Sarah Barra's Blog, page 25
September 7, 2014
applecherry108:
A character can still be a great character without being a good person.
In fact,...
A character can still be a great character without being a good person.
In fact, some of the best characters are terrible people.
Because a character’s worth should be based on how complex and interesting they are, not their morality if they were real.
writingwithcolor:
We discussed the issue of describing People of Color by means of food in Part I...
We discussed the issue of describing People of Color by means of food in Part I of this guide, which brought rise to even more questions, mostly along the lines of “So, if food’s not an option, what can I use?” Well, I was just getting to that!
This final portion focuses on describing skin tone, with photo and passage examples provided throughout. I hope to cover everything from the use of straight-forward description to the more creatively-inclined, keeping in mind the questions we’ve received on this topic.
So let’s get to it.
S T A N D A R D D E S C R I P T I O N
B a s i c C o l o r s
Pictured above: Black, Brown, Beige, White, Pink.
"She had brown skin.”
This is a perfectly fine description that, while not providing the most detail, works well and will never become cliché.
Describing characters’ skin as simply brown or beige works on its own, though it’s not particularly telling just from the range in brown alone.C o m p l e x C o l o r s
These are more rarely used words that actually “mean” their color. Some of these have multiple meanings, so you’ll want to look into those to determine what other associations a word might have.
"I was reading.”
“You’re always reading. The only way people can ever talk to you is to interrupt.”..."
“You’re always reading. The only way people can ever talk to you is to interrupt.”
“Then maybe they shouldn’t talk to me.”
- Tamora Pierce, Briar’s Book (via fictionalheroine)
Ollivander’s Challenge - The Battle of Hogwarts‘The best way...
Ollivander’s Challenge - The Battle of Hogwarts
‘The best way out is through’
littlebrown:
politicsprose:
INFOGRAPHIC: Checking Out...
INFOGRAPHIC: Checking Out America’s Libraries
(Via Electric Lit)
Libraries + infographics. What’s not to love?
September 6, 2014
If you're a writer and you see this post, stop what you're doing.
WHENEVER YOU SEE THIS POST ON YOUR DASH, STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND WRITE ONE SENTENCE FOR YOUR CURRENT PROJECT.
Just one sentence. Stop blogging for one minute and write a single sentence. It could be dialogue, it could be a nice description of scenery, it could be a metaphor, I don’t care. The point is, do it. Then, when you finish, you can get back to blogging.
If this gets viral, you might just have your novel finished by next Tuesday.
