There are two ways to spread light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.Edith Wharton
- 30th May
2012 - 30
- 28th May
2012 - 28
M4LK
i’ll just stop here
(Source: teal--seer, via jumpingjacktrash)
- 26th May
2012 - 26
mister stripey butt: someotherchick: sophistory: So that whole ‘The Indian Sherlock’ thing...
So that whole ‘The Indian Sherlock’ thing got me brooding over the shitfit some parts of fandom tend to throw at the prospect of a Holmes and/or Watson that aren’t British - and how by ‘British’, they in fact mean ‘a very narrow idea of ~Britishness~ that…
Whoa. WHOA. This really needs to be a thing. This needs to be a thing so I can WATCH IT HOT DAMN.
- 25th May
2012 - 25
102 Resources for Fiction Writers
Are you still stuck for ideas for National Novel Writing Month? Or are you working on a novel at a more leisurely pace? Here are 102 resources on Character, Point of View, Dialogue,Plot, Conflict, Structure, Outlining,Setting, and World Building, plus some links to generate Ideas and Inspiration.
CHARACTER, POINT OF VIEW, DIALOGUE
The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test
Priming the idea pump (A character checklist shamlessly lifted from acting)
Handling a Cast of Thousands – Part I: Getting to Know Your Characters
Establishing the Right Point of View: How to Avoid “Stepping Out of Character”
How to Start Writing in the Third Person
Web Resources for Developing Characters
What are the Sixteen Master Archetypes?
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Villains are People, Too, But …
Top 10 Tips for Writing Dialogue
Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills (character traits)
How to Write a Character Bible
Character Development Exercises
All Your Characters Sounds the Same — And They’re Not a Hivemind!
Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Difference for Successful Fiction
Family Echo (family tree website)
Interviewing Characters: Follow the Energy
100 Character Development Questions for Writers
Lineage Chart Layout Generator
PLOT, CONFLICT, STRUCTURE, OUTLINE
How to Write a Novel: The Snowflake Method
Effectively Outlining Your Plot
Conflict and Character within Story Structure
Ideas, Plots & Using the Premise Sheets
Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense
Plunge Right In … Into Your Story, That Is!
Fiction Writing Tips: Story Grid
Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot
The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations
The Evil Overlord Devises a Plot: Excerpt from Stupid Plotting Tricks
The Hero’s Journey: Summary of the Steps
Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes
SETTING, WORLD BUILDING
The Art of Description: Eight Tips to Help You Bring Your Settings to Life
Creating the Perfect Setting – Part I
An Impatient Writer’s Approach to Worldbuilding
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions
Character and Setting Interactions
Creating Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds
Maps Workshop — Developing the Fictional World Through Mapping
IDEAS, INSPIRATION
Solve Your Problems Simply by Saying Them Out Loud
Writing Inspiration, or Sex on a Bicycle
Creative Acceleration: 11 Tips to Engineer a Productive Flow
The Seven Major Beginner Mistakes
Complete Your First Book with these 9 Simple Writing Habits
Free Association, Active Imagination, Twilight Imaging
Story Starters and Idea Generators
REVISION
One-Pass Manuscript Revision: From First Draft to Last in One Cycle
Revising Your Novel: Read What You’ve Written
Writing 101: So You Want to Write a Novel Part 3: Revising a Novel
TOOLS and SOFTWARE
My Writing Nook (online text editor; free)
Bubbl.us (online mind map application; free)
Freemind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
XMind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
Liquid Story Binder (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $45.95; Windows, portable)
Scrivener (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $39.95; Mac)
SuperNotecard (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $29; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
yWriter (novel organization and writing software; free; Windows, Linux, portable)
JDarkRoom (minimalist text editor; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
AutoRealm (map creation software; free; Windows, Linux with Wine)
(Source: ruthlesscalculus, via rainbowbarnacle)
- 21st May
2012 - 21
Karkat’s Quotes and Insults Masterpost
Yeeeeaaaah, in the last month or so I went through most of Karkat’s logs, collecting various insults and other quotes from him. Mostly for people to use as inspiration for their own Karkat insults, whether it be fore fanfics or roleplaying, or for anyone who just wants to laugh at some of the hilarious things he ends up saying.
- 16th May
2012 - 16
Wisdom begins in wonder.Socrates
- 14th May
2012 - 14
REBLOG IF YOU LOVE AGENT COULSON.
EVERYONE REBLOG.
FOREVER.
THE WHOLE WEBSITE BETTER FUCKING REBLOG
*salutes*
(Source: morethanpotter)
- 10th May
2012 - 10
Mall Adventure - page 2
Don’t you just hate it when people ruin your favorite game/movie/show by porning it? I do. Someone almost ruined Pokemon for me with Ash/Pikachu porn. That was more terrifying than Lemon Party.
More adventures soon to follow :)
- 9th May
2012 - 09
I’m invincible as long as I’m alive.John Mayer
- 3rd May
2012 - 03
Okay, I am sick of just staring at this in my art folder and I know I’m probably gonna regret this but fuck it. The whole Mall Adventure story isn’t completely finished, but I’ve got the first two parts far enough along that I can post this and not feel like a tool in a week when I don’t have a follow up.
Luckily, I do have several completed pages after this one, and you’re going to read them and like them, dammit!
Or just read them. Whatever.
The point: This is Page 1 of Part 1 of the Mall Adventure. Enjoy.
