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The Onion pulling zero fucking punches.

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"Winter is coming!"

"Promise?" 🥹

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That moment where you're wondering, "Do I put this important scene into this chapter I'm currently working on, or do I make it its own chapter? And if so, what PoV should the next chapter have?"

And then you decide, "Extra chapter, and it's the next chapter, so I have two chapters in a row from the same PoV"

Delightfully devilish 🔥

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Me: I have to make this character very likeable, so when he dies, it hits really hard. Me: *writes his death scene* Me: Umm, that worked too well

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I was in Edinburgh last weekend.

I have a new favourite city in this world ☺️

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hello! how do you feel about second person perspective? when writing and when reading?

Hello there!

Generally, I don't write 2nd person perspective, at least not at this point, haven't felt it required yet 🤔

I can however enjoy a story that's written from that perspective. It takes some getting used to since most stories are 1st or 3rd person pov, but when done right, it's a powerful tool, like in Fifth Season from N. K. Jemisin or Dragonfall from L. R. Lam (although the latter is technically speaking not that? For the sake of argument let's pretend it is)

In short, I don't feel confident enough yet to tell a story from that perspective, but it can certainly make a story stronger

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I learnt German sign language this week 🙂

Booked a class for that. One of my classmates was ill the past two days, didn't come to class today, and I thought, "I hope I won't catch what she got," mostly because I'll go on holiday next week...

Any way, turns out she got pregnant... Probably won't catch that 🤔

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And thus I begin learning a new language for the 10th time in my life 😊

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I'm learning sign language next week, but found this one in advance, feels too relevant to not share

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EVERYONE(!) I’m blazing this post because at this pace we might barely hit 1,000,000 signatures—or just fall short. PLEASE reblog this post, no matter where you are from, so we can reach as many EU citizens as possible and end this horrible practice!

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Rather proud of having 2 instances that warrant a "Bloody pirates!" in one chapter, and actually using one of them (so far, this is a first draft) to actually say it 😊

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Question: What is the greatest magic of all? Answer: Friendship, right? [B]: The greatest magic of all is not friendship, it's chronomancy, the ability to control and warp time. If friendship were the greatest magic, look, it's a pet peeve of mine (...)

DUNGEON MASTER BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN ANSWERS DnD QUESTIONS (TECH SUPPORT | WIRED)

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This one feels bigger, maybe because 20k > 10k

Nice little milestone :)

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a few more commonly confused words

Afflict - to cause suffering or unhappiness (something a disease does) Inflict - to force pain or suffering (like if you smack someone) (Both cause pain)

Allude - to refer to something in an indirect manner Elude - to evade

Alone - no other person is with you Lonely - you are alone, and sad as a result

Amicable - a friendliness or goodwill between people or groups Amiable - friendly disposition

Arise - happen or occur Rise - to go up

Assent - refers to agreement Ascent - a climb

Aver - to affirm Avow - to openly declare

Correlation - a relationship Corollary - more like a consequence

Disassemble - to take something apart Dissemble - to hide your true self

Discreet - under the radar, careful Discrete - individual or detached

Disinterested - unbiased; out of the loop Uninterested - don't give a hoot; bored

Disperse - to scatter Disburse - to pay

Eminent - famous Imminent - refers to something about to happen Immanent - inherent

Exalt - to glorify or elevate something Exult - to rejoice

Expedient - something helpful Expeditious - speedy

Extant - still here Extent - the range of something

Faze - to disturb, bother, or embarrass Phase - a stage or step

Fictional - literary Fictive - specific Fictitious - just plain fake

Imply - to hint at something Infer - to make an educated guess

Ingenious - smart and clever Ingenuous - innocent and naive

Insidious - something that lies in wait to get you Invidious - something offensive or defamatory

Loath - unwilling or reluctant Loathe - to hate

Morbid - describes something gruesome Moribund - the act of dying

Paradox - a logical puzzle that seems to contradict itself Oxymoron - a figure of speech—words that seem to cancel each other out (e.g., instant classic)

Parameter - a limit that affects how something can be done Perimeter - the outline of a physical area

Practical - sensible Practicable - possible

Pragmatic - you're practical Dogmatic - you follow the rules

Premiere - the first public performance of something Premier - the very best

Prescribe - to recommend Proscribe - to forbid

Rebut - to try to prove something isn’t true Refute - to actually prove it isn’t

Reluctant - resisting or unwilling Reticent - quiet, restrained, or unwilling to communicate

Sources: 1 2 ⚜ More: Writing Basics ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs ⚜ Part 1

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Brainstorming for further plot points

Brain: "Trans MC should have a sword"

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Nice little milestone :)