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The Internal and External Push

Forcing characters to do things is really difficult, which is why it usually takes more than one push to guide their actions.

The internal one is the character’s goal and objective—what they want for themselves, and why they want it. But carrying an entire novel or story’s motivation on just pure will is tricky (I mean, we all know that forcing yourself to do anything by willpower alone is a risky venture).

That’s where the external push comes in—it’s some conflict or antagonist that forces the character to make decisions and act and poses deep consequences if they fail. Those decisions are up to them, and comes from their internal push, but they are forced to make them and often before they’re ready.

Internal without an external push can read boring because there tends to be pretty low stakes.

An external push without an internal one makes it feel as though the character has no agency, and no skin in the game.

Both are needed for an interesting and deep plot.

Take for example the Hunger Games. Internally, Katniss wants to care for and protect her family. Externally, she’s taken away from them and sent to a place where any wrong move will result in their death.

Without her internal push, the story would lack its heart. Without the external, it would lack its stakes.

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Yes i love using stuff like this and try to support local bookstores however i can

Mild rant that's been bugging me and i like to vent in text i sent my sister to a bookstore about a half an hour away from her to pick a book for me that i sent her the money for as well as gas money to go get it cause she was a lil low im having her read this book for content warnings for me so that's why i did it that way and i really wanted to check out this store and thought she'd enjoy getting to check it out it seemed very lovely and after asking her about it the first thing she mentioned was that it was expensive

And the little vein in my forehead starts twitching

She complains about this everytime we go to an independent bookstore I've never heard her complain about the prices at bookamillion or barnes and noble just indies and its like they didn't make the prices the publishers did you're upset with the wrong people they can't afford to sell books at a lost like amazon or walmart so shocker they are the price as advertised on the back of every book you own yes i understand publishing books have raised prices so has everything else this is not new take it out on walmart instead of books n stuff that are trying to make rent and get in queer authors (she's freaking pan) and authors that might not have a audience without them

She literally complained when we went to an amazing bookstore in Bloomington morgensterns that reopened after barnes and noble went out of business in Bloomington honestly cutest story I've ever heard they had a wall of manga and a wall of graphic novels a section for dnd and a section for queer authors things i thought that she would love i got a copy of kikis delivery service the book psychonaut and libernull my friend got an alan watts book and a book about poisons loved it and she just complained she want to go to half price books which we did and that was fine but there was nothing wrong with morgensterns its was amazing

Any rate i can't take my sister to any bookstores any more and im mad about it i just want to support authors not buy all their books second hand and take forever to even find them

Independent bookstores around the country have a particularly clever lifeline, one perfectly suited to the unprecedented moment we find ourselves in. The strange part? It came into being just weeks before the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, and before the bookstores started closing up shop wondering if they’d reopen at all.

The lifeline in question is called Bookshop. 

In simple terms, it’s a super clean, user-friendly online bookstore whose raison d’être is supporting independent bookstores — not simply with exposure or resources (though that’s certainly a factor), but with cold hard cash…

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I have to add this overhere cause it never shows up in the tags curse you tumblr for making me update!!

“Extremely detailed character sheet template”

Character Chart Character’s full name: Reason or meaning of name: Character’s nickname: Reason for nickname: Birth date: Physical appearance Age: How old does he/she appear: Weight: Height: Body build: Shape of face: Eye color: Glasses or contacts: Skin tone: Distinguishing marks: Predominant features: Hair color: Type of hair: Hairstyle: Voice: Overall attractiveness: Physical disabilities: Usual fashion of dress: Favorite outfit: Jewelry or accessories: Personality Good personality traits: Bad personality traits: Mood character is most often in: Sense of humor: Character’s greatest joy in life: Character’s greatest fear: Why? What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? Character is most at ease when: Most ill at ease when: Enraged when: Depressed or sad when: Priorities: Life philosophy: If granted one wish, it would be: Why? Character’s soft spot: Is this soft spot obvious to others? Greatest strength: Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Biggest regret: Minor regret: Biggest accomplishment: Minor accomplishment: Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Why? Character’s darkest secret: Does anyone else know? Goals Drives and motivations: Immediate goals: Long term goals: How the character plans to accomplish these goals: How other characters will be affected: Past Hometown: Type of childhood: Pets: First memory: Most important childhood memory: Why: Childhood hero: Dream job: Education: Religion: Finances: Present Current location: Currently living with: Pets: Religion: Occupation: Finances: Family Mother: Relationship with her: Father: Relationship with him: Siblings: Relationship with them: Spouse: Relationship with him/her: Children: Relationship with them: Other important family members: Favorites Color: Least favorite color: Music: Food: Literature: Form of entertainment: Expressions: Mode of transportation: Most prized possession: Habits Hobbies: Plays a musical instrument? Plays a sport? How he/she would spend a rainy day: Spending habits: Smokes: Drinks: Other drugs: What does he/she do too much of? What does he/she do too little of? Extremely skilled at: Extremely unskilled at: Nervous tics: Usual body posture: Mannerisms: Peculiarities: Traits Optimist or pessimist? Introvert or extrovert? Daredevil or cautious? Logical or emotional? Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Prefers working or relaxing? Confident or unsure of himself/herself? Animal lover? Self-perception How he/she feels about himself/herself: One word the character would use to describe self: One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? How does the character think others perceive him/her: What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: Relationships with others Opinion of other people in general: Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others? Person character most hates: Best friend(s): Love interest(s): Person character goes to for advice: Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Person character feels shy or awkward around: Person character openly admires: Person character secretly admires: Most important person in character’s life before story starts: After story starts:

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Every friend group should include

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After I use up field notes booklets, I paint over each page or glue over them and turn them into mini art journals. 

quotes: 

#2 Anosh Irani - Notes from the Womb 

#6 William Gibson - Dougal Discarnate 

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March 31, 2020

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February 24, 2020

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i don’t have a safe place (this week’s realisation)

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Yessssss yes yes

help, i think i’m falling in love

a playlist of songs to scream whilst driving at night because you’ve found that person

an upgrade on this playlist here

view the full thing here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4CWZrqI95xIyrAOyGipOVd?si=AyIY-7z0SRGDGF5-5QCawA

‘Baby I’m Yours’ by Arctic Monkeys

‘Someone New’ by Hozier 

‘My Type’ by Saint Motel

‘Spark’ by Amber Run

‘Adore You’ by Harry Styles

‘Sweet Tooth’ by Cavetown

‘Favourite Colour’ by Sea Girls

‘Share Your Address’ by Ben Platt

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The fallen angel

Stood by the door

Couldn't take the singing of praises anymore

Decided to go out the door

Through the gate

Down to the bottom floor

Would god curse me if i did wrong

Smite me down

For stepping out of line

Exile me for breaking a vow

Like adam and eve

Is it wrong to want something more

Then eternal love and serenity

Why must we be held down

To what is only just in "his" eyes

And who made him a guy anyway

Show me that what is right is true

While I'm running from you

Show me goodness while i break taboo

Not godliness

And i might believe in you

Now tell me what i believe is true

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