Which One Of U Was Going To Tell Me That Tea Tastes Different If U Put It In Hot Water?

which one of u was going to tell me that tea tastes different if u put it in hot water?

Google targeted ads: Oh, hey, you need pet supplies? Cleaning supplies because your dog made a mess? How about vet services?

Me: I was just wondering what a dog kennel tends to smell like because I don’t own a dog and I need to describe it!

Google targeted ads: Bitch, you need to see a DOCTOR. STOP GOOGLING SHIT AND SEEK HELP.

Me: Bitch, I am a WRITER. STOP TRYING TO SELL ME MEDICATIONS FOR CONDITIONS I DON'T HAVE.

Fade Sections in the Dragon Age Games

DA:O Mage Origin: Welcome to the Circle! Your hazing ritual for today will be a lovely jaunt through the Fade. Mind the demons!

DA:O Broken Circle: You know most of the Origins haven’t seen the Fade. Wouldn’t want them to miss out.

DA:O Saving Connor: Had enough of the Fade yet? You know you missed it, right?

DA:O Awakening: Can’t have a spirit companion without yet another trip through the Fade. Besides, we wouldn’t want those assets to go to waste.

DA2 Night Terrors: Surprise! We put the Fade in this game too!

DA:I Prologue: Oh, don’t think we’re getting left out of this hot Fade action. We even put the character creator in here.

DA:I Adamant: The Fade! The place so nice, the Inquisitor visits twice!

DA:I The Final Piece: Oops, make that thrice.

DA:I Trespasser: *shifty eyes, kicks something suspiciously under the rug*

Writing Tips - Masterpost

From someone with a degree in this sort of thing (the writing and editing, that is).

I've had a list of tips kicking around for the longest time, from way back in my earliest days of hanging out on Fanfiction.net and reading fanfiction day in and day out. I've also read a lot (and I mean a lot) of published fiction in my time, as well as studying at college how to write better fiction and then edit it, for myself and others. So I can't help but notice things crop up in fiction I read online.

And, as usual, what is a Tumblr for if not throwing my opinion on the internet?

So I present to you my list of Writing Tips. Some will be geared predominantly toward fanfiction, but I will try to apply most, if not all, of the entries toward general fiction where I can.

And as with anything an editor tells a writer, ultimately it's up to you whether or not you take my advice. You do you.

The entries are now linked below, and this list will continue to be updated each time I add another writing tip in the future.

1. The Dictionary

2. The Thesaurus

3. Common Word Mix-Ups

4. Beta Readers

5. Google Can Help (checking foreign words)

6. Punctuation

7. Dialogue Tags

8. Show Don't Tell

9. Accents

10. Tense (past, present, future)

11. Points of View (first, second, third, limited vs. omniscient)

12. Purple Prose

13. Research

14. Keep Notes and Reread

15. Constructive Criticism

16. Breaking the Rules

Writing Tips Pt. 4 - Beta Readers

Since I just had a long post about commonly mixed-up words, many of which would escape a basic spellcheck, how do we handle that (and other writing gaffes that the most basic of tools will miss)?

You get a beta reader. Or hire an editor or proofreader. Or sign up with a publishing company that will assign you an editor.

Beta readers, editors, etc. can generally do a few different things for your writing, which is something you will need to discuss for whoever you sign on to help you out. Whoever it is, though, make sure they're someone you trust to actually know English well—or whichever language you'll be writing in—since the idea is for them to help you with your writing and catch the mistakes you make.

If English is not your first language, make doubly sure to get a beta reader who is fluent. Yes, Google Translate can be fairly decent, but you should still have someone fluent check it over, if only for the grammar.

Foods Humanity Figures Out Everywhere

soup: Boil The Food To Make Food Water

stew? gravy? curry?: like soup but less water more food 

porridge: add water to the starch but not so much. warm and mushy yum

pancake/flatbread: make the starch wet and flat, then put on hot surface.

fried starch thing: Use hot oil to make starch crispy yum++

dumpling: put the not starch in the starch thing and cook it.

alt dumpling: ball of starch added to soup or stew. makes chewy starch ball yum yum

filled portable food: starch wrapper of some kind to make it so you can eat the messy food with your hands.