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JUST GUYS BEIN' DOODS
redraw of the meme under the cut
original by @knightmarebug
Writing Theory: Writing Children
I for one do not like children. They're small and completely irrational at some times. But children are often a intregal part of stories, especially if they are the ones telling the story. So how can we write the little buggers?
Do's & Don'ts
Don't make child wise and omniscient. It's creepy and just plain stupid.
Don't try make the kids cute. Forced cuteness is sickening and will no doubt bring up some annoying memories for your older readers.
Don't treat child characters as if they're stupid. Kids can be pretty aware of things going on around them. They're not stupid.
For the Love of God, no baby talk.
Do give them a personality. They are still people. You have to give them characterization on par with that of those around them.
They should have their own goals, wants, tastes and opinions. Kids have a lot of opinions.
Treat them as people rather than objects. They are not there to be passed around and looked at. They are kids.
Children through the years
Children are dynamic, they are constantly changing as they age. They will begin to grow traits as they age, grow a personality and become people.
1-2 Years Old
Children are beginning to learn basic skills as walking and talking by age 1. At age 2, called the Terrible Twos, children are easily excitable, speaking coherent sentences (though they may need encouragement) and able to create chaos. They are able to begin learning to tools like forks and cups but they will not be coordinate just yet. As kids are still getting to grips with their emotions, they are likely to have mood swings, ranging from happy one minute to pulling out your hair the next.
3-4 Years Old
Kids at this age can start to take care of themselves. They are dress themselves, go to the bathroom by themselves and generally keep themselves together to a certain point. They will begin to understand and follow directions. They will be able to speak complete sentences and understand most words. They will ask a lot of questions. They can be very imaginative at this age, likely to exaggerate. They will try to copy friends and older siblings.
5-6 Years Old
Children at this stage are more active and sure on their feet. They can play more elaborate games, actively interested in hobbies. They can safely use things like scissors, are able to be left in charge lf their appearance and tie their own shoelaces.
7-8 Years Old
Children at this age will cease to exaggerate and embellish stories. They are better at making friendships but are likely to get into spats. They are beginning to understand the social world around them and are more interested it it before. They will have formed a distinct personality at this stage and will use it. They are more independent, able to look after themselves.
9-11 Years Old
Children at this stage will begin to edge into the horror known as being a teenager. They will begin to learn life skills, able to take care of themselves and will begin to think they know it all but they are still kids. They still need supervision even if they think they don't. At this age, they will begin to gain an independent view and opinion of things. The whole social imagine problem will begin to become important to them, they will consider friends and imagine as important factors in their lives.
Kids as Narrators
Though children can be a font of truth sometimes, they often have a way of muddling facts and being confused by certain aspects of the story they are not versed in. Using the age ranges above, you have a clear idea of what aspects kids aren't saavy in yet. Children narrators are often thought of as one of the kinds of unreliable narrator and they can be, depending on the age and maturity. But remember, most children do not intend to muddle things or elaborate and most certainly narrate what they think people want to hear. (though sometimes it can be true).
off to go and watch my 80s comfort shows while crying because ao3 is down :’(
Me: hears screaming in tumblr
me: NOOOOOOOOOO! NOT AO3!!! TAKE ME INSTEAD!!!!!
you ever rewatched a childhood show and then been like: “Woah, I forgot I had a crush on that character” and then had the whole spiral thing where you have a crisis because you were actually bisexual all along and why was it always the fucking cartoon redheads. I had a crush on Miss Frizzle from the magic school bus and Griffin the invisible man as a kid, plus that chick with the pink hair in teen titans go. Honestly I lost my shit when I saw a photo of Miss Frizzle and was like “omg I remember thinking she was hot” but then wondering what was happening because I was a girl as well and didn’t understand why I had crushes on boys AND girls. Thank god for tumblr to dump all of my problems that no one cares about onto.
ok, hear me out. I’m thinking of writing a Love, Simon kind of thing, but with Parkner. I can imagine it really well, but would it be good?
real
hate when people are like "trust your gut! listen to your intuition!" like okay well my gut is telling me every person i lay eyes on is hunting me for sport and my intuition is saying i should find a secluded cave and live there forever so what do you suggest i do with that information
Electrocution 🙃
First thing you see after you zoom in is how you die
How you dying 👀
omg this is so helpful thank you tumblr
how to draw arms ? ?
I just reada really good fic but halfway through I realized "oh shit this is really familiar.... didn't I write something like this once?" And as I kept reading I kept predicting what happened next and the further I went the more convinced I was that they'd ripped off my story-
like, copied the ENTIRE plot and re-written it, just better than I had? The characters were more fleshed-out than mine were, and the POV was more interesting, and the pace made more sense- but it was MY STORY?
So close to the end I was like "holy shit.. do I message them? Ask if my story inspired theirs? Should I be angry? Flattered?" Cause their tags and description didn't mention me AT ALL, which, sure, it's fanfiction to begin with, but if you're using my work than at least credit me as inspo, right? Just to be courteous?
But I get to the end of the final chapter, and it's not finished, and I'm kind of disappointed cause I never finished my story and I was really immersed in their version now and had been looking forwards to seeing how they tied up my loose ends- so I scroll to the bottom to leave a comment, and.
It's MY URL.
IT WAS MY STORY THE WHOLE TIME.
THE ONE *I WROTE*.
In *2013*.
And FORGOT ABOUT
BECAUSE I WAS SO INSECURE ABOUT MY SLOPPY, SHALLOW, AMETEUR WRITING
And I'm just sitting here now staring into space thinking about every shitty story I've ever written now like
IT WAS ALL GOOD?
IT WAS GOOD THIS WHOLE DAMN TIME??
I'M A GOOD WRITER?????
daily dose of irondad!
Tips That Can Save Your Kid’s Life.
why is weed even illegal like we’re sitting in the living room listening to music and not interacting at all I have no sudden urge to rob a store or murder everyone smh @government rethink ur priorities
I don’t understand american school years what the fuck is a freshman or a sophomore why do you have these words instead of the numbers
current fan creation landscape is kinda like if you went to a party with a homemade cake and everyone takes a slice and silently thumbs up at you with no attempt to start a conversation except for occasionally some guy sits in the corner with a tape recorder critiquing the cake as though he was a restaurant critic and another guy is handing the cake to an uber driver like "yeah i need you to find a restaurant that makes cake like this so i can have more of it" and the only person that's talked to you in 30 minutes is a very sweet little guy who was like "hey i liked your cake" and then ran away apologizing for bothering you the moment you said thank you.
daily dose of irondad part 10!
it’s not really that irondad but it’s been sitting in my camera roll for a long time since I made it