Maybe-some-words - Words

so you want to be a writer aka someone who drinks lukewarm coffee at midnight while arguing with imaginary people, googles things like “how much blood loss is fatal” while eating snacks, gets emotionally attached to characters they’ll probably kill off, stares at a blank page for hours just to write one sentence and delete it immediately, has 27 unfinished projects but starts a new one anyway because it’s different this time, and spends more time daydreaming about interviews they’ll never give than actually writing—congratulations, you’re already halfway there.

Question for people who have played Republic Commandos: will it make me cry or is it just the books that will do that?

NO WAY

I once spent multiple hours researching Gallium for one line

yeah

free wrecker hugs

wrecker hugs for some midweek motivation <3 (i sure need one)

feel free to save and use it!

In my quest to find interesting poses and facial expressions for the clones when I attempt drawing them, I keep running across whaf I can only describe as a 😐 face that Temuera Morrison makes. And I have never seen someone look so done with it and I save every one I run across on Pinterest I love it so much. Examples:

Like it’s just so done and brilliant, and there’s just something I really love about it and him in general.

Things I, as a fantasy writer, want to see more of in fantasy stories:

- Natural disasters other than A Big Storm (seriously man, why do we almost never see tsunamis, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, and forest fires in fantasy? Maybe you'll get an avalanche in a cold setting but there's way more natural disasters to play with than just storms.)

- Radiation (think about it, uranium as a spell component and lead as an armor against the Dark Power That Unravels Your Body Over Time, mages who specialize in radioactive magic being mutilated and sickened by their own craft)

- Picky eaters (in a genre often defined by the food, what happens if you aren't much of an eater? You might see a picky eater as a Particularly Spoiled Royal Who Only Eats The Finest Wine And Cheese, but what do you do if you're a peasant who can barely afford a few potatoes, but your kids don't like potatoes and won't eat them? What if you're an adventurer and you're all out of pre-packed rations and the only thing you have to eat is giant bug meat, but that's too revolting to consider?)

- Animal companions that are farm animals (especially when most fantasy is based on agrarian Medieval Europe, it makes way more sense for the Peasant Child Turned Chosen Hero to have a pig or chicken or hound as a companion than a falcon or wolf or lion)

- Disabilities that can't be healed by magic, but can be adapted by it (maybe a wizard can't restore your failing vision, but they can give you enchanted glasses that never get dirty and let you see in the dark. Or maybe your traumatic memories can't be erased with a spell, but an alchemist can make you a potion that prevents nightmares. A mage can't regrow your arm, but they can transfigure your suit of armor into a new one.)

- "Feminine" jobs/crafts that are important to the plot (such as weaving/embroidery being used to create spells, a dressmaker who has to create all the disguises for a group of adventurers sneaking into an enemy castle, a florist/herbalist making powerful potions with the flowers they grow, The Power Of A Mother's Love, and such)

tangata moana-ao-whānui (people of the world's oceans)

kia ora! i'd like to start up an islander discord. this'll be a place for all islanders of colour (so not just the pacific!) to congregate. seasians, people from the caribbean, people who are indigenous to islands off of a mainland continent etc. are all welcome to join!

there's channels for sharing art, food, selfies, just chatting, and a suggestions channel among others!

pluralkit is also in the server.

rules to join:

be 18+

be a person of colour (this is a server for us!)

be an islander (lol)

that's it!

https://discord.gg/qVgwY7zGZh here's a link, it never expires so i hope to see you join!

feel free to reblog if you aren't an islander, i'd love for this to get spread as far as possible!

In case anyone is having a bad night:

Here is the fudgiest brownie in a mug recipe I’ve found

Here are some fun sites

Here is a master post of Adventure Time episodes and comics

Here is a master post of movies including Disney and Studio Ghibli

Here is a master post of other master posts to TV shows and movies

*tucks you in with fuzzy blanket* *pats your head*

You’ll be okay, friend <3