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coming up with an au were a dead character lives but shaking my head while i do it so everyone watching knows i support the role their death played in the narrative and consider it a legitimate writing choice

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top five most important things you can give a character. 1. bisexuality. 2. autism. 3. so much negative rizz it loops around into irresistibility. 4. so many bad events. 5. a coping mechanism that’s cute and silly provided you don’t think about it too hard

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i decided a while ago that it's really fun to draw brainiac 5 w long hair

#yesssssssssss

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— by Ricken

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Posts that make me think of brainy

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the brainiac family is the best dc family bc they are a bunch of super geniuses who pride themselves on being above it all but 75% of the time when they have beef all maturity goes out the window. lets beat grandpa with sticks

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i’ve been consumed

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I was talking to my dad about renewable energy and he was like “the only problem with solar farms is they take up so much space.”

And it made me think about a city and how much sun exposure all the rooftops in a city get and…why not just make the city it’s own solar farm by putting solar panels on every rooftop?

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step 1 to writing is always remember to have fun! in step 2 begins the agony

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hate when you find a character whose so infuriatingly Your Type that its embarrassing like yeahg no one is gonna be surprised when i announce this is my new Guy Of The Month

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Dialogue tips that actually work:

You are not writing a movie (ignore this if you are). The reader doesn't need to know every word the characters say for the duration of the story. Less is more.

Dialogue can happen within the prose. "And they awkwardky discussed the weather for five minutes" is way better than actually writing five pages of dialogue about the weather.

Balance your dialogues. Surprise yourself with a monosyllabic answe to a dialogue that's ten sentences long. Don't be afraid of letting your character use half a page for a reply or nothing at all!

Don't write accents phonetically, use slang and colloquialisms if needed.

Comma before "said" and no caps after "!?" unless it's an action tag. Study dialogue punctuation.

Learn the difference between action tags and dialogue tags. Then, use them interchangeably (or none at all).

Don't be afraid to use said. Use said if characters are just saying things, use another word if not. Simple. There's no need to use fancy synonyms unless absolutely necessary.

Not everyone talks the same way so it makes sense for your characters to use certain words more often than others. Think of someone who says "like" to start every sentence or someone who talks really slow. Be creative.

Use prose to slow down the pace during a conversation.

Skip prose to speed up the pace during a conversation.

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i love making art

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Me, a fool, starting a new fic: Ah, but this one will be easy and short!

The Fic: Mocking me, ballooning to 55,000 words while cackling.

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Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #106

We never find out what Jenni's life was like on Arrok or what Jeven did for his career but somewhere along the way Jenni learned 1.) how to pilot spaceships and 2.) various communication styles between vessels.

This has nothing to do with her piloting but I find it fascinating that Jenni is also acutely conscious of political borders and their reach, likely because the entire reason why she was on Arrok was because her father fled President Thawne's persecution. At the time, Thawne could not touch them while on they were on Arrok. I do not doubt that Jeven talked about this to her as she is very well informed on her family's history.

Despite her cinnamon roll personality she is very much a realist and in some ways is more mature and practical about being a Legionnaire than some of the others. Having a family history soaked in death while utilizing their powers for the good of all instilled in her a perspective none of the others have.

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is this how it went