Writing Advice...

Writing advice...

... About military things from a soldier :)

Pt.1 / ?: Guns

You wanna write a story with a militaristic setting, like CoD or R6S? And you wanna have action, but you've got no clue about guns and gunfights and don't know where to start?

Well, lucky for you or not I know what that feels like and I've also got the combat / real life experience to help ya out!

Feel free to hop in my askbox or dm's and ask questions. I'll gladly elaborate and do my best to answer in full and plenty.

Happy writing y'all! :)

So, first of all: Guns are heavy. As in multiple kilogramms heavy. A loaded rifle can easily weigh anywhere between 3 - 5kg. Handguns can be between 900gr - 2kg. The exact weight depends on the gun itself and wether it's loaded or not. A gun w a full magazine is obvs gonna weigh more than a gun without.

Second of all: Despite what you see in video games, you do not just pull the trigger and blast your whole magazine at the enemy. It takes seconds to empty a rifle but gunfights can last for hours - hence why soldiers are trained to count their shots and only shoot in salves.

Third of all: If a soldier ever gets to the point where they gotta pick up rifles found on the ground cause they're either outta ammo or lost theirs... They're probably fucked.

Fourth of all: Soldiers know their weapons. They know the exact type, the name, how to dis- and reassemble it in under a minute, gloves on and eyes closed. We know everything we could possibly know about our gun, down to the exact number of how much it weighs. And yes, we gotta take our gun apart and thoroughly clean it after every. Single. Use.

Fifth of all: Do not - and I repeat - do not shoot towards the sky. That bullet you just shot will come down somewhere (gravity n all) and no one can predict where and what damage it'll possibly do upon impact.

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2 years ago

Glass Onion did many, many things well. But a few of my favorites are:

Gave Helen the LITERAL POWER of the dumb white man's idea of a good idea to BLOW HIS SHIT UP.

Gave Whiskey a moment to deepen her character beyond "dumb men's right bimbo." Do I agree with the way she's doing things? No. Do I respect that she gets the chance to show she is aware of what she's doing? Yes.

Gave Benoit a live-in partner who straight people don't clock at all. Bitch. The butler is not calling Mister Blanc's famous friends to express worry over his bath time. That's the job of a husband (colloquial).

Benoit solving Gillian Flynn's mystery because it's CLEVER but needing help with the ACTUAL mystery because IT'S DUMB. And not because he's TOO SMART but because he's bad at DUMB PUZZLES.

Everyone only willing to throw Miles under the bus after Helen literally blew up any chance he had of saving their asses. Did they learn anything? Fuck no. It's a very clear lesson on understanding who to trust. As Helen puts it: "You'll lie for a lie, but you won't lie for the truth?" They're not lying for the truth at the end. They're lying for the lie that they're not very much like Miles.

I have seen some people noting the Mona Lisa burned like canvas, and I've seen some people noting the Mona Lisa burned like wood, and what's important to remember is that everything you need to know about Miles is that he's got the fucking audacity of the insulated fuckboy to think he's being clever having someone build an un-failesafe button so the Mona Lisa could be safe.

"It's so dumb, it's brilliant!" / "No, it's just dumb!"

"You'd lie for the lie, but you wouldn't lie for the truth?" -- Yeah, I mentioned it already, but my GOD. WHAT A POINT.

"Your name will forever be remembered in the same breath as the Mona Lisa." -- STAB HIM AGAIN.

2 years ago

"Un-uhlaive? UN-UHLAIVE? Ma'am, that man has been killed. He has been MUHDUHED. To DEATH."

2 years ago

I’ll be honest here. I’m sort of new to fanfic writing and was wondering if you had any tips. Literally at all. Anything would be greatly appreciated but horror advice especially. Thanks <3

(Love ur writing Bee-tee-dubs. My inspo ✨)

Hmmm horror advice. Heres my best attempt at tips?

-over describing things. Really really adding in descriptions that are vaguely unsettling, like how something creaks or how the characters heart is beating so fast it hurts or how their hands are shaking against their shirt, something like that. Get into the moment

-small passing details especially ^^ maybe of how something doesnt look right or how the character has a very bad feeling about their location. A slight touch on "but it doesnt look/feel Right or there is something Very Wrong" makes people go "ohoho that is fucked up"

- dialogue-wise, I'd say imagine yourself in a horrible panicked situation and go with whatever you'd ramble there. That's how I get my dialogue. I go "ok so if i was getting chased by some unseen horror in a forest what would i be saying/feeling" and then i write it down

That's like the best I got tbh writing horror is fun but man I rly do just wing it and hope for the best

2 years ago
Long Time No See Tumblr. Quick Guide On Coloring Deeper Skin Tones

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2 years ago

I literally don’t even go here or anywhere remotely around here. But I’ve been peeking over the metaphorical fence at these anons and they have gotten me SO invested in these characters. I might just jump the fence and join y’all bc this is scratching such a specific itch in my brain. (Also my bro is so curious about why I am suddenly asking him about cod when I have never once shown an ounce of interest before. Who knows I might even play it.) Anyway!! You’re awesome!

JOIN US!!!!!

I'm not sure if you're part of my Din Djarin following and you're just sitting there like "wtf is happening" or if you somehow came across my account due to all of our unintelligible screaming,

BUT

CLIMB THE FENCE. JOIN US. You literally don't have to even play to be part of this fandom, everyone is just simping for the characters.

I can equip you with a COD fandom starter pack for your journey should you choose:

Here is the full campaign gameplay, you can watch it like a movie: https://youtu.be/NxXaHfqAhSQ

I'd like to point out that our little meow meow Simon Riley's (Ghost) is 6'4. Big man make brain go brrrrr. Oh here's his tragic backstory:

NOW ONTO KÖNIG WHO IS THE BIGGEST OF ALL BIG MEN. our baby könig is 6'10. Here's his bio

Konig
Call of Duty Wiki
"König" is an Operator of the KorTac faction featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. König suffered from

Now here's some voice lines

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8YCBx8F/

Yall might recognise one of them from "Anything"... during the cracked egg scene don't get excited, it's not his whimpering unfortunately..... not yet.

Join us Anon 😘

2 years ago

𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐋𝐘𝐍 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 (a collection of prompts from the TV show “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, feel free to adjust phrasing and gendered terms as necessary) TW: suicide mention, murder mention

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“All men are at least 30% attracted to me.”

“Not to brag, but I was name-checked in my kindergarten teacher’s suicide note.”

“I feel like I’m the Paris of people.”

“The English language can not fully capture the depth and complexity of my thoughts.”

“So you choose your dad over me, your co-worker who hates you?”

“The only reason I didn’t tell you is I don’t value you as people, so why be honest?”

“I wasn’t hurt that badly. The doctor said all my bleeding was internal. That’s where the blood’s supposed to be.”

“Rules are made to be broken.”

“Welcome to the murder.”

“Has anyone ever told you you look just like a statue?”

“Ooh, someone’s in trouble. It’s me. I don’t know why I did that.”

“Fun? I was never fun. You take that back.”

“Everything is garbage.”

“And when this is over, I’m going to find you, and I’m going to break those little fingers.”

“I’d rather walk into the freezing ocean.”

“All smiling is horrible. This is worse.”

“I never throw up. I just tell my stomach to deal with it. My body is terrified of me.”

“I bet she tucked herself into bed too tight and got stuck.”

“You can’t let other people’s opinions get in the way of what you want, especially because other people suck.”

“Anyone over the age of six celebrating a birthday should go to hell.”

“Plans are plans. I’m a bad ass, not an anarchist.”

“See, told you it was rude to be early. Well, let’s cancel the entire evening and try again next year.”

“This is taking too long! I’m gonna miss the farmer’s market!”

“I’m a detective. I will detect.”

“The only muscle I care to work out is my brain.”

10 months ago

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Into The Silly Verse Of Demon Slayer
Into The Silly Verse Of Demon Slayer
Into The Silly Verse Of Demon Slayer
Into The Silly Verse Of Demon Slayer
Into The Silly Verse Of Demon Slayer
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3 years ago
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