prep and forms.

[talixagain]

tbh fuck anyone who says a single bad thing about libraries

[diplotomodon]

Not content I normally reblog but libraries are super important and our world would be diminished without them.

[smallswingshoes]

The library was how I was able to read so many books as a kid that my parents wouldn’t have been able to afford.

[fuckingconversations]

^ I, too, read thousands of dollars worth of books at the library, completely free. It was my haven.

[rniguelangel]

people without homes staying cool in the summer / getting shelter from the cold or rain & resting

[onceandalwaysenglishmajor]

Vitally important! We need libraries.