the fact that you can’t highlight words that you accidentally caps locked and hit Caps Lock to get them lowercase is the reason i can’t sleep at night
except that you can do that
then press shift + F3
congratulations
WHY DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS
THIS IS GROUNDBREAKING INFORMATION
Body Language Cheat Sheet for Writers
As described by Selnick’s article:
Author and doctor of clinical psychology Carolyn Kaufman has released a one-page body language cheat sheet of psychological “tells” (PDF link) fiction writers can use to dress their characters.
face masterpost for my own references
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- (◡︿◡✿)
- (⊙‿⊙✿)
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- (⊙△⊙✿)
- (◡△◡✿)
- (◕△◕✿)
- (◠△◠✿)
- (´◡ω◡`)
- (´◕ω◕`)
- (´⊙ω⊙`)
- (´◠ω◠`)
- (◕ω◕✿)
- (⊙ω⊙✿)
- (◡ω◡✿)
- (◠ω◠✿)
- (◠︿◠✿)
- (◠﹏◠✿)
- (◠‿◠✿)
- (●ω●✿)
- (●︿●✿)
- (●﹏●✿)
- (●‿●✿)
- (●△●✿)
- ★~(◡‿◕✿)
- ★~(◡﹏◕✿)
- ★~(◡△◕✿)
- ★~(◡ω◕✿)
- ★~(◡︿◕✿)
- ★~(◡︿⊙✿)
- ★~(◡ω⊙✿)
- ★~(◡‿◡✿)
- ★~(◡‿⊙✿)
- ★~(◠‿◕✿)
- ★~(◠︿⊙✿)
- ★~(◠ω⊙✿)
- ★~(◠△⊙✿)
- ★~(◠﹏⊙✿)
- ★~(◠︿◕✿)
- ★~(◠ω◕✿)
- ★~(◠△◕✿)
- ★~(◠﹏◕✿)
- ★~(◡︿◡✿)
- ★~(◡ω◡✿)
- ★~(◡△◡✿)
- ★~(◡﹏◡✿)
- ★~(◡︿⊙✿)
- ★~(◡ω⊙✿)
- ★~(◡△⊙✿)
- ★~(◡﹏⊙✿)
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- ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* \(◕ω◕✿)/ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
- ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* \(◕△◕✿)/ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
- (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ～『✧~*DICKS*~✧』
- (ﾉ◕﹏◕)ﾉ～『✧~*DICKS*~✧』
- (ﾉ◕︿◕)ﾉ～『✧~*DICKS*~✧』
- (ﾉ◕‿◕)ﾉ～『✧~*DICKS*~✧』
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- (ﾉ◕△◕)ﾉ～『✧~*DICKS*~✧』
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- (ﾉ⊙ヮ⊙)ﾉ～『✧~*BOOBS*~✧』
- (ﾉ⊙‿⊙)ﾉ～『✧~*BOOBS*~✧』
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- (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
- ┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ)
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- ಥ⌣ಥ
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- ヽ(゜∇゜)ノ
- ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ
- ヽ(゜∇゜ヽ)
- (ノ゜∇゜)ノ
- (n゜∇゜n)
- ♫ヽ(゜∇゜ヽ)♪
- ♬(ノ゜∇゜)ノ♩
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- ♩ヽ(・ω・ヽ*)♬
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- (； T.T))
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- ｡：ﾟ(｡ﾉω＼｡)ﾟ･｡
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- (´；д；)
- (*´；ェ；`*)
- ｡･ﾟﾟ･(>д<)･ﾟﾟ･｡
- (。┰ω┰。)
- (゜´Д｀゜)
- （ｉДｉ）
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- 。ﾟ(ﾟﾉД｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡
- ヽ(´□｀。)ﾉ
- (ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ
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- ヽ(●ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ●)ﾉﾟ
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- .・゜゜・（／。＼）・゜゜・．
- (个_个)
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- ( ≧Д≦)
- ｡゜(｀Д´)゜｡
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- p(´⌒｀｡q)
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- o(╥﹏╥)o
- o(；△；)o
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- (∩︵∩)
- (╯︵╰,)
- (︶︹︺)
- (╥_╥)
- (╯︵╰,)
- (ノ´＿ゝ｀）ノ
- (*⁰▿⁰*)
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- *＊✿❀(｡◕ˇ∀ˇ◕人)❀✿＊
- ✿*,(*´◕ω◕`*)+✿.*
- ((ヽ(๑╹◡╹๑)ﾉ))♬
- (❦っ❦)
- (๑╹っ╹๑)
- (´っ｀)
- (◕ˇっˇ◕)
- (･っ･)
- (⁰っ⁰)
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- (≖ω≖)
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- t(umut)
Where has this been all my life!?
okay so
“said” is an invisible word. people don’t notice it. they notice quotes and the nouns that address who is saying it.
my personal rule is to use a word other than “said” if you otherwise can’t tell the emotion that is being portrayed in speech. overuse of alternatives just makes you look like you’re trying too hard.
writing is about style but, like art, you have to know some basics before delving into your novel.
nanowrimo starter kit: 10 ideas to get you started
A new font tailored for people afflicted with dyslexia is now available for use on mobile devices, thanks to a design by Abelardo Gonzalez, a mobile app designer from New Hampshire. Gonzalez, in collaboration with educators, has selected a font that many people with dyslexia find easier to read. Even better, the new font is free and has already been made available for some word processors and ebook readers. The font, called OpenDyslexic, has also been added to the font choices used by Instapaper—a program that allows users to copy a web page and save it to their hard drive.
cool beans!
i love you tumblr for randomly having stuff like this, using this with my student today
What font is used for the text in homestuck? (e.g. the pesterlogs, chats, narration, etc.)
information/downloads listed at mspawiki
102 Resources for Fiction Writers
Are you still stuck for ideas for National Novel Writing Month? Or are you working on a novel at a more leisurely pace? Here are 102 resources on Character, Point of View, Dialogue, Plot, Conflict, Structure, Outlining, Setting, and World Building, plus some links to generate Ideas and Inspiration.
CHARACTER, POINT OF VIEW, DIALOGUE
The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test
Priming the idea pump (A character checklist shamlessly lifted from acting)
Handling a Cast of Thousands – Part I: Getting to Know Your Characters
Establishing the Right Point of View: How to Avoid “Stepping Out of Character”
How to Start Writing in the Third Person
Web Resources for Developing Characters
What are the Sixteen Master Archetypes?
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart
Villains are People, Too, But …
Top 10 Tips for Writing Dialogue
Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills (character traits)
How to Write a Character Bible
Character Development Exercises
All Your Characters Sounds the Same — And They’re Not a Hivemind!
Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Difference for Successful Fiction
Family Echo (family tree website)
Interviewing Characters: Follow the Energy
100 Character Development Questions for Writers
Lineage Chart Layout Generator
PLOT, CONFLICT, STRUCTURE, OUTLINE
How to Write a Novel: The Snowflake Method
Effectively Outlining Your Plot
Conflict and Character within Story Structure
Ideas, Plots & Using the Premise Sheets
Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense
Plunge Right In … Into Your Story, That Is!
Fiction Writing Tips: Story Grid
Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot
The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations
The Evil Overlord Devises a Plot: Excerpt from Stupid Plotting Tricks
The Hero’s Journey: Summary of the Steps
Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes
SETTING, WORLD BUILDING
The Art of Description: Eight Tips to Help You Bring Your Settings to Life
Creating the Perfect Setting – Part I
An Impatient Writer’s Approach to Worldbuilding
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions
Character and Setting Interactions
Creating Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds
Maps Workshop — Developing the Fictional World Through Mapping
IDEAS, INSPIRATION
Solve Your Problems Simply by Saying Them Out Loud
Writing Inspiration, or Sex on a Bicycle
Creative Acceleration: 11 Tips to Engineer a Productive Flow
The Seven Major Beginner Mistakes
Complete Your First Book with these 9 Simple Writing Habits
Free Association, Active Imagination, Twilight Imaging
Story Starters and Idea Generators
REVISION
One-Pass Manuscript Revision: From First Draft to Last in One Cycle
Revising Your Novel: Read What You’ve Written
Writing 101: So You Want to Write a Novel Part 3: Revising a Novel
TOOLS and SOFTWARE
My Writing Nook (online text editor; free)
Bubbl.us (online mind map application; free)
Freemind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
XMind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
Liquid Story Binder (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $45.95; Windows, portable)
Scrivener (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $39.95; Mac)
SuperNotecard (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $29; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
yWriter (novel organization and writing software; free; Windows, Linux, portable)
JDarkRoom (minimalist text editor; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)
AutoRealm (map creation software; free; Windows, Linux with Wine)
screaming
i decided to make this because i thought maybe it’d be nice to make a nice big post for all the fonts i’ve made soooooo yes (✿◡‿◡)
these are fonts i’ve made for john, rose, dave, jade, jake and dirk! i’m pretty damn sure they work on both macs and PCs, and if you need help with figuring out how to install them,
JOHN | ROSE | DAVE | JADE | JAKE | DIRK
~*~enjoy~*~
Oh man I never realized a couple of these things. Hohoho time to download some better fonts.
I need to shape up on bubbles so this will help!
Damn! This should DEFINITELY come in handy for me!
