I decided to start a writing blog because I don't really do it as much as I should, so I am hoping it'll force me to practice... I feel awkward though, letting people read my stuff, so we'll see how it goes.
Here's my main blog.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) - Resource for Crime Writers
I’m assuming “times of extreme emergency” doesn’t include things like when I can’t find a particular pair of boots, or the content tools thwarting me, or when I want another cup of tea. Hmmph, stupid rules.
(Source: h-e-r-o-i-n)
yourerightinthemiddleoftheroad:
every book you’ve ever read is just a different combination of 26 letters
Useful reference for realistic killing wounds when fighting
This is actually a brilliant writing reference for those writers whose stories involve fighting with bladed weapons. It details killing blows, both through thrusting and through cutting. It basically operates on the premise of, “Hollywood is wrong, here’s how it really works.” A bit long to trudge through, but a lot of invaluable information for those of you who want to write fight scenes and wounds a bit more realistically than, “He stabbed his enemy in the heart, killing him with one smooth stroke!” It uses medical terminology to explain why some things work and why some things are truly fantasy-only.
A bit macabre, but a good way to pursue more realistic writing in a story that requires such details.
now I KNOW some of you will be wanting this
This is highly relevant to my interests.
Oh, I can see this being useful…
A Few Handy Links for Alternatives to “Angry”
Anonymous asked: do you know about any complicated/long words for being angry?
Here are some links that I think will help:
- Word List: Alternatives to “Angry”
- Thesaurus.com’s Entry for “Angry”
- DailyWritingTips’s List of 75 Synonyms for “Angry”
- More Words’s Entry for “Angry”
- Vocabulary.com’s Entry for “Angry”
Make sure to look up any words you don’t recognize before you use them in your writing!
Thank you for your question!
-C
This Is a Towel: Character Questionnaires
- Character Development Questions for Writers (113 questions; geared toward supernatural narratives)
- 30 Character Questions (30 questions; very basic)
- The Mother of All Character Questionnaires (382 questions; extremely in-depth and geared toward tabletop role-players)
- Character Questionnaire (50 questions; pretty generic)
- Character Questionnaire One (18 questions; interesting questions)
- Character Questionnaire Two (33 questions; pretty basic)
- Character Survey Questions (29 questions; pretty basic)
- Character Outlines (107 questions; Yeah Write is very thorough)
- Adult Character Questionnaire (32 questions; pretty basic)
- Child Character Questionnaire (40 questions; pretty basic but very useful)
- Additional Questions for the Character Questionnaire (15 questions; useful appendage)
- HUGE Character Sheet for Fiction Writers (extremely thorough)
- Checklist for Character Development (interesting checklist to go by while creating a character)
Got another one for us? Link us to it through our submit box!
-C
writing is 10% talent
90% not throwing your computer out a damn window
Le Petit Prince.
~~ Let your sorrow be comforted… ~~
Pretty sure this is from a “Which Little Prince Character Are You?” quiz but, oh, all the same, let this be a prophecy.
Stages of Deterioration in the Human Body
The Moment Of Death:
1. The heart stops.
2. The skin gets tight and ashen in color.
3. All the muscles relax.
4. The bladder and bowels empty.
5. The body temperature begins to drop 1 1/2 degrees Fahrenheit per hour.
After 30 minutes:
6. The skin gets purple and waxy.
7. The lips, fingernails, and toenails fade to a pale color.
8. Blood pools at the bottom of the body.
9. The hands and feet turn blue.
10. The eyes sink into the skull.
After 4 hours:
11. Rigor mortis has set in.
12. The purpling of the skin and the pooling of the blood continue.
13. Rigor continues to tighten muscles for another 24 hours or so.
After 12 hours:
14. The body is in full rigor mortis.
After 24 hours:
15. The body is now the temperature of the surrounding environment.
16. In males, the semen dies.
17. The head and neck are now a greenish-blue color.
18. The greenish-blue color spreads to the rest of the body.
19. There is a pervasive smell of rotting meat.
After 3 days:
20. The gas in the body tissues forms large blisters on the skin.
21. The whole body begins to bloat and swell grotesquely.
22. Fluids leak from the mouth, nose, vagina, and rectum.
After 3 weeks:
23. The skin, hair, and nails are so loose they can easily be pulled off the corpse.
24. The skin bursts open on many places on the body.
25. Decomposition will continue until the body is nothing but skelital remains, a process that can take a month or so in hot climates, and two months or more in cold climates.This is actually pretty interesting.
Important for writers…helps avoid either walking in and knowing someone died moments ago “from the smell” (unless that smell is piss and shit), or finding someone dead for a week that “looks like they’re sleeping.”
Reblogging for reference.
oh my fucking god I’ve been looking everywhere for something like this tHANK YOU
(Source: dailydoseofstuf)
