#writers take note

[opbackgrounds]

The Franky Family and Galley La not being implicated in the attack on Enies Lobby is mostly plot convenience so the crew can leave them behind without feeling too guilty about it, but it makes for some really interesting characterization for Aokiji.

Also, tag yourself. I'm Chopper

#opbackgrounds #one piece #ch435 #Aokiji #Chopper #Oda's expression game is on point #writers take note #don't let your plot conveniences go to waste! #Use them for characterization

[random-plant-geek]

You know what I wish I saw more in post-apocalyptic movies/books? People actually living off the land. Not just fighting over food and resources. Because let’s face it: it’s not the people who live in the middle of cities that are going to survive, but the farmers, the hunters, the foragers. People who actually have skill where they can keep themselves alive with minimal contact with humans.

I want to see people using animal pelts for blankets and clothes, I want to see people making their own moccasins and gloves, and making jerky for the winter

I want to see people healing infected wounds with a plantain weed poultice, eating the inner bark out of pine trees, and curing their colds with yarrow.

Native Americans were surviving fine for thousands of years living off the land in that manner. I know people who could disappear into the woods and never be seen again, yet live perfectly good lives roughing it.

#writers #writers on tumblr #writing prompt #authors need to include this more #prepper appreciation post #hunting #fishing #loving every day #post apocalyptic #futuristic postapoc rpg #writers please #authors take note #writers take note #survival #wilderness survival #zombie apocalypse #zombie

[cornerful]

'Where did you learn such tales, if all the land is empty and forgetful?' asked Peregrin. 'The birds and beasts do not tell tales of that sort.'

'The heirs of Elendil do not forget all things past,' said Strider; 'and many more things than I can tell are remembered in Rivendell.'

'Have you often been to Rivendell?' said Frodo.

'I have,' said Strider. 'I dwelt there once, and still I return when I may. There my heart is; but it is not my fate to sit in peace, even in the fair house of Elrond.'

With this and the elf-stone, we learned some more about Strider today 👀

#lotr newsletter #writers take note #this is one great way to get to know a character #it's me I'm writers #you can glean a lot about someone from what they know #especially if your world doesn't have google :p #lotrn1013

[reecypontiff]

French guard: Ah'm French! Why do you think I have this outrageous accent you silly king?!

King Arthur: What are you doing in *England*?

Guard: Mind your own business!!

The most brilliant plothole workaround in film history is in Monty Python & the Holy Grail.

(the fine dorks at MIT transcribed the whole film here back in the 80s)

#Monty Python #monty python and the holy grail #writers take note #film history #scriptwriting

[chattematsu]

[4.0 archon quest spoilers]

#genshin impact #genshin impact fanart #fontaine #childe #lumine #lyney #Lynette #Okay before you'll say BUT THEY HID IMPORTANT INFORMATION IT MAKES THEM BETRAYALS listen yo listen thanks a lot!!!! #And before CHILDE IS OUR CLOSE FRIEND WE KNOW HIM FOR ETERNITY SO IT'S OBVIOUS WE TRUST HIM AND GET DISAPPOINTED IN SIBLINGS #I made it JUST FOR IRONY not any negative in any ot these characters #These events were pretty close in quest and it looked pretty strange (for me) #Even after trial traveller was pretty rude with characters who didn't have any odd intentions and it made me think in that way #Maybe writers wanted to make traveller more emotional than earlier but it looked very strange (for me again) #Bro it were the longest tags i ever made here but it's just for clearing the air #Btw don't take it serious #Ofc you can disagree with me and that's okay!!! It's just little note for making clear some things

[thejadecount]

I had a vision

#no seriously this is how they are #1987 tmnt #2003 tmnt #2012 tmnt #rise tmnt #rottmnt #the 1987 turtles are rays of sunshine who could do no harm (unless they wanted to) #the 2012 turtles are the tired parent/aunt/uncle figures of the group who try to keep eveveryone from killing each other #the 2003 turtles are going to kill the rise turtles #and the rise turtles are daring them to #this is it #this is the crossover #tmnt corssover #turtles forever 2 script writers take notes #THIS IS THE DYNAMIC #the rise turtles are just the batshit crazy children you know it #seriously tho leo and donnie are egging the 2003 turtles on purpose and you know it

[rickybaby]

Daniel on his preferred sleeping position

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Daniel in bed, visualised:

#all fic writers taking note to give me the spiciest smuttiest of fics afterwards #no further comments from my side #simply ​awaiting the scholars’ view on the matter #daniel ricciardo

[theflyindutchwoman]

It's the fact that Lucy was the one fighting for their relationship no matter what, despite never being able to commit to any of her ex-boyfriends, while Tim was the one who walked away from her, when he used to stay in relationships despite them not working, that makes this so incredibly painful for me. Lucy was all-in. She took the risk of losing the most important relationship in her life. She gambled her career for him. When she found out he had problems with her doing undercover work, she simply told him they were going to get through it. Even after being kept in the dark and spending days without knowing if he was alive, her first instinct in the parking lot was still trying to help him and comfort him.

There's only so many times you can watch your partner walk away before there's no coming back. Before it completely shatters your trust in them. Because that's the issue here : it's not the first time he does that to her. Don't get me wrong, he definitely had his reasons each time and they were noble. Misguided, but noble. And he is without a doubt not in the right mindset at the present. He's punishing himself, feeling worthless of her love. But the pain inflicted to her is the same. It's no wonder that Lucy is crushed and believes it was easy for him to give up. We know it wasn't like that at all. But why would she think any different at this point? It's easy to say that your relationship is worth the risk but if you keep walking away when it gets tough, then those words become meaningless. And I really hope that this is going to be addressed during Tim's journey so that he can break that pattern. Lucy deserves that much. And so does he.

#so many thoughts... it's going to take time for me to articulate them all #(and to be clear I don't think Tim is a bad guy or anything - that boy is going through the ringer. But so is Lucy) #I hope the writers do this storyline justice - for the both of them #the rookie #chenford #lucy chen #tim bradford #6.06 #Little notes on a piece of paper

[quantumfeat72]

ok i just had a humans-are-space-orcs thought

i grew up in bear country. like, the “you can’t leave food in your car because the bears will break your car and eat it” kind of bear country. so up there people make sure to teach their kids how to avoid getting eaten by bears. and you know the number one thing you do to avoid encountering a bear in the first place?

you make sure it hears you coming

if you’re hiking with a friend, you talk loudly the whole time. if you don’t want to do that, or you’re alone, you wear bells or something else that makes noise. because bears aren’t stupid, they know humans are trouble, and they don’t wanna fuck with you any more than you wanna fuck with them

like. think about that. bears are walking tanks. they can cave in the door to a house or move around a 500 pound dumpster like its nothing. you can shoot a bear with a gun and not do much more than piss it off. a bear could absolutely pick off one lone human on a hike for a free meal. but bears never hunt humans, and they rarely attack humans

like imagine an alien visiting earth and their human friend hands them a bell and says “when we go through here we gotta make sure the local apex predators know exactly where we are at all times”

and they’re like “...oh, yes, of course. the other predators on earth must have learned that they can’t kill a human, and it’s better to avoid a fight if you can”

and the human says “no, if a bear attacked us we’d die”

and they’re like, wait, what?? you want to give our exact location to something that could easily kill us? do you have a death wish??? and their friend is like, no, look, bears don’t fuck with humans if they can help it

not because they can’t, but because they know better

#humans #humans are space orcs #earth is space australia #space orcs #lukewarm takes #mine #and YES it is more complicated than that #but 'bears dont like to be startled and are more likely to attack if theyre scared and confused' #and 'they don't really hunt much of anything besides fish' #just don't quite have the same poetry to them. im a fiction writer not a scientist #i've been working on a prequel to that humans-are-space-orcs story i wrote forever ago #in part because it broke 1000 kudos which like #holy shit #but yeah i have a draft that i gotta work on some more but im hoping to have that out soonish #100 notes #DAMN that was quick :o #500 notes #1000 notes #5000 notes

[martyrbat]

if you could have a limited comic run (batgirl 2000-esque) for ANY minor character, who would you choose?

#im sure i could use another example but. i am a cass stan before i am anything else and i think it makes my point clear #no more than 100 issues at the maximum #great development and characterization #a writer who cares and loves the character #planned arcs and proper lead up and solid pacing #like even if this character (a hero or villain or neutral) never is seen in another comic. this run is held dear to you. #who would you choose? #you can go blorbo route or just ‘i wonder where they were gonna take this/this character had potential’ route. doesn't matter #but I'm just curious :) #ransom note

[fabuloustrash05]

Canon Facts About TMNT 2012 Everyone Seems To Forget, But I Remember For Some Reason (Part 2):

Shout to my friend @pumpkinpie59 for having a good memory and remembering some of these other fun facts that slipped my mind. I decided to put them and other facts I remembered all together in their own post. Check out Part 1

Casey hates dubbed anime

April is apart of her school’s chess club

April is failing trigonometry but is also Casey’s tutor in the subject

Karai is 1/8th Chinese

Some characters often refer to the Turtles as “Yokai” or “Kappa”, Yokai are mythical Japanese monsters and Kappa are turtle yokai

Raph once dressed up as a fairy princess for Halloween

According to the official TMNT 2012 concept art book, Leo has a “man-crush” on Captain Ryan (Bisexual Leo confirmed??)

The Turtles like to hang out in Mikey’s room when they are bored

Raph can play the drums

Shinigami’s cats eye hypo ball weapon is a family heirloom, meaning her entire family are all witches and magic users

The Rat King and Dr Rockwell are old friends/colleagues

Before he met Raph, Casey had a childhood best friend named Nick who he no longer speaks to because of a hockey game incident 

Donnie is a milk guy #milkatello 

Mikey is one of the only people who can make Karai laugh

Fishface hosts an underground racing tournament as a way to earn some extra cash (does Shredder not pay his henchmen?)

April’s dad is a psychologist 

There is a meteor that flies by on Karai’s birthday. Every year, Splinter would go up top to watch the meteor and wish his daughter a happy birthday, and unknown to him, Karai (when she was trapped in her snake form) would also watch the meteor. 

April used to wear glasses and had braces before she met the Turtles, meaning April wears contact lenses and most likely wears a retainer when she sleeps

Mutant Apocalypse is one of many alternate timelines for the Turtles’ future

Raph hates sour cream

Fugitoid used to be a selfish and greedy man

Renet has been promoted from Assistant Time Master In Training to Junior Assistant Time Master

Casey is left handed

When the Turtles are asleep, Splinter plays their video games and is pretty good

Muckman is known to the public as New York’s mutant superhero, he often uses this image to cover for the turtles, taking the credit while they did all the work in the shadows

With her psychic powers, April can enter people’s dreams

When Raph, Slash, Rockwell and Karai were under the brainworm’s control they were consciously aware of everything they were doing, but were unable to control their actions

Bebop and Rocksteady left New York and became heroes in New Jersey

According to the producers, in the future Raph and Mona Lisa got married and had turtle-lizard hybrid babies

#more important things to know #fanfic writers take notes! #tmnt fun facts #random thoughts #tmnt 2012 #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt leonardo #tmnt leo #tmnt raphael #tmnt raph #tmnt donatello #tmnt donnie #tmnt michelangelo #tmnt mikey #april o'neil #karai #casey jones #master splinter

[drbatsponge]

I love that this is a fight where Cass uses her strategic skills, we don't get to see that often, usually just her punching someone, which is cool and all, but I love that they got creative this time around because they KNEW Cass was out of her game.

Which by the way, this is how you show Cass fighting someone she knows would wreck her 1 on 1, she ALWAYS knows how she could potentially win a fight.

#certain writers need to take notes #this is how you do a Cass fight where she faces an impossible opponent #cassandra cain #diana prince #batgirl #wonder woman #birds of prey #dc comics #tuesday spoilers

[too-many-blorbos]

Figuring out Witcher lore is so hard. You ask a question and there will be three different contradictory answers spread over the book series, and you never know which one is actually the truth because Geralt is a freaking LIAR and cannot be trusted to give exposition.

#Brandon Sanderson has spoiled me #I expect his level of worldbuilding consistency from everyone and frankly that is not a fair standard to hold authors to #baby writers take note: you DON'T have to explain every piece of your story #sapkowski is proof that you can write a fun and profitable and GOOD story even if yohr story has inconsistencies #the witcher #geralt is an untrustworthy narrator

[creatingnikki]

What it means to go easy on yourself

When you are having a hard time, the way you can go easy on yourself is by allowing yourself to be instead of trying to find answers to everything right away and fix things as if there are instant solutions to such deep-rooted problems and patterns.

Going easy on yourself does not mean indulging in self-destructive behaviour that will make you feel good for maybe a few hours or desperately seeking instant gratification in any way and form you can find. 

It means not jumping to conclusions or thinking too deeply or forcing yourself to figure it all out. It means eating well, getting enough sleep, brushing your hair, and having fruit.

It means laughing with a friend, going for a walk or lying down on the cool marble floor in Shavasana. It means constantly filling your bottle of water and carrying it everywhere with you and reading good books the ones that give you some comfort and leave you with a sense of warmth and hope.

It means engaging yourself in things that allow you to breathe a little better as you do all the functional things life is demanding out of you, like work and chores. 

Going easy on yourself during such times means you don’t take yourself so seriously because that is the quickest way to skinny dip in rabbit holes and camp there for extended periods. It also means that you say no to things and people who make you feel anxious, conscious, and uneasy. Yes, you should step out of your comfort zone and push yourself and all that but there is a time and place for that. And when you’re feeling such heaviness of being, that is not it. 

Not demanding more from yourself, not caving into the demands of others, not using your sadness and pain as an excuse to fall back on maladaptive coping mechanisms, not getting existential about everything — that’s what it means to go easy on yourself. So, please, do go easy.

#notes to self #writerscreed #poeticstories #poetryportal #inkstay #writers on tumblr #poets on tumblr #things to remember #life lessons #words to live by #words to remember #mental health #mental health stuff #mental well being #self care #go easy #take care of yourself #be kind to yourself #be kind to your mind #spilled thoughts #spilled ink #creatingnikki #lessons learned #lessons

[charles-leclerc-official]

if the imola upgrades don't work out we can always go with plan b: charles batting his eyes at max until he is bewitched (won't be difficult, the loading bar is already at 99.9%) and then we steal the rb 20 behind his back, slap a few of the stickers from the sticker war from abudhabi on, a shiny new coat of red and ta-da! new upgrade! (for legal reasons, this is a joke)

Fic when?!

Prompt: When Ferrari upgrades go awry Charles finally takes it upon himself to do something drastic, a heist of sorts. If Ferrari won't give him a fast enough car he'll just have to steal one. So long as it's red no one will ever know, right?

But when he tries flirting his way into the Red Bull garage he realizes this may not just be an act, and this whole plan of his is hanging on much thinner threads than he thought.

Or Charles goes a little insane and tries to steal the RB-20 but falls fully in love on accident instead

If you fill this prompt please in the name of Ferrari tag me!

#lestappen #seriously some writer please start taking notes #lestappen prompt

[mctwinkdom]

my toxic strait is making landoscar call each other baby in fanfic but not Lan or Osc because they don't call each other these in real life

#landoscar #Lan really is a good nickname why do only writers use it omg drivers need to take note and call him Lan immediately #Oscar's mum calls him Osc which is cute I need more people to start doing that #lando norris #oscar piastri #mctwinks #they should call each other baby tho ☝️☝️