Ostriches-because-i-said-so - I'm The Birdie Boy :>

I finished ep.1's script! Let's goooooooo!!!!! 4713 words total and ep.1 is over! All i have to do now is storyboard, animate, voice-act, and upload... I'm not worrying about that right now. WOOOO EP.1 IS OVERRRRR

I added 1,877 words to my script today so now I feel really nice inside. Please, Tumblr, make me feel validated.

Roman: In every group of gays, there's the human being.

Sides: *Point to Thomas*

Thomas: Really?

straight friend groups be like: *blonde girl* *chad* *the funny one* *kyle* *brunette girl* *frat boy*

gay friend groups be like: *physical embodiment of logic* *physical embodiment of creativity* *physical embodiment of morality* *physical embodiment of anxiety* *physical embodiment of deception* *physical embodiment of forbidden creativity* *physical embodiment of—

hamerican

I love long showers, I love forehead kisses, I love groceries

and then he never responded

@i-may-be-an-emu

Listen, I don't know how Simon got in the scar without letting Mr.Martin out. Maybe he just closed it really fast but I have a theory on how Simon was able to get in in the first place.

So Janet said that when she was in the scar for a long period of time it broke the barrier between the living and the dead for a moment. So if Mr.Martin was stuck inside his scar the whole night, it's very possible that Simon was able to get in through the broken barrier.

Now that's fine. That's neat. I'm more intrigued about what this entails about the living being able to see spirits. So far it was Xavier with his near death experience, Simon through his deep connection with Maddie, and the janitor when Janet was in the scar. So if Mr.Martin stays in the scar the whole next season does that mean we get more living-dead convos?

I'm mostly excited about, oh I don't know, Charley talking to Emilio. Especially now that he's with Yuri. Or maybe just any teacher/student finding out that Maddie was body swapped for a moment, Simon could see her ghost, and the rest of the group was doing illegal shit to get her back while using Simon's ghost connection as a helping hand. Like... what would the principal even say? And when Mr.Anderson comes in to vouch like, "Yeah, that happened. I got possesed to for a bit lol" like do you see my vision. If you do you know how spectacular it'd be.

Just a theory that will likely be 2000% off but hey, a [REDACTED FOR DYSPHORIA REASONS] can dream

Happy wlw day my fellow queers

sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

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Ways to get to know your characters:

These are just some ways I do t, feel free to add your own tips!

Google sheets. Just google sheets. Make a sheet for your story and create categories to fill on your character's traits. Very simple example:

2. Making Pinterest boards. Listen maybe I'm biased because I'm on Pinterest more than I'm on Tumblr and it gives me the most intense nostalgia of any website/app ever, but it may be my most helpful tactic. This works in plenty of ways. Making a board for one story's character designs and making individual categories for each character in that board. Making individual board for each character's design, aesthetic, personality, whatever. No example but I think you get it.

3. I might sound like you lame ass ELA teacher from 9th grade or whatever when I say this, but plot mountains are really helpful. Now I don't mean the plot plot for all you, "I just start writing and am as surprised as my characters when everything goes to shit." writers like me, I'm talking about an internal plot. To explain, there is an external plot (exposition, rising action, climax, etc.) and internal plot (character development,) making external plot mountains isn't helpful for me because I want freedom in my writing. I know where it starts and sometimes where it stops and that's good enough, but writing the development of a character is good to outline just for the foreshadowing and because CHARACTER FLAWS ARE FUCKING IMPORTANT. (Cue the one post about eating mayo packets)

4. Mark their birthdays in your calendar. Like google calendar or whatever the fuck you use. Anyway, dedicate their birthday to just getting to know them. Make a wish list of presents they'd like, or a slideshow about the party activities they'd like, or a pinterest board about what their party theme would be. It's fun, I swear.

5. Make lists of a bunch of stuff. Their flaws, their strengths, their favourite thing, their pet peeves, their favourite people, their pets, their little quirks they have, etc.

6. Physical objects. Make them, buy them, or just stuff you already have. Make a little box of things they'd like or have. Treat them like a friend. A real person. It'll inspire you to write or draw more and you can come up with little backstories on the items.

7. Give them a catchphrase. Even if they never say it, it's cute. I like them. Most people do, I think.

Wade Watts, from the book Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and also the movie based on the book, is a super nerd. And to prove it I'll make the bold claim that his knowledge on James Halliday is almost or maybe even equal to MatPat's knowledge of FNAF. Just throwing it out there.