#it was not good enough

[sanguinarysanguinity]

Expanding a thought from a conversation this morning:

In general, I think "Is X out-of-character?" is not a terribly useful question for a writer. It shuts down possibility, and interesting directions you could take a character.

A better question, I believe, is "What would it take for Character to do X?" What extremity would she find herself in, where X starts to look like a good idea? What loyalties or fears leave him with X as his only option? THAT'S where a potentially interesting story lies.

In practice, I find that you can often justify much more from a character than you initially dreamed you could: some of my best stories come from "What might drive Character to do [thing he would never do]?" As long as you make it clear to the reader what the hell pushed your character to this point, you've got the seed of a compelling story on your hands.

#writing #writing advice #my writing #I think 'ooc' is a bogeyman that casts too big a shadow for fanfic writers #stop thinking 'is this ooc?' #and start thinking 'have I given this character a good enough reason to do the thing?'

[spitblaze]

I don't see people gas up gnc and butch transfems nearly enough, can we get a fuckin round of applause for gnc and butch transfems

#spitblaze says things #transgender #transfem #mtf #several very good friends of mine are butch/gnc transfems and they both rule immensely #also theres just not enough appreciation for butch/gnc women generally but especially not transfem ones #not to do performative activism while having a post about not being a performative activist going around #i just wanna shout out a group that i feel is often overlooked #doin numbers

[nightgoodomens]

Michael Sheen retweeted this and my love for him grows every time he calls his Angel out on his bullshit and sides with poor Crowley

#Michael sheen #the legend #he loves Aziraphale enough to call him out on his bullshit #and he loves Crowley to admit when he is treated like shit #good omens #crowley #ineffable fandom #good ineffable omens #ineffable husbands #ineffable boyfriends #ineffable dumbasses #ineffable idiots #ineffable lovers #aziraphale #aziracrow

[essektheylyss]

"must a story have conflict?" yes. hope this helps <3

#this is about many things but also none of them in particular lmfao #truly what not understanding how conflict operates does to a mf #me vs my executive dysfunction trying to focus enough to finish reading my book this weekend is a conflict. #like good lord

[idlestories]

not just ‘he would not fucking say that’ but ‘he would not, under torture, admit that’

#he is not in touch enough with his feelings to say that! he will say anything BUT that! #that thing about ​characters getting a good grade in therapy etc etc #writing

[squidsmeister]

dungeon meshi is my favorite road-trip comedy film

#dungeon meshi #my art #laios thorden #senshi #marcille #chilchuck #chilchack #izatsumi #laois #laius thorden #sorry guys I don’t know which spelling is correct here #chilchucks car is a beat up beige Honda civic #laois never got a license because even though he’s actually a good driver he just never cared enough to do it #plus he wants to travel in some wacky way. like on a five person tandem bicycle or some shit #marcille never got a license because just fucking look at her #plus she gets motion sick in cars. she just would #senshi walks everywhere and has no need for cars #izatsumi just learned what a car was two days ago and she’s pissed that chilchuck doesn’t have a lambo #chilchuck doesn’t have time for any of this. he has to get his daughter to soccer practice at 5

[skipppppy]

#curse the poll limit. so many good breads not enough room #anyway ciabatta sweep #tumblr polls #bread

[lavendervirgos]

Breeding as a concept? Amazing

Mentions of breeding/getting pregnant during dirty talk? Outstanding

Real life pregnancy? No. Horrifying. Never. Hard pass. Worst thing imaginable.

#text #mine #no seriously #i can't stress this enough #it's so hot during dirty talk but if you want to have kids for real nope #nsft concept #bd/sm community #roughfuck #rough kink #rough cnc #cnc somno #somno fantasy #submisive and breedable #fill my holes #abuse k1nk #fill my pussy #cnc free use #free use kink #cnc fr33use #daddy's good girl #daddy's babygirl #free use slvt #bd/sm daddy #dumb slvt #cnc k!nk #free use toy #fr33use

[chimchiri]

Took a break from the requests to draw Harrow with piercings. I came across this amazing setup on the piercing subreddit and fell in love with the small nose chain <3

Initially it was supposed to be a small doodle but then I couldn't stop and now it's.. two colored pieces...

I'm still kinda figuring out how to draw her but slowly getting there.

#this art looks way more 'professional' than all my other stuff ? #today was a good art day but ? Maybe I'm just not used to this kind of artstyle and that's why it's throwing me off #most of the other doodles and art are way more comic-like I feel #ok enough self-critique #my art #tlt #harrowhark nonagesimus

[allysketches]

"I loathe him. And, despite myself, I respect a worthy opponent...Which he isn't because he's a demon and I cannot respect a demon. Or like one."

decided to draw a small part of the bookshop opening deleted scene bc not one day goes by where I don't think about it 🥺 we lost so bad by not getting this one 😭😭 especially bc it contrasts the season 2 finale so well… I could write entire dissertations about it 🤧

#good omens #good omens fanart #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #crowley x aziraphale #aziraphale #crowley #anthony j crowley #neil gaiman #my art #ngl I'm not really happy with this one #idk if I just stared at it long enough that no matter what it just looks weird #but I redrew parts of it several times to the point I just gave up and finished it anyways... #done is better than perfect #right?!?! 🫠 #anyway #I'll try not to look at it again for a while 😵‍💫

[ronanlynchbf]

tshirt that says NO LIVE ORGANISM CAN CONTINUE FOR LONG TO EXIST SANELY UNDER CONDITIONS OF ABSOLUTE REALITY

#i literally JUST finished hill house a few days ago and i already want to reread. Badly. it's sooo so so soo sooooooooo good <33333!!!!! #also completely enamored by shirley jackson's writing style i NEED to read everything she has written ever like right now.. #opening lines of ALL TIME btw 👆❗❗❗ #r.txt #the haunting of hill house #ALSO i've seen commentary videos on the tv show they made of hill house but from what i remember of it it's SO different from the book??? #i think they were all siblings in the show which is??????? like why would you change that part?? i love sibling relationships as much as the #next guy but i feel like the fact that none of them knew each other was such an essential part of the story like why would u change it.... #also eleanor was like. an entirely different character who was also already dead in the show i believe??? and dr. montague doesn't exist?? #hill house could've been really good as a show idk why they changed it up like that...like was the original story not interesting enough for #you or something?? WHO decided to make that change i just wanna talk 🤨

[innalheid]

#polls #poll #veggies #i just gotta know #personally i go for tomatoes first then cucumber #then celeray. the rest i could take or leave #peppers are p good tho #the rest i gotta. slather in dip #theyre not wet enough for me

[unusualshrimp]

internet safety tip: to protect your identity, you can start going by a "fake name" online. But Watch Out

#you know how. after you feed a stray animal enough times... yeah you have a pet now dude good luck #names are like that #worst posts

[circuscountdowns]

many centuries down the line they can manage to have a civil enough family game night.

#cult of the lamb #narilamb #Leshy carved losers corner above lambs bed many games ago and they think it’s too funny to fix #Anyway lamb does eventually marry narinder but after a good while of tormenting him on who to choose for marriage #I think at one point narinder starts dragging suitors into the battle pit #And says only someone who can beat him is good enough for lamb yayyy #This comic came out pretty clumsy but I’m just glad it’s done #cotl art

[sanzundertale]

babygirl i will invent stages of grief you have never seen before

#good omens #good omens 2 #good omens spoilers #so that ending huh! #this has been sitting in my drafts for months #i’ve been waiting for something to emotionally devastate me enough to post this and!! yeah!!!!!! this applies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #losing my mind #i was stunned i was at a loss for words #need season 3 on a flash drive and plugged into my brain STAT I CANT DO THIS #AUUUGGGGGHHH #good omens s2 #good omens season 2 #ineffable husbands #ineffable partners #time to open ao3 and pretend everything is fine!

[samglyph]

I’m not immune to slasher comedy coming of age musicals. Apparently

#they’re cute! whatever! #starkid #nerdy prudes must die #this was a bit of a style test I really like the designs in the musical #I think they dig a good job getting just cartoony enough so I wanted to emphasize that #hatchetfield #my art #fan art #nerdy prudes spoilers #starkid fanart