#and it adds so much depth to his character

[deeply-unserious-fellow]

The reason I think Alastor should be in the wrong(or at least mostly in the wrong) in his and Vox's falling out is that I don't think their relationship would be worth exploring as deeply as it sounds like it will be next season if Vox was the primary reason they started fighting, because it would do NOTHING for Alastor's arc.

Like- okay, Alastor's arc is very clearly going to be about learning that trusting people is Okay and not a sign of weakness, right? He's literally the only character in the show that is very clearly about the power of friendship who refuses to accept any sort of help, like even the VILLAINS are constantly hyping eachother up! If they fell apart because of something Vox did, and their relationship is going to be super important next season, wouldn't that not really do anything for Alastor's arc? Unless Vox pulling some weird shit is the ROOT CAUSE of Alastor's trust issues, but, given what we know about his past and how his ego seems to be the biggest contributor to said issues, I don't think it is. Alastor would HAVE to have contributed SIGNIFICANTLY to their falling out if their relationship is going to mean anything to his arc, because otherwise it just feels more like a weird aside then anything else? Like "oh yeah we used to be friends but then he did some weird shit and now we're not friends anymore". It adds nothing. There's nothing emotional for Alastor to confront in this scenario.

Which makes for a more interesting story, the relationship between the mc and someone from their past who, while they miss, isn't the kind of person they want to be around anymore so they don't really feel bad about cutting them off who ALSO doesn't pose any real Active Threat to the mc, or the mcs relationship with someone who they respected a lot but cut off because they felt the two of them were getting too close and we can't have THAT, now can we? It's the second one. It's the second one because the second one HAS HIGHER STAKES! The first one makes for a good one episode plotline, but for a season long arc? Takes where Vox is in the wrong actually make VOX a more interesting character to follow then Alastor, because that makes HIM the only one with an actual emotional stake in the conflict. But this isn't Vox's story. It's Alastor's story. Alastor is the main character. Which means, for their relationship to provide anything of value to the plot, Alastor needs to have emotional stakes in the situation too. The best villains are the ones that force your characters to grow and become better people(unless you're doing a silly little monster of the week type of show but THAT'S NOT WHAT HAZBIN IS-), and the only way Vox being the main antagonist next season is gonna cause any kind of growth is if Alastor is being forced to reconcile with his past.

Anyways uh, yeah that's it. I could do a tangent about how their relationship lowkey parallels Fizz & Blitzø(a comparison I made in this post but didn't actually go into depth on bcuz it wasn't relevant to the post beyond supporting my argument + didn't have much backing at the time), but I do NOT have the brain power to go in-depth comparing and contrasting that stuff rn, bcuz, despite the similarities, whatever the fuck Vox & Al have going on seems to be a LOT more Complicated and Sad then an accident and some dad-induced miscommunication. So I'm just gonna leave it at that :)

#hazbin hotel #hazbin alastor #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #hazbin vox #hazbin hotel vox #vox hazbin hotel #staticradio #radiostatic #alastor x vox #not rlly ship but Im not actively shitting on the pairing so I might as well tag the ship lol #late night ramblings #gal overanalyzes random shit

[melon-official]

She wails as though a part of her has died.

oh man. i picked up the sidestory to @just-a-carrot's five-arc horror epic a couple days ago and i'm so glad i did. i'll probably be talking nonstop and/or drawing about it for days

there's a handful of whiteboard doodles with other characters under the cut, but rly i just wanted to pay a homage to the scene that hit me the hardest... enjoy

#theres already PARAGRAPHS upon paragraphs in my partners dms over this freaking thing but like listen to me (jingle jingle) PAY ATTENTION #i feel like i have to add that visual novels arent really something i take interest in at all this one jus JUMPED me #i actually played the side piece (our cinderella) first + was so in love with the writing i went to check out the main story. worth it #and i DEFINITELY won't be able to fit everything i want to say in the tags but its so refreshing to read/play thru a novel where the protag #are regular ass adults. like middle class thirty year olds barely breaking even. and that still get sappy unapologetically. #need more stories like this fr #that aside it's been fucking crazy to look at iggy's character arc through his eyes considering yk.. everything. #theres no universal asexual experience or anything but sometimes there'd be a line in there that made me like. sit up and go damn what the #i did that. i do that. #it's. i cant explain it in depth in the tags its about the way topics are skirted around and the realization that something is #uncomfortable in a way you werent expecting it to be. or even on your radar. theres so much #ugh. im unwell. anyways. #dewdles #our wonderland #gidget bordelle #iggy maxwell #genzou #genzou ichihara #cecil- does cecil have a last name??? cecil. #blood #injury #ask to tag

[lavenderjewels]

I feel like a lot is missed in translation with sukuna because every time I see analysis on the original writing (in Japanese) with him, it’s always something really interesting

#like him with poetry and his way of speaking reflecting that sense of art #which goes in line with the time period hes from #are just things I would’ve never known without seeing peoples analysis on it 😭 #it’s sad bc it DOES improve how I think of his character and who he is #I’m not even a big sukuna fan tbh he’s just not a villain I gravitate to #but every time I see this extra stuff on his personality it adds so much more depth. and less of a generic overpowered villain #sukuna #jjk spoilers

[x-ladydisdain-x]

I’m really obsessed with how, despite the way that she treats him, Cory has never had anything but the best things to say about his mom. He has such a deep respect for who she is, what she stands for, what she’s accomplished, the lessons she’s instilled in him, that no matter how cruel or cold she is towards him, it doesn’t lessen his admiration for her

#and he just takes it with his head down #he’s cory ellison he doesn’t take shit from anyone he always has a witty retort or something #but when it’s his mom he just sits there and takes it and doesn’t say anything and lets her say whatever she wants #it is such a fascinating dynamic and adds so much depth to his character it really makes everything about him make sense #the morning show

[soph-skies]

an entire episode as a flashback through a character who was introduced 30 seconds ago featuring two characters with a combined 5 minutes of screen time is so ballsy but my god does it work @ the untamed ep 38

#it adds so much depth to the characters #perfectly explains xy’s current day desperation to get wwx to help him #and why he’s playing all his cards #bc what does he have left?? #usually i wouldn’t be a fan of a move like this #they’re so compelling #xuexiao playing house as its own episode is apparently exactly what i needed rn #truly an inspired move by the writers #xiao xingchen #a qing #xue yang #xxc

[goingbuggy]

I think you have best theories in the fandom about shanks. It’s like you see more than most of us. So that’s why to just have simple yes or no answer would be enough. I have this level of trust in you.

Do you believe makinos child is shanks or someone’s else?

I just can’t stop thinking about this, because for me I don’t see it, but it’s so popular I feel stupid or blinded by my other ships.

thank you for your kind words!! you probably shouldn't place this must trust in me though, LOL. i'm just reading and overthinking everything in the source material, like everyone else is.

is it possible that shanks has a child with makino? well.. yeah. to put it bluntly, the simplest answer is usually the right answer with oda. he's already established that makino and shanks are friendly from chapter one, and shanks is even seen dressed up for a wedding on one cover page, which oda sometimes uses to tell canon events that don't fit the flow of the current arc. (think of enel's journey to the moon, for example).

me personally, though? i've got beef with this idea, and not for the reasons you might think. makino and shanks as a couple is fine to me; i don't find their relationship all that compelling, truthfully, but they fit the mold for most of oda's canon pairings.

when it comes to shanks' characterization, though, the idea of him having a child at this point in the story strikes me as both offputting and irrelevant. shanks is an emperor, and given his actions, his current responsibilities are clearly the priority. so the thought of shanks leaving makino alone to take care of their child is... strange? his status has the potential to endanger them. he is surely too preoccupied to be sailing back and forth to see them.

you could argue that this parallels roger and rouge, but i also think that's the worst possible way oda could have shanks mirror his old captain. at least in roger's case, oda had ace become a relevant part of luffy's story. what narrative purpose does this serve? is it to humanize shanks? i'm not quite sure what oda's angle is, here.

we also have to consider shanks' past. shanks left uta behind, so i don't think he is "above" leaving his newborn child, so to speak, but his reasoning in that situation was far more complex. here, though? this would be shanks ACTIVELY choosing to bring a child into this world, knowing full well he cannot take care of it until he sees his goals through. (SHANKS? patient, protective shanks, unable to wait to start a family? the boy who was an abandoned child himself? does he not believe that he will live long enough to wait? if so, why would he leave makino with that responsibility at all? characters can make selfish decisions, but i can't see any reasoning from shanks' perspective. this is a problem to me.)

so, in short, no, i'm not exactly a fan of this theory. i just don't see the merit of adding it to the story, when the implications seem to contradict what we know about his character. and again, what is the narrative benefit that outweighs the faulty logic? what do we gain as readers? what does this do for the story? to me, it feels like nothing at all.

#tldr; 'why is the author acting like he knows so much lol' #oda. PLEASE explain #because i just cannot see it #not in the way i could understand shanks' reasoning when he left uta #i also think this decision undermines uta's entire existence #it gives the impression that shanks is. idk. unaffected? #parents are allowed to process the deaths of their children and move on #but we have never once seen shanks process any losses in his life. hell we don't even the poor man CRY #and so as a result this writing choice just feels.. sloppy #it skips over the potential for depth #if you are going to add lore to a character's story... give it the proper weight it deserves. let uta's memory haunt shanks. shape him #don't just write her in to write her off. otherwise what's the point? #ask #long post

[skania]

i love your interpretations of akane and her relationship with aqua because I 100% agree. it's hard to talk about it on reddit and twitter because they call us delusional but if we take THEIR interpretation seriously where they see aqua as a guy who don't care about akane and was just using her then why would we as readers root for his happiness? or root for him to get with kana if he treats women he's not interested in horribly?

And I 100% agree with you anon! I always ask myself the same question when I see that kind of take: If that's how you see Aqua, why in the world would you ship this scumbag with your favorite girl?? How does that make any sense??

#onk asks convos #and it actually took me a second read to fully get into Aqua's character! #to be perfectly honest the surface reading of aqua where he dated akane just because he couldn't go for kana is extremely unflattering #that aqua is basic. lame. boring. If that's who he ends up being I won't ship him with Akane #the platonic take adds so much depth and complexity to his character it's nuts

[berlinnelity]

i love it when tragedy is hereditary, something that just plagues your ancestors and those that came before you. that thing about, “some people are born with tragedy in their blood”? love that shit. absolutely adore this kind of stuff. it is the reason i am alive. i once listened to “runs in the family” by amanda palmer and i have never been the same since

#yes this is about my characters #most of them #ugh. like i absolutely adore to give them 'hereditary traits' you know #it. it adds depth. it makes me question 'would them be like this if they hadn't born into the family they did?' #<- 99% of the time the answer is no #you know oliver carries two surnames: gustav and birdwhistle #so his full name is 'oliver gustav von birdwhistle' #his mother was german his father british all that yada yada yada #and THERE IS SO MUCH PARALLELS BETWEEN HIM AND STORIES OF THE GUSTAV'S AND THE BIRDWHISTLE'S #i love it all #anyways #my characters #amanda palmer idk #i don't particularly like amanda palmer #she has commited if anything problematic actions #but 'runs in the family' just makes my brain function in a different vibration #writers of tumblr #writerblr #symbolism #i swear to god symbolism is everything to me okay #if you're reading something i wrote #you better pay attention and not miss shit #be aware that there will be heavy use of symbolism at just about every paragraph

[somelittleplacebetweenthestars]

i think george costanza is a trans man

#seinfield #george costanza #jerry seinfield #idk there’s just something abt his relationship w his own masculinity #and sexuality! #that just adds so much depth to his character

[ghosty-schnibibit]

me finishing the new graphic novel like on the one hand yes the art is gorgeous as always yes the chalice scenes were handled well yes the lunar interludes got included in a cool way but on the other hand me looking at ren (and also a bit at taako by proxy) like

#taz gn spoilers #taz negative #kind of??? more like taz mixed bag #taz gn negative in contrast to taz original podcast positive #i just feel like in combining ren's role in the story with redmond's her connection to taako was undermined significantly #and i worry that taako's ending as it is in canon is going to ring hollow with her characterization being so radically changed #also it seems to me like taako has been... flattened a bit? and all the missing moments with ren go a long way to highlight that #like in the podcast he has moments of absolute assholery and lots of goofs at other people's expense and eleventh hour has plenty of that #but he also has moments of shining kindness and deep sadness that stand out all the more in contrast and add depth to his character #and what this installment of the graphic novels has done is cut down taako's dick moments but also all his most heartfelt ones #like... where was taako being affected by the fact that ren loves his show when he can only remember that it ended in tragedy? #where was taako realizing that ren died in the bank heist and trying to save her even though he knew the loop would reset anyway? #and where the fuck was ''i've been watching the whole time'' ??? #like to be frank this has kind of shaken my confidence re: how the adaptation of the last three arcs will resolve #bc if this much emotional ground is being conceded to narrative utility i worry that the ending won't have any left to stand on

[soupforsoup]

Sorry but if you look in the background of every shot Fabian's in but not speaking, epsecially S1&2, mf Brad Kavanagh is always doing The Most with his ensemble acting, man heard the phrase 'acting is reacting' and RAN

#like seriously #hes constantly changing his eyeline or his facial expressions #or adding a little detail of character work that wasn't needed for the depth of the material but adds so much to the scene like hello #the one that springs to mind rn is in the first couple episodes of S3 where Amber and Alfie try to convince him to decode the hieroglyphics #and then Victor just Appears and is questioning Amber and Alfie about his parcel and Amfie just stand there scared looking at Victor #which makes sense for their characters but Fabian doesn't look at Victor hes watching Alfie's face #like you can see him kinda sussing out where Amfie got these hieroglyphics and when he does look at Victor hes more defiant than anything #which like #character work!!! #mf really analysed his character and said I will be making Choices on this day #I just love seeing these little details in an actors non-verbal performance #especially when its smth that could be incredibly surface level like a nick show #just very nice I appreciate #hoa #fabian rutter

[malewifehenrycooldown]

literally anytime I talk about Henry it's just me reading too much into him as a character.

#look. if the creator won't add depth or meaning to a character i like. then i will do their job for them. #i do have a overwhelming fear that people will think i'm misinterpreting his character. #despite the fact that... there actually isn't much content of him in the series to begin with. so misinterpreting henry #is like. not even a big problem because really interpretation and speculation is like. the only thing we can do when talking #about Henry as a character + his backstory that was vaguely implied to be psychologically abusive :/ #nomoreposting #suda51posting #[r]: henry cooldown | we are finally cowboys #shallow shitposts #queue awaits you at the garden of madness #abuse mention tw

[andtheyreonfire]

local autist finds video analysis that affirms their opinion and is also banger as fuck 2692768 revived 13580088 healed 1826340507 blessed

#the editing??? the music??? THAT END QUOTE???? THE GOD-TIER ANALYSIS???? MY FAVORITE MOMENTS IN THE SERIES????? #YEAH YEAH YOU'RE SO RIGHT YOU'RE SOOOOO FUCKIN RIGH YOU #YOU JUST RE-CONTEXTUALIZED MY FAVORITE MOMENTS IN THE SERIES YEAHHHHHHH #I LOVE THE WAY YOU INTEPRET HIS CHARACTER AND HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THOSE AROUND HIM IT IS GOD TIERRRRR #I'M HOGING TO KSIS YOU ON THE LIPS I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONFERFUL DAY AND A WONERFUL MONTH AND A WONDEFUL EXIELSTENCE #HOOOOOOOLY SHIT 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 #HAUAHSHSJDYDHDH #the beast speaks #i love it when people are genuinely passionate about this series too it warms my heart #yeah barely anyone knows this specific media exists but like...you ARE right. it IS the best in terms of characterization #weird bits aside it just adds sooo much depth and life and tension and COLOR it's amazing and you captured that so well!!! #he's a surprisingly complex character for a guy whose entire character is how simple his philosophy is #personally i do like what fanon can bring to the table but practically nothing compares to the og #he's so likeable and so real and you're so fucking right i am goinf. to kiss you on the Lips #ushdudhdhdkfhdh okie sleepy time ijust. fuck man i just needed that

[she-who-fights-and-writes]

“Show, Don’t Tell”…But This Time Someone Explains It

If you’ve ever been on the hunt for writing advice, you've definitely seen the phrase “Show, Don’t Tell.”

Writeblr coughs up these three words on the daily; it’s often considered the “Golden Rule” of writing. However, many posts don't provide an in-depth explanation about what this "Golden Rule" means (This is most likely to save time, and under the assumption that viewers are already informed).

More dangerously, some posts fail to explain that “Show, Don’t Tell” occasionally doesn’t apply in certain contexts, toeing a dangerous line by issuing a blanket statement to every writing situation. 

The thing to take away from this is: “Show, Don’t Tell” is an essential tool for more immersive writing, but don't feel like a bad writer if you can’t make it work in every scenario (or if you can’t get the hang of it!)

1. What Does "Show, Don't Tell" Even Mean?

“Show, Don’t Tell” is a writing technique in which the narrative or a character’s feelings are related through sensory details rather than exposition. Instead of telling the reader what is happening, the reader infers what is happening due to the clues they’ve been shown.

EXAMPLE 1:

Telling: The room was very cold. Showing: She shivered as she stepped into the room, her breath steaming in the air.

EXAMPLE 2:

Telling: He was furious. Showing: He grabbed the nearest book and hurled it against the wall, his teeth bared and his eyes blazing.

EXAMPLE 3 ("SHOW, DON'T TELL" DOESN'T HAVE TO MEAN "WRITE A LOT MORE")

Telling: The room hadn't been lived in for a very long time. Showing: She shoved the door open with a spray of dust.

Although the “showing” sentences don’t explicitly state how the characters felt, you as the reader use context clues to form an interpretation; it provides information in an indirect way, rather than a direct one.

Because of this, “Show, Don’t Tell” is an incredibly immersive way to write; readers formulate conclusions alongside the characters, as if they were experiencing the story for themselves instead of spectating. 

As you have probably guessed, “showing” can require a lot more words (as well as patience and effort). It’s a skill that has to be practiced and improved, so don’t feel discouraged if you have trouble getting it on the first try!

2. How Do I Use “Show, Don’t Tell” ?

There are no foolproof parameters about where you “show” and not “tell" or vice versa; it’s more of a writing habit that you develop rather than something that you selectively decide to employ.

In actuality, most stories are a blend of both showing and telling, and more experienced writers instinctively switch between one and another to cater to their narrative needs. You need to find a good balance of both in order to create a narrative that is both immersive and engaging.

i. Help When Your Writing Feels Bare-Bones/Soulless/Boring

Your writing is just not what you’ve pictured in your head, no matter how much you do it over. Conversations are stilted. The characters are flat. The sentences don’t flow as well as they do in the books you've read. What’s missing?

It’s possibly because you’ve been “telling” your audience everything and not “showing”! If a reader's mind is not exercised (i.e. they're being "spoon-fed" all of the details), your writing may feel boring or uninspired!

Instead of saying that a room was old and dingy, maybe describe the peeling wallpaper. The cobwebs in the corners. The smell of dust and old mothballs. Write down what you see in your mind's eye, and allow your audience to formulate their own interpretations from that. (Scroll for a more in-depth explanation on HOW to develop this skill!)

ii. Add More Depth and Emotion to Your Scenes

Because "Show, Don't Tell" is a more immersive way of writing, a reader is going to feel the narrative beats of your story a lot more deeply when this rule is utilized.

Describing how a character has fallen to their knees sobbing and tearing our their hair is going to strike a reader's heart more than saying: "They were devastated."

Describing blood trickling through a character's fingers and staining their clothes will seem more dire than saying: "They were gravely wounded."

iii. Understand that Sometimes Telling Can Fit Your Story Better

Telling can be a great way to show your characters' personalities, especially when it comes to first-person or narrator-driven stories. Below, I've listed a few examples; however, this list isn't exclusive or comprehensive!

Initial Impressions and Character Opinions

If a character describes someone's outfit as "gaudy" or a room as "absolutely disgusting," it can pack more of a punch about their initial impression, rather than describing the way that they react (and can save you some words!). In addition, it can provide some interesting juxtaposition (i.e. when a character describes a dog as "hideous" despite telling their friend it looks cute).

2. Tone and Reader Opinions

Piggybacking off of the first point, you can "tell, not show" when you want to be certain about how a reader is supposed to feel about something. "Showing" revolves around readers drawing their own conclusions, so if you want to make sure that every reader draws the same conclusion, "telling" can be more useful! For example, if you describe a character's outfit as being a turquoise jacket with zebra-patterned pants, some readers may be like "Ok yeah a 2010 Justice-core girlie is slaying!" But if you want the outfit to come across as badly arranged, using a "telling" word like "ridiculous" or "gaudy" can help set the stage.

3. Pacing

"Show, don't tell" can often take more words; after all, describing a character's reaction is more complicated than stating how they're feeling. If your story calls for readers to be focused more on the action than the details, such as a fight or chase scene, sometimes "telling" can serve you better than "showing." A lot of writers have dedicated themselves to the rule "tell action, show emotion," but don't feel like you have to restrict yourself to one or the other.

iv. ABOVE ALL ELSE: Getting Words on the Page is More Important!

If you’re stuck on a section of your story and just can’t find it in yourself to write poetic, flowing prose, getting words on the paper is more important than writing something that’s “good.” If you want to be able to come back and fix it later, put your writing in brackets that you can Ctrl + F later.

Keeping your momentum is the hardest part of writing. Don't sacrifice your inspiration in favor of following rules!

3. How Can I Get Better at “Show, Don’t Tell”?

i. Use the Five Senses, and Immerse Yourself!

Imagine you’re the protagonist, standing in the scene that you have just created. Think of the setting. What are things about the space that you’d notice, if you were the one in your character’s shoes?

Smell? Hear? See? Touch? Taste?

Sight and sound are the senses that writers most often use, but don’t discount the importance of smell and taste! Smell is the most evocative sense, triggering memories and emotions the moment someone walks into the room and has registered what is going on inside—don’t take it for granted. And even if your character isn’t eating, there are some things that can be “tasted” in the air.

EXAMPLE:

TELLING: She walked into the room and felt disgusted. It smelled, and it was dirty and slightly creepy. She wished she could leave. SHOWING: She shuffled into the room, wrinkling her nose as she stepped over a suspicious stain on the carpet. The blankets on the bed were moth-bitten and yellowed, and the flowery wallpaper had peeled in places to reveal a layer of blood-red paint beneath…like torn cuticles. The stench of cigarettes and mildew permeated the air. “How long are we staying here again?” she asked, flinching as the door squealed shut. 

The “showing” excerpt gives more of an idea about how the room looks, and how the protagonist perceives it. However, something briefer may be more suited for writers who are not looking to break the momentum in their story. (I.e. if the character was CHASED into this room and doesn’t have time to take in the details.)

ii. Study Movies and TV Shows: Think like a Storyteller, Not Just a Writer

Movies and TV shows quite literally HAVE TO "show, and not tell." This is because there is often no inner monologue or narrator telling the viewers what's happening. As a filmmaker, you need to use your limited time wisely, and make sure that the audience is engaged.

Think about how boring it would be if a movie consisted solely of a character monologuing about what they think and feel, rather than having the actor ACT what they feel.

(Tangent, but there’s also been controversy that this exposition/“telling” mindset in current screenwriting marks a downfall of media literacy. Examples include the new Percy Jackson and Avatar: The Last Airbender remakes that have been criticized for info-dumping dialogue instead of “showing.”)

If you find it easy to envision things in your head, imagine how your scene would look in a movie. What is the lighting like? What are the subtle expressions flitting across the actors' faces, letting you know just how they're feeling? Is there any droning background noise that sets the tone-- like traffic outside, rain, or an air conditioner?

How do the actors convey things that can't be experienced through a screen, like smell and taste?

Write exactly what you see in your mind's eye, instead of explaining it with a degree of separation to your readers.

iii. Listen to Music

I find that because music evokes emotion, it helps you write with more passion—feelings instead of facts! It’s also slightly distracting, so if you’re writing while caught up in the music, it might free you from the rigid boundaries you’ve put in place for yourself.

Here’s a link to my master list of instrumental writing playlists!

iv. Practice, Practice, Practice! And Take Inspiration from Others!

“Show Don’t Tell” is the core of an immersive scene, and requires tons of writing skills cultivated through repeated exposure. Like I said before, more experienced writers instinctively switch between showing and telling as they write— but it’s a muscle that needs to be constantly exercised!

If I haven’t written in a while and need to get back into the flow of things, I take a look at a writing prompt, and try cultivating a scene that is as immersive as possible! Working on your “Show, Don’t Tell” skills by practicing writing short, fun one-shots can be much less restrictive than a lengthier work.

In addition, get some inspiration and study from reading the works of others, whether it be a fanfiction or published novel!

If you need some extra help, feel free to check out my Master List of Writing Tips and Advice, which features links to all of my best posts, each of them categorized !

Hope this helped, and happy writing!

#writing tips #writing advice #writing help #writeblr #booklr #writers #writing #show #creative writing

[spokspsps]

po and tai lung are the same character in the same situation but the only difference is shifu let me explain in a really half baked explanation because i have not watched the movie in like 2 years

both po and tai lung, although at different times, grow up admiring kung fu as an art and as a sport and both find their worth in it,

tai lung grows up doing kung fu his entire life and it basically becomes the only thing he is worth

po grows up admiring kung fu from afar, believing himself to have no worth until he actually starts kung fu in which he desperately tries to hold onto that image of him finally being somebody worth being

they both can only see themselves being worth something with kung fu and without it theyre a nobody which is why a teacher is so important, a person to tell you that you are worth it with or without kung fu

but unfortunately for tai lung, shifu wasnt that kind of teacher yet

see with tai lung, shifu and oogway both telling him that he cant be the dragon warrior, the only thing that has given him some sort of worth, it's a complete smash to his dreams and his identity he is not given consolation, he is simply treated as dangerous for his anger (fair enough tbh i would not go near him i would die)

but with shifu is different because of tai lung, he does not naively believe anything and in fact goes to the other end of it.

he does not believe in po, and po does not believe in himself either but even more so he doesnt believe in a po without kung fu just like tai lung which is why they so desperately hold onto it, it's their only sense of self

but unlike tai lung, po and shifu talk and they say their emotions and po already believes he's worthless. unlike tai lung he was not raised with worth (again, only from kung fu and being the dragon warrior) just for it to be crushed in a matter of seconds

po is already nothing which is why he can build himself into a somebody who has worth because he had worth all along and shifu helped guide him

#does this make sense?? i may be wildly inaccurate again it's been a while since i watched kfp #kfp #i LOVE po's character i love his character and depth SO MUCH you DONT UNDERSTAND #rants rants ehehehhe #long post?? ill add the like see more thingy wait #po #ya thumbs up

[mikeystrawberry]

Today is Dungeons & Daddies’s 5th Anniversary!

I haven’t been listening for nearly that long but the podcast and all its characters means a lot to me. Happy Anniversary!!!

Throwing the cropped sections under the cut because there’s a lot of stuff going on and I know Tumblr likes to throw half the pixel quality out the window. And also so I can ramble a bit about this piece!!!

This piece has been months in the making, possibly an entire year. And by that I mean I’ve had a sketch of the comp scribbled on my whiteboard for ages because I wanted to save this specifically for 5th anni art. Now onto design stuff!

(First off a random thought: I really love how the garlic knot came out, I kind of want it as an enamel pin.)

I knew I wanted to make this a stained glass piece since the beginning, but I was also going to add flowers at one point but quickly dropped the idea. It felt like too much and I also didn’t want to fuss over flower language assignments for everyone. I was also going to add Doodler tentacles, but also dropped that idea pretty early. Kind of on accident, right at the end, I figured out how to make it even more stained glass-like but taking a duplicated lineart underneath the regular layer and turning the brightness all the way down, then setting it to overlay and adding a guassian blur. It’s very subtle but it adds that tiny bit of depth that makes it look more real. As for shading on the lineart/gold, I tried adding more highlight on the characters who died but once I evened everything out it wasn’t as noticeable anymore so I’m throwing that thought here so the attempt at least known lol.

The order of characters only changed a little bit from my original comp, I flipped the Wilsons and the Oaks so the rainbow could work. As for the anchors, specifically in season 2, I lined them up to the teens since the season 1 anchors lined up with each dad:

Tony —> Scary: his death was the beginning of Scary’s betrayal arc and also Willy killed him.

Guitar Pick —> Taylor: it’s not really aligned with Taylor at all, but the anchor was with Glenn so I put it next to his blunt.

Scroll —> Normal: was only because it was the last left to give him, but there’s the whole scene of him and Hermie in the Green Room so it still works!

Garlic Knot —> Link: one of two that he broke, but the more significant of the two with him telling Grant he never wants to see him again.

Small notes on the season 1 anchors: I put the layer of mold in the overnight oats but you can’t really tell with the overlay. And to make the supper bowl more interesting I added the fantasy sodas mix they dumped into it. The lure of actually drawn before so I just traced my own art lol.

As for the other smaller triangles, it took me a bit to figure out what I wanted to put there. I didn’t even think of adding the vehicles until two days ago but I’m so glad I did. I don’t really have my own take on the mascot version of the Doodler (yet?) so I borrowed the design from one of the stickers in their merch shop. Teeny was terrifying as just a front facing head so I made him cute again.

In the outer circles, I put what I felt was the most significant quotes for each family. I really wanted to use “It’s okay to be angry, it’s not okay to be cruel” but it was just a little too long.

That’s all I can think of! If you read all the way through, thank you for indulging me in my excitement to gush over this piece.

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