Why Is The Party Always over Just When I Hear About It? :|

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• Also, reblogging blog, currently posting at least twice a day! Fanart, fun stuff, and cool facts usually. As of this edit August 2022, it’s got a big focus on Dracula Daily.

• And I’ve got a rambly / doodles blog! I’m active over there too. Also mostly Dracula Daily at the moment lol.

I didn’t know this account (cazaui-rexan) would get stuck as a permanent base account the way I did it, but o well tha’s jus’ how it goes lol :D (Seriously, though, that’s a terrible design, tumblr. Booooo.) See you at my main blog, hopefully! I draw memes and make gifs.

(I’m not pinning this post for a reason: If there are ever any posts after this one here, it was an accident and will get moved and deleted when I notice it haha oops that happens sometimes)

yep yep this this. if you don't have any posts or a clearly personalized non-bot profile description, blocked and reported. (ON THE OTHER HAND, I NOW GET EXTRA HAPPY SEEING AN ACTUAL PERSON FOLLOWED ME LOL)

i've gotten up to five bot followers in a day, and i'm a small small tumblr user. so the poor actually-popular people have a lot more to sift through.

(if i blocked you by mistake, you can message me from a different account, let me know your or your friend's other url, and i'll unblock you.)

To people signing up for new accounts: if your profile is of the name/age format with a conventionally attractive woman as the banner picture that isn't obviously a fandom lady, I'm going to assume you're a porn-bot and I'm going to block you immediately.

So if you did this and you're a real human being, show off your non-bot-side in literally any other way. Please. Add some funny meme that isn't funny anymore. State your sexuality loud and proud. Tell us what fictional character you dream about every night. Do something.

His workout is so strong, the force of wind from the weights pushes the clouds backward.

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“Show Don’t Tell”? Not Always. Here’s When to Use Summary.

I was inspired to write this post after getting a great anonymous question in my Ask: “What’s your opinion on the whole ‘show don’t tell’ advice? Do you have any tips for when to show and when to tell?”

Here’s my response:

I honestly think that “show don’t tell” is one of the most over-quoted and least-understood pieces of writing advice out there.

For those of you who aren’t familiar, “show don’t tell” means that instead of explaining or telling something to your reader (“Sheila was reckless and impulsive”), you should show Sheila’s impulsiveness through action or dialogue. For example, “Even though her rent was overdue, after she got her paycheck Sheila spent $400 on an antique toilet.” This would allow the reader to draw the conclusion that Sheila was impulsive for themselves, rather than being told.

Theoretically, this is great advice for new fiction writers, who, left to their own devices, tend to write their stories entirely in “telling” mode.

But summary (telling) has a place in fiction as well, and it’s an important one.

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Wow. This is impressive. I rarely care about background or world illustrations, but this, I want to know more.

Sayaka Ouhito     -     http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=1945376

How to Make Your Descriptions Less Boring

We’ve all been warned about the dangers of using too much description. Readers don’t want to read three paragraphs about a sunset, we’re told. Description slows down a story; it’s boring and self-indulgent. You should keep your description as short and simple as possible. For those who take a more scientific approach to writing fiction, arbitrary rules abound: One sentence per paragraph. One paragraph per page. And, for god’s sake, “Never open a book with weather” (Elmore Leonard).

But what this conventional wedding wisdom fails to take into account is the difference between static and dynamic description. Static description is usually boring. It exists almost like a painted backdrop to a play. As the name suggests, it doesn’t move, doesn’t interact or get interacted with.

There were clouds in the sky. Her hair was red with hints of orange. The house had brown carpeting and yellow countertops.

In moderation, there’s nothing wrong with static description. Sometimes, facts are facts, and you need to communicate them to the reader in a straightforward manner.

But too much static description, and readers will start to skim forward. They don’t want to read about what the house looks like or the stormy weather or the hair color of each of your protagonist’s seventeen cousins.

Why? Because they can tell it’s not important. They can afford to skip all of your description because their understanding of the story will not be impacted.

That’s where dynamic description comes in. Dynamic description is a living entity. It’s interactive, it’s relevant. It takes on the voices of your narrators and characters. In short, it gives us important information about the story, and it can’t be skimmed over.

So how do you make your description more dynamic so that it engages your readers and adds color and excitement to your story? Here are a few tips.

(I have a TON more tips about setting and description. These are just a few. But I’m trying to keep this short, so if you have any questions or want more advice about this, please feel free to ask me.)

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