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How I Wrote A Novel.

This, in a nutshell, is what I did to get a book with my name on it.

NOTE: This is just my personal way of making the words go. Other people have different ways to make their words go. In the world of words, there are no right answers. There’s just lots and lots of tea/coffee/tear stains.

1). The Idea

When I get an idea for a story, I open up a document, label it “Brainstorming,” and start making a bullet list of events that consist of the plot.

It has to be an idea with tangible weight. A stray bit of dialogue or something vague like Halloween, that doesn’t give me much to work off of. Halloween creatures living on the same street where it’s Autumn every day- now that’s something I can build from.

What kinds of creatures are they? What do they do? What do their houses look like? The best ideas are the ones that spark more.

2). First Draft

This is the easy part- and the most challenging. Easy, because there’s literally no bar. I just sat there and typed. But it’s a huge mental challenge.

When I was in first draft mode, I wanted that story out. I thought that by making it such a rough, far-away version from the concept in my head, I was only delaying the day where I’d hold it in my hands. Turns out, that’s what got it to take on physical form in the first place. So I quieted down, grabbed my laptop and some hot tea, and typed.

3). Dissecting the First Draft

After I finished draft one, I printed it all off and highlighted the scant amounts that were passable for the next phase. Dialogue, descriptions, setting- anything that didn’t look like it was up to par was scratched out and omitted.

I call the above pictures A Slow Descent Into Madness.

4). The Second Draft

On a fresh document, I rewrote the story altogether- and it make a difference. I was coming up with things I hadn’t even thought of previously. And it was surprising how much better the plot was than the first time around. But it was still rough.

5). Draft Three

My method was to start with the bigger, more obvious issues and work my way down. Any plot holes I found were noted, and my outline was constantly under revision. I cut out entire scenes and made mental notes on ways they could be fixed/replaced.

This is where I started cutting chapters in half to make the story flow better- but I didn’t bother writing in usable chapter titles. Instead, I improvised:

6). Drafts Four and Five

These were dedicated to correcting the smaller, less obvious plot holes. This was the point where the story finally started to look close to what would become the final version.

7). Drafts Seven Onward

With the story line looking how I wanted, I then moved on to sentence structure. That one song that looked terrible? Rewritten. Over-the-top descriptions and excessive prose? Gone.

8). Editing and Proofing

This is where I had outside help. Besides this useful tool, I had two people check for spelling issues and the overall story. Once it was in decent shape to be made public, I asked for some additional help.

9). Betas

My betas were in the age range that my novel was geared toward, along with a couple of teachers and parents (as it was middle grade). I gave them the full manuscript, along with seven basic questions like “Which characters were your favorite/least favorite and why?” and “Was there a part of the story that didn’t make sense?”

I gave my betas three months to read a 42,590 word story, and by the end they gave me back the review sheets.

10). Final Adjustments

After I read over the reviews, I let the comments sit for three days so that I could proceed with a clear head. I smoothed out any flaws, scanned over the MS twice to make sure everything was right, and that is how I got to the end of writing my first novel.

Next comes publishing- which is a different beast entirely.

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Amyyyyy <3

One last goodbye,,,I will never forget, thank your from the bottom of our hearts ♥️

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I posted a bunch on my twitter today but like not here,, sjldkgh I’m really happy I got to be a part of this the whole way through

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If you missed any or all of the Unus Annus livestream, here’s a summary of every hour:

~11 hours out: The channel name could’ve been Annus Singulos (they decided on Unus Annus at a Buffalo Wildwing)

They always planned on it ending on Friday the 13th NOT the 15th (@ MatPat)

The dude who interrupted the sex toys video was not a mailman, he was just some guy. He did not comment on the sex toy stuff.

~10 hours out: They look at memes. Mark “hook car batteries up to my nipples and I’ll say yes every time” Fischbach is NOT a masochist, he just wants to know what it feels like to be hit by a car

Frank!!! Frank!!!!!!!

Ethan is going to marry the microphone clip on his shirt

Dollar Shave Club never got back to them about a sponsorship

The workers including the actress in the escape room actually enjoyed having Mark and Ethan doing their shtick there

~9 hours out: Vincent the editor made a best of his edits throughout the videos, it was beautiful, it was mostly just clips of dying

He also wrote them a WHOLE DAMN ORIGINAL SONG!!! IN A WEEK!! About stopping the clock!!! He rapped!

Marcus the editor did a funny edits-roll as well, it was brilliant

~8 hours out: Rachel shows her edits roll! Some of the funniest clips in the whole series!

A comment they read: Mark can do any of his edgy project ideas now and that’s terrifying.

Mark: Just wait til you see my next project.

Their merch manager had to buy a 4th warehouse to produce all the merch that had been ordered

If anyone sees Unus Annus pictures or any reminiscence of it in the future and are asked where it’s from we are supposed to respond with “You wouldn’t get it 🙄”

~7 hours out: they complain more about enema water gun

They re-watch the Pepper spray video. Mark talked about how he thinks about the pain whenever he sees videos of riotors/protestors getting sprayed. Everyone in chat chanted “BLM” and “ACAB” for a few minutes.

Lixian the editor had his edit reel played (”They make em (the people) pretty in Portugal”)

Mark was salty at Youtube because they claimed they didn’t make billboards for YouTube shows and hence, wouldn’t make a billboard for A Heist With Markiplier, but then later made one for James Charles’ show

Mark presented Amy with a BRAND NEW BUG WATCH 😭

Amy: No nothing on their (Youtube’s) Twitter, they’re not talking about it (Unus Annus)

Mark: Guess it’s not important enough…

Amy: They’re too busy tweeting about “World Kindness Day”

Mark: Oh yeah Friday the 13th 2020 wOrLd KiNdNeSs DaY

~6 hours out: Ethan compares the channel dying to putting down a dog. Things get serious for a beat, people in chat start crying.

They look at fanart for a while, Mark criticizes it like an asshole

They watch Pink Trombone again.

Mark and Ethan guarantee that after the channel is gone they will not forget about it. Mark also permits people to make creations / art after Unus Annus is deleted.

~5 hours out: They re-watch Pee Sauna, dying inside all the way.

DJ Burt Blackarach surprises them with a cake and champagne.

Chat is flooded with “❤🧡💛💚💙💜” messages for a while

Looking at memes again, Mark confirms that the noises that the radio made in SCP Amy were 100% just the radios, not them, making the sounds. They still don’t know why they made those sounds.

Mark and Ethan beg for 1mil like in order to see what’s actually in the Unus Annus casket. They might even lay down in it.

~4 hours out: We find out that in the Children’s Games in Total Darkness video, the weird shot of them both in a trance staring into the phone screen was actually just them trying to adjust their eyes back to normal light and it wound up looking super cool.

Vincent’s highlight reel is played again while everyone takes a break, supposedly there is a “surprise” to be revealed soon.

A tattoo artist named Danielle comes on the set, Ethan says he’s going to get an Unus Annus tattoo live.

~3 hours out: More fanart. Mark admits that after this ends, he’s probably never going to wear his suit ever again, he might bury it. (There’s not much room left in his backyard)

Mark talks Danielle the tattoo artist’s ear off about how wholesome and educational and not cursed the channel was.

Mark and Ethan then do a full 180 and confess to Danielle all their sins; cooking with sex toys, pee sauna, pee life straws, the pee soda idea, drilldo, etc.

Amy: (while Eef’s getting tattooed) “Mark, he’s choosing to spend his last day in pain. And you’re not!”

Mark: (looking at a picture of a tattoo) How long do you think that tattoo would take?

Danielle: Probably 3 hours.

Mark: 3 HOURS?!?! That’s more time than we have to live!!

Alex, Mark’s trainer, made them a euology video. It was like a LORE-filled poem made of secret callbacks to the titles of past videos.

Ethan’s tattoo is done, it is a “ 00:00:00 “ on his left arm.

Stevie who runs the merch shop makes a guest appearance. He self descirbes as “tired and sad and a little tipsy.” He seems both grateful and dead inside. He says he’s going to do a matching tattoo with Ethan.

Mark admits he was planning on not doing merch originally, but he’s glad he changed his mind.

~2 hours out: They talk about behind the scenes of Hee hoo. The reason Mark’s still wearing high socks during this video is because of all the burs so he doesn’t scrape up his legs. Amy wrote the whole end credits story about Ethan meeting Michelle Obama and dying a tyrant.

Mark never got to watch Ethan kidnaps Mark, so they watch it.

They watch The Truth about Unus Annus, Amy surprises Mark with a white tophat. #Mark’sNewHat (it’s an extra large)

Mark and Eef make their last tweets as Unus and Annus

Mark got cool Unus Annus custom pocket watches for Ethan and Amy

~1 hour out: Things get serious. Mark and Ethan private the Unus Annus Instagram (so that no one else can take the Unus Annus handle) and delete all the posts.

Mark proposes that Amy be the one to hit the delete button at the end of the channel. They agree to do it together.

They hit 1 million likes. They open the coffin. There’s nothing in the coffin, but the inside is very pretty, split-colors silk. They take turns laying in it for the first time with the door shut. It’s comfy. Even Amy tries laying in it.

Mark says a short eulogy for Eef as Eef does for Mark. They both say a eulogy for Amy. They all get choked up. The coffin is now called the Cry Box.

They delete the Unus Annus Twitter. They set the Subreddit to private. Apparently there were no mods on that subreddit except Mark.

Mark finally confessed to Amy that he punched a hole in the wall. Amy was there when it was being patched up, but she forgives him anyway.

They play The Barrel and sing along. They thank their team. They thank the audience.

Amy comes down. They all put their hands on the computer. “Unus Annus.“

Mark: "See you on the other side.”

Ethan: “See you on the other side.”

they click delete. The channel is gone forever. Memento mori.

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And I see in my periphery

The last vestiges of your existence

To Unus Annus: Memento Mori

For tonight, you rest.

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My favorite quotes from the stream (as I was able to jot them down as they were being said)

Don’t cry because it’s over. Cry because it happened.

What is a graveyard if not humanity’s hall of fame?

It’s like I’m fondling the balls of life.

Choose to spend time on what fulfills you, on what makes you happy… Every second is a chance to turn your life around.

When I die, I want to be an empty shell, having given every part of myself to creating.

The worst part of this was when the boiling hot piss shot out onto my foot.

No, that was pain; this is suffering. (technically from the pee sauna vid but they watched it during the stream it counts)

At the end of the day, you know: pizza’s pizza, piss is piss.

We have experienced something that no human ever has, and that’s incredible.

We’re not just two grown men who drank each other’s piss. We’re two grown men who bathed in each other’s piss.

How you respond to events that are out of your control defines you as a person.

Unus annus dot com: hey hey, wow wow.

I feel like a lot of people will feel lost tomorrow. And that’s okay.

It had to be a piece of us that we put out there… and then let go.

A year is many things to many people. But it is not forever.

“Memento Mori” has two meanings: remember death or remember that you will die, but also remember to live.

Edit: I have been told in the notes that I missed some absolute gems, so here’s a more complete list!

I’d cry myself to sleep if I wasn’t gonna be dead in five and a half hours.

Every second is just another chance to get dick.

Mark: I’ve never been hit by a car before, how do I know I won’t enjoy it? Amy: We could take this out to the parking lot if you want to test it.

I want to be Mr. Hybrid Wellness, now.

We’ve been edging Father Time for a whole year.

Shot out the load that contained Tony Stark. What a profound man.

I wanna make it through this year and it kills me.

Bald Ethan was a special type of chaotic.

Listen. I have nothing to say to you.

We can’t see the stars, but we know they are there.

It’s like you’re lying in your death bed surrounded by your family.

Every fart is a chance to take with love.

We made a cry box.

Ethan: Does that stem from something? Mark: Survival instinct.

Tired, sad, and a little tipsy.

Evan, your fursona has to be a bear. I’m sorry, but rules are rules.

You ever heard of Halloween?

The Unus Annus way: not quite what we wanted.

Just because we’re gone doesn’t mean you have to forget about it.

A second is nothing. But a second can change someone’s life.

It’s time.

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Memento Mori

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guys I haven’t been on tumblr in forever and contemplating if its worth getting back into but if you’re a follower drop your fav song below, or one you would recommend, thanksss

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oh my god

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curnifex’s art tutorial masterpost

tired of having to search endlessly for that art tutorial you saw five months ago? me too.

start here How to draw anything photo referencing being creative

color guides life-changing (personally) color tutorial how to pick color palettes shading’s effect on color more coloring/shading tips and tricks online “color blender” how color effects mood shadows color palette turtles

picking a paint brush shape natural materials and what paint it goes with (synthetics can typically be used for everything)

how to watercolor just in general another go over how to pick the paper you want tool list leaf tutorial watercolor crayon tutorial watercolor pencil tutorial gouache (sorta falls in this category) mediums and their techniques misc techniques

acrylic painting basic tutorial, kind of wordy less wordy tutorial that does a face tutorial w/ an owl on slate blending with acrylics basic acrylic mediums Pro level How to make a palette (you could use an lunch tray, dish, etc too)

oil painting tutorial tutorial focusing on layering, kind of wordy traditional oil paint prep (emphasis on traditional) oil over acrylic clean up or else various mediums/varnishes/solvents varnish

what exactly is gesso

charcoal/pastels materials charcoal portraits charcoal reduction (starting dark, erasing to light) oil pastel tutorial soft pastel tutorial on black paper pastel dust tutorial

graphite pencils tutorial explanation of graphite scale types of erasers fixative so your graphite isn’t everywhere (also for charcoal & pastels)

colored pencils (expensive ones, not crayolas) how to blend not realistic basic tutorial portrait tutorial types of colored pencils “wax bloom” issues sealing fixatives for layering in depth brand discussion before you buy anything

markers (still not crayolas) purchasing the right stuff marker papers prismacolor marker tutorial (kinda weeaboo) copic marker tutorial (less weeaboo) taking care of your overpriced markers

crayola tutorials crayola pencil tutorial crayola marker tutorial (download to read properly) how to use crayons like an adult melted crayon art encaustic paint DIY made from melted crayons DIY rainbow crayons

acrylic ink tutorial

india ink using it w/ a brush using it w/ a dip pen ink calligraphy gouache/ink technique ink wash DIY ink recipes

ballpoint pen tutorial shading

how to use tracing paper

how to use palette paper

use omni-gel to transfer images

silk screening silkscreen photo emulsion screen print with mod podge xacto knife screen printing drawing straight on the silkscreen

artsy converse/vans/keds fabric painting tutorial adding studs acrylic painting on shoes markers on shoes galaxy print dye shoe laces clean converse w/ magic eraser waterproofing shoes (recommended if you’ve drawn on them)

spray paint tips & techniques space artwork tutorial stencil cutting

draw on ya smartphone/tablet

japanese painting

chinese painting

celtic art celtic knot basics celtic (roan) script celtic knot animals big reference post

confetti card

pumpkin carving tutorial (manually click part two in description) pokemon pumpkins

collages collaging 101 how to collage in an art journal

leaf/flowing pressings or prints how to press flowers color idea using pressed flowers on greeting cards hammered leaf and flower prints acrylic leaf and flower prints

comic strip info basic info writing aspect common lettering mistakes

weeaboo trash basic anime/manga types anime eyes how to watercolor manga art traditional manga page chibi tutorial

sick as hell MS paint tutorial

digital art tutorials for ACTUAL PHOTOSHOPPING “she totally looks shopped, I can tell by the pixels” BASICally how to fix imperfection/humanity paste crap together like a pro creatively paste crap together how to get shit you pasted together to match color-wise how to color a black and white image photo blend a movie poster color curves tutorial

digital art tutorials for PAINTING how to get nice clean line art from a drawing by hand basic digital painting tutorial digital lineart tutorial what NOT to do w/ digital art (opinions) how to fix paint tool sai brush settings gemstone tutorial different gemstone tutorial shiny metal tutorial water tutorial bubble tutorial gold tutorial glow effect

some “basic” drawing tutorials cloth blood dogs cats dragons trees rocks fur (can be for both clothing and animals) silhouette guide

weirder drawing tutorials clock thingy tutorial mermaids people w/ wings armor sci-fi guns wolves bows greek dresses by time period hoods

drawing people because PEOPLE ARE HARD TO DRAW human feature catalog body part reference movement guide skin color palette skin painting tutorial five-color face trick height comparison calculator how to draw hands clothing helper drawing hair how to draw a profile that matches the front view how to draw a guy that looks like a guy chest varieties making a drawing look like the person you’re drawing where do the arms go when bent??

saving image files

helpful? video on the creative process and getting better drawing click and drag prompt generator other art prompt generator prompt list

I like pretending I know many things when in reality I have a vague knowledge of a few things. notify me if one of these links is screwed up, anything important has to be added, etc

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Good coordination mixed with toned arms

Next question

anyway why is archery so fucking sexy

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I’m here for it

You guys! I just started writing my Umbrella Academy fanfiction where grace and five are in the apocalypse together and I really like how it’s turning out, although that could just be because I’m writing it with a glittery purple pen

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five

Five doesn’t understand any memes because he’s been to the future, so one time Klaus says “spill the tea!”, and he’s like “I’m not going to spill tea??? that’s such a waste!”

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My version of spring cleaning is basically just deleting some bookmarks and clearing some tabs on my laptop

#springcleaning

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