My Otp Is A Crack Pairing

break up your paragraphs. big paragraphs are scary, your readers will get scared

fuuuuck epithets. “the other man got up” “the taller woman sat down” “the blonde walked away” nahhh. call them by their names or rework the sentence. you can do so much better than this (exception: if the reader doesn’t know the character(s) you’re referring to yet, it’s a-okay to refer to them by an identifying trait)

blunette is not a thing

new speaker, new paragraph. please.

“said” is such a great word. use it. make sweet love to it. but don’t kill it

use “said” more than you use synonyms for it. that way the use of synonyms gets more exciting. getting a sudden description of how a character is saying something (screaming, mumbling, sighing) is more interesting that way.

if your summary says “I suck at summaries” or “story better than summary” you’re turning off the reader, my dude. your summary is supposed to be your hook. you gotta own it, just like you’re gonna own the story they’re about to read

follow long sentences w short ones and short ones w long ones. same goes for paragraphs

your writing is always better than you think it is. you just think it’s bad because the story’s always gonna be predicable to the one who’s writing it

Lesbians not wanting to date a bisexual is okay.

HOWEVER, not wanting to date a bisexual for ONLY the fact that she’s bisexual, is biphobic.

I’m not saying that no one can say no to bisexuals. If you don’t like them for other reasons that’s perfectly okay. If you’re a lesbian and you’re dating a bisexual, that’s great and I hope you two are happy! Saying no is okay, saying yes is okay, but being biphobic isn’t.

1. Girls & Boys by Bali Bandits

2. Bisexual by Nu-Tral feat. Ivana Dye

3. Nancy Boy by Placebo

4. Boys / Girls by Torrey Mercer

5. B.I.G by Caitlyn Scarlett 

6. Bisexual Anthem by Domo Wilson

7. Bisexual Problems by Delli Boe

8. In or Out by Ani DiFranco

9. Gettin’ Bi from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

10. Make Me Feel by Janelle Monae

11. Scar by Missy Higgins

12. Take Me on the Floor by The Veronicas

13. Hey Boy by Take That

14. Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein, or Dracula by The Diamonds

Some hot takes bc biphobia still exists on this hellsite in 2019

Before same sex marriage was legal a fair few gay couples got married in foreign countries; it had no effect in Australia but it was the principle of the thing. When it became legal, their marriages took effect in Aussie too.

See, people had gotten married in Massachusetts when it legalized same-sex marriage, but then they broke up with that person and didn’t get a divorce because it wasn’t really real, right? So they got together with someone else, maybe moved in between, and decided to get married when California legalized. And then they broke up. And didn’t get a divorce. Because it wasn’t really real; it’s only in that state, right? (And no, there isn’t a good country-wide system to check these things.) So then they got together with someone else, and hey, it’s legal to get married in New York, we’ll do that! …and then they broke up. (Sensing a pattern yet?)

But then. Obergefell. Your marriage is recognized in EVERY state! Yay! Except… you have three or four marriages, actually. Concurrently. Which is, y’know. Illegal. AND one or more of your spouses could now be also married to yet another person, or people, if they did the same thing. Who could then also… (you get the picture).

Apparently there were a NUMBER of VERY BUSY family lawyers and estate planners untangling the absolute mess people created by getting married in multiple states to different people during that period.

These are questions intended to dive deep into a character, how they develop and relate to the story, and how they change. A lot of this is based on the Michael Hauge 6-part story structure. Things like hair color and favorite color have their place, but this is intended to help you develop and plan out a character and their character arc.

If there are multiple answers to a primary question, repeat all secondary questions for each answer or situation that is relevant. Really think about each question and each major character, and try to go in order, not skipping questions, though if you have an idea before you get a question, write to down before you forget.

Never just answer yes or no. Always dive into specifics, always ask why, always ask how much they’re aware of.

Google Docs Link:

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bmjcXlAj2NGNWnYpx4MGk57iZsRobLm7Wc0QMUx91zw/edit

Petra & JR