#please join in!

[justagost]

Since we’re all on pause until the start of the Tennis season and in Sincaraz withdrawal, I call thee, Sinacaraz Tumblr, to give me your favourite Sincaraz photos! They can be rare, they can be the most popular, they can be recent or old.

Let's start a thread! Don't be shy and jump on the Sincaraz train!

I'll start!

[awkwordalex]

Post 5 obscure or underhyped video games you love!

Games you played growing up or ones you've played recently. Doesn't have to be unknown. I just wanna see what people are playing! I'll go first:

[imagine-sterek]

Please send in any imagines, AUs, headcanons, art, fics, edits, etc. It doesn’t have to be NSFW.

[mischiefiswritten]

|| The Write Angle || Are Adverbs Really Evil?

Join the conversation!

The road to Hell is paved with adverbs. Or so a lot of people say. And not just internet people, who - let’s face it - will say anything. Even best-selling, full-time writers dish this adage out amongst their advice for others. I believe it’s actually a takeaway from Stephen King’s book, On Writing! Nevertheless, the topic persists as one of those never ending wars of attrition within the writing world (similar to the war being waged over the battle cry “said is dead”).

But, surely there must be a reason adverbs are so pervasive, so natural in our writing. It goes beyond writing as well; tell a story aloud to someone, even if you’re just relating the events of the day or what you saw on your commute. Notice all the adverbs that roll from your tongue! Now imagine those same conversations with those adverbs stripped away. Though this is not precisely what the “eschew adverbs” advice is advocating, it makes speech seem slightly... wrong. Flat maybe. Adverbs evolved as a part of human language for some reason, I’m sure of it. I suppose the question comes down to this: because it comes so naturally, does that mean it’s right for the craft - or wrong?

What’s your stance on adverbs in creative writing? How often do they make an appearance in your own writing, and how do you address them in editing?

Bonus! Just for fun: what are some of your favorite adverbs??

From my own perspective, adverbs are just another tool for writers to make use of as skillfully as we can. They’re pervasive in my own work - that much is clear. If you’re in doubt of my belief of their being a natural part of language and storytelling, check how many time I used adverbs in this short post! I understand the crux of the matter is to use more evocative writing, such that you don’t need adverbs to qualify your words. But, hear me out - 

“Said softly” holds an entirely different meaning than “whispered.” This is my hill and I will die upon it.

My bottom line is that I want to use whatever combination of words best gets my meaning across - regardless of what parts of speech they are - and of course style, the general flow and melody and picture the words make on the page, factors in. That said, what I try to cut from my writing are filter words - anything that mitigates or puts distance between the reader and the story. A lot of these turn out to be adverbs, as it happens. My writing has a lot of “slightly” and “mostly” and “somewhat” in it that makes it weaker!

Anyone who wants to participate, please consider this your personal invitation to jump in and start reblogging with your take on the subject! (You don’t have to answer the exact questions above; they’re just ideas to get you rolling!)

There is no deadline for participation. Share your two cents anytime!

Taglist: @ren-c-leyn, @inscrutable-shadow, @monstrouswrites, @sundaynightnovels, @seventypercentvodka, @iamidentical, @perringwrites, @cragamiel, @dahladahlabills, @darkforestroads

No pressure to participate, even if you’re tagged. If you want to be added to/removed from the taglist, please let me know!

<3 Mis  |05.06.20|

[good-mythical-maddi]

Hi gang!

In the midst of the crazy state of the world right now, I think we could all use a pick up.

Please share your favorite GMM episode so we can marathon some happy Mythical content!

I’ll start! One of my favorites is 8 weird ways to open a bottle. It’s so goofy and cute and always puts me in a good mood :)

Ok ready, set, GO

[hunter-the-sad-skeleton]

BATIM OC ROUNDUP!

I Got An Art Idea And I Wanna Draw Other People’s Batim Ocs! Want Them Added? Reblog With A Ref Image!(Good Quality Please, Firealpaca Still Struggles With Colour Pickup Sometimes.) And I’ll See What I Can Do! I Would Prefer If The Designs Are Simple As Then I Can Get The Art Out Sooner! So Like, I Guess That If It’s Harder To Draw Than Like-Brute Boris, I Won’t Add Them. Apologies, But I Wanna Get This Out Quickly!

[epikowlpalettes]

As per the idea of @karakuda I’ve made a new color palette challenge! 

Basically, reblog or repost this with credit, and then encourage asks to roll in, requesting a character/scene/etc. drawn with a set palette. 

There’s really not strict rules with how the colors have to be used, it’s just a good exercise for your art and a great way to have fun!

I’ll be accepting requests as well for drawing some of these :D