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kazino · 2 years
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I’m begging you to do the heardle of the day and tell me how it went
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kazino · 2 years
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I’m curious. what color(s) do you associate yourself with 
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kazino · 2 years
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if you see this, please reblog with your zodiac sign, if you’re an older/middle/younger sibling or an only child, and the household task you hate to do the most
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kazino · 2 years
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In light of it suddenly becoming Dracula season, I had to make a quiz! Which Dracula character are you?
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kazino · 2 years
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I like to fuck around and waste time for at least ~6-10 hours per day, and let me tell you, that really puts some pressure on your schedule. you have no idea how busy I am
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kazino · 3 years
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𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐭 ━━ forgotten sun characters 2/8
The guard seized those tousled waves of his head, pulling upward with such force that Benjamin was forced to cry out in pain. “ANSWER ME!” he roared, his breath wet and hot and reeking of whatever last bottle of booze he chugged before coming here.
A warm wave of spit rained down on Benjamin’s face at this demand. If the hair-pulling wasn’t already enough for him to headbutt the living shit out of this man, the spitting now had him convinced. But what could he do in this situation? Think, Benjamin. Think.
“You mean that ring,” he complied at last. Blood, and relief, rushed back to his skull the moment the guard let go.
“Yes.”
Benjamin pinned the man with one final glare, as if savoring that stupid look on his face for what could have well been his last time. “Yeah. Last time I recall, I slid it onto your mom’s finger. Which by the way, how’s she been doing these days? I remember her telling me how disappointed she was in her bastard son,” he spat right back.
A solid-right-hand came hurtling in his direction.
name : benjamin kirscht
pronouns : he / him
birthdate : 974 AE ( twenty-three )
residence : zephis, hatheon
occupation : fighter pilot 
likes : red poppies, being a dick to kingsmen
dislikes : said kingsmen but in airships
SUMMER OF 981. benjamin can never forget that part of his childhood. and no, not the one where he and his best friend would camp out and see who could count the most stars before falling asleep. and not the one where his father put him in the cockpit of their biplane and taught him the ropes of flying for the first time, either.
what he remembers most from the summer of 981 ━ that gut-wrenching pit in his stomach when his little sister wasn’t at her usual hiding place near the stream. he turned his back against her for one minute, just one minute, like he always did. what was once an innocent game of hide-and-seek turned into a wide-spread search that lasted for months. he never visited the stream beds again after that.
distraught over the loss of his sister, benjamin enlisted in hatheon’s air corps at sixteen. it gave him something new to hope for, something to fight for. with the experience his father had given him on the back of his hand, he soon became one of the corps’ most respected pilots, assigned with shooting down enemy airships and scouting imperial bases for news against their foes.
but then came one strange mission, from an unknown caller with just one special request: retrieve a weapon growing in halamoor. the reward? answers about his sister’s death.
benjamin doesn’t know what’s on those islands. now, he’s more than willing to find out. but while unveiling secrets of the unknown has been his top expertise, little does he know how grand this one might be.
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kazino · 3 years
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A U T U M N   I S L A N D E R S ; a writeblr family by @serpentarii 
i hit another milestone recently and just wanted to thank all of you guys because i would not be here without you, and i really appreciate you all for sticking around. this community is so supportive, talented, creative, and amazing and i wanted a way to highlight that. 
reasons to join ; 
 -  a spot on the family page   -  a tracked tag that i’ll queue posts from   -  edits for your projects !   -  you’ll forever be a badass in my eyes 
hop on a ferry ; 
 -  follow me ;(   -  reblog this post  -  send an ask with your name, writeblr url, your wip title & a short quote from that wip   -  i’ll message you asking for an icon to use for the page   -  tag your work with #autumnislanders !   -  this family follows the same rules as my blog, so please don’t apply if you’re -16 or 35+ 
look to the lighthouse ; 
@seasteading, @lasbrumas, @sourrcandy, @heartwarning, @ikilledmyocs, @incipientdream, @kazino, @solariumarcade, @veneritia 
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kazino · 3 years
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tip for younger writers:
your first draft should not be perfect.
in fact, i would be incredibly worried if you consider your first draft to be perfect. no one’s first attempt at writing will ever be the best - hence the phrase first draft. you can be proud of getting through that first phase (you SHOULD be proud. so proud. we’re all happy you’ve made it that far <3) but a level of arrogance that is perpetuated on writeblr whereby individuals think their first draft is amazing is worrying.
not only is it incredibly unlikely that you will create the perfect manuscript off the bat, but it also inhibits you, as a writer, from the growth in our art that we should be striving for.
so please, i beg: be proud. but don’t forget that no one’s first draft is perfect. and i’m sorry but if other people are telling you it is - they’re either too scared or too nice to say otherwise.
- from a concerned older writeblr whose fifty seven billion drafts are nowhere near perfect, but still keeps pushing through because it’s the only way to grow as a writer.
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kazino · 3 years
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another fulfilling day of being an insane person onljne
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kazino · 3 years
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Choosing to take a break is actually a really responsible thing to do: it means you noticed you weren't able to keep up with the same demands or pace you were going at and you chose to honour your limits and make your health the longterm priority.
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kazino · 3 years
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what language did you learn in school and can you actually speak it?
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kazino · 3 years
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I made a what the fandom thinks of you generator
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kazino · 3 years
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THE TEMPORAL HEART ↳ A WIP INTRO BY @SEASTEADING
It was ironic, truly; as a child they’d likened him to a prodigy, a chance at redemption for generations of disgrace (not his brother, never his brother), for elopements and fraud and the sins of a long-dead bloodline.
The blood of tyrants ran through his veins, after all. Ansgar von Hauenstein’s head was hung from the walls of his own palace, the blade through his chest his own daughter’s for a reason.
And now, well.
Now, his magic promised to be the death of him.
GENRE: YA Gaslamp Fantasy, Adventure
TYPE: Trilogy
POV: Multi (third-person limited)
STATUS: First Draft (45k/100k)
THEMES/TROPES: Found family; betrayal and redemption; sibling resentment; blood runs thicker than water but both will drown you all the same; mercurial gods; the consequences of immortality; magic as an inherently malevolent force; eldritch fae
SUMMARY:
Ezra von Hauenstein is dying. A curse makes poison of his very blood, his magic promising to burn him from the inside out—at least, if his single-minded ambition doesn’t kill him first.
(Ichor to match that of the gods runs through your veins, but what will you do when the pyrite shows through?) 
After years of fruitless searching, a girl escaped from the Rift with blood as gold as his own offers the chance for a cure. When her promises of a lost city within the Rift catch the attention of a member of the Explorer’s Guild fighting for recognition, Ezra volunteers as a medic on an expedition to find it, deep within the massive abyss between continents, rumored to hold the treasures of gods.
Soon, however, a god’s death reveals its consequences as the crew is left to navigate a land surreal and treacherous, all the while trying to avoid becoming puppets in a millennia-old quest for vengeance. Their guide finds herself their undoing as the truth she was running from becomes her hunter, and a once-loyal guard finds a taste for betrayal in a game of lives not his to take. Ezra himself races to find the artifact that might save him from his own magic, but the almost sentient Rift holds its own grim secrets, and from a gilded cage, a queen mad with revenge and an insatiable thirst for power sees opportunity.
CHARACTERS:
Ezra von Hauenstein  |  the heir to a disgraced noble family, more vicious than charming even when he tries. Aloof and ambitious, and a good enough liar to hide the fact that he’s falling apart.
Florizel von Hauenstein  |  the twin, the spare. Mild-mannered yet the opposite of dutiful, forever living in the shadow of someone he isn’t sure he can still call a brother.
Irena  |  the guide to the crew, quiet and clever and far more like her mother than she would ever admit. Of a bloodline incapable of lying, but lying a puppeteer does not make.
Ruvaen  |  the guard torn between his duty and his fragile humanity, treason on his lips despite a firm moral compass. Ready to give away his heart, but it is taking it back that will cause it to break.
Gideon Leclaire  |  the leader of the expedition, obscenely wealthy yet still longing for the acknowledgment of those who care nothing for him. In the end, wild geese make for the worst of prey. 
Rhieka Alva  |  the engineer immune to magic, valued as a curiosity, a hunter—as anything but a person. A fuse as short as her stature, the thing she hates most of all is a liar.
LINKS: wip page | main tag | excerpts
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kazino · 3 years
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I needed this literally two hours earlier, so I sat and did research and stuff and then the first thing that comes up on my feed I swear to god
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but its here so that you can use it, yes, you, go forth with this knowledge
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kazino · 3 years
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ALL-IN-ONE NOTION: “TRANSCRIPTS”
a highly customizable, simplistic but fancy notion template for writers. perfect for organizing notes while keeping it aesthetically-pleasing to look at. guaranteed higher muse and motivation to finish works-in-progress.  to download / copy, click “duplicate” top-right to copy it to your notion.
features:
overview / introductory section (including a detailed synopsis section)
visual and simple overview of chapters
visual and simple overview of characters
note-taking section with a simple to-do list
tags system (e.g. completion status for chapters, character roles for characters)
locations section 
in-depth notes section including a side dedicated for excerpts
please like / reblog if you’re using or interested in using it!
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kazino · 3 years
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Awesome Sites and Links for Writers
Just about every writer out there has several go-to websites that they use when it comes to their writing. Be it for creativity, writer’s block, to put you in the mood or general writing help. These are mine and I listed them in hopes that you’ll find something that you’ll like or will find something useful for you. I’ve also included some websites that sound interesting.
Spelling & Grammar
Grammar Girl — Grammar Girl’s famous Quick and Dirty Tips (delivered via blog or podcast) will help you keep your creative writing error free.
The Owl — is Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) it’s a great resource for grammar guides, style tips and other information that can help with your writing, especially academics.
Tip of My Tongue — have you ever had trouble of thinking of a specific word that you can’t remember what it is? Well, this site will help you narrow down your thoughts and find that word you’ve been looking for. It can be extremely frustrating when you have to stop writing because you get a stuck on a word, so this should help cut that down. 
Free Rice – is a great way to test your vocabulary knowledge. What’s even better about this site is that with every correct answer, they donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. So, please disable your adblock since they use the ads on the site to generate the money to buy the rice.
HyperGrammar — the University of Ottawa offers up a one-stop guide for proper spelling, structure, and punctuation on this site.
AutoCrit — the AutoCrit Editing Wizard can check writing for grammar errors, clichés and other no-no’s. It also provides a number of other writing resources as well.
Writer’s Digest — learn how to improve your writing, find an agent, and even get published with the help of the varied blogs on this site.
Syntaxis — it allows you to test your knowledge of grammar with a ten-question quiz. The questions change every time you take the quiz so users are sure to be challenged each time around. It definitely helps writers know if there’s something that they need to brush up on.
Word Frequency Counter — this counter allows you to count the frequency usage of each word in your text.
Tools
Copyscape — is a free service that you can use to learn if anyone has plagiarized your work. It’s pretty useful for those that want to check for fanfiction plagiarism.
Write or Die —  is an application for Windows, Mac and Linux which aims to eliminate writer’s block by providing consequences for procrastination.
Written? Kitten! — is just like Write of Die, but it’s a kinder version. They use positive reinforcement, so everytime you reach a goal they reward you with an adorable picture of a kitten.
Information & Data
RefDesk — it has an enormous collection of reference materials, searchable databases and other great resources that can’t be found anywhere else. It’s great to use when you need to find something and check your facts.
Bib Me — it makes it easy to create citations, build bibliographies and acknowledge other people’s work. This is definitely something that academics will love. It’s basically a bibliography generator that automatically fills in a works cited page in MLA, APA, Chicago or Turbian formats.
Internet Public Library — this online library is full of resources that are free for anyone to use, from newspaper and magazine articles to special collections.
The Library of Congress — if you’re looking for primary documents and information, the Library of Congress is a great place to start. It has millions of items in its archives, many of which are accessible right from the website.
Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — is the most accurate list of popular names from 1879 to the present. If your character is from America and you need a name for them, this gives you a accurate list of names, just pick the state or decade that your character is from.
WebMD — is a handy medical database loaded with information. It’s not a substitute for a doctor, but can give you a lot of good information on diseases, symptoms, treatments, etc.
Google Scholar - is an online, freely accessible search engine that lets users look for both physical and digital copies of articles. It searches a wide variety of sources, including academic publishers, universities, and preprint depositories and so on. While Google Scholar does search for print and online scholarly information, it is important to understand that the resource is not a database.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac — this classic almanac offers yearly information on astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.
State Health Facts — Kaiser Family Foundation provides this database, full of health facts on a state-by-state basis that address everything from medicare to women’s health.
U.S. Census Bureau — Learn more about the trends and demographics of America with information drawn from the Census Bureau’s online site.
Wikipedia — this shouldn’t be used as your sole source, but it can be a great way to get basic information and find out where to look for additional references.
Finding Data on the Internet — a great site that list links that can tell you where you can find the inflation rate, crime statistics, and other data.
Word References
RhymeZone — whether you’re writing poetry, songs, or something else entirely, you can get help rhyming words with this site.
Acronym Finder — with more than 565,000 human-edited entries, Acronym Finder is the world’s largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initials.
Symbols.com — is a unique online encyclopedia that contains everything about symbols, signs, flags and glyphs arranged by categories such as culture, country, religion, and more. 
OneLook Reverse Dictionary — is a dictionary that lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word. 
The Alternative Dictionaries — is a site that you can look up slang words in all types of languages, including Egyptian Arabic, Cherokee, Cantonese, Norwegian and many, many others.
Online Etymology Dictionary — it gives you the history and derivation of any word. Etymologies are not definitions; they’re explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.
MediLexicon — is a comprehensive dictionary of medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and health care abbreviations and acronyms.
Merriam Webster Online – the online version of the classic dictionary also provides a thesaurus and a medical dictionary.
Multilingual Dictionary – that translate whatever you need from 30 different languages with this easy-to-use site.
Writing Software
Open Office — why pay for Microsoft products when you can create free documents with Open Office? This open source software provides similar tools to the Microsoft Office Suite, including spreadsheets, a word processor, the ability to create multimedia presentations, and more.
LibreOffice — is a free and open source office suite. It was forked from OpenOffice.org in 2010, which was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice. The LibreOffice suite comprises programs to do word processing, spreadsheets, slideshows, diagrams and drawings, maintain databases, and compose math formula.
Scrivener — is not a free program, but it’s certainly a very popular one. It’s great for organizing research, planning drafts, and writing novels, articles, short stories, and even screenplays.
OmmWriter — is a free simple text processor that gives you a distraction free environment. So you can focus only on your writing without being tempted or distracted by other programs on your computer.
Evernote — is a free app for your smartphone and computer that stores everything you could possibly imagine losing track of, like a boarding pass, receipt, article you want to read, to do list, or even a simple typed note. The app works brilliantly, keeping everything in sync between your computer, smartphone, or tablet. It’s definitely a useful app for writers when you have ideas on the go.
Storybook — this open source software can make it easier to manage your plotlines, characters, data, and other critical information while penning a novel.
Script Frenzy — scriptwriters will appreciate this software. It offers an easy layout that helps outline plots as well as providing storyboard features, index cards, and even sound and photo integration.
Creativity, Fun & Miscellaneous
National Novel Writing Month — is one of the most well-known writing challenges in the writing community, National Novel Writing Month pushes you to write 50,000 words in 30 days (for the whole month of November).
WritingFix — a fun site that creates writing prompts on the spot. The site currently has several options—prompts for right-brained people, for left-brained people, for kids—and is working to add prompts on classic literature, music and more.
Creative Writing Prompts — the site is exactly what it says. They have 100+ and more, of prompts that you can choose from.
My Fonts — is the world’s largest collection of fonts. You can even upload an image containing a font that you like, and this tells you what it is.
Story Starters — this website offers over one trillion randomly generated story starters for creative writers.
The Gutenberg Project — this site is perfect for those who like to read and/or have an ereader. There’s over 33,000 ebooks you can download for free. 
The Imagination Prompt Generator — Click through the prompts to generate different ideas in response to questions like “Is there a God?” and “If your tears could speak to you, what would they say?”
The Phrase Finder – this handy site helps you hunt down famous phrases, along with their origins. It also offers a phrase thesaurus that can help you create headlines, lyrics, and much more.
Storybird – this site allows you to write a picture book. They provided the gorgeous artwork and you create the story for it, or just read the stories that others have created.
Language Is a Virus — the automatic prompt generator on this site can provide writers with an endless number of creative writing prompts. Other resources include writing exercises and information on dozens of different authors.
Background Noise/Music
SimplyNoise — a free white noise sounds that you can use to drown out everything around you and help you focus on your writing.
Rainy Mood — from the same founders of Simply Noise, this website offers the pleasant sound of rain and thunderstorms. There’s a slide volume control, which you can increase the intensity of the noise (gentle shower to heavy storm), thunder mode (often, few, rare), oscillation button, and a sleep timer. 
Coffitivity — a site that provides three background noises: Morning Murmur (a gentle hum), Lunchtime Lounge (bustling chatter), and University Undertones (campus cafe). A pause button is provided whenever you need a bladder break, and a sliding volume control to give you the freedom to find the perfect level for your needs and moods. It’s also available as an android app, iOS app, and for Mac desktop.
Rainy Cafe — it provides background chatter in coffee shops (similar to Coffitivity) AND the sound of rain (similar to Simply Rain). There’s also individual volume and on/off control for each sound category.
8tracks — is an internet radio website and everyone can listen for free. Unlike other music oriented social network such as Pandora or Spotify, 8tracks does’t have commercial interruption. Users create free accounts and can either browse the site and listen to other user-created mixes, and/or they can create their own mixes. It’s a perfect place to listen to other writer’s playlist, share yours or find music for specific characters or moods.
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