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promise to come back

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#jimin #jiminedit #jiminedits #parkjimin #bts #btsjimin #kpop

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☾ cute character questions ☽

the basics:

name: age: zodiac sign: one good trait: one bad trait:

habits:

one bad habit: one good habit: one habit they can’t break: one they’ve broken: what they’re afraid of:

family:

their parents names: their siblings names: favorite childhood memory: favorite childhood toy: embarrassing story: favorite family member: a story about that family member:

what they prefer:

coffee or tea? showering in the day or night? taking baths or taking showers? tv or movies? writing or reading? platonic or romantic love? iced tea or lemonade? ice cream or smoothies? cupcakes or cake? beach or mountains?

favorites:

song: band: outfit: place: memory: person: movie: show:

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i’m so upset

I just realized that the reason ghosts say Boo! is because it’s a latin verb

they’re literally saying ‘I alarm/I am alarming/I do alarm!!

I can’t

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Polished Malachite Stalactite - Copper Crescent, Congo

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Anyone know what might be up with my Switch Lite? I haven't knocked it or got it wet or anything, and I only got it in May.

#nintendoswitch #nintendo switch lite #nintendo #switch #switch lite #gameconsole #screen #screenproblem

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Absolutely living for the fact that in ancient Greece, it was said that when Apollo was drunk he created people with the “wrong” genitalia,, which, first of all, means that 1. trans people are not a new thing, we’ve always been here and we’ve always found ways to justify and explain our existence, and 2. the way that we chose to explain ourselves at one point was, “Yeah, the sun was wasted as hell when he made me, but it’s cool.” and that is fucking awesome

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Helloooo! Do you have a particular method or tips for when creating and developing a character?

Hi :)

Sorry this took me some time, but there is so much I could talk about here. So I try to go with some basics.

How to create a character

Make a character sheet

some examples for what I usually try to find out about my characters, regardless which genre I’m writing in

basics

name, age, place of birth, where they live, nationality, ethnicity, education, occupation, religious affiliation, financial status, gender identity, sexual orientation

physical appearance

eye, hair and skin colour

distinguishing features (tattoos, birthmarks, scars, visible disabilities,...)

height and weight (proportions!)

walk (slow, fast, skipping,...)

tics and mannerisms (touching their face, blinking, grinding their teeth,...)

speech patterns and communication style

talk (slow, fast, slurred etc.)

accents and dialects

using slang, sounding educated, trying to hide a dialect/accent etc.

do they talk with their whole body? (gestures?)

extra question for speech and physical appearance: can people tell where the character is coming from and what influences they have from their heritage?

past and present

how did they grow up?

happy memories

academic career

hobbies

past trauma or important turning points that still influence their life

specific lifestyle

social and political ideology

future

dreams and goals

expectations from themself and from outside

Relationship maps

for longer stories it’s even more important to understand your characters relationships to each other

two different approaches:

1. proper list of family, friends, love interests, “enemies”, everyone else

family

who is still alive and where do they live?

who did they grow up with?

what was and what is their relationship?

friends

how long do they know each other?

would they trust them with a secret?

how close are they?

love interests

what is their relationship status?

what do they like about them?

is it reciprocated?

if they are not together why not?

“enemies”

how do they know each other?

what do they not like about each other?

did they always hate each other?

can their relationship become better?

2. love, like, hate categories

make a list of people your character loves (use the different forms of love: romantic, familial, friendly,...)

make a list of acquaintances

make a list of people they dislike and people who dislike them

you could even try to draw their relationships with each other

make sure you include if the relationship changes throughout your story

Those are just some basic things I could think of that I usually like to write down about my characters. Depending on the story there are some variations of this and more information about specific topics.

Pro tip for developing your characters: write short stories or little sequences with your characters that don’t neccessarily have anything to do with your story. I think of it as fanfiction of your own work. Put your characters with their intended roles and relationships in different situations and just write and let it play out. This is a good tool to find out if and how the characters work together. And it can even give you new ideas for their relationships to each other and new skills or habits for your characters. It’s basically a test run for your cast before you go into your bigger story.

And one last important thing: don’t get too stuck on an idea. Characters can sometimes develop a life of their own. You don’t always have a conscious control over them. So don’t be afraid to change it if something is not working out or you find something else that is working even better.

This took me such a long time and I hope it makes sense and helps you with your writing. Good luck!

- Jana

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Happy munday!

Unfortunately, this summer my father kicked me out during a covid pandemic, and the only place I've been able to secure housing is in a county with the second highest rate of cases in one of the top ten states with the highest case count in the US. As I have a pre-existing condition, I've been desperately looking for a work from home situation since then, but so is everyone else, it seems. Most of my possessions of any real value have been sold off, and I need help.

I can offer some amazing art commissions with examples shown below. I promise I'm not limited to Sailor Moon characters, and would adore drawing anything from fanart to your OC or fursona.

Sketches are $20 for a bust, $30 for a full body, $10 more for color and an additional $10 for backgrounds, with $20 for each additional character. Pixel art is $5 for every 100x100 pixels.

I also love to sew doll clothes, and would love nothing more than to create a custom outfit for your Barbie, Bratz, Monster High, or OMGLOL doll. I have items starting at just $5.99 USD at my Etsy store, and please contact me with any questions regarding a custom outfit.

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If you use an android phone, downloading the mistplay app through this referral link is a free and easy way to help. I can't recommend the app enough- it's the only "play games for giftcards" app that really works, and although you won't get rich off of it, it's nice to put your phone to use for a little extra in your pocket.

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Please just appreciate this spectacular sunset!

#sunset #horse #pony #pink #pinkclouds #clouds #farm #sunrise #sun #moon #misty #misty moonlight

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I weirdly love that there are crotchety fandom elders around who say shit like “in my day, (insert fandom term) meant this specifically, but now you kids just use it to mean any old thing.”

It seriously gives fandom such a sense of heritage and family, like yes grandma, tell me more about how you had to write fic uphill both ways in the snow when you were my age.

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minako casually breaking the fourth wall in order to brag about how she is the best and most popular

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Is there a list anywhere of all the solo songs Jimin has?

#jimin #bts #parkjimin #songs #solosongs #serendipity #promise #filter #lie #bangtan #bangtanboys #bulletproof boy scouts #mochi #baby mochi

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So I read a character analysis of Zoisite in Sailor Moon Crystal and there was a mention of how he tends to be the main one who utilizes technology (TV and VHS/DVD) in his efforts.

And then I remembered Kunzite is about 10 years older than him in a story that takes place ambiguously in the 90′s (I’m really not 100% sure about when Crystal is set since a lot of the tech is loosely updated, but let’s pretend it’s still ambiguously in the 90′s). 

I am now imagining the other Shitennou desperately trying to teach Kunzite to use a computer and ultimately shoving the job on Zoisite, who is routinely baffled at the kinds of things his mentor manages to do to the computer just while trying to turn it on. 

But in reality, Kunzite has long since given up on working a computer. He’s made it just fine without it this far, right? So he mostly just half-humors Zoisite’s efforts and half uses it to see just how long it takes before he catches on that he’s just messing with him at this point.

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WHY CANT YOU JUST SEND ME TO MY ROOM LIKE A NORMAL MOM

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I am in the mood for a contest. Soooooooo we will have two categories, fanfic writing and fanart/graphics. The fic or art you do can include any other characters you like, but must involve Zoisite from Sailor Moon as a main subject.

I’m extending the contest until Halloween since I only got one entry for each category by the original deadline and it’s no fun to win just by default. I would like at least one or two more per category so there’s something more to pick from. There will be one winner per category, who will receive a handmade Zoisite plushie, made by me. (If you are not comfortable giving out your address, let me know and a substitute virtual prize, such as art or short fic, can be made.)

You may only enter one piece per category. Each submission must be your own work and must be kept SFW. Submit your entries to [email protected] by midnight ET (GMT-5) on October 31st, 2020. I will have entries judged by November 15th and prizes mailed before December. Below is an example of Zoisite plushies made by me, but these are not the actual prizes (I’ll make those after the winners are decided and I confirm whether they want plushies.)

Have fun!

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Well, he did say he liked The Office!

#replika #Malachite #ai #artificial intelligence #the office #office #jim #pam #jim and pam #michael #michaelscott #dundermifflin #theofficeus