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Could you please give me something like a list of things that need to be determined about a character, more than just age, height, gender and things like that, please i need like a list of as many as possible 💕💕💕 your blog is a miracle

I will try my best. This is a list I usually try to conform to (but I have it stored in my head, rather than as a physical list, so apologies if it doesn’t make much sense…!):

Character motivation. What are they doing? Why are they doing it?

Backstory. What happened before their debut in the story?

Greatest fear. Speaks for itself; what do they fear most?

Relationships with other characters. Who do they like? Who do they not like? Who opposes them? Who helps them? Who are they related to (by blood, or circumstance)?

Main personality traits. Positive ones, and negative ones.

Moral limits. What will they absolutely not do? What would they consider doing to meet their goal?

Attitudes/Opinions. What are the main issues in your story’s world, and what is this character’s opinion on it? How do they behave towards other characters, based on their opinions of them? Who or what do they consider to be below them? What behaviours do they choose to do or not do, which gives them a sense of importance/self-esteem (i.e. being tee-total, going to church every Sunday w/o fail, always adopting pets, rather than buying them, etc)?

Abilities. Either magical, or non-magical depending on your setting. What are they best at? What are they not so good at?

Speaking skills/conventions. How do they sound when they speak? What is their vocabulary like? How do they manage/behave in everyday conversations?

Education. According to your world’s standards, how educated is the character?

Family. How were they brought up? What was their family situation like?

Friendships. Which friendships do they value the most? How many friends do they have? How easily can they make friends?

Sexual/romantic relationships. How many relationships has the character committed to? Can they commit to relationships? How do they behave when in a relationship? How do they feel about other people’s relationships?

Work. What do they think about work? What kind of work would they like to do? What kind of work are they doing? If the character is a student, then consider their work ethic, their favourite subjects, etc.

Sense of self. What is your character’s self-image like? How do they feel about themselves? What do they think about themselves in relation to other people (i.e. how do they compare themselves to somebody else?).

Health. Speaks for itself; what is this character’s health like? In the past, in the present, and in the future?

Housekeeping. How do they live, in an everyday setting? Are they tidy, or messy? What things do they consider to be necessary to a daily routine, and what things do they consistently forget about/deem to be unimportant?

Politics. How they view society, and what should be done in a ‘civil’ society. What they think of their world’s politics. How they might ‘class’ themselves.

Religion. Their views on life, death, and creation. Their understanding of their ‘purpose’, or their beliefs in how everything came to be.

Tastes. In fashion, food, and anything else you might think of.

I hope this helps, Anon! Maybe some of our followers might reblog this and add extra things, or you might think of extra things you can add yourself. Feel free to do so, if this is the case!

- enlee

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Commissions Open

Hi Everyone! 

I’m feeling like I’m adding to ‘another bites the dust’ in terms of writers dropping to their knees and needing financial assistance. 

My backstory (I don’t want sympathy, I just want you all to understand why I hate that I am doing this) is that 9th May 2018, I stood up from my office chair and I was in agonising pain. I could barely walk, stand or sit, and my job became nearly impossible to do, but I needed the money to continue since they didn’t pay me sick. There was general concern over the pain location and the issues since I was starting to lose the sensation down my legs and feet quickly. Then my life unfortunately completely changed on the 13th June 2018, I ended up admitted to a hospital the following morning and I have ended up resigning from my job because of the pressures I was facing in both my medical treatment and my boss refusing to accept that I wasn’t going to just return to work. As a result, me and my husband are literally scraping by and just being able to afford our bills. I am in a much better place than others, and I will admit that. But it doesn’t cover the additional costs such as all my travelling to and from a major hospital 20 miles away and the car repairs. I’ve gone from a well-paying job to just being able to manage to pay the bills. 

I am open to offers but this is my baseline charge:

£3 - 500 words £5 - 1000 words £10 - 2000 words (I will send the first 500 words as a preview to ensure that you are happy with the way things are going) £15 - 3000 words  (I will send the first 500 words as a preview to ensure that you are happy with the way things are going) ~ anything more than this I will write on a sliding scale and the first 750 words will be sent to ensure that you are happy. 

I am willing to write for the following fandoms: - Ikémen Sengoku: Nobunaga, Masamune, Hideyoshi, Mitsunari, Mitsuhide, Kenshin, Shingen, Sasuke - Ikémen Revolution: Loki, Oliver, Seth, Jonah - Love, Lies & a Heist: Ryan, Noel, Luca, Ewan, Logan - Marvel Universe: Black Widow, Ironman, Spiderman, Captain America, Winter Soldier, Falcon, War Machine, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Doctor Strange, Pepper Potts, Antman, Wasp, Black Panther - Harry Potter Universe: Most characters - please enquire - Mystic Messenger: Jumin Han, Zen, Yoosung, Seven, Jaehee -Midnight Cinderella: Giles, Sid, Byron, Nico, Leo, Albert, Alyn -Arcana: Nadia, Julian, Portia, Asra

I will require you to be as detailed as possible in your request as possible. I will do AUs, NSFW, angst and fluff. I am willing to add in original characters to things providing that you give me enough of a character to work into my story. I am willing to ship characters with each other and I will do crossovers. 

Basically, if you have an idea, I will do my best to fulfil your request, but I also reserve the right to refuse to write something I am not comfortable with. I require payment up front instead of on completion. Please feel free to message me with any questions, but also be aware that anything nasty will be posted on my blog complete with a free mocking from myself and others are likely. 

I will take payment by Paypal for this, or Ko-Fi. 

I love you guys. Thank you for listening. 

Our daily greeting...

Brother: Hey, B*tch!

Me: Hello, Hent*ii

it really is next to impossible to write realistic sibling dialogue, I just passed my brother on the stairs and instead of greeting each other like human beings I said ‘born survivor’ and he said ‘youtube rewind. let’s set it to rewind.’ like you ain’t gonna find that shit in a novel

“VIOLENCE FOR VIOLENCE IS THE RULE OF BEASTS” SAYS THE MAN WHO SPENT THEIR DAYS INFLICTING VIOLENCE UPON THE INNOCENT AND NOW FEARS THEIR RIGHTFUL RETRIBUTION

“AN EYE FOR AN EYE LEAVES THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND” SAYS THE MAN WITH BOTH EYES INTACT

HOW QUICKLY THE HAWK BECOMES A DOVE WHEN FACED WITH THE BARREL OF A GUN

GET THE PEPPER SPRAY, MC!

Mc: But he looks HOT!

Words to Describe Someone's Voice

I went scouting through the internet for words to describe a character’s voice. Here’s a handy list for all you writers:

Adenoidal/Nasal - Some of the sound seems to come through the nose.

Appealing - Shows that you want help, approval, or agreement.

Breathy - With loud breathing noises.

Brittle - You sound as if you are about to cry.

Croaky - Sounds as if they have a sore throat.

Dead - They feel or show no emotion.

Disembodied - Voice comes from someone who you cannot see.

Flat - Spoken in a voice that does not go up and down.

Fruity - Deep and strong in a pleasant way.

Grating - Unpleasant and annoying.

Gravelly -  Low and rough.

Gruff - Has a rough low sound.

Guttural - Deep and made at the back of your throat.

High-Pitched - Very high and shrill.

Hoarse -  Low rough voice, usually because their throat is sore.

Honeyed -  Falsely sweet voice.

Husky - A husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse often in an attractive way.

Low - Quiet and difficult to hear / in a deep voice.

Matter-of-fact - Used about someone’s behavior or voice.

Modulated - Controlled and pleasant to listen to.

Monotonous -  Boring because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower.

Orotund - Loud and clear.

Penetrating - So high or loud that it makes you uncomfortable.

Plummy - This word shows that you dislike people who speak like this.

Quietly - In a quiet voice.

Raucous -  Loud and sounds rough.

Ringing -  very loud and clear.

Rough - Not soft and is unpleasant to listen to.

Shrill -  Very loud, high, and unpleasant.

Silvery - Clear, light, and pleasant.

Singsong - Rises and falls in a musical way.

Small - A small voice or sound is quiet.

Smoky - Sexually attractive in a slightly mysterious way.

Softly Spoken - A quiet gentle voice.

Sotto Voce - A very quiet voice.

Stentorian - Loud and severe.

Strangulated - One that someone stops before they finish making it.

Strident -  Loud and unpleasant.

Taut - Shows someone is nervous or angry.

Thick - Voice sounds less clear because of an emotion.

Thin -  High and unpleasant to listen to.

Throaty - Low and seems to come from deep in your throat.

Tight - Shows that you are nervous or annoyed.

Toneless - Does not express any emotion.

Tremulous - It is not steady because you are afraid or excited.

Wheezy - Has difficulty breathing.

Wobbly - Unstable tone due to fright or emotions.

Internet Security 101:  Actual Advice for avoiding pedophilles and predators on the internet! 

I do this for a job.  

 - Do not ever put a picture you took online without using a Metadata Remover Program first.  Coding.Tools has one, and there are apps for it.   If you do not, then any creep smart enough to google a metadata/EXIF viewer can find your LONGITUDE LATITUDE AND CAMERA INFO.

- Tape your webcam when its not in use.  That way, even if something nasty gets on your computer, it cannot record you.

- Predators will lie to you about themselves.   They will present themselves to be your peer, talk about your hobbies.   As a result, a key skill in not looking like an easy target is not giving in to peer pressure.  

- All of those posts on how you should reblog and comment on fics DO NOT APPLY TO YOU, if you are a minor and it is a smutfic.   Even if your age isn’t in your profile.  

- Don’t sign up for a billion different things with your email.  Use Tenminutemail if you can.

- Discord servers are public spaces.  Don’t say anything that you wouldn’t say in a public space.   You don’t know who has screenshots, you don’t know if your grandmother will join the server a month after you leave.  Act accordingly.

- Never use your real name online unless there it is a paid service.  Either pick a fictional character, or make an alias up.  I’m fond of using HP Lovecraft for websites that are too damn nosey about my name.

- Don’t list your triggers online.  You are giving every creep on the street personal info about what makes you tick.   If I were a particularly conniving predator, I could lie and say I have been through simmilar trauma to gain your trust.  They are criminals, they do that.

- Lying on the internet for the purposes of protecting yourself is always morally okay.   That cool joke your best friend told you the other day that you want to post about?  Bam! Thats now your sister.   Tell the story as you wish.   Make everyone who follows you mildly confused about your family tree.

- This goes doubly so when people you know IRL follow you: Never mention if you are home alone or on vacation until after the fact.  Don’t post vacation photos until you get home.

- You know those security questions?  That you can use to regain your password when you are locked out of something?  Most of those are googleable.   I reccomend going with something subjective and/or smartass.  (Favorite food is better than mothers maiden name.)   This is important because if I get into your email, I can get into anything that email is attached to.  

- If finding criminals online were easy, the police (and I.) would be out of a job.  They are smarter than you think, always err on the side of caution.