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schmuddel: “I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me” vs “My...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:02:43 -0400

“I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me” vs “My ancestors are smiling at me, can yours say the same?”

candy-m-s: rumpuswriters: Writing Tip: If you don’t feel like actually writing, prepare for...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:49:52 -0400

candy-m-s:

rumpuswriters:

Writing Tip:

If you don’t feel like actually writing, prepare for writing:

Open your WIP Word doc

Read the last page again

Scribble notes on what happens next

Once you’ve done this, you might just find yourself wanting to continue after all. And if you don’t, no worries. You’ve made it easier to jump back into it later.

This always works for me! Really good advice!

survivablyso: emptymanuscript: gracebeereblogs: mythcreantsblog: Unreliable narrators need to...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:24:55 -0400

survivablyso:

emptymanuscript:

gracebeereblogs:

mythcreantsblog:

Unreliable narrators need to add something to the story. They aren’t an excuse for poor storytelling and inconsistencies.

If you have an unreliable narrator, you should be doing twice as much work in your plotting! At every turn of the story, you need to know both what’s actually happening AND what your narrator thinks is happening.

When you’re right, you’re right. And you’re right.

Not only does the author need to know what’s happening on both layers of story, they need to actually write in clues for the reader to telegraph the lower, “true,” layer of the story so the reader is capable of figuring it out if they choose to read closely. Without that double work, an unreliable narrator cannot perform its literary function.

It is the evidence of the truth, not the lie the narrator tells, that makes a narrator unreliable. Otherwise they are just a liar which the audience is incapable of catching due to the hobbling imposed by the medium. Which means the lie may as well be the truth, making it serve no function as a lie.

Just go read The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. Read it twice, once to fall for all the tricks, and once to… fall for all the tricks even when you know they’re tricks. You’ll scream a lot the second time, generally to the tune of “YOU LITTLE SHIT” and “HOW DID YOU TELL ME THIS AND I DIDN’T BELIEVE YOU”.

Because see the really big trick isn’t making your reader believe the unreliable narrator’s lies, it’s making them dismiss the truth.

nobodyanybody0: Playing Far Harbor and I love him even more now

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:23:45 -0400

nobodyanybody0:

Playing Far Harbor and I love him even more now

prehistoric-life: Diplocaulus is an extinct genus of lepospondyl...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:17:07 -0400

prehistoric-life:

Diplocaulus is an extinct genus of lepospondyl amphibians from the Permian period of North America

Reconstruction by Goro Furuta

Possibly inaccurate as fossil body imprints suggest the presence of flaps of skin connecting the tips of the head with the rest of the body, as in this reconstruction at the University of Michigan:

actualrealexplode7: pyrlspite: I made a discord bot that...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:13:46 -0400

actualrealexplode7:

pyrlspite:

I made a discord bot that responds to all mentions of “todd” and “skyrim” with random todd howard edits but…. “bethesda” isn’t a keyword

gudroo: there are only 3 worthwhile things that david cage has ever played a part in producing, and...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:22:26 -0400

gudroo:

there are only 3 worthwhile things that david cage has ever played a part in producing, and none of them were a part of his shitty ‘vision’ or indeed intentional at all:

- press x to jason

- press x to shaun

- the video of the heavy rain chase scene where he misses all the button prompts and it turns into a looney tunes cartoon whilst someone absolutely loses their shit in the background

onlyblackgirl: catsound: witch-breed: the best scene in the...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:20:45 -0400

onlyblackgirl:

catsound:

witch-breed:

the best scene in the history of forever

this is going to be in history books

MPGIS is honestly the best series on YouTube.

p-vrslane: pavusiing: brainshart: John Mulaney, a true ADHD...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:18:35 -0400

p-vrslane:

pavusiing:

brainshart:

John Mulaney, a true ADHD icon

@in-oceanum

Holy shit I’ve been waiting my whole life for this I’ve never felt so whole and understood dang

saltierthanpearl: I wanted to see how well ACDC’s Thunderstruck...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:15:16 -0400

saltierthanpearl:

I wanted to see how well ACDC’s Thunderstruck paired with Thor: Ragnarok’s fight scene and they work together even better than I thought they would

When people consistently like/reblog my posts, I grow fond of them even if I’ve never talked to them.

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:09:07 -0400

floatingpetals:

tilltheendwilliwrite:

vicariousvictoria:

oathstrong:

sonicbluebowtie:

I end up staring at my notifications like

If you are reading this and think it could be about you then it probably is.

^^^YESSS

Very much so.😘😁❤💜🧡💛

tyrannosaurus-rex: officialleoneabbacchio: punlich: officialleoneabbacchio: things 2 do if u are...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:08:45 -0400

tyrannosaurus-rex:

officialleoneabbacchio:

punlich:

officialleoneabbacchio:

things 2 do if u are a shapeshifter

-get into a place that horses shouldnt be able to get into

-turn into a horse

momnar: Hear me out. Half-orcs who are–instead of half human–half dragonborn and are built like...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:07:26 -0400

momnar:

Hear me out. Half-orcs who are–instead of half human–half dragonborn and are built like Guardian Lions

Thank you for your time

chemtrailer: chemtrailer: artist-magritte: Time transfixed...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:05:06 -0400

chemtrailer:

chemtrailer:

artist-magritte:

Time transfixed via Rene Magritte
Size: 146x97 cm
Medium: oil, canvas

dumb ass accidentally painted a train instead of a fire

rene magritte has talent but this is a rookie mistake

an-actual-lion: Hey everybody guess what I learned today So Matthew Broderick didn’t provide...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:04:36 -0400

an-actual-lion:

Hey everybody guess what I learned today

So Matthew Broderick didn’t provide Simba’s singing voice (something I was already aware of)

You wanna know what else this guy is known for?

Ya Know;;; Toto, the guys who are responsible for the hit song Africa

*DRUMS AND RAIN INTENSIFIES*

michelledrawsstuff: I’m playing Nier: Gestalt and this is...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:03:39 -0400

michelledrawsstuff:

I’m playing Nier: Gestalt and this is probably my new favourite line in a video game

mrdsc1010: Eric Andre- Me Tyler- My anxiety The audience-...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:10:01 -0400

mrdsc1010:

Eric Andre- Me

Tyler- My anxiety

The audience- Everyone else in my life

Hannibal- God

yaboybokuto: ledzeppeli(n)

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:07:46 -0400

yaboybokuto:

ledzeppeli(n)

funohtrixpointnever: fartinonfaces: please let me go here when i...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:06:31 -0400

funohtrixpointnever:

fartinonfaces:

please let me go here when i die

Photo

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:02:12 -0400