Me, Getting On Tumblr: Alright, Now No Getting Distracted! We're Here For Writing Ideas.

these freaks again

Reblog to bonk your mutuals on the head every time they start thinking negatively about themselves

No better way to wake up than reading fluff fics

Listen, I don't know how Simon got in the scar without letting Mr.Martin out. Maybe he just closed it really fast but I have a theory on how Simon was able to get in in the first place.

So Janet said that when she was in the scar for a long period of time it broke the barrier between the living and the dead for a moment. So if Mr.Martin was stuck inside his scar the whole night, it's very possible that Simon was able to get in through the broken barrier.

Now that's fine. That's neat. I'm more intrigued about what this entails about the living being able to see spirits. So far it was Xavier with his near death experience, Simon through his deep connection with Maddie, and the janitor when Janet was in the scar. So if Mr.Martin stays in the scar the whole next season does that mean we get more living-dead convos?

I'm mostly excited about, oh I don't know, Charley talking to Emilio. Especially now that he's with Yuri. Or maybe just any teacher/student finding out that Maddie was body swapped for a moment, Simon could see her ghost, and the rest of the group was doing illegal shit to get her back while using Simon's ghost connection as a helping hand. Like... what would the principal even say? And when Mr.Anderson comes in to vouch like, "Yeah, that happened. I got possesed to for a bit lol" like do you see my vision. If you do you know how spectacular it'd be.

Just a theory that will likely be 2000% off but hey, a [REDACTED FOR DYSPHORIA REASONS] can dream

POV depression:

haha it's late at night and im losing my sanity hope no one gets offended

Ostrich "meme" 16

Ways to get to know your characters:

These are just some ways I do t, feel free to add your own tips!

Google sheets. Just google sheets. Make a sheet for your story and create categories to fill on your character's traits. Very simple example:

2. Making Pinterest boards. Listen maybe I'm biased because I'm on Pinterest more than I'm on Tumblr and it gives me the most intense nostalgia of any website/app ever, but it may be my most helpful tactic. This works in plenty of ways. Making a board for one story's character designs and making individual categories for each character in that board. Making individual board for each character's design, aesthetic, personality, whatever. No example but I think you get it.

3. I might sound like you lame ass ELA teacher from 9th grade or whatever when I say this, but plot mountains are really helpful. Now I don't mean the plot plot for all you, "I just start writing and am as surprised as my characters when everything goes to shit." writers like me, I'm talking about an internal plot. To explain, there is an external plot (exposition, rising action, climax, etc.) and internal plot (character development,) making external plot mountains isn't helpful for me because I want freedom in my writing. I know where it starts and sometimes where it stops and that's good enough, but writing the development of a character is good to outline just for the foreshadowing and because CHARACTER FLAWS ARE FUCKING IMPORTANT. (Cue the one post about eating mayo packets)

4. Mark their birthdays in your calendar. Like google calendar or whatever the fuck you use. Anyway, dedicate their birthday to just getting to know them. Make a wish list of presents they'd like, or a slideshow about the party activities they'd like, or a pinterest board about what their party theme would be. It's fun, I swear.

5. Make lists of a bunch of stuff. Their flaws, their strengths, their favourite thing, their pet peeves, their favourite people, their pets, their little quirks they have, etc.

6. Physical objects. Make them, buy them, or just stuff you already have. Make a little box of things they'd like or have. Treat them like a friend. A real person. It'll inspire you to write or draw more and you can come up with little backstories on the items.

7. Give them a catchphrase. Even if they never say it, it's cute. I like them. Most people do, I think.

Yesterday's answer was He/They/It, as a few guessed.

Today we got:

Geminitay; A minecraft youtuber and streamer!

Do we know I'm genderfluid? We do now. Okay, let's play a game called "Guess the gender/pronouns based on who I'm gender-envy-ing"

Quick warning tho; the answer isn't always what the person I'm envying's preferred pronouns are.

Today's round,

Ricky Jamaraz, a talented indie music artist you can find anywhere if you wanna check him out.

happy Thursday the 20th

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