writerswritecompany
fuckyeahcharacterdevelopment
Some good tips about comic lettering from Nate Piekos of Blambot.com
mariah-wants-to-live
its-a-writer-thing
writeworld-blog
No matter where you go or what you do in life, you’re probably going to have to communicate with other people. Which isn’t all bad, because that can be great, but people can also be the worst. Whether it’s on paper or face-to-face, getting your point across to others can be downright impossible. Since we’re forced to live among each other, I guess we could all use some tricks to improve writing. So, in the interest of not being the worst, here are some simple steps we can all take to make our writing better.
sweetlittlevampire
My second year at the Steampunk convention here in Luxembourg! And this year I dragged the girlfriend along - who purchased her tricorn on a whim and went like “Well now I have to go with you, or I´ll never get to wear the damn thing.” We even kind of matched. :D
She was okay with me posting this since I already showed her face aaaaages ago in a manip. And because we both think we look fantastic!
On the left with the blue tricorn: the girlfriend
On the right: me
Photographer: Laetitia Lefevre
Anno 1900 Steampunk Convention Luxembourg, Fond-de-Gras, 2017
thatsthat24
dailyhangover
Bitch WHAT THE FUCK
what the FUCK
???!!!!??
Yo, this guy sold his soul for this or something holy fuck
i feel like i just watched something forbidden for mortal eyes
I’m the black lady in the audience LIKE DAMN OKAY
So….do i go to church tommorrow or stay in?
MAGIC TRICKS ARE SIMPLY SLEIGHT OF HAND, USING REDIRECTION TO TAKE YOUR FOCUS OFF THE THING THEYRE MANIPULATING. THAT IS NOT THIS. IT SEEMS LIKE IT AT FIRST BUT THEN HE STARTS DOING THIS SHIT IN PLAIN SIGHT, AND LETTING US ACTUALLY SEE THE SHIT TRANSFORMING AND CHANGING PLACES. THIS ISN’T SLEIGHT OF HAND.
THIS ISN’T A MAGIC TRICK. ITS JUST FUCKING MAGIC.
???? what??? the fuck???????
“Oh, I think I see the moments there where the actual transfer is happening, but he’s really good at it,” I thought at first.
Promptly followed by, “Wait what the fuck what the FUCK”
Mmm bruh this guy needs to be arrested by wizard police for violation of the statute of secrecy
thatsthat24
dailyhangover
The most beautiful thing I have heard all day and you have the opportunity to hear it too.
One of my faves that was lost to the internet is back
does anyone know the name of this instrument and possibly the source of this video?
it’s a hang drum :)
Everytime I see this I reblog.
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thegabecole
Writing deadlines are hard, and writing deadlines when you have more than one, and when writing deadlines aren’t the only deadlines you have, and when writing isn’t the only thing you do, is even harder.
I’ve been thinking a lot about that as I juggle my writing with my responsibilities, new and old.
Writing-wise, I currently have three projects I’m tossing around, two with deadlines (one self-imposed, one not), and a third that really wants my attention but has to sit and wait. On top of that are my freelance editing projects, my social media commitments, my part-time job, and grad school. And even before I’ve started doing all of those things at once—though I will have started by the time this publishes—I’ve already been thinking a lot about how to prioritize to make sure things get done.
For me,
it starts with recognizing hard deadlines vs soft deadlines.
Hard deadlines are deadlines I can’t move—deadlines in contracts (both writing and freelance) or homework, for example. Hard deadlines I usually get plenty of advance notice on, so when I initially get them I sit down and do some math to figure out how much work I have to do every day in order to finish on time. And then I build in a few extra days, for days when things don’t go as planned.
Conversely, soft deadlines are usually self-imposed deadlines. They’re goalposts, rather than something someone else is waiting on—or, they’re sometimes a hard deadline date with the wiggle room built in. So, if I’ve committed to finishing a project on the 31st, I’ll usually math out so I finish on the 29th, so the 29th is my soft deadline that can be moved if needed, and the 31st is my hard deadline.
Once I’ve established all I need to do every day for each of my commitments, I prioritize within the day. My to-do list nowadays typically looks like this:
- errands
- writing/revision work
- freelance work
- grad school reading/work
- social media work
Within my grad school reading, I like it split it up between boring reading and fun reading. The boring reading I try to get out of the way first, and then the fun reading I know I can spread out throughout the day, even up until my bedtime reading. Social media work often gets priority unless I can push it off a day without consequence—but I try not to do that too much because I usually have plenty to do the next day too. Freelance work and writing work I generally prioritize the most, because the later in the day it gets, the less energy I have to do it—but those two categories frequently have the most hard deadlines, so I have to get them done. Then errands of course get prioritized and scheduled by how urgent they are.
By splitting up my tasks into bite-sized pieces and prioritizing them from most important to least, it allows me to get high-priority items done even when I have a lot going on while leaving some flexibility for overflow tasks that I can get done on a catch up day.
It’s not a perfect system, but it definitely helps. And it’s very necessary, for me at least, to keep track of all I need to do.
Do you prioritize your daily tasks?
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procrastiwriting
How to learn foreign languages
Hello, guys!
I`ve said before I`m interested in foreign languages. I learn English and Italian only but I hope one day this list will get bigger. So, I wanted to share my experience in learning languages with you all.
At first. If you are not very organized (i am) it will be good for you to find a school of foreign languages or a teacher. As to me I prefer to study with a group. This way you can practice your speaking skills not only with your teacher but also with people whose knowledge is the same as yours. Better to study with people your age. So, my English group consists of three 16 year olds (I`m 16 too), Italian: 18 year old and 24 year old girls. I feel myself okay with them all.
Doesn`t
matter if you have classes with teacher / group or learn language yourself you
can use all of these tips to improve your skills.
To know any language well you have to be good at 4 things:
○ Listening
○ Speaking
○ Reading
○ Writing
Let`s talk about all of them.
Listening. You need to listen and understand what you`re listening to. How to do this?
• Watch films, tv shows, youtube videos, cartoons in the language you learn with subtitles. For example you start with subs in your native language, watch, listen, read subs and try to ‘connect’ them. When your skills will get better watch with subs in this language, to understand written text is easier than just speech. Also you will know how some words are pronounced.
(I think everybody knows English speaking Youtubers or at least it`s not difficult to find them, what I can`t say about other languages. So I made two playlist of Italian and RussianYoutubers I like. Check it out if you learn one of them.)
• Music. When 2 years ago I became interested in English I started with this. I was listening to the song while reading its lyrics in English, then in Russian, than in English and in Russian again. Repeat it hundreds of times. Or at least just listen to music in this language.
• Audiobooks and podcasts. You can just listen to them like podcasts or listen while you are reading (the same book of course). Almost the same thing like watching films with subtitles. You can find original book or adapted for your level.
• Exercises. Buy a book or find on the internet listening exercises for your language and do it.
Speaking. It`s quiet easy. Just speak.
• With yourself, oh how many time I did it and heard that my friends had done it too. In the car, at home, etc. You can record it for the memory or to listen it later and find your own mistakes. It`s okay, if you are alone now, speak with yourself.
• If you have a friend who learns the same language offer him/her to speak this language always or just sometimes.
• If your lever is good start a channel on Youtube. You will have to speak really a lot. There`s no other way, your speaking will get really better.
Reading.
• Learn lots of words. To know the language fluently you have to know many words. So, develop your vocabulary.
• Read and translate quotes, phrases and so on. It is not hard to open Tumblr/twitter/etc. and read some but it is helpful.
• Books, stories, fan fictions, blogs, etc. Just read a lot.
Writing. (spelling)
• To improve your spelling just rewrite texts of your level. You can find more here.
• Do lots of exercises. As I have already said you can buy a book or find them on the internet.
so, i hope some of these tips i know will help ypu to achieve the success.
(and i wanna thank my sister for being my ‘model’. follow her instagram!)
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procrastiwriting
A Visual #Fashion Guide For Women - Necklines, Skirt Types & More!
Rebloggimg for writing reference
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