Black Star Shine

noseinabook: YA Books For Gryffindors I found this one the...

jaybjay — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:57:15 -0600

YA Books For Gryffindors

I found this one the hardest to do. I tried to show different types of bravery and not just the Katniss and Tris kind. Like, the bravery to be yourself when it might be difficult, the bravery to keep going when things are hard or the bravery to do what’s right. See all four houses here.

cjwho: Wooden Letters Decor by WE ArchDesign

jaybjay — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:41:09 -0600

cjwho:

Wooden Letters Decor by WE ArchDesign

lieutenant-kevin-riley: suicidallyreckless: fuckyeahauthordog: case-for-eviction: Do you ever...

jaybjay — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:41:28 -0600

lieutenant-kevin-riley:

suicidallyreckless:

fuckyeahauthordog:

case-for-eviction:

Do you ever think about the word ‘can’t’

Like, when you say, “Why can’t you get me some ice cream?”

You’re really saying, “Why can not you get me some ice cream?”

How have I gone through my entire life as a writer and not realized this

I had a similar epiphany with “Don’t you dare” being “Do not you dare.”

English is weird.

Forever grateful that English is my first language.

firelordwael: I FINALLY FINISHED! this literally took me like 2...

jaybjay — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:46:28 -0600

firelordwael:

I FINALLY FINISHED!

this literally took me like 2 days to complete and i am so proud of it!!!

Now about the character designs…

clearly gus looks great….and well ORANGE, BUTTONED DOWN shirt…. see what i did there?

and dont ask about hazel…i have no idea why i drew that outfit but oh well!

and suffice to say i love the way both their hair came out!!!

~~gah..can i fanboy over my own creation?~~

Art by Me

best-of-funny: shinyblackchevy: beau-friend: tankgirls: I before E except when you run a feisty...

jaybjay — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:11:18 -0600

best-of-funny:

shinyblackchevy:

beau-friend:

tankgirls:

I before E

except when you run a feisty heist on a weird beige foreign neighbour

#and caffeine-strung atheists reinventing protein at their leisure #plebeians may deign to forfeit #either that or seize the language and reinvent it

fuck the english language

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jaybjay — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:56:06 -0600

jaybjay: So. I’ve never done this before, but I’ve been making...

jaybjay — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:32:57 -0600

jaybjay:

So. I’ve never done this before, but I’ve been making a reading list (books I’ve read and will read) for 2013. So far, the have read list is pretty short, but I have this problem with buying so many books and I have two shelves of unread books on my bookcase. I’m making this list to challenge myself to read all of them. I’m not in school at the moment, I work part-time, and the only thing that would keep me distracted would be middle aged british actors and middle aged musicians.

SO I HAVE NO REASON TO NOT READ.

Here is my Have Read list (on the right):

Shiver : Stiefvater (Nook)

Warm Bodies : Morian (Nook)

Gray : Wentz

Every You, Every Me : Levithan

Boy Meets Boy : Levithan

Currently Reading (center):

Clockwork Princess : Clare

Reading List Goal (in no particular order (left)):

It’s Kind Of A Funny Story : Vizzini

I Don’t Care About Your Band : Klausner

Beautiful Music For Ugly Children : Cronn-Mills

Everyday : Levithan

Stolen : Christopher

The Future Of Us : Asher and Mckler

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac : Zevin

Just Listen : Dessen

Speak : Anderson

I Am Number Four : Lore

Peeps : Westerfeld

Being Henry David : Armistead

Guitar Notes : Amato

Flipped : Van Draanen

I’m strongly considering doing individual blogs about them as or after I read each of them as kind of a review. I’m going to bust my butt to get this list complete (and hopefully other books too if I finish all of them) this year!

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jaybjay — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:35:52 -0600

thoughtbinge: the best part about writing is watching someone read it the worst part about writing...

jaybjay — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:10:56 -0600

thoughtbinge:

the best part about writing is watching someone read it

the worst part about writing is watching someone read it

teachingliteracy: bookmarks on etsy.

jaybjay — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:42:25 -0600

teachingliteracy:

bookmarks on etsy.

artistic-therapist: combusticate: a new york time’s best selling author yep he’s famous so...

jaybjay — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:28:47 -0600

artistic-therapist:

combusticate:

a new york

time’s

best selling

author

yep

he’s famous

so proper and well behaved

john green everybody.

that’s john green.

CHICKEN NUGGETS IS LIKE MY FAMILY

mamaleh6994: tenuousthirdspace: This is actually...

jaybjay — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:24:05 -0600

mamaleh6994:

tenuousthirdspace:

This is actually brilliant.

This is the only John Green cameo I’ll get behind.

"You have 6 tattoos. Full lips. Good, strong hands. You have 7 freckles on your back, they map out..."

jaybjay — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:04:54 -0600

“You have 6 tattoos.
Full lips. Good, strong hands.
You have 7 freckles on your back,
they map out the big dipper.

You have a scar on your left arm
you carved in high school.
The first time you pulled off your t shirt
I traced the line with my fingers and fell in love
with your strength.

You are a hero
for living from that moment
to this one. You never need to apologize
for how you chose to survive

Your body is a map I know every inch of
and if anyone else
were to kiss me, all they would taste
is your name.”

- Clementine von Radics (via clementinevonradics)

Loving the idea of recalling specific physical details of the body someone is in this satisfying type of briefly (via indyf00t)

theunseeliequeen: Favorite Little Things → Writing

jaybjay — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:49:39 -0600

theunseeliequeen:

Favorite Little Things → Writing

blankslate: i tried to write about your eyes but i ran out of clichesi tried to say you plainlybut...

jaybjay — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:51:24 -0600

blankslate:

i tried to write about your eyes
but i ran out of cliches

i tried to say you plainly
but there wasn’t enough truth

whoever invented this language
didn’t anticipate you

xekstrin: when I publish my novel I want you all to swear to me that you’re going to write...

jaybjay — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:34:19 -0600

xekstrin:

when I publish my novel I want you all to swear to me that you’re going to write uncomfortably erotic fic about characters I didn’t intend to have sexual tension

swear it

swear to me

minatokiiroisenko: laughwithoutworries: lawlietshoujo: sassy-t...

jaybjay — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:28:28 -0600

minatokiiroisenko:

laughwithoutworries:

lawlietshoujo:

sassy-tail:

holy dicks, that’s useful

reblogging for future reference

reblogging for future essays

reblogging for future roleplays

erratic-whims-of-a-restless-soul: Ultimate Writing Resource List a massively extended version of...

jaybjay — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:52:17 -0600

erratic-whims-of-a-restless-soul:

Ultimate Writing Resource List

a massively extended version of ruthlesscalculus’ post

General Tips

Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips

Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone

34 Writing Tips that will make you a Better Writer

50 Free resources that will improve your writing skills

5 ways to get out of the comfort zone and become a stronger writer

10 ways to avoid Writing Insecurity

The Writer’s Guide to Overcoming Insecurity

The Difference Between Good Writers and Bad Writers

You’re Not Hemingway - Developing Your Own Style

7 Ways to use Brain Science to Hook Readers and Reel them In

8 Short Story Tips from Kurt Vonnegut

How to Show, Not Tell

5 Essential Story Ingredients

How to Write Fiction that grabs your readers from page one

Why research is important in writing

Make Your Reader Root for Your Main Character

Writing Ergonomics (Staying Comfortable Whilst Writing)

The Importance of Body Language

Character Development

10 days of Character Building

Name Generators

Name Playground

Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test

Seven Common Character Types

Handling a Cast of Thousands Part 1 - Getting To Know Your Characters

Web Resources for Developing Characters

Building Fictional Characters

Fiction Writer’s Character Chart

Character Building Workshop

Tips for Characterization

Character Chart for Fiction Writers

Villains are people too but…

How to Write a Character Bible

Character Development Exercises

All Your Characters Talk the Same - And They’re Not A Hivemind!

Medieval Names Archive

Sympathy Without Saintliness

Family Echo (Family Tree Maker)

Behind The Name

100 Character Development Questions for Writers

Aether’s Character Development Worksheet

The 12 Common Archetypes

Six Types of Courageous Characters

Kazza’s List of Character Secrets - Part 1, Part 2

Creating Believable Characters With Personality

Body Language Cheat Sheet

Creating Fictional Characters Series

Three Ways to Avoid Lazy Character Description

7 Rules for Picking Names for Fictional Characters

Character Development Questionnaire

How to Create Fictional Characters

Character Name Resources

Character Development Template

Character Development Through Hobbies

Character Flaws List

10 Questions for Creating Believable Characters

Ari’s Archetype Series

How to Craft Compelling Characters

List of 200 Character Traits

Writing Characters of the Opposite Sex

Making Your Characters Likable

Do you really know your characters?

Character Development: Virtues

Character Development: Vices

Character Morality Alignment

List of Negative Personality Traits

List of Positive Personality Traits

List of Emotions - Positive

List of Emotions - Negative

Loon’s Character Development Series - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Phobia List A-L (Part 1), M-Z (Part 2)

30 Day In Depth Character Development Meme

Words for Emotions based on Severity

Eight Bad Characters

High Level Description of the Sixteen Personality Types

Female Characters

How Not to Write Female Characters

Writing Female Characters

How to write empowering female characters

Why I write strong female characters

Red Flags for Female Characters Written by Men

Writing strong female characters

The Female Character Flowchart

Eight Heroine Archetypes

Male Characters

Eight Hero Archetypes

Tips for Specific Characters

Writing A Vampire

Writing Pansexual Characters

Writing Characters on the Police Force

Writing Drunk Characters

Writing A Manipulative Character

Writing A Friends With Benefits Relationship

Writing A Natural Born Leader

Writing A Flirtatious Character

Writing A Nice Character

Fiction Writing Exercises for Creating Villains

Five Traits to Contribute to an Epic Villain

Writing Villains that Rock

Writing British Characters

How To Write A Character With A Baby

On Assassin Characters

Dialogue

It’s Not What They Say…

Top 8 Tips for Writing Dialogue

Speaking of Dialogue

The Great Said Debate

He Said, She Said, Who Said What?

How to Write Dialogue Unique to Your Characters

Writing Dialogue: Go for Realistic, Not Real-Life

Point of View

Establishing The Right Point of View

How to Start Writing in the Third Person

The I Problem

Plot, Conflict, Structure and Outline

Writing A Novel Using the Snowflake Method

Effectively Outlining Your Novel

Conflict and Character Within Story Structure

Outlining Your Plot

Ideas, Plots and Using the Premise Sheets

How To Write A Novel

Creating Conflict and Sustaining Suspense

Plunge Right In…Into Your Story, That Is

Tips for Creating a Compelling Plot

36 (plus one) Dramatic Situations

The Evil Overlord Devises A Plot: Excerpt from Stupid Plot Tricks

Conflict Test

What is Conflict?

Monomyth

The Hero’s Journey: Summary of Steps

Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes

Plotting Without Fears

Novel Outlining 101

Writing The Perfect Scene

One-Page Plotting

The Great Swampy Middle

How Can You Know What Belongs In Your Book?

Create A Plot Outline in 8 Easy Steps

How to Organize and Develop Ideas for Your Novel

Create Structure in your novel using index cards

Choosing the best outline method for you

Hatch’s Plot Bank

Setting & Worldbuilding

Magical Word Builder’s Guide

I Love The End Of The World

World Building 101

The Art of Description: Eight Tips to Help Bring Your Settings to Life

Creating the Perfect Setting - Part 1

Creating a Believable World

Setting

Character and Setting Interactions

Maps Workshop - Developing the Fictional World Through Mapping

World Builders Project

How To Create Fantasy Worlds

Creating Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds

Creativity Boosters* denotes prompts

*Creative Writing Prompts

*Ink Provoking

*Story Starter

*Story Spinner

*Story Kitchen

*Language is a Virus

*The Dabbling Mum

Quick Story Idea Generator

Solve Your Problems By Simply Saying Them Out Loud

Busting Your Writing Rut

Creative Acceleration: 11 Tips To Engineer A Productive Flow

Writing Inspiration, Or Sex on a Bicycle

The Seven Major Beginner Mistakes

Complete Your First Book with these 9 Simple Writing Habits

Free Association, Active Imagination, Twilight Imaging

Random Book Title Generator

Finishing Your Novel

Story Starters & Idea Generators

Words to Use More Often

Revision & Grammar

How To Rewrite

Editing Recipe

Cliche Finder

Revising Your Novel: Read What You’ve Written

Writing 101: Revising A Novel

20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes

Synonyms for the Most Commonly Used Words of the English Language

Grammar Urban Legends

Tools & Software

Tip Of My Tongue - Find the word you’re looking for

Write or Die - Stay motivated

Stay Focused - Tool for Chrome, lock yourself out of distracting websites

My Writing Nook - Online Text Editor, Free

Bubbl.us - Online Mind Map Application, Free

Family Echo - Online Family Tree Maker, 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 Application; free trial, $45.95; Windows, Portable

Scrivener - Novel Organization and Writing Application; free trial, $39.95; Mac

SuperNotecard - Novel Organization and Writing Application; free trial, $29; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable

yWriter - Novel Organization and Writing Application; free; Windows, Linux, portable

JDarkRoom - Minimalist Text Editing Application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable

AutoRealm - Map Creation Application; free; Windows, Linux with Wine

Specific Help

Fashion Terminology

All About Kissing

Genre Help: Romance

187 Mental Illnesses

Types of Mental Illness

Eye Color List

Spectral Groupings

Lemony Snicket’s short letters for his dead ex-fiancee written...

jaybjay — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:59:45 -0600

Lemony Snicket’s short letters for his dead ex-fiancee written in his books “A Series of Unfortunate Events”

deanwinchesterthepiesexual: bekahboo2391: Where has this been...

jaybjay — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:49:16 -0600

deanwinchesterthepiesexual:

bekahboo2391:

Where has this been all my life!?