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5 Character Points You May be Ignoring

You don’t need to describe your character down to the finest detail; let your reader do some imagining of their own (they seem to enjoy that!) But there are a few character points that affect how they interact with their world which you can reveal through action.

Height: Do they need to duck through doorways, or bend to speak to their friends? Do they struggle to reach the top shelf in the supermarket? The way they cope with these things reveal how they feel about their height. Do they compensate by wearing heels or by slouching?

Weight: Do they easily slip through small spaces and crowds? Or do they avoid sitting on flimsy-looking furniture? Do they suffer backache from pulling their stomach in all day, or do they wear layers to try and look bulkier?

Eyesight: How well can they see distances or read small print? Do they proudly wear glasses, do they go more subtle with contact lenses, or are they in complete denial?

Smell: Do they douse themselves in perfume or do people shy away from their sweaty smell? Do they realise what they smell like, or are they oblivious?

Walk: Does the way they walk make them stand out, or blend in with the crowd? Do they look ahead or walk looking at their feet? How big is their stride, how big are their feet, and how does this affect the way they move around their world?

These are all things that can be used to reveal character, impact plot and affect the setting.

Think about how happy your character is with their physical attributes. Do they hide them because they’ve suffered years of bullying, or are they proud of who they are and have little care for what others think?

Immortal Print

Writing without an outline

A woman in an apartment visible from your window has been flirting with you for the past few months. Finally tonight she holds up a sign indicating her apartment number. Too bad this is a horror story and not a romance.

Source: unknown

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myths & urban legends masterpost

I really love hearing about ghost stories, folklore and the like, and i’m sure there people out there who can relate, so I decided to throw together a masterpost. this collection is the result of a half hour worth of googling around. I apologize if there are any broken links - if you catch one, please fix it. additionally, if you know any good links that aren’t listed here, feel free to add them!

browse carefully - some of these are pretty creepy. lots of violence and swearing scattered around, etc.

Wikipedia:

List of ghosts

List of common misconceptions

List of backmasked messages

Category:Folklore by region

Category:Folklore by nationality

Category:Fairy tales by country

Category:Urban Legends

Category:Cryptids

Category:Reportedly haunted locations

Category:Curses

Category:Folklore

Category:Films based on urban legends

Snopes: (warning: some popups! snopes is sometimes an unreliable source, so i suggest taking its articles with a grain of salt, but theyre still a pretty good read.)

Main page

Horrors

Old Wives’ Tales

Disney

Lost Legends

History

Science

Misc.:

136 creepy wikipedia articles (not all urban legends, but still a really excellent masterpost!)

American Folklore (haven’t delved too deep into this website but it has a lot of content - check the links across the top in the red bar)

Creepypasta Index - Highest Rated (again, haven’t read all of these but there are some classics on here I recognize)

All-Lies (has some irritating ads, but there’s a lot of stuff on here. take note of the sweet ’90s flames on the bottom of the page)

DisneyLies - (sister site to the previous link. i’m not sure why there are so many creepy myths surrounding disney, but these are pretty good. also has some pretty rad flames)