““What Can You Possibly Achieve By Seeing Someone Else Miserable? What Kind Of A Sick Person Do You

Immortal Print

“Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.”

— Nathaniel Hawthorne (via pennamebree-z)

How the setting looks in my head:

How the description comes out on the page:

Disappear

I’m going to take a big leap of faith here by placing this short piece out where I know someone can easily read and access it, and I’m going to do so riddled with fear because of what this may share about me. Yes, this was written by me, and I’m going to finally admit that I know exactly where this group of words was pulled from, and I’m going to spare you all the bull about how I’m fine and this came out of nowhere and this in no way has ever had anything to do with me. I would be lying, and I’m getting a little tired of that. This writing was composed during a difficult time in my life, and the thoughts are going to pretty accurately depict my very muddled thought process at the time. Because I’m not sure what this might do to the moods of others out in the world, I’m going to put this behind a read more and I will understand completely if any of my followers decide to ignore it. That said, I guess I’m taking the plunge here and now. No more pretending that this was never me because once upon a time, all of this made perfect sense to the girl I once was.

~*~

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Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions:

Taken from the Nanowrimo forums. For my future reference. I might just answer questions later, or post my own answers as well.

What kind of shoes do people wear?

Do they have guns?

As a culture, do they prefer sweet foods or savory foods? (or spicy?)

Do they have horses? Other large pack animals?

How do your people typically dance, and when?

What kind of food do your people eat, and how is it grown?

What are your people’s death customs? Cremation, burial, something else? Is there any kind of mourning ritual?

In your world, is the country ruled by one family/king, or by several?

What education is available?

What is the economy of your world like? If there are several countries, what resources do they trade, and what do they need to import to survive?

What kind of opportunities and power do women have?

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NaNoWriMo tip of the day: The "Distraction Free" Word Processors

For some of us, the ol’ Microsoft Word just doesn’t cut it.

Do you stop writing and check Tumblr or any other social network every time you see a (1) in your browser? Does this checking of the one become a thirty-minute or longer thing? Are you procrastinating from your writing right now?

One of the things that I find handy is having a “distraction free” or motivational word processor handy. They are designed to take up your entire screen, including the taskbar at the bottom. It keeps you from seeing all of your notices that ultimately drag you away from what you’re doing. They also are minimalist, so you don’t have all of these unnecessary bells and whistles to deal with. How many times have you changed fonts today?

Here are some of my favorites:

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