vamphelps:

Just wanted to quickly share this great website with fellow writers and roleplayers, because it’s where I find names 100% of the time, hashtag blessed. 

Essentially, the homepage has a box you can type a name you like into, then you’ll be presented with lists of male, female and unisex names related it by user votes and a google-like “also searched for…” feature. There are three ways to use this website. 

01: RANDOMLY. You don’t have to type a name to begin, you can just click one and keep going until you’re satisfied. 

02: BY VIBE. Writing a stereotypical high school cheerleader who feels like a Claire, but isn’t? Search Claire and you’ll get tons of names with a similar feel. This also works with time period names. 

03. BY ETHNICITY / NATIONALITY. In my screenshot, you can see I was searching for a name for Avan Jogia. I don’t know about you, but I think their very first suggestion of Ketan is perfect. This can help you make sure you aren’t entirely white washing names for a lack of options on most name lists. 

Additionally, you can click the lines beside a name to add it to your favorites list (stored with cookies), so you can organize all your options as you go. Have fun!

amroyounes:

Camping/Backpacking can seem daunting.  However, it is one of my favorite activities in this world.  Here are a few guides I thought I would share to demystify and encourage you to try it.

A quick tip for writers out there, who use Microsoft Words:

gretchensinister:

tejoxys:

miss-evening:

Change the background colour of the pages to a mint green shade.

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It is said that green is a calming colour, however, the main reason why I like this, is because I can write for a much longer period of time now, as a white background I used before made my eyes dry and exhausted after just a few hours of working.

It is basically much more soft and careful to the eyes. I can’t precisely explain why that is. I think it’s that by making a pinch softer contrast of the text and the background, your eyes does not get exposed to as much light.

Just make sure to not make the background too dark, or else your eyes will get exhausted do to over-fixating the lack of contrast between text and background.

And maybe you find a nice pastel/light background shade that fits you; give it a try.

Different things work out and fits for different people. And I just felt like sharing this.

Here’s the shade numbers I used to get my preferred colour:

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Thanks for reading.

DUDE

You just solved a very real problem for me! Thanks!

For those who might not know where to find this: It’s in the Page Layout tab.

I had no idea this was possible before today!

waywarding:

WIKIPEDIA MONSTER COMPILATION PAGES FOR PEOPLE

princessrpc:

CONNECTIONS
FACECLAIMS
HOBBIES
JOB IDEAS
LABELS
NAMES
PLOTTING IDEAS
QUOTES (FOR SIDEBARS)
STARTERS
SUBJECT IDEAS
TRAITS

fictionwritingtips:

Hey guys, this is my first shot at an info-graphic, so it’s pretty simple. I’ll be doing more advanced ones as I go on.

Remember, this is only my way of tackling the writing process. It’s simplified and it won’t work for every writer. Figure out what works for you and toss the parts that don’t.

Fun ways for characters to be wrong

the-right-writing:

-Being intentionally mislead

-Naively thinking something won’t be that bad

-Ignoring facts so they don’t have to change their opinions

-Assuming something will always be the same

-Putting too much trust in something or someone

-Assuming everybody else holds a certain belief

-Assuming everybody else acts a certain way

-Not knowing all the facts and extrapolating