liz

[incorrectaftg]

[hands you these] part 2

[marmaladica]

*saved*

[clairidryl-deactivated20180621]

Dr Kill

[nest-deactivated20181209]

that’s a tiny pistol he is holding

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

that Diana Wynne Jones interview where she’s like “I don’t understand why so many girls are into Howl, it must be because they want the challenge of fixing him” is so optimistic, like DWJ’s out here hoping I at least want to make him a more functional person as if “rogue academic turned melodramatic fashion disaster whose social skills Do Not live up to his own hype” is not a perfectly valid thing to be attracted to 

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

@corvidscorpse said: People who aren’t morosexual just don’t understand those of us who WANT a complete dumbass

DWJ, a reasonable woman: behold this undesirable man. look at him, he dresses weird and he keeps emotional support spiders and doesn’t even question people moving into his house without asking and he has to reverse psychology himself into doing anything he’s actually supposed to do. 

every morosexual in a 100 mile radius: oh fuck yeah babey

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

god this isn’t even touching on the fact that Howl is??? apparently??? an ordinary-ass Welshman who was studying spells (????) at the doctoral level and then (somehow???) found a doorway into Actual Magic and promptly moved there to set up shop as a wizard with like five different names and two outfits but still goes home sometimes because he loves his niece and likes to hang out with the rugby lads (still working on processing Howl being a jock but?? okay), because PRESUMABLY all of this is supposed to further illustrate that Howl is an absolutely ridiculous sort of person but all I see is a man who made the exact decision I would make in a millisecond if given the opportunity 

[wind-to-your-sails]

Howl Jenkins is what happens when the overpowered ‘thrust into a fantasy world’ man… is not the main character.

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

Howl Jenkins is what happens when an a normal man gets thrust into a fantasy setting and is mostly excited to dick around and learn some magic to turn his hair different colors, only to realize to his dismay that being a powerful wizard means that people are going to ask you to actually do shit for them

[avantegarda]

I may be an absolute disaster of an adult but when someone younger than me asks for advice I turn into a Wise Professor

[avantegarda]

Youngster: how do you cope with exams/anxiety/time management

Me, who just had a panic attack while eating a bagel at 2 pm:

[championsaremade]

This hit me too hard

[playingthegameoflife-deactivate]

Catch These Hands! with your hands. we’re holding hands now. this is nice

[writersblockbecomesunblocked]

How Long Your Stories Should Be (And What Publishers Want)

First of all, thank you so much for over 8,000 followers!!

Short Story

-Under 500 Words is described as flash fiction. It’s one scene

-Between 1,000 and 8,000 Words is a short story

-Between 5,000 and 10,000 Words is as long as a short story should ever be

Novella

-A story between 10,000 and 40,000 Words

Novel

-Anything over 40,000 Words is considered a novel, but 50,000 should be the minimum amount of words you should have (If you’re trying to get published)

-Most novels are between 60,000 and 100,000 Words

-Publishers generally don’t like more than 110,000 words, unless you’re already established

Adult fiction

-Between 80,000 and 100,000 Words

Science and Fantasy

-Generally Between 90,000 and 120,000. Not abnormal to reach the 150,000 range. (It takes time to build a whole new world)

Romance Novels

-Between 50,000 and 100,000

Crime, Mysteries and Thrillers

-Between 70,000 and 90,000

Young Adult

-Between 50,000 and 80,000

Children’s Novel

-Between 25,000 to 50,000

[merosse-deactivated20140123]

If u see a guy with long hair he’s either gorgeous or fucking weird and the answer lays in what type of shoe he’s wearing

[xwatchmerise-deactivated2015040]

This is the best post I’ve ever read

[lettersiarrange]

New writing rule: Checkov’s friend

If you introduce a named character with a relationship to a protagonist, their character arc must be resolved in a way that feels reasonable and satisfying

Which is to say: they can’t just dissappear when they’re no longer a convenient plot device

[cluegrrl]

Thor’s Mum rule – If you’re going to kill a character who’s carried any part of the plot, take a bit to reimagine the plot as if she were the main character, and the story ends when she dies.  If it’s unsatisfying, rewrite either her plot points, or her death, to make both more meaningful.

Which is to say – don’t treat side characters as ammo with which to hurt your main guy.  ESPECIALLY if they’re women.

[dr-dendritic-trees]

I’m reblogging because this second part is the best explanation of how I distinguish between fridged characters and other characters who just die.

And yes, it is intrinsically a bit subjective and that’s okay.

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

not to condone odin or any of his horrible decisions and actions but when confronted only Once (1) ONE time about a Single mistake he fell into a coma and everyone had to take care of him and honestly yeah

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

my mom comes home and i realize i forgot to do the dishes so I just fall into OdinSleep TM and my family has to spend the next however many years crying at my bedside until I wake up and they’re just happy to see me

[bimordred]

“(character) didn’t know what to say,” i write. it’s a lie. it’s me. i’m the one who doesn’t know what the heckers they would say

[clanni]

[icehead98-deactivated20191003]

Does anyone else like....... feel extremely paranoid when talking about ur hyperfixation around ur friends, because even though you KNOW they're sweet people and never make fun of you for your interests in your head ur just like "u hate me don't you. U think im lame right. Tell me to shut up. God i am so uncool. Just say it

[rabm]

apparently sims can die of being too silly so i wanna try and kill my reigen sim by giving him the hysterical mood

[rabm]

THIS IS THE END FOR YOU CLOWN

[rabm]

OH GOD

[perceman-deactivated20130728]

THIS GUY JUST ASKED ME WHAT MY NAME WAS AND I DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE SAID SO I SAID 4:45

[martxoa]

Let Me Talk About Werewolves for a Second

Why is it that every werewolf book is this weird testosterone fueled alpha male/female romance thing? 

Like guys. Werewolves are family groups. They are basically big ol’ dog families. Your werewolf family wouldn’t be made up of alpha males fighting each other for dominance and subjugating females. 

If there was a werewolf in your neighborhood, they’d be that family of 10 kids always roughhousing outside and their house is the one all the neighborhood kids go to hang out at because Mr. Werewolf and Mrs. Werewolf are the Cool Parents that their kids find really embarrassing. 

[avatar-dacia]

“Wait…Emily?  Aren’t she and her whole family…you know?”

“Don’t believe everything you’ve heard; worst thing that’s ever happened over there is the twins teething on visitors’ shoes.”

[prokopetz]

Here’s the thing, though.

While the notion of the “alpha wolf” is indeed misguided, being based on observations of wolves in captivity, the dominance thing does happen. And it’s not just the adult males; adult females do it too - but it’s only a thing when wolves who aren’t related by blood end up sharing a habitat.

So consider: by some happenstance, two unrelated werewolf families end up living across the street from one another. Of course they’re not going to start brawling in the streets - they’re civilised people, after all - but that urge to show the other pack who’s boss comes out in other ways, resulting in the two clans getting, like, weirdly competitive about everything.

Imagine the Hallowe’en displays.

[severalowls]

Are you trying to tell me that the most hardcore ride-or-die PTA mothers are probably actually werewolves?

[therobotmonster]

“We’re settling this through the old ways, Helen.”

“Spiked silver chains on the night of the blood moon?”

“The spring bake sale, Helen. Turn it down a notch.”

“Fine. But when they taste my lemon squares you’re going to wish we’d gone with the silver chains, Jessi.”

Meanwhile, across the room.

“You know what I like doin’ Rob?”

“What’s that Bill?”

“Peeing out of doors.”

“Me too, Bill. But I thought you just married into the whole werewolf thing.”

“I’m just making conversation, Rob.” 

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

I like it. The house inbetween their two houses is owned by a vampire family who deliberately fuel the fire because they like to watch the drama. (What? Just because you’re not allowed to kill werewolves anymore, doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with them.)

“Oh, hi Helen. Putting up the Christmas decorations, I see?”

“Yep, this light show’ll make this our best Christmas display yet.”

“Oh great! You know the Johnsons have got lifesize singing reindeer as part of their display.”

Helen’s perfectly manicured nails grow another two centimetres. “Oh they have, have they? Oh is that the time! I’m sorry Lilith, I’ve just got to go and pick something up from the shops.” She returns three hours later with six reindeer and a giant inflatable Father Christmas. Lilith runs off to tell the neighbours.

[sunshine-tattoo]

i would watch the fuck outta this garbage sitcom

[kozykore]

@drukhari

[shieldmaiden19]

Garbage? This is gold. And the kids from all 3 houses are chill with each other until they’re NOT and then it’s a life-or-death thumb war tournament for a solid week with glory and the bragging rights (and that huge fuzzy elephant Katie won at the fair because lbr) as the prize.

[seasons-gredence]

fanfic writers on tumblr

[fleetofshippyships-archive]

their writing: the dawn breaks and you are anew. the person you once were vanished. the rising sun offers a fire to burn her to ashes.

me: hey there- i just wanted to you to know your work is amazing. i love reading your writing. please continue! it is so eloquent. your wording and command of the english language are just incredible. you show such a deep emotional intelligence.

them: lol ya i do a write sometimes thnx bb [gif of the rock]

[ms-demeanor]

where’s that post about how seeing a fic is like seeing a writer defending their dissertation and interacting with the same writer on tumblr is like finding them eating mayonnaise in their kitchen in the middle of the night because interacting with writers in the comments of a fic is like talking to someone coming down off a three-day finals coffee binge because that’s pretty much exactly what’s happening.