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The blog is inactive but there are plenty of great English fics in the archives. Come browse if you'd like ;)

Hi, SS fandom!

Can you recommend me some fics in english? Or repost you are a writer Thanks! :)

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Resources For Worldbuilding

Culture & Society

Creating Fictional Holidays

Music For Your Fantasy World

Creating Religions & Belief Systems

How to Design Your Diabolical Cult

Historically Accurate Sexism in Fantasy: Let’s Unpack That

Debate with the Squirrels: Sexism in Fantasy

Feudalism

Using Politics In Fantasy Fiction

Mythic Justice – Crime and Punishment in Your Fantasy World

Government Worldbuilding

Realistic Political Strife

A Politics Of Worldbuilding

Language

Creating a Language

The Language Construction Kit

The International Phonetic Alphabet – Audio Illustrations

Fantasy Name Generator

Geographic Names

Medieval Names Archive 

Squid Name Generator 

Model Languages

Xenolinguistics 

History

Prehistory

Mythos

History

Today

Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Encyclopedia Mythica

The Ancient History Encyclopedia

Using History as Inspiration for Fantasy

Victorian Era Family Day Life in England

Peasant Life in the Middle Ages

Everyday Life in the Middle Ages

English Monarchs

Feudal Japan

The Story and Structure of the Iroquois Confederacy

Science + Geography

Dimensions

Solar Bodies

Climatology

Planetary Geography

Water Geography

Cartography, Maps, Star Charts, and Writing

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Dating of Middle-earth events, using Precession of the Equinoxes and Tidal Friction

Orbital Operations in Science Fiction

Planet Designer

Artificial gravity calculator

Natural gravity calculator

Selden’s Catalogs of Objects for Celestia

Medieval Technology

Defining the Source, Effects, and Cost of Magic

How to Create a Rational Magic System

Miscellaneous

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Fantasy World Generator

SciFi World Generator

Focused Ambiguity: Using Metaphor in Fantasy Writing

Space Engine

Terragen

The Five foundations of Worldbuilding

Setting the Fantastic in the Everyday World

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Resources For Writing Sketchy Topics

Medicine

A Study In Physical Injury

Comas

Medical Facts And Tips For Your Writing Needs

Broken Bones

Burns

Unconsciousness & Head Trauma

Blood Loss

Stab Wounds

Pain & Shock

All About Mechanical Injuries (Injuries Caused By Violence)

Writing Specific Characters

Portraying a kleptomaniac.

Playing a character with cancer.

How to portray a power driven character.

Playing the manipulative character.

Portraying a character with borderline personality disorder.

Playing a character with Orthorexia Nervosa.

Writing a character who lost someone important.

Playing the bullies.

Portraying the drug dealer.

Playing a rebellious character.

How to portray a sociopath.

How to write characters with PTSD.

Playing characters with memory loss.

Playing a pyromaniac.

How to write a mute character.

How to write a character with an OCD.

How to play a stoner.

Playing a character with an eating disorder.

Portraying a character who is anti-social.

Portraying a character who is depressed.

How to portray someone with dyslexia.

How to portray a character with bipolar disorder.

Portraying a character with severe depression.

How to play a serial killer.

Writing insane characters.

Playing a character under the influence of marijuana.

Tips on writing a drug addict.

How to write a character with HPD.

Writing a character with Nymphomania.

Writing a character with schizophrenia.

Writing a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Writing a character with depression.

Writing a character who suffers from night terrors.

Writing a character with paranoid personality disorder.

How to play a victim of rape.

How to play a mentally ill/insane character.

Writing a character who self-harms.

Writing a character who is high on amphetamines.

How to play the stalker.

How to portray a character high on cocaine.

Playing a character with ADHD.

How to play a sexual assault victim.

Writing a compulsive gambler.

Playing a character who is faking a disorder.

Playing a prisoner.

Portraying an emotionally detached character.

How to play a character with social anxiety.

Portraying a character who is high.

Portraying characters who have secrets.

Portraying a recovering alcoholic.

Portraying a sex addict.

How to play someone creepy.

Portraying sexually/emotionally abused characters.

Playing a character under the influence of drugs.

Playing a character who struggles with Bulimia.

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How Street Gangs Work

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Make your deaths mean something

I was beta reading a book for a friend from the NaNo group where I live and during a certain part of the book, I sensed that someone in the story was going to die. I’d never read anything by her, so I wasn’t sure what to expect from the immanent death and it made me a bit nervous. (I even messaged her on Facebook to tell her that I would be disappointed if she “Romeo and Juliette-ed” the story.

After finishing the story, I thought it would be a good idea to write a bit about using death in your stories. What kinds of pitfalls you might encounter and how it can help your story grow.

Fiction vs Reality

Death is a fact of life. I’m sure you’ve heard this quote from Ben Franklin: “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

It has become a bit cliche, but that doesn’t change the truth in the quote. If you ignore the revolving door of certain fictional characters, everyone is going to die.

In fiction, death is less permanent. Harry Potter (and Voldemort for that matter) died at some point in the novels. Jean Grey and death are old friends that visit from time to time. (Although Magneto has been dead more times.)

So what does this mean for your story? Here are a few suggestions:

Death has an impact on your story and the characters in your story. Do not treat a death lightly.

How will your characters grow because of this death?

How will it change the message of your story?

Ask yourself why, in the structure of your story, the character has to die.

Let’s consider a popular fictional death-Gandalf the Grey.

Gandalf is the leader of the company because of his knowledge Middle Earth. He has long wandered the highways and byways of the world and knows many of the secret places. When he leads the company to the mines of Moira, it is because the path is secret and will hide them from prying eyes.

The problem the story encounters is that Gandalf has become a crutch to the story. If he remains, then every problem can and will be solved by him. No one will grow, and the story will stagnate.

Gandalf’s death brings about many changes. Here are a few of them:

Boromir has a motive to lose faith in the company’s ability to bring the ring to Mordor.

Aragorn has to take charge of the company.

Frodo realizes that he is endangering the rest of the company.

Gandalf’s death is the catalyst for all of the action that takes place afterwards.

What purpose does death serve in a story?

Gandalf is just one example of a death in a story, and death can serve many purposes in a narrative.Let’s consider some of the ways that death can have an impact on your narrative:

Bring change to your living characters-Sometimes your characters need something to motivate them to change their lives. Death can be such a factor. Perhaps your character will decide the death is a reason to change their habits or lifestyle.

Create an emotional impact-Most of your readers will have experienced death in their lives, and these experiences cause some sort of emotional response.

Make the story longer by making it harder to accomplish the goal-What if the death is of a key character for the goal your characters are trying to accomplish? That can add to your word count as they strive to overcome this sudden lack.

Create an atmosphere-Especially if you are working in a genre such as horror, incorporating death in the story can create or enhance an aura of dread to your tale.

Accelerate the pace of the story-Death can make the elements of your story move more quickly, especially if the characters that are still alive feel a sense of immediacy.

Cause change for the sake of change- This is seen quite often during National Novel Writing Month in the form of the Traveling Shovel of Death. Killing off a character can bring about a wide variety of new dynamics in your story, but I wouldn’t recommend using it just because you don’t know what else to do.

Because art reflects life, and sometimes people die in real life- We already mentioned that death is a part of life, and sometimes death just happens, but make sure you understand how it will impact your story before you jump into it.

In order to un-kill them later/have a surprise return-This one is easy to abuse. Sure it can add to your story, but don’t do it too much.

Fulfilling revenge/just desserts- Sometimes your story just needs some payback, so why not let your character just go for it?

Demonstrate the severity of a situation- Think about every ‘bad guy’ scene in a movie. What does the bad guy do to prove just how bad he is? He shoots somebody. It may not always be fatal, but it proves a point. 

Make a plan fail- Think back to Gandalf. His death upset the plan for the company to travel to Mount Doom together. This makes the story change direction.

Avoid cliches

Let’s take a moment to talk about cliches. Cliches are everywhere, and there are more of them every day. So how did cliches get to be so cliche in the first place?

A cliche is kind of like peer pressure-Everybody’s doing it. That’s how it became a cliche. In fact, every cliche was once an original idea, and everybody loved it. Just think, there was once a movie audience that had never seen any of the horror cliches, and they were amazed and shocked by the jump scares, and other overdone tricks that we groan about.

The problem with originality is that after someone sees it and wants to use it for their own project, there’s the danger of everyone wants to try it too. Before long, that unique take on the world has become overdone and boring. 

What’s worse is that people are going to forget who had the original idea. If you look at the Lord of the Rings, it’s just like so much of the fantasy stories out there these days, but don’t forget that Tolkein wrote his books when the world of fantasy was young.

So what does that have to do with death in your story anyway?

Common Death Cliches

Coming back from the dead- This is a huge thing in comic books, but that is a different kind of medium and comic book companies depend on those big name characters to draw in readers, but that isn’t your book. Your story needs a sense of permanence. So when death happens, only take it back if it serves a purpose in the story.

I’m Not Dead Yet- We see this in every horror movie. the monster isn’t really dead yet. The fine fellows from Monty Python made a great scene where they spoofed this idea with the Black Knight. Even after he was only standing on one leg with no arms, he was still hopping around trying to kill Arthur.

Killing a character because you don’t know what else to do- Sure you need to introduce some change into your story, but death isn’t always the answer.

Getting rid of a character that doesn’t fit into your story- Better ways to get rid of that character include, but are not limited to: moving, getting lost, being kidnapped, alien abducted, you get the idea.

Hopefully that gives you some food for thought about death. (Yes, I am well aware that ‘food for thought’ is a cliche, but I wanted to check if you were paying attention.)

If you have other questions, let us know, and feel free to give us some feedback on the post.

Billy

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When you’re trying to go to bed, but suddenly get ideas for your story

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I still can’t believe that fanfiction is free

I sometimes have to pay for water, but with a phone and some wifi, I get to read whole novels about my favorite characters for exactly zero additional dollars

How goddamn rad is that

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Hi B ! I've followed you for a while and I've always loved your fic recs. This question might be stupid, but I was wondering how promoting fanfics worked, especially for a new author that doesn't have an audience yet ? Thank you very much for all the time you spend on the fandom, and good luck with everything ! x

hello ! this is not a stupid question at all !!

Here some advices for you :

HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR FIC

1/ Tag your fic properly on AO3. A lot of people are doing search on a specific tag and it would be a shame if they miss your fic because your forgot to tag it as “angst” or “bondage” or “friends to lovers”. Look here to see some advices about tagging on AO3 ;)

2/ Make a post for your fic on Tumblr (assuming you have a Tumblr)(if you don’t, create one just for your fics) including : 1/ a moodboard (or at least a pic) because people are Lazy AF and a lot of people are not reading long post without pics … if it’s appealing enough, people are going to read the summary   2/ a summary : talking about summary, make it short but not too short , add a quote of your fic if you want (but if you do, add a real summary too), 3/ the link to your fic of course.

3/ Ask fic reccers for help : ask them by chat or ask, if they’re willing to give your fic a try by reading it, or at least help you to promote it by rebloging your fic post. Most of the time they won’t promise you to read it quickly (because their “to read” list is so fucking long already), but they can reblog because it’s like a 3 seconds work :D

4/ Ask your friends on Tumblr to reblog your post too ! Even if you only have 20 followers, it’s worth it. You can also try to reach some big accounts, don’t be shy ! if you ask nicely, they probably agree to help you out ;)Same for others fic authors you like, they all know how it’s hard to get noticed so they happily will help you :)

That’s all I can think right now but you should read this amazing post by my friend Addy @tvshows-addict, she knows a lot about promoting fics (that’s actually how we became friends, because she asked me to promote her fics).

I hope it’s enough !! feel free to reach me anytime with questions (or your fic post link …)

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Using the appropriate vocabulary in your novel

It is very important that the language in your novel reflects the time and place in which the story is set.

For example, my story is set in Italy. My characters would never “ride shotgun”, a term coined in US in the early 1900s referring to riding alongside the driver with a shotgun to gun bandits. 

Do your research! A free tool that I found to be very useful is Ngram Viewer. 

You can type any word and see when it started appearing in books. For example…one of my characters was going to say “gazillion” (I write YA) in 1994. Was “gazillion” used back then?

And the answer is…YES! It started trending in 1988 and was quite popular in 1994.

Enjoy ^_^

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Hey Writers!

Want to meet other writers? Want to show off your work and read the work of others? Looking for meaningful feedback or just plain positivity? Look no further!

Welcome to Between the Lines!

(Complete with Discord!)

Come join us and show your work either on the forums or in the discord chat! We’re small right now as we’re just starting up, but new members are always welcome! Make sure to read the group rules about content warning/flags and general behavior on the board! Maturity is expected and harassment will not be tolerated.

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Universo: SS U Personajes: Algol, Misty y Saskia! Escenario: México (Mercado Sonora) Palabras: unas 2000… * Categoría: Humor, aventura… * Sinopsis: Dos caballeros plateados en una misión, tienen que compartirla con Saskia… ¡Y encima en uno de los mercados más locos del mundo!

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Saint FFic Fest OCs - The Queen’s Revenge

So, posting it immediately ‘cause I’m a ‘tomorrow starts in ten minutes’ type. First time I write of these OCs and I hurt them. I’m a horrible person. ç__ç

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Universe: [SS U] Character(s): Cassiopeia Pallas (OC), Columba Antigone (OC), Cepheus Albiore Scenery: Hebrides Islands, Scotland (flashbacks are set on Andromeda Island) Length: 2,524 words Category: Angst, romance Plot Summary: The civil war between Saori Kido and the Sanctuary is at its apex. Saints are taking sides and putting their lives in line. Pallas, under advice from Antigone and her long-time friend Albiore, has chosen Saori. She has to live up to her choice, but may lose a lot in the process… OPTIONAL: Albiore is older than his age in canon - the same age as Pallas; also, before becoming real Saints trainees keep their given names, different from the ones we know them for. Hope it doesn’t get confusing.

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Drop A Name In My Ask Box

Marin: You’re a dork, but I’ll always be there when you need me!

Shaina: I may act mean to you, but I secretly love you!

Saori: You’re smart and really talented!

June: They’ll have to hold me back if anyone hurts you-I’ll beat them up!

Shunrei: No matter how far apart we are, I’m always praying for your happiness!

Miho: You’re responsible and can be trusted to take care of rambunctious children!

Seika: You’re unforgettable!

Freya: You have the best hair!

Hilda: Odin tells me you’re pretty great!

Thetis: You’re actually a fish, aren’t you?

Pandora: I may or may not have tried to kidnap you when you were a baby.

Sasha: Let’s meet and make friendship bracelets!

Yuzuriha: You’re a free spirit and I love it!

Yuna: You kick total butt!

Aria: You are a beautiful cinnamon roll. Too good for this world. Too pure. 

Sonia: I would do anything for you!

Lyfia: I’d raise you from the dead!

Shouko: You! Stop reblogging food porn!

Kyouko: I was on my way to possess somebody else but you’re so great I’m choosing you instead!

Mii:  You’re the mom friend!

Xiaoling:  You’re the cutest being I have ever seen around!

Katya:  I would sacrifice anything for you!

Erda:  You have a great style and I’d definitely want you on my side in a bar fight!  

Lithos: I’d adopt you as my younger sibling!

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Saint FFicFest OCs - Parley

Lame title is lame, but this fic was actually a lot of fun to write, even if it took me until yesterday to figure out what exactly I was going to do for it XD

Universe: SS sometime before the Poseidon Arc Characters: Isaak and Clara (OC) Scene: A library Word Count: 1,612 Plot Summary: Clara just wants to study for her calculus exam when a stranger with only one eye appears with a not at all tantalizing offer.

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Saint FFicFest OCs: An entertaining encounter

Universe: Alternative Universe Characters: Death Mask, Aphrodite and Soheila (My Oc) Scene: Restaurant/Bar. Word Count: 775 Plot Summary: During a wedding reception, Death Mask and Aphrodite have to hold off until the arrival of children our assistant. With one of these babies will be born a fun thread

Note: I chose to settle in a contest Au Soheila because he is afraid of the fourth house is its owner

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Saint FFic Fest OCs

“Cooking Full of Emotions”

Universe: SS U

Characters: OC - Lunar Chamomile Camill and Miho

Country/City: Japan, Tokyo

Length: 2416

*Category: Adventure

*Plot Summary: In Orphanage is the 30th anniversary of its existence and there will be a big party. The girls - Camill and Miho are preparing food. Then, they go to the pantry which is located under the building, to take some products and Camill notices a secret, locked door. What a mystery is behind that door?

Place of action: Orphanage

Time of action: 1986 year, before the fights with Silver Saints – it’s the beginning of the second part of Sanctuary arc; according to the anime, not manga.

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Saint FFicFest - Gifts

Hey look! I’m only a few days late this time, as opposed to a few months late! Oh man, this one was actually a lot of fun to write, and fairly easy to boot! On top of that I’m actually pretty happy with how this turned out, so yay!

Gonna tag @xocowilde so you can be sure to see it!

To whomever sent in this package, I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did writing it! Really, it was so much fun to write these two characters interacting, and now I really want more of these two!

Anywho, the package I got was:

Characters: Shunrei and Ikki* Gift: Chinese dish, or a book of recipes.

“Ikki, I’m so glad you decided to join us.” It was near impossible to not smile when greeted by one of Shunrei’s warm, welcoming grins. Even for the legendary Phoenix and his notoriously sour moods.

Mustering up a small smile in return, Ikki replied. “I couldn’t say no to an invitation for the holidays. Especially not after how I been complaining about being alone, what with Shun going off to Siberia to spend the holiday with Hyoga.” It was strange, but after the past few years back with his brother and friends, he actually found himself seeking out their company. Not a thing the chronic loner had ever expected, and yet there it was.

“I still can’t believe you were willing to fly all the way from Japan,” Shunrei said, her warm smile never wavering. The petite Chinese woman turned from the door, allowing Ikki to step past her and into her home. “Shiryu will be so happy you’ve come.”

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