If A Fictional Character Gets Stabbed, They Have Only 2 Valid Options:

if a fictional character gets stabbed, they have only 2 valid options:

1. slowly raise their hand to the wound and/or pull the weapon impaling them out while everyone stares in horror before collapsing to the ground from shock and/or blood loss and being caught just in time by their friend/sibling/love interest

2. hide the wound beneath a dark item of clothing in preparation for the dramatic reveal later where another character touches them and their hand comes away bloody or they overexert themselves and they stumble and wince but still try to insist they’re fine, even though they’re clearly in pain and struggling to stay on their feet, and as the other character peels back their jacket it becomes clear that they’re badly hurt and have been for a while (bonus points if they’re wearing a white shirt underneath)

Map of geographical terms

Consider: A fantasy series where the court wizard is treated and portrayed just like an IT guy. Court Wizard, fixing the Queen’s magic mirror: has’t thee attempted cleansing and reapplying the runes anew?

thanks justin

Cheat Sheet for Writing Emotions Part 2

Grief

Remembering the small things about their friend

Sleeping too uch

Sleeping too little

Temporarily forgetting their friend is dead while doing something they used to do together

Loss of appetite

Getting agitated easily

Crying

Panic attack

Messy appearance

Not taking care of oneself well

Frustration

Jerky movements

Sharp tone of voice

Pulling at one’s hair

Gritting teeth

Unwillingness to comply

Shaking head

Rushed speech

Leaving the situation

Scoffing

Rolling eyes

Glaring

Furrowed brows

Pinched lips

Anxiety

Tightness in chest

Hyperventilating

Headache

Clenching eyes shut

Pulling at one’s hair

Crying

Fidgeting

Pacing

Restlessness

Bags under eyes if anxiety is chronic

Trouble sleeping

Trouble stopping one’s thoughts

Thinking of the worst possible scenario

Desire

Blushing

Warmth in body

Eye contact

Sweaty palms

Licking lips

Anticipation

Heavy breathing

Leaning forward

Stuttering

Smiling

Awareness of heartbeat

Hypersensitivity to touch

Dread

Holding stomach

Nausea

Tightening in chest or stomach

Body feeling heavy

Dry mouth

Licking one’s lips

Fidgeting

Having a feeling of wrongness

Darting eyes

Holding one’s breath

Avoiding eye contact

Shaking

Jealousy

Narrowing eyes

A burn in one’s chest

Possessive thoughts

Thoughts of hurting the person they’re jealous of

Clenching teeth

Taking action against person they’re jealous of

Scowling

Showing off

Kicking something

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I changed the font and spacing to reread my first draft and it’s a totally legit trick but also it’s so funny how much of writing is just playing mind games with yourself. Stuck on the blank page? Write a grocery list! Words won’t come? Switch to writing on a yellow legal pad! Having trouble working consistently? Create a daily writing ritual! Is everything just Bad? Write in Comic Sans! Set a timer! Set a weird deadline! Write 1000 words EXACTLY, no more and no less! Mess with the font colors! Get up early! Stay up late! Dress up to do your writing! Or write naked!

the writer’s brain is just a puzzle toy that we have to turn over and over in every direction to get the Creativity to fall out