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fallen-sparrow replied to your post: do you ever stop and think about …

I was just having this thought the other day when I realized I’d been on TDA for 3 years! Not the same as writing but it’s weird to be committed to an internet thing for that long…

I am actually a bit of a serial internet community hopper, but those were mostly game and drawing communities and HPFF is the one I’ve managed to get the most involved in c: I think a huge part of it was good timing and I managed to meet a lot of people, not only with similar interests, but closer to my age (I used to always be the baby).

ERMAHGHERD YOU RECOMMENDED MY FIC GASP SOB BLUB ♥♥♥ /stalkerishness revealed

I DID BECAUSE IT’S SO GOOD C: ♥♥♥

mooderino:

Dialogue is one of the most important parts of a story. Readers will skim through everything else, but rarely will they skip over dialogue. It’s engaging, it’s fun, it brings a story to life. Plays, movies, radio are all constructed around speech.

Turning functional dialogue into something more, something that rivets and entertains, is difficult. It would be great if we could just listen to people talking and naturally condense it into sparkling dialogue—and some people do have that facility—but for most of us it takes a bit more effort.

The following three areas are key to good dialogue. You can ignore them all and still write engaging dialogue, but it’s a lot easier if you keep them in mind.

1. Saying exactly what you mean is boring.

2. People agreeing makes for terrible conversation.

3. What you say is more important than how you say it.

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writingbox:

You don’t need to describe your character down to the finest detail; let your reader do some imagining of their own (they seem to enjoy that!) But there are a few character points that affect how they interact with their world which you can reveal through action.

1. Height: Do they need to duck through doorways, or bend to speak to their friends? Do they struggle to reach the top shelf in the supermarket? The way they cope with these things reveal how they feel about their height. Do they compensate by wearing heels or by slouching?
2. Weight: Do they easily slip through small spaces and crowds? Or do they avoid sitting on flimsy-looking furniture? Do they suffer backache from pulling their stomach in all day, or do they wear layers to try and look bulkier?
3. Eyesight: How well can they see distances or read small print? Do they proudly wear glasses, do they go more subtle with contact lenses, or are they in complete denial?
4. Smell: Do they douse themselves in perfume or do people shy away from their sweaty smell? Do they realise what they smell like, or are they oblivious?
5. Walk: Does the way they walk make them stand out, or blend in with the crowd? Do they look ahead or walk looking at their feet? How big is their stride, how big are their feet, and how does this affect the way they move around their world?

These are all things that can be used to reveal character, impact plot and affect the setting.

Think about how happy your character is with their physical attributes. Do they hide them because they’ve suffered years of bullying, or are they proud of who they are and have little care for what others think?

(via izzy-mccabe)

it’s my birthday soon *:･ﾟ✧ and I’m in for a thrilling night of packing! because I had the fortune of a Friday 7pm final.

But less documented, is that three years ago, riiiight around this time which is the time that I count my HPFF anniversary from, I came back to the site to finish Game.

And then accidentally wrote a few one-shots.

And joined TDA.

Oops, a new novel.

Two new novels.

Oh geez, now it’s 2013 and I’ve gone from 0 to 250k words and made 8GB of graphics how did that happen.

\o/

peppersweet-hpff:

HERE COME THE GIRLS - a mix for the Q.G.A [ 8tracks ]

It is, unfortunately, the largest unofficial club on Hogwarts, making it somewhat newsworthy. There’s no good way to sum up Q.G.A. but my best attempt would be ‘a congregation of hysterical hormonal girls whose goal is to get into a bloke’s pants’. 
- Clemence Fitzgerald, etc. etc. & life goes on

ten tracks of pure pop featuring best coast, the ronettes, sugababes, chairlift, and more.

jamfisher:

how to make an oc - by jam 

(via weepretzels)

do you ever stop and think

about the readers who stick around with your fic

for years

and they could have been 14, 15 when they began reading it

and now they could be heading off to university

and are still reading it.

harmonysama:

szszsz:

Some fanfics are so good they deserve fanfiction

Some fanfics are so good they deserve a tv series

(Source: demon-radio, via butterbeercorks)

• A Lightness by teh tarik [Lavender Brown, 9.3k words]
  I’m making this post specifically so I can rec this fic. It is sosososososo good. I wanted to read a oneshot and was hesitant at the length, but I looked in, read a few paragraphs… and kept going… and going. That’s the kind of story this is. Some of the best handling of canon minor characters I’ve seen, gorgeous descriptions that I could never fathom. You’ll laugh and cry and be pleasantly surprised and all the good stuff.
  
  
• Amaranthine by Celestie [James/Lily, 7.7k]
  I’m not a fan of James/Lily fics. Fandom romanticizes them and I generally find them to be really bland and/or annoying. This is the James/Lily fic that I adooooored. The characters feel like people that I could know. It’s down-to-earth, young love at its best and worst and in a time of war.
  
  
• Something To Fight For by SiriuslyPeeved [Fabian/Marlene, 2.2k]
  Another wartime fic that breaks my heart. If you’re a fan of the Marauders’ war era, this one takes you through in a whirlwind and you’re going to ship madly in the span of two thousand words, even if you’ve never thought of the ship.
  
  
• Unmasked by Cherry Bear [Harry/Ginny, 500]
  It’s so short that I don’t have much to say without ruining it, but it captures a moment really well and expresses a great backstory in small amount of words that made me think about post-war Harry.
  
  
• It’s Only Love by redherring [Cormac/Lavender, 3k]
  My love of cynical romances is showing. It’s an honest view into an dysfunctional relationship and its highs and lows, and another one of those stories that feels like you could know the people, with imperfections and conflicts that are all too relatable to any relationship.
  
  
• A One Time Thing by ThePhoenix17 [Teddy/Victoire, 2.5k]
  Ending with fluff! This is one of my favorite fluff fics. It pretty much opens with Teddy comparing baby Victoire (his now bride-to-be) to a bug and I hope that convinces enough people to read it. It put smile after smile on my face, and after you read through all the depressing fics on this list, you’re going to want to end with this one too.

remember the time i wrote an entire chapter about Oliver and a cat?

SWEET ON YOU ◆ a Bea & Scorpius mix
[LISTEN]

1. AFTER ALL / Sondre Lerche
   ^{I like you too much after too little time}
2. PLENTY OF PAPER / Eisley
   ^{we found all entire dreams of men and machines and turned them all around}
3. YES, SO ON AND SO ON / Thao Nguyen
   ^{we want too much, it’s a given}
   
4. WE’RE ON THE RUN / Gold Motel
   ^{can we hide the tracks we’ve made, can we make it alive}
5. SOMETHING THAT I WANT / Grace Potter
   ^{she’s a girl with the best intentions, he’s a man of his own invention}
6. KING AND LIONHEART / Of Monsters and Men
   ^{‘cause you’re my king and I’m your lionheart}
7. IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON / Ella Fitzgerald
   ^{it wouldn’t be make believe, if you believed in me}
   
8. ALL MY LOVING / The Beatles
   ^{close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, tomorrow I’ll miss you}
9. YOU’VE GONE AWAY ENOUGH / Mirah
   ^{the way you look at the stars and how you think that they were made}
10. DEPTH OVER DISTANCE / Ben Howard
    ^{hold on, though we may be too young}