[iphysalian]

Small fantasy worldbuilding elements you might want to think about:

A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin

A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans

A clock that isn’t 24-hours

More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know

Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain

Multiple moons/no moon

Planetary rings

A northern lights effect, but near the equator

Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks

Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals

Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands

The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage

No concept of virginity or bastardry

More than 2 genders/no concept of gender

Monotheism, but not creationism

Gods that don’t look like people

Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats

Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot

Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom

“Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls

A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language

A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)

I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.

[isworldbuildingphilosophiphical]

One Of The Issues With People Trying To Do World Building Can Be Seen Here Because, The Concept Of Marriage Can Be Excluded Entirely, In Place You Could Do Something Like, A Society Without Romantic Relationships Entirely It Could Be Utopian Or Dystopian As In A Society Where Everybody Is Able To Have Relations With Anyone Else Provided Consent, Or It Could Be Where Parents Are Chosen By Maybe The Government Or Maybe The Gods/God To Make Perfect Stronger Children

[survivingthehorrors]

I am my father’s daughter.

Except… I’m not.

I’m not cruel.

I’m not reactionary.

I’m not unfair. Or unwilling.

I’m not scary. I’m not angry.

I’m not the werewolf in my dreams. The one that lurks, and preys, and waits until I let my guard down to eat away at me.

I don’t demand people’s fear because I’m too afraid I won’t earn their respect.

I have empathy. I have emotional intelligence.

I’m not my father’s daughter.

No. Not at all. Not even a little bit.

Except…I think that maybe I am.

I think about that time when I made a girl cry in middle school because she made me feel small.

Or the time I called my landlord a cunt because she made me feel weak.

How many times have I taken someone’s power

to stop feeling powerless?

I think I am my father’s daughter.

I think he’s in every part of myself that I hate.

I think that maybe he was his father’s son.

I think he’s tried and failed to cope with his monster.

I think I’m destined to repeat the cycle.

But fuck destiny. I’ll create my own.

I’ll scratch and claw away at the monster he's made me until it learns to fear me.

I’ll eat that monster down to its bones.

I’ll swallow it whole.

I am my father’s daughter.

But I’m trying not to be.

[stories4sunflowers]

10 Things I Hate About You

I hate the way you talk to me

And the way you cut your hair

I hate the way you drive my car

I hate it when you stare

I hate your big dumb combat boots

And the way you read my mind

I hate you so much that it makes me sick

It even makes me rhyme

I hate the way you're always right

I hate it when you lie

I hate it when you make me laugh

Even worse when you make me cry

I hate the way you're not around

And the fact that you didn't call

But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you

Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.

- 10 Things I Hate About You, 1999

[stories4sunflowers]

Max

They went in the car  Like they so often do They were gone for over a day  But I know they’ll come back, they always do *KNOCK* *KNOCK* It woke me up It was them But she wasn’t there Where is she? Did they forget her? Days went by  She is still not here My older humans have given me her shirt The shirt she slept in  It smells like her  I sleep with it every night  When I dream  it’s like she’s right beside me Every time the other humans said I was just a dog She would defend me Every time I looked at her  she would smile lovingly back  She loves me and I love her ‘Till the day she comes back  I will wait for her  Right here in my dog bed ‘Till the day she comes back  I’ll wait 

[positivedoodles]

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to all my peeps who need to hear this

[shotbyhazelg]

The most valuable chart…

[deductionfreak]

[micaxiii]

yes thanks for colouring it I had a hard time reading that

[radicalkind-deactivated20140712]

// I’m going to reblog this to help all RPers when it comes to descriptions

// Even if you’re a great RPer you still need this.

// To describe

// y’know

// the things

[l20music-deactivated20151007]

Im not a writer but im sure i have some followers that are so here yall go!

[cucumber-s-deactivated20170716]

taa daa share this with your friends, @charlesoberonn

[charlesoberonn]

I shall. It’s a great ref.

[nomadicpixel]

@stevieang more wordporn?

[stevieang]

@nomadicpixel //fanning self// ahhhhhhhh definitely - AND in the shape of a wheel? Might as well just buy me a ring now….cuz I’m all yours (maybe it’s funny, but it’s not far from the truth :) - Love ya! - Steph

[nomadicpixel]

[wordsnstuff]

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 ;)

[writing-prompt-s]

For all the writers out there. Please reblog this!

[stories4sunflowers]

The truth of feminism

Until a couple of weeks ago, I would never label myself as a feminist. I’d say like “Yes, I’m all for equal rights but I’m not a feminist”. The thought of feminism means “women over men” is incorrect. Britannica defines feminism as “The belief in the social, economic, and political equality of the sexes.” That is the true ideology behind feminism. That is what it should be. That is what I and so many others a fighting for. So yes, call me a fucking feminist. Use it as an insult. Tell me that feminism is a “war on men”  Because when you do You piss off another closeted feminist And then we will rise and built an empire just like you did Not bigger than yours  Not rise above you We’ll rise up to you and unite with you And then we will build an empire that stretches along the golden coast of California, to the futuristic streets of Tokyo, to the desserts in Saudi Arabia, down to the savannas of Africa and out into the corners of the world, together.  Because that is the true goal of being a feminist.

[stories4sunflowers]

I don’t understand

I don’t understand how someone can look at another person with a different skin tone than their own and tell them that they are less worthy and do not deserve the same amount of respect as themselves.

I don’t understand how someone can look at another person with a different gender than their own and say that they deserve less pay, less respect and more suppression than themselves.

I was raised to respect people until they showed me otherwise.

To trust until they showed me not to.

To give my love to everyone who needs it.

This world is separated into groups of minorities and in a world, with such hate, I don’t understand how someone can preach hate.

I don’t understand how only so few people can show the world the love it needs.

- Mette Jeppesen, 24.01.2018

[stories4sunflowers]

Seven deadly sins poem

My father with his blue collar and his dirty finger nails never stood a chance

A chance against the white collar and the polished shoes

The polished shoes that shined like a million dollars

A million dollars from that new pent house

The pent house on the west coast in Hollywood

Hollywood life was a life my father wanted, just like the neighbor, and worked to get

Get to travel the world, going outside the country

The country with many blue and white collars distant from each other

Each other was all we needed yet my father wanted a white collar

A white collar with the perfect life

The perfect life without the green-eyed monster

The green-eyed monster; my father

- Mette Jeppesen, 5.12.2017

[stories4sunflowers]

Seven deadly sins poem

With her everything was exciting.

With her the world disappeared. It faded, just for a second.

With her the nights weren’t lonely.

With her the dance was wild, yet soft.

She was everything everybody wanted, everybody craved.

Yet she was poison. Leaving you when you were at your top.

You’d rise, build it up, until you reached it. Then she would leave.

Leaving you naked and exposed. But with her the world still disappeared.

With her, you’d always come back for more.

 - Mette Jeppesen, 17.11.2017