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"he's a crybaby" SHUT THE FUCK UP he's in tune with his emotions and that's hot

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Hey, psssst, want to know a secret?

You do not have to describe the entirety your main character's physical attributes in the opening chapter.

Nothing slows a good story opener down more than stopping for a full paragraph for your main character to wax poetic about their hair falling the wrong way today while 'catching a quick glimpse' of themselves in some unsuspecting reflective surface. (I will groan and close whatever I'm reading if a character looks in a mirror before paragraph five).

Should you describe your character's appearance on some level? Yeah, of course! But does your reader need to know how deeply forest green someone's eyes are, or how precisely they've styled their hair, or how many piercings they have in this exact moment? Are these details absolutely vital for this scene, the opening scene, the most crucial scene for hooking in your readers?

I like to establish what's necessary* to introduce a character to my readers and then honestly the finer details can wait.

*And those deets are subject to change with every story.

My personal favorite trick is to introduce physical characteristics via other characters; their thoughts, first impressions, observations, or comments about them.

Sure, maybe the whole mirror thing is just a personal pet peeve of mine, but I swear you don't need to know every single physical detail about a character right away. Heck, if you've never done this, try writing a story opener without describing your MC at all just to see how it flows. It can be fun to slip in those details as you go anyway.

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How terrible is it to be called beautiful, smart and strong but end up being alone every night.

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This is so dumb, so incredibly stupid, I can't help but be super excited about it. Bye, bye $7.99 and hello double blue checkmarks.

You know what is even dumber than paying $7.99 for two blue checkmarks? Paying $10 to tell 2,500 strangers about it. Let's blaze it.

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I think the key to celebrities who survive Tumblr is that they understand we’re not here to follow them, they’re here to hang out with us. 

We’re here building a fort out of scraps of stuff we found in a dumpster and if Ryan Reynolds would like to sit down in the mud and contribute, he is welcome to. But the fort comes first. Neil Gaiman found an old couch cushion. Wil Wheaton has a cool rock. Sometimes Taylor Swift shows up to say how nice the fort looks. That’s the way of things. 

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where have I seen this before

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the fact that a rep tour DANCER aka owenn gets to be an opening act for taylor is mindblowing

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you’ve heard of “touch grass,” now get ready for:

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I cannot believe I have to gatekeep the reputation era from people who are the reason there was a reputation era

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It’s honestly the BIGGEST MOOD! I go from thinking I’m shit to thinking I’m THE SHIT

i love the way taylor is constantly like oh god how could you love me? i'm a fucking mess. then again, of course you love me, i'm the best. but seriously, please stay with me forever. not that i need to say that, i know you love me, you couldn't stay away from me if you tried. i do wish i could brainwash you into staying by my side though. god you're so OBSESSED WITH ME!!!

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tale as old as time🥂

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this is exactly what someone not alive would say

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he seems fine

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Happy 5 Years of reputation! | insp

When this album comes out, gossip blogs will scour the lyrics for the men they can attribute to each song, as if the inspiration for music is as simple and basic as a paternity test. There will be slideshows of photos backing up each incorrect theory, because it’s 2017 and if you didn’t see a picture of it, it couldn’t have happened right? Let me say it again, louder for those in the back… We think we know someone, but the truth is that we only know the version of them that they have chosen to show us. There will be no further explanation. There will be just reputation.