Latest Posts by deal-of-the-damned - Page 3

all goofing aside I genuinely don't understand the urge to reimagine Taylor Allison Swift as a secretly queer icon when the pop music scene(TM) is like. literally overflowing with women who actually like women. Gaga and Kesha and Miley and Halsey are right there. Rina Sawayama and Hayley Kiyoko and Rebecca Black and Kehlani and Victoria Monét and Miya Folick if you're willing to get slightly less top 100. Janelle and Demi for them nonbinary takes on liking girls. like what are we doing here. like I'm not even saying you can't enjoy Taylor but why would you hang all your little gay hopes on her.

ao3 is not instagram, and it’s not embarrassing to comment on a story that’s old. we understand that you just happened to come across it now; writing is magical in that you often come across the right story at just the time you need to read it.

also, authors will literally cry over their keyboard if you comment on the stuff they write.

TOMORROW IS HALLOWEEN!!!

Time for Childhood for you 90s/Early 2000s kids

I keep seeing this so I feel it needs to be said: trying to ship Wednesday Addams with other characters based on what's "healthy" or "toxic" is just...so absurdly ridiculous.

Wednesday is not the "iconic goth girl aesthetic uwu." She's not just odd, quirky representation for people who aren't accepted based on outward appearances.

SHE IS LITERALLY DOWN FOR TORTURE. AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

SHE IS SELFISH, OBSESSIVE, JUDGMENTAL, AND DISMISSIVE.

SHE WILL STAB YOU AND THEN LICK THE KNIFE. FOR FUN.

Our girl does not represent society's concept of "healthy."

She's an outcast among outcasts not just because of her personality but also because she truly and genuinely loves fucked up shit and initially doesn't care about socializing with others that have different interests than she does. More importantly, Wednesday's character arc this season has nothing to do with going from toxic behaviors to healthy ones but instead has everything to do with admitting to and understanding her own emotions. And that's regardless of how healthy those emotions are or where they come from.

Wednesday changes a bit over time, but she never once does so in interest of becoming healthier or being a better person. In fact, multiple times she admits to being pretty toxic herself and was totally fine with that until it started backfiring on her. Wednesday has an obvious code of fairness and reciprocity that dictates how she regards and interacts with people, which shows she does sincerely care about others in her own way, but we also know that she has absolutely no problem treating those she cares about poorly as long as she feels it's justified. We see this with Enid, Tyler, Xavier, Thing, and (to a lesser extent) Eugene. But this only becomes an issue when she starts to feel lonely, or guilty when her impulsiveness results in others getting hurt.

So with regards to shipping, Wednesday finally hugging Enid and eventually kissing Tyler are not significant because they represent something "healthy" or "toxic." They're significant because in both these moments, Wednesday is fully aware of how she feels and what she wants when it comes to two of the few non-family members in the show who seem to truly accept her, toxicity and all.

Arguing that one option is better than the other because it's healthier or less toxic makes no sense with Wednesday. Like sure, ship whatever and whoever y'all want, but at least understand the characters.

Promise?

I’m really glad that KC Green’s work is being more widely recognized after the whole “This is not fine” comic came out.

He’s been in the comic making game for a really long time and he has…a bit of a knack for creating things that are used as reaction images and never credited back to him.

He’s a really cool guy and a great artist and I HIGHLY recommend following his work.

this is the future liberals want

so like….. what are the rules on centaurs again?

Okay, you need to make sure you play this game at some point. Maybe not today or anything, because you’ll need about thirty minutes and a serious willingness to understand how it works, but - it’s so worth it. It’s basically an answer to our occasional frustration - why do assholes always come out on top? - and the beautiful thing about it is that not only does it explain how that happens, but also how we can change it.

“In the short run, the game defines the players. But in the long run, it’s us players who define the game.”

Elon Musk lands on Mars and steps out of his spaceship

“It’s a small step for a man, but a giant leap for mankind,” says ground control officer and cuts off all communications.

Looks about right

Ohhhhhh...

Okay, guys, I’m an idiot. When I was a kid, I thought Zuko got shot in the stomach with lightening and was really confused about how he survived, but I was soooo wrong.

He survived because he DID redirect it. He catches it with his left hand

But he had to jump to catch it so he isn’t grounded. He has to try to direct lightening around his heart into his stomach while he’s falling.

And as soon as he hits the ground, he directs it out his right hand

I always wondered why his burn scar didn’t look any different before and after Katara healed him. Then I realized, the visible superficial burn wasn’t the issue. The whole time he was falling, he was trying to control lightening that was literally burning him from the inside out.

Damn, son, that’s fucking metal.

Eddie Munson + Text Posts ♡

yeah no offense to confucius or anything but if i was about to embark on a journey of revenge i would simply not dig two graves

traumatized fictional man with dubious morals I'd like to fuck

“theyre homophobic but theyre good people!!!” hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. are they really. are they REALLY. are they. are theyr eally. Are the

People often praise me for my story ideas so I figured: Why not try to monetize that skill?

Would you pay for me to help you develop an OC/novel outline/worldbuilding project/etc?

We would sit together (figuratively, via Discord or email) to help you:

Think through details

Streamline your ideas

Flesh out your world and characters

Identify and fix problems and plot holes

Create outlines and prompts as a starting point

For pricing I think

OCs: $15

Worldbuilding: $30

Novel outline: $50

Though I'm very flexible on pricing.

New writing rule: Checkov’s friend

If you introduce a named character with a relationship to a protagonist, their character arc must be resolved in a way that feels reasonable and satisfying

Which is to say: they can’t just dissappear when they’re no longer a convenient plot device

Addams Family Values (1993) dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

HARUNO SAKURA

The Haters may hate her, as much as they want..

..but, it really doesn’t matter, cuz even their own favs, love her.

Naruto Uzumaki

“Check it out! Superhuman lady ninja teacher, Haruno Sakura!” (Sakura Hiden)

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Sasuke Uchiha

“So she has become a ninja people can count on? Then I can’t stop either.“  (Sasuke Shinden) 

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Kakashi Hatake

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Tsunade Senju

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Sarada Uchiha

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Hashirama Senju

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Ino Yamanaka

“I wonder if it wasn’t also because her beloved hero Sakura was right there in front of her. You don’t know? You’re super popular with the younger ranks. You’re a medical ninja, but a strong fighter. And on top of that, you’re great at your job and beautiful. All that, you’re bound to be popular.”

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Shizune

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Shikamaru Nara

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Rock Lee

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Lady Chiyo

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Sasori

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Gaara

“Medical-nin were precious assets in the front lines for saving lines, but they couldn‟t really be compared to a shinobi of Gaara‟s class, because there would be an incredible difference in the skill of their taijutsu. Haruno Sakura of Konohagakure was the rare exception for that rule. “

“But then, take Konoha’s Haruno Sakura for example. She didn’t come from an unusual bloodline, but her strength made her an outstoundingly great shinobi. “

(Source: Gaara Hiden)

Jiraiya

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Sai Yamanaka

“We strung up one of Kido’s subordinates. Although seeing how things have turned out, I guess you were okay by yourself.” Sai grinned wryly.

Source: Sakura Hiden

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Boruto Uzumaki

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White Zetsu

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Hinata Hyuga

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Karin Uzumaki

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Morio - Iwagakure Nin

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Wasabi Izuno

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Gigi

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Kido - ANBU HIRE-UP/OFFICER

 “Just like a medical ninja to figure it out. Sharp Insight”

“A woman of superhuman strength, just as word had it,” Kido said

“That is an almost terrifying destructive power. To be able to injure my body when it’s enhanced by the Tailed Beast drug”

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.Konohamaru

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Shino

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Suigetsu

“But, aren’t everyone connected to Sasuke like super strong?”  (about Team 7, Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise)

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Masashi Kishimoto

“My wife is a strong Woman. So, I guess, I can say that she is more similar to Sakura.”

Bad Pacing Advice

Anything that can go wrong, should go wrong. Right?

Not necessarily.

This is really common advice for when a plot feels flat or boring. And sometimes, it's really good advice. But sometimes, it the worst advice you could get. It really depends on why the plot is feeling flat.

A plot is made up of beats: events that have to happen in order to move the plot forward. Another way of saying this is, what things need to happen before the story's conflict can be resolved?

When a plot is falling flat, it generally has one of three problems. Either there aren't enough story beats, the story is moving too quickly from one beat to another, or the story is moving too slowly from one beat to another.

Making things go wrong is good advice if there aren't enough story beats. Too few beats means there might be too much space between beats where the story can sag and get boring. In other words, slow pacing. It can also make the conflict seem too easy to resolve, because story beats are often obstacles that need to be overcome before the story can satisfactorily end.

However, if your story is moving too quickly between beats, making things go wrong isn't always the right answer. It can work if you deliberately use a set-back to delay getting between two points that would otherwise be too close. But just making something go wrong for the sake of it will only add more beats to the story, it won't slow them down.

If your story is moving too slowly, making more stuff go wrong is about the worst thing you can do. At best it just makes your story longer. At worst, it adds new beats between your already existing beats, increasing the distance between them even more. It might seem counter intuitive but making things go wrong (killing a character, losing a fight, getting captured, friendship and relationship drama etc.) can actually slow your pacing down more.

I notice this issue a lot in epic fantasy stories. Maybe it's just me, but I find when things are constantly going wrong -- when the plot isn't getting any closer to being resolved because every time the characters try to take a step forward they end up worse off than before -- I get frustrated and bored. I just start thinking "here we go again. Get to the point!!"

Sometimes your characters need to succeed too. Good pacing isn't making your characters fail at every opportunity. It's knowing when to let them fail and when it's time to move forward.

actually I reject the notion that books and films give women too high expectations of men, the grand gestures and perfect words aside. It's not asking too much to desire to be pursued, treasured, and protected, or for a man to have a character that you admire and would make you want to follow his lead. It's wrong to expect perfection of anyone, but it isn't wrong to set the bar high. a man of character will rise to the occasion not persuade you to lower your standards. that's it that's the post

Writers, please, please, please, I am begging you

I know we don't vibe with Mary Sues, and I know we like watching characters fail...

But if your character is the world's best assassin, they shouldn't be botching nearly every single step of every single job just because the plot demands it. If your character is one of the greatest fighters to ever live, they can't badly lose every single fight the plot throws at them and then barely win the final confrontation. If your character is a competent military strategist, they need at least a few small successes during the course of the plot. If your character is an experienced leader, they can't be constantly making the kind of missteps that realistically would cause their subordinates to lose confidence in them.

If your character is good at something. Show them being good at it.

every now and then i see posts about how kids these days don’t know how to pirate anymore but i was hanging with an 11 yr old today and she was telling me about all her favourite illegal streaming sites to watch anime and how she made a japanese google play account so she could play magia record so i guess i’m here to reassure you that cool kids very much do still exist. and they will never go extinct as long as you keep teaching your little cousins and neighbour kids how to pirate