#caffeinatednightowl

[midoriiya]

caffeinatednightowl said:what’s wrong with a little freckles, mate? Freckles are cute.

alfonsfox said: SHHHHHH FRECKLES ARE THE CUTEST YOU HUSH

I love freckles!! I think they're super awesome

On other people

On me they just look idk I just don't think I pull them off

[midoriiya]

I started watching Darker than Black. I blame you entirely.

I ACCEPT THE BLAME GLADLY 

How do you like it so far???

[bayalexison]

caffeinatednightowl replied to your post:Water! (my favorite type)

omg swampert is great. but my favorite water type os Vaporeon…Vaporeon is a tie with Charizard for my favorite pokemon in general. I have a shiny Charizard and I’m working on breeding a shiny Vaporeon to match.

Both Vaporeon and Charizard are awesome! :D Good luck on getting a shiny Vaporeon! *thumbs up*

[deathinnumbers]

My Tumblr Crushes:

insanabilis

officerstilinskihale

caffeinatednightowl

lionessofthelord

mombelievedme

danielle--winchester

bilesandthesourwolf

daunt

prettiestalpha

Oh yes!

[referenceforwriters]

Any tips for making readers care about the characters in a first scene? I'm trying to get some of my stories published, and I know if you cannot get the reader to care about the character in the first scene, you are doomed.

No. You are not doomed. Apologies if this seems rude (I'm merely trying to explain): just like you don't care about a random person the moment you meet them, you don't (inherently) care about a character from the beginning either. You simply don't, unless you have knowledge already of who they are (like it happens with fanfiction, for example).

You could and can make your readers have a good impression of your character/s, but making a step-by-step of this wouldn't help you. It really depends. What you need to do is you take a look at your characters and see if they're likable. What do you like about them? What are their qualities? They flaws? What part do they play in the story? In what way are they being introduced to the story or in what way do you want to introduce them? You must ask this for every single character, including the main one. 

You probably haven't written the scenes where you introduce your characters. If you haven't, do it. Then get feedback. If you have, get feedback. Sometimes you need outside help and that's okay. That's what beta readers and editors are for.

9 Traits of Sympathetic Characters

How to Avoid the Trap of Creating Unlikable Characters

Writing Likable Characters

What Makes a Character Unlikable

Likable Characters

How to Make Likable Characters

Likable Characters

Why Your Main Character Sucks

Likable Characters With Unlikable Traits

Likable Character does not equal Perfect Person

Introducing Characters

Developing Interesting Characters

Proactive vs Reactive Characters

-Alex

[giantpandaphotos]

I keep seeing pictures talking about the twin "daughters" at Zoo Atlanta--I thought they panda cubs were boys???

Yes, it was thought that they were males, but about two weeks ago genetic testing revealed that they are actually females. The same goes for Po, who was also believed to be male, but turned out to be female. (An other panda born in Atlanta, Mei Lan, who now lives in China, was also misgendered; a while back they found out that she is actually a he.) Apparently “gender is difficult to determine in young pandas”, haha.

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[medievalpoc]

Hi there! I found your blog because I am a historical fiction writer, and am currently writing a book taking place in England in the 1840s. Since your blog only goes up to the 1700s, do you know of anywhere where I could learn about demographics and the status of POC in England at that time, since I want to be historically accurate in the diversity. Thanks!

1800s Week!

My resources tag also includes many, many sources on Black Victoriana, including interactive maps detailing life from various walks of Black British lives in Victorian London!

[caswouldratherbehere]

abitofeverythingandcats replied to your post: How many followers will I...

i might have to follow you forever if you did that

destielcult replied to your post: How many followers will I...

in fact, I wish I could follow you twice if you post drarry stuff

Come here and let me love you, you two beautiful souls.

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misguidedhunter67 replied to your post: How many followers will I...

i don’t care cause I have TS, blog all you want

caffeinatednightowl reblogged your post How many followers will I... and added:

I don’t ship it, but tag it so I can tumblr savior it and I don’t give a fuck. Go forth and ship your ships.

If I do start blogging it (and it's looking likely, but this could be a short phase), I would of course tag it with #drarry and any other normal tags that may apply, like #nsfw.