A Cozy Cabana for Crocodiles, Alligators and their ancestors. -fan of the webcomic Paranatural, Pokemon, Hideo Kojima titles -updates/posts infrequently
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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.
ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀꜱ <3
it's okay to stray from your story. go write that short fic you can't take your mind off of! give you—and your characters—a break.
you! won't! always! make! your! word! count! -- you don't need to keep stretching sentences because the scene you finally got right is a hundred words too short. sometimes it's better that way.
the "rules" and "tips" are just ~guidelines~ (especially for people who like to swear by them) -- writing has no laws. especially first drafts. scrap the grammar, scrap the emotional tips, write it because it feels right, not because someone else says so.
every writer procrastinates. it's not easy being a writer.
take time off for yourself. the only thing harder than writing a story is to keep pushing it when you need a break the most. come back to it later. I promise there will be no dumpster fires when you're gone.
all writing is "real" writing. I don't think there's an explanation here?? fiction writers are writers. nonfiction writers are writers. fanfic writers are writers. (like how all reading is real reading!! in every format, too!)
it doesn't need to be perfect. honestly, it might never be. but it can be really close to it. if you're not satisfied with it, move on and come back when you're ready.
you are just as skilled as any bestselling author. remember that everything you read has been heavily edited by teams of people! their first draft could not even be as good as yours is now.
not using clichés is cliché. you will find one in any story. no one can bring you down for liking a certain trope. just because it's common doesn't mean it's bad!
no writer is fully well-rounded. dialogue will be easier to write for some, and description for others.
and, finally, no one knows what they're doing. trust me. we're all stumbling around blind here.
holy wow, this is some amazing pixel art!
Would you play this version of mine? ~ Starting screen mockup for Pokemon Emerald, Me, Aseprite 230x330 px
caught her in perfect deviantart oc ref sheet pose
Big-headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum (or big headed turtle) is a very odd-shaped turtle with a huge head and a long tail that are almost the same size as its body.
A regular and oblivious person works at a coffee shop not knowing its a place of ceasefire for assassins and mercenaries.
Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
Parrots are far from the only bird able to mimic human speech. Many other birds, like the crow or the mynah. Other animals like my personal favorite, the Macgregor’s bowerbird (Amblyornis macgregoriae), can even mimic other environmental sounds. Here’s a very cool clip from the Netflix documentary Dancing with the Birds, showcasing the wide range of the Macgregor’s bowerbird.
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This is such a neat piece! I'd probably actually buy this to put it up in my place if I had the money.
Sketchy Thoughts by Jason Limon
ah, these are quite the specimens! I wonder what sanctuary they're located at.
A Melanistic & Albino Alligator
Photographer: snakebytestv
Kestrel-dad not sure how to dad but he’s trying his best.
This is always exciting news!
New Species of Triassic Crocodile-Like Reptile Identified in Brazil
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/stenoscelida-aurantiacus-11378.html
they schemin'. I love them.
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I love them. Such a goofy dude.
Another sketch brought to you by #Paleostream
Brachiosuchus, a dyrosaurid from the late cretaceous of Sudan. Dyrosaurids are in general already weird crocodilians but Brachiosuchus is extra bizarre because of it's very long arms, that are quite a bit longer than it's hindlimbs. it also has a skull the size of it's torso and tall neural spines.
What a wonderful Johnny! All the little touches on him are so magnificent!
Older Johnny
the skull is so big compare to her! Marvelous
@brittikitty on insta
This is such a simple little video, and it's glorious. Has a bit of the "we're in a 70s cartoon and we're only making one noise to signify something got hit" vibe.
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the critical thinking sheet filled with questions to mull over is nice and very much appreciated
Y’all “critical thinking” does not equal “criticism”.
OH RIGHT and I made this little fanart of the croki poki. I love him. I named mine chorizo and he’s such a fantastic singer!
holy shit, this is fantastic! Great job, #paleostream!
Another sketch brought to you by #paleostream
Euthecodon, a giant relative of the dwarf crocodile, catching a flamingo mid air.
this is adorable!
Coral Pukei-Pukei Villager
I sketched this villager a few years ago, I'd still love to see these folks in my village. Little Pukei Pukei collecting bugs to eat :D
“Writing begins with forgiveness. Let go of the shame about how long it’s been since you last wrote, the clenching fear that you’re not a good enough writer, the doubts over whether or not you can get it done. Sure, the nagging demons will come creeping back, but set them aside anyway, and then set them aside again when they do. Concoct a hot beverage, play a beautiful song, look inward, and then begin.”
— Daniel Jose Older, from a Nanowrimo pep talk, but good advice for most any writing. (via superfluousbananas)
oh look, it's time to reblog more crocodiles.
I can’t stop thinking about crocodiles for some reason so here’s some cool pictures I found of probably the second largest one in captivity, his name is Utan:
isn’t he beautiful
listen to the SOUND when he bites
and that’s not even a real power bite, that’s mostly just heavy bone falling on heavy bone from his jaws and the air rushing out from between them
barely reblog anything these days, but this is nice.
I added a Lotad (and some friends) to this drawing for 131 days! See if you can find everything I hid in here!
one of my favorite stupid things to do in fanfic is to throw two characters together who literally never interact. and then give them an entire, fleshed-out relationship dynamic that exists nowhere but my own head. yes they’ve literally never spoken. yes their relationship is important to me. hope this helps.