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bunnieshoneys · 2 months
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WRITING TIPS🗣️
by bunny
hello and welcome to my soup. my letter soup. someone asked a very long time ago if i had any writing advice, and i said no, because writing is very in my head for me, but having thought about it there are some tips over the years that have changed the way i write! so
no. 1
youve probably seen this before. its what i call in my head the 70% rule -
- characters should never communicate more than 70% of what they feel to those around them.
70% is an absolute max, too. most of the time, characters interacting with each other should only articulate 50-60% of what they mean. think of your own life and how much you can struggle to say what you want, or say what you need. you can’t say it perfectly, right? it might be due to the strength of what theyre feeling, difficulty being honest, where they are. the likelihood of ever being to perfectly articulate yourself is low. utilise that, it makes conversations so much more fun to read!
no2
adding onto this, unreliable narrator should always, always (imo) play somewhat of a role in a narrative voice, unless omniscient third person is being used. i used to write a lot of first person pov, and now i prefer third person (growing up🤝🏻) but in third person a narrative voice can and still should be just as strong as in first person - tall ask, but its possible.
we are seeing the world through this character’s eyes: act like it. even if another character is a mess, if your pov character wouldnt notice it, the pov is going to be affected by that. they dont know what others are thinking or feeling. theyre guessing. and those guesses are going to be informed by their own experiences or perceptions of those around them, along with the world in general.
no3
show not tell. this kiiind of links back to no2 bc its sort of related to narrative voice. trust your readers to pick up on implications and read between the lines. every single interaction / scene has purpose - and it doesnt have to be clear!! i promise that even if readers dont get the purpose, they’ll pick up on the vibes🫵🏻
no4
you do not have to solve every plot hole or character flaw to show development. in fact id encourage you NOT to, especially if ur work is <30k.
i <3 toxicity and rancid vibes, so im a bit biased on this one. its definitely sort of an acquired taste. 😕✌🏻 but in short one shots (anything under 40/50k, id consider short, lol) fixing everything is unnecessary!! you can leave things unfinished! it makes everyone feel incredibly human and raw!!
no5
relating to no4 slightly, tension.
never never never show your full hand. theres always something left to be revealed! whether its about the world itself, another character, or someone’s motivations, it needs to be kept secret. riiiight until the end
(this is more for longform writing)
finally
world - your characters have to be casual about where they are, with little exception. the BEST aus ive read are where the characters feel casual about the crazy things happening bc this is THEIR normal, and its taken for granted so much but it really makes or breaks a work.
slang or language, reactions to stuff that we as readers might be alarmed by but they arent - think a burn in a hospitality au or injuries in sports aus - they might not be as big a deal to the characters since this is their normal.
exceptions include charas thrown into ur world brand new / really big events - essentially you pick and choose where the biggest reactions are to events for plot🫶🏻
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i feel silly typing this. anyways enjoy
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hi lovely! i have a serious question. so when i write sometimes the most i can squeak out is 10k and i’m not sure why. i feel like maybe i’m missing something that could allow my writing to be longer.
ik that you always write the juciest longest fics that i ADORE, and i would love to write a long fic to maybe post here or on ao3 (like around 40-50k words) and i have the idea of what it will be about.
do you have any tips on how to elongate my writing if that makes sense😭 like is there a certain amount of words you write in a day for a story? do i just need to sit down and write for a certain amount of time? will details help?
ANYTHING would be helpful, thank you 💕
hmm this is a good question!! it has taken me a lot of time to get myself to this point honestly which just is a lot of practice and working at it. and part of it is my style, i'm long-winded and like telling long stories (sometimes people call me boring, but i like to think i am just indulgent) so i end up writing a lot!! if it's not your style, that's totally okay - but also, if you want to write longer things, practice will always help!
also one thing i've noticed is that having an outline will help me in some ways, but being too detailed limits me, if that makes sense? i have a loose guideline to keep me moving, but i let myself indulge in moments and emotions and stuff like that, and i feel like that adds a lot more space than people realize! i also have ocd and a very obsessive/addictive relationship with writing most of the time, so i have a habit of wanting everything to be written out and wanting everything to be just right, so i will write a LOT in pursuit of that! whether that is good or bad i don't know - i think it might just be what it is!
oh also - i always write more if i put myself in my ideal like. writing situation. i've trained myself at this point to be able to write pretty much anywhere using anything, but if i have the right conditions, i can crank out thousands in a day. for me, it's listening to specific music, having no social distractions, and putting aside everything except what i'm writing. i really zone in on it and put myself in that place and then there's just SO much i want to get out about what i can see and feel and experience that so many words come with it
i do not know at all if this is helpful!! i feel like i'm awful at giving advice because most of what i do has boiled down to trial and error, but also maybe that's my advice?? don't be afraid to fail and make mistakes and try new things and find out what works for you!! if you are happy and passionate about what you're writing, i think you'll want to write more of it!! and remember - just get it out! it doesn't need to be good, it just needs to exist, and you can always edit later! don't be too worried about what you're writing while you're writing it; just write, and everything else can come later! judgment-free creativity also lets me write lots more because i just trust myself and move through what i want to be writing to refine later!
okay that's so many words i'm so sorry. but i guess that's also in the spirit of your question?? i love you so much!! i hope this helps!! i am always here to talk!! i'm sorry i'm insane!!
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educationtech · 11 months
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Career Options after Engineering – What to do after B.Tech? - Arya College
B.Tech engineer has many opportunities in the world to start a career. These opportunities are when you are an undergraduate or after completion, so opportunities are not limited to the below list.
Students can choose their interesting path. After your undergraduate, you may choose a job or higher education as there are many job opportunities and higher education programs, but you must look into interesting ones.
Career With GATE, CAT, AND GRE:
Lack of clarity arises due to lack of clear information also Job prospects for B.Tech graduates with clear information any human being with their reason can arrive at a nice conclusion.
GATE: Opportunities after GATE exams are depends upon the college i.e. if it is private or government In the case of government the total 2-year expense will be anywhere around 50k-80k (excluding hostel).
CAT: Anyone can get Education Loan for the same and The tuition fees will be anywhere from 12 lakhs to 20 lakhs.
GRE: GRE options for B.Tech Graduates or Graduate Record Exam is an exam used for admission to Masters or PG courses around the world and Living Cost is higher there than in India also cost from 35,000$ to 45,000$ a year depending upon the universities.
SALARY:
GATE: After GATE varies with departments, colleges, and personal choices, also the opportunities must be divided among core engineers (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil) and CS, and IT engineers.
CAT: The salary of CAT offered to MBAs vary with the institutes they do their MBA from also Doing MBA from premier institutes like IIM can give you a package that will be between 20 lakhs to 40 lakhs a year.
GRE: A salary MBA at a foreign university can fetch you anywhere between 50k$-70k$ per annum depending upon the university.
STIPEND:
GATE: Indian government offers a stipend of 12,400 rupees per month if one chooses a Teaching Assistantship during M. Tech and The Stipend are 15,000 and 28,000 for Research assistantship and integrated Ph.D. students.
CAT: There is no stipend generally at MBA colleges, some colleges have that.
GRE: One can avail of stipends at foreign universities by going for Teaching Assistantships and Research Assistantships during their MS, also there is no reported stipend opportunity for MBA students.
Alternative Career Paths B.Tech Graduates:-
1. Entrepreneurship and Startups:- Startups in India are becoming a huge success. B.Tech graduate, if you have those creative ideas to start a business of your own, then entrepreneurship is a great career choice. 
However, starting your own business is not an easy task and There are multiple negative sides to entrepreneurship as well. But if you are well aware of all such difficulties and ready to face them, you must go for it.  
2. Technical Content Writing and Documentation:- They are experts who create product manuals, how-to guides, online help sections, journal articles, and other literature that simplifies and clarifies technical information.
These writers frequently have a background in their subject matter, whether it be in science, medicine, engineering, software, manufacturing, or another technical sector, whether learned academically or on the job.
Technical writing courses deal with writing about anything related to technology such as presenting technical information to end-users in a simple manner Technical Writing Courses are available in Certifications and Diplomas also PG Diploma in Technical Writing in Business Management and the Scientific and Technical Writing Programme are two of the best courses.
A Technical Writer in India Earns an average of INR 5,01,000 per annum as a base salary, So Skills such as communication, writing, data visualization, presentation, etc are crucial to a technical writer also To Become a Content Writer, candidates must pursue English writing courses.
3. Project Management:- This is one of the best career paths to take after completing a B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering and The project manager's role is to coordinate the efforts of a programming team.
The project manager detects technical problems for the company or a client, which necessitates analytical skills as well as problem-solving abilities also A project manager is expected to be well-versed in technology and computer systems.
4. Technical Sales and Marketing:- Do not underestimate the popularity of a Marketing/Sales job, So If you love traveling or interacting with others and if you are creative there is a huge opportunity waiting for you out there. You can also work in your niche segment as a techno-marketing person and later pursue an additional degree or MBA to have an edge also If you have the desire in you to excel in customer service, there are plenty of job openings with small, medium, and large organizations that are struggling to find good people in this field. You can choose a non-voice or voice process depending on your interest.
5. Research and Development:- After B.Tech in Engineering Physics, you can get involved in research and development activities and You can even get hired by different industries like telecom, microelectronics, lasers, microdevices, etc.
Industrial Engineer: Your job will be to develop the core of production and manufacturing in the organization you will work in.
Research Scientist: Taking up a job as a research scientist, will involve you to work in an educational institute where experiments will be carried on for further research, in the field of new technologies.
Physicist: Your job will be to analyze the workings of various processes in the organization and present that data in terms that are easily understandable.
Financial Analyst: Since the physics major is about statistics and mathematical analysis, as an engineering physics graduate, you can work as a financial analyst.
6. Civil Services:- Civil service is another excellent employment option for engineering courses who have completed their B.Tech This domain is for individuals who are deeply patriotic and wish to dedicate their lives to serving the country and improving its system also you must pass the civil service test and pursue your interest to become a public servant.
Many Professions in civil service are:-
All India Services: IPS and IAS
Group A services: -AFHCS and PCS
Central (Group A) services, such as IRPFS, IPS, IFS, and IRS-ITs
Eligibility:
The candidate must be 21 years old.
7. Join Indian armed forces:- Engineering is needed in the Indian Armed Forces as well for technical support to the armed troops on the ground with various technical/mechanical issues.
The Indian Armed Forces readily employ on-ground engineers in the following three branches:
The Corps of Engineers 
The Corps of Signals 
Electronics & Mechanical Engineers 
Eligibility for B.Tech graduates is different from that of other jobs because of on-ground duty and the engineers must be physically fit as well to be able to survive in danger-prone military areas.  
Conclusion:
Making any choices in Career options after B.Tech there are so many exciting fields or stuff that really make you happy and then go for it a person advising in the engineering field might recommend that also you can dive into the same area and get a Master’s or Ph.D. and Engineering degrees are versatile, as you can easily transition to new careers.
Engineer and understand engineering principles then consider what aspects of your work as well as an engineer you enjoy and look for an occupation that suits you better Knowing what you want from your job is the first step in picking the right path.
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taardisblue · 3 years
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shout out to me for breaking 50k on bridges, exactly 4 months after I started jotting down my first plot notes for this fic with the words “quick one shot concept”
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pinkfadespirit · 3 years
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end of year fic writer roundup
Thank you @hawkeish for tagging me in this. My writing is pretty much all I have to show for this year other than a handful of art pieces. I don’t know if I’ve improved at all but at least I can say I’ve done a lot of it. I apologise in advance for how long this is. I’m a really quiet person until someone asks me to talk about my fics and then I don’t shut up.
Word count: I’m not sure whether redrafting counts but if I include all of Night Shift my entire published word count (on AO3 and Tumblr) comes to: 192,649 (and if I tag on a few unpublished bits and pieces to that it comes to a slightly more satisfying: 205,799)
If we’re just counting things I wrote for the first time this year then it’s about: 79,770 (plus a potential 40-50k written between January and March that I still need to type up)
New things I tried this year: I got into Fenders and started my first fic for that pairing the life that, here, awaits.  I also started taking writing prompts here for the first time which has turned out to be a really fun way of taking a break from my longer wips when I feel the need to. Thank you to everyone who has sent me prompts for both your interest and your patience. 
Fic I spent the most time on: that’s easily Night Shift. It’s my baby but I kind of can’t wait to be done with it.
Fic I spent the least time on: I vaguely remember writing this one on my phone in the garden so I doubt it took me very long. I also remember being impressed with how quickly I wrote this Merribela piece  set after the Qunari attack at the end of act 2. It was my first prompt so I had no idea I was even capable of writing something short before that. 
Favourite thing I wrote: I feel like I should say Night Shift because I know I’ve achieved a lot with it. It turns out its a big thing to have a story with four main characters, alternating viewpoints and interlocking storylines and I’m proud of myself for having more or less pulled it off. Honestly though, I liked it so much more before I started redrafting it. Now that I’m reading over it and focusing so much on what I need to improve it’s sometimes difficult to be positive about it. But I’ve had some really lovely comments about it and knowing that people are reading the story and enjoying it despite the problems I have with it is really encouraging. It’s enough to keep me going so thank you everyone who has supported me through it so far.
Other favourite thing that I wrote that I can just read over and feel happy about without wanting to go back and fix every little thing: and you are starry, starry, starry which is just Handers fluff, pure and simple. 
Favourite thing I read: I’ve read so much this year! I think I burnt out a little bit in the last few months and I’m just starting to get back into looking for new things to read. A lot of my favourite things I read this year were covered in this fic rec post and here are a few others:
I was so made up when Accursed Ones by @thethirdamell came back recently. What an amazing fic! If you haven’t read it and you’re a fan of Anders then you need to go do that. It’s so worth your time. The writing is fantastic and Anders’ character development over the course of Awakening and the first acts of DA2 is so wonderfully done. The original characters Amell and Hawke are some of the most compelling I’ve come across. I don’t know where to begin with how much I adore everyone’s characterisation and I just really can’t wait to see how the story will progress into act 3. 
Another one that really stood out for me was Homeward Bound by ThePoetTree which features an Amell who has been kicked out of the Wardens and an Anders who was killed by Hawke and saved by Justice. They meet on the run and decide to travel together. The characterisation is wonderful and it’s just such an engaging read. The whole thing was revised shortly after I first read it and I had absolutely no issue reading it over again when it updated. I really hope we’ll get to see more of it in the new year. 
I also want to give a mention to @johaeryslavellan’s Dorian x Trevelyan fic A World With You because it made me cry on more than one occasion and I swear I don’t usually do that but the writing is just that touching and beautiful. (And I want to say thank you for being so lovely and encouraging with my own fics. It truly has meant a lot to me.)
Also, @hawkeish has one of my favourite Hawkes I’ve come across this year. this is how the light gets in was the first fic of hers I read and you know when you find a fic and you can’t quite put your finger on what it is but something just grabs you and it’s like this! I want more this! I really can’t wait to see what else you’ll come up with, Ish. (And thank you, too, for all the encouragement and the times you’ve recommended my fics.)
Writing goals for next year: To finish Night Shift and the life that, here, awaits. To make a start on some of the other ideas I have. If any of those ideas ends up being another long fic then I think I’m just going to write and post it a chapter at a time because I’ve learned from Night Shift that redrafting and editing an entire finished longfic is not as fun as writing it in the first place. I just want to have fun with it really and not put too much pressure on myself. Let’s hope that works out.
This post is too long but before I go I just want to thank a few other mutuals who have been so lovely and supportive over the past year and are also wonderfully talented writers and artists, @fandomn00blr, @kirkwallgremlin, @wanderingnork, @dalish-rogue. I’m sorry if I’ve missed anyone. If you’ve read this far then the thank you can go out to you too lol and if any of you want to consider yourselves tagged to do one of these then go for it. 
I hope you all have a happy new year!  
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DANGER OF FALLING / short fic
#49 from this prompt list.
@alwayskissmeatnight 🍯, you may not even remember requesting this one since it was like some time last century or something, but anyway, here it is, sorry for the long wait and I hope you like it! 
Also, this one marks 40/50 done! Only ten more to go! The file for these is 50k words... I can’t believe it! Let me take this opportunity to thank everybody for the likes and reblogs and lovely comments on the past 40 of these, and stick with me for the last 10 too, okay? 💙
You caught me doing something dangerous and flipped out 
“Hey! That’s illegal!”
Lucas hears the voice from down below, but he ignores it. He loves climbing things – trees, scaffolds, walls, he doesn’t care. And he’s good at it, too.
He has no clue whether it is, in fact, illegal to climb a street lamp post. It probably is, but unless the guy below is a cop, Lucas hasn’t really got anything to worry about, has he?
He chances a peek. No uniform in sight. No problem, then. Lucas moves a bit, sitting a bit more comfortably at the top of the post. He hates all the high buildings in Paris. He could have such a great view if it wasn’t for all the flats.
“Lucas! You have to come down!”
Huh? He looks down again, and the guy is staring up, his head in his neck.
And even from here, Lucas recognizes that face.
It’s the new guy in school. The one he asked Alex about. The one with the face of a model and the body of a renaissance statue.
Eliott.
How does Eliott know his name? Why does he even know who Lucas is?
If Lucas is honest, he has to confess that he has been dreaming about Eliott these past few weeks, both at night and during the day. He has been caught between the desire to walk up to him in the hallway to start a conversation and the fear that somebody like Eliott wouldn’t be interested in Lucas. He looks down again, where Eliott is still looking up at him.
“Shit, Lucas, please! It’s too dangerous!”
It really isn’t. It’s only a couple of meters. Lucas wraps his legs a bit tighter around the pole, and lets go of the top of the lamp. He waves at Eliott.
“Fuck! Hold on to that thing! You could fall!”
Lucas won’t fall. He’s done this kind of thing millions of times. Whenever he feels lost, he climbs as high as he can. It calms him to feel the breeze in his hair, to look down upon the world at his feet, to see how small everything is from up above. It gives him a new perspective, literally. It brings hope.
He grins, throwing his head back. He wants to laugh out loud. Nothing can touch him, up here. His mom being in the hospital, his dad not replying, the late rent due to Mika, the failed French Lit test, the fact he is using Chloé as a fake girlfriend because he is afraid of coming out to his friends, his crazy crush on the boy standing right below – it all becomes insignificant. He knows he will have to face it all again when he reaches street level again, but for now, it cannot get him. Nothing will drag him under as long as he is high enough, out of reach.
“Please, just come down, okay?”
Eliott sounds almost pleading.
“Why?”, he calls back, challenging. What is it to Eliott, anyway?
“What if you fall? You could break something. You could break your neck. Hell, Lucas, I don’t want to stand here and watch you plunge to your death, dammit!”
Lucas’ laugh dies on his lips. Eliott sounds… upset. Anxious. Worry tinges his words.
“Just, please, please, please, come down okay?”
He is almost begging Lucas now.
And Lucas doesn’t really know what is happening. He doesn’t know how Eliott knows his name, he doesn’t know how he spotted Lucas up here, he doesn’t know why he is so adamant for Lucas to come down, but a reckless feeling takes hold of him.
Eliott knows who he is. Eliott seems to care about his well-being. Eliott is actually talking to Lucas – okay, fine, yelling, but who cares about the details –, and Lucas doesn’t want that to end.
In a split second, he decided to slide down the pole full speed, no hands.
He hears Eliott shriek, but he just smiles. About fifty centimeters from the ground, he clamps his legs tight, tight enough to come to a stop, hovering right above the cobblestones.
Eliott has covered both his eyes with his hands, whimpering, but when no crash of a Lucas-size object occurs, he peeks gingerly through his fingers.
“Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck! You almost gave me a heart attack! I thought you fell, I thought you’d fucking die right in front of me! Fuck, I almost lost it!”
“Nothing happened,” Lucas smirks. “I am still in one piece, as you see.”
He sets his hands down, and steps of the lamp post. He straightens himself, shakes his muscles loose a bit, beats the dust off his jeans. Eliott is standing right there, less than a meter away, following Lucas’ movements, as if to check there is indeed no broken bones, no blood.
And Lucas decides to go all in.
“Why were you so worried anyway?”
Eliott suddenly flushes. Lucas watches, intrigued by the faint pink that appears on the apples of Eliott’s cheeks. Adorable, Lucas thinks. He has never thought of Eliott as cute before – he’s used words like impeccable, gorgeous, flawless, breathtaking and scorching hot – but right now, he wants to gobble the older boy up.
“Why did you flip out when you saw me do something dangerous?”
Lucas is genuinely curious, but something takes root inside his heart as he speaks. Something he hardly can describe, something wild and exciting, something that has his breath speed up and his cheeks burn and that makes millions of butterflies erupt in his stomach.
Eliott blushes more fervently now, and his eyes rove over Lucas’ face – his eyes, his nose, his jaw, his mouth. They stay there for a long second. When he looks up again, Lucas gasps. Eliott’s eyes are dark, and something almost dangerous has appeared in them. But Lucas is not afraid.
Neither of them smiles anymore.
And then, in an almost feral move, they both lean in, grasp each other’s face, and kiss like there is no tomorrow.
Above them, the street lamp slowly blinks on as the twilight sets in, but neither of them notices.
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Reworking the plot & getting my hands dirty.
Writing journey #2.
Sat 06/03/2021 - Word Count: 28,150 19.38 So, a month ago, today, actually, I started writing a book. For context, I've sorted out scenes and planned my plot; I'm now simultaneously writing my first draft and outlining scenes in more detail - I'm just into act two of my draft and just into act three of the outline.
I included today in my first writing post, which you can find here, but, while outlining, I realised something that will result in a major plot change (even though I probably should wait until revisions, it sorts out the climax I'm currently incredibly vague on, and will help me actually be able to complete the draft), and felt it was time to start a different post, because the other one was long, and already had its own focus.
Previously, I've been setting mildly insane word count goals, and even though I'm sticking to vague targets, I'm going to drop that, because I need to do a major plot change, and that'll mean the word count isn't going up that much for a while.
So, I have my first and second acts good, but while outlining act three, I've realised the event at the start of act three would work better as a climax than the vague battle idea I have. It just seems more original, more effective, but it means I need to shift events around and re-figure the first block of act three. I'll begin tonight, but it's already 8pm, so I'll probably do most of it tomorrow.
Sun 07/03/2021 - Word Count: 28,365 08.24 I'm reworking act three, and I think I may just drop drafting for the moment and focus on incorporating the edits I have in mind, then start drafting over. I know all the advice says not to go back and edit, but this is a big change I can't wait to do, so it seems opportune to just make the others, too.
08.31 I've now finished reworking act three, and I'm much more satisfied with it than I was before. I do now need to go through the scenes again, however.
13.57 Still re-scening. This is frustrating, but I've decided when I'm back to drafting, I'm going to drop my daily minimum to just 500 words - even though I'll make very little progress at that pace, it's more realistic considering I'm about to be plunged back into the world of homework and commuting, and it's something I'll always be able to meet to help me keep in the habit of daily writing. Word count isn't applicable when I'm doing re-scening like today, though.
Something else I've noticed, when I'm writing literally anything, I'm just scribing the words I'm literally hearing in my head, which is a little bit of a problem because where I wrote 'meet' just now, I meant 'meet' but heard 'eat' in my head and wrote 'eat'.
17.07 I feel like I'm finally making some progress - I've been writing on-and-off all day. My word count has actually decreased a couple hundred words since yesterday, but Scrivener is convinced I've written 42,000 words today, which I obviously haven't. I've typed a lot of words, but not that many, not all of which added to that since deleting words takes words off that number. It thinks I've written so many, however, because I duplicated my act one folder twice (then deleted it, obviously, because I don't need three copies of the same act) but Scrivener doesn't take off the words when you delete the file, only when you literally hit backspace.
17.50 Sorting out my climax, I'm realising how bad it was before. Which I guess is good, because it shows internal criticism and growth...? Or something...?
21.04 I've totally planned out the majority of act three, but I haven't finished it because where I'm up to ends with my characters essentially making a game plan, and since I'm not yet sure what that game plan is, I can't outline the bit where they carry out the plan, but I'll do that later. I've incorporated some of the edits I wanted to make, though I've left a couple out because they're less drastic and I'm not sure whether or not to include them, so I'm going to sort that either during or after my first draft.
Since I've made quite a few changes that will affect the parts I've already drafted, I'm going to start my draft over, and reset my word count, but I'll do that tomorrow. For now, Scrivener thinks I've written 42,385 words today, which I absolutely have not, and my word count is currently 28,365, but I'm going to remove every outline and drafted piece I've done so I can start from zero for what I'm going to call draft #1.4, because I already wrote a version of about 40% of it.
God, my word count has gone back to 0 of my minimum 50,000. That hurts. It really hurts. My actual goal is more 70-90K, but 50K is my minimum, so that's what I'm going with for now.
Anyway, goodnight, and good luck me.
Mon 08/03/2021 - Word Count: 820 So, I wrote 820 words before school, then got home, attempted to do some homework and lost all motivation and will to do... anything. Which means I'm very glad I did over my 500 words this morning.
Tue 09/03/2021 - Word Count: 1,367 15.07 I called this a #1.4 draft, but it's more like a #1.3. Anyway, writing is so much less stressful when I'm working from something I've already written - with the first section, so far, at least, I'm basically just editing the writing itself rather than the events because I'm pretty happy, at least at the moment, with my first couple chapters. Very little thinking required.
Also, it's been over 30 hours since I've written because I did my writing before school yesterday, but haven't written yet today because I've got so much work to get done for school. It feels like it's been forever.
16.17 I've finished rewriting chapter one, and still have a lot of fuel in my tank (that's a hideous metaphor) but I think I'm going to cut off today at 547 words, just because I have quite a lot on my plate this week, and I'd like to invest some time in actually reading the book I started eight days ago, and am only 200 pages of the way through.
Wed 10/03/2021 - Word Count: 2,082 I could write significantly more than 500 words most days, but it really is easier to set a minimum that doesn't feel like a strain, so that's what I'm sticking with for now.
Thu 11/03/2021 - Word Count: 2,801
Fri 12/03/2021 - Word Count: 3,405
Sat 13/03/2021 - Word Count: 32,211 07.40 I've just had nothing extra to say the last couple days, which is ironic considering how much I wrote each day of the last post, which went up yesterday! Anyway, it's finally Saturday, and even though I have exactly zero motivation to do anything this morning, I've been awake for two hours already (I recently discovered I like mornings??) and I think it's time to get going. Still sticking to my 500 word minimum, but since it's Saturday, I'm going to invest most of the day in writing, so I should surpass that.
08.20 I don't think I've mentioned yet that I dubbed this WIP Bay Tree in this post. Sorry if I have, but I skimmed this post and can't find it. So, this is about to get messy. I'm basically just cleaning up my prose, but there's so little point doing that when I'm not certain each scene will stay. There's no point editing a chapter unless I know it's sticking around.
So we're reverting, and this is about to get messy. I didn't quite finish my initial draft of chapter seven, because I wasn't sure how exactly the event at the end of it would happen, but I think I'm just going to delve into it. I'm going to add everything, including outlines, back to my word count, finish writing chapter seven, then pick up where I left off in chapter nine. Okay. That's why my word count is jumping around.
And, just like that, I've gone from 4,074 to 28,864. Well, 500 words accomplished. Surpassed, in fact, by just 24,290.
I'm going to aim to just hit 30K by the end of this weekend. I can easily do 1,136 words in two days.
As I've mentioned before, I haven't outlined all the way to the end and through the climax--I have a fairly clear idea of how I want it to do go down, but I'm not sure what I want the characters' plan to actually be, so I currently have 21 chapters, but I'm projecting 23-26, which, at about 3,000 words each, is pretty damn good, especially when it'll just get longer as I redraft (she says optimistically).
Already feeling more motivated now my word count's higher.
09.54 Oh! Also, I logged onto Tumblr today to find someone reblogged my last writing post with a really positive, encouraging comment. It's nice to think I'm bringing someone else a little joy with this.
11.13 And we hit 30K! I'm not quite done for the day, but I do need to go pack. Also, I've been operating under the impression the minimum word count for a novel is 50K, but it's actually 40K, which, though I'm only about 40% of the way to my projected total word count, I'm officially 75% of the way to being able to say I've written a novel.
I'm so glad I've gotten as far as I have, and I just hope I can keep myself going to the end.
12.27 This post is going to look really strange to read - if you're only looking at the word counts, it looks like I've written nearly 27K words today. That makes sense.
Oh, and I finished chapter seven. Like an hour ago.
13.52 At this point, I have literally no idea what continuity things I've already established, so I'm just going by a let-my-future-self-suffer philosophy.
14.36 That's chapter nine done. That leaves chapters 10 to nobody-knows. I'm going to stop writing now, but I wrote nearly 4,000 words today (plus recounting about 20K) so I don't exactly think this cut-off will be detrimental.
Sun 14/03/2021 - Word Count: 35,548 07.58 I’ve written over a thousand words already, and it isn’t even 8am yet. Being a morning person is genuinely the best thing ever as an introvert--I’m asleep when people want to socialise, and awake when no-one else is. That makes me sound like a hermit. I love it anyway, and feel like I’m stacking up for a good writing day. 35K is probably a little overambitious, but what’s life without aspiration?
09.04 As I’m going, I’m realising my plot is actually coherent, and being surprised that I can actually make a story without plot holes (as of yet.)
09.21 And that makes the first eleven chapters drafted! 
...And, Houston, we have a problem. Dammit. Eleven chapters, and I haven’t established one of the most important world-building points. Which is especially irritating because it needs to be established by chapter twelve. Unless I can establish it at the start of chapter twelve? We’ll go with that, so I don’t have to go back, then I’ll sort it out in edits or draft two or something.
I’ve just started writing chapter twelve, but I think, having written 2,600 words today already, I need a break. I have less than 500 words until I hit 35K, but I’m going to leave it for now, and come back this evening. I should be able to hit 40K this week.
18.19 And that makes 35K. Chapter twelve is only two scenes, and I’ve written one, but having written 3,000 words so far today, I’m going to leave it until tomorrow.
Mon 15/03/2021 - Word Count: 36,337 17.19 So there’s a crucial plot point just after my midpoint, and I’m not completely sure what to do. I mean, I know what I’m doing--I just wasn’t sure exactly how I wanted it to go, but now I know. The issue is other stuff needs to be pre-established, and I’ve worked out where it needs to go, but I don’t know whether or not I want to go back and write those bits now, or just make note of it and add it in draft two.
I think I’m just going to make note, plough ahead, and deal with it in draft two. I’m trying to figure out exactly how I’m going to operate after this draft: things generally say put it down for a few weeks, come back for edits, then go into your next draft, but I feel like I’m already going to have so many edits gathered by the time I reach the end of this draft, I should just go back into it, but time will probably be beneficial. Not that it actually matters now. I’m only just halfway through an under-draft (by that I mean it’s going to get a lot longer). I’m going to add new scenes in my next draft and generally fiddle with plot aspects, but as quite a linear writer, I think I’m more naturally inclined to just incorporate aspects in a draft rather than as edits. I’m not sure. Does that even make any sense? 
Depending on when I finish this draft, I think I’ll plan to pick it back up May 1st, and just see how I’m feeling. But, again, this all depends on when I finish the draft, and how I’m feeling when that time comes.
Tue 16/03/2021 - Word Count: 37,025 I bought my Scrivener license today! Yay!
Wed 17/03/2021 - Word Count: 38,408 08.04 This is mostly irrelevant to my project, but I just wanted to mention the odd fact that I’m definitely a plotter when it comes to longer pieces, but when I do shorter pieces, creative or essays, for school, I hate planning, and just start immediately, then go back and edit. Huh.
Thu 18/03/2021 - Word Count: 38,950 I’m going to edit this, but writing the date just now I noticed I’ve put 2019 for the last three days. It’s absolutely not, and I know why I did that, but still.
14.31 Also, Oxford commas? Found out what they were. Granted, that was actually a few days ago.
Fri 19/03/2021 - Word Count: 40,139 06.55 Even though I wrote 500 words yesterday, I didn’t quite reach my goal of 39K, just because I had to stop writing 50 words off, and by the time I had the opportunity to go back, I just wanted to go to bed. So, today, my goal is to hit 40K words, and officially be able to say I’ve hit the minimum word count for a novel.
Honestly, I’m starting to lose my love for this project. I’m still enjoying working on it, don’t get me wrong, but I’m anticipating finishing it because I know exactly what I want to write next. I feel like I’m mostly still working on it as a lesson, and I know it’s not what I ultimately want to write--mostly because it’s not super high-concept, and high-concept stuff is what I want to be writing. I am still enjoying working on it, I’m just not sure I’ll get to the ‘final line-edits’ stage. But who knows?
10.19 And that marks 40K. We’re in novel terriority, people. And, yes, I could correct that spelling, but I’d like to draw attention to how bad I am at spelling when typing. I’m excellent at spelling in writing, and wrong spellings bother me, but when I’m typing, my fingers are just trying to keep up with my mind, which means I try to type a letter and the one after it at the same time, and often end up with letters in the wrong order and punctuation in the wrong place. Or I just hit halfway between two keys instead of the key I’m going for, and type a wrong letter. Anyway, that was meant to say territory. See? I can spel..
Or I just double the punctuation instead of the last letter.
So I’m definitely not meeting my old goal of 80K words or a finished draft by the end of the month--that’d be another 40K words in just 12 days--but I’m definitely on track to finish by the end of April.
Sat 20/03/2021 - Word Count: 40,692 15.30 God, second acts are hard. I hate being in the middle. At the start, you have novelty, and at the end (not that I would know from experience) you have the knowledge you’re near the end, that you’ve already written most of it.
I’m currently operating the reminder, ‘You’ve written an act before, why not again?’, in hopes that’ll eventually extend to, ‘You’ve finished a draft before, why not again?’ and ‘You’ve written an entire book before, why not again?’
I’ve literally written 243 words so far today, and I just don’t want to. Normally, I sit down, I slog through the first hundred or so words, then pick up momentum. Maybe it’s just because chapter 13 is a boring part to write. Ha. 13. Just my luck.
I’m being nice to myself because a lot has happened in my life over the last few days, but I still want to write a minimum of 500 words, even though most Saturdays I can write more like 3,000.
21.41 I’d like to be asleep. That sounds like fun. Today slipped through my grasp, and I haven’t even written 300 words, but I am going to try to at least hit 500. And then maybe write thousands and thousands tomorrow, but I’m also going to bake a cake, and I’m notorious for being able to make cooking and baking take at least three times as long as is necessary.
21.57 So I got just past 500. Relatively speaking, that’s not that impressive for me, but it’s more words than most people in the world added to their manuscripts today, so I have to give myself some credit. (I’m working on crediting myself for productivity rather than degrading myself for not being productive--I could go on for hours about how much it pisses me off that capitalism teaches us productivity=worth in everything, not just business, but I’m going off on a tangent.)
Sun 21/03/2021 - Word Count: 41,466 08.08 Cakes baked! And I’ve come to a conclusion about how irritating I am to myself--I didn’t fully outline the latter half of act two (by which I mean I have each scene and a purpose of each scene, but virtually no detail) which I can absolutely cope with, but it does slow me down. Anyway, I’m waiting for my cakes to cool, then I can ice them.
14.28 I wanted to write up to 42K this weekend, which I don’t think is going to happen. I’ve written 774 words, so passed my 500-word minimum, but haven’t yet reached 42K, and don’t think I’m going to this weekend. I just don’t have much motivation, which may just be because of the part I’m on, but I’d rather work through this part really slowly then pick up the pace when I get to the part I want to be writing, than force myself to write this section quickly and poorly, then not want to continue into act three. So, sticking to 500 words a day; I may do more later, but I’m leaving it for now.
Mon 22/03/2021 - Word Count: 42,006 17.56 God, I don’t want to write today. I’m going to anyway, because I haven’t yet failed 500 words. They can be a shitty 500 words, but they have to be 500 words. Also, the scene I wrote yesterday? Absolutely getting deleted. But I’m leaving it for now because I refuse to lose those 800 words.
I really enjoy putting edits at the bottom of scenes in brackets and making them unnecessarily wordy so Scrivener thinks I’ve written significantly more words than I actually have.
18.31 Yay, did it. I’m really hoping I can just work through this low spot and don’t have to take a break. I’m on the penultimate chapter of act two, and the first few chapters of act three are really exciting, so I’ll know if I need to take a break based on whether I get motivated when I get to that part.
Tue 23/03/2021 - Word Count: 42,124 16.37 GOD, I need a break. I don’t have motivation, even for 500 words. You know what? I’m just going to make a note of the scene idea I had earlier, and I’m going to take a week’s break. Unless I get antsy, in which case I may end it earlier, but, I’m not going to write again until Tuesday the 30th. Unless I get antsy. FUCK.
I’m just reminding myself breaks are good and important, but I still hate that I’m taking one without finishing my first draft. Tue 30/03/2021, I will be back! Though my word count may increase between now and then as I note down any ideas I have, which I will update with. Okay. Just leave it.
Sun 28/03/2021 - Word Count: 42,150 10.47 Since Tuesday, I’ve made some notes on my phone of little things I want to change, but haven’t added them to my project file, so the word count hasn’t gone up.
Last night, I was just thinking about how badly I wanted to get back to this project, but this morning, I just... don’t. I’ve been thinking it through, and I’m not ready to drop this project yet, but I’m just not happy with what I have at the moment. So, I’m going to add my notes to the file, and then leave it for a few weeks, so I can return with edits in mind, apply them, and then start what I guess will be like a 1.7 draft, because I didn’t finish this draft.
In the meantime, however, I do want to keep writing, so I’m going to start another project in the meantime, which I can work on a lot in the next few weeks because, in a few days, I get a couple weeks off, which won’t be completely free of work, but will give me a lot more time to dedicate to this.
I think I’m going to say I’ll return to Bay Tree (or at least review, if, say, I just want to dedicate a little more time to whatever phase of the new project before I move on) on May 10th, because that’s basically when I get to relax after my exams finish.
So I’ll add the notes I have so far, keep making notes on my phone, and return on May 10th.
Which wraps up this writing update--a new one will come with my new project!
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under 25k larry fic rec
hi! i’m becca and i read...so much fic. these rec lists are an accumulation of fic that i’ve read or reread and extra loved from 2016-now. there’s a wide range of stuff here and i think there’s definitely something for everyone!! i divided them up by length so you can check out all those categories below!
please make sure to read tags and warnings on all these fics!! the only things i think i can guarantee is that these are all larry, there’s no non-con, no age play, no eating disorders, no mentions of bg, they end happy, and they’re mostly aus. oh and they’re all on ao3 and some are locked so you’ll need an account! anyway i hope y’all enjoy!!!
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☆ watching the world fall by whoknows 12k
This segment has been going on long enough that Louis knows what’s coming before James starts in on it, trying to sell him on something he knows that Louis wouldn’t normally be buying. But there’s four cameras surrounding him, and an audience watching him expectantly, so if Louis wants to continue convincing people that he’s doing just fine, he’s going to have to go along with it.
“We have a whole host of single men backstage waiting to meet you, Louis,” James tells him. “We want to help you find love tonight, on Late Late Live Tinder. Is this okay? Do you want to play?”
It actually kind of makes sense that his first date after the break-up is going to be just as public as said break-up. Something like coming full circle.
“Alright, James,” Louis agrees, hopping down off his stool.
“Okay, come down to the stage,” James says. Louis can’t even tell whether the excitement in his voice is genuine or not. “Right now, come on down!”
☆ enjoy the ride by 2tiedships2 11k
“Stop sulking and get up. I have a proposition to make.”
“Niall?” Louis questioned. “Do you think I should put glow in the dark stars on my ceiling?”
He looked over and found Niall giving him an unimpressed look.
“So, no?” Louis asked. “No stars?”
“We’re going on a road trip,” Niall stated.
Louis looked back at his starless ceiling and waved farewell to Niall. “Cool. Have fun!”
“No, you idiot.” Niall let out a frustrated sigh. “You, me, Liam, and Harry.”
Louis glanced over to Niall and back to the ceiling. “Who’s Harry?”
Or the one where Louis, an omega more than tired of being treated as lesser than alphas, is forced on a road trip by his beta besties only to meet Harry who might just be the alpha he never knew he wanted.
☆ like to keep you laughing by kikikryslee 13k
Louis gasped. “Are you straight? Oh, I'm sorry, man. You should’ve just told me; I would’ve left you alone.” “No, no, that’s not it," Harry said. "I like guys. I definitely like guys.” “OK…” “Louis, I’m ace.” Louis snorted. “Kind of full of yourself, aren’t you?” --- Or, the one where Louis is a frat boy who likes to hook up and Harry is someone who doesn't hook up ever.
note: ace and aro rep bless
☆ say that you can see me (i’ll speak up i swear) by coffeelouis (streamtpwk) 20k
“Well, it’s not like anyone really RSVPs,” Liam defends when Harry turns back to him, “No one takes Facebook events seriously.” Harry rolls his eyes, still finding it within himself to get annoyed in his moment of panic. Liam has been complaining about the lack of accountability Facebook events have bred in their generation since their freshman year. Harry glances back to the gallery entrance. Yep, still there and moving closer.
“But aren’t you guys friends?” Harry asks, trying to convey the urgency in his tone.
“Well, I mean, I talk to him when he stops by the office for supplies sometimes,” Liam reasons, “But I wouldn’t say we’re friends, exactly. Maybe more like, friendly acquaintances?”
Harry groans. “You’re the fucking worst.”
[or, the liberal arts COLLEGE AU where Harry knows Louis as the best friend of the boy he has been hopelessly in love with for years now and Louis knows Harry as the boy he wished would look away from Zayn long enough to notice him.]
☆ a fire in us by hereforlou 12k
Louis had always thought it wouldn’t catch him off-guard. If he ever got his Time, he would be ready, and he would be calm, and he would make his way to wherever his soulmate waited for him and blow them away with how ready and calm he was.
When he got his Time on that Monday, years after he had stopped fantasizing about meeting his soulmate, Louis was not ready, and he was not calm. What he was was late.
(Or, the one where Harry waits and Louis worries.)
☆ just like the wolf before he bites by whoknows 11k
He’s loud, Louis is, and that’s far from unusual for him, but the volume of it still has Harry pulling back the curtain. There’s a half-formed thought in the back of his brain about telling Louis off, because it’s fucking half three in the morning, but then.
But then Harry’s eyes get stuck on the soft glint of Louis’ stubble in the light, and he’s making his way across the room before he even realizes it.
Louis, for his part, just tips his chin up to give Harry space and keeps talking, waving the joint in his hand around for emphasis. He doesn’t even bother to greet Harry, going on with his story to his semi-rapt audience, just settles a hand in between Harry’s shoulder blades and pushes him down firmly.
Harry just. Relaxes. His eyes slip closed, pushing his entire face into that spot underneath Louis’ chin, where his hair is still growing, neat and prickly. The scent of Louis’ cologne drifts into Harry’s nose, light and fresh, and it’s calming. Comforting. His breathing syncs up with Louis’ quickly, and Harry feels so much better than he had five minutes ago he almost wants to cry.
note: i’m rewatching teen wolf so this hits different
☆ wine not? by multiple authors 21k
Louis’ Wine Dive is a bar run by the people for the people. Wine Styles is a boutique tasting room that caters to a more highbrow clientele. When their worlds clash on a beautiful Charleston street, one of these owners may find that an ounce of pretension doesn’t stand a chance against a pound of perseverance.
☆ ain’t that a kick in the head by multiple authors 22k
“Well.” Niall unlocks his phone. “It wasn’t getting the traction I wanted on Snapchat. So…I tweeted it.”
What.
“You tweeted it,” Harry states, nearing a state of brain dead. “To your ten thousand followers.”
Niall nods, handing Harry the phone. “You’re a meme, Harry.”
“I’m a what?”
“A meme. It’s like an internet—”
“I know what a fucking meme is, Niall! Why did you make me into one?”
Niall has the fucking balls to cackle at that while Harry looks at the mess his former friend created. Videos of him screaming at Tomlinson about Tide Pods and his ass are being quoted and combined with memes to a create a level of memeception Harry has never seen before. That isn’t even including the thousands of tweets of him falling up the stairs remixed with random Top 40 songs.
~
In which Harry’s a disaster gay who doesn’t know shit about soccer, Liam drinks too many blue raspberry Coolattas, Niall knows everyone, Zayn looks dead, and Louis is Not Happy about sharing his breakout moment with “Drunk Hawaiian Guy.”
☆ tyger! tyger! burning bright by ryanreynolds 12k
They put on the Great British Bake Off, in a house in Donny, in England, that’s maybe inhabited by two ghosts, two lovers, stuck in the house where they used to have a life, so far away from the time they were born in. // A Buzzfeed Unsolved AU in which Harry and Louis died in a fire in the late 1800's, but death isn't the end.
☆ for the first time by mixedfandomfics 22k
The first Harry that Louis met was at his third school in as many years, and had shoved Louis’ head into the toilet when he walked into the mens restroom. Some slurs had been used, but the whole incident was kind of blurry thanks to the concussion he got when his head hit the tile floor.
The second Harry was a TSA agent when Louis was sixteen, returning from a trip abroad. The agent had smirked at Louis passport. “Layla, huh? Should think about dressing a little more feminine, no guy is gonna want you looking like that.”
Louis doesn’t want to see if “third time’s the charm” applies here. He’s finally secure in his life and happy, and he doesn’t want the heartbreak if his soulmate is just another bigot that wanted Layla and not Louis. Sue him for avoiding the pain.
☆ all i need is oxygen (and you) by lululawrence 12k
There are only two ways to navigate Bloomfield High School: become popular or make yourself invisible.
With the help of his best mate Niall, Harry’s introduction to high school hadn’t been half bad. Despite being a “bandie” – the lowest of the low in the ancient hierarchy of high school –Harry had somehow managed to survive freshman year relatively unscathed. So naturally, Harry would have been perfectly happy to resume his position of invisible trombone player number four for the remainder of high school. But one day something drastic happened, something that would change the course of Harry’s entire existence (probably).
It was the last football game of his freshman year, and the band was back in the stands after performing a rousing rendition of Bloomfield’s alma mater during half time. Harry was gracelessly wiping the slobber from the mouthpiece of his trombone when he saw him.
Louis Tomlinson.
Or...a High School AU where Harry is a bandie and Louis is the epitome of cool, so naturally, Harry must find a way to get his attention and win his affections.
☆ come together by bottomlinsons 11k
Harry and Louis slept together three weeks ago, and haven't talked.
Their coming group project is gonna change that.
☆ honey at seven by louiesunshine 11k
He’s in head to toe in khaki, from the oversized shorts showing off his thin and tanned legs to the buttoned-up shirt which is hiding his true form underneath. If his muscular arms have any indication, Louis easily assumes he’s fit and toned. A dark brown leather belt ties around his slim waist. And to top it all off, the man proudly wore a safari hat on his dark wavy hair.
Unfortunately from where Louis is at, he can’t get a clear view of the man’s eyes. But he’s able to see a strong jawline and a simple dimple curving his cheek. God.
Being the impatient guy that he is, he not so kindly pushes both Niall and Liam forward to speed them up.
“Welcome, guys, gals, and non-binary pals! Hop on in and watch your head. If you happen to miss your step and hit your head, then lower your voice and watch your language. This is a family attraction and we’d like to keep it that way.”
Or, where Louis goes to Disneyland for his birthday and finds himself a cute Jungle Cruise skipper.
☆ the switch (love is blind) by writeroffictions 13k
A Model Behavior/Princess Switch AU: Harry Styles is a doppelganger for the new face of Gucci, runway model, Dean Rose. Harry is asked to pose as him one night for an event, because the actual Dean Rose is violently ill. This leads Harry to meeting his celeb crush, Global Superstar Louis Tomlinson. Sparks fly. But are any of them real?
☆ fiction romance by orphan_account 18k
Harry has a type.
He likes older, sophisticated, mature men. Well-educated men. Men with life experience and passion for arts and social causes. Men who are established in their careers, who've sorted their lives out.
Niall knows this.
And so Harry can't understand why he's sat here opposite Louis Tomlinson.
A punk Louis/uni Harry blind date AU.
☆ under me, you by hazzafrazza (colberry) 12k
You Won’t Believe Who Was Spotted Leaving Harry Styles’ Primrose Hill Pad! If Harry was being completely honest, it probably wasn’t the best idea to be a world-renowned popstar and an infamous vigilante.
(Especially when all the comic books said never reveal your secret identity to keep your loved ones safe – which was all well and good, until Louis.)
Or: Harry wants a lot of things – fame, glory, Louis – but that last one is particularly hard to get when everyone thinks you’re dating your secret superhero alter-ego and suddenly you’ve become your own worst cockblock.
☆ superhuman tonight by rearviewdreamer 23k
A group of young offenders doing community service get struck by lightning during a storm, and begin to develop superpowers.
☆ sing you butterflies by objectlesson 23k
Louis stares for a moment before some primal sympathetic force in him activates. He has to help this boy. He can hardly walk, and he seems so young (yet ageless, beyond age, like a sea turtle or a parrot or a tree or something else odd and magical), and on top of all that, he has body glitter clinging to his skin, like that roll-on stuff his sisters used to use as preteens, only pink-gold and twice as thick. It’s, like, professional grade. He’s also wearing grass- and dirt-stained pink silk women’s underwear, so maybe he’s from London. Maybe he’s a drag queen who crawled all the way from a nightclub in Soho just to save Louis from his horribly mundane and woefully heterosexual neighbours out here in the middle of nowhere.
---
or, Harry’s a clumsy unicorn who accidentally stomps on a witch’s garden and is turned into a human as punishment, so he wanders into a nearby village covered in glitter, still figuring out how to walk on two feet, and meets the fairy-tale-fine Louis, who has to teach him how to live as a human and stop him from eating soap.
☆ i’ll be your love tonight by dinosaursmate 20k
“I don’t know how I’m ever going to walk away from you.” “So don’t.” Harry ran a fingertip over Louis’ thigh. “Stay with me.” - It's the summer of 1999 and Louis Tomlinson has been abandoned at a house party. A dispute over Smirnoff Ice and several night buses later, Louis is unsure how he'll ever walk away from this lovely, curly-haired boy.
☆ carried away like butterflies by dinosaursmate 17k
“Actually…” Liam said, scratching his chin absently. “I have a friend who is moving to London soon.” “Without anywhere to live? Who is it? Do I want them living in my home?!” “You met him at my birthday party. Harry, from Cheshire. Remember? Really tight jeans, curly hair down to here?” Realisation dawned on Louis, staring at Liam who was gesturing round about his nipples. Did he remember Harry? Did he remember Harry? He remembered Harry’s square front teeth biting into his collarbone, and he remembered Harry moaning, loud and obscene with no provocation. He remembered Harry dropping to his knees at the edge of the bed and roughly pulling Louis closer. He remembered, vividly, Harry’s lovely plump lips wrapping around his- “Lou?” “Uh- what?” Louis said, startled. “Oh, yeah. Um, I think I remember him.” - It was probably a huge mistake for Louis to let his former One Night Stand move into his spare room, especially when said One Night Stand doesn't seem to remember him.
☆ head head heart by turnyourankle 12k
After Dunkirk has wrapped filming, Harry struggles with his inability to reach subspace. He tries taking the matter in his own hands before Louis intervenes with a plan of his own.
☆ i got my eyes on you (you’re everything that i see) by balanceds 11k
“It’s not a secret, right, Harry? All of his friends seem to know--”
Harry slumps down and starts methodically banging his head against his newsroom desk. “Niall, it is a secret from him because I have spoken a total of ten fucking words to Louis Tomlinson and also he is incredibly out of my league and probably fucking straight as well!”
Or: Harry's a first-year on the school newspaper, assigned to cover the terrible men's first football team. Louis Tomlinson is the team's star defender. Harry pays significantly more attention to Louis's arse than to writing real columns. Pretty soon, everyone notices. It takes Louis the longest.
☆ then we kiss (all i wanna do is have a good time) by orphan_account 24k
Harry shuffles further into the room, timidly taking a seat on one of the chairs set in front of Louis’ table. He keeps his eyes on the floor, fumbling for words. “Sorry, I’m just—it’s just that I’m a bit nervous. And, uh, I wasn’t really expecting for you to look so—” he cuts himself off, just in time to keep himself from saying beautiful.
“Young?” Louis guesses, and Harry just nods, going along with it. “Yeah, don’t worry. I get that a lot, mate. People don’t really expect you to be head writer at twenty-nine. They think to get the job you have to be in your forties, or something.”
So a five-year age gap. Cool.
(harry is a potential new writer for a comedy show. louis is his kind-of boss. they flirt. stuff happens.)
☆ other habits (make your pleasure your pains) by jtsbbsps_dk 19k
Freaky Friday High School AU.
Wherein Harry just wanted to have lunch with his older sister, Cal sells ice cream, Gemma has a test, Anne thinks she knows (she really doesn’t) and Fate plays match maker, because no one puts her ship off course. Louis just tries to help out his best friend's little brother while dealing with a metaphorical butterfly invasion.
☆ the boy in the pikachu pants by mrsstylinson 20k
Louis stars as the bumbling idiot who's only a bumbling idiot around Harry. Harry stars as the charming bastard who steals his heart completely. They meet in the middle of a hallway with Louis in a state of considerable undress, singing Destiny's Child at the top of his lungs. Somehow that seals it for Harry. This is the boy he was always meant to fall in love with. Louis feels the same, only slightly more defeatist. It takes them a while to figure things out.
☆ all the small things by kitundercover 20k
AU. Harry is five inches tall and can't remember how he got that way, but maybe with Louis' help they can work it out. ---
Louis stares. “You’re five inches tall,” he says finally.
“I am about that.” The tiny man agrees.
“You’ve been making strange noises and scaring the shit out of me.”
“I’m sorry.” The tiny man winces.
“You’ve been breaking my things.”
“Not on purpose.”
That voice is disconcertingly deep, and Louis keeps wanting to look up and find the fully grown person that it must surely be coming from. He takes a deep breath and moves onto the next impossible point.
“You’ve been riding my rabbit,” he says.
☆ like two softened shoes by marie24 14k
He sets his laptop on the bed, backing away and running his hands repeatedly through his curls. Okay. This is okay. This is fine. This is not real.
Will peeks his head around the door frame.
“Uh, everything okay in here?”
Harry tries to keep his breathing under control. “Yeah!” he says. “It’s, um, everything’s fine!” He can hear himself talking really loudly. Will looks doubtful.
“Are you sure? Because it really seems like -”
Harry barks out a laugh, cutting him off. “Okay! So this is going to sound really strange. But.” He looks at Will, with the same shiny fringe, blue, blue eyes, and sharp cheekbones he’d been writing about the whole last week. He worries his lip frantically between his teeth. “Um. I think I… I think I… wrote you?”
Or, Harry is a writer who gets through his writer’s block by pouring his feelings for his best friend Louis into a character. A few days later, the character lands in his bed, three dimensional and with no idea how to get back where he came from. He turns out to be very inconvenient for keeping Harry’s feelings to himself.
☆ ready to fall by whoknows 21k
“Ninety and rising,” Nick says triumphantly, as though making Harry’s heartbeat pick up by thrusting an obscenely attractive person in front of his face is any kind of success. “Louis Tomlinson has just walked into our control room and suddenly our dear Harry Styles has lost all ability to speak. Could this be some kind of strange coincidence?”
“I hate you,” Harry hisses, forcing his eyes back into Nick’s direction, uncaring that the mic must have picked it up. “I thought we agreed that you were going to play fair.”
“I’m sure I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Nick denies, except he’s holding up a picture of Louis’ face now, sharp cheekbones prominent, soft lashes nearly sweeping against his cheeks as he looks down, and his fucking mouth –
“A hundred and two!” Nick crows, all but clapping his hands together in glee. “The highest it’s ever been!”
“To be fair, I did bend over the desk on purpose,” Louis’ voice comes crackling in the headphones. Harry practically breaks his neck whipping his head around at the sound of it, gaping at him through the glass panel. “You can’t really blame him for getting a little excited about that, can you?”
☆ gnossienne by pukeandcry 11k
Louis sets a challenge for himself; it gets a bit out of hand.
☆ tonight’s not over (come over and stay) by louistomlinsons 17k
Zayn doesn’t say anything for a moment, pausing and worrying at his bottom lip. Finally, he asks, “Have you heard that Cox guy is coming out with a new song?” Louis freezes, fingers hovering over his keyboard where they had been typing his password. “No, I hadn’t,” Louis says truthfully. “Where did you hear that?” “Tell anyone this and I’ll kill you, but I’d consider myself a big fan,” Zayn says. His face doesn’t change in expression, completely serious as he admits this to Louis. “Big fan? Like run a blog and everything?” or, harry is a famous singer and louis is a student who just wants to write his novel
☆ a love that feels this right by dontlethimgo 14k
As always, the classic high-school rumour mill is never completely reliable. Sure, there are those stories that fly around that turn out to be true—like the one about Niall getting with a model at a party a few months ago (which Louis still struggles to believe)—but this ‘rumour’ has so many versions, and none of them are actually right.  
The Sixth Form AU where Louis is the footie team captain, Harry is head boy, and no one at school has any idea that the two of them are in love.
☆ put your head on my shoulder by wayfared 18k
Niall gives Harry until the end of marching season to either a) make a move on Louis Tomlinson or b) get the fuck over him. Either is easier said than done. Basically, your High School AU with a drum beat.
☆ some nights i’m scared you’ll forget me by pukeandcry 15k
Zayn stifles a groan. He’s not terribly surprised -- Harry’d been mooning over Louis since the day they met three years ago when Zayn had moved into the house next to him -- but he’d been hoping that Harry would eventually get over it and redirect his attention to someone else. This development does not bode well for that turn of events, though. (High School AU)
note: this is zayn’s pov and has a decent amount of ziall and a lot of zarry friendship if i remember!
☆ oh how i hate this red string of fate by calamityk 14k
Harry thought being able to see people’s strings die would be the worst thing about his gift, until at twenty-two he finally met the other end of his own. --------- Or that soulmate AU where Harry can see the red strings of fate that tie everyone together.
☆ smoke dreams from smoke rings by objectlesson 18k
“When I get a craving?” Louis says, “You have to help me chase it away. Distract me”
Oh. Harry can think of about one hundred different ways to distract Louis Tomlinson. One hundred better uses for his mouth, for example. “Erm,” he squeaks, well aware of the fact that he's grinning and dimpling and blushing all at once, his whole face a suddenly mortifying warzone of transparent emotion. “How?”
“By hitting my arm as hard as you can,” Louis announces, holding out the arm in question. It bridges the gap between them, stiff and expectant, and Harry stares, not entirely sure if Louis’s being serious, if this is some prank that he isn’t clever enough to understand, or if the promise of touching Louis under any circumstances is so titillating that he just can’t process it. Louis rolls up the sleeve of his hoodie then, revealing his pale inner arm in maddening increments, pushing Harry somewhere between drooling and vomiting, he isn’t sure which. He just knows that his mouth is flooded, and the barely-there ghost of Louis’s veins through his skin is the prettiest thing that he’s ever seen. “Go on, hit me,” Louis orders. “Don’t be shy,”
--- or, Louis enlists Harry to help him with his bad habit.
☆ milkshake by speechless 13k
He's been saying it for years. He doesn't care that it makes Liam roll his eyes and Zayn sigh and Niall crack up. Lots of things he does get that kind of reaction from the boys anyway. Louis won't stop saying it, 'cause it's true. His milkshake does bring all the boys to the yard. It's a fact.
So the day he decides to get into Harry Styles' pants he says it again, when all three of his roommates are there to witness it. "I'll fuck him by the end of the month. You'll see."
☆ you drive me crazy (i just can’t sleep) by objectlesson 19k
The first time Louis ends up in Harry’s bed is a total accident.
☆ happily ever after by theneverending 19k
"It’s the Peter Pan that I work with most days. Harry got placed with us today and it’s really quite funny to watch him make starry eyes at Peter Pan from behind his camera. As if that would hide anything,” Niall claims with an eye roll, causing Harry to blush even harder.
“I didn’t think you’d notice,” Harry responds lamely, suddenly becoming interested in his food again.
“Harry, when you like someone, it’s written all over your face. You just kept staring at him.”
“That’s my job, I have to stare at him to make sure the photos come out nice.”
“You wouldn’t be getting defensive if I wasn’t right,” Niall rebukes, and Harry really can’t argue with that, so he lets Niall have the last word.
or, the one where louis and harry work at walt disney world, louis is a character performer for peter pan, and harry's the photographer that sometimes gets to work with him.
☆ like the stars that shined by butliamwhy 12k
Louis has stars in his eyes. Harry has known it since they were kids. They have their own tree, their own café booth, and so many years to fall in love. Perhaps a lifetime.
☆ green in the morning and blue afternoon by wildestdreams 14k
“Harry,” Louis whispered beside him.
Harry hummed, his hand coming up to stroke Louis’ back. Louis was still on top of him, his body sagging against Harry’s, heavy and warm, and Harry loved it.
“I don’t think it was a one off.”
“Me either, Lou.”
or
a Friends AU.
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cal’s bella x wolves fic recs
hello! this is cal here (obviously) and i’m just reposting this. i made it a while back, but the links didn’t work, so now i’m redoing it. this time, i’m going to make it smaller, with more posts, instead of larger in one post. so without further ado, here is my bella x the wolves fic recs. also, this is only for completed fics, so if you have a story i didn’t add (that’s complete) send me a link and i’ll read it and then decide whether to add it or not. i will not, however, take any bella x edward, bella x jasper, or bella x jacob fics. 
other fic recs here
last updated- 12/2/19
j a r e d x b e l l a
i. firebound by someryn / m / 70-75k, multi-chaptered / complete
After the battle with the newborns, Bella stumbles into an entirely new destiny. She’d thought she’d already made all the hard decisions. Now she doesn’t know if her world is falling apart or finally falling together. Bella/Jared.
ii. she belongs with me by booksteaandcake13 / m / 70-75k, multi-chaptered / complete
A fan fiction about the imprinting on Bella by Jared. When Bella goes looking for Jake, she meets Jared instead. How do they make their relationship work, and how does Jacob deal with it? Will Jacob find a new romance?
iii. a difficult choice by nefertel / t / 25-30k, multi-chaptered / complete
Bella breaks free from Edward to visit Jacob but something happens that no one expected. What will happen to Bella and Edward. BXJ pairing. Rated T for now may change to M.
iv. seven days by lilyaurora / m / 2-3k, one-shot / complete
“Please. I’m begging, just… just talk to me. Please.” His heart ached as he watched her eyes fill with unshed tears. Her long, beautiful hair moved fluidly as she shook her head in reply, not trusting her voice. He reached towards her, wanting to comfort her. But she pulled away, a gasp on her plump lips, eyes wide
v. the man who can’t be moved by vampirefairy13 / t / 10-15k, two-shot / complete
Songfic. Despite being imprinted on by Jared, Bella chooses another, his sworn enemy. When all his previous attempts to change Bella’s mind fail he is forced to wait where they first met hoping she will come to her senses. But what if it’s too late?
p a u l x b e l l a
i. no more secrets by just lil ole t / m / >1k, one-shot / complete
Paul loves a challenge and she definitely fits that bill! AU, ONE SHOT!, Rated M mostly for language
ii. redemption by khyharah / t / 35-40k, multi-chaptered / complete
Redemption can come in many forms. For some, it’s finding the light at the end of the tunnel. For me? It came in two forms: a red-haired vampire out for vengeance and a 6'4", copper skinned man….. No man isn’t right. GOD would be closer. Oh, and he just happens to turn into a giant wolf and kills vampires. But really, that’s just a bonus.
iii. holy crow by geezerwrench / m / 15-20k, multi-chaptered / complete
The feather Paul found was a confirmation of what he already knew. Bella is the imprint he requires, but maybe he’s just what Bella truly needs. Written for Afke in the 2014 2nd Annual Tricky Raven Author/Artist Silent Auction. AU. Paul Lahote, Bella Swan
iv. hot headed angel by obsidian stained roses / t / 25-30k, multi-chaptered / complete
IMPRINT STORY: After Edward left, I couldn’t function. I didn’t think I’d ever move on with my life. I was trying for Charlie and Jacob; but it wasn’t enough. I wasn’t good enough for anyone; I just wanted Edward. It wasn’t a life without him. But life has purpose, and after Jacob broke his promise, I found my purpose. I had someone to live for. I had Paul. P/B A/U OOC
v. life in la push by ifeelittoo / k+ / 20-25k, multi-chaptered / complete
What if Charlie had lived in La Push? Bella moves in with him, and everything goes down differently. Will Bella still fall for Edward? Or will a member of the pack appeal to her?
vi. listening to your heart beating by kaialuna / m / 3-4k, one-shot / complete
A little one shot trying to get my writing back after a long setback. Paul finds and imprints on Bella in the woods after Edward leaves. Can she be healed by the quiet warmth of his presence and the gentle thrum of his heart beat.
vii. hearts in sync by untamed loner / m / 30-35k, multi-chaptered / complete / sequel- hearts ever right
When Charlie gets called away to testify, Bella moves to La Push where she meets Paul. It doesn’t take long for the two to form a bond unlike any other. As Paul convinces her to talk about her past, it becomes clear. She was always meant to be HIS.
viii. harmonic convergence by nostalgicmiss / m / 90-95k, multi-chaptered / complete
When Bella comes to stay with Charlie, his first inclination is to keep her away from the vampires and send her to school on the Reservation where she’ll be protected. Her life changes forever when bad boy Paul comes out to play. A/U, BxP, Rated M
ix. big bad wolf by kaialuna / m / 10-15k, one shot / complete
A slap derails Bella’s life. She’d never hit someone before, ever. Now all she can think about is Paul. Odd little one shot. Not my best writing but thought I’d post it anyways.
x. shades of the past by mysteriouslyme / m / 3-4k, one-shot / complete
When he left, she was left broken. When the world was left devoid of warmth, he defrosted her frozen sheilds of self preservation, helping her piece back together what she had forgotten.
xi. paul’s girl by sweetashuney / m / 50-55k, multi-chaptered / complete
Takes place in New Moon. After Paul imprints on Bella they become close. But how will they fare when the Cullen Family comes back? Will Paul be able to keep Bella’s heart or does she still belong to a vampire? M for lemons and language.
xii. poisoned love by 9poisonivy9 / m / 45-50k, multi-chaptered / complete
What if, when Jake took Bella to meet Sam and the others, Paul imprinted on her. Can Paul fix Bella or will she be the broken girl forever? And will their love survive the newborns and Victoria?
xiii. somewhere i belong by juxtaposed92 / m / 55-60k, multi-chaptered / complete
Bella ran away from an abusive relationship and who should she run into other then the pack? She falls in love with Paul, who has in fact imprinted on her, as they all try and help her escape her dangerous ex.
xiv. my savior by teamjacobrulez / m / 30-35k, multi-chaptered / complete
In the midst of her near death, he was the only one who was there to save her. When everyone else had abandoned her, he was the one who came to give her comfort. When no one else loved her, he did. After suffering a bad heartbreak, can she love again?
xv. believe by bexxyy / t / 3-4k, one-shot / complete
When the wolves are in trouble, a former legend comes to life. All Bella can do is sit and wait but sometimes you can see more than you believe from the sidelines, based on the Quileute legend about the Thunderbird.
s e t h x b e l l a
i. the clearwater solution by shadowpast620 / m / 6-7k, one-shot / complete
Seth does what no one else has been able to do – stop Bella from marrying Edward.
ii. unintended by jasper’sdarlinbunny / k / 1-2k, one-shot / complete
Set during New Moon. A little Oneshot about Seth/Bella and a little thing called Imprinting!
iii. tradition by notashamedtobe / m / 7-8k, one-shot / complete
Some traditions change with time, only to get better. This is an entry from the Tricky Raven’s winter contest. It also checks off my desire to write Bella with all the wolves, minus Colin and Brady. I might add to it later on, but it’s done as of right now.
q u i l x b e l l a
i. closure by lilyaurora / t / 2-3k, one-shot / complete
Some Fluffy Fluff lol
ii. promise me by just lil ole t / k+ / 4-5k, one-shot / complete
What if Bella and Quil grew up as life long friends? How would their lives have turned out? AU, Rated K, ONE SHOT, This piece won Third Place in Tricky Raven’s Twitterpated in Springtime One Shot Competition! :D
iii. walking away by betterintexas / m / 6-7k, one-shot / complete
A different take on the Breaking Dawn wedding. What could have been. Entry to the Tricky Raven Silent Auction. Prompt provided by GeezerWench.
iv. love in an elevator by lilyaurora / m / 5-6k, one-shot / complete / sequel- be mine bella
“Quil!…I swear to god if you press another button on that panel, I’m gonna kick you right where it hurts!”
v. i’m yours by pengins.are.lovely / t / 40-45k, multi-chaptered / complete
After Jake ditched them both, Quil and Bella strike up a friendship, which turns into something more.
vi. that’s not what i expected by carliecullenblack by just a kiss contest / t / 6-7k, one-shot / complete
ENTRY FOR THE JUST A KISS CONTEST: Jake sends Bella away in New Moon after he first phases and Quil finds her crying and upset. The two connect over the loss of their friend in an unexpected way.
vii. i’ve always loved you by knblair86 / 40-45k, multi-chaptered / complete
Imprint Story! After Jake gets ‘sick’, Bella starts hanging out with Quil. How will they help each other heal? What happens when the Cullen’s come back to town and Will Victoria finally get her revenge? Please give it a chance!
viii. well ain’t that something by wolfpull85 / t / 3-4k, one-shot / complete
Bella goes to La Push to confront Jake after he disappears but finds his friend instead and a whole world she didn’t expect opens up.
e m b r y x b e l l a
i. gettin’ game by just lil ole t / k / 1-2k, one-shot / complete
Embry’s struggling to find his game…to catch his girl. He goes to his best source of manly advice for some suggestions. ONE SHOT!, AU
ii. brown sugar by geezerwrench / t / >1k, one-shot / complete
Looking at her, he realized he didn’t really want to know the answer after all—to either question. Perhaps later he would, but right then, in that moment, it didn’t matter. Written for the Tricky Raven Weekly Fanfiction Flash Fic challenge prompt #36. AU Embry Call, Bella Swan
iii. how do i love thee? by chrissihr / m / 2-3k, one-shot / complete
AU: Embry and Bella are lying in bed one lazy summer Saturday morning, basking in the sunshine pouring through the slats of the blinds like cats in a sun puddle as Embry recites “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…” and shows her. Pairing prompt provided by Afke Deen for the 2nd Annual Tricky Raven Author & Artist Silent Auction. One-shot, COMPLETE.
iv. bella on ice by kookykatie / t / 3-4k, one-shot / complete
Set in New Moon, in February. Bella is moving on with her life after Edward left and has taken to Jacob and his pack of friends. They can get her to do many things she wouldn’t normally do, and they take advantage of that in this particular story. Embry/Bella pairing, Jacob only loves Bella as a best friend.
v. bella’s insecurities by sfj0813 / t / 1-2k, one-shot / complete
Bella thinks she’s not good enough for Embry. Oneshot
l e a h x b e l l a
i. lost and found by sophieangel69 / m / 1-2k, two-shot / complete
After Edward leaves her Bella bumps into Victoria but is then saved by a passing werewolf. (Dub-con) Challenge
ii. magic on the cliffs by whitewolflegend / t / 1-2k, one-shot / complete
“Am I so horrible that no one will want me?” she whispers to the she wolf after a few minutes of silence. Leah held back another snarl and cursed Jacob in her mind before pulling back so she could look Bella in her eyes for the first time. Gasping as she felt the world around her shift and latch onto the woman crying in front of her, nothing mattered but her.
iii. moonlight sonata by izzyiniguez / t / 6-7k, one-shot / complete
Bella/Leah. Leah imprinted and kept it to herself, eventually the wolf will be let out of the bag.
iv. acceptance by mskathy / m / 7-8k, one-shot / complete
Written for the TwiSlash Unveiled Femme Slash Contest - Leah struggles with her self-identity and Bella just wants someone to love. When Alice sets them up on a blind date, they each find more than they had hoped for in each other. Lemons, femme slash.
v. secrets of the heart by sparklingfae / m / 2-3k, one-shot / complete
She was tired of waiting..tonight was the night that she would reveal the truth to her imprint. FemmeSlash warning.
b r a d y x b e l l a
i. all for you by welsharcher / t / 50-55k, multi-chaptered / complete
The meeting with the wolves didn’t go quite as everyone had planned. Especially not when a wolf imprints on Bella. Bella/Brady.
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Gundam Battle Gunpla Warfare Guide
Gundam Battle Gunpla Warfare Guide is a guide for hot new game. The title's adaptation isn't the best, as this is an allowed to-play discharge, however it could be more regrettable. In-application buys range up to $79.99 per thing. Numerous monetary forms, a stamina framework, and plunder boxes are likewise present. The in-game store principally offers an exceptional money for money, just as a couple of update parts that can be purchased with the optional cash you procure while playing. You can likewise open parts, pilots, and casings by buying plunder boxes, which is the place the compensation to-win perspective becomes possibly the most important factor. The whole game is level-based, and these levels are separated by story portions. This story essentially rotates around school understudies that are attempting to spare their coming up short Gunpla club. True to form, Gundam Battle is an allowed to-play discharge. This implies you can expect in-application buys that range up to $79.99 per thing, various monetary standards, and a stamina framework. From the little that I've played the game has all the earmarks of being adjusted so free players can appreciate the title without being compelled to burn through cash, however it's difficult to discern whether a pound divider anticipates those the endeavor further into the game. At last, it is up to you. You can get high irregularity parts from the Capsule Prize (Menu->Capsule Prize). This is the place you can spend your Taro Chips for an opportunity to get a 5-star part (Yellow parts). So what would it be advisable for you to spend on first? Organize on the Part Capsules first (Gunpla Part Pick-Up Capsule and Standard Gunpla Parts Capsule). Getting high irregularity parts in the early game will help a great deal for your Gunpla. When you have enough high irregularity parts, center around the AI Pilots ones for extra parameter helps (AI Pilot Pick-Up Capsule and Standard AI Pilots Capsules). The instructional exercise takes you through a few different ways to exact harm, from cautious objective concentration to extreme last blows, but on the other hand it's conceivable to simply tap rapidly on the telephone screen until the adversary is crushed. You additionally have a lot of partners: Sana, Touma, and a group of CPUs you can manufacture yourself. At level 7, I'm finding that story missions are still genuinely simple, yet the time-constrained day by day missions that you can get to at regular intervals are starting to require some expertise. Along these lines, it's entirely feasible for you to have a 50k CPWR 3-star base maximized Gunpla that has lower details than a 4-star base 25K CPWR one. As a last update, be more careful about parameters as opposed to add up to CPWR. Since toward the day's end, battle will be managed by these details instead of your general CPWR. Also, that is about it. These are every one of the angles that influence your Gunpla's construct and, at last, it's complete CPWR. On the off chance that you have extra inquiries, we got any data off-base or missed a few points, do hit us up in the remarks segment underneath. Aside from having Word Tags, Attributes, and Ex Skills, parts and even pilots can likewise have different qualities. These are recorded and can be seen over at a section's outline screen. Part qualities work somewhat unique in relation to Word Tags and Ex Skills, since some actuate when you meet certain criteria. For instance, the Nu Gundam head part lifts Beam EX Skill control by 17% yet this reward just triggers on Beam EX Skills. There are part attributes, notwithstanding, that simply give out and out rewards, for example, the Wing Gundam's arm, which buffs Melee Damage by 8. The most intriguing thing about its battle is likely the make your-own-combo framework which gives you a chance to get all exploratory with your blending of skirmish and since quite a while ago extended assaults. When we initially secured the game, we referenced the pre-enrollment objectives. Indeed, it's topped 200,000 which means all players get an in-game Gundam and Wing Gundam. It doesn't appear as though it very hit 300,000 which would have brought about everybody getting the Amuro Ray and Heero Yuy characters. You can peruse progressively pretty much all that sorta stuff over on the game's legitimate site. What's more, perhaps the most ideal approaches to expand the CPWR is by raising the pieces of the Gunpla. EX Skill/Parts Traits Skill - Use the indistinguishable/copy parts in the update procedure to raise EX expertise level or Parts aptitude level. The characteristic and the name of the parts ought to be the equivalent - property - speed/control/innovation. You can acquire Awakening Circuit(tune-up materials) from the Capital shop(menu - > shop - > Capital shop), high-trouble missions(Free missions), story mode, In return for platinum coins(menu - > shop - > coins trade), and the occasions. At its center, this is a gathering game that takes after each other versatile title with accumulation based mechanics. The tangled structure of the game's numerous menus leaves a great deal to be wanted, and route can be a torment on account of the game's info delay. Obviously Gundam Battle is one more marked discharge intended to suck up money, and keeping in mind that there are games with more regrettable adaptation, it's as yet hard to play around with a title where the main thing that issues is that you pounded long enough to win the gear important to progress. When you trudge through the story-driven instructional exercise, it's the ideal opportunity for the genuine amusing to begin. The most fascinating piece of the game happens on your virtual workbench, where you blend and match Gundam parts you've accumulated through involvement and case prizes into a definitive model. Gundam fans will perceive the heads, shoulders, middles, legs, and weapons from notorious portable suits from the establishment's 40-year history. Contingent upon the details you're attempting to dole out, you can put a Nu Gundam head on a Wing Gundam middle and completion it off with the legs of the first RX-78-2.
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General Assembly Software Engineering Immersive
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Hello All, instead of posting my normal content relating to cars and/or trucks, I will be taking a deeper dive into my daily life, particularly regarding the software engineering immersive program that I am currently undergoing, which is a technology bootcamp. For a couple of months, I am going to sway away from discussing different sectors within the automotive industry while I focus strictly on technology, but automotive is not going anywhere so stay tuned for big announcements following;)
What Is It?
Currently I’m completing General Assembly’s Software Development Immersive, which is a “12 week award-winning program that has expert instructors and career coaches, and connect graduates with 19k+ hiring partners to get them jobs at A-list companies.” It is slated as your best course for career transformation. The company boats 9,000+ hires, as it states that they are the leader in placing their grads into high-growth, and high-pay tech jobs. Yes, this is all accomplished within 12 weeks. I’m sure you’re asking, “Are these jobs guaranteed?” Of course not, but the company is quite confident. Continue reading as to “why?” after this quick infographic below illustrating what you can expect from this program.
Im currently entering into my 5th week of this program. On our first day, a General Assembly employee bursts in our classroom, after getting another graduate hired, and asked, “Did you guys here about our last cohort?”, which had ended a couple of months prior. We had no clue what she was referring to but then she claims that their last cohort had a 93%+ hire rate. Impressive right. Thats a way to bring some motivation if you had any doubts before. Who knows if this was the truth, but they were all very excited and I have personally heard from some earlier attendees about the jobs that they received after the course and some even during the last week or 2 of the course ending. Before this starts sounding like a fantasy world where you can spend the 3 months and someone else can spend 4-5 years getting a computer science degree and you both end up with the same job (very possible), I’m going to break things down a bit.
Tuition Options?
First, starting with cost, I feel that the tuition share agreement is the best payment option and allows many people who can’t afford it to have a chance at something that can be life changing. It is not yet available in all states, but it’s a great option if you are not trying to pay $14k(approximate tuition cost) out of pocket and upfront(or in a few payments).  Focusing on the $0 upfront income share agreement, it is structured very fair in my opinion. You are only required to pay an upfront $250 deposit until you land a software engineering job (ex: web development, full stack, etc) and depending on your location, entry level is probably hovering around $60k and above.
So if you don’t land a job, you are not at the hands of a huge loan that you cannot afford and most importantly, you’re not out of $14k+ that many pay to take the program. If you have additional experience in UX/UI design, and/or other skills for that matter, your pay can be a lot higher.
Income Share Agreement?
As far as General Assembly not offering the income share agreement not being offered in all states, specifically New York at the moment, I believe that it has to do with the amount of jobs being offered and the amount that are vacant. Here in the Greater Atlanta Area, the tech scene is taking on massive growth along with an abundant amount tech jobs that have yet to be filled. Whether it’s startups, fintech companies, or larger corporations, there is a massive demand for tech jobs in many industries here. I’m not sure of the availability in other cities and states in respective to the amount of tech workers seeking employment.
Adding to the tuition share agreement option, applicants are also subject to a more strict batch of pre course work, along with an evaluation to see if you are prepared and can be successful at this program. My pre course work (estimated to take 40 hours if you have prior knowledge) took me at least 60+ hours, and thats literally. Going through the pre course work, I decided to take notes and continue to reference them even when the program started so that I could truly retain the information, just as I would with another language until I could demonstrate it effortlessly.
Negatives?
The only negative to this income share agreement is that the total amount paid for the course increases to approximately $20,000, instead of the $14,000 that you could sign up for up front after getting accepted. Although this $20,000 will be paid for over a multiple of years (small monthly payments ranging from $300-$800 per month), depending on how much income you are making per year with the lower end being around the $50k end and the upper being $100k+ end.
That is where the trade off comes in, as you decide whether you would want to pay $14k up front or $20k over a multiple of 3-5 years. Simply put, both options come with what some will see as a hefty price but when compared to the average college tuition for 3-5 years, it is significantly less. So is it worth it?  My simple answer: Yes, but its not for everyone and also depends on how much time you willing to dedicate!
What does it take?
Personally, as I’m approaching week 5 in the 12 week program, I would say that it is well worth it. This may not be the same for everyone else. There are so many factors that go into this decision and realizing if it is worth it for you or not. First off, the program is 12 weeks long and runs on a very strict schedule, from Monday – Friday (9am-5pm). All of my cohort(class) had to quit their jobs, and/or whatever else they were doing including school, etc. This IS NOT just a 9-5 job for three months. Ample time is required outside of class for this program to be worth it. You get what you give. Currently, it is very normal for me and my “codemates” to spend another 20-40+hours outside of class per week, on top of our current 9-5 days.
Being Prepared?
Handling this amount of work in such a short period of time is life changing mentally, physically, socially, and financially of course. Savings is required as it’s almost impossible to take on a full time job during this time. Knowing how to handle stress and pressure is also very important, as there will be a lot of ups and downs during the course. Another importance is your family and support. Your time will be very limited during this time, so just be prepared to be a bit disconnected during this time.
For me, personally, I had no real coding experience before starting the pre work for this program, but doing a lot of studying in the year prior to signing up for the program certainly helped with knowing different technologies and frameworks, and what they were used for. Regardless, free time gets pretty scarce during this time of development. It is extremely tough to stay consistent with a certain level of focus each and every day in this program, as it’s basically like learning a new language. So, being prepared is very critical.
The Daily Grind?
Each and every day has a structured schedule that we are given at the beginning of the cohort. The days normally start with lecture, or a quick meeting if it’s project week. Throughout the day, we go through enormous amounts of material, but it’s never just a lecture. Practice, practice, and more practice! Daily learning on how to structure, develop, and implement responsive webpages and applications from the ground up. This is where General Assembly separates itself from just trying to read and learn to code online, or even while pursuing a 4 year computer science degree while spending meaningless time on classes and material that you don’t need or ever use again.
As the saying goes, if you want to learn Chinese, the fastest way is to get dropped directly into the middle of China! This is the exact same. You’re being thrown right into the programming fire everyday, but in a good way. All of the new information learned is always directly followed by practice, as you jump right into the CLI(command line interface) and your IDE(integrated development environment). HTML, and CSS fly by within the first couple of days and then you will be jumping directly into Javascript. After that, you are off and running, and thats when the real challenge starts and the bulk of the course begins.
Is It Really Worth It?
All in all, I think it is definitely worth it if you have a passion to work in tech, whether to create your dream company or to work for another. This is the case, but this immersive program is not something that you spend a little time on and make it into a small side gig. If that’s what you’re looking for, then programming may not be ideal for you. It takes intense focus and dedication to be successful in the field. One mistake can crash an entire program, or maybe even delete an entire database and cause the company to crash. What if someone deleted the entire database of Uber drivers because they told the computer an incorrect command? Of course this would not happen, as their infrastructure has too much sophistication for that to happen, but the company would literally be out of operations for who knows how long and this would cause the end of one of the biggest companies that the world has ever seen.
If you’re not passionate about it, and that goes for anything in life, then you shouldn’t waste your time and/or money. It is also only worth it if you have time. This point needs to be emphasized. For example: If you have a family and can’t afford to quit your full time job, this is not a good idea. I’ve found that many who go through these programs don’t have many responsibilities at the moment, or they have wonderful supporters around them who help them throughout the duration. The immersive is very time consuming, and some may find it easier than others, but the amount of time that has to be put in is undeniable.
In a quick rundown, within 5 weeks, I have learned HTML, CSS, Javascript/jQuery, started creating our own servers, learning node, express, mongoDB, certain data structures and science, and so much more underlying information. This is not everything, and has taken massive work outside of class along with in class work and lecture. Just 5 weeks ago, I wouldn’t even know where to start.
Why Would You Put Yourself Through Such a Daunting Task?
For me, taking this leap was about being creative and bringing my ideas to life, as I push to provide immense value to this world for decades to come. My friends have always told me that I have all of the ideas, but to me they meant nothing if I could never bring them to life. I avoided obtaining these skills for the simple reason of believing that they were too time consuming, or that it was too old to start now, or simply because of me believing that I didn’t belong in that time of environment (the common imposture syndrome). Whether you’re a cook, waitress, sales associate, truck driver, garbage truck operator or whatever it may be, you can be successful not only in this program, but in this career field as a whole.
All of these technologies are fairly new, relative to our society, and if you spend 10+ hours a day on something while someone else maybe spends a hour every few days, you will be amazed at how far you can go. If you are thinking of a career change, or simply love the tech field and need this sort of structure to learn, I will highly advise taking General Assembly’s Software Engineering Immersive if time and your situation persists. You will also hear the phrases “Web Developer”, “Full Stack Developer”, etc associated with software engineering as a lot of the knowledge intertwines.
Youtube Series Update?
Last but NOT LEAST, stay tuned as this will be just an intro to these blog and content posts regarding my Software Development journey. I aim to produce this content for the remaining 7-8 weeks in the course, while also producing content beyond the program as I work on different projects and aim to connect with like minded people in the industry. In the upcoming posts, I will link a youtube video that goes into depth about my particular General Assembly Immersive location, in the Greater Atlanta Area. Stay tuned, and be blessed!
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BBTV Showcases Direct Advertising and Branded Entertainment Campaigns Highlighting the Growth of its Plus Solutions
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BBTV Showcases Direct Advertising and Branded Entertainment Campaigns Highlighting the Growth of its Plus Solutions
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 24, 2021 /CNW/ – BBTV Holdings Inc. (TSX: BBTV) (OTCQX: BBTVF)(“BBTV” or the “Company”), the leading creator monetization company with a mission to help creators become more successful, is sharing the following recent Direct Advertising Branded Entertainment highlights and achievements as part of its Plus Solutions:
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BBTV (CNW Group/BBTV Holdings Inc.)
BBTV has secured a number of paid direct advertising and branded entertainment campaigns across consumer verticals including Lifestyle & Fashion, Food & Beverage, and Sports for brands including Thrive Market, PUMA, and The RealReal, highlighting the growth of its Plus Solutions.
Creator content plays a big role in buyer behaviour, as more than half of social media and video users leverage social platforms to research products1 and nearly three quarters of them2 are more likely to purchase products and services based on content creators’ recommendations.
Digital video advertising, which is just one corner of the creator economy, is expected to more than double from 2018 to 2021 to $82B3, and it’s expected to grow to $185B by 2026 at a 40% CAGR4. The creator economy as a whole is poised to rise at an even faster pace than the early days of ecommerce.
“The creator economy is a powerful driver for digital revenue, as millennials and Gen Z are driving the major shift from traditional to digital consumption. Advertisers trying to reach these generations are spending more in digital video than ever before, as millennials have the highest buying power among all generations,” comments Shahrzad Rafati, Chairperson & CEO, BBTV. “This is just the tip of the iceberg, and the two pillars of making money in the creator economy are reach and engagement. BBTV is a global leader for both, with 600 million monthly unique viewers and over 50 billion minutes watched every month.”
Below are examples of Direct Advertising and Branded Entertainment campaigns in the form of YouTube in-video shout-outs, and Instagram activations. The campaigns positively endorse specific brands and products.
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BBTV Branded Entertainment Achievements
Creator: Brad Mondo (7.04M YouTube Subscribers, 20.92M YouTube Monthly Views, 10.2M Facebook Followers, 2.1M Instagram Followers, 181.4K Twitter Followers, 7.9M TikTok Followers) is a digital creator, professional hairstylist, and entrepreneur known for hair education and hilarious reaction videos. Direct Advertising Campaign: Branded Entertainment in the form of a YouTube Shout Out: TheRealReal, the leader in authenticated luxury consignment, teamed up with Brad Mondo to promote their online store, tapping into his exceptional reach and fashion-forward following by integrating seamlessly into his regular programming.
Creator: Sam the Cooking Guy (2.19M YouTube Subscribers, 13.92M YouTube Monthly Views, 210K Facebook Followers, 237K Instagram Followers, 44.6K Twitter Followers, 206.6K TikTok Followers) is the ultimate guy for food that’s big in taste and small in effort. He uses his channel to serve up recipes, kitchen basics, and live Q&As where he answers cooking questions. Direct Advertising Campaign: Branded Entertainment in the form of a YouTube Shout Out: Thrive Market, the membership-based retailer offering natural and organic food products, worked with BBTV to sign up Sam the Cooking Guy for a multi-video partnership, spanning H1 of 2021. In these videos, Sam cooks with Thrive Market products and shows off his favourite purchases.
Creator: Baby Kaely (1.6M YouTube Subscribers, 9.58M YouTube Monthly Views, 50K Facebook Followers, 418K Instagram Followers, 24K Twitter Followers, 672.4 TikTok Followers) is a Hip-Hop artist who rose to fame at the age of five-years-old! She first stepped into the spotlight after becoming the voice of young kids, then carried that stardom to become a YouTube sensation. Direct Advertising Campaign: Branded Entertainment in the form of Instagram Stories: PUMA tapped Baby Kaely to help celebrate the release of PUMA’s Fierce 2 sneaker. With a quick turnaround needed, BBTV provided an agile solution in the form of Instagram Stories with Baby Kaely showcasing the shoe on her Instagram account.
Creator: D’Vontay Friga (576K YouTube Subscribers, 4.88M YouTube Monthly Views, 250K Instagram Followers, 27.4K Twitter Followers, 205.7K TikTok Followers) is a member of the NBA Playmakers’ family and former division three college basketball player who is well-known for his wildly popular videos balling in parks around the U.S mic’d up to capture all of the on (and off) court action. Direct Advertising Campaign: Branded Entertainment in the form of Instagram Stories and a YouTube Shout Out: To celebrate the release of PUMA’s RS Dreamer sneaker, PUMA leveraged the talents of D’Vontay Friga to showcase the brand new shoe cross-platform, making short form content on Instagram and complimenting it with a shout-out in a YouTube Video.
Creator: Stephania (86.2K YouTube Subscribers, 69.78K YouTube Monthly Views, 1.5K Facebook Followers, 361K Instagram Followers, 11.3K Twitter Followers, 603.7K TikTok Followers) isn’t one to shy away from a challenge. Being told at birth that she wouldn’t be able to walk wasn’t going to stop her from achieving her goals, and has become a skilled baller in her own right. A relative digital newcomer, she’s been able to quickly grow her YouTube following, and develop strong fanbases on TikTok and Instagram. Direct Advertising Campaign: Branded Entertainment in the form of Instagram Stories: PUMA worked with BBTV to leverage Stephania for the release of PUMA’s new Fierce 2 sneaker. Stephania showcased the shoe on her Instagram Stories while also posting to her feed, increasing visibility for the client.
Footnotes
1https://blog.gwi.com/chart-of-the-day/social-browsers-brand/ 2https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2020/11/20/how-social-media-influence-71-consumer-buying-decisions/ 3https://www.pubmatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2019-Global-Digital-Ad-Trends.pdf 4https://www.kbvresearch.com/digital-video-advertising-market/
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YouTube Subscribers Source: YouTube – June 22nd, 2021 YouTube Monthly Views Source: SocialBlade – June 22nd, 2021 Facebook Followers Source: Facebook – June 22nd, 2021 Instagram Followers Source: Instagram – June 22nd, 2021 Twitter Followers Source: Twitter – June 22nd, 2021 TikTok Followers Source: TikTok – June 22nd, 2021
About BBTV BBTV is a global media and technology company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company’s mission is to help content creators become more successful. With creators ranging from individuals to global media brands, BBTV provides comprehensive, end-to-end Solutions to increase viewership and drive revenue powered by its innovative technology, while allowing creators to focus on their core competency – content creation. In January 2021, BBTV had the second most unique monthly viewers among digital platforms with more than 600 million globally, who consumed more than 50 billion minutes of video content, the most among media companies[1]. (www.bbtv.com)
[1]Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data from Comscore’s “Top 12 Countries = January 2021 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform – Top 100 Video Properties Report”; Top 12 countries represent ~50% of world’s digital population.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward–looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking information”) which reflects the Company’s current expectations regarding future events, including the expected continuation of the shift from traditional to digital consumption and continued spending in digital video. Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of estimates and assumptions that we considered appropriate and reasonable as of the date such information is given, including but not limited to our assumptions regarding a continued shift to digital consumption and continued spending in digital video. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the risk that our assumptions on which our forward-looking information is based may not be accurate, the effect of competition, that historical or previous results are not necessarily indicative of future results, as well as the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus of the Company dated October 22, 2020 filed on sedar at www.sedar.com and in our other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update such forward–looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law. In addition, this news release includes market data and other information from third-party sources, some of which contains forward-looking information. While the Company believes these third-party sources are reliable as of their respective dates, the Company has not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information and accepts no responsibility or liability therefor. There can be no assurance that any of the forward-looking information contained in any third-party statements will be realized.
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Ashley Buck PR and Corporate Communications Specialist [email protected] +17788751346
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What Is An Angel Investor & How To Get One For Your Startup
 Suppose you have an idea that you think could change the world, and bring you and your partners a lot of money at the same time. So you start a company based around that idea and develop your product further. But after some time you realize that as much as the company is yours and you are willing to work on it till the world’s end, you alone don’t have the resources to give a proper physical form to your idea. So instead of feeling dejected and giving up, you bring in a person who has the resources to bail you out of your fix. This person is called an Angel Investor.
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The first round of raising capital that helps you build up your company from scratch and bring it into the real world is called the Angel round of investment. And as the name suggests, an Angel Investor is someone who invests in you in this Angel round.
 The reason why the term ‘Angel’ is used instead of something like ‘the first investor’ is that most venture capitalists are reluctant in investing in companies during their baby stages. At the initial stages of a startup, most companies don’t have much momentum and their direction keeps on changing, and that’s something big venture capitalists don’t look forward to. An Angel Investor puts out seed money usually in return for ownership equity or sometimes convertible debt.
 These types of investments are risky as the chances of a startup failing is high, that’s why most angel investors are wealthy individuals who are looking for a higher and quicker return rate for their money.
 The above all is just information on what Angel Investors are and what do they do, which you can easily look up online. But the primary focus of a startup that is looking for their first round of investment should be to get to know the networks of Angel Investors and get the right type of Angel for them.
 How To Identify A Good Angel Investor?
Since there are no hard and fast rules for being an investor, (no degree is required to become an investor!) you should focus on the profile of a person to determine whether he/she is a good Angel Investor or not.
Typically an Angel Investor is a middle-aged person (40 to 60 years of age) who has a net worth of more than 1 million USD. They are known for investing in small start-ups and companies and have the capability to invest more than 50k USD in a business. Mostly Angel Investors are businessmen themselves and have multiple businesses set up throughout their industry, giving them enough experience to guide you and their investment in the right direction. The typical involvement of an Angel Investor in a startup lasts for 5 to 6 years, although some might be looking at a much faster return from a cash cow business. 
As said earlier, the above qualities need not be taken as absolute rules that need to be followed, but more as helpful, probable guidelines. Traditional investing methods are going down, and with it, the number of traditional investors is going down too. 
Where To Find An Angel Investor?
Well, as everything in the slowly moving modernized world, there are two ways to find an Angel Investor:
The Traditional Way
The Modern Way
The Traditional Way
Many businessmen, small and large, are Angel Investors themselves. So taking part in your local business communities would be a good way to find out what type of Angel Investors are available in your area. Most Angel Investors want to invest in a local business as it gives them a more hands-on approach, and this is better for your startup too as your investor is within hands reach if a disaster occurs or you need strategic advice.
Attending business fairs and trading events would help you network a lot too as most Investors are present at such meetings. It is very important to get you and your company’s face out there as surprisingly investors are only willing to give away their money to companies that hustle to go big. Step out, make connections, and build up your network. An Angel Investor looks for a dynamic company that can make him/her money, instead of a company that just takes his/her capital and flies with it.
The Modern Way It should be of no surprise that in 2020, in the age of smartphones, where you can find anything and anyone online, you can find Angel Investors online too. 
Angel Investors can be reached out solo on business platforms like LinkedIn as well, but contacting them on websites made specifically for angel investing is easier and more reliable as most Angel Investors like to work around their own network.
Some of the websites that have worked well for other start-ups in the past are:
●     Angel ListSeed Invest
●     Onstartup
●     NEXA
●     Golden Seed LLC
These online platforms offer a quick way to build up your investment network and get the right type of Angel Investor for your startup. Although traditional ways and modern ways bring the same end result, each has its own pros and cons. Traditional ways of bringing in Angel Investors help you build up a more organic network that is comparatively stronger than an online network, while the modern ways bring you far more reach than your local business community can ever give you. In the end, it all depends on you and which route you want to take to get an Angel investment to propel your company forward.
Who Is Jerry Mononela?
Jerry Mononela is a businessman cum Angel Investor in South Africa, and has an insatiable thirst for the stock market. I advise people on investments and educated novices about finances so that they can guide their money better in this cut-throat environment. I also write articles on finance and investment tips.
If you liked this article on Jerry Mononela, check out more of me on my blog and Reddit.
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your-john-andrew · 4 years
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eWallet App Development – R Pay Wallet
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If we start discussing the eWallet app development, the first thing that is required be stated here is: going digital has become the need of the hour. The revenues generated by the cashless industry reached around $2.5 trillion in the year 2019.
Now with such escalation rates, we can describe the eWallet mobile app development as one of the hottest industries.As per current figures and statistics, around 75% of the users know about the digital payments and around 40% of them find no issues in using such models.
So, no matter whether you are running a retail counter, a grocery store or an online eCommerce portal, mobile eWallet is turning out to be a basic necessity for the today’s economy.But while framing the roadmap to the eWallet mobile app development, one must know how to use and implement it in the right direction in order to conquer a high user’s base.
eWallet for the retailers: In this context, the title itself defines the purpose of the eWallet.  An app integrated with aforementioned wallet allows the users to make the payments and store all the coupons and the discounts that are associated with the product. The cost for developing such wallets ranges between $20k-$60k
For the financial organization: This is meant for the cardholders thus are mostly used by the banks and card issuing agencies. The cost for developing such apps lies between $15k-$50k
For the cards : These types of eWallet mobile app confines to credit and debit cards usability. Such type of eWallet apps acts as an intermediate and allows the users to swap the card for processing the payment further. Google Pay, PayPal etc are the best examples in the niche.
Now since you have gathered brief information about the types of eWallet, let’s proceed towards the domains where the online payments models are commonly used.
Well, your eWallet mobile app must support all kinds of payments models. Just sticking to one or two models is not sufficient. In order to make a mark it must be able to act as a universal product, thus must be capable of serving all the models one at a time. Users use the payment models for accomplishing the below activities:
1.)    For purchasing the goods and products
2.)    For immediately transferring the funds
3.)    For enabling POS payments The above two are the basic forms of payments but implementing the POS payments is where the actual effort lies. Reason being it can be implemented and executed in different ways.
Mainly there are 4 ways associated with it:
1.)    QR code:  This is one of the most prominent models of POS. In this approach, the business just stores their encrypted QR code over the cloud, the users can simply scan it for processing the payment further.
2.)    NFC:  It is can be described as a contactless payment between two enabled NFC devices. In this approach, the account or the card detail is saved in the digital form. As soon as the request for the payment occurs, the information from the NFC is automatically extracted and is directed to the payment gateway.
3.)   Beacon: In this method, the payments can be processed further in the offline mode as well. Here the users are not required to swap the card for making the payments. The POS terminal will fetch the details from the cloud so as to process the payment in a hassle frees way.
4.)   Payment app: In this method, different vendors can link up with any of the payment gateways. Apple pay, Google Pay, PayPal etc are already expanding their network for making the transaction in a similar way and are the best examples in the niche.
Focus on security
While developing a eWallet mobile app, a proper guideline must be framed in order to address concerned security issues.  If we go by some figures and statistics, around 40% of users consider online payments as an insecure way of making payments.  Reason being they may lose their devices or probably their account information might even get hacked.  The best technique that combats with such issues is tokenization. In this system, a onetime number is generated for the user that corresponds with their credit/debit card information. The token generated can only be controlled and detokenized by the service provider.
There are three types of tokenization techniques that are commonly used:
1.)    While making the online transactions, the card or the account details cannot be analyzed by the merchant, it is tokenized, the moment users update some information.
2.)    Tokenization at the POS terminal occurs as soon as the card is swiped.
3.)    The payment providers tokenize the users’ PAN and the information is stored on the device, in case of Apple and on Cloud, in case of Android.
So, for developing fully secured eWallet mobile app, there are some other attributes that must be added in order developed a sophisticated eWallet mobile app.
1.)    Track the rewards, coupons and the aggregator.
2.)    The digital receipts
3.)    Provide familiar approaches to redeem coupons and the deals.
4.)    Allow the users to view the actual cash flow pertaining to their purchases within a mobile app.
5.)    Make your eWallet mobile app authenticated
Other than adding these features, there are some more features that must be added so as to provide an enriching experience to the users and to perpetuate a positive growth for the businesses.
1.)    Provide linked payment options (Credit/Debit cards, online payments)
2.)    Access to coupons and discounts
3.)    Timely notifications
4.)    Reminders
5.)    Location-based services 
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Roamsoft introduces a digital wallet platform “R Pay” with customer app, merchant app, end- to- end admin panel. If you want to possess your own digital wallet solution then R Pay is the right choice.
R Pay, secured online payment solution helps your businesses grow and have your business in the palm of your hands. R Pay provides features like hassle- free sign up, load and send money, withdraw cash, pay merchants, buy tickets, instant notification, limited liability etc.
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cal’s bella x volturi fic recs
hello! this is cal here (obviously) and i’m just reposting this. i made it a while back, but the links didn’t work, so now i’m redoing it. this time, i’m going to make it smaller, with more posts, instead of larger in one post. so without further ado, here is my bella x the volturi fic recs. also, this is only for completed fics, so if you have a story i didn’t add (that’s complete) send me a link and i’ll read it and then decide whether to add it or not. i will not, however, take any bella x edward, bella x jasper, or bella x jacob fics.
other fic recs here
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i. alec came first by bitemytongue / t / 15-20k, multi-chaptered / complete
What would’ve happened if Bella were to meet Alec Volturi when she goes to Volturi, and what will come from them meeting?
ii. masquerade by vampiressuck / t / 2-3k, one-shot / complete
Bella decides to go to a masquerade, hopeful that it will help her loosen up. While there, she dances with a handsome stranger. One-shot. Bella/Alec
iii. smile of an angel by mugglebornwy / t / 1-2k, one-shot / complete
He found her at her most vulnerable, but didn’t make any move to harm her. Yes, he may mock, he may taunt, but beneath the hard facade, lies the heart of an angel; that was what she saw.
iv. a thousand years by bambi bambolina / t / 2-3k, one-shot / complete
This is an Alec/bella one shot! What if Alec met Bella before Edward did? What if rumours got in the way?
v. bella’s choice by patrysia181 / t / 1-2k, one-shot / complete
“Yes we are Isabella… Will you come with me?” Alec breathed in her ear and a pleasurable shiver ran up her spine, a small whimper escaping her lips, “I will,”
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i. burning eyes by tigerhorse717 / m / 15-20k, one-shot / complete
When Bella goes to save Edward from the Volturi, they refuse to allow her to leave the city as a human. How will she deal with being confronted by the family that had abandoned her while her emotions are heightened as a newborn vampire? And why is she suddenly so affected by Jane’s burning gaze? Femslash Bella/Jane Epic one-shot
ii. the sweetest thing by sydneytwilightmum / m / 5-6k, one-shot / complete
Bella is a novelist who frequents a local cafe to do her writing. What happens when the gorgeous new barista catches her eye? Bella/Jane Femmeslash/Lemons & Fluff Collab with VBFB1 for the FTLOW Contest Grab a coffee & a cupcake & enjoy!
iii. sweet pain by taking me high / m / 9-10k, multi-chaptered / complete / sequel- i adore you, sweet pain
I grabbed her head and pulled her into me, connecting out lips. I closed my eyes, then felt her begin to tug at my pants. Bella/Jane.
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i. one day more by zantana / m / 8-9k, one-shot / complete
Bella never met the Cullens, never moved to Forks. She moves to Rome for inspiration, and meets a mysterious man. Follow her love tale in this oneshot. Rated M for a reason.
ii. stone mask by ereana / t / 3-4k, one-shot / complete
Bella has lost everyone important to her. She hides behind a mask and shows nobody her emotions. She is now a top member of the Volturi Guard. Will someone break through her stone mask? Non-canon couple Bella X Demetri
iii. kinetic energy by catiedidit / m / 5-6k, one-shot / complete
Bella is sentenced to live with the Volturi for 50 years after she stops Edward from exposing vampires to the human world. Seven years after her change, can Edward prove his love, or will Bella finally realize that another Vampire has captured her heart.
iv. mending a heart by painted heart / m / 35-40k, multi-chaptered / complete
Edward just broke up with Bella. Victoria comes and turns Bella, but Demetri comes and brings Bella to Volterra. She joins them and begins to find the will to love Demetri as he loves her. But what happens when the Cullens come by? Lemons in later chaptes
v. changed in a heartbeat by livebyinsanity / t / 30-35k, multi-chaptered / complete
Bella Swan thought that she would always love Edward Cullen. But, when she entered the home of the Volturi; she found that everything changed in a heartbeat.
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i. the rebirth of hope by theadosia57 / m / 10-15k, three-shot / complete
Bella is now a member of the Volterra. Felix waits patiently in the wings for Bella to finally accept him as her one and only mate. Bella/Felix Disclaimer Twilight is the property of S. Meyer, as are its characters, thr rest is just my musings on a AU.
ii. destined for you by mylifeasawhitlock / m / 3-4k, one-shot / complete
A Felix and Bella one-shot. Rated M for a reason. Enjoy and Review
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i. into the lion’s den by lissanrose / t / 40-45k, multi-chaptered / complete
Edward left Bella and went to Volterra after thinking she was dead. Bella rushed to save him, but her feelings for him have changed.She is stronger and decidedly tired of Edward’s possessive nature.She finds love in the most unlikely of places. Dont like pairing, dont read!
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i. it was your fault by dragonsouloffire / t / 45-50k, multi-chaptered / complete
Edward never leaves Bella, instead he get intrested in another girl, she breaks his heart and he goes on his suicide mission anyway, Bella saves Edward, not for him, but for his family. Bella is actually quite pissed with Edward. Another certain vampire take interest in Bella. Will this trip to Volterra end well?
ii. stuck together by wolfgirl706 / t / 60-65k, one-shot / complete
Victoria and her army are coming for Bella so Edward sends Bella away to Italy to stay in Voltera. To stay in a palace filled with bloodthirsty vampires. And to make matters even worse, Caius has been appointed to look after her. Adopted from DaughterofHadesandNyx.
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i. the scrourge of housecats everywhere by volturi secretarial services / t / 6-7k, one-shot / complete
Bella had given up on becoming a vampire. Once she was, she certainly didn’t expect her help to come from Aro Volturi. Aro/Bella, Post New Moon AU long-ish one-shot, written in snapshots.
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eWallet App Development – R Pay Wallet
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If we start discussing the eWallet app development, the first thing that is required be stated here is: going digital has become the need of the hour. The revenues generated by the cashless industry reached around $2.5 trillion in the year 2019.
Now with such escalation rates, we can describe the eWallet mobile app development as one of the hottest industries.As per current figures and statistics, around 75% of the users know about the digital payments and around 40% of them find no issues in using such models.
So, no matter whether you are running a retail counter, a grocery store or an online eCommerce portal, mobile eWallet is turning out to be a basic necessity for the today’s economy.But while framing the roadmap to the eWallet mobile app development, one must know how to use and implement it in the right direction in order to conquer a high user’s base.
eWallet for the retailers: In this context, the title itself defines the purpose of the eWallet.  An app integrated with aforementioned wallet allows the users to make the payments and store all the coupons and the discounts that are associated with the product. The cost for developing such wallets ranges between $20k-$60k
For the financial organization: This is meant for the cardholders thus are mostly used by the banks and card issuing agencies. The cost for developing such apps lies between $15k-$50k
For the cards : These types of eWallet mobile app confines to credit and debit cards usability. Such type of eWallet apps acts as an intermediate and allows the users to swap the card for processing the payment further. Google Pay, PayPal etc are the best examples in the niche.
Now since you have gathered brief information about the types of eWallet, let’s proceed towards the domains where the online payments models are commonly used.
Well, your eWallet mobile app must support all kinds of payments models. Just sticking to one or two models is not sufficient. In order to make a mark it must be able to act as a universal product, thus must be capable of serving all the models one at a time. Users use the payment models for accomplishing the below activities:
1.)    For purchasing the goods and products
2.)    For immediately transferring the funds
3.)    For enabling POS payments The above two are the basic forms of payments but implementing the POS payments is where the actual effort lies. Reason being it can be implemented and executed in different ways.
Mainly there are 4 ways associated with it:
1.)    QR code:  This is one of the most prominent models of POS. In this approach, the business just stores their encrypted QR code over the cloud, the users can simply scan it for processing the payment further.
2.)    NFC:  It is can be described as a contactless payment between two enabled NFC devices. In this approach, the account or the card detail is saved in the digital form. As soon as the request for the payment occurs, the information from the NFC is automatically extracted and is directed to the payment gateway.
3.)   Beacon: In this method, the payments can be processed further in the offline mode as well. Here the users are not required to swap the card for making the payments. The POS terminal will fetch the details from the cloud so as to process the payment in a hassle frees way.
4.)   Payment app: In this method, different vendors can link up with any of the payment gateways. Apple pay, Google Pay, PayPal etc are already expanding their network for making the transaction in a similar way and are the best examples in the niche.
Focus on security
While developing a eWallet mobile app, a proper guideline must be framed in order to address concerned security issues.  If we go by some figures and statistics, around 40% of users consider online payments as an insecure way of making payments.  Reason being they may lose their devices or probably their account information might even get hacked.  The best technique that combats with such issues is tokenization. In this system, a onetime number is generated for the user that corresponds with their credit/debit card information. The token generated can only be controlled and detokenized by the service provider.
There are three types of tokenization techniques that are commonly used:
1.)    While making the online transactions, the card or the account details cannot be analyzed by the merchant, it is tokenized, the moment users update some information.
2.)    Tokenization at the POS terminal occurs as soon as the card is swiped.
3.)    The payment providers tokenize the users’ PAN and the information is stored on the device, in case of Apple and on Cloud, in case of Android.
So, for developing fully secured eWallet mobile app, there are some other attributes that must be added in order developed a sophisticated eWallet mobile app.
1.)    Track the rewards, coupons and the aggregator.
2.)    The digital receipts
3.)    Provide familiar approaches to redeem coupons and the deals.
4.)    Allow the users to view the actual cash flow pertaining to their purchases within a mobile app.
5.)    Make your eWallet mobile app authenticated
Other than adding these features, there are some more features that must be added so as to provide an enriching experience to the users and to perpetuate a positive growth for the businesses.
1.)    Provide linked payment options (Credit/Debit cards, online payments)
2.)    Access to coupons and discounts
3.)    Timely notifications
4.)    Reminders
5.)    Location-based services 
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Roamsoft introduces a digital wallet platform “R Pay” with customer app, merchant app, end- to- end admin panel. If you want to possess your own digital wallet solution then R Pay is the right choice.
R Pay, secured online payment solution helps your businesses grow and have your business in the palm of your hands. R Pay provides features like hassle- free sign up, load and send money, withdraw cash, pay merchants, buy tickets, instant notification, limited liability etc.
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