I Cant Believe You Dont Know Drake & Josh, But Heres The Clip:

I can’t believe you don’t know Drake & Josh, but here’s the clip:

This Auntie Theon asks remind of something that happened in that nickelodeon show Drake and Josh. Imagine Theon using woman clothes and a wig to get into the Auntie character and Robb and Jon getting into the room and find him dressing like that! They are probably weirder out and also don't wanting to know what's happening 😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nonnie, I swear....

I have no idea what Drake and Josh is, but I can picture exactly what you mean 🙈🙈🙈

And I can also perfectly picture Robb knocking and barging in without waiting for an answer and Jon right after him, how they freeze in unison when seeing Theon in his outfit, backing away and very quietly closing the door before looking at each other with haunted eyes, silently forming a pact never to mention this incident ever again! 😭❤️

@st-clements-steps look what wonderful headcanons people have from your amazing idea!

any advice on making capes?

Ooh, I love capes!

Making capes

Types of capes:

There are different types of capes. Let's take a look at a few options.

Rectangle cape: the type of cape American superheroes wear. They consist out of a simple rectangle that can be tied or clasped at the neck. Use gathered fabric for extra fullness. This type of cape won't give you a lot of warmth as it will only cover your back.

Quarter circle cape: slightly more flared than a rectangle cape, but will still only cover your back.

Half circle cape: will cover both your back and shoulders and some of your body, which will give you extra warmth. Great for drama!

Fitted half circle cape: similar to a half circle cape, but made out of three separate pieces to fit around your body better. It won't cover you completely, but it will cover your back, shoulders, and more of your body than a normal half circle cape would.

Full circle cape: this cloak will cover your full body and keep you nice and warm.

Savvy sewists will notice these cape types are similar to circle skirts. The idea's basically the same. Instead of making a skirt, you leave your circle open in the front, and cut a hole that fits your neck rather than your waist.

(Image source) [ID: drawing showing five types of coats: rectangle, quarter circle, half circle, half fitted circle, full circle. Text: "Capes and cloaks. www.facebook.com/aliceincosplayland".]

Aside of volume, you can also play around with length. A floor-length cape has a very different effect and function than a cape that reaches your hips, or even a capelet.

(Image source) [ID: a pattern diagram showing four different cape lengths: floor length, hip length, waist length, and a capelet. Text: "6535 Front and back views. Newlook."]

Details like a hood or armholes can make your cape extra comfortable, and you've got a wide range of options when it comes to fasteners, too.

(Image source) [ID: back view of a long gray half circle cape that's been pleated at the shoulders.]

(Image source) [ID: a purple capelet with a hood, frills, cat ears, and lace, tied with a bow at the front. Text: "Gray. Alice and the Pirates."]

(Image source) [ID: a person wearing a brown monogrammed hip-length cape with front pockets and arm slits at the sides.]

(Image source) [ID: a person wearing a long gray hooded cape, standing in a forest and holding a sword.]

Materials:

Before deciding what fabrics to make your cloak or cape out of, ask yourself what you're trying to achieve first.

Warmth, drape, fabric price, comfort, aesthetic, wearing context,... are some examples of things that can influence your decision.

Some examples:

A cosplay cloak has to look good but doesn't necessarily have to be warm. Choose a fabric that's suitable for your character's outfit, but also keep the circumstances in which you plan to wear your outfit in mind. For example, a warm cloak might pose issues if you do a lot of indoor photo shoots, but convention halls can be pretty chilly.

A fashion cloak intended for winter really does need to be warm! Wool, tweed, and velvet are good options.

A cloak intended for historical re-enactment preferably uses period-accurate materials and therefore won't be lined with fabrics like polyester and such. Which fabric to use depends on the period and region you're working in.

Tutorials and patterns:

Here's a few tutorials/patterns to get you started:

Fitted cloak: winterberry cape (Mood)

How to draft your own hooded cape (The Spruce Crafts)

Pleated half circle cape (Gilian Conahan)

Half circle capelet (Buzzfeed)

Long hooded cloak (Fleece Fun)

Full circle capelet (Project Run and Play)

Four ways to make a cape (WikiHow)

Eight types of capes (Sew Guide)

Half circle fashion cape (Indoor Shannon)

21 free cape sewing patterns (Love Sewing)

Hooded cloak with lining (Online Fabric Store)

Conclusion:

Capes and cloaks make for fun sewing projects. They're pretty easy to make: if you know how to draw circles, you know how to draft a cape pattern.

Capes are a versatile garment, and can range from a great last-minute Halloween costume to an every-day winter cloak. Play around with materials, lengths, shapes, design elements, decoration,... to achieve different effects.

And most of all: have fun with it!

Tips for Writing a Difficult Scene

Every writer inevitably gets to that scene that just doesn't want to work. It doesn't flow, no matter how hard you try. Well, here are some things to try to get out of that rut:

1. Change the weather

I know this doesn't sound like it'll make much of a difference, but trust me when I say it does.

Every single time I've tried this, it worked and the scene flowed magically.

2. Change the POV

If your book has multiple POV characters, it might be a good idea to switch the scene to another character's perspective.

9/10 times, this will make the scene flow better.

3. Start the scene earlier/later

Oftentimes, a scene just doesn't work because you're not starting in the right place.

Perhaps you're starting too late and giving too little context. Perhaps some description or character introspection is needed before you dive in.

Alternatively, you may be taking too long to get to the actual point of the scene. Would it help to dive straight into the action without much ado?

4. Write only the dialogue

If your scene involves dialogue, it can help immensely to write only the spoken words the first time round.

It's even better if you highlight different characters' speech in different colors.

Then, later on, you can go back and fill in the dialogue tags, description etc.

5. Fuck it and use a placeholder

If nothing works, it's time to move on.

Rather than perpetually getting stuck on that one scene, use a placeholder. Something like: [they escape somehow] or [big emotional talk].

And then continue with the draft.

This'll help you keep momentum and, maybe, make the scene easier to write later on once you have a better grasp on the plot and characters.

Trust me, I do this all the time.

It can take some practice to get past your Type A brain screaming at you, but it's worth it.

So, those are some things to try when a scene is being difficult. I hope that these tips help :)

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I can’t give insight from a poc perspective, but from a writing perspective the following tips could be useful:

-it’s fine, especially in kids books that things like racism don’t exist in completly fantasy settings. Imagine being a kid again, escaping into those magical worlds. Usually it’s better if they don’t confront you with what you have to deal with in real life, any kid deserves to get sucked into a wonderful magical world where this doesn’t exist.

But if for whatever reason you think racism should be a thing, here’s some things:

-If it’s important for your story in some way may it be character related or a worldbuiling thing (it’s just being our world with magic in it, that explains itself) then there should be a good reason for it. Going from out world: Eurasia has a history of: the lighter the skin, the less you are in the sun to work, therefore you must be rich and higher set. Recently parts of Europe have changed to tan skin being prefered, because it means you have time to spend sunbathing, going the opposite way. In huge parts of Africa white people are hated because of colonisation. If you have racism in a completly fictinal setting you need an explanation for it, be creative or take inspiration from our world.

-look up reddit threads or any forum that deal with racism, they usually have perfect first hand knowledge for you, youtube comments under tiktok compliations about race have a lot of shared stories too

-specfically see if you can find anything from that age, because at the age of 12 there is a wide gap in active knowledge on everything. young people and kids are hard to write, especially if they are at the age of hitting puberty, if you have any in your family see what they know about the world, go from there. But also general development is all over the place at that age and so your character might be more or less aware of racism, depening on the type of racism (see point below)

-racism in this world is very different from country to country, the US are very known for it, but for example Europe has a more silent racism where people aren’t as open as most americans about it, but they still say very racist things behind people’s backs, choose a form you can work with

-if it’s a going from out world into a magical world story the difference could be that skin color isn’t important in the magical world. Something your character could be drawn towards, overseeing other issues in this magical world at first

-if you can find teacher forums in that age group you might find useful information, but I have to give a trigger warning because some teachers go into the job because they can abuse power there

-there is probably something you faced in your life that others attacked you for in some way that was in no way something you have control over (looks, sexuality, gender, etc.) get that feeling, it’s not the same, but it’s the closest you can get. -if you already have something planned, write a scene where racism is features, give it to a poc, or even better multiple that have experienced racism to read. If they tell you it’s not even close, scrap it. Even research can’t get you to completly understand something so big and if you can’t even grasp it it’s going to be very offensive to read for people who actually experienced it.

WRITING POC IN CHILDREN'S FANTASY

I've been wondering about this for a while, and I would really love to hear from any people of colour who would be kind enough to help: if you're writing a fantasy book for kids (roughly 12 years of age) with protagonists of colour, how much do you think racism should play a role? I know it's generally seen as a cop out in adult fiction to create a fantasy world where there's "no such thing as racism", but how would you advise someone trying to write inclusively for all kids?

I'd be really grateful for any advice, or reblogs if you think some of your followers might be able to help me.

Mr Compress carrying marbels with the lov in his pocket, possum carrying their babied on the back, I see no difference.

Thinking about how possum carry their children on their back.

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