Combat descriptions

Blood Types

I’m mainly posting this for myself so I can find it on my blob easily but in case anyone else needs a good source for figuring out what blood type is most common in your character’s geographical area,

have some neat sources

howstuffworks:

What are the 10 most prevalent forms of torture and why?

Electric shock torture methods haven’t been around as long as many other widely used methods — humans didn’t figure out how to harness electricity until the late 19th century. Once established, however, electricity soon came into use as a method of torture.

This type of torture can be as crude as introducing a current to a victim via a cattle prod or other device designed to deliver a shock attached to a car battery. Shocks are used as a torture method because they’re cheap and effective. What’s more, shocks tend to leave behind little obvious physical trace of the agony they produce.

Read more…

herorosalyn:

_{So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!}

_{i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if you’d like to add more resources then go for it sugar pea}(´ヮ`)!

_{How to Write Better OCs:}

_{basic tips on how to make your oc even better}

_{tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great}

_{writing specific characters}

_{a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character}

_{kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME}

_{Character Development:}

_{how to actually make an OC}

_{Q&A (to develop characters)}

_{more Q&As}

_{giving your character a backstory}

_{how to write an attractive character}

_Diversity

_{adding more racial diversity}

_{avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it}

_{writing sexuality and gender expression} _{(doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)}

_{masterpost on writing more diversity into your story}

_{cultures of the world}

_{guides to drawing different ethnicities} _{(not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)}

_{Mary Sue/Gary Stu}

_{Test to see if your character is a Sue}

_{Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus}

_{Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues}

_Villains

_{villain generator}

_{need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam}

_{villain archetypes}

_{what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?}

_{Relationships}

_{character perceptions} _{(What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)}

_{how to write strong relationships between two characters}

_{8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others}

_{OCxLove Interest Handbook}

_{develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!}

_{how to write realistic relationships}

_{how to write relatives for your characters} _{(this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)}

_ARCHETYPES

_{12 common archetypes}

_{8 archetypes for male/female characters}

_{female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)}

_{a list of archetypes}

_NAMES

_{how to name your character}

_{random name generator}

_{most common surnames}

_{surnames by ethnicity}

_APPEARANCE

_{tips for better design}

_{basic appearance generator}

_{pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)}

_{clothing ref masterpost}

_DETAILS

_{give your character better powers}

_{a list of professions}

_{proactive vs reactive characters}

_{positive and negative traits}

_{interest generator}

_{skills generator}

_{motivation generator}

_{123 ideas for character flaws}

_{list of phobias}

_{again, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahh ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ}

trumermaid:

hi!! ok so one of my goals for the new year is to work more in journals and sketchbooks. so recently i’ve been searching for resources to help me. i figured some other people might want to see the resources i found too, cause journals/sketchbooks are really cool but they can seem difficult and hard to get into. so i made this masterpost! i hope this helps anyone who’s interested and happy journaling!

get started

how to start a journal

journaling 101

art journaling 101

lots of blog posts about journaling

start a sketchbook

start a sketchbook and stick to it

what to put in a sketchbook

sketchbook ideas

random art prompt generator

giant list of sketchbook ideas

100 sketchbook ideas

149 sketchbook ideas

sketch using a grid

journaling ideas

119 journal prompts

365 journal writing ideas

journal prompts about memories

more ideas

ideas from keri smith (creator of wreck this journal)

one word prompts

50 art journal prompts

52 list prompts

101 list prompts

lists to keep updated

how to collage in your art journal

collaging 101

other masterposts like this one

how to begin journaling

what to put in notebooks

what to do with a new notebook

journaling ideas and inspiration

ok that’s all i’ve got! i hope some of these links and resources help, and have a great year!

theroughcopy:

Tension. It’s important to a story, right? How’s it done? Anna Jacobs of AutoCrit.com wrote an article about it for you, and here’s what you need to know:

1. Don’t shove information in the reader’s face; in fact, it’s best to not tell them anything they don’t need to for their comprehension right at that moment. Hey, I do believe we already had a post on this …

2. Surprise me: Characters shouldn’t be predictable, if you remember, that’s what makes them 3-dimensional (click the title for your link). If what your characters are doing always feels obvious, your readers might get bored. Life in general is full of twists and turns, things we’d never expect. If your world is realistic, shouldn’t it be a little unpredictable, too?

3. Let the readers know things the characters don’t. Not too much, or else your readers will feel like they’re always waiting for the characters to catch-up. But if you give them a taste of what’s to come, say, a trap set in place by your antagonist, they’ll be dying to know what happens … then you can surprise them.

4. Cliff-hangers. ‘Nuff said (which, come to think of it, probably hasn’t been said since the 90s)

5. Short, quick sentences. It keeps them reading. If there’s a scene that needs it, ramp up the tension by keeping it short. This works well for more action-oriented scenes.

Here’s the real article for your leisure.

amandaonwriting:

Cheat Sheets for Writing Body Language

We are always told to use body language in our writing. Sometimes, it’s easier said than written. I decided to create these cheat sheets to help you show a character’s state of mind. Obviously, a character may exhibit a number of these behaviours. For example, he may be shocked and angry, or shocked and happy. Use these combinations as needed.

by Amanda Patterson

Twenty Tips on How to Science

captainshellhead:

(A Fanfiction Writer’s Guide)

This hardly even scratches the surface, but it’s got some nice pro-tips I think:

1. Big words does not mean more scientific. Scientists use layman’s terms, too.

2. Take a minute to give yourself a quick refresher on human anatomy. Please….

Twenty Tips on How to Science

How I Outline Plot (Using 6-Stage Plot Structure)

novazerowriting:

Most writers dread outlining their stories. I don’t really know why. For every good book I’ve written, there’s been a nice, meaty outline. An outline consolidates every detail of your story and keeps it in a place where you can easily see the transition between scenes, chapters, and acts….

How I Outline Plot (Using 6-Stage Plot Structure)

Let’s talk about mynoise.net

vaudevillellain:

Have you ever been listening to Rainymood and thought, “Yeah, this is good … but it would be nice if I could customize the sound more, or if there was a little more choice.

Let me introduce you to MyNoise.

MyNoise is a customizable sounscape looper with so many options,…

Let’s talk about mynoise.net