When you make characters in books, I find it difficult yet helpful to understand that the mystery of creativity for how your characters look is very important! Don’t describe in heavy detail what they’re wearing by exact colors or types, express only vague imaginative descriptions. It helps to give your reader a sense of imagining the characters. (We all do when we think about certain book characters while reading!)
I prefer this method because it allows your reader to feel fully immersed in the idea of a story without being told explicitly, it leaves the wonder and the imaginative side of things even after reading— readers love creativity just as much as writers!
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Some theme making advice: if you’re going to include a custom cursor option, please include a default cursor, because not everyone knows to upload one.
I’ve seen quite a few blogs using themes with custom cursors that never uploaded one so there’s just a tiny dot for a cursor/no visible cursor. It makes their blog nearly unusable and makes your theme look unusable as well.
Try to include a different cursor option for hovering over links. Unless your links are clearly different from normal text (which I also recommend doing), it will be hard to differentiate between plain text and links if the cursors are the same for both.
"What's the most important thing to keep in mind when writing a story?"
When I was meeting with a friend for coffee today, we got around to talking about relatability in books. While she was quick to mention feeling like you're in a person's shoes was important-- I clarified it in a statement.
The most important pieces to a book and their characters are:
- Relatability
&
- Authenticity
The reason? Well, how many people can feel sympathetic for a character if they can't relate to them? What will a character's loss mean to someone if they aren't attached? Also good to keep in mind, that an "innocent" or "pure" character isn't inherently able to be felt for in stories-- you have to make them relatable.
As for authenticity... well, I describe it as a sort of smooth-flowing conversation, or something that would really happen. For example: How many people have actually heard a person say "ha ha"...? Of course onomatopoeias are able to be used in writing, but it might feel awkward. Or, in my case, I sometimes can make things happen TOO perfectly... like a character always taking jokes as I'd want them to, or characters reacting expectedly. It's important to have moments where characters may be different, or when they talk to each other, they bounce off each other instead of simply stating sentences back and forth.
I haven't been able to work on any docs recently-- but this was a little tip I wanted to share!
Hello~ Eggscuse me! Now that I’ve gotten your attention, here’s the 2nd part of my mini-egg-research series. This post might be more useful to those of you that would like some egg-purchasing advice :) I’ll be answering the 2 questions below:
1. What do the different egg grades mean?
2. How do I purchase the freshest eggs?
1. What do the different egg grades mean?
You might have seen USDA grade shields with “grades” such as AA, A, or B on some egg cartons but not others. The USDA egg grading program establishes a baseline for quality, and a USDA grade shield is placed on the cartons of eggs that have been graded by a trained USDA grader. This program is a voluntary service paid for by egg producers, but presents a great benefit for consumers –by purchasing a carton of eggs that is “graded” with a USDA shield, you can be confident that your eggs are in compliance with the quality that the USDA has identified them with. For eggs that do not use the USDA grading service, they are not eligible to contain the USDA shield.
Egg quality specifications are based on the condition of the shell and interior contents of the egg (air cell—smaller is better, egg white, and yolk). There are 3 different consumer grades:
Grade AA denotes the freshest and highest quality eggs. These eggs have a clean and unbroken shell, very small air cell, clear and firm egg white, and a slightly defined egg yolk free of defects.
Grade A denotes very high quality eggs. These eggs have the same characteristics as a Grade AA egg, but with a “reasonably firm” egg white and an egg yolk that is fairly well-defined.
Grade B denotes eggs that are better used for making liquid, frozen, or dried egg products depending on the number of defects. These eggs have a clean to slightly stained shell, notable air cell size, clear but slightly weak egg white, and a well-defined yolk that may be slightly enlarged and flattened.
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2. How do I purchase the freshest eggs?
When buying eggs, it is important to first make sure that they come from a refrigerated case. The easiest way to tell if your eggs are fresh is to check the “Best By” or “Sell By” date on the case. If your case doesn’t contain either of these dates, another way to check for freshness is to look for the “pack date” on the side of the carton. This number is a three-digit code that represents each day of the year starting with January 1st as 001 and ending with December 31st as 365. With this number, you can calculate the “Sell By” date as 30 days after the “pack date”, or the “Best By” date as 45 days after the “pack date”. Since the “Sell By” date has a smaller time frame, you should buy eggs within this date before buying eggs within the “Best By” date. After you find your desired case, check to make sure the eggs inside have clean, uncracked shells.
If you already have eggs sitting in your refrigerator but are unsure if they are still fresh to use, here are some ways you can determine their freshness:
Put the egg in a glass of water. If it sinks, your egg is considered fresh and good to go! As an egg becomes older, more air enters through the porous egg shell, causing the old egg to float.
Crack the egg open and take a look. A fresh egg will have its yolk and egg white “sitting up”, with the thick egg white closely surrounding the yolk. Old eggs will have a flat yolk that breaks easily, and a thin, watery egg white that spreads over a wide area.
References:
Egg Farmers of Canada. (n.d.). Egg Storage, Freshness & Food Safety. Retrieved from https://www.eggs.ca/eggs101/view/39/egg-storage-freshness-and-food-safety
Egg Safety Center. (n.d.). How Can We Help You? Retrieved from https://eggsafety.org/how-can-i-help-you/
United States Department of Agriculture. (n.d.). Egg Grading Shields. Retrieved from https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/egg/grade-shields
United States Department of Agriculture. (n.d.). Food Product Dating. Retrieved from https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/food-labeling/food-product-dating/food-product-dating/
United States Department of Agriculture. (2000, July 20). Shell Egg Grades and Standards. Retrieved from https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/shell-egg-grades-and-standards
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This egg salad recipe is so easy to make & so delicious!. Hard-boiled eggs are tossed with celery, onion & mayo to make the perfect sandwich or luncheon salad.
I have to say that egg salad has to be one of my favorite salads to make. It is super easy and always popular whenever it is served. It can also be served many different ways – on a sandwich, as a healthy salad, as a filling for phyllo…
This egg salad recipe is so easy to make & so delicious!. Hard-boiled eggs are tossed with celery, onion & mayo to make the perfect sandwich or luncheon salad. I have to say that egg salad has to be one of my favorite salads to make. It is super easy and always popular whenever it is served. It can also be served many different ways – on a sandwich, as a healthy salad, as a filling for phyllo…
