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CONFESSION:

I love when salarians smile. I find them absolutely adorable.

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Hi, if you care about us Autistic folks then please boost this

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Probably an unpopular opinion but I don’t like Anders in DA2. The fact that he’s the only companion that approves if you hand Fenris over to Danarius just solidified my dislike for him. He can preach about mage’s freedom (which my characters always support) but is ok with just general slavery?

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Modern Twilight Princess Link ;)

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CONFESSION:

I used to always make Cole more human, because I thought it was best for him, but then I went the more like a spirit route just to see what it was like and Cole thanked my Inquisitor for not making him change. That gave me pause. I didn’t realize that he had a preference, the game makes no mention of it before you make the decision, but knowing what I know now I go the spirit route.            

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I don’t like the way Solas goes about the situation but I prefer Cole as a spirits. I am not spiteful enough to make him human just to annoy Solas.

CONFESSION:

I hate the way Solas interacts with Cole. I find it weird and manipulative, and it always seems like Solas is thinking along the lines of “I know what’s best for you”? I always wind up making Cole more human in my playthroughs.            

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when your only therapist is a birb  (memes, all i do is meme…)

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Although there are things I don’t like about voltron, there are many things I love, even about the current canon voltron. Reblog if you, too, can still find ways to love how Voltron has currently ended, despite any issues you may have. Reblog if you, too, can still appreciate the things you like about it, move on without hating on it, and go and create your own fanfiction, fanart, or other creation that includes the version of Voltron you wanted.

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CONFESSION:

I have a feeling they are going to make Solas more darker and cruel than he deserves to be and that upsets me.

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Mario did it, Wario did it, thanks to Deanna Mustard it is Daisy’s turn now!

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I’m wheezing -

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Cory was great in Legacy DLC.

He became a bland and generic “buhahaha” kind if villain just because they decided to do two villains and that dwelling into longing for the lost past with Cory in a meaningful way was redundant since Solas bitches about it too.

It’s easy to see what Solas is doing from miles away, which can be said about Anders as well.

Speaking of whom, Anders and Justice in DA:A were really enjoyable characters but since they needed a villain for DA2, they went “yep. No one will complain that their behavior contradicts everything they stood for because corruption hurr durr.”

Solas’ motivation can be boiled down to “I made a mistake and since I can’t deal with it, I will do everything I can to undo it regardless what happens to everyone else.” Crying about it while he does it, doesn’t make him special or intriguing.

solas *has* to be the most overhyped and yet blandest villain there ever was lmao BioWare treats him as if they reinvented Darth Vader or something when all they did was give us the love child of Nosferatu and Mr Clean thank you next

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True.

solas *has* to be the most overhyped and yet blandest villain there ever was lmao BioWare treats him as if they reinvented Darth Vader or something when all they did was give us the love child of Nosferatu and Mr Clean thank you next

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What are the stages of drafts? I'm trying to write my own book but I dont know how to draft properly and I feel like I'm gonna be stuck in a gutter if I don't know

Yesssssssssssssss someone finally asked it!!!

I’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to explain this and show everybody my inverted pyramid :D :D :D

I present, The Inverted Pyramid of Revising a Book

Now I’ll explain each section of the inverted pyramid:

THE FIRST DRAFT

This should be self-explanatory. You write the first draft. For novels, 75-150,000+ words of the world inside your head.

PLOT, CONTENT, SCENES, AND MAJOR CHARACTERS

Go back and fix it all up. Did you tell the story you wanted to tell? Did you include scenes and events that add up to the conclusion you present?

Are there any unnecessary scenes you could delete, or scenes that are redundant to other scenes? Get rid of them. If this means entire chapters have to go, wave bye-bye.

Do your main characters have believable back stories and arcs, and do they act appropriately in character at all times?

Is there any point in time when your characters do something that they literally WOULD NOT DO? Change that up.

WORLD-BUILDING, CHARACTERIZATION, HONING IN PLOT POINTS

Now pay attention to the deeper aspects of the story. Delve into the world your characters live in. Do they react appropriately? Does any part of society influence them more than others?

What does your world look like? Delve into the setting. The cultures, the technology, the history.

Work with your secondary characters and how they interact with your main characters. What role do they serve overall? Does the main character’s journey affect them at all, or vice versa?

Tighten up plot points. Stay concise if possible.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE, FLOW AND PACING OF SCENES

Now that the major parts of your story have been patted down, you can begin focusing on the technical stuff. Start broad.

Do you have redundant sentences? Do you start multiple sentences the same way?

Throw in short sentences.

Drop the pronoun from the beginning of a sentence every now and then.

Use commas instead of ‘and’ if you find you use ‘and’ a lot.

Does the flow of sentences and paragraphs fit with the tone of the scene?

Chop sentences apart. Use quick, sharp words.

Or combine sentences and flowery language and soft words.

BETA READER CRITIQUES AND SUGGESTIONS

Now that you’ve really patted this thing down, find people willing to read your work (hopefully for free).

Ask them to point out inconsistencies. Are they confused by anything?

Beta readers can tell you when things are boring or exciting. They’ll laugh. They’ll fangirl. They’ll beg you for more chapters.

Your brain is soft from so much revising. Beta readers are fresh, and will pick out things you’ve glossed over from seeing it so many times.

Shake things up and host a video chat for you and your betas! It’s a great way to make friends :)

PUNCTUATION AND MISSING WORDS

NOWWWWW you’ve finished all the major revisions and your story makes sense!!! All that’s left to do is get the broom and sweep it up (or the vacuum cleaner, or generate a black hole from the Large Hadron Collider to suck out all the errors because that’s super-effective**).

This is the nitty gritty stuff, and I highly recommend either forcing yourself to read really, really slow, or better yet, read your book out loud, start to finish.

You’ll trip up over misplaced commas and periods.

You’ll literally hear when a sentence is awkward.

Your brain will get confused when there’s a missing word.

Fill in the gaps, hammer down the boards, tidy up the place like you’ve got guests coming over.

THE FINAL DRAFT

OMG

OMG

OMG

OMG IT’S FINISHED AND YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD AND BUY PHYSICAL COPIES THAT YOU CAN HOLD AND SMELL AND RUB ALL OVER YOUR FACE AND DRAW IN AND DOG-EAR AND TOTE AROUND TO SHOW PEOPLE AND SIGN AUTOGRAPHS AND BECOME YOUR OWN LITTLE CELEBRITY!!!

Email the newspaper (I’ve appeared multiple times).

Email the local TV station (I’ve appeared on live TV).

Email book talk radio shows (I’ve had a Q&A for an hour on live radio).

……..Marketing is hard.

I hope that helps!

N.B. **please do not ask CERN for permission to use the Large Hadron Collider to create black holes that suck out all the errors in your book. You’ll look silly, and you might destroy Earth in the process.

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