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[trinket-o-pawsum]

You know you've hit peak gender when customers at work address you with "Excuse me sir or ma'am"

[cepheusgalaxy]

it never fails to flatter me when i go browse around someone's blog and 30% of their most recent reblogs were reblogged or posted by me 😌

[ifwebefriends]

Asexual ships drive me crazy (extremely positive)

[charmedcleric]

When character.ai says exactly what you wanted it to say

[kaisollisto]

i'm just saying if a woman says anything in a different language I am taking my clothes off

[sualne]

amazing day for monster enthusiasts

:>

[lazy-toad]

I love Arthur's little master manipulator moment this episode, had me kicking my feet and twirling my hair

[banana-pancake5]

Moon Knight is fantastic.

[sisterdaniela]

i know it was dan who put troye sivan and charli xcx back to back in the phlaylist and i respect him for that

[x-mensirens]

[chernabogs]

VIL... HELLO????

[altraviolet]

quick comparison: mountain scenery descriptions

I recently DNF'd "Gothikana," and I just finished "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries." I enjoyed the latter very, very much, and highly recommend it. The former, extremely not so much.

Here is a long post where I detailed why I think Gothikana is poorly written.

In the above post, I have an example of the main character looking out at mountains. They're not described well. Fortuitously, EWEoF also has a scene where the main character looks at mountains. Let's compare the approaches!

Gothikana: (point of view character is Corvina)

Corvina rolled her window down slightly, looking out at the natural, incredible beauty of the mountain. The sight was unlike anything she had ever seen before. Where she came from, the woods had been more yellow and the air more humid.

Emily Wilde: (point of view character is Emily)

The loveliness of the view outside stopped me in my tracks. The mountain fell away before me, a carpet of green made greener by the luminous dawn staining the clouds with pinks and golds. The mountains themselves were lightly ensnowed, though there was no threat of a sequel in that cerulean canopy. Within the hinterlands of the prospect heaved the great beast of the sea with its patchy pelt of ice floes.

In my long post linked above about Gothikana, I gave the advice to never state something is beautiful: always show how it is beautiful. Technically, here, Emily is stating the scenery is lovely. But she then goes on to explain how it is lovely. Emily's statement is delivered with a very strong stopped me in my tracks, which matches her very strong personality. Corvina's dull looking out at likewise matches her characterization.

Let's compare the words used to describe the beautiful and lovely mountains.

Corvina: natural, incredible beauty, unlike anything she had ever seen before

Emily: carpet of green made greener by the luminous dawn staining the clouds with pinks and golds, ensnowed (Emily goes on to describe the sky and sea beyond, but we will concentrate here on the mountains)

I think it's pretty easy to see the contrast here. Corvina's description tells you the mountains are beautiful. Emily's description includes words describing color, how the rising dawn affects the surrounding area, and the snow. Emily's description helps the reader to see what she sees: it invites the reader to be part of the story. Corvina's does not.

Let's compare the verbs.

Corvina: rolled down, looking out, was, had seen, came from, had been

Emily: stopped, fell away, made, staining, ensnowed, was, heaved

Emily's verbs are more varied and interesting. They give a more active feel to both the description and her, as a character, taking in the scenery. How does "looking out" feel different from "fell away"? "Came from" vs "staining"?

I've recently read some posts saying that when one criticizes a story, the criticism should be in the spirit of the making the story the best story it can be, not the story the critic wants it to be. I don't think it's out of turn to state that Gothikana's description is poor. Yes, it's not what I would want it to be. But it's also far from the best story it could be. I hope that's apparent in these posts of mine.

Anyway, when you're constructing your descriptions, they can serve more than one purpose. They describe, yes, but they also tell you something about the character whose eyes the reader is looking through. Again, compare stopped me in my tracks and looked out at. Compare the language usage. Engage as many senses as possible. Use unique/interesting/strong verbs. I didn't talk about "the great beast of the sea with its patchy pelt of ice floes" line but isn't it fantastic? Emily's description is packed with details and imagery. Corvina's is literally not.

[storge]

I must thank you for today. I happened to hear several old women talking about Chen Wende being a really bad person. Of course I can't let you marry someone like that. So I found a way to inform you. Thank you, Moxi.

Fengyao & Moxi Gone with the Rain 1.01

[i-like-omori]

YES I GOT PEOPLE INTERESTED. here's some drawings that i made a bit ago before i had tumblr OF MY OCS.

on the sign in the back used to have my youtube channel name but i changed it to my tumblr nickname "ilo" just cuz mack the tumblr people know about the fuckers now >:) (mack is my friend) i still wont tell you lore >:)))

ginger person - Ace (he/him) (gay but closeted) guy in dino shirt - Troy (he/him) (bisexual but doesn't know it) short hair guy (in grayscale photo) - Finn (he/him) (asexual) long hair guy - River (he/they) (im not fucking sure)

PLEASE GO CRAZY AND EAT MY OCS BECAUSE I LIKE WHEN PEOPLE LIKE MY WORK.

[thequeenofmyownscreen]

was NOT expecting a Delilah appearance in this mess right after Downfall, but AM extremely happy with where it's going

[natsmagi]

Natsume tummy. Ty I was starving. Tummy made to be kissed.

SO TRUE...................... mugi needs to give her tummy some kisses rn or else im gonna have to.