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TENOCH HUERTA

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A tribute to the space queen <3

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I LOVE this. Alfor is adorable 🤗

Shiro still can’t fathom why anyone would turn down being the black paladin.

Did this as part of the Shallura Valentine Week ‘19 prompt: Red

BONUS

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loving and respecting black women goes beyond finding your black favs hot and calling them the blueprint . If you don’t extend your love and admiration to the black women in your life whether they are close to you or just working at your local shop or just waiting in an elevator with you then your activism means nothing . And loving and respecting black women doesn’t mean fetishizing us it means respecting us as people with inner lives and flamboyant souls and emotions and BOUNDARIES . Let’s get that in all y’all leftists heads

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I've never read Neil Gaiman's graphic novel "The Sandman" (will be changing that soon 😁), but I am so excited on the number of Black women in Netflix's adaptation! It's sad, but I almost can't believe it

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I'm sure we all know this, but it's a movement because our hair is considered to be not beautiful or professional or even stylish and innovative on our bodies. I can admit that the coopting by looser curl patterns or non-Black people is an issue, but it's still valid. Also, there are more products on the market now that caters to thicker and more coily textures which is awesome. Are there people who take advantage to sell products? Of course, it's an unfortunate side effect of capitalism (like these brands coming out with AA hair products, y'all not slick 😒). But the movement is still very much real, and real ones know what's up.

The only good natural hair advice is stick to what works for you

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two of my sisters think that writing fanfiction is a shameful and embarrassing hobby. So please reblog if you disagree because honestly i have to hide a piece of who i am just because they dont like it.

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hello!! this is my first time asking a question on tumblr so i hope i’m doing this correctly—

do you have any tips on how to explain the universe of the novel? my current wip the universe is extremely complicated (whenever i explain it to my friends the first thing they ask me is how i’m gonna explain it in the story without info dumping)

to give some context, the universe includes all of the planets and some of the dwarf planets and its crucial that the readers understand the universe in order to understand the characters— and it’s set in the future

(oops this is a little long sorry!!)

Explaining a Complex Universe without Info Dumping

There’s a lot to keep in mind when the universe of your story is big and complicated. I’m going to lay out some of the more important points list-style, as well as link to some helpful past posts.

1) Importance vs Vanity - When we spend a lot of time dreaming up and fleshing out a complex story universe, every detail matters to us. As a result, we spend a lot of time convincing ourselves that those details are valuable to the reader when they’re actually not. So, one of the first things you have to do is look at your story’s universe and, being completely and brutally honest with yourself, figure out what details are genuinely crucial to your reader’s comprehension of the plot and the characters. If no part of the plot actually takes place on Planet Xenon, we don’t need to know about its flora, fauna, geography, history, and government to explain why your character is afraid of heights. All we need to know is that they had a frightening experience on a mountain top when serving in the war on Planet Xenon. Unless those other details are somehow crucial to the plot, we don’t need to know them.

2) Your Reader is Super Smart - Writers are often inclined to underestimate the intellect of their reader, feeling like they need to be guided by hand through every crucial detail. In reality, readers are quick to pick up on hints, context, and subtext. Your character can make an offhand remark about serving as head of the royal guard for the King of Xenonia, and your reader is smart enough to understand a lot of the context that goes with it. They know what a king is. They know what a royal guard is. They know head of the royal guard is an important position that comes with a lot of responsibility. They can infer what that time in your character’s life must have been like. They don’t need all of that explained to them. All you have to worry about are details they can’t infer… the unexpected things that happened during that time, and only if those things are plot critical or important to who your character is today.

3) You’re Weaving a Tapestry - Think of world building as weaving a tapestry. If you want to weave a blanket with an intricate diamond pattern using blue, red, and green, you don’t weave a big block of green, then a big block of red, then a big block of blue. You don’t “color dump,” so-to-speak. Instead, you weave those colors in against the background color, little by little so that you form the pattern. One row of loops might have only a few loops of a different color. You need to think the same way when weaving details into your story. Details need to be fed into the exposition, action, and dialogue as you go. Try to introduce details when they’re relevant or just before they become important. Instead of spending a whole paragraph of your character’s introduction talking about that frightening experience they had, work that story in at a moment when it becomes relevant somehow. Maybe the character is explaining to another character why they want to avoid a similar situation. Maybe your character had a flashback or dreamt about the experience. 

One of my favorite examples of weaving details into the story is the way Suzanne Collins lays out the details of District 12 and Panem in The Hunger Games as Katniss is walking through her district to meet her friend Gale to go hunting. A lot of important world building, back story, and setup are worked in just based on what Katniss sees, and what she’s thinking about as she prepares for what is going to be a big, stressful day.

Here are some links to previous posts that should help:

Fundamental Truths of Description (And 5 Tips for Cutting Back)

Weaving Details Into the Story

Avoiding an Info Dump in the First Chapter

Methods for Delivering Back Story

Good luck with your story!

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I find it so interesting that some of the people around Mark Grayson are pretty brave and heroic and seem to have it together (or have the means to) despite not having powers. It's a really interesting foil effect for his chara if people who don't have his abilities can still manage to make a difference.

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It just really sucks that Mark "learned a lesson" off Amber's back. She and no one deserves that. Also, despite being aware of Mark's double life, she probably WANTED him to come to her with this. I'm sure that would have brought them closer if she was willing to deal with everything that comes w/ being a superhero's SO.

Also Mark's learned nothing because he's super self-absorbed. He's young, but he needs to get his head out of his ass. That will come with time, but hopefully it won't be on the back of anyone else.

It honestly sent me into the groan zone when they made Amber suddenly arrogant figuring out Mark's identity but mad at the fact that he tried to keep it a secret. Not that he was cheating, but that she felt entitled to know Mark was a hero which meant what? I get it, he continuously broke his promises, but it never felt like he was ditching her purposefully. It's like I can't really side with her because, if you indeed know about heroes & secret identities, what would compel Mark to out himself to somebody he's only known for a few, several months at best? You're giving him shit for something you figured out ahead of time? Nothing adds up here.

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I haven't been on Tumblr in a minute, but for my first post, check out my Martin Mystery fanfic. It's called "Parisian Escapade" and it's ongoing. Check it here

It's an 18+ fic people (NO MINORS) but if you grown check it out. It's a one-shot aged-up MartinXOC a character I named Charlotte 'Charlie' Woods. Hope you guys like it

#MartinMystery #MarathonMedia #TheCenter