haze’s free-range brain

Is mercy a sign of weakness in your eyes?

What is your primary motivation or value that drives your actions?

Are there any principles you refuse to compromise on, even in your pursuit of power?

Do you believe lying is justified if it serves your goals?

How do you manipulate others to achieve your ends?

Would you betray an ally to further your plans?

Do you believe in justice, or do you see it as a tool to manipulate others?

Would you sacrifice yourself for a cause or ambition?

Would you destroy something beautiful or innocent to achieve your goals?

If you had to choose between your ambition and the life of someone you care about, what would you do?

Do you feel any responsibility towards society, or do you act solely for your gain?

How do you justify your actions to yourself and others?

Can you forgive someone who has wronged you, or do you seek revenge?

How long do you hold grudges, and what actions might provoke them?

Do you respect any form of authority, or do you see yourself as the ultimate power?

1. I like, I HIGHLY identify with Faramir being this matter of fact with a romantic partner.

Me every time I see things like this

Between Protagonist and Antagonist

What was their first conflict? How did this shape their relationship

Are there moments of respect or admiration between them?

What are the biggest differences in their motivations and values?

Do they have a shared past or connections?

How does their conflict affect the world around them?

Between Protagonist and Mentor Figure

How did they meet?

What lessons has the mentor taught the protagonist?

Is there a time when the protagonist surpasses or contradicts the mentor?

What does the protagonist admire about the mentor?

Does the mentor have secrets or flaws that the protagonist discovers?

Between Protagonist and Love Interest

How did they meet and what was their first impression of each other?

What obstacles stand in the way of their relationship?

How do their personalities complement or contradict each other?

What are their biggest fears or insecurities in the relationship?

How does their relationship grow over the course of the story?

Between Protagonist and Closest Friend

How did they meet and why did they become friends?

What are their shared interests or activities?

Are there any secrets or conflicts between them?

How do they support each other in difficult times?

What does each admire about the other?

Between Antagonist and Closest Ally

How did they meet and why do they work together?

What are their shared goals or motivations?

Are there tensions or power struggles between them?

How do they react to failures or setbacks?

Is there a possibility that their alliance could break?

Between Supporting Characters

What are their backgrounds and connections with each other?

Is there a rivalry or close friendship between them?

How do they contribute to the main plot?

What secrets or conflicts exist between them?

How do their relationships change over the course of the story?

Do you know of any good writing (advice) blogs to follow on here?

Yeah, actually! From a few different angles, some of it is more specific but it's still extremely useful wrt writing.

WritingAdvice365 is your most general advice and covers a lot of broad topics - they frequently repost resources so it's a good place to branch out from

Fuck Yeah Character Development (FYCD) is just about that, various aspects of developing characters and they also are pretty broad in scope

Prompts and Pointers is pretty self explanatory since its main function is to give you ideas and reminders about writing, so a lot like the famous Writing Prompts blog

How to Fight Write is one that I've used for a very long time and its a fantastic resource. It's grounded approaches to fighting, what happens during stuff, armor etc. Definitely check it out if action is more your angle

Writing with Color is a FANTASTIC resource for writing a variety of peoples in respectful tones

Creating Black Characters is what it says on the tin and is a more recent blog focused explicitly and exclusively on blackness, issues people have with depicting black characters, and insight onto hair routines to better incorporate stuff into your writing. It's already got so much stuff up and the admin is really lovely so I really highly recommend it. I could gush about the admin for ages but please just check the page out to see for yourself before I start rambling more than I have lmfao

Being abused at home, bullied at school and lost in the world, the library and all the books I could escape to the most amazing worlds, kept me alive!

I would walk to the library, and spend all day, from 10 am to 9 pm reading there!! I got special awards for how many books I read, I wrote little blurbs on why i loved the books (probably why I love to BETA and do ARCs) 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Just hit the green arrows and the reblog!!!

As a 50 year old woman, the library offers me so much. Digital art pads to borrow, 3D printing, book clubs that are face to face (yeah, the introvert likes face to face because a moderator will stomp on anyone getting snarky)

New books in LARGE PRINT! I’m visually challenged and as much as I love my kindle, The feel of a real book in my hands will always be a beloved feeling!

Read banned books!

was sorting through my folders and found two questionnaires that i mainly use, one for writing the character's personality/worldview and one for writing relationships between ocs (like, ships mostly but not necessarily romantic), they were written by me (mostly compiled from different sources with my interpretation), credit not needed if you use

questions for one character

Personality and behavior What do you fear? Which feeling do you hate the most? What makes you feel angry the most often? Is there anything you regret? How do you experience anger, shame, and anxiety? What do you feel and how do you act when others request your help to do something? If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, would you feel lonely or refreshed? Which ways do you use to control other people or the environment around you in general? If a friend makes a claim that clashes with your current beliefs, what is your inward and outward reaction? What would be your reaction if someone would like to become closer to you/know you more? What would be your reaction if your friend would notice that something is bothering you and offer their help?

Desires and imaginings What do you need connections with people for? Is there anything you'd like to ask forgiveness for? If one of your wishes could be granted, what would you wish? What would you like to remove from the world right now? What would you like to appear in the world right now? if you were alone in a blank room without anyone to talk to and anything to do, what would you think, feel, or do in this situation?

Opinion on abstract concepts and feelings What is love? How do you define trust? What is happiness? How do you define envy and jealousy? What is worse than death? What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you view change/uncertainty? What do you think about lying? Is there the good and the evil? Is it possible to call something objectively "good" or "bad"?

Opinion on self and others Are you the type who worries about feelings, thoughts and/or opinions of others? What exactly worries you? What are you ‘’the best’’ at? How do you want others to see you? How do you see yourself? Do you like yourself? Is there a person with whom you can talk about any of your worries? Is there anyone who you'd like to meet right now? What does the word "friend" means to you? Do you prefer to show affection first, or to receive affection first? What are you searching for in people? What would you think if people considered you a good person? A bad person? In which situations it's okay to hurt/harm other people?

questions for relationships

Why are they together? What is the thing that bonds/connects them?

What are their personal boundaries in this relationship/in general? How do they react when these boundaries are broken?

What makes them feel comfortable around each other?

How do they help each other with their weaknesses? What are these weaknesses that bother them the most?

How much compatible their personalities are? Which of their traits complement each other, and which might cause conflicts?

What do they prefer to do in case to get each other's attention?

When one of them is sad, angry or overall deep in negative feelings, what would they like the other to do in case to make them feel better?

If each of them would be asked "what are 3 traits that are common between you and the other", what would they answer?

What things do they associate with each other, so when they see these things they immediately think of the other?

Does this relationship seem different (than it actually is) to other people from their outside point of view?

How would they describe each other to their friends/family who hadn't met the other in person yet?

Create a name/title for their combination that wouldn't be a combination of their names