mishkatelwarriorgoddess:

cedar-west-deactivated20230408:

If your plot feels flat, STUDY it! Your story might be lacking…

Stakes - What would happen if the protagonist failed? Would it really be such a bad thing if it happened?

Thematic relevance - Do the events of the story speak to a greater emotional or moral message? Is the conflict resolved in a way that befits the theme?

Urgency - How much time does the protagonist have to complete their goal? Are there multiple factors complicating the situation?

Drive - What motivates the protagonist? Are they an active player in the story, or are they repeatedly getting pushed around by external forces? Could you swap them out for a different character with no impact on the plot? On the flip side, do the other characters have sensible motivations of their own?

Yield - Is there foreshadowing? Do the protagonist’s choices have unforeseen consequences down the road? Do they use knowledge or clues from the beginning, to help them in the end? Do they learn things about the other characters that weren’t immediately obvious?

Thank you so much for this!

gelana78:

idreamofdraco:

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Y’all, I just got an email alert about a new chapter on a story I follow. Here’s the author’s note for that chapter. 😂

This is the most validating post.

allthecanadianpolitics:

The Palestinian Youth Movement is calling on allies to come help the blocking of the main entrance to Premier François Legault’s office in downtown Montreal. 770 Sherbrooke Ouest.

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imlizy:

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I think this is the funniest onion headline bar none

swampgallows:

ukrainian-psycho:

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yeah boss i don’t tbink he’s the guy youd want to be quoting on that ☠️

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shyolet:

The computer is a machine built for looking at pictures of fish you wouldn’t otherwise see. Anything else you can do with a computer was an accident and unintended

wonkstifer-bronkstifer:

Need to smoke this shit rn ‼️

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flipocrite:

depsidase:

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this is what diminishing freedoms look like