#vera rants

[social-mockingbird]

This year make sure to leave out a nice Archivist and some milk for Michael Distortion, it takes a lot of energy to crawl through your mirrors and doors all night on Christmas Eve and he’s hungry :(

#the magnus archives #vera rants #tma #michael distortion #the spiral #photography

[kiitsunekuro]

God why do I attract the clingiest most extroverted people I’m going to develop an eye twitch

#Vera rants #it’s fine usually but #please leave me alone & don’t get mad when I don’t text back right away #this is why I don’t have friends I don’t have the energy

[living400lbs]

Because it’s not just that a teahouse has been broken into. A teahouse where Marshall Chen died just a week ago has been broken into, and now Riki is standing in the middle of a literal mess while Vera strides up and down, flapping her arms and ranting loud enough to be heard above the crunching of broken glass under her shoes. “Look at this!” she cries for the seventh time.

Riki wonders when the others will arrive. Don’t they know that a strapping young lad like him is no match for the utter force that is Vera Wong in a rage?

“They break everything! How can? They don’t think of how wasteful it is, oh no, they just smash everything!”

Riki can only nod in agreement. He should probably say something, but he has no idea what, and it seems a shame to spoil Vera’s tirade.

#vera wong’s unsolicited advice for murderers #jesse q. sutanto #ranting

[journen]

Heyo guys! I did my first booth at a convention this past weekend. Here are some pictures.

It was a smaller local convention. My booth set up was a bit rough 😅 but it got the job done, and i will improve it in the future! It was a very cool, and socially exhausting experience for me 🤣 but definitely worth it!!!! I met some very nice people too, and then on the final day my friend joined me and we fucked around with those figurines HAHAHAHHAHA. Had to include some pics of them lol.

And idk if anyone will be in the area, but I will also be attending Montreal Comicon in 2 weeks! My booth number is 2031. Ive never been to this convention before, but it’ll be an experience!! I’ll share some more information next week if you guys are interested. Anyhow i really hope you don’t mind the irl post!!!

#i kinda had no idea what i was doing but it ended up going quite well!! #and more people than you’d think who exhibit at these conventions are just local buisinesses or just people who are gettig their buisiness #or prohects started and are dipping their feet i to the industry #projects* into* #like the city i was in was not too big in comparison to other cities and theres just so many talented creative and nerdy people HAHAHAHA IT #WAS ACTUALLY SO WHOLESOME🥺 and i feel lucky to have participated #anyways sorry for the rant #and thank you Vera again for the mini general kenobi figurine i love himmmm #journen speaks #montreal comicon #montreal #ottawa popx #convention #artist alley #montreal comicon 2022 #art prints #also got to talk to so many 501st cosplayers #its actually kinda sick 🤣 #my art #artwork #star wars art #star wars fan art #obi wan kenobi #obi wan kenobi art #sw obi wan kenobi #sw commander cody #codywan #action figures #kenobi series #irl

[omarfor-orchestra]

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#'cerca di stare in queste sensazioni e vedrai che anche il corpo si metterà a posto!' #amo sono due settimane che sto corpo mi fa andare avanti a dolori 1(una) fetta di pane e mezza mozzarellina #io non so più cosa fare #ora o mi porti l'evidenza scientifica che sta roba è vera #*biascica voice* tu mi devi curare la testaaaaaaaaaa #dio non ne posso più sto rivivendo cose che avrei volentieri lasciato nel dimenticatoio #tipo la vista che si annebbia a caso e la concentrazione sottozero #scusate la smetto ma veramente io non ne posso più #rant

[spoon-and-knifehandcrafts]

Let's get right to it then, shall we? Here we have a close up of an alternating cable cast on for a tank top I will likely never finish :D

The fun part so far is that now that I have 151 stitches on here in pattern, I am crying due to the fact that she never gave us a selvedge edge so I don't slip this first purl to start on a knit which is literally row 1 of the pattern. Am I supposed to knit the purls and purl the knits? I tried that already and I did not get that nice clean edge I was looking for.

I am about ready to cry and need a snack but LIKE HELL AM I UNDOING THIS AGAIN TO TRY TUBULAR CAST ON OKAY THAT CAST ON MADE ME WANT TO SCREAM so what are you gonna do idk yet maybe treat the cast on edge as row 1 and begin with p 1 k 1 like row 2.

I bet that's what a pro would say. Maybe.

#knitblr #knitting #knit rants #originally lovely vera tank #spoon+knifeknits #spoon+knifewips

[jabeur]

madò. collega che spesso mi dà sui nervi sul gruppo wapp sta schifando mahmood perché Non è musica questa .. scusa se non tutta la musica è i pink floyd ***** madonna

#lo dico da persona a cui piace la musica che piace a lui (rock principalmente) #mi danno un fastidio enorme gli amanti di certa musica che si limitano ad ascoltare quella e tutto il resto è merda #cioè okay volendo puoi anche ascoltarti solo un genere tutta la vita non mi interessa e ci può stare #però chi ti dà il diritto di dire che solo quella è “vera musica” (che poi: che cazzo vuol dire?) #cristo in croce i nervi #penso che non sorprenderà proprio nessuno se vi dico che è un uomo bianco cis etero lol i peggiori fan della musica rock #e probabilmente anche la maggioranza dei fan della musica rock. rip #vbb. piccolo rant. ora vado ad ascoltare tuta gold mente (ri)leggo di due tennisti che scopano #nico rambles

[sherlatson]

Ojalá coja todos mis regalos y los tire, no quiero cosas que hice con todo mi cariño en posesión de una persona que me ha dado de lado de esta manera, y aun más me tortura el pensamiento de que su consciencia estará tranquila, como si no me hubiese tratado como la última mierda después de palabras de responsabilidad afectiva que se quedaron por el camino

#rant #dear diary #estoy de veras cansada de mi cabeza!! #pero no dejo de sentir esta rabia tan grande #basta ya por favor #es q estoy deseando deshacerme de sus cosas con rabia ngl

[sunstridering]

The fact that ”Lyly” can have a name day but i can’t because ”it’s not finnish name”

#but we can have other english/popculture names! #full offense but i’m pretty sure it is just racism #since orthodox and finland-swedish calendar’s have a nameday for ’’vera’’ #but i’m neither #because how dare parents of karelian and russian origin name their child ’’vera’’ rather than ’’veera’’ #just name ranting because constant comments about it #people straight up telling me to change it because ’’you are a finn’’ #like thanks?

[rxvera]

My mother: tell me about your day!

Me: well it wasn’t amazin-

My mother: I’M SUICIDAL, I’M GONNA KILL MYSELF, ITS ALL YOUR FAULT, TALK ME DOWN FROM IT

#im like 99% sure she’s making this up but im staying on the phone just in case #her rant makes no sense lmao #idk what she’s talking about rn #vera talks #suicide mention

[social-mockingbird]

Every time I think I’ve gently left my Loki phase behind I get dragged violently back into it with the force of a disintegrating Temporal Loom

#AGH OKAY SO THE NEW LOKI SHOW IS SO DARN GOOD SO FAR #I HAD LOW HOPES BUT D U D E #they actually made. Such a good start #and I LOVE tom’s acting regardless but he was in top freaking form today #i am going insane #crying shaking sobbing #oh my gosh guys I will NOT recover from this #I’ve been thrown like a discus back into my Loki phase I will be a menace for the next three to five business months #apologies #vera rants #loki #loki spoilers

[kiitsunekuro]

Jsnsjsidjd the washer at my apartment complex fucked up & all my towels are completely water logged even after trying to dry them twice (now having spent $8 on a single load of laundry) so what if I put them in my dishwasher & set it to heated dry only maybe that would work

#fucking shitty apartment complexes #I hope they all die #probably owned by the trump family #Vera rants

[hcrdknocklife]

closed starter for @citrusfield​​

“So, my mother called me the other night... and I picked up the phone only because it’s supposed to be late at night back in India, and I was worried that something might have happened, you know, since dad’s been sick for the last few months.” Indira sighed as she spoke up, and leaned back in her seat. “But the reason why she called me was to tell me that she had apparently found some guy to get me married off to. Can you believe it?” 

#interactions | indira vera lahiri #this one just needs to rant tbh

[slayingfiction]

Weak Words To Cut

Here are some weak words than you can often remove to strengthen your writing. I have made these changes as I edit my own novel, so I included examples from my writing to show you the difference.

When editing and cutting words, we are not talking about dialogue because everyone has a unique way of speaking, and it’s important to keep true to their voice.

Note: these are all general guidelines, and you don’t have to use all or any of them. Creative writing gives you a creative licence to choose how you write. Do what works best for you. Always.

Suddenly: technically speaking, everything happens suddenly, so use the word sparingly or it will lose its effect.

I don’t remember ever seeing a man in such little clothes before, and I suddenly despised the one piece left. I don’t remember ever seeing a man in such little clothes before, and I found myself despising the remaining piece.

Keep: When it disrupts your character’s life, and you want your reader to really take notice.

Cut: if removed and there is no change, then it’s not necessary

Then/Next: this is typically a filler word. All events happen in a sequential state, so it’s not always needed.

Then She was gone, her steps echoing through the halls.

Keep: You want to keep the word typically when something is changing in action, description, etc.

Cut: If removing the word does not change the meaning, then cut it. Typically if this word starts the sentence, it’s unnecessary.

Just: this is a filler word, and can almost always be removed.

I was just a game to him, nothing more.

Keep: if removing it makes your sentence confusing or changes the meaning, then keep it. Usually using the word words well as a limiter word. (Eg. it’s just me and my dogs tonight)

Cut: when it’s unnecessary and changes nothing.

Really/Very: these are weak qualifying/descriptive words, and you can absolutely find a better synonym

Your mother is really nice lovely.

Keep: typically these words are fine to keep when not used to enhance an adjective. (Eg. very next day, really think, very back of…)

Cut: if it’s being used to enhance a weak adjective, cut it and find a better word.

Is/Was: this is usually a passive voice, which isn’t usually the best for fiction novels, active voice is always preferred. Naturally this is a verb that you can’t cut from all places, so here are some tips.

Everyone was too busy focusing on their shopping to notice a human sliding between sales booths. Buyers and sellers occupied themselves with their shopping, too focused to notice a human sliding between sales booths.

Keep: when delivering information quickly its always best to just state the facts, so don’t worry about trying to find flowery words to describe everything.

Cut: If you can show what the person or object is doing instead of simply saying it, then change the sentence.

Started: every action has a start, so don’t write it unless you can tell me why it’s important now to know that’s it’s started.

The boy started to rant in his native tongue. The boy ranted in his native tongue.

Keep: if your scene is being interrupted or is still unfinished, then go ahead. This one is a little harder to see sometimes, so just see how you feel with it in vs removed.

Cut: it’s it’s unnecessary information, and nothing changes to the story or sentence when removed, axe it.

Seemed: again, this is more of a show don’t tell kind of thing

Time seemed to slow slowed as I held Vera tight against me.

Keep: if a character knows something intuitively

Cut: if you can show why the character is perceiving what’s happening

Definitely: this is typically just confirming facts that are already known to be true. Repetition is unnecessary without a purpose.

He definitely saw me, but I wasn’t mad about it. (This instance can for sure be removed, it’s unnecessary. However, I want this emphasis here, so I chose to keep it)

Keep: if it’s your character who is confirming facts as 100% accurate and ridding previous doubt

Cut: remove and nothing changes

Somewhat/Slightly: usually this is used when only trying to use a partial effect of a word, so the easiest fix is to change the word that it’s describing.

I looked away, slightly embarrassed.

Keep: if the words is truly the best way to describe what was happening in the sentence.

Cut: when you can use a better word to describe your action/emotion/whatever to be more accurate or it’s unnecessary.

Possibly/Likely/Probably/May/Might: much like some of the other weak words, these are just filler. Something either is or isn’t, and it’s best to describe here you can.

Probably Not with the way he was speaking to her.

Keep: if your character isn’t sure of something

Cut: if you can describe what’s happening, or it can be removed without changing the meaning

Somehow: this is usually an indicator of missing information

I thought I was an average girl in every way, and now I was somehow the first human to ever survive. (I don’t use somehow often. I am keeping it in this instance because none of the characters know how it happened yet.)

Keep: if your character is missing the information and doesn’t know how something became true or transpired

Cut: if you can explain how something came to be.

Adverbs: this is a great category of words to use in writing, but if used too often, it can distract from the story. A good rule is finding an even balance between adverbs and active verbs.

I squeezed her cold hand tightly in mine and made a promise to save her. Clenching her cold hand between mine, I promised to save her.

Keep: if it improves your writing by making it more clear and efficient.

Cut: if it makes more sense to use active verbs to describe what’s going on.

Totally/Completely/Absolutely: all filler words

He grinned at me, his plate almost completely full while mine was near empty. He grinned at me, his plate still full while mine sat devoid of even a crumb.

Keep: if it’s important to the story to know with 100% certainty, and this word gives the most accurate description

Cut: whenever it’s not needed

Thing/It: missing information/ lack of description

I was just accepting all the things they said as truth. I was just accepting all their fantastic explanations as truth.

Keep: if your character doesn’t know what it is

Cut: whenever you can find an actually description or name the object

Have any more words you think should be added to the list? If something does not make sense or you have questions, let me know down below.

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Happy Writing!

#creative writing #fiction #wip #writing community #writing #writer #writers of tumblr #writing process #book edit #editing #writing advice #writing resources #writing reference #long post #writblr #writing tips

[ewingstan]

Ward thoughts post battle-involving-throwing-people-at-mercenaries:

I think that thematically, Ward would be stronger if Sveta-as-Tress actually hurt someone with her tentacles without it being brushed aside as alright or necessary. We've had her almost hurt Victoria a few times, and accidentally harming a mercenary—but one who was actively shooting at a child, so it was fine. She should’ve hurt someone and have it not be fine by this point.

I recently got far enough into arc ten to reach Victoria accidentally break a man’s arm, purposefully throw a lot of non-capes at enemies, and use her costume spikes to try and stab at someone's neck while internally ranting about wanting them to carry scars and bruises. And I think all this works for expressing one of the big themes of her character: Victoria is unable to not get involved in situations. The same chapter has her telling Crystal that she can't see herself not getting involved in Numerous times its suggested that this trait, which we'd usually regard as heroic and which is being applied to one of the more archetypal "hero" characters wildbow's written, often leads to Victoria making situations worse. She's a blunt hammer, and oftentimes swinging a hammer at problems will just break things. Problems have escalated unnecessarily, people who shouldn’t be in the field are taking bullets, it works as a theme. It pairs with the setup of The City as a place desperately trying to remake the world as it was without really dealing with the problems inherent to the post-apocalypse. Victoria seems to have lost most of her faith in various institutions, but still single-mindedly works in their interest, acting according to the law over what she thinks is right, because its the only way she knows how to act and she can't not act.

And to a certain extent "keeps getting involved despite it being bad for them and others" is an aspect of all the members of Breakthrough: Tristan keeps trying to be a hero despite it previously having contributed massively to the Vera twin's crisis. Kenzie trying so hard to involve herself with others and help them routinely leads to her hurting them, and her drive to become a hero and earn the affection of those around her has led to her taking two bullets. Rain keeps trying to redeem himself, but he's only just broken out of a Christian Identity compound and probably isn't the first person you'd want to have power over people. Ashley needing to be a big deal led to her spiral as a failed warlord, and re-entering the field as an undercover agent led to her killing a dude.

Now take Sveta. She is a person in a relatively fragile shell who, if that shell is destroyed, is at risk of harming everyone around her. And she is routinely throwing herself in the situations most likely to destroy that shell, often with lots of civilians nearby. This is obviously a bad idea, but if you subscribe to my reading of Ward as having "throwing yourself into a situation in a way you're not equipped to help with is harmful" as a central theme, then it works. But it would work a lot better if she actually hurt someone she shouldn't have while hero-ing.

(thanks to @n0brainjustvibes for pointing out the similarities between Kenzie and Victoria).

#leo reads ward #wardblr #wildbow #parahumans #sveta karelia #victoria dallon #leo says

[most-datable-datable-bracket]

ROUND 4 MATCH 12

Polly propaganda:

"Polly comes across as a party girl. She's wild, she likes sex, she likes drugs, she likes drinks. She is besties with Scott and Vera. She loves pulling pranks. She's fun all around. But as you get to know her throughout her endings across the three games, you discover a deep sadness within her. She's a chess master. She loves Russian literature. She's actually kind of a genius. She had a hard life but she won't let that stop her afterlife. Her secret ending in the first game about how she actually died (which she lies about all the time) absolutely broke my heart. She's just so nuanced and layered. She brings out the best in the player characters because she wants them to understand that you can have fun and goof off and it not be the end of the world. She has lots of backstory and she's major plots in both the first game (Prom) and the third (Roadtrip). I highly recommend playing the games because experiencing her secret endings in both is just absolutely heart wrenching."

Josephine propaganda:

“you get to have a full Disney princess style romance with her, she is the most precious, the most sweet, I love her so much 🥺”

“Josephine's one of the "behind the scenes" companion for the protagonist and she advises them on diplomacy-related matters.

Her personal quest and romance is fairy-tale worthy: she gets threatened with assassination, you help her restore her family's fortune, you get threatened by her best friend to not break her heart, she doesn't dare to hope you mean anything serious when flirting until you spell it out for her, after which Josie agrees to a deeper relationship... And immediately after that she finds out her family has engaged her to a random noble without her knowledge!! You publicly challenge the suitor to a one-on-one duel to win her hand, she finds out and interrupts the duel because she's worried of the Inquisitor throwing literally the entire plot away and risk life in combat for her... To which of course you can confess that they're doing it because they love Josephine, and they get the cutest cutscene with Josie jumping in the Inquisitor's arms and them spinning her around before kissing each other <3 The betrothed steps away because he sees true love between the two. She and the Inquisitor stay together through the end game and after it, gaining a "second home" with her and her family.

She really believes in the Inquisitor's cause and from the very first conversations with her, she asks questions about your background and tries to make you feel welcomed (especially appreciated if the Inquisitor isn't human since people are less trusting of them). She's politically smart but dislikes violence, overall very sweet but still strong... Josie tends to overwork herself (she's a perfectionist) and at first she tries to keep a professional air at all times but if you encourage her, she will rant to you and spill all the tea about nobles lol.”

#polly geist #monster prom #josephine montilyet #dragon age #dragon age inquisition #Round 4 #MDDC 2