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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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site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition 

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

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I legit just had a panic.... He looks so wrong with a nose... PLEASE MAKE IT GO AWAY!

Curiosity will be the end of me.  Not happening boi. _

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IT’S NOT ‘PEEKED’ MY INTEREST

OR ‘PEAKED’

BUT PIQUED

‘PIQUED MY INTEREST’

THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA

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Yes

d&d setting where all the elves use too many apostrophes because they talk with a southern accent, featuring the magical sword y’all’d’ve

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Send me a number and I’ll write a micro story using the word or phrase

(creator note: I recommend 3-10 sentences but go for a longer piece if you really feel it! Replace pronouns as needed for the character / point of view)

don’t leave 

this was a mistake

[I] trusted [you]

one chance

help

illusion

silent fury

sunbathing

falling

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candles

too loud

overgrown

trembling hands

in dreams

empty

flinders

sea change

alone, finally

collapse

nap

sated

tender

senseless

how dare [you]

hide

something about [them]

sweat

harsh whisper

breeze

dust motes

saccharine

bauble

filthy

total control

defy

soak

accursed

pet

comfort food

savior

undone

cheap

svelte

shimmer

crave

rampage

nightfall

accost

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Hmmm >.> Tis most definitely for a friend... yes...

Personal NaNoWriMo Challenge

I want to challenge myself next month. Instead of writing a novel I want to write short fics.

Please, send me characters or a pairing and a number. I will try my best to write something everyday.

The original prompt list can be found here

Angst:

1: “ Give me a chance. ” 2: “ Not you again.. ” 3: “ Leave me alone. ” 4: “ I don’t love you anymore. ” 5: “ Why do you hate me? ” 6: “ I lost the baby. ” 7: “ I thought you loved me. ” 8: “ I don’t need you anymore. ” 9:“ I can’t believe you! ” 10: “ We cant keep this up forever. ” 11: “ You’re a monster. ” 12: “ I hate you. ” 13: “ Don’t leave me… ” 14: “ You’re a disappointment. ” 15: “ Don’t die on me– Please. ” 16: “ I never meant to hurt you. ” 17: “ Are you upset with me? ” 18: “ I wish i’d never met you. ” 19: “ I’m going to kill you! ” 20: “ Please don’t hurt me like this. ” 21: “ Thanks for nothing. ” 22: “ Dont call this number again. “ 23: “ Why did you spare me? ” 24: “ You need to leave. ” 25: “ I’m sick. ” 26: “ I’m dying. ” 27: “ I wish i’d never met you. ” 28: “ I thought we were family!” 29: “ There was never an us. ” 30: “ So that’s it? It’s over? ” 31: “ I fucked up. ” 32: “ I came to say goodbye. ” 33:“ He’s dead because of you. ” 34: “ I don’t deserve to be loved. ” 35: “ About the baby… Its yours. ”

Love:

36: “ I’m so in love with you. ” 37: “ Dance with me! ” 38: “ Isn’t this amazing? ” 39: “ I wish we could stay like this forever. ” 40: “ Will you marry me? ” 41: “ I’m pregnant. ” 42: “ I need a hug. ” 43: “ You’re special to me. ” 44: “ I’m going to keep you safe. ” 45: “ Do you trust me? ” 46: “ Can I kiss you right now? ” 47: “ You’re cute when you’re angry. ” 48: “ I’ve liked you for awhile now. ” 49: “ Lets have a baby. ” 50: “ We’d make such a cute couple. ” 51: “ I want to take care of you. ” 52: “ Can we cuddle? ” 53: “ It’s lonely here without you. ” 54: “ I can’t stand the thought of loosing you. ” 55: “ Shut up and kiss me already. ” 56: “ Are you flirting with me? ” 57: “ Is that my shirt? ” 58: “ How did we get here? ” 59: “ You own my heart. ” 60: “ You’d be a great dad. ” 61: “ You’d be a great mom. ” 62: “ I want to protect you. ” 63: “ Whats the matter? ” 64: “ You’re so beautiful. ” 65: “ Did you do something different with your hair? ” 66: “ Is that a new perfume? ” 67: “ Stop being so cute. ” 68: “ You’re making me blush! ” 69: “ You’re teasing me again… ” 70: “ This is why I fell in love with you. ” 71: “ You’re the best! ” 72: “ They’re going to love you, don’t worry! ” 73: “ Oh, Are you ticklish? ” 74: “ Of course I remembered! ” 75: “ You’re one hell of a girl. ” 76: “ You’re one hell of a guy. ” 77: “ Are you jealous? ” 78: “ Hold me and never let me go. ” 79: “ Stop hogging all the blankets! ” 80: “ Lets run away together. ”

General:

90: “ Catch me if you can! ” 91: “ I’m fine. ” 92: “ Are you drunk? ” 93: “ Are you high? ” 94: “ We cant go in there… ” 95: “ Give it back! ” 96: “ Well this is just great. ” 97: “ Don’t touch me. ” 98: “ Not sure if you could tell, but I’m not exactly a people person. ” 99: “ This was fun— Lets do it again sometime!” 100: “ I didn’t do it! ” 101: “ I did it… ” 102: “ I don’t remember that! ” 103: “ Well that’s pretty rude of you to say. ” 104: “ Get that thing away from me! ” 105: “ You owe me. ” 106: “ Do you believe in aliens? ” 107: “ Do you believe in ghosts? ” 108: “ Are you hitting on me? ” 109: “ Why are you naked? ” 110: “ You did what?! ” 111: “ You have… Superpowers? ” 112: “ Why are you bleeding? ” 113: “ Where did all these puppies come from?” 114: “ Don’t make me come over there myself! ” 115: “ That wasn’t funny. ” 116: “ This tastes horrible. ” 117: “ This is delicious! ” 118: “ Are you mad at me? ” 119: “ Stop ignoring me… ” 120: “ I love that show too! ” 121: “ Can I borrow that book of yours?” 122: “ Lets blow this joint. ” 123: “ Let me help you with that. ” 124: “ Take that back! ” 125: “ Wanna go see a movie with me? ” 126: “ No way, that’s so lame. ” 127: “ What are you listening to? ” 128: “ I brought you your coffee. ” 129: “ Don’t fuck this up. ” 130: “ Run! ” 131: “ Lets run away together. ” 132: “ I haven’t slept in four days… ” 133: “ Your turn to do the dishes. ” 134: “ Was I really that drunk? ” 135: “ Was I really that stoned? ” 136: “Give me back my phone! ” 137: “ You’re an asshole. ” 138: “ Are you cold? ” 139: “ This place gives me the creeps. ” 140: “ I swear my house is haunted. ” 141: “ Did you hear that? ” 142: “ It’s just your imagination. ” 143: “ Just how stupid do you think I am? ” 144: “ Stop being such a baby. ” 145: “ Go back to bed. ” 146: “ Are you okay? ” 147: “ I can take care of myself just fine.” 148: “ Thanks for helping me back there. ” 149: “ Since when have we ever been friends? ” 150: “ What on earth are you wearing? ” 151: “ I can’t feel my legs! ” 152: “ Stop texting me weird stuff so late at night. ” 153: “ Put me down! ” 154: “ There’s only one bed… ” 155: “ It isn’t what it looks like! Okay.. Maybe it is… ” 156: “ How did I loose it? ” 157: “ I read your diary. ” 158: “ This is awkward. ” 159: “ Didn’t you read the sign? ” 160: “ Do you think you can teach me that? ”

Sexual: 161: “ Bite me. ” 162: “ Make me. ” 163: “ Fuck me. ” 164: “ Stop teasing me so much… ” 165: “ Do you like it when I touch you like that?” 166: “ Okay.. This is new. ” 167: “ Want to head back to my place and have a little fun? ” 168: “ You’re in trouble now. ” 169: “ What a pretty sight. ” 170: “ Bend over. ” 171: “ On your knees. ” 172: “ The food looks great but.. There’s something much more delicious i’d like to eat right now. ” 173: “ Lay back. ” 174: “ Take off your clothes. ” 175: “ Well, fine; just this once. ” 176: “ I’m waiting. ” 177: “ You’re so beautiful. ” 178:“ As you wish. ” 179: “ First one to make a noise looses.” 180: “ You have no idea what you do to me. ” 181: “ If you’re bored; Wanna have sex? ” 182: “ Ive wanted this for so long. ” 183: “ Car sex looks so much more easier in the movies. ” 184: “ Can I touch you? ” 185: “ Open up. ” 186: “ No strings attached. ” 187: “ Already? Do I really have that much of an effect on you? ” 188: “ Mine. ” 189: “ The nights still young. ” 190: “ We cant do that here! ” 191: “ Behave. ” 192:“ What did you just say? ” 193: “ Good girl. ” 194: “ Good boy. ” 195: “ Come here. ”

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Things you should know about each of your characters

These are what I would consider to be the most basic, bare-bones questions of character creation.

What would completely break your character?

What was the best thing in your character’s life?

What was the worst thing in your character’s life?

What seemingly insignificant memories stuck with your character?

Does your character work so that they can support their hobbies or use their hobbies as a way of filling up the time they aren’t working?

What is your character reluctant to tell people?

How does your character feel about sex?

How many friends does your character have?

How many friends does your character want?

What would your character make a scene in public about?

What would your character give their life for?

What are your character’s major flaws?

What does your character pretend or try to care about?

How does the image your character tries to project differ from the image they actually project?

What is your character afraid of?

What is something most people in your setting do that your character things is dumb?

Where would your character fall on a politeness/rudeness scale?

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It makes him very nervous to be around Padawan Asajj through no fault of her own, but Savage is getting better at looking her in the eyes these days. They are both so much more than Dathomir. (Jedi Brothers Opress AU)

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Successful people build each other up.

That should be obvious but it’s often not in RP groups.

It took me far too long to stop falling into the same behaviors that got me in groups with the same types of people, but you see the same things through unsuccessful (i.e. drama filled groups that fall apart every few months) RP groups.

- Gossiping about other group members instead of speaking to them directly when an issue or a perceived issue arises.

- Trash talking other group members for even minor things—or just for no reason at all beyond they’ve decided they don’t personally like that player anymore.

- Near constant complaining about other group members, either in private chats or to their faces.

- Tearing down of other members over their RP, their RP ideas, how they handle IC or OOC conflict, or over their OOC hobbies, likes, or dislikes.

- Tearing down anyone who won’t toe the line in the group or who tries to point out any of the above.

- Using excuses like, “I have anxiety”, “I have depression”, “I have X Mental Illness”, “I have *insert any medical condition here*” when confronted over poor behavior or to avoid taking responsibility for poor behavior. It might explain your poor behavior, but it does not, in any way whatsoever, excuse it or excuse you from needing to take responsibility for said behavior.

- When misunderstandings happen, resentments are often still held onto by one or both parties, even after the misunderstanding is cleared up and, if necessary, apologized for, even when the apology is accepted and people claim to have moved on.

My general rule of log/save/screenshot everything comes from years of dealing with people like that, because I know damn well they’ll try to put a metaphorical knife in my back the minute I’m no longer useful to them or providing them with what amounts to being their cheerleader and willing to drop anything I’m doing to play with them.

What I see in groups that are successful long term and with a low turnover in members is essentially a distinct and almost complete lack of everything described above.

When there are disagreements, nobody pulls out the, “you’re yelling/personally attacking me!” argument or the, “but my mental illness!” argument to deflect what’s being said in an attempt to make it the fault of the person who brought the issue up initially.

When there are disagreements, they’re taken directly to the person or people involved and not gossiped about to unrelated parties.

When there are questions or concerns about how something is going in an RP story arc or session, things are paused to have it discussed with the people directly involved instead of the person or persons who are uncomfortable or unhappy going along with it anyway then complaining to unrelated parties (or even related parties) after the fact.

When there are criticisms of someone’s RP idea or character concept, it’s never phrased negatively and is, instead, constructive criticism that offers alternative ideas that may work out better AND the person receiving the constructive criticism doesn’t freak out and fall into any of the first set of behaviors.

When there are questions or concerns over someone’s OOC behavior, that behavior is addressed with the person in question, and is not done in a public callout; it’s done privately with the person in question and it is not phrased in a way that basically accuses them of doing the thing you think or know they did. There is a world of difference between, “Your behavior is problematic and offensive” and “Some of the things you’ve said in the chat room recently have been upsetting to several members, do you have some time to go over what happened so I can let you know their side and you can give me your view of what happened?”

They understand that, sometimes, you’re not in the mood to RP or are RPing with someone else, are busy, or are just plain not available to RP with them at that particular moment in time and they don’t pressure you to change that and make yourself available for them.

When there is something that seems like it might just be a misunderstanding, it’s immediately brought up and clarification is asked for; it’s not taken to gossiping and assuming that your initial impression was correct then becoming angry and demanding an apology when it turns out you were wrong.

When someone isn’t sure if they’re misunderstanding something or not, it’s brought up right away and not let to sit and fester until it turns into gossip or trash talking.

When there IS a misunderstanding, clarifications can be made without anyone holding onto resentment stemming from the earlier misunderstanding.

TL;DR: If you want your RP group to last and have low turnover in its members, weed out the people in the top half examples as fast as you can find them as they will poison the whole group if allowed to stay. If you find yourself in a group of people like that, for your own sanity, consider leaving as they will eventually make you their target.

There is no RP that’s so good it warrants putting up with behavior like that.

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So I RP.

Yes, yes I do. Not afraid to admit this... But anyway. I have a piece of where I was taunting a faction in the Fallout Universe. Legion is my bag a lot of times. So here it is. ------------------------------------- Location: An Ex-NCR settlement outside their current borders. Character: Octavianus/The Legion -The Wrath of The Bull- Octavianus stretched out on his bed, glancing at the woman on his left, then to the one one his right, lifting his head up he shifted the one on his feet. Smirking he felt younger already, as he pushed them each off his bed, before moving to stand up and stretch more. "Get out," deep rolling voice like heavy thunder clouds on the horizon, "Now!" The women quickly rushing from his tent, he had enjoyed his spoils last night, but now it was time for work. Taking a seat at his desk, he looked over papers and maps. The NCR had pulled themselves back, leaving him a way to send a special message to them. Marking six settlements his Frumentarii had scouted out in the weeks before this last conquest. Not even looking as one of his subordinates stepped into his tent. "Ave True to Caesar," the subordinate greeted their leader, but was met with silence, "Sir?" The Bull sighed before returning the greeting, he had been in deep thought about plans and what he wanted to do. "Get a cohort together. 480 men should be more than enough to overrun one of these settlements. I will not be taking my normal Praetorians, have these few who wish to be Frumentarii ready," he held up a list of names, the subordinate taking it, saluting and taking off. Octavianus stood and finally dressed in his armor, this would be a great march onto show the NCR that the Legion was back to their old ways.  It would take a few days march to get his forces into position, they barely set up any kind of encampment, they needed to be able to strike hard and fast. Low fires, bedrolls, like his beginning days in the great service to Caesar. The Bull relaxed back under the stars, he looked like any other Centurion at the moment, use to that style, that look, those manners. He had never planned to take the Legion under his grasp, but they way he was able to pull them back together after beating the Legate to a pulp. Sighing as he settled with ease into sleep, ready for the next day to finish off preparing and then waiting for the cover of night. Pushing himself to sleep till noon as it was out of his habit of being awake before dawn, he wanted to make sure he was rested enough to complete this attack. Staring up at his subordinate he grumbled, rather be staring at naked slaves in his arms than up the skirt of a man. Scowling as he saluted back to the man, "Well?" "Reports on the settlement, no NCR soldiers, light guards, shouldn't loose more than 30 men." The Bull sat up, nodding his head, counting over how many could be lost. "Did you factor in for the night raid?" Questioning the man as he stood up, turning to face the smaller man, brow raised. He could see the fear leeching from his subordinate, chuckling as he found it amusing. "15 lashes when we get back." Rolling his shoulders he headed for breakfast, plotting out his time till it was raid time. As the sunset behind them, The Legion camp was already mobile worthy. The Bull had gathered the men who wished to join the ranks of his spies, looking them over. "You fail, you won't make it back to Flagstaff. And you better pray to Mars that you fall in battle." The bull was nothing short but one to remind failure is not an option. He had seen what Caesar had done to Graham, to him it wasn't cruel enough, wasn't fear inspiring enough. Partly why he always seemed to hint at the bull he had made. Pulling his helm over his face, it was almost time as the last few seconds of light snuffed out behind him. He raised his hand, wrapped around the gladius, signaling he was ready to start the conquest. No horn blew, nothing to elude to the men charging for the settlement. Thunderous waves of feet, the men on guard duty didn't hear it till it was too late. The hordes of Legion bursting through the small junk walls the town had built, it was like watching ants moving and flowing through the streets and homes, with The Bull at the head of the charge. Blades clashing, guns firing, screaming, panic, sounds of crushing bones, this was what Caesar's Legion was good at, lightning attacks, striking like a ghost in the darkness. For the glory of Caesar! the words out of every Legion man as they slaughter this place. The Bull was into his work, like some old world sport of watching a black bull gut men in an arena. This was the world he lived for, feeling the ping of a bullet off his shoulder armor, he sadistically grinned under his helm, turning to face the young man who was fumbling to reload the pistol. The giant beast of a man stalking towards the man, the edge of his twin gladiuses catching the firelight as he moved closer. "Filthy Profligate child, you might have been spared another time, but not this night!" Fully charging the man, The Bull enjoyed the look of fear on his face, it was like a drug to him, he wanted more of it after it was gone. His gladiuses sinking into the upper torso of the boy. Using his brute strength to lob the boy over his head and off his weapons, turning to catch another man screaming about his son and striking him down with little effort. 'These people wouldn't even make decent slaves,' the thought in the back of The Bull's head. The only order given other than raising the settlement to the ground was to bring him one woman after that they were to begin the march home. He found little joy in this action of this night, the joy of fear fleeting as most of these people were nothing more than shells of humans. The Bull pulled back watching the men he had picked, his hand painfully wrapped around the wrists of a woman. She was crying, not that is phased The Bull, as he watched the mistakes these men made. "Bleh, tighter form! More force! USE YOUR HEAD!" Shaking the girl, he chuckled, "You may stop crying now, you won the lotto. I picked you to live, no one will touch you." Still sobbing her scoffed, "But don't forget you belong to me, I always come for what is mine." Angry was not the word as he watched one of the Frumentarii hopefuls take an axe to the side, growling softly his Subordinate took the woman from him. Leaping down from his vantage point he charged forward, pulling the swords from his back, giving his famed war cry, clearing his path, tossing profligate and Legion member aside with equal measure. Jumping up and over one of his men, and bringing his sword down into the shoulder of the axe wielder. Cleaving half way into it and getting stuck he released his grip on his weapon, bringing his other arm up to block the axe swing with his buckler like shield on his forearm. His fist moving to catch the Axeman it the side of the head, staggering him. The Bull roared in anger as the Axeman spun trying to catch him again only to be met with a shield bash to the chest. The Bull was impressed as the man staggered but did not drop to the ground or his weapon. "Halt. We should do this as men! No weapon, two men, you best me and I won't kill you." The Axeman's answer was a spit of blood and saliva at The Bull's face and a taunt with his hands to bring it on. Laughing as he charged forward again, nearly missing the axe feeling the edge of it scrape his helm lightly. Octave got in close, grabbing the arm with the axe in it, pulling his knee up into the gut of the man. Dipping his helmed head down he moved in and then jerked his head up catching the man's jaw. The axeman's teeth cutting through his own tongue, and staggering back. Letting go at that moment he brought his powerful leg up and kicked the axeman in the chest sending him fully backwards and dropping the axe. Picking up the axe, Octave smirked, stalking close to the man. Raising the axe over his head and then sending it down and through the neck of the man, severing it from the body. Taking a spear from the injured hopeful, he rammed the head of the spear into the head of his kill. Walking towards the center of town as the sounds of battle began to die down, speared head in hand, he glanced to his subordinate. It was time. The heat from the fire caused The Bull to sweat, but this is what he wanted, the settlement removed from the wasteland forever. Cleansed with fire and The Men of the Bull. Staking the spear into the ground he looked around at the Frumentarii hopefuls, the one holding his side getting no emotional response what so ever. The subordinate holding the woman, who had been stripped bare, was still sobbing. Pathetic, he thought as he cleared his throat. "Your wish to join my Frumentarii is granted, once you do one final task." The 9 men stood there, looking back and forth between themselves and the woman, thinking she was for them, some of them licked their lips and having a hungry look in their eyes. The Bull watched, "You will cull the weakest from your ranks. He bleeds and is not fit to become My Frumentarii." The axe wound showed fear, screaming and begging for his life, pleading with his brothers to not do it. It was over quickly, the eight men making short work of the other, it was none too pretty either. The woman was screaming the entire time, not that anyone truly seemed to care. "You two, kneel here and here." The two men kneeled on one knee facing each other, their knees so close they touched. The bull grabbed the woman, pulling her chest on the knees. "Hold her arms. You hold her legs. You pull her head to the left." Barking orders as his subordinate handed him a glowing hot brand in the shape of a bull. Pressing it to her skin, she screamed more, struggling, "TIGHTER!" Pressing and holding for a while, before pulling it back and handing off. Taking a hand full of ash and dirt he rubbed it into the wound, wanting it to be raised when it began to heal. "Sit her up! Hold Her!" Pulling his boot knife he began shaving her hair off, no reason not to remind the Bear they were less than human to him. The woman cried, staring up at The Bull, "You may all go, rally the men at my orders and I will meet you soon." Left alone with the woman, he tenderly caressed her cheek, smirking. She glared up at him, "You said I wouldn't be touched, you monster!" The deep thunderous chuckle of The Bull escaping, slowly building into a full laugh. "And no one raped you, you belong to me. If anyone would have, they would face my Bronze Bull in Flagstaff." The look of anger and fear he gave her, he almost regretted leaving her behind to serve as a message, she would have made a fine brooder for a fine heir to his throne. "You will tell the NCR that there is a new bull to fear. That he is called Octavianus Fulvius Nertomarus. The Bull. Tell them I will come for you, I will come to claim my property, and to take notice of this place, more will follow. Tell them the price of failure is death at the horns of my Bronze Bull." He let her go, falling into the dirt and ash, turning his back to her and walking off. Heading for his home, it was time to go celebrate when he returned, to formally assign those men to his Frumentarii ranks and start their training.

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Things I am working on atm. Shading in old art, for practice mostly. Sketching new art. Lastly pretty chunky little Togrutans... >.> Whooo Fun!

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Yes? When I stop being lazy... And do these things.

I must confess I unfollowed a lot of blogs today due to inactivity and I am planning to follow more blogs to bring a fresh vibe to my dashboard.

So, reblog this or like this f you post video games (Bioware especially) or art or anything? I like a lot of things, really.

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Hey friends!

It’s Meg here for TUTOR TUESDAY! Today is part one of drawing trees. I’ll do a tutorial on painting trees next time! This was a recommended tutorial, and if you have any tutorials you’d like to see just send em in here or at my personal! Have fun, keep practicing, and I’ll see you next week!

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Holy Shit

WELL FUCK ME AMIRITE

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I want to share with you guys all my Prussia photoshoped pictures The model is Ken Bek <3 Plee don’t delete my signature :c