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Gonna start a post with blank memes. Please add any you have on hand and reblog to spread them.
very good content
Here’s a few I’ve accumulated over the years
Ah, some gold!
Omfg, a goldmine
This is a blessing look at all of these templates
All those posts about memes being their own language? This is the alphabet.
Yes
There is no right or wrong in color and design, and everyone works differently, but hopefully these tips of mine will help you find the colors that make you happiest!
I write my fics out in Google Docs and then paste the text into Ao3 when I'm ready to post it. Does anyone else have the problem of pasting with italics? If there's a word in italics next to punctuation, Ao3 will add in a space for some reason and it's kind of infuriating.
One of the AO3 translation volunteers (Min) created a Google Docs script to handle issues when copying from a doc into AO3. It’s really easy to use
Note: because this is an apps script, you’ll need to give it permission to run the first time.
The script will automatically mark up your document with the required HTML that you can then paste into the AO3 composition window. \o/
To revert your text back to normal, just go back up to that menu and choose Remove HTML. It will look like regular text again.
Once you have the doc, you can make a new copy of it for each new fic you write and that way you’ll always have that script available when you need it :)
fear not! i have spent several days and a few all-nighters making this carrd that includes almost every plot-relevant stream i could remember, and organized them in chronological order by arc as clearly as possible!
it includes season one, the current season (up till yesterday), l'cast, dreamon hunters, and tales from the smp! i also wrote a little bit of a background info section about characters you’re expected to know about before they show up.
happy watching!
((also, please let me know if anything is scuffed or left out, and i will make the changes))
Feel free to reblog with more!
I hear people talk about how punk clothing is expensive, how you don’t have enough money to buy docs so obv you aren’t a real punk, how you can’t buy pins anywhere, how punk jewelry is sooo expensive BULLSHIT
The backbone of punk is diy. Punk is messy, punk is making the best of what you have. Nothing is more punk than making your own beauty with the shit you find scattered about
Punk is the most accessible subculture. Punk was made by people with no money, and anyone who tells you you need fancy shit to be punk ain’t a real punk. Punk is about fucking around with the idea of what you should be, so just have fun! There are literally no rules!
Whole-heartedly BEGGING writers to unlearn everything schools taught you about how long a paragraph is. If theres a new subject, INCLUDING ACTIONS, theres a new paragraph. A paragraph can be a single word too btw stop making things unreadable
Ok So I’m getting more notes than I thought quicker than I expected! So I’m gonna elaborate bc I want to.
I get it, when you’re someone who writes a lot and talks a lot, it’s hard to keep things readable, but it’s not as much about cutting out the fat(that can be a problem) so much as a formatting issue.
You are also actively NERFING yourself by not formatting it correctly, it can make impactful scenes feel so, so much better. Compare this,
To THIS.
Easier to read, and hits harder.
No more over-saturated paragraphs. Space things out.
Just adding my two cents in here! I totally agree with spacing things out more. Especially in the sort of example like above. Dialogue is always better as its own line and clusters of actions deserve their own paragraph.
Here are three reasons why I like the extra paragraphs in the example made by OP.
1) Following a character’s internal dialogue. If you’re having a character move from one thought to another, or one emotion to another, new paragraph! It shows the reader that there’s a shift happening and can really add power to the scene.
“He vaguely remembers what his friend told him about letting go. It…was so horrifying to him- he melted the freezer aisle in fear.
But…he’s tired. He needs to let go.”
The paragraph break between the first thought (it used to scared him) to the second (he needs to let go regardless) has super great flow. It lets me, as a reader, feel the significance of this change through the structure alone.
2) Connecting internal world to external. this one’s a little harder to explain, but bear with me!
“…Yeah.”
He looks in the mirror.
…He’s tired of carrying…
In this scene we have Dialogue to Action to Internal Thought. The sequencing is super clear because of the paragraphs and we get a lot more information from these three lines than we would have otherwise. He verbally comes to a decision. What is that decision? It seems like he hasn’t even fully come to terms with what it is. So he looks in the mirror. Only when he sees himself there does he finally allow his internal monologue to surface.
The writer uses the space in the scene - the mirror - to anchor the narrative. It’s really well done and only succeeds because the new paragraph allows the story to shift from external to internal and then back again.
3) Carrying the journey. In the first example, where there are no paragraphs, the scene is not a journey. It’s a single moment in time where the MC sees himself in the mirror and cuts his hair.
By adding paragraphs, we get a journey. Linearly, the scene only lasts a few moments. But by shifting between internal and external, by showing the MC’s thoughts, etc, these moments take up a lot more narrative space. They become a story on their own and, because of it, there’s so much more tension in the scene.
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There are a lot of reasons why the above scene is so successful. I could go on and on about them! But I particularly liked the point OP made about how much of a difference paragraphs make.
ok so there’s a game me and my friends play called “don’t get me started” and basically someone gives another person a random topic and they have to go on an angry rant about it and it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to us at parties and car rides so I highly recommend playing sometimes with your friends
I love this idea. We used to do things like this in Improv.
Related game: “THINK ABOUT IT.” You’re given a random topic, and your job is to build it into an epic conspiracy theory, the crazier the better. You end your rant with a serious face and the command that your listeners “Think about it.”
Another related game: Illuninati. Similar to Think About It except you are given 2 completely different topics and you have to connect them to each other in a wild conspiracy rant
Rb to safe an awkward hang out
me and my friends play “World’s Greatest Expert” where one of the other players says “Hey, I heard you’re the world’s greatest expert on ____” and you have to give an in depth (and probably completely false) lecture about the thing you’re the greatest expert on. Other players are allowed to ask you questions.
Good stuff.
Guys, I edit professionally. This list is legit. Incorporating these suggestions before you hire an editor will save you A LOT of money. Even if you did these and nothing else, you’d see significant overall improvement in your work.
That said, you don’t have to overthink these things when you’re writing a first draft. If you write, “she said angrily” in a first draft, you can always revisit the phrasing in a second draft. I mention this because overthinking style can lead to a loss of momentum, and losing momentum is why so many people never finish a draft. Give yourself permission to write fast, write messy or ugly, and edit your draft into beauty later.
rainy city at night | source
so i'm making this kind of a masterpost of all the masterposts i could find here, so its easier for me to find them in case i need them. i made it for me cuz saving imp posts on drafts was making it difficult to sort it out, but you guys can save this too. if you find any post missing, please add it:)) also these posts are NOT MINE. im just copying the links and pasting them here. please keep in mind these have really serious triggering stuff and really non serious stuff too
(red is for really important, sensitive, emergency, or health related stuff, green is for really important but not that emergency stuff)
please keep in mind these are not the only useful masterposts out there, these are the ones i have saved in my drafts. after posting this, im gonna start hoarding important masterposts again, if i can find(or if you guys send me), to add in the reblog of this post. love you all, please stay hydrated<3(please check the reblogs of this post as well for updates)
so i'm making this kind of a masterpost of all the masterposts i could find here, so its easier for me to find them in case i need them. i made it for me cuz saving imp posts on drafts was making it difficult to sort it out, but you guys can save this too. if you find any post missing, please add it:)) also these posts are NOT MINE. im just copying the links and pasting them here. please keep in mind these have really serious triggering stuff and really non serious stuff too
(red is for really important, sensitive, emergency, or health related stuff, green is for really important but not that emergency stuff)
please keep in mind these are not the only useful masterposts out there, these are the ones i have saved in my drafts. after posting this, im gonna start hoarding important masterposts again, if i can find(or if you guys send me), to add in the reblog of this post. love you all, please stay hydrated<3(please check the reblogs of this post as well for updates)
I want to live by myself when I move out of my parent's place but I'm really afraid of money problems? I'm afraid that the only place I can afford will be in the ghetto and it'll all be torn apart and I'll only be allowed to eat one granola bar a week. I'm really stressing out about this. I don't know anything about after school life. I don't know anything about paying bills or how to buy an apartment and it's really scaring me. is there anything you know that can help me?
HI darling,
I’ve actually got a super wonderful masterpost for you to check out:
Home
Money
Health
Emergency
Job
Travel
Better You
Apartments/Houses/Moving
Education
Finances
Job Hunting
Life Skills
Miscellaneous
Relationships
Travel & Vehicles
Other Blog Features
Asks I’ll Probably Need to Refer People to Later
Adult Cheat Sheet:
Once you’ve looked over all those cool links, I have some general advice for you on how you can have some sort of support system going for you:
You may decide to leave home for many different reasons, including:
It’s common to be a little unsure when you make a decision like leaving home. You may choose to move, but find that you face problems you didn’t anticipate, such as:
Think about how your parents may be feeling and talk with them if they are worried about you. Most parents want their children to be happy and independent, but they might be concerned about a lot of different things. For example:
Reassure your parents that you will keep in touch and visit regularly. Try to leave on a positive note. Hopefully, they are happy about your plans and support your decision.
Tips include:
Not everyone who leaves home can return home or ask their parents for help in times of trouble. If you have been thrown out of home or left home to escape abuse or conflict, you may be too young or unprepared to cope.
If you are a fostered child, you will have to leave the state-care system when you turn 18, but you may not be ready to make the sudden transition to independence.
If you need support, help is available from a range of community and government organisations. Assistance includes emergency accommodation and food vouchers. If you can’t call your parents or foster parents, call one of the associations below for information, advice and assistance.
Keep me updated? xx
i have a feeling i’m gonna need this soon
Hey runners (and walkers)! Thought this might be helpful :)
Shoelace Voodoo
The heel slipping one is awesome if you have to wear orthotics because it stops them from slipping round inside your shoe
Oh! I’ll have to try this
oh my god. oh, oh my god. the wide forefoot one… oh my god bless you you beautiful hero
Ian’s Shoelace Site – https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ – is the page for all these lacing patterns and more.
He’s got specific lacing advice for skates and tall boots and there are decorative patterns and I recently relaced my skate shoes for both a wide forefoot and less friction on the laces so it’s easier to tighten and loosen them but he also has lace-locking patterns so that shoes stay exactly as tight as you laced them the first time and it is just a VERY GOOD website.
Like. I’ve been buying shoes the wrong size because it’s often hard to find wide shoes but the lacing pattern for a wide forefoot means that my big hobbit feet actually fit into the previously too-tight running shoes and sneakers I had.
Reblogging for future reference. I have found exactly one company that makes shoes that fit my combination of wide toes and narrow heel, and I’m sticking to it. But I plan to try the wide forefoot pattern to see if it helps further.
