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writing-and-roses · 4 months
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reblog if you remember what it felt like to walk into blockbuster
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writing-and-roses · 5 months
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(not including hurt/comfort because I think that one would win and it often includes both angst and fluff. Also not giving an 'other' option because I want you to choose xD)
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writing-and-roses · 6 months
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not to be boring but I like when evil characters…. well not become “redeemed,” more like they become domesticated. its just delightful when like an evil monstrous little bastard man goes from committing murder to getting mad someone misplaced their costco card or left the jar of mayo on the counter all day.
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writing-and-roses · 8 months
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Hi, I'm Em ^^
My commissions are open and you can check out my current number of available slots here.
You can check out more examples of my art here and here.
Contact:
This tumblr's DMs(although email is preferable)
I keep a waitlist for every coming month! If you'd like to be on the waitlist please contact me ^^
Payment:
Paypal invoices(only)
I request payment after approval of the initial sketch
If the sketch includes more than 3 characters or has a high level of complexity, payment is before the initial sketch is delivered (if you decide against getting the commission after the sketch, I'll return the value minus 10% for the sketch)
Relevant information and references:
Any images you may have of your character, people that look like them, clothes you'd like them to wear, anything pertaining to the piece, etc, will be useful!
Descriptions relevant to the character's appearance, personality, or to the piece itself are also helpful
I usually send the invoices myself, so it helps if you send me your paypal email either in advance or after I've sent you the initial sketch!
Do's and Don't's:
I'm alright with partial nudity and gore, but I don't do explicitly pornographic commissions.
I'm open to most things, but if there's anything you don't see in my previous work and are unsure about, feel free to ask if I'd be open to it!
On time:
The time I take to finish commissions can vary a lot depending on type and complexity of the commission. If you have urgency, please let me know beforehand!
DISCLAIMER:
I do not consent to the use of my art on any AI image generating programs, and doing so would be extremely unethical. This goes for commissioned work as well, since the copyright still belongs to the original artist.
Feel free to message me or hit me with an ask if you have any questions!
Thank you for reading! Reblogs are appreciated! ❤💕
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writing-and-roses · 8 months
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I absolutely adore Tashacee's series on this Au
Fluffy boy 🥺
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Poison list
While it's important to approach writing with creativity and imagination, it's crucial to prioritize responsible and ethical storytelling. That being said, if you're looking for information on poisons for the purpose of writing fiction, it's essential to handle the subject matter with care and accuracy. Here is a list of some common poisons that you can use in your stories:
Hemlock: Hemlock is a highly poisonous plant that has been used as a poison in various works of literature. It can cause paralysis and respiratory failure.
Arsenic: Arsenic is a toxic element that has been historically used as a poison. It can be lethal in high doses and can cause symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, and organ failure.
Cyanide: Cyanide is a fast-acting poison that affects the body's ability to use oxygen. It can cause rapid loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest.
Nightshade: Nightshade plants, such as Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade, contain toxic compounds that can cause hallucinations, respiratory distress, and even death.
Ricin: Ricin is a potent poison derived from the castor bean plant. It can cause organ failure and has been used as a plot device in various fictional works.
Strychnine: Strychnine is a highly toxic alkaloid that affects the nervous system, leading to muscle spasms, convulsions, and respiratory failure.
Snake Venom: Various snake venoms can be used in fiction as deadly poisons. Different snake species have different types of venom, each with its own effects on the body.
Belladonna: Also known as Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna contains tropane alkaloids such as atropine and scopolamine. Ingesting or even touching the plant can lead to symptoms like blurred vision, hallucinations, dizziness, and an increased heart rate.
Digitalis: Digitalis, derived from the foxglove plant, contains cardiac glycosides. It has been historically used to treat heart conditions, but in high doses, it can be toxic. Overdosing on digitalis can cause irregular heart rhythms, nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances.
Lead: Lead poisoning, often resulting from the ingestion or inhalation of lead-based substances, has been a concern throughout history. Lead is a heavy metal that can affect the nervous system, leading to symptoms such as abdominal pain, cognitive impairment, anemia, and developmental issues, particularly in children.
Mercury: Mercury is a toxic heavy metal that has been used in various forms throughout history. Ingesting or inhaling mercury vapors can lead to mercury poisoning, causing symptoms like neurological impairment, kidney damage, respiratory issues, and gastrointestinal problems.
Aconite: Also known as Wolfsbane or Monkshood, aconite is a highly toxic plant. Its roots and leaves contain aconitine alkaloids, which can affect the heart and nervous system. Ingesting aconite can lead to symptoms like numbness, tingling, paralysis, cardiac arrhythmias, and respiratory failure.
Thallium: Thallium is a toxic heavy metal that can cause severe poisoning. It has been used as a poison due to its tastelessness and ability to mimic other substances. Thallium poisoning can lead to symptoms like hair loss, neurological issues, gastrointestinal disturbances, and damage to the kidneys and liver.
When incorporating poisons into your writing, it is essential to research and accurately portray the effects and symptoms associated with them. Additionally, be mindful of the potential impact your writing may have on readers and the importance of providing appropriate context and warnings if necessary.
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writing-and-roses · 8 months
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pls reblog to break containment and get a larger sample size
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writing-and-roses · 8 months
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So I did a thing. This was supposed to be a quick sketch for the @linkeduniverse discord that devolved into me sitting at my tablet for a good 12 hours straight. Oops.
So here's some art of Sky and his bird companion!
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writing-and-roses · 9 months
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I’ve been seeing a lot of anti-Nazi ones, which is great, but I felt like we needed one to show our support for the Jewish community.  
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writing-and-roses · 9 months
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I was today years old when I learned that when you type “otp: true” in AO3 search results it filters out fics with additional ships, leaving only the fics where your otp is the main ship
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writing-and-roses · 9 months
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24 non-romantic subplot ideas
Here are 24 non-romantic subplot ideas for your story!
- Real life gets in the way of the protagonist's adventure, causing them to have to take a step back (grades at school, layoffs at work, family member's death, friends and family's life events; like new relationships, weddings, pregnancies, illnesses, careers etc.)
- Not everyone roots for your heror, in fact, some characters might disagree with their ideas or be jealous and enforce their own way of action behind the protagonist's back.
- Pets! Give your pet their own little storyline, even something as small as trying to learn a trick or adapt to a new brand of food when their favourite one gets discontinued.
- A minor character organising an event that later serves as a setting for the main plot.
- Encounters with a wild animal.
- House-flipping!
- Bonding with a patient, employee or customer at work, who doesn't have anything in common with your character at first glance.
- Establisshing a fear or phobia in the beginning of the story only to overcome it towards the end, or use it for comedic purposes. (Think of Ron Weasley's arachnophobia)
- Friendship forming.
- Friendship falling apart.
- A long running rivalry between two of your characters.
- Overprotective parents.
- Pushy and expectant parents.
- Natural events or disasters. (Storms, tornadoes, floods, blackouts, fires)
- A character developing an addiction.
- A character developing a toxic trait.
- A character coping with traumatic events from their past.
- A character developing behavioural changes due to said events. (Great way to start negative character arcs)
- A character's sudden death by natural causes. (Heart attack, aneurysm etc.)
- A teacher or mentor struggling with issues at home but trying to conceal them at work.
- Your villain's right hand secretly planning to overthrow them.
- A character having secret meetings.
- A character running away from family or group.
- Having a hobby they are passionate over.
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When we first launched the course last year (at half its current size!), we already had students who finished plotting their books in less than a WEEK, and then went on to finish their drafts in just a few months following. How freaking insane is that?
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writing-and-roses · 9 months
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writing-and-roses · 10 months
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Useful Writing Resources
This is an extensive list of resources for every problem you could come across while writing/planning/editing your novel. Use it well;)
{ *** } Indicate a Highly Reccommended Resource
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Planning/outlining Your Work
How To Outline ***
Zigzag Method : Creating Plots
How to Plot a Romance Novel 
Seven Great Sources of Conflict for Romances 
Let’s talk about brainstorming
Writing Something With Meaning ***
Past Or Present Tense? : How To Decide
Writing Your Work
How To Write A Fabulous Chapter #1 ***
How to Build a Romance Thread in Your Story 
The Big Book Of Writing Sex ***
6 Ways to Get Your Readers Shipping Like Crazy 
Romance Writing Tips ***
20 Tips for Writing Lovable Romance Novel Heroes
7 Ways To Speed Up Your Writing *** 
80+ Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High 
9 Romance Writing Mistakes to Avoid 
Removing the Creeps From Romance
19 Ways to Write Better Dialogue ***
50 Things Your Characters Can Do WHILE They Talk ***
How To Write Action And Fight Scenes
10 Steps To Write Arguments
9 Ways To Write Body Language
Writing Good Kissing Scenes
Writing Murders
Create And Control Tone ***
Tips for Writing Ghost Stories
Incorporating Flashbacks
12 Tips To Avoid Overwriting ***
Characters
Behind the Name
Top Baby Names
Looking for a name that means a certain thing? ***
7 Rules of Picking Names
Most Common Surnames ***
Minor Character Development
Writing Antagonists, Antiheroes and Villains
Characters With Enhanced Senses
5 Tips to Help You Introduce Characters
How Do You Describe a Character?
How To Write Child Characters
36 Core Values For Building Character
Questions To Answer When Creating Characters ***
4 Ways to Make Readers Instantly Loathe Your Character Descriptions
5 Ways to Keep Characters Consistent
Character Archetypes
25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters
Building Platonic Relationships Between Female Characters
9 Simple and Powerful Ways to Write Body Language 
33 Ways To Write Stronger Characters
Conveying Character Emotion 
How to Make Readers Love an Unlikable Character…  
How to Create Powerful Character Combos
How To Describe A Character’s Voice ***
Describing Clothing And Appearance ***
Career Masterpost ***
Creating Your Character’s Personality ***
Character Flaws ***
Editing
DON’T EDIT>>> REWRITE THE WHOLE THING FIRST
Ultimate Guide To Editing Each Aspect Of Your Work ***
Why You Would Read Your Novel Out Loud ***
Grammar and Punctuation ***
How To Write A Captivating First Sentence
10 Things Your Opening Chapter Should Do: A Check-List for Self-Editing ***
Saving Your Story: Finding Where It Went Wrong
How To Condense Without Losing Anything
The Stages Of Editing
Dialogue/Description Balance
3 Proofreading Tips
The Short Story Form
Chapter & Novel Lengths
Anatomy Of A Novel : Chapters and Parts ***
How To Write Chapter After Chapter Until You Have A Book ***
Where Chapter #2 Should Start
Step By Step Guide To Editing Your Draft
Writing Tool: CTRL-F (How And Why You Should Use It) ***
How To Kill A Character
25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story
5 Ways To Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive ***
Setting
{Setting} How To Describe Setting In Your Stories ***
20 Questions To Enhance Setting
How To Bring Your Setting To Life
Miscellaneous Resources You Can Use In Between
How to Write from a Guy’s POV 
The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus
Text To Speech Reader
Compare Character Heights 
A Visual Dictionary of Tops
Writers Helping Writers
7 Tricks To Imrove Your Writing Overnight
Work Out/ Word Count : Exercise Between Writing ***
Most Important Writing Tips ***
Let’s talk about diversity in novels
Letting Go Of Your Story
Keeping A Healthy Writing Schedule And Avoiding Procrastination ***
How To Create A Good Book Cover
Write or Die
Tip of my Tongue
Character Traits Form
Online Thesaurus
Writing Sketchy/Medical/Law
Coma: Types, Causes, etc
Tips for writing blood loss
Gunshot Wound Care
Examples of Hospital Forms
Common Legal Questions
The Writer’s Forensics Blog
Brain Injury Legal Guide
Types of Surgical Operations
Types of Mental Health Problems
A Day in the Life of a Mental Hospital Patient
Global Black Market Information ***
Crime Scene Science
Examining Mob Mentality
How Street Gangs Work
Writers’ Block Help/ Productivity
Story Plot Generator
@aveeragemusings ‘ Cure To Writers’ Block ***
50 Romance Plot Ideas
Reading Like A Writer ***
Defeat Writers’ Block
Writing In A Bad Mood ***
Writers Block
When You’ve Lost Motivation To Write A Novel ***
What To Do When The Words Won’t Flow ***
9 Ways To Be A More Productive Writer
“I Cannot Write A Good Sentence Today” (How To Get Over It) ***
Real Writing Advice ***
Info You Need To Know & Words You Didn’t Think Of
A Writer’s Thesaurus ***
Words To Describe… ***
Words & Phrases To Use In Your Sex Scenes ***
Colors (An Extensive List Of Colors)
List Of Kinks & Fetishes ***
List Of Elemental Abilities
inkarnate.com : World Creator And Map Maker For Your Imaginary Setting
Body Language Phrases
List Of Legendary Creatures
How To Write Magic
Hairstyle References
Hemingway : Writing Checker
Body Types: Words To Describe Bodies and How They Move Around
Poisonous Herbs and Plants ***
The Psychology of Color
The Meaning behind Rose color
Types of Swords
Color Symbolism
How a handgun works
How to Write a Eulogy
Types of Crying
Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes ***
Superstitions and More
The 12 Common Archetypes
Language of Flowers
12 Realistic Woman Body Shapes
Using Feedback And Reviews
Turning Negative Reviews Into Positive Ones ***
Proofreading Marks : Easy Symbols To Make Reviewing/Feedback Easier ***
Authonomy Teen Ink Figment Fiction Press ReviewFuse
These Are Trusted Critique Sites ;)
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writing-and-roses · 10 months
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I know it’s not hard to point out reactionaries hypocrisy when it comes to like safe spaces or hug boxes or whatever but genuinely how much of an echo chamber do you have to exist in for you to think this is a reasonable thing to say
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crying
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