#ceilioflepeace

[cloudmonstachopper]

ceilioflepeace said:TEDDY BEAR SOULS?!

You didn't REALIZE THEY HAD SOULS?! Oh you poor, depraved child. :P

[cloudmonstachopper]

Tagged by rachel!

The rules:

1. Answer the five things question about writing that you’ve been tagged with.

2. Then create a 5-things question about writing of your own.

3. Tag another 3 - 5 people with your new question.

What are some things you try to avoid in your writing? (Tropes, certain types of characters, etc.)

1. I've found myself more conscious of not automatically reverting to male for genders of characters that are only there for a short period. I used to go "I need a throwaway character," or a minor character of some sort, and just automatically make them male without even realizing it. I've begun to think more about it and go eh, why can't they be female? I feel like it helps make my writing more balanced - not to mention sometimes being female gives the, how ever minor, character more... well, character. Heh.

2. I try to avoid useless errors. You know the ones, an awkward phrasing, or when you forget to put the proper indentation on your paragraph, those kinds. And even if I'm changing a sentence up because it sounds strange, I delete the whole thing and rewrite it right then and there.

3. Repeating a word too many times - in a sentence, that's more than once, unless it's necessary to make the point. In a paragraph, that's more than three times or so. I hate repeating words in my writing, because I know when I go back I'm going to have to edit every single one of them. Also repetitiveness is never fun.

My question issssss

What are five things you do to help yourself get past writer's block?

Tagging Rachel, and Ruppy, and Ceili and uhmmmm let's see who do I know who writes... Marcus annnnnnd EM HOW COULD I ALMOST NOT TAG YOU IN THIS EM

[ceilioflepeace]

I'm in love with you. I'm in love with the way you move. I'm in love in the sound of your gentle breaths as you sleep. I'm in love with your nose. I'm in love with your eyes. I'm in love with your hair. I'm in love with your face, your smile. I'm in love with your shoulders, your chest, your arms down to your fingertips. I'm in love with each and every part of you, but more importantly I'm in love with your heart. I'm in love with your mind. I'm in love with the way you think, however random your thoughts may be. I love your dedication to everything you do, even if you're just being lazy. I'm in love with who you are. I love you.

[cloudmonstachopper]

List 5 facts about yourself and pass it on to 10 of your favorite followers :)

Alrighty let’s do this!

1. I have never been as clean shaven as I have since I started swimming regularly again.

2. Home made chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream is the BEST THING EVER.

3. Salt water taffy is equally wonderful. I like the watermelon kind! :D

4. I like to get myself into entirely too many projects at once. All the time.

5. I should probably work on my cosplays but I’m nooooot~! XD

[thewritersramblings]

Hello! I wrote a book and I'm looking to get it published. Do you have any tips for me on how to do so? Thank you :)

Hi! Well first off, CONGRATS ON FINISHING THE BOOK!

I’m not a published author yet but I’ll do my best to help you! 

First of all, is your book in its final draft stage? If it’s your first draft, I highly recommend you edit two or even three more times to finalized everything. 

Second, have you been researching publishing houses? If you have some choice ones in mind, make sure you go over their submission guides, a lot of publishing houses do not accept unsolicited manuscripts, which means if your manuscript is not submitted via a literary agent, then the p.houses will just chuck it in the bin. 

So that means you have to start the search for a literary agent; make sure you read their submission guidelines since they’re also pretty strict about what genres they accept, how they accept (email enquiries only for example). 

Next steps would be contacting the agent (or publishing house if they accept unsolicited ms) once you’ve got all the credentials ready!

These are all basic/entry tips for publishing, if I missed something, someone please let me know! 

Good luck! 

[starshipwho]

Rule 1: always post the rules.

Rule 2: answer the questions the person who tagged you has written and write 11 new ones.

Rule 3: tag 11 new people and link them to your post.

Rule 4: let them know you’ve tagged them

Tagged by Drew.

What’s your favourite flavour of Chips/Crisps? Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper.

Do you watch porn? BE HONEST. On occasion as long as it's James Deen. XD 

If you HAD to sing one song in a karaoke bar, what would that song be?  Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons.

If you were to cook me one meal, what would it be? Beef Stew.

How long does it really take you to get ready in the mornings? Maybe 10-15 minutes.

What has been the greatest achievement so far in your life? Think really hard about it before you answer. It's really torn between being the old person in my family to be going to college or finding my soulmate, Chris.

Have you ever given up on someone, but then gone back to him or her? Yes with one of my exs. It wasn't a pretty relationship and he was a total asshat.

Related to the above, do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? Not everyone, no. It may feel like they do but most of the time they do not.

Eating or Sleeping. If you could live without one, which would you choose? Ahh frak.. sleeping!

If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy? My own fraking car!

Has anyone been really loyal to you? Stuck with you through everything, no matter what? Yes, my best friend that I've had since Pre-School. Even though her and I don't talk quite often, we always check up on each other.

Now my questions to you guys!

If you could pick one song to listen to on repeat for a week, what would it be?

What is your favorite quote? (Can be from anything!)

If you could choose which Superhero's life to live, who would you pick?

Favorite video game and why?

What did you want to be when you were a kid?

What is one thing you would change about the world?

Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?

What is your greatest fear?

Do you believe that sometimes the Villain should win?

Pick one celebrity that you could meet and be best friends with.

What happens if Batman gets bitten by a Vampire?

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