Be Proud Of Your Original Characters. It's No Easy Task To Create A Character From Scratch, To Make Them

I think sometimes cats don’t actually know what specifically they want – they’re just generally dissatisfied, so they stand there yelling “I YEARN” on the off chance that you’ll be able to do something about it.

"Read Banned Books" a new full page cartoon essay published in The New York Times Arts & Leisure section today.

“Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep” – Mary Elizabeth Frye

Happy Pride 2019!

Huraa, Maldives by Ahmed Nishaath

butch lesbians and trans men when they see the most badly designed early 2000s jesse pinkman graphic tees made for 12 year old boys and limp bizkit fans paired with knee length cargo shorts

writing tip: searching "[place of origin]ish names" will get you a lot of stuff and nonsense made up by baby bloggers.

searching "[place] census [year]" will get you lists of real names of real people who lived in that place.

If u want to write a story about a character that’s just you but hotter with a dark twisted backstory and magical powers and a pet falcon or something, I think u should just go ahead and do that. Who’s gonna stop you? The government?? Fuck the police.

One thing I didn’t expect from my new worldbuilding book is the author, roughly my dad’s age, including his opinions on furries