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if you go to a certain bar in a certain part of georgia, and if you take a seat near the back of the room where a man with steady hands and sad eyes sits, and if you wait long enough, you’ll hear a story of the stars, and the man who shined brighter than any of them.

and there’ll be a few moments when the story pauses, or repeats itself, but it’s worth it, to hear of the man with the golden hair and the galaxy in his eyes.

and then it’ll trail off and you’ll sit there for a while trying to figure out what happened to that bright young man, because no one that bright and beautiful could just stop, but the story teller never tells the ending of the man he used to know, he just shakes his head and fiddles with the ring on his finger.

and then you’ll ask “but what about you?”

and the story teller will smile his broken little smile and he’ll finish his drink and he’ll say;

"all i got left is my bones."

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so happy that white collar finally addressed neal's sociopathic tendencies 

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FOREVER EVIL - A.R.G.U.S. #1 (2013)

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good to go on this end. The rest is up to you.

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"Think you can handle me, Kid?"

 For Daunt who over a year ago drew some fantastic McKirk pieces like this. They kicked me back into Star Trek fandom and i’ve never been happier. Always wanted to draw her something, and well a year later *coughssoslowcoughs* I did.

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 i have returned purely to procrastinate writing for nano

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Hey everyone! As NaNoWriMo approaches, and the month of November itself, I thought it would be a good idea to put together a masterpost of tips, techniques, and preparation exercises. I did not make any of the content listed below myself, so credit goes directly to the respective content creators. Happy writing, and remember- keep your head up. It’s not about quality, it’s about finishing. You got this. Good luck.

NANOWRIMO ADVICE:

10 Tips from the Writing Box

Five Things I Wish I’d Known Going Into My First NaNoWriMo

Pre-NaNoWriMo Tips

October 31st Planning Advice

How To: Write a Novel in 30 Days

How To: Start Your Novel

7 Habits of Highly Effective Writers

Is Your Novel Working?

Story Idea Generator

How To: Reach Your NaNoWriMo Goal

Staying Motivated

GENERAL WRITING TIPS:

Developing a Well Paced Novel

How To: Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method

The Opening Hook

How To: Write a Novel

Effectively Outlining Your Plot

Developing Your Style

Novel Outlining 101

9 Simple Writing Habits

Dialogue Writing

Busting Your Writing Rut

CHARACTER BUILDING:

Name Generator

Name Playground

Behind the Name

Characterization Tips

Character Chart

Seven Common Character Types

Advice for Writing Specific Characters 

Pre-Writing Characters

Main Character Tropes

Creating a Likeable Character

The Universal Mary Sue Test

Myers Briggs Personality Test

100 Positive Traits

Character Development Exercises

Eight Bad Characters

Using Mental Illness in Your Writing

Family Tree Designer

123 Character Flaws

Writing Realistic Platonic Male Friendships

Writing Intriguing Male and Female Characters

Writing POCs

Writing Sexuality

Writing Primary Characters

Writing Secondary Characters

PLOT & CONFLICT: 

How To: Write Without a Plot

36 Dramatic Situations

Tips for Writing a Compelling Plot

Plot Development

The Art of Foreshadowing

Plotting Without Fears

What is Conflict?

Conflict Test

5 Tips for Writing an Effective Plot Twist

How To: Outline Your Novel in 30 Minutes

25 Ways to Plot, Plan, and Prep

Plot Bank

The ABCs (and Ds and Es) of Plot Development

12 Things to Keep in Mind When Writing an Ending

Various Plot Resources

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Do you think Sirius ever ate Remus or James or Peter’s homework as a joke

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I have bullshitted my way through almost two decades of life

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Starfleet Command has ordered us to rescue them… captain

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Hey Atheists: If Earth is “billions of years old,” then why is it only 2013?

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temperature gets lower than 60 degrees

me: JUST HEAR THOSE SLEIGH BELLS JINGLING RING TING TINGLING TOO

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james t. kirk + favorite lines (pt. 2)