TO THOSE MAKING NATIVE OCS

Ten questions to ask a friend who just read your novel

Here are ten questions to ask that will not put your friend in a tough spot, but will still give you some useful input on your novel:

1. At what point did you feel like “Ah, now the story has really begun!”  2. What were the points where you found yourself skimming?  3. Which setting in the book was clearest to you as you were reading it? Which do you remember the best?  4. Which character would you most like to meet and get to know?  5. What was the most suspenseful moment in the book?  6. If you had to pick one character to get rid of, who would you axe?  7. Was there a situation in the novel that reminded you of something in your own life?  8. Where did you stop reading, the first time you cracked open the manuscript? (Can show you where your first dull part is, and help you fix your pacing.)  9. What was the last book you read, before this? And what did you think of it? (This can put their comments in context in surprising ways, when you find out what their general interests are. It might surprise you.)  10. Finish this sentence: “I kept reading because…”

Your friend is probably still going to tell you, “It was good!” However, if you can ask any specific questions, and read between the lines, you can still get some helpful information out of even the most well-meaning reader.

Source: Examiner

For artists who have problems with perspective (furniture etc.) in indoor scenes like me - there’s an online programm called roomsketcher where you can design a house/roon and snap pictures of it using different perspectives.

It’s got an almost endless range of furniture, doors, windows, stairs etc and is easy to use. In addition to that, you don’t have to install anything and if you create an account (which is free) you can save and return to your houses.

Examples (all done by me):

Here’s an example for how you can use it

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all the tips I found for drawing a fantasy map are like :) “here’s a strategy to draw the land masses! here’s how to plot islands!” :) and that’s wonderful and I love them all but ??? how? do y'all decide where to put cities/mountains/forests/towns I have my map and my land but I’m throwing darts to decide where the Main Citadel where the Action Takes Place is

man i sure do love shows written by aaron ehasz about a pair of siblings and a kid from another culture travelling across the world to stop a war together

a show in which one sibling has powers, and learns / hopes to learn from the kid from another culture, who has distinctive tattoos

K: I told you, he’s the real thing Gran-Gran! I finally found a bender to teach me! […] At night, you can teach me whatever moves you learn from Master Pakku! 

A: Hey, you did the water whip! K: I couldn’t have done it without your help.

R: You do know what the six primal sources are, right? C: If I say yes, are you going to make me name them?

C: Am I supposed to feel flattered by this? R: You said Claudia called you a fool when you interrupted her lightning spell, but I’ll bet she was actually trying to say fulminus. It’s the draconic word for lightning!

And who in the first episode are immediately ship teased by the magical sibling’s brother

S: Get in, we’re going to save your boyfriend.

E: Is it because you’re with a girl?

oh, and the girl is older than the boy

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i didn’t mean to make this so long but i wanted to both analyze my own style and give other people a look into it! I hope someone can find some use for it! 

hey uhh season 8?

leave the lance to pidge