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I was on a walk and as I passed by the local pool I heard one of the kids exclaim “Look! It’s Hedwig!” and all of the kids come over to look. I looked over right on time to see the pained face of a swimming instructor who had read all of Harry Potter. Like she looked at the owl and then back at the kids with a face that just said “oh…. You poor sweet souls…. You haven’t gotten to that part yet… oh no.”
Dnd update!
There was an unfortunate TPK ending my reign as dm. A new campaign has started and now my friends remember why I’m not allowed to be a player.
Kenkus are fun.
“What do you need?”
“A hug.”
“I was talking to the dog”
“Oh……”
Writing Tip!
You know you’ve written a character well when 5 minutes introducing them you kill them yet you’re readers still cry.
Tip finished.
Another dnd update!
One of my players has to explain in character how they killed their ex and how said ex not knowing that they were killed BY them and coming to find them because they believe they’re still dating is awkward because they are currently dating someone else.
Writing Tip!
Behavior is a hard thing to nail down with humans, though their are tricks for it. One I learned is that if a character is going to lie make a scale from one to ten and rate how dense other characters are. From their you’ll be able pin point who sees through the lie and who doesn’t.
It’s over, why are you still reading?
People,
I NEED MORE MALE LEADS BITCH SLAPPING PEOPLE
Bitch slapping is for everyone!
One of the best things I’ve learned from being around cats is that most cats adopt their owner. Whether it be breaking into a home and refusing to leave (surprisingly common) or stalking their potential owner (also surprisingly common), cats don’t get adopted, they adopt you.
Campaign update!
One of my players finally figured out he’s half parasite half demigod. Now he keeps asking me if he needs to be fantasy Jesus. Still doesn’t know his girlfriend friend is trying to eat his son.
Got a writing tip.
Writing is a thing that has to be changed depending on the purpose. Your writing for fun and only for you to see? Go all power fantasy, who cares! Writing for an audience? Well that’s when we keep your own personal fantasies out of it. It can be frustrating for readers when they can tell that it’s your own personal fantasies.
Tip is over…..
For now
Writing tip!
Make sure that dialogue is understood and not misread! Many things we say on a daily basis could easily mean something else! Unless your trying to be vague and cause a misunderstanding, double check that people understand what your writing. Ive had many times where people become confused because of these things!
Tip is over. Go home.
Got another campaign update!
The drug addicted tabaxi and mushroom obsessed wizard are now trying to hide their newly formed drug empire from the “father” of the group. Also! One of the players realized that he could become his adopted daughters brother thanks to some weird gene stuff!
Update on my campaign!
Just watched 4 people argue about puberty and what age half-elves go through puberty. Came to the conclusion that tax evasion is necessary when raising children. Still don’t know how they got there.
So uh…. I made a campaign where everyone is lying to each other (except the cat that’s getting high all time) and the chaos that’s ensuing is WONDERFUL. They literally had a 1 hour fight about wether one person has green eyes or not because of this.
Writing tip I think.
Romance… JUST BECAUSE TWO CHARACTERS ARE HOT OR BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONE OR TWO GOOD INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER DOESN’T MEAN THEY SHOULD KISS. What I’m saying is that all good written romance is built off of good character interactions and chemistry. That being said, just because two characters are attractive or if by plot means (if they both play a center role in the story and work together) they would normally get together doesn’t mean they should be involved in a romantic relationship with the other. Some of the best romances I’ve seen so far is ones where they actually have both chemistry and ok interactions. Basically don’t force characters together just because they would look good together.
I think the tip is over??
13 year old me had a fuckin wild life. One of my notes for an activity I had on Tuesday was “I traded my half eaten bundt cake for a huge ice cream bar. Exploition” Like WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED HAPPENED HERE? Why did I have a Bundt cake at an area I shouldn’t have a Bundt cake at? How did I exploit them? What the heck????
Does anyone else relate to all those videos of frogs screaming? Like someone will post a video of them trying to touch a frog while the frog sits there, making the frog scream and I just feel the frog so much. Am I alone in this?!??
Tip for they writing that I, some random person on tumblr, bequeath upon thee, another random person on tumblr.
Endings! Every story has its end. Now as most people know that’s when you tie up any loose ends in the story and try to make sure every thing is concluded. However, endings are also your final impression on the reader. While other scenes in your story may be more memorable, the ending is what sticks the most. If you wrote a sad ending, the story up to that point will now seem melancholy or sad as well. If you had a gritty ending, the story will seem foreboding.
The tip that some random person bequeathed upon another random person is over.
Writing tip to you all!
Ive seen this a lot now, where villains are formed by other villains. The trope itself is good, but the problem is when you switch to quickly between hating and loving the past villain. You can blur the lines, of course, but switching so wildly from one to another is chaotic and makes a character confusing.
Tip is finished, go home.
Hey
When’s the nature documentary on children coming out?
You know, I always would get angry at characters for mistreating the comic relief (forgetting, underestimating, or generally treating them like they’re idiots) and the show gives them no consequences! Now that I’m older I’ve realized it’s because I’m the comic relief.
It is a writing tip!
Villains. They don’t all have to have dramatic sympathetic backstories. HOWEVER, if you do create a villain who’s evil for the fun of it, don’t just suddenly give them a dramatic backstory. Stick with it!! Similarly, stick with it if your villain has a dramatic backstory!
Tip is finished!
Ive been reading my old diary a passage a day. Back then I would list off my schedule that day and then right anything eventful that happened that day. However, my 9th grade self decided to just right “AHHH my bobs :(“ under swimming and not give ANY context. (I looked back through the diary and figured out we were diving that day which I was terrible at.)
I feel like everyone has a phantom movie in a movie series. Like they know the movie exists and have watched it but can they tell you jackshit about it? No. For all I know “Despicable Me” could have been about bananas and family trauma and I wouldn’t have known no matter how many times I might’ve watched it.
For all of my life I have for some reason been the person everyone talks to. This has lead to multiple people telling me very personal things. However it isn’t just limited to those my age. When I was younger, my parents hired tons of tutors for different things. For some reason, ALL of them felt inclined to talk to me about their love-life, friends, dogs and all that jazz. Because of this, by the time I was 13 I had more life advice than a 13 year old should. Have a problem with family? I already know successful solutions to twenty different problems and hop-boy do I have more. Having trouble dating? Bitch I managed to get a 46 year old a date. Basically, I had listened to so many adults talk about personal problems and ask for advice (from a child) that I was able give advice for almost ANY SITUATION, despite never being in them.
Writing tip!
THE SKY DOESNT HAVE TO BE BLUE! THE TREES DONT HAVE TO BE GREEN! YOUR ELVES DONT HAVE TO BE TREE LOVING IMMORTALS! Your world is yours to create! You can do anything you want, as long as you have a reason! Heck even magic counts as a reason!
Tip over! (Have fun writing)
Somewhere, at sometime, someone looked at you and smiled. I don’t know the reason why, but at some point you made someone smile. And that’s enough. Your doing a good job.