Fiddle the Cat

regulate your breathing so your blood flow evens out

fix your makeup and make sure you’re not sweaty

Fan your face too, feels good as well as reducing redness.

AND IF SOMEONE STILL NOTICES AND ASKS ABOUT IT. EXCUSES:

“I sneezed and my eyes watered” “I yawned and my eyes watered” “Stubbed my toe” “Hit my elbow” “Hit *previously injured body part* on something.”

The counter-argument: Not having UBI is in the interests of those in power who want to do anything to the people they are in power over in order to remain in power.

Luke made sure to roofie the sodas as a 'just in case'. He wasn't sure he'd have the chance to cross paths with Percy the way he ended up, but he wasn't going to not have things set up. As much as he resents that Kronos clearly wants Percy as a figure head, he's not so stupid as to think it still wouldn't be a good thing to have the only Big Three kid on their side.

Similar to canon Percy follows Luke into the words, takes the soda, and is captured due to it being roofied, and Luke uses Backbiter to get them both out of camp. The camp does not realize at first what has happened, and Poseidon understandably loses his temper. Sally is freaking out.

War almost gets declared between Zeus and Poseidon because Poseidon (reasonably) doesn't believe Zeus's claims that he has nothing to do with Percy going missing. It's only when they learn from the dryads about Percy following Luke into the forest and neither coming back out again they realize something's wrong, especially once the corpse of several naiads who tried to stop Luke are found.

Percy meanwhile regains consciousness on the Princess Andromeda, where he's now trapped (Luke having the sense to for the time being basically keep him jailed up so Percy doesn't say, try to jump over and off the side of the ship). He is freaking out more than a bit, since the last thing he'd really heard was Luke ranting about wanting to overthrow the gods. He's also having strange dreams of the voice from the pit (who he knows is Kronos), Luke is basically his only point of contact, and he does not know what to do. He's praying to Poseidon but...

But he starts to dream of a woman's voice, and she's doing something that seems to be putting herself between him and Kronos. Giving him some place safe in his dreams. In a grove of oak trees where lions rest beneath their branches.

For coming up with character names:

Behind the name (my absolute fav)

Allows you to choose the origin of where you want the name to be from, whether you want a more feminine vs masculine vs androgenous name (as voted by users), random surname generator, and clicking on the name gives you important info like if there are any famous people with the same name, where it’s from, how common it is, and how people tend to see it, etc.

You can also search their name database by letter or meaning or origin, so if you know you want a character who has a name/surname that starts with an A from Ireland, there’s a whole list for you to choose from.

Census sites

Especially useful if you’re looking for a name from a specific place and/or time period. Just search “(country) census (year)” and you’ll find a database of real people who lived in that place at that time. No one can ever call your names unrealistic again.

For coming up with place names:

Fantasy name generator

This site can basically come up with any name for any person, place, or thing you might ever need. There are also specific generators for different fandoms if you’re looking to make an OC in an established world.

For finding that one word on the tip of your tongue:

One Look Thesaurus

This is my go-to. Not only can you find synonyms like a regular thesaurus, but you can also describe words like “unhappy smile” or “quiet laugh” to find the more specific word you’re looking for.

For coming up with ideas:

Word cloud

When I need to inspire a new idea, I write down all the things I’m interested in (hauntings, academia, lesbians, etc.) and put them into a word cloud to shuffle them next to each other. Sometimes seeing a concept in a new context can spark new ideas!

WWF Discord

This is my discord channel (shameless plug) for when you need to brainstorm off other people but don’t have anyone irl to talk to. We’re also happy to read and give feedback on writing, answer writing questions, or just chat!

For visualizing places and characters:

Pinterest

Pinterest can at times be a bit too sterile for my tastes, but if you use the right words, you can find more realistic photos of places. For example, adding “aesthetic” after basically any word will bring up a more broad collection of photos to help you flesh out places.

This is also a great way to find photos of people and fashion to help visualize characters. I’m bad at describing clothes, so I usually collect photos of outfits to help me know what my characters are wearing. Searching up “character inspiration” will collect more interesting photos and drawings of people who might not exactly be of our world.

(However, to make Pinterest not show you AI results, you have to go into your settings and check the “reduce AI” box. Luckily, it does mostly work.)

Death to Stock

Like pinterest but completely AI free (hooray!) Only drawback is that you have to pay a monthly subscription (about $20 CAD).

Cosmos

Very similar to pinterest but slightly more "artsy". I'm not super familiar with this one but I believe all the photos are human and you can save them and create collections with a free account.

Dupe Photos

Royalty-free stock image site with very Pinterest-core photos!

Minecraft

If you haven’t built your entire fictional city in Minecraft instead of writing, why not? It’s fun.

The Sims

This one is dual purpose because you can not only create your characters in Create a Sim, but you can design their houses. If you really want to go for it, you can bulldoze all the lots in your town and build your world from scratch.

For checking grammar:

Grammar Girl

Easy to follow definitions and examples, and if you learn better by listening, every article comes with a podcast to follow along with instead.

Grammar Monster

This one is my favourite for checking grammar rules because there’s tons of examples in graphics that helps for any situation.

Reedsy

Among other things, reedsy can connect you to professional editors within your budget.

For writing advice:

One Stop for Writers

This one was recommended from my discord channel and has all sorts of tutorials and resources for the writing craft.

My Blog Directory

Another shameless plug, but if you need writing advice on something specific, you can search through my directory to see if it’s there. If it isn’t, you can always send me an ask about it!

For an alternative to Google Docs:

Ellipsus

Think google docs but without AI. Yay!