Imagine If

smash that mf reblog if u hate pedophiles

lesbians love and support our trans sisters 💖💖

Harry Potter YouTube AU

where Harry just works out on his videos, and Draco’s DEFINITELY a fan. And I would imagine Draco is a beauty guru because of course, he is. 

Worldbuilding - Geography

I am currently writing a fantasy story and worldbuilding is so much harder than I thought it would be (especially because I’m a plotter and if I don’t have every single detail decided beforehand I will literally go insane). I also ended up rewriting three scenes because I realised that the geographical locations made zero sense. To prevent that, here are a couple of things you could keep in mind while creating the Geography of your world :)

(also these work for me, but if they don’t for you then that’s okay too! everyone has different writing processes :))

1. Distance

If the map of your world is relevant to the plot (such as if there is a war at a certain border, or if your characters are going on a quest or travelling somewhere) then figuring out the distance between different places is important. You need to know how far it takes to get from one place to another and how far apart different kingdoms or cities are from water, etc. Also, draw out borders and the different countries or kingdoms, and while mapping them out, try to think about the history that caused them to be wherever they are.

2. Landscape/Terrain

Once you’ve decided the locations of different countries (if you have them) and their borders, you can start to map what’s within each one. You can consider where villages are, where castles or forts are, where different species live, water bodies, islands, caves, deserts, mountains, gulfs, straits, now I’m just listing things from my seventh grade geography class, but you can refer to existing maps for inspiration while also creating something of your own. Go wild, but try to make sure it’s physically possible for such a place to exist.

3. Weather

When mapping out the landscape, think about the rainfall. Which direction does it come from? Where are the winds the strongest? And then think about how this could affect the weather. Are certain parts of the land hotter or colder because of this? Does it snow? Is there a certain area where it’s always raining? (cough, England, cough) Is there a desert somewhere because of a lack of rainfall? What races and species live in different places and how are they adapted to that weather? Based on where the winds are, where do ships come to port? (if there even are ships).

4. Layers

Is your world something that you enter from the human world through a physical doorway? (Think Narnia) Or is it something that exists within the human world, side by side? (Think Harry Potter) Is it part of the human world at all, or something entirely different? Is it a parallel universe? If your world is combined with the human world, try to imagine how they are connected/separated and the types of magic used to separate them? (Such as the Mist in Percy Jackson)

Mapping out your world is definitely important, but if it’s stressful then even just a vague outline works well enough. Don’t go too far into it if it’s stopping you from finishing your first draft, because you can always add or change later!

picturing a scene in ur head vs putting it on paper for the first time

Formatting your Manuscript

If you’re planning on one day turning your manuscript in to literary agents and publishing houses, you need to make sure it’s formatted correctly. In many cases, your manuscript will be skipped over if it isn’t done to industry standard, so here’s the basics that you’ll need if you don’t want to be ignored. Before I get started, please know that this is aimed specifically at fiction manuscripts. If you’re writing non-fiction or a memoir, the expectations will be different, so it would be wise to Google what you need.

The Basics

Make sure your font is 12 point Times New Roman, Courier New, or Arial. These are the only three fonts you are allowed to pick from.

Your spacing should be 1 inch on all sides of the text. This is the default on most word processors, but double check your settings just to be sure.

Your text should be double spaced.

All of your indentations must be a half inch. Do not press indent. Instead, drag over the top arrow on the ruler to have every new paragraph automatically indent.

The Title Page

The top left-hand corner of your title page will have all your personal information. They want to see your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, the novel’s genre, and word count.

Your novel’s title is allowed to be between 20-24 point font if you want. Bold is also an option, but not necessary.

The title will appear halfway down the title page.

“A novel by [your name]” will be about three quarters of the way down the page.

The Next Pages

If you have a dedication, it will be on its own page.

If you have some sort of verse or quote, those will also need their own pages.

Do not include a page for acknowledgements.

The Chapters

Chapter titles will be 12 point font. No bolding or italics.

Chapters will start from one quarter to halfway down the page.

An easy way to format chapter headings is to press enter five or six times

Make sure you always start your chapters the same way every time.

When you start a new chapter, make sure you use a page break to bump the new chapter onto a new page. This will keep it in place so that it will never budge, no matter how much you cut out or add to the previous chapter.

Page Numbers

Page numbers will start with 1 on Chapter 1 of your manuscript. Page numbers will not appear on the title page or dedication page.

Page 1 will be labeled in the footer of Chapter 1. It should be centered.

Page 2 will be in the header of the next page.

From page 2 onward, your headers will be labeled like this:

If you insert a section break after the title and dedication pages, it will make it easier to insert the page numbers.

For the most part, this is the most important of what you’ll need to know for formatting your manuscript. I used this video as reference, so I’m trusting everything it says is true because it was made by an author who has several novels published, and because it was uploaded this year, it should be up to date.

But just remember, whenever you go to turn in a manuscript, make sure you check the website of the agent or publisher you’re trying to contact. They might have specifications that differ with the ones stated in this video, and you should always do whatever you can to abide by what they want.

Soooooo I started this game too. the only problem (besides the energy system) is that Im so gay Im in love with every girl, Rowan, Penny and (yes, yes, I know) even Merula

Ophélie: comment vous sentez-vous?

Thorn: J'ai une migraine qui semble ne faire que s'en aller et revenir.. mais pour l'instant c'est supportable.

Archibald: *entre* Oh mon cher Intendant!

Thorn: Ma migraine est revenue.

me at the beginning of the day telling myself i’m going to get a lot of writing done:

me 12 hours later:

you’re blog used to be funny but now you became a lesbian all yo do is post pictures of frogs ans talk about women :/

reblog if ur also a lesbian who only posts abt frogs and women