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

valid point

Had a thought

They were supposed to last longer than Mat...

I'm mean, at least Ash hasn't... oh wait...

Random civilian: OH NO, the super duper evil man overlord guy who be kinda queer coded my dudes is trying to kill us all, agaaaaain

The hero sighs and whispers: Fre sha voca do

The hero: *immediately transforms and is super cool and saves everyone*

Hero, once everyone is gone: .....Hi, welcome to chili's.

superhero but their powers are activated by saying vines.

it's december so this post i made in september is getting notes.

I need this but I can't draw for shit (don't have the motivation) PLEAsE SOMEONE DRAW IT

"Man this existential crisis is great" - Me, because the depth these thoughts are gonna give my fictional oc is crazy

I wanna dress like Richie Tozier but in a 1990 miny series way

I wanna dress like Stanley Uris but in a 2017 movie way

I wanna dress like Stanley Barber but in a queer icon way

I wanna dress like Sydney Novak but in a sweaters and too many layers way

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.

@i-may-be-an-emu

The villains actually not evil and is just really excited about all the vine publicity coming back, the villain monologue fits like 8 vines per paragraph, no henchmen knows what's happening.

The Villain: And so I will unleash the my weapon onto all of the world. Replacing all weather with sharp triangular spikes! Hurricane Katrina? More like hurricane TORTILLA, HAHSHAHAHAHHAHSDWHA

The henchmen, sobbing: Please sir, I don't understand what the tortillas have to do with thissssss

The hero hates their powers, not because they don't like saying vines, but because now they can't say any vines without revealing their identity.

The hero's romantic interest: In every group of friends, there's the dumb one.

The squad: *Points to the hero*

The hero, choking back tears: Actually?

superhero but their powers are activated by saying vines.