SnowyShadowCat

I am a tired slug

[thisisnotpsychology-blog]

What Will Your Character Do When Disaster Strikes? by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD

Characterization and Conflict: Using Psychological Tests to Improve Your Writing by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD

Gathering Information from Characters: Types of Questions by JJ Cooper

Using Body Language in Writing

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[milkteasympathy]

CLOTHING LIFE HACKS

[spacetravels]

So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!

i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if you’d like to add more resources then go for it sugar pea (´ヮ`)!

How to Write Better OCs:

basic tips on how to make your oc even better

tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great

writing specific characters

a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character

kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME

Character Development:

how to actually make an OC

Q&A (to develop characters)

more Q&As

giving your character a backstory

how to write an attractive character

Diversity

adding more racial diversity

avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it

writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)

masterpost on writing more diversity into your story

cultures of the world

guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)

Mary Sue/Gary Stu

Test to see if your character is a Sue

Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus

Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues

Villains

villain generator

need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam

villain archetypes

what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?

Relationships

character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)

how to write strong relationships between two characters

8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others

OCxLove Interest Handbook 

develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!

how to write realistic relationships

how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)

ARCHETYPES

12 common archetypes

8 archetypes for male/female characters

female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)

a list of archetypes

NAMES

how to name your character

random name generator

most common surnames

surnames by ethnicity

APPEARANCE

tips for better design

basic appearance generator

pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)

clothing ref masterpost

DETAILS

give your character better powers

a list of professions

proactive vs reactive characters

positive and negative traits

interest generator

skills generator

motivation generator

123 ideas for character flaws

list of phobias

again, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahh ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

[snowyshadowcat]

Whenever I see something that Mark or Jack post, I often have these smart ass comments and can't really resist to comment them. At first I was really nervous about it cause like 'omg what if they see it and just think I'm a bitch?' proceed to internal scream for about five minutes before I remember: they're not gonna see it. Their fan base is so big that my smart assery will just fall through the cracks! That or if they even see it, they won't care and just brush pass it. Again, fall through the cracks. So I keep this in mind and just let my smart assery have its fun.

I have then noticed that I, in fact, am a sarcastic fuck and need more friends. Oops. Sorry not sorry!

[thedgeofsleep]

so are the jim twins canon egos now?

[snowyshadowcat]

I just disappear into my fantasy worlds that I make up to escape reality instead of dealing with my issues and emotions.

[toxicbgirl-blog]

[lum1natrix]

big mood

[therealjacksepticeye]

Humanity was a mistake

[snowyshadowcat]

Is it bad I feel this way all the time? It can't just be me right...

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For more real psychology facts, follow us at @dailypsychologyfacts.

[lum1natrix]

perfect lockscreen material tbh

[snowyshadowcat]

If you wanna scare people into never looking through your phone, then sure. Haha

[anxietyproblem]

This blog is Dedicated to anyone suffering from Anxiety! Please Follow Us if You Can Relate: ANXIETYPROBLEMS

[markiplier]

My dog Chica had a nightmare last night. She doesn’t have them very often but when she does she’ll let out this adorable little howl that startles herself awake. She was a little shaken up about it but after a few snuggles in the hooman bed (usually off limits for doggos) she was happy as can be. After a while she hopped down to her own bed and drifted off into a peaceful pupper snooze. And I thought that was the end of it.

But I had a nightmare too. Now that’s not entirely uncommon, I have them fairly often and they’re something that I’ve gotten used to. But this one was a bad one.

The bad ones are the ones that I don’t wake up from. They’re the ones where my friends or loved ones are hurt in front of me and the only thing I can do is watch and cry and scream in the mad hope that it’s all just some terrible dream. Nothing ever happens to me in these dreams so I’m trapped within until I wake up of my own accord. But tonight was different.

Tonight, I felt something lick my hand and woke up in a cold sweat. There on the side of my bed was Chica, licking my hand and looking up at me with concern. Now I’m not sure how much a dog understands about nightmares and dreams and such, but she’s never woken me up from a nightmare before. I’d like to think that some part of her recognized what I was going through and she just wanted to wake me up to protect me from the scary monsters. I have never been more grateful to have Chica by my side than in that moment.

So I let her hop up on the hooman bed (twice in one night, oh boy!) and after a few snuggles I was happy as can be.

[snowyshadowcat]

I mean there is a reason why dogs are excellent service animals. Especially golden retrievers. They're the most emotionally responsive dog breed period. My dog alerts me to panic attacks before I have them. My friend's dog helps him with his PTSD as well as his night terrors. She does the same thing that Chica did actually, only more cuddles before she's allowed on the bed.

Now that might be something to look into. Lucid dreaming isn't uncommon but reoccurring nightmares like this are often paired with things like PTSD, anxiety, etc. I lucid dream (it doesn't always necessarily mean you can control your dreams, just that you're aware you are dreaming) and more often than not, its about my death. I die in horrible and painful ways without being able to do anything to stop it. But I do also have a major depressive disorder and severe anxiety.

Something like this, I feel, needs to be looked into by a doctor. It's a precaution, as there may be underlaying issues there that need to be fixed. Its often the case of you don't know how bad something is until you take steps to make it better and find out how bad it actually was.

But that's just how I feel. I could also have no idea what I'm talking about and just be making a fool of myself but I mean, it happens a lot. So yeah.

[lum1natrix]

fuck i’m crying.

[snowyshadowcat]

I read this as "horror" instead of "honor" and I was really concerned for a second like, 'uh Wtf mark? Everything ok?' Yeah, I can't fucking read

[snowyshadowcat]

On my way to see the Eclipse. So excited.

[snowyshadowcat]

Being an asexual myself (demisexual panromantic to be exact) its really weird talking to my friends about relationships and sex. Like I have 2 friends that are surprised I don't care about sex. I don't have a relationship right now so why would I? Also, its weird because I want a relationship more than sex. I want that romantic relationship where its cuddles at night and spending all day watching movies with junk food. I feel that I give sex for my partner because they require it. But I'd just be happy with hand holding and gentle kisses. I talk to my friends about it and I keep being told I'm weird, wrong, "what about kids?" Bitch adoption is available. I don't have to have sex then shove a watermelon out my uterus to be a mother. Just meh!

[snowyshadowcat]

I feel kinda bad for @therealjacksepticeye and @markiplier. I used to watch their videos every day. Almost religiously. But since I've been put on suspension from my work I just haven't been watching them. Their videos would make me happy when I'm depressed or sad but now it's like I've lost interest in them. Nothing they post is interesting to me, I can't watch a full video lately. I look up to these men that have helped me in my darkest times but now I can't but feel like I've let them down. My depression is kicking my ass, its so hard to deal with now. I'm not recording or posting videos to my own channel. I know I'll never meet them let alone know them on a more personal level but I can't help but feel like my depression is pushing them away like how it does for most of my close friends. And it hurts. My service dog Valkyrie is even struggling to help me. I just can't help but feel bad and so sorry towards them because my coping isn't working lately and I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I know that's illogical but it still hurts.

[snowyshadowcat]

Maladaptive daydreaming is such an interesting thing. I was in the car for a very long drive. I get car sick easily but don't take meds for it. Instead I put my headphones in and daydream. That's how I cope. I just learned recently that I do maladapt daydream. Its such a strange sensation, feeling like you're in two places at once. I remember just staring out the window but I also remember my daydreams in such vivid detail. I have to have both headphones on while in the car other wise it doesn't help me not get sick. The music play a the scenes in my head and they feel so real. But then I blink when the music pauses and I'm still in the car. It leaves me raw with emotion sometimes. I wish more people would talk about it. I'd love to hear someone else talk about their daydreams with me. I know they get violent and dark, mine are a majority of the time but I still just wanna hear about it from someone else. I was to know what they experience, what they daydream about.

[kittenwitchandthebadvibes]