Katherine Frances's Blog, page 360
June 8, 2015
"i have secrets that are pushing against my chest with everything they’ve got
screaming and howling..."
screaming and howling at me to let them out
to pour them into the ears of the unsuspecting
of those that i call my friends
but i know the harm that rests in those secrets and confessions
i cannot inflict that kind of pain as i exist tonight
but hopefully as i grow and as others get used to my sharp edges
the words will hurt a little less
and i can finally let everything loose
to those who are willing to catch the residue”
- corlando-thoom (via wnq-writers)
June 7, 2015
magic-in-every-book:
In this week’s issue of Enertainment...
In this week’s issue of Enertainment Weekly,an article titled “Young Adult at Heart” discusses how many literary classics such as Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Catcher in the Rye would most likely be classified as the Young Adult genre in today’s publishing industry because they feature young protagonists dealing with all sorts of plot lines, each with their own depth and thought.
It’s nice to see that one of the most popular enertainment magazines realizes that true literary art can come in any shape, size or genre.
Cheers to them!
(Also mentioned: The Diary of Anne Frank, Dune, Jane Eyre and A Separate Piece.)
British Slang Guide for British Characters
Written by someone from Britain.
1. Bloody - Damn. Socially acceptable to use, some of my teachers use it, and my gran does too. You can’t use this enough.
2. Arse - ass but more derogatory. You wouldn’t say this to your grandparents, generally. Parents, it depends who you are.
3. Fiver - £5. Everyone says this all the time.
4. Tenner - £10. Ditto fiver.
5. Quid - £1. Ditto tenner.
6. Grand - £1000. Obviously lesser said than fiver unless you’re Ed Sheeran or someone but people normally say this.
7. Chav - i think Americans call them townies??
8. Mum - do i need to explain? and no, we don’t say Dud.
9. Nappy - Diaper.
10. Lift - Elevator
11. Pavement - Sidewalk.
12. Cock-up - fuck up.
13. Cakehole - mouth. IE: Shut your cakehole!
14. Bloke - Man. Most people say this.
15. Knackered - tired. “I’m off to bed, me, i’m knackered.” the K is silent.
16. Pear-shaped - gone wrong. “It’s all gone a bit pear-shaped.”
17. ay-up - greeting used in the Midlands/North. sometimes used at the start of a statement or question. “Ay-up, what you doing with that?”
18. Local - nearby pub. “I’m off for a drink at the local.”
19. Fit - hot. “He’s fit, him.”
20. Bollocks - balls. Sometimes used as an exclamation, like “Shit!”
21. this is important. Fanny - vagina. FANNY DOES NOT MEAN BUTT IN ENGLAND. IF YOU CALL SOMEONE A FANNY TO SOMEONE IN THE STREET YOU MAY GET PUNCHED
22. Shag - screw. Shag is less derogatory than screw.
23. Uni - short for university. Is that your college?
24. Sixth form - Junior and Senior year at high school.
25. Secondary school - 6th grade to Sophomore year.
26. Year 10 - Freshman. Year 9 - Eighth Grade and so on.
27. Reception - Preschool.
28. Telly - television.
29. Chips - Fries.
30. Crisps - Chips.
31. Full Stop - Period. The punctuation kind.
32. Bugger - i don’t really know what this translates to. You’d say “oh bugger i’ve lost my keys.”
33. Crap - Less derogatory form of Shit.
34. Wanker - technically, this means someone who jerks off, but it’s used as an insult.
35. Dickhead - another insult.
36. Twat - Some people use this as an insult, but, as I discovered a while ago, it also means vagina.
37. Cunt - vagina. DO NOT INCLUDE THIS WORD IN ANY WRITING, IT’S THE MOST OFFENSIVE WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
38. Autumn - Fall
39. Biscuit - cookie.
40. Bonnet (a car bonnet) - hood.
41. Boot (of a car) - Trunk
42. Flannel - washcloth
43. Scouser - someone from Liverpool
44. Manc - someone from Manchester
45. Geordie - Someone from Newcastle
46. Brummie - someone from Birmingham
47. Dodgy - suspicious/not quite right. “Ooh, he looks a bit dodgy/My pen’s being dodgy!”
48. Tad - A bit. “Are you cold?” “Just a tad.”
49. Ta - thank you. Used up north a lot.
50. Absobloodylutely - a very enthusiastic yes.
51. Fortnight - two weeks.
52. Gutted - Devastated
53. Chuffed - proud, happy of something someone’s done for you.
writeworld:
Writer’s BlockA picture says a thousand words....
A picture says a thousand words. Write them.
Mission: Write a story, a description, a poem, a metaphor, a commentary, or a critique about this picture. Write something about this picture.
Be sure to tag writeworld in your block!
I'm revising an already existing story for a class and would like some help. The story about a bad-ass woman and her well-developed character who falls in love with this cocky smart-ass temperamental dude with no obvious character traits (he gradually bec
What if, instead of making him a ‘better’ person, the combination of your badass lady getting to know snarky guy better and him warming up to her reveals more of his personality in a way that rounds him out and makes his appeal clearer?
(I’m going to call the lady character A and the sir character B after this to make the explanation clearer).
It’s possible that some of the things that A initially thought were true about B were actually misjudgments. For example, consider what they thought of each other when they met. Maybe B’s behavior made A decide that he was cocky. Later, when she knows him better, A reevaluates and decides that B is actually just self-assured, and justifiably so.
It’s also possible that A enjoys B being cocky, smart-assed and temperamental. In that case B is absolutely mercurial, but A admires him for it, because she struggles with feeling connected to and expressing her emotions.
So that’s my suggestion as to why A might decide that she likes B in that sort of way. As for B seeming ‘better’– I think it’s pretty normal to warm up to people that we care about and seem gentler, more patient, more invested. If B goes from meeting A, to sort of knowing A, to knowing A very well and then falling in love, it would make perfect sense that he would behave in a more appealing way towards her- and that’s not really changing in personality or as a person, that’s showing a different aspect of him under different circumstances.
What I’m saying is: as A unlocks higher and higher levels of character interaction and familiarity with B, it stands to reason that she would unlock material on level 10 that simply isn’t available at level 1.
It’s totally awesome and a good idea to have B show growth as a character and have his own character arc, too. However, I’d be careful with or steer clear of his arc consisting of him ‘being made a better person’ by the person he’s in love with, because I feel like that’s often sticky territory.
With all that said, let’s get to rounding out B!
If you’re stumped on character traits, here’s a chart I found:
(I got it from here which has a collection of more of these types of charts).
A fun thing to do with these is to use a random method (number them and use a random number generator, draw circle with your eyes shut, cut them up and toss them at a wall to see which bounce the furthest) and select three traits. Then, design a rough character around the idea that those are the most dominant aspects of their personality. The randomization helps keep you out of cliches/stereotypes (we like grouping things, so we tend to pick out items that are similar), and works your creative muscles.
In addition to thinking about his character traits, consider his
motivation (is he here to make friends, or become america’s next top model?)backstory (where did this child spring from? what’s his life been like before your story’s curtain lifted?)design (what does he look like? how does he move around and dress? in what ways does his personality affect these things?)limitations (what can’t he do? what trips him up? what, in story, is he not allowed or not able to accomplish?)conflict (what’s his problem?)
Aight! That’s what I’ve got for you, buddy. Good luck out there!
-Evvy
