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spotify wrapped is out and everybody is always posting their top 5 songs….. let’s see some love for number 6 that didn’t make the cut. rb and add your number 6

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small friends

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spotify wrapped is HERE! send me a number 1-100 and I’ll tell you the song it corresponds with on my top 100 playlist!

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So I realised last night that I really liked it when people thought I was a guy at work, and then after thinking about it, I realised "hey, I'm a trans guy".

I've gotta stay closeted IRL for now due to living circumstances (I live with relatives that don't seem safe to tell), so any tips on easing the dysphoria and increase the euphoria without outting myself?

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I have $24 to last me til Friday, what should I buy with it?

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Well, that’s the last assignment for my uni degree done \owo/ Roll on the summer \owo/ Those three years went by in a flash! But I feel like I’ve learned a lot and I can’t wait to see where things go next ovo

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Recreate BC Sol in the Sims 4, they said. It’ll be fun, they said ;_; This is gonna take a while... (The roofing is gonna be a pain in my ass, I can feel it) Scale in this game is wonky; everything’s either too big or too small when you try to recreate a build. Just working on the bridge+the building that has Chris’s office in it took me a couple hours, and I’m not close to done. 

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Oh hello there, fic idea that I'm gonna fantasize about for days/weeks on end but not write. Nice of you to drop by

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Guide to Writing Episodic Plot Structure

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Understand The Structure

Episodic plot structure is more of a rounded story structure than others there are to choose from. Especially because some of the storylines are a lot more self contained. Subplots are generally either much longer and detailed than you would find in other structures, or they’re much shorter, contained in just a small amount of time. It’s important that if you’re attempting this structure, you determine which subplots and conflicts are deserving of a rounded, slower payoff, versus a short, snippy lifespan that is more for the sake of entertainment than developing the conflict and characters. 

Is This Structure Right For Your Story?

A lot of writers choose this structure for their stories thinking that it’s a lot easier to come up with a solid path from point A to point B in the story, simply because the format is seemingly stricter and more uniform. However, this can be tricky because you must create a tree-branch like map of events and consequences because as the overarching plot is slowly developing behind them, the characters’ immediate concerns and conflicts must be more entertaining and of consistent quality. 

Make The Main Character(s) Proactive, Not Reactive

When you have a quick-moving plot with a self-sustainable conflict, there’s more room to let the characters simply react to what’s happening to them and still produce a dynamic and compelling storyline. However, when you have several self-contained plot points within an overarching story, you need to make sure a good chunk of the plot occurs because of the characters’ actions, not the other way around. If you’re struggling to come up with ideas for the episodes themselves, it’s worth examining how much of what the characters are doing is reactionary, rather than in pursuit of something. 

Have A Strong Connecting Factor

The episodes and converging plots within them must be connected by more than just the people they happen to. The episodes should each be a domino falling in a larger process. The characters are obviously the most easily identifiable connection, but you must also make them cohesive with one another in the grander scheme of the story you’re ultimately trying to tell and the way you’ve chosen to do so. 

Give The Episodes A Larger End-Place

Unlike the overarching plot, the episodes do not need a complete resolution. In fact, most of them should have some small open window to allow for revisitation or development in the future of the story. Take advantage of what the reader may overlook or what consequences of the episode may mean for their future. Yes, they should end tied up in a neat fashion by nature of the plot structure, but they do not need to be contained absolutely. 

Common Struggles

~ What’s a good way to leave off without doing too many cliffhangers or awkward endings?… As I said in the last point, the containment of each episode doesn’t need to be complete. I don’t mean that every episode should end in a cliffhanger, but there should be one or two aspects within each episode that could be revisited in the future. The reason there exist “filler episodes” in many stories is because readers can sense there’s nothing more to note about those installments. There’s no “but what about this” or “I bet that’s gonna come up again”. Leave off with those moments and you’ll be golden. 

~ How do you do overarching plots in episodic stories?… With great strategy and subtlety. Always write with a bigger purpose, always keep tabs on your loose ends, and always track the development of plot and characters. You may have an end goal in mind, you may not, but you must allow your characters and story to evolve organically and when changes occur that you do not expect, work with them, not against them.

~ How do you maintain a good flow?… Pacing and tone are key. Flow is really just a way of measuring how efficiently you’re using the text to tell the story and progress the plot. Be intentional with which events receive a lot of attention and which events are summarized or inferred, and make sure that you transition tones with great care. 

~ How do you make each episode consistently important and engaging?… Focus on quality, not quantity. Again, filler episodes are a symptom of redundancy and an inability to evolve with your story. If you set out to write 10 parts and you write a fantastic story in 8, you haven’t failed and it’s not too rushed. Concise writing is an underrated talent. Focus on how effectively you engage the reader, not for how long. 

Other Resources…

Useful Writing Resources | Part II

31 Days of Character Development : May 2018 Writing Challenge

31 Days of World Building : August 2018 Writing Challenge

31 Days of Plot Development : January 2019 Writing Challenge

Resources For Plot Development

Guide To Plot Development

How To Write A Good Plot Twist

How To Foreshadow

Writing Long Stories Without Filler

Tackling Subplots

Things A Reader Needs From A Story

How To Turn A Good Idea Into A Good Story

Planning A Scene

When To Stop Planning

Tips on Mapping Out A Series

Character Driven vs. Plot Driven Stories

Plot Structures

How To Write A Story Timeline

Tips on Planning A Series

Coming Up With Scene Ideas

How To Engage The Reader

Building Upon A Good Premise

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BeyBurst season 6 thoughts

(Yes, I’m alive and have been peeking into BeyBurst shenanigans for the past couple of years - seasons 4 and 5 just never did it for me) So we have some info as to what s6 is going to be about, and some characters, which means I have a rough base to speculate on! I’m gonna touch on characters rather than the plot here, mostly. First off: Bell is an....interesting protagonist. He comes off as more of an asshole than Aiga did, and I don’t think he has a younger sib ala Naru to keep him straight. I’m gonna guess his interactions with Rashad (who I’ll touch on later) are going to form part of his character arc (ie if he gets better or not). Honestly, I’m just curious how the writers will handle a character like Bell, he’s so different to the usual BeyBurst protag. We have another Kiyama (Ranzou Kiyama), but interestingly, unlike the other two, this guy’s name is written entirely in katakana (vs Rantaro and Ranjiro’s name being written in Kanji). What this means is that this Kiyama is more likely to be a cousin from abroad, as katakana is used for foreign names/words. (We’ve seen this before with Chris, her last name (Kuroda) was written in katakana). I’m guessing he’s our standard practice dummy characters, unfortunately (as is standard for a Kiyama at this point), but hopefully he’ll bring something more. Rashad (the red-headed dude on the top left of the key art) is my point of interest, as we already have a name and VA for this guy. This means (most likely) that he is not the villain, as I don’t think we’ve ever had an antag where we find out their name or VA before the series begins. Which makes sense, if our protag is the villainous one. His first name is a real name, coming from Arabic, and translates to “good sense/good guidance” (coming from the word rashada, meaning “to follow the right course). Combine this with his last name “Goodman”, and we can guess that he is going to be Bell’s good counterpart. I would say he’s likely going to be older than Bell, but he gives me Xhaka vibes so we could end up with that again. Basara...I honestly don’t have an opinion on him yet. I guess we’ll wait until the season airs. As for the older characters (Valt, Lui, Shu, Flee)... Oh wow is it weird to realise Valt and Shu are like 16 and Lui and Flee are like 20-21 now. It’ll be interesting to see what their roles are now that they’re on the older end. On a different topic: The setting!  I love the aesthetic so far, like the haunted house thing we see on the website and in the trailer is *chef’s kiss*. I’m guessing the main setting is this “Bey Cemetery” mentioned in the synopsis for the season, so while we may venture out from this setting every now and again, this’ll be where the main bulk of action takes place. I suspect this place will have plenty of traps and just generally is a place of mayhem. I’m really excited for this season to be honest, and I can’t wait to see how they handle Bell. I’ll try to do episode thoughts posts but my time is more limited and you probs won’t see anything during May, as I have assignments due then (final year of uni oh boy).  Take care ^^

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This is a cute and different picrew <3 

Tagging @mariamtiarko​, @ladyphantomhive101​, @osmiumtrash​, @littlepurplewakiya​ and whoever else wants to do it!

are you tired of my picrew chains? too bad!

tagging: whoever wants to

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wait lets use that spotify stats page i want to know what everyone’s long term most listened to artist and track are! mine are the cure + “the river the woods” by astronautalis

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cool new ask meme

send me a fandom and i will tell you

character i’d like to see in a flower crown

character i’d like to see have an emotional breakdown

character i’d like to see get punched in the face

character most likely to sing along to journey songs in the car

character who refuses to pull over and ask for directions on roadtrips

character who always stubs their toes on the washing machine

character who changes their starbucks order ten times

character who shows up late for everything

character who is the worst kisser

character who takes 45 minutes showers

character who gets most bent out of shape over the pronunciation of gif

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嵐電 🌸 桜のトンネル 🌸

Cherry blossoms along the railway.

Kyoto, Japan.

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693 JOHAN ANDERSON ICONS  / YGO GX

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