Mongolians Are Cool Because They’ve Merged Their Traditional And Modern Ways Of Life So Rather Than

me: god it’s so sad that this character has to die, they could have had so much better

my friends: you’re the writer, you’re the one who killed them, you could just not kill them

me: no i’m gonna

The Four Horsemen

Here's something I don't see writers practicing enough: how big things can permanently change your character.

I see people putting their characters through war, abusive relationships, health disorders, and intense grief. Since popular writers often fail here, I hope you guys are also considering how these things will affect your character in the long run. I don't mean "Oh, they have bad dreams now and are jerks to everyone, but only for a little while." I mean has their entire outlook on life changed dramatically, and if so how? Does it show? Do they try to hide it and move on, or do they accept that this is who they are now? Does it take them a long time or a short time to realize things can never again be the way they were? How does that affect them? Do they choose to keep this new personality, or do they try to change it?

Not everyone wants to acknowledge this type of development in a character because it gets in the way of their plans or disrupts plot. Also, some characters are made of stern stuff or are just flexible enough to survive with their personality intact. Yet, major events in a story should leave a noticeable impact on a character, the more personal the event generally the bigger the personality change.

Just think about it if you haven't already, y'know?

Rick Riordan finally snapped and released emails he sent to The Lightning Thief movie makers….

I can’t stop laughing

if you dont reblog this youre straight

I have come to the conclusion that I am Snape

I have come to the conclusion that every time Snape does something it’s either

Out of love

Out of spite

For the aesthetic

Me : once he slapped me in charms class.... It was awesome

Rowan: Bill Weasley is awesome

Rowan: He’s the most popular boy at school

Rowan: He’s the best duellist too!

Me: I hear his hair is insured for a thousand galleons

Me: I hear he’s got an eight-pack

Me: I hear he fought an Acromentula and won

Thirty-five years of writing English and I still have to double-check my usage of “laying” vs “lying” every. fucking. time.

the other day i started writing an office romance but i quickly remembered that i have no idea what working in an office is like

wait, it seems like unless you’re in SLytherin (we have to sneak into Gryffindors’ common room) you have to sneak and steal in Slytherin common room? what even?

I’m sorry if I don’t want to bully innocent Slytherins and start a tremendous amount of drama for no particular reason, Chester!

With all this wit and wisdom around, one would think you would have the brains to be the better person and find more efficient ways to channel out your immature and neglected anger, Chester!

And you have the audacity to talk to ME, the SCHOLAR who currently has 123 house points that skyrockets Ravenclaw house AND myself to the very top of the leaderboard, CHESTER!