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darkblueboxs · 3 years

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Dearly Detested

"Long distance Andreil except it’s the 1800s so their only communication is long handwritten letters sealed with wax stamps"

Transcription of handwritten letters between anonymous rivals, circa 1800s. Letters were discovered in their original envelopes, which bear a broken wax seal and the stamp of the U.S. postal service. Letters have been ordered chronologically according to postal markings. For speculation on the events and people referenced, see appendix 13.

Dearly Detested,

Moving across the continent has given my ears the first opportunity in many years to be purged of your incessant fanatic musings. In your absence I am finally relearning the sound of birdsong, children’s laughter, etc, etc and find them to be quite intolerable. I am urging my penning hand to resist from begging you to race here at your earliest inconvenience to rescue my ears from these new and obnoxious sounds. I must remind myself that for you to do so would be to subject me to your hideous countenance once more, a sight from which my eyes have yet to fully recover.

I enclose my new address for correspondence.

Ever your enemy,

AJM

Dearest Detester,

The irritations of which you write bring me the greatest satisfaction. Fret not; if you truly miss my fanatic chattering as claimed then rest assured, I shall do my best to impart them in letter form with all the passion and detail they require. I must thank you for the speed at which you sent me your latest address: its arrival came as a great relief, as the days during which I was unable to pester you as you so deserve were some of the most difficult I have experienced to date.

I digress: with regards to our great sport which I know you detest so dearly, I shall describe the developments of our most recent match at length. Firstly, [Pages missing]

I must note that your brother and cousin played most admirably. I confess a deep envy when you mention freedom from my “hideous countenance,” as I cannot say the same. In every moment that I risk forgetting the sheer annoyance that your features provoke, I only have to look across the court to find my reminder in your brother’s glare.

I enclose several pressed flowers from the window box in the hope of aggravating your allergies.

Sincerely yours,

Nothing.

My beloathed Nothing,

I regret to inform you that the pot of ink you used to describe your latest match has gone entirely to waste. No sooner were the relevant pages in my hands when a frightful breeze from a window left carelessly open blew them straight into the fireplace. If it is any consolation, the burst of heat they emitted as they crumbled to cinders was most satisfying indeed.

Your bid to provoke my allergies has similarly gone awry, although I must note that the petals, as I’m sure you are aware, share the exact blue of your eyes, which I find most irritable. While I am loathe as ever to grant you any success in our war of provocation, you must know that the icy blue of your eyes followed me into my dreams where it choked me of every ounce of my self-restraint as it does in person. I kindly request that you refrain from any further appearance in my subconscious wanderings; it is most frustrating to be unable to turn my dreams of skinning you alive into reality with the distance which separates us.

Grudgingly,

Awake at Midnight.

[Attached: newspaper clipping detailing match between California Catamounts and Nebraska Bears. The goalkeeper’s performance is noted as particularly strong.]

My closest nemesis,

The tragedy which befell the most precious pages of my last letter cuts me deeply. Worry not: as I’m sure you remember, Kevin and I share a meticulous memory for our matches, and we will be happy to recount the lost details to you at our next meeting. I’m sure you can barely contain your excitement!

News of your sleeplessness concerns me deeply. Unfortunately, I cannot promise to abstain from further appearances in your dreams, and I would not even if I had the power to do so. I would not deny you your dreams of skinning me alive for the world, not when there is so long to wait before you can do so in person.

With regards to your sleeplessness, I must confess that I find myself in a similar position. The knowledge of your burning animosity, however, helps warm me through the nights in which my bed feels all the colder for the absence of another body to share it with. Were God in our favour I would be at your side in an instant to frustrate you so thoroughly that your only escape would be in unconsciousness. Perhaps, however, His obstinance to my wishes is wise, as if I were at your side I’m sure neither of us would know a restful night. In the meantime, rest assured that while you dream of my provocative gaze, I spend my nights with my head in my hand, such is my frustration at the memory of your existence.

Forever yours,

A dream.

[Attached: a paper crane made from pale blue tissue paper]

My Notorious Nightmare,

It does not surprise me that you facepalm* yourself at the thought of me; the thought of you causes me to touch myself similarly.

There is no need to concern yourself with the details of your match any further: Kevin has sent me his own relation of the events. His distaste for brevity is rivalled only by your own, although I found his frank assessment of your ability mildly entertaining at least. Significantly fewer pages of his letter found their way into the fireplace: a definitive improvement. He notes that you are not eating as well as you should. I would hate to find you in a weakened state during our upcoming encounter – it would make your death at my hands far less satisfying.

If my calculations are correct, this letter should be in your hands in time for your 20th. A year older, and yet no wiser – I remain disappointed yet unsurprised. Should you wish to prove otherwise, I enclose a copy of my apartment key for use at your discretion.

With all the hatred my heart can bear,

Waiting.

*there is a blot of ink obscuring part of the sentence, causing the letter to appear to read “you palm yourself at the thought of me.” This was presumed to be accidental and thus corrected during transcription.

Items discovered alongside letters:

-black and white photograph of two men seated across from each other in matching armchairs in what appears to be a drawing room. Each has a cat in their lap. The man on the left is looking directly at the camera. The man on the right is looking to his companion, and faint scarring can be made out along his cheekbone. He is smiling. The reverse of the photograph reads, AJR, NAJ, King & Sir.

-Matching silver lockets. The photographs inside have faded beyond recognition, but the detailing on the casing indicates years of wear.

- An amateur watercolour sketch of a vase of blue flowers on a windowsill. The paper is yellow and pin-holed, likely from being hung on a wall near a natural light source for an extended period.

- Two wedding bands.

#all for the game #andreil #the foxhole court #aftg #tfc #my fic

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princip1914 · 3 years

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A few thoughts on writing longfic

I’ve had this post brewing for a while and I figured since today is a Friday I might as well let it out into the wild.

First off, this is not writing advice. I don’t feel qualified to give writing advice. This is a few observations I’ve made over the course of trying to write something that feels, well, long. Fandom is full of excellent authors writing long chaptered fic, but I don’t see a lot of people talking about how they go about producing such fics. I remember feeling like long fic was really out of reach for me when I started writing again in the summer of 2019 after not writing for years and years and I wanted to talk a bit about how that changed for me. Of course, this post comes with all the caveats that there is no need to ever write long fic if you’re not feeling it. Some of my favorite authors write mostly or only oneshots! But, if you are interested, here’s my lengthy, self indulgent, and entirely personal take on ~the longfic process~ below the cut.

First, to get this out of the way: long fic is anything that feels long or complicated to you, the author. “I’m working on my long fic” can mean that you’re branching out from microfiction to write something that’s 2k long, or it can mean you’ve got a multi-part 800k epic. There’s no objective measure of if something is “long fic,” Your own personal definitions can also change as you grow in confidence or change your focus as a writer (a little over a year ago when I finished Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire topping out at 31k, that felt very very long to me. Now it feels….still long, but not very very long.)

Here are a few specific things that helped me write something long. I don’t know if they will be interesting for anyone else, but at the very least writing these down has been a fun way for me to reflect on my own process.

Practice exercises. Ok, this is going to sound exceedingly obvious, but writing one shots prepares you for writing chaptered fic. Here’s what I mean more specifically: if you know you want to write (as a totally hypothetical example) a chaptered fic set in America in the summer that relies heavily on a nature metaphors, is written out of chronological order, and features a melancholy tone--it helps to write a few one shots like that before you embark on the Big Fic. Just like artists tend to do sketches before starting a big piece, it’s very helpful to write something small that gives you a feel for the ~vibe~ of what you’re trying to do in the long fic. It’s helpful for all the usual reasons--you get to know a specific version of the characters which helps plan out a character driven plot for the long fic--but it’s also helpful because you will learn if the tone and mood of the fic has enough staying power to capture your interest for the long haul. For instance, I have a few unfinished chaptered fics that have a humorous tone. I wish I had done more short humorous fics before starting them, because I would have realized that I don’t currently have the mental stamina to hold up a humorous tone for the length of a chaptered fic (hopefully that will change and I will finish Last Days some time this century!).

Plan it out ahead of time. I used google sheets for The False and the Fair. I do not think God intended google sheets to be used for fiction, but that was not going to stop me. On a more serious note, I think the best tool for planning fiction is the one you’re the most comfortable with--the notes app in your phone, handwriting, word, google drive, sheets, chalk board, summoning circle, the blood of your enemies, etc. The reason I chose to use sheets is that I knew from the very beginning that I wanted certain things to happen at specific places in the story--for instance, I wanted the first kiss to happen at the end of the first third of the story and I wanted the “reveal” about the mine accident to happen at the end of the second third of the story. But, I didn’t know what was supposed to go in between those elements. A traditional outline for a story at this point in development might have looked like:

Meet cute

Kiss

Reveal

Ending

But, what my brain needed was to preserve the blank spaces in between these story elements, and specifically to preserve the right amount of blank space between these story elements so that it didn’t end up, for instance, that the first kiss was halfway through rather than a third of the way through. In this way, I found google sheets an invaluable tool for pacing in the early parts of the planning process. I simply made 30 rows assuming 30 chapters, and started plugging in the elements I knew I wanted in the locations I wanted them. Then I filled in the blank spaces by asking myself “how do we get from X plot element to Y plot element in Z amount of chapters.” I’m not a mountain climber, but I’ve often thought about the first things that go into the spreadsheet in terms of mountain climbing terminology. In climbing, a crux move, which can be anywhere along the route, is the most difficult move of the route: if you can’t do it, you can’t do the route. I think of the first things that go into the planning spreadsheet as the crux moves of the story, the most important pieces around which everything else turns. It was not an accident that those were also all the first scenes of the fic that I wrote; if I couldn’t do those scenes, I couldn’t do the story the way I planned it so I wanted to know early on if I needed to make changes.

Make changes if you have to: even though it helps to have things planned in advance, don’t resist the story if it tries to change on you while you’re writing it. Usually the feeling that you have to make changes stems from having a plot that is not entirely character driven. As you write the story, the characters reveal themselves and sometimes the plot has to change to change with the characters’ motivations. Here’s an area where fanfic writers have a leg up on everyone else: if you write fic, you already know the characters really well. That means, (in my experience anyway) it’s less likely that you’ll have a surprise character development which leads to a rethinking of the whole plot. Less likely, but not completely unlikely, unfortunately.

Lie to yourself: The False and the Fair was supposed to be 90k words. I thought that sounded reasonable, a little less than 3x the longest fic I had ever written. Now it's 161k and will probably top out a little over 170k. Ooops. But I never would have set out to write something that long. I wouldn’t have thought I could do it, even though anyone more experienced looking at my plans for the fic probably would have laughed at the idea I could cover all those plot points in 90k. Ignorance is bliss. Protect your ignorance.

Scrivener: Long fic for me means “fic that is long enough you can’t hold all the parts of it in your head at once.” That’s where Scrivener comes in (or another app if you’d rather, but I really like Scrivener for the ability to see the project either linearly or as condensed notecards). You can put together an organizational scaffold in Scrivener that allows you to move back and forth between the forest and the trees. So, for instance, you might be going for a jog and come up with the perfect line of dialogue for chapter 27 when you’re only up to chapter 5 in terms of writing progress. With Scrivener, you can go home, and put that dialogue in the “bucket”/index card/whatever for chapter 27 without compromising your ability to see chapter 5 clearly or muddying up your google doc. You can then use the fact that you’ve started writing bits and pieces of the later chapters in conjunction with the tool of lying to yourself that, actually, you’ve written a lot more of the fic than you realize and that when you get to chapter 27 it won’t be as hard as chapter 5 because you’ve put in the groundwork already. In my experience, this lie turns out to be true about 50% of the time, which is better than 0% of the time.

Digestible mini arcs: The False and the Fair was originally broken up into thirds. I thought it would be 90k and 30k was the longest I had written, so thirds seemed to make sense. Also, 3 is a nice, time honored storytelling number. I think it’s good to give yourself seemingly achievable milestones along the way to completion. These milestones (for me anyway) lined up well with the “crux moments” I’ve described. If you’re someone who likes to write out of order, writing your way to an already written milestone can feel like sailing to an island where you get to rest for a bit from the stormy seas before setting out for the next island in the archipelago.

“It's all part of the process”: I’m categorically incapable of describing things without resorting to running metaphors, and so I apologize in advance, but I am now going to do the insufferable thing of comparing writing a long fic to running a marathon. Here’s the thing with a marathon. You are not going to feel good every step of the way. We all know this. It’s a marathon, it’s supposed to hurt a little bit, especially at the end. In the same way you literally cannot write something novel length or even novella or long short story length without, at least at some point, feeling bad about yourself and your writing. But you also can’t run a marathon if the whole thing is agony, and for most people, it’s not--your meat sack shuffling along the course is subjected to the slings and arrows of all sorts of weird body chemistry that only happens when you push it to its limits. So, you’ll be in agony and then the endorphins will kick in for a while and you’ll be thinking “this isn’t nearly as bad as everyone said,” and then you’ll drink some water at a rest stop and feel like a God for half a mile before you crash and you’re in agony again until that one perfect song comes up on the playlist...and you get the idea. Writing something long, for me at least, is a bit like that. There are massive ups and downs. The key for me is to just understand it’s all part of the process, a necessary step on the way to the finish line. If the fic is 10 chapters long, at some point you have to write chapter 5. Just like you have to write chapter 5, at some point you also have to go through a bit of despair before reaching the end. It is unfortunately non-optional. In fact, despairing is something you can check off your list each time you’ve done it. Cut dialogue tags, check. Feel awful about my writing for thirty minutes, check. Write ending section, check. Often I feel that the stress and shame and fear that come with bad emotions while writing are worse than the bad emotions themselves. It really helps me to remember these emotions are all part of the process and nothing to worry about. If I didn’t have them, then I would worry!

I certainly have plenty more to say about writing, but this ramble has gone on long enough. If you’re interested in any of this stuff, please feel free to send me an ask.

I would also love to know more about everyone else’s writing processes, so feel free to pop into my ask box to talk about your own approach too! I am very interested in this stuff!

#long post #writing #fic #princip's fic #princip writes #princip's musings #longfic #how make words go

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polandspringz · 3 years

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Fanfic/Writing Updates!

I know I just put this in a mess of tags on my last post, but just an update for my readers:

Sorry for the delay in updating fics/writing stories! I was dying towards the second half of my semester so I didn’t have time to much other than some one-shots. Right now though, I’ve kicked it into high gear, lol. So here is what I can currently promise you to look forward to.

Obey Me

You Don’t Really Wanna Stay (Sequel to “Cause You Don’t Really Wanna Go”, now known as the Hot n’ Cold series): Chapter 2 has been finished since mid-April. I haven’t published it because I sort of screwed myself going off script and publishing chapter 1 before I wrote the entire fic (unlike how with CYDRWG, I wrote the entire thing in one week and then published it over a few days/like a week). I’ve had the entire story outlined in this case, but it was just a matter of writing it. Chapter 3 is also finished now, so I will be working over the next few days to finish Chapters 4 and 5 before I start publishing the rest of the work on a schedule. This was a story that was originally only meant to be 2 chapters, but as you can see, things have expanded. An epilogue may or may not be written later on (similar to the Mammon fic as well). I may or may not have plans for a third fic in this series.

Siberia: This story has had the entire plot and every detail outlined since I started writing it last fall. Again, it’s just a matter of writing it all together into a long chapter with scenes instead of plot points and summaries of events on a notebook page. Once the above fic is finished being written, I will immediately resume work on Chapter 8 of Siberia, and similarly, will try and get through 2-3 chapters before I start publishing again. At the earliest, I can guarantee an update by the end of May or June. I’m hoping to get ahead in my writing to help me out later on.

Designing in the Devildom (Series): There are SO many one-shots planned for this series still. I originally planned on having a loose chronological order for them, but as some of you may have seen, we’ve kind of deviated a bit. I have several documents with drafts for various stories that have been in the works for months, but am putting this series as less of a priority compared to the above works. I received an ask suggesting I continue the “M’Lady” fic with a follow-up of the actual fashion show the demons would participate in, and have drafted sketches of each outfit the characters would model, which I would like to publish alongside the work, so that is one of the projects that is taking some time.

gen:LOCK

I have so many stories still planned for gen:LOCK, and as I work on my other fandoms, I find myself itching to get back to this fandom that I love so much. I don’t want to give a lot away, but I have at least 3 ideas revolving around Yaz and 1 idea focused on the gen:LOCK team as a whole. They aren’t short one-shots or drabbles, so I ask you to be patient and promise by the end of the summer you will see something from me soon.

Cars gL AU: Believe it or not, I did plan a sequel to that joke fic. The idea came about after I wrote the ending to the story, and the response from the actual Cars fandom was so nice, it really made me want to write a follow up. It will be significantly shorter, but I hope everyone will enjoy it as well.

Miscellaneous

Omori: I have plans for a multi-chapter AU that if I nail it the way I want to, well it might not do anything but be self-indulgent for me, but I think it might obliterare the fandom (as I joke to my friend often). I won’t be working on this story until I finish Siberia, as there is a similarity between them and I wish to give each their proper attention.

SK8: I hate Adam but I love writing for Adam and Tadashi. I had another story idea floating around in my head but no concrete notes on it, so I can’t guarantee when this will be written, but know there are plans for it.

FF9: I’ve been promising my sister an FF9 fic for about 2 years now. I had an idea after beating the game but forgot half the location names in the game, and that’s what’s been holding me back. I planned for it to be more long winded and descriptive, but might go a more straight to the point approach. I’m hoping to try and finally sit down and write it before May 31st.

Genshin Impact: I have notes in my fanfic writing journal for a Xiao fic and a Dainsleif fic. Writing for Genshin Impact feels very volatile though and as much as I appreciated the response on my Albedo fic months ago, I cannot guarantee I’ll ever get around to these, lol.

Yu Yu Hakusho: ON GOD IVE GOT NO IDEAS FOR THIS YET BUT I DO HAVE THE DESIRE TO MAKE SOMETHING GOOD BECAUSE I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH. SO SOMETHING WILL COME OUT OF THIS BRAIN OF MINE

Demon Slayer: SAME THING I AM DETERMINED TO DO SOMETHING, DONT KNOW WHAT YET

#my writing #writing #poland's thoughts #obey me #gen:lock #gen lock #genlock #sk8 #ff9 #genshin impact #yyh #yu yu hakusho #demon slayer

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ylvisforalltid · 4 years

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My recap/review of På Holmen - Episode 4

Revenge of the Sidekick. Calle is the last one to steer the show and take command of his fellow mates. I invite everyone to discuss the fourth episode with me, either here, or on facebook in Ylvis- a group.

Here’s my chronological recap/review of the fourth episode of ‘Ylvis På Holmen med Calle og Magnus’

Episode 4

I have to apologize to all Calle fans beforehand. I might have been a bit biased from the start since I never really could warm up to Calle’s humour and turns out I still don’t really get it. I tried my best to approach his show with an open mind, even more so since Magnus proved me wrong with his show, but I fear this recap might be a bit judgemental.

- Calle playing an instrument is an unexpected but good start

- ‘music related show’ doesn’t sound bad at all considering how music heavy Stories from Norway is and how good Ylvis are with music related stuff in general

- „let’s make a summer show, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Let’s shoot it in late fall. Let’s wear the warmest and cosiest sweaters we have. Why not add a thick scarf.“ The dichotomy of all this is a joke already

- Calle randomly grabbing a microphone and starting to sing? Is this Calle’s minutt 2.0?

- was this an impro song challenge? Is it a known song? It looked like they checked cue cards. But Vegard’s short refusal was fun to watch

- Second instrument for Calle. He is really trying to showcase himself most in this, isn’t he. What started fun, is kinda irritating to me at this point already

- I am glad the other guys seem to enjoy it very much though, that is nice to watch.

- Bård saying out loud that Calle’s task was a shitty task to give, is so on brand for him. Tv? Audience? Doesn’t matter. If he disagrees he’ll say it.

- 5 minutes in and Calle get’s backlash from his own friends. Already very dividing episode, apparently not only for me as a viewer but also Bård as a ‚contestant‘

- Greven av grønt slowly turns into my favourite reoccuring segment

- I begrudgingly admit that the brothers’ glee over each other’s pain is very entertaining

- the fact that Bård and Vegard are often seen most laughing at stuff Calle does, isn’t always understandable for me but it’s joyful to watch since I don’t think a lot makes them laugh like that

- was Magnus choice a trick question? Is that Kålrot in that bowl but Kålrabi was the right answer? Was this a challenge like when you have to say the colour something is written in but not the colour that the letters say? I am confused. I can’t decide if Magnus was just a sore loser or if they made it extra difficult for him by switching answer and displayed item. And no, it’s not the same fo me.

- even after getting the punishment he still insists on it being the same. I know someone who probably did a google research after this, trying to prove his point. I feel a bit bad for him since it really looks like a trap he ran into.

- Calle having to laugh when he gets the cue cards for the characters is sweet. Even with a short written introduction the others can already make him laugh/smile.

- Vegard’s story mostly works with a dialect and his setup; the pun (if I understood it right) not too much. I would say that Vegard is an overthinking comedian, whereas Bård seems to be more on-the-spot. That’s why I think they complement each other so perfectly.

- Vegard still continuing in character steals some fire from Magnus even before he sat down. A bit unfortunate for the focus of the segment.

- Chicago announcing that he is easy to fool is something the audience should rather experience through his story. The fact that he mentions it twice before even starting the story is a bit too self-aware for someone who claims to be easily fooled.

- Magnus story could have been better if better told. Like I said, too much self-awareness

- Bård crashing the scene. What’s new. He uses the element of surprise for his entry

- Vegard did it again. His antics overshadowing Bård’s PMS,SMS joke. It begins to be annoying. Using blindness as the ongoing joke wasn’t that funny. Especially when it meant that it disrupts the other people’s performances.

- self-drawn TV Norge patch is a nice touch.

- Bård’s jokes before he even begins his story are already more fun for me than the other one’s stories.

- Bård’s actual story…… how did he pass the psychopath test?! Good thing he has golf as an outlet. Yes, I know he made up a character but his story sounds like he was exposed to too much self-insert fanfiction.

- Interrupting them singing with a commercial break: just rude.

- introducing someone with the help of his shoe? Which is unrelated to why the guest is there? Misleading and irritating but that’s probably also the fun of it.

- Was Calle’s Streken imitation good? Yes. (Although it also reminded me a bit of the Pingu Sketch from Ylvis III.)

- but within less than 23 minutes of the show Calle made it several times about himself and not so much about challenging the others. I didn’t see that as much when the others where hosting and I personally prefer the previous hosts for that.

- maybe it’s the sidekick revenge

- Vegard not managing one simple word when starting his imitation and sounding like a stereotype caveman. At least he can laugh about his own failure

- every task Calle calls them in the same order: Vegard, Magnus, Bård. A bit repetitive. Switching it up would’ve done the episode some good

- the painting: Picasso meets Aladdin’s (very tired) Genie?

- I think we all know Vegard can do better than that, but a fair attempt

- Kudos to Magnus. Competing against Ylvis in a musical contest. And he did good.

- Thank you camera man for the close-up of Bård’s hand

- Sooo, half of the episode is dedicated to the three not being so good at imitations and then Bård’s performance is a revival of his Sondre imitation sketch just with another artist but similar antics?

- Sorry, Bård, you’re still my favourite but to me the winner of this competition was Magnus. In comparison to the others he delivered a fair imitation. Bård bent the rules and was then rewarded for it. If the challenge would’ve asked for another setup, I might have granted him the win but not this way.

- Slapstick Calle putting his performance first again with the thinking staredown. It went for too long.

- Garden commentary already starting wild with mentioning Aleksander and Bård had sex

- so many brilliant things to unravel

- Bård wanting to switch Vegard for Aleksander as a brother because he is less mansplaining nerdy

- Aleksander saying Bård is smarter than he thought, Bård embracing Aleksander’s lack of knowledge as a positive thing, the complimenting battle between those two was a highlight of this episode

- Vegard thinking about if he ever made a bird brothel before...this man is a delight. That he took a moment to question if he did before is testament to the fact how many weird things the brothers have already done in their life

- Bård’s right. Aleksander is excellent at cheering his teammates on

- No comment from me on Linda giving the bucket to Siri...but I am looking forward to one of the guys being in charge. So far I don’t see the point in those specially appointed people since they don’t seem to have any input or main role for the tasks. I see it only as a thing that exists to stir up drama.

- having tried to shoot with bow and arrow before, I can say that it was harder for me than it looks and I was impressed how good most of them were

- but either Magnus didn’t see Kongen Befaler or he ignored the tears task from that show because he should have known then that Siri will probably react much worse to it then Bård.

- this is the second time where Bård knowingly could’ve had an advantage; first at golf, and second because of not being affected by onions

- Mansplaining Vegard is at it again

- I loved the end joke with Bård but in a way they had both the right and wrong person for this. Right because he, most likely, is the last to stress about when it’s his turn. Wrong because he is probably too relaxed to care about how long it takes. My guess is that he might have fallen asleep before he even got suspicious.

#På Holmen recap #Ylvis #Ylvis på holmen med Calle og Magnus

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cremsie · 6 years

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Hi! I've followed you on Instagram for a while and you're such an amazing artist, I look up to you a lot! I was wondering if had any advice for younger/less experienced artists who want to try to gain more of a foothold in the art community? I also love your style, it's so bouncy and dynamic :0

okay so I’m just gonna type out a few of the rules I myself usually follow for my social media standards and I guess it works???? If you consider what I am a success (hahaha)1. Try to post at least once a day yea i know its hard but the sites of today are absolute murder on small artists trying to make it! With the decrease of chronological order on feeds and exposure through likes its a terrible system! Posting once a day helps to maintain some semblance of fighting back, in quantity at least. What I do is I have a few sketches usually drawn and piled up over the week and if I dont feel like drawing a particular day I post one of the pictures I had saved up! Keeps your account looking alive and active! 2. Have a personalitySeems like a silly thing but yea, something I’ve noticed over my years online is this, you don’t really remember artists who don’t have much personality do you? The ones that post art, never say anything, never write anything beyond a basic description. The ‘this art is mine dont repost’ on every single post and never anything besides art. Their art can be great, but you dont remember the artist themselves, so it may seem silly, but just, be yourself. Post about things you like, collect, hobbies, talk about a silly thing that happened to you that day! When an artist has a lot of personality they stick out more. You can easily pick them out of the bunch and be like ‘oh yea i love this artist theyre OBSESSED with flower pressing its so cute’.3. Comment on other artists stuff, be a support to other growing artists, become a name theyre familiar with and think of fondly. It pays off in the long run trust me. I remember usernames that interact with me a lot or comment a lot, it makes me very happy. Having artists with good images of you is great. 4. Its not going to happen quick be patient, have fun, draw what makes you happy. People will come for what unique creations you put out there and you wil build a following of people who truly care about you and your art.Hope that helped!!!

#creme answers #art tips #tiny things help in the long run #just keep at it #youll be great!#ocqueen

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qwerty-the-duck · 5 years

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2018 was...interesting (part 1)

So I'm basically going to go through different aspects of my life, in varying degrees of vagueness, and summing up my 2018. I basically had a huge crisis at the end of 2017 and want to see what’s changed this year. Since this is so long, I will be separating them into different sections and posting them as such. Sorry for such long posts, I know people like to just scroll past wordy posts.

Writing

Starting in January of this year, I decided to finally sit down and write some of the ideas in my head. I took a class to force myself to do this, as my mental illness was not really helping me get motivated.

The stories that I’ve written since then, and how much, are as follows (in chronological order):

Renewable Resource - A fantasy story where the world is being plagued by a mysterious phenomenon that is turning people into coal, and over time into ravenous monsters. In the sky, airships powered by steam, wood, and b.s. physics carry new cities above the reach of these monster. Smaller ships, carry crews around the world and save people on the surface. Selene’s town was attacked and she was rescued by the “Breaking Bulls.” A rash decision fueled by emotions and loneliness lead her into joining the crew in search of her lost mother. This was the first story I ever “wrote,” and it was one I came up with rather rashly for my first CW class workshop since I was too nervous to turn in any of my previously existing ones. I’ve written 2 chapters but am probably going to do a lot of it over again.

Primal - A story I haven’t fully fleshed out yet. It takes place in the real world, but with a twist. Monsters called “Primals” are demons of sorts based on the 7 deadly (primal sins) and when one attacks one of the MC’s Anthony, he and his friend Dylan are pulled into a bigger plot than they ever imagined. This story was my third workshop and I really wanted to write a story that was more toned down and focused more on the mentality of my characters. It also has more humor to it than the one before it (and most of my stories.) I’ve written one chapter of this. I haven’t worked on this since last semester, but it’s not in my scraped folder yet so...

Long Story Short - The story I’ve been “working on” since middle school. A dystopian future, sci-fi story. Hyper-radiation has wrecked the world leaving it full of “zombies” and mutants who work to survive in a new world full of undiscovered, new dangers. I wrote the first two chapters for my last workshop last semester for CW and have started working on it again in the last few months. I have about six chapters by this post.

Minimal - This, oh boy, is a big one. I mean, subplots on subplots. Similar to “Primal,” this is a story in the real world, but with the existence of witches and people called ‘Minimals.’ This is probably my darkest story and could almost be classified as gore-horror at some points. There are three main arcs and I’ve written over thirty chapters of the “Arlen” arc, and one of the “Dakoda” arc. Though they are far from done. I can’t even try to summarize any of this is this post so yeah. I wrote the first 20ish chapters over the summer during an episode of insomnia so...yeah. But I submitted the first 3 chapters as workshops this semester so those have been heavily edited at least lol.

21 Solomon - My own-world-fantasy story. I’ve made races, magic rules, classes, lore, so much. A world with a history of war has to come together to fight that rise of “artificial demons” made by those angry at their lack of magic. Solomon, the strongest “demon” in the world, considered a god, is missing the one time the world needs him the most. Half of the story is finding Solomon, and the other half is fighting this war. This is my most YA or “shounen” (I know, weeb) of all my stories. I wanted this to be a more feel-good story, since all my others are...well, not. I’ve written one chapter, but I want to redo the whole thing, but I have a whole notebook of lore, mapping, rules and such. Making a whole world is a lot of work.

Untitled - A story I just started like two weeks ago. A supernatural story about a kid at a “magic” boarding school. The only problem is that they’re not supernatural, as far as they can tell. This, along with being nonbinary leads to Ryan feeling a crushing loneliness that no one at the school can understand. I wanted this story to be less plot based, and more episodic. Dealing with bullying, gender identity issues, and having a “loveable douche bag” main character (amongst other things.) It’s also the only story I have written in first person POV.

Moving on from the stories themselves, I wanted to add a few quick things about my creative writing in general.

I’ve been keeping a list of things that I do. Kinda like a “writing quirks” list. I noticed I like working with sets of four. Four main characters, four schools of magic, etc. I also love making overpowered, immortal characters. This forces me to come up with unconventional struggles for the character, like emotional and mental issues, or drawbacks to the great power I gave them. And as I mentioned earlier, I pretty much only write in third person POV and present tense.

Lastly, some accomplishments. I started a club and my college! A creative writing club. It’s basically the class without assigned reading and ego-crushing grades. I am El Presidente and a few of my close friends are the other officers. Finally, I made a “scarped stories” folder. This sounds bad, but it’s not. I basically have a thing where I can up with an idea, but if I don’t immediately write it down, I give up on it. So I started writing them really, really, poorly. That didn’t fix the problem, however, and I just had a sloppy folder filled with stories I had no motivation to fix. So I made a folder to put these 1-2 chapter sketches so that I wouldn’t forget about them, but I don’t have them overwhelming me when I look at my stories.

That’s it. Again, sorry for long posts. I’m a very wordy person. Next up is Art.

#writing #personal #2018 #end of the year #is this post obnoxious?

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The Times In Between: Chapter Three

Notes: I reference Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and Mathilda (1820), as well as Bulfinch’s Age of Fables (1855). The publication dates of these novels do not mesh with the timeline (especially Bullfinch) in Frozen that I am working from. So artistic liberties have been taken. Basically just imagine that Iduna got a very early releases in 1816.

And if you’re wondering if there’s any rhyme or reason to the time jumps, the answer is pretty much no. The Anna/Elsa/Kristoff timeline will remain the chronological constant, while flashbacks about anything before Frozen will appear out of order.

Previous Chapter

Frozen: Canonverse

Rated: T

Pairing: Kristanna, Agduna, very Frohana

Word Count: 2,343

CHAPTER 3

The day that Iduna met Agdar was the worst day of her life. At least that was what Iduna was determined to believe when she woke up that morning. It was the day of her sister’s wedding, the day that she would loose Freya forever to a distant land. She was happy for her sister, but only as happy as one could be when they were devastated for themselves.

Six years her senior, Freya had been like a second mother to Iduna. As a middle child in a flock as large as theirs, one was bound to be lost or forgotten. If it hadn’t been for Freya who was courageous and beautiful, the shy small younger sister would have been lost in the shuffle of life. It broke Iduna’s heart the day that Freya’s engagement was announced. In a way it shouldn’t have been such a shock for her to see her sister off and married was she was. They were from a large-powerful-family, and she knew that one day she too would be married to another large-powerful-family, as had been done for hundreds of years.

The Ehrensteg’s were one of the oldest families in Arendelle; old money, old blood, old land. Their home, Ehrensteg Valley was nestled in the valley of the East Mountains. She grew up instilled with the responsibility that came wth a family of her stature; and marrying strangers from a strange land was certainly a part of that. There was nothing she could do about that. So young Iduna spent her days doing as much of what she loved as she could: painting, playing piano, reading books, riding horses and making up stories with her siblings. It was a world she began cultivating at a young age, and one that she kept safe.

Agdar’s life, while it came with many luxuries, had few privileges. After the death of his brother, he was left an only child and the sole heir. His father, King Edvard was stalwart and immovable. Agdar was convinced that his father hated being a parent more than anything, and if it were possible to produce a fully grown heir to the throne, that it would have been more preferable to him.

King Edvard was known as many things, but warm was not one of them. He was harsh with everyone. When it came to his relationship with Agdar, he focused on education, a military career, and preparation to one day be king. If it weren’t for Queen Maria, the young prince may have never had a proper social life. His mother was beautiful, charming, and the gregarious queen of society. And when Edvard was unable to attend the wedding of Freya and Frederic, she brought sixteen year old Agdar to the Ehrensteg Estate.

“Iduna, there’s someone I want you to meet” Lady Ehrensteg said.

The forlorn fourteen year old girl had no desire to make friends that day. She was perfectly content to wallow in her misfortune.

“Your highness may I present my daughter, Lady Iduna.” her mother said, “Iduna, this is Prince Agdar”

The shy girl instinctively knew to bow her head and curtsey.

“Your highness” she said.

Agdar was lanky, fair haired, and appeared to be just as mortified as her. He was awkwardly tall for his age, as if he boyhood body wasn’t prepared for a rapid growth spurt. He would find himself tripping over his feet, and clumsily knocking things over because he was unused to taking up so much space.

Iduna’s mother felt that she could be a great beauty when she came of age. Pale skin, blue eyes, and rich brown hair, she was very pretty for her age. Despite her striking features, Iduna did everything she could to appear ordinary and invisible. She wore her long hair in a simple plait, and shied away from any adornment.

“There aren’t many children your age here, so I thought Iduna could keep you company while you’re with us. My dear, why don’t you show his highness the library.”

“The library?”

“Yes dear, you both love to read. It should make for plenty of conversation.”

“Of course mother” Iduna conceded, “Right this way your highness.”

Iduna had no skill at concealing her emotions. The best she could offer was not to be visibly upset at having to play hostess to a complete stranger, no less a stranger who she was obliged to pay homage to. If their guest liked to read, well that was one thing she supposed. But Lady Ehrenstag wasn’t telling the whole truth, there were other children, and surely one of Iduna’s brothers would have been a better fit to entertain the prince. Why would she saddle her with the future king of Arendelle, and at such an inconvenient time?

Agdar was happy to simply be out of his father’s earshot for the weekend. Apart from the actually wedding ceremony that had taken place earlier in the day, there was little for him to do. It was clear that her new companion wanted nothing to do with him. It was just as well. He relished the idea of finding a good book and hiding away for a few hours.

Iduna broke the silence, “How are you enjoying your stay your highness?”

“It’s very pleasant here” he remarked with a shy smile, “And please call me Agdar, or Ag is fine too.”

Iduna was able to manage a small smile in return. “Agdar then. The library is here, father keeps all the fancy books out for show, but I have all my favorites here.”

She moved towards a cupboard hidden underneath a nearby windowsill. The shelves of which were tightly crammed with stacks of books.

“Are these all yours?” he asked

“Most of them, yes. A few are borrowed.”

Agdar reached for one of the volumes. “I can’t believe that you have this” he remarked.

“You’ve read Frankenstein?”

“And Mathilda. Against my father’s wishes of course. He hates anything sensational or romantic. Can’t stand poetry or mythology, so of course those are my favorites.”

“Mine too. Mother doesn’t care for them either, which is why I keep them out of way.” she clarified.

“You have an an impressive collection” he remarked as he filed through the books “Clarissa, Mysteries of Udolpho, Zastrozzi, and ah… my old favorite Arabian Nights.”

“I’ve have that forever, I think it was father’s, then Freya’s and now mine.” she observed

Agdar’s hands fingered through the familiar pages of the stories. “You know it’s funny” he remarked, “I’ve actually never met anyone else who liked the same things I did.”

“No one?”

“My brother died when I was ten. And after him there was no one to talk to.”

“That sounds very lonely.” she observed

“I don’t mean to make it sound all bad. I have some friends, all sons of my father’s council members.” Agdar said, “But what about you? I supposed it’s hard to feel lonely in a place like this.”

“I could do with a little more loneliness. There’s always people around, but that’s just normal. If I want to be by myself can just go outside, ride my horse, or go sit in the valley and draw.”

Iduna felt more at ease moment by moment. She moved across the room to a drawing table near a large window, “Here, these are mine, I do them in pencil and water color. It’s too hard to sketch them outside, all the little birds and rabbits. They move too quickly thorough the meadow. So I like to practice drawing them from my books.”

“They’re lovely.” he said

“Thank you”

“I mean it though, sincerely. They all have a liveliness about them. They all look so innocent, so happy.” His hand lingered over a drawing of a mother duck and her two ducklings.

“Do you draw? Or paint?”

“Not very well I’m afraid. I like to write music though.”

“Piano?” she asked

“Yes, and the violin as well.”

“I must show you the music room later” Iduna said smiling, as she realized she was looking forward to it.

Before meeting Iduna, Agdar had never known anyone who like the same things he did. She was just as surprised as he was that they could spend hours talking. How she had wanted to resent him for being thrust upon her, for invading her space and taking her away from her self pity. Agdar was delightful and she couldn’t stop smiling and laughing with him.

The next day she took him to the stables. In the valley where they lived, one could wake up and see the mountains all around her painted in green, blue and grey. The family was famous for the Fjord horses they bred. A keen rider, Iduna would ride daily through the lush valley and up to the blue fjord that jutted against the landscape.

Once the horses were saddled Agdar reach forward and offered to assist her onto her mount

“Here, allow me to help you” he said.

Iduna was unprepared, both for the gesture and for her heart to skip a beat. Agdar kept a firm hold on her hand and waist. It was a sensation that she had never experienced before. She anticipated the end of their ride, only so she could feel his touch again.

That night, on their last evening together they sat side by side at the piano. Agdar’s long fingers swept across the keys at an impressive pace. His brow was set and his eyes focused on the sheets of music. Yet, somehow in his tension he was able to create the most beautiful sounds.

“Do you know any duets?” he asked

Iduna couldn’t help but smile. Duets were her favorite to play with Freya who had taught her. They switched sides so that she could play the high part.

“Ready?” he asked

She nodded and counted them off. And somehow it was no surprise to Agdar that Iduna matched him measure for measure. He was however overcome at the sound of her sweet soprano voice carrying over the melody. His father would have scolded him if he saw the blush that flooded his face. They laughed when both of their hands reached to turn the page of the music.

“No keep going, don’t stop” she insisted with a laugh.

“You’re so fast” he remarked

“What can i say, I’ve had a lot of practice.”

Agdar felt his smile growing. It was easy to be with Iduna, he was impressed with how clever and kind she was, but most of all she didn’t expect anything from him. Seeing a glimpse into her life gave him hope. As for Iduna, she expected the young prince to boring at best or arrogant at worst, but he was as far from both as one could possibly be. In fact, to Iduna, Agdar seemed the least arrogant person she had ever met.

“We’ll be leaving early tomorrow, for home” he said after the music ended.

She found the words hard to form in her throat, “I wish you could stay longer, or come back and visit again.”

“I hope I can, it’s not really up me. After I finish my studies this year, father is sending me to start my officer training with the Royal Navy. Maybe I can come back and visit before I leave.”

Iduna nodded her head with earnest, “Yes, you’re always welcome here. And not just because you’re the prince, but because you are a friend. A true friend.”

It was the first time she saw Agdar blush. “That means a great deal to me Iduna. You’re a true friend as well, probably the first real friend I’ve ever had.”

They both smiled. Iduna broke the silence when she got up to walk toward her cupboard.

“I have something for you.” she said, “Since you love mythology, you must take this.”

She handed him a book titled, Age of Fables.

“Your Bulfinch? I wouldn’t want to take from your private library.”

“No, it’s for you to start your own. Surely there’s some secret place in that palace of yours. I want you to have it Ag.”

Agdar was touched, “Thank you. I wish I had something to give you in return.”

Iduna never had any expectation of him owing her anything at all.

“You’ve given me a great comfort in the past two days. My sister is leaving us, and yesterday I was devastated. But, now feel better, thanks to you.

Her heart stopped again when he reached out and gently took her hand in his.

“May I write to you?” he asked

Her breath caught in her throat. “Yes, of course” she said. She could swear that he saw every pore on her face turn red.

It was late now. Agdar offered to escort Iduna to the family quarters where her room was. It felt very grown up when he offered her his arm, and even more so when he raised her hand to his lips when they reached her door.

“Goodnight Iduna” he said.

“Goodnight Agdar.”

Iduna closed the door to her room, but falling asleep was the furthest thing from her mind.

…

Elsa and Anna held hands as they stood outside the doors. Anna hadn’t seen the inside of this room in years. After the news of the shipwreck came, she held herself up in their bedroom for days leading up to the funeral. Nothing had been moved in the years since, except for items that were owned by the state.

“Are you ready?” Elsa asked

“I’m always ready.” Anna replied with a reassuring smile

They pushed the doors open to the vacant room. The bed and all the furniture were covered in dust cloth. Stacks of trunks were piled at the far end of the room. The windows were locked, shuttered, and covered in heavy drapes.

Elsa felt a crunch underneath her foot. A stray mothball.

Anna sneezed against the dust in the air.

The silence was underwhelming. The emptiness was palpable.

“Where do we start?” Elsa asked

#the times in between #frozen #fanfic #young iduna #young agdar #Iduna is basically rory gilmore #before she became horrible

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blogjallan · 4 years

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Tips to Write a Best Persuasive Essay Outline

Every essay outline consists of planning and making a rough draft. You can start by making out a sketch on the paper. Planning all the necessary steps are very important. A persuasive essay is not an essay task so pay attention to every step. You can surely get many cheap essay writing services to help you out with it but you should better have a good idea of what you are buying.

Preparing for persuasive essay outline

Step 1: plan the essay

Planning consists of delimiting and preparing the theme, purpose, approach, and style of the essay. It is provided from questions such as the following:

What am I going to talk about?

What are my ideas or what do I want to raise on the subject?

How will I support or illustrate those ideas?

What kind of essay is it?

What should be the style and vocabulary of my essay?

Step 2: collect and order the necessary information

The support of ideas may require the presentation of data, examples, comparisons, figures, news, quotes, etc. Having the information at hand and orderly greatly simplifies the task of writing. This persuasive essay outline template can be utilized to fill in any persuasive essay.

Step 3: organize the content in a scheme

The content scheme is organized following the structure of the essay: introduction, development, and closure. In each of the parts, the points or ideas that they want to raise are distributed.

Step 4: write a draft

The draft is provisional writing that develops the points or ideas organized in the content scheme.

For this it is necessary to write each of the parts of which an essay is composed:

Introduction

Developing

Conclusion or closure.

How is the essay introduction written?

The introduction is written in three steps:

Opening, which states or presents the topic to the reader

Expansion, which expresses the context and importance of the topic

Transition, which announces or links with the author’s main approach.

The introduction places the reader on the topic that will be discussed in the essay but, above all, it should attract the reader’s attention. Depending on the theme and type or style of essay, it can be started with:

a definition or the general concept of the subject

a brief chronology of the matter

a question to the reader

a date, a saying or popular expression, a joke, etc.

the mention of a fact related to the subject

the exposure of the author’s interest in the subject.

Although it is the first thing that is read, the introduction can be written at the end, along with the conclusion.

How is the essay development written?

The three steps of the writing of the body or development of the essay consist of the following:

Opening or statement of the thesis: an affirmative sentence that summarizes the author’s approach or point of view.

Development of the topic: the enumeration and detailed justification of the arguments and counterarguments, if it is an argumentative or critical essay, or the explanation of the subject if it is an expository essay.

Transition: a summary of the above to give rise to the conclusion of the essay.

How is the conclusion or closing of the essay written?

The three steps of the conclusion consist of:

Opening: present a brief general recap of the treaty

Reinforcement: reaffirm the thesis or main idea

Closing: to emphasize to the reader the importance of what has been said or to ask a question that leaves open the reflection on the subject.

Step 5: review and correct the draft

To reach the final version of the essay, it is necessary to review what has been written and consider certain aspects of content and form, such as, among others:

Clarity and order of ideas expressed

Text consistency

Grammar and spelling correction

Fluency and amenity of reading.

Critical/Essential parts of the essay

As of now, we have learned how to write a persuasive essay outline. Now we will see what are the critical parts of the essay that we must include in our essay. A persuasive essay is a short, freestyle text in which an author presents and argues his point of view on a subject. It consists of five parts or sections:

Title

Introduction

Development or body

Closure or conclusion

References (optional)

The structure of the test is not rigid; Parts or sections are a way of organizing content internally. In fact, in the essays it is not necessary to indicate the parts with subtitles but rather each one gives rise to the one that follows, having the theme as a guiding thread.

Also read: 7 Easy Tips To Write A Persuasive Essay

The essays can be of different types: expository, argumentative, descriptive, reflective, critical, academic or school. They can also be of different themes: literary, philosophical, scientific, or even on a film.

1. Title

The title of the essay is a short statement that identifies the text and seeks to attract the reader.

For example, let’s imagine an essay entitled “Electric cars and pollution in New York City.”

2. Introduction

It is a short section that starts the topic and tries to capture the interest of the reader.

This section should not cover more than 10 or 15% of the text. It could occupy a paragraph or several, depending on the total length of the essay.

The introduction contains three parts:

topic presentation,

context or delimitation of the subject,

statement of the thesis.

Presentation of the topic

In this section, it is indicated what subject the essay will be about.

For example:

Pollution is today one of the environmental problems that most affect the populations of large cities.

Subject Delimitation

In this part, we explain the environment or context of the problem that will be addressed and the scope of the matter.

For example:

In New York City, one of the most populated cities in the world, due to the existence of such a large motor park and other atmospheric factors, air pollution is particularly alarming.

The cars we currently use fossil fuels, which release all kinds of polluting substances (carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides). All this produces the so-called photo-chemical smog.

Thesis statement

The thesis statement is the section where the opinion or point of view on the subject or issue is expressed.

For example:

Hence we consider that the introduction of electric cars, relatively less polluting, may come to decrease, at least in part, the air pollution in the city. But is this really so?

3. Development or body

The development or body of the essay is the segment where the reflection or analysis of the author on the subject is displayed.

It is the most extensive section of the essay since it covers 75 or 80% of the text because the arguments that support the thesis are explained there.

The development or body of the essay can include four aspects:

statement or enumeration of the arguments,

explanation of the arguments,

objection identification,

refutation of objections.

Statement or enumeration of the arguments

In this part, the author proceeds to indicate the argument or the arguments on which it is based.

For example:

It has been proven that electric cars throughout their useful life pollute less than a car that feeds on fossil fuels.

Explanation of the arguments

At this point, the author makes an exposition about the arguments on which his reasoning is based.

For example:

If we think that in New York City there are about five million vehicles currently circulating every day, we can get an idea of how tremendous the impact would be if the entire car fleet became electric.

Objection Identification

Mentioning the objections or arguments to which it is exposed contributes to raising the discussions that exist around the subject.

For example:

However, critics of electric cars argue that its manufacturing becomes up to twice as much pollution as that of a normal car due to the type of materials that are necessary for the manufacture of its battery and motor.

In addition to that, they point out that if the electricity that feeds them comes from polluting energies, product of the burning of fossil fuels, the impact on the environment would remain high.

Objection of objections

Once identified, the questions can be refuted to give more strength to what you want to sustain in the essay.

For example:

Despite all that, today we know that even considering its manufacturing process, electric cars can be up to 30% less polluting than a normal car.

Also read: What Is The Difference Between An Essay And A Composition

If, in addition, the electricity they feed from clean energy (wind farms, hydroelectric plants or solar), then their emissions could decrease up to 90% compared to a car that uses normal gasoline.

5. Closure or conclusion

The closing or conclusion of the essay consists of a few ideas that put an end to the subject. Like the introduction, it occupies 10 or 15% of the text.

The closure or conclusion may contain:

Summary of the arguments,

Reaffirmation of the thesis,

Invitation to continue reflection.

A brief recap of the arguments

In this part, we begin to close the matter on which it is reflected by retaking some of the previously used arguments.

For example:

Considering the alarming situation of air pollution in New York City and the existence of cleaner technologies, such as electric cars, whose environmental impact is considerably lower, we must ask ourselves if it will not be time to move forward in the implementation of public policies to reduce levels of photo-chemical smog that currently plague us.

Reaffirmation of the thesis

Then, the author can reinforce the thesis he had initially raised.

For example:

A city with a car park of the dimensions of New York City requires that urgent measures be taken to reduce the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere. Electric cars could be part of the solution.

Invitation to continue the reflection

This part of the conclusion may include questions that contribute to leaving the discussion on the subject open or inviting the reader to continue reflecting on it.

For example:

Or is it that perhaps there is no will among our leaders to promote policies aimed at improving the quality of life not only of its citizens but also of future generations?

5. References

The references section is optional and consists of a list of those sources that the author has consulted, cited or alluded to throughout the text.

Persuasive essay outline example

Title: “Electric cars and pollution in New York City”