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it started with small apologies for saying the wrong thing and laughing too loudly and wearing a skirt that was too short. it started with small apologies. it ended with me apologising for myself -  for thoughts inside my head, for my belly-laughter, for the length of my legs. it ended with me realising there are no small apologies.

marina v., don’t let someone make you feel guilty about being at home in your own skin. (via findingwordsforthoughts)

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Real life was something happening in her peripheral vision.

Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl  (via bibliophilebunny)

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Super excited to begin reading this beauty

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It’s Freedom to Read week! Did you know that these books were once banned?

The Crank Trilogy by Ellen Hopkins

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tweak by Nick Sheff

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. By Judy Blume

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Learn more.

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We all get angry. It is natural and it can be a good thing. When it is uncontrolled or unnecessary, anger will not do us any favours on either a personal or a social level.

The same is true for the characters we create. When we write about angry characters, we should remember that there is always something behind this emotion. Anger is usually a surface emotion. It is a reaction to an underlying problem.  

Let’s look at:

Motivation 

Body Language

Passive or Aggressive - How angry is your character?

Ways To Create Conflict

The Importance of Anger in Plotting

by Amanda Patterson

If you enjoyed this article,  you will love:

Cheat Sheets for Writing Body Language

10 Ways to Introduce Conflict in Dialogue

Writing Tip: Why you need a villain in your story

Universal Needs - Creating Characters

When crazy is good - Nine good reasons for your character’s anger

Eight Personality Disorders - Does your character have one of these?

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Always worth driving across the state for this elegant hideaway.

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Accra, Ghana, 1964.

Photo by Paul Strand

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Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Galway

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Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can’t stop, and you’ve got so many stories to look forward to.

Benedict Cumberbatch (via mousethatroars)

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A Girl’s Gotta Dream by RoseHillDesignStudio

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Sleep is a foreign thing to me now.

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Book Depository Bookmarks

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still trying to come to terms with the ugly purple fairy i drew 13 years ag