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[daltony]

Posted by the Better Call Saul account on IG.

How to… Make Friends With Anyone

[schibborasso]

training hours ( from the series "papa was a rolling clone" )

[nyxs-sins]

How to Raise your Human by Beelzebub

Step 1: Oh? We’re getting a human? Can I eat them? No? Oh…

Step 2: Never interact with them again until they decide to have a movie marathon, and then only join because they have snacks.

Step 3: Okay, so the human is good for having snacks, that’s it.

Step 4: You. Ate. My. CUSTARD?!

Step 5: Destroy their bedroom wall. Well, now they have no choice but to share a room with the demon that just threatened their existence.

Step 6: End up in the Underground Tomb, where the human will have no choice but to protect you and a chihuahua from Lucifer.

Step 7: Form a pact with them because you owe them.

[prompts-and-stuff]

How to...

Make a character seem “human”

And by that, I mean how to make them feel real. If you have eyes and the ability to observe people with said eyes, you probably noticed that no one is perfect. People trip on sidewalks, say things and then immediately regret it, spill or drop things.

So, a way to pull these little flaws into your character is to (surprise) simplify things. This makes it a much more concise action and draws less attention to it.

“She tripped on the uneven sidewalk before regaining her footing and brushing off the mistake with a laugh.” vs. “She stumbled on the sidewalk, brushing off her mistake with a laugh”

In this example, the action of her tripping is in focus more than whatever conversation our hypothetical character is attempting to carry on. In the second, the stumble is passive- it’s brushed by, but it’s still there. The focus hasn’t shifted away from the action.

Another way to do this is to carefully build your characters. It’s tempting to build characters that are like yourself- it’s a pitfall we all fall into. Instead of unconsciously using yourself as a model for a characters personality, try using a friend. You’ll find a wider variety of traits in your characters than before.

A general rule of thumb if you’re lazy or need to make a lot of characters rather quickly is to pick 3 “good” traits (ie: kind, generous, easygoing), 2 “neutral” (ie: apathetic, clumsy, immature), and 2 “bad” ones (ie: dishonest, gullible, abrasive). That mix tends to give fairly balanced characters with minimal effort. Feel free to play with the ratio of 3:2:2 if you want.

Figure out who your character is. Those blogs like @tag-your-oc really make you think about what your character would or wouldn’t do so you can define their personality a lot more. I recommend going through their blog a bit, answering prompts as you go. There are the enormous character sheets, and if they work for you- great! If they don’t, try to talk about your character with friends who want to hear more about them. They’ll likely ask questions that force you to give answers you hadn’t thought about, developing your character further.

[theoreticslut]

Hi! I’m super new to writing on Tumblr and just about to publish my first fic, how do you get the little ‘read more’ or ‘keep reading’ thing to come up? I’m on my phone and I just can’t figure it out

Hey love! No worries, it actually took me forever to figure it out on my phone too!

Basically you just type : readmore : without the spaces between the colons and the words on its own line and it’ll add one for you!

So : readmore : w/o spaces is

I hope that helps!! 💗💗💗

Super excited for you too on posting your first fic!! It’s an exciting time!! Xx

[kindauglypikachuicon]

(This is just a hashtag masterpost for me)

Kind of nsfw, LGBTQIA+ space, and 18+ here only please (I am also very horny for my blorbos)

If you’re gonna follow just don’t be rude and be kind to one another

Also drink water and go to Dictionary.com that’s all bye.

Wait one more thing, stay kind & be silly! ✌️✨

[royal-duality]

How To Come out as Non-Binary

Step One: Gather who you want to come out to.

Step Two: Get out your phone and start blaring Single Ladies

Step Three: Start singing and dancing along to the chorus, singing “All the single enbys, now put your hands up” and raise your hand

Step Four: Live out a successful life being the amazing person you are.