June 2013
So I finally gathered enough will power to go to a gym, and I entered a combat class thingy and they made us pole dance at the end and I was like whaaaaaaat? How is this related to kicking butt?
How to Fix Unlikable Characters →
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Excerpt:
Particularly when writing YA and we are trying to make our MC’s angst ridden but feisty, it’s too easy to create a character nobody likes or cares about.
More on likable characters:How to Avoid the Trap of Creating Unlikable Characters
How to Make Likable Characters
What Makes a Character Unlikable
9 Traits of Sympathetic Characters
Having a likable character does not mean the character has to be a good person. Take Humbert Humbert from Lolita, for example. He is charming and engages the reader, but he is not the sort of person one would like to be around. Many people love villains, but do not identify with them or agree with them.
The trick is to not let people know how really weird you are until it’s too late for them to back out.
“I look up at the sky with all its stars. How they shine and burn I don’t know.”
—Ky (Crossed- Ally Condle)
“I don’t love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.”
—(via beatrizribeirooo)
do you ever get a weird crush on someone that’s not even attractive but you’re just attracted to them and you don’t know why
Just in case anyone is confused (or cares) I have changed my icon, do not be frightened….
why does everyone suspect the cute one who adopts strays but not the guy whose name rhymes with cannibal
F is for friends who do stuff together
U is for u and me
N is for never telling you about your encephalitis and letting you spiral deeper and deeper into your own madness until you snap and join me on a murder spree
- When not all the books in the series are the same height.
- When books change covers with editions so they don’t all match unless you buy the series in one go.
- When some books are hardcover and some are softcover and it doesn’t match but you can’t find another copy.
- When some covers are different in certain countries so you don’t get the main one which also happens to look better than all the other varieties.
- Basically just books.
- God damn them.
i’ve never been ‘in love’ but i’m pretty sure the feeling exists i just need a person to prove me right.
if someone’s happy doing their strange weird thing and they’re not hurting anybody then that’s really awesome and you should just let them be and maybe even be glad for them
so many people are scared shitless to show anybody what makes them happy or excited because there are so many people eager to point and laugh
“Reading was like an addiction; I read while I ate, on the train, in bed until late at night, in school, where I’d keep the book hidden so I could read during class. Before long I bought a small stereo and spent all my time in my room, listening to jazz records. But I had almost no desire to talk to anyone about the experience I gained through books and music. I felt happy just being me and no one else. In that sense I could be called a stack-up loner.”
—Haruki Murakami (via eccentric-eeyore)
WHEN YOURE WEARING A SKIRT AND YOU SPIN AROUND AND IT DOES THE THING
“Matt Smith replacement could be announced next month.”
—BBC (via special-monster)
Forget the Doctor, forget Captain Jack, forget Mal…. I’d rather have me a Rory, Rhys or Wash….
dont ask me about my favorite characters because i will literally tell you their entire storyline and cry
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO MAKE LIFE CHOICES I STILL COUNT USING MY FINGERS
AND I SING THE WHOLE ALPHABET TO SEE WHAT LETTER COMES NEXT
I STILL HOLD UP BOTH HANDS AND MAKE AN L SHAPE TO REMIND MYSELF OF LEFT AND RIGHT
I STILL HAVE TO THINK OF AN ALLIGATOR EATING THE BIGGER NUMBER TO USE THE < AND > SYMBOLS.
have you ever gotten to that certain point in the school year where you just
