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by Lazette Gifford

Description of main characters in first draft stories often fall into two wide categories — far too little or way too much.  Writers see their characters and they want their readers to see them, too.  However, sometimes they can go too far in description, especially in the main character.

What?  Don’t you want the reader to see the main character just as he or she is?  Yes, you do.  However, you need to consider two things about readers.  First, they have vivid imaginations and can ‘see’ characters without every detail drawn in.  Second — and the more important of the two — the reader wants to connect with the main character in some way.  This may mean that she wants to see the character as herself or she may want to imagine the character as a favorite star.  If you give too much description, you erase that connection.

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It’s really great to have someone’s support before you accomplish something big because that’s when you need it the most, so here’s some friendly ghost support for the times before people recognize your greatness!

The Cast of PLL and their Favorite On-Screen Couple

What is "dreampunk"? I've head of it recently...& how would one go about writing a dreampunk novel?

It’s like if you took the plot of Inception, the logic of Alice in Wonderland, the setting of Bladerunner or Suckerpunch or any of the Bioshock games or Dune or whatever, and then put them all into one story.

This genre is extremely specific and there isn’t much out there in terms of literature, so I can’t really give examples of what’s been done and what tropes are necessary. At this point it’s kind of a hit or miss when entering the genre. The main requirement is that you include something relating to dreams/nightmares, but that doesn’t automatically make your story dreampunk.

when welcome to night vale said: “Sleep heavily and know that I am here with you. The past is gone, and cannot harm you anymore. And while the future is fast coming for you, it always flinches first, and settles in as the gentle present. This now, this us, we can cope with that. We can do this together you and I.”

I don’t often give writing advice, but here is some actual, solid writing advice I 100% stand behind when writing contemporary, fantasy, or sci-fi:

Look at your side characters. Every single one of them. The villain. The neighbor. The captain. The politician. The doctor. The boss. Heck, even the animals—the horse, the dog, the cat, the creature.

If 50% of them aren’t female, why not?

Don’t default to male.

Bard

“QUICKLY EVERYONE, SET YOUR SELFS ON WATER!!”

for your own peace of mind, maybe dont pay too close attention to the lyrics of some christmas songs.

this is the christmas card im sending out. steve didnt know what text i was gonna put behind it when he drew the picture.

(You can get this on redbubble!)

and it turns out that clint, who has been humming christmas carols for weeks now, doesnt actually know any of the real lyrics, and has just been making them up as he goes along. this is his latest masterpiece:

Winter Soldier’s Gunnin’ You Down (To the tune of Santa Claus is Coming to Town)

You better watch out, you better not cry

You’ll probably bleed out, I’m tellin’ you why

Winter Soldier’s gunnin’ you down

He’s got a hit list, he’s starting a fight

He’s clenching his fist, it’s shiny and bright

Winter Soldier’s gunnin’ you down!

He sees you when you’re sleeping

He knows when you’re awake

His aim is really fucking good and he’s gonna assassinate

You better watch out, you better not cry

You’ll probably bleed out, I’m tellin’ you why

Winter Soldier’s gunnin’ you down

He’s yanking out wheels and firing guns

If you were smart you’d probably run

Winter Soldier’s gunning you down!

Winter Soldier’s gunning you down!

Favorite writing trope

Adding “as you do” after describing something that nobody does.

“So he went to hell to pick up his dead wife’s soul, as you do.”

“So she climbed up the tower with her robot hands, as you do.”