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genderxfluidxnerd · 1 year
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I think the best piece of character design advice I ever received was actually from a band leadership camp I attended in june of 2017. 
the speaker there gave lots of advice for leaders—obviously, it was a leadership camp—but his saying about personality flaws struck me as useful for writers too. 
he said to us all “your curses are your blessings and your blessings are your curses” and went on to explain how because he was such a great speaker, it made him a terrible listener. he could give speeches for hours on end and inspire thousands of people, but as soon as someone wanted to talk to him one on one or vent to him, he struggled with it. 
he had us write down our greatest weakness and relate it to our biggest strength (mine being that I am far too emotional, but I’m gentle with others because I can understand their emotions), and the whole time people are sharing theirs, my mind was running wild with all my characters and their flaws.
previously, I had added flaws as an after thought, as in “this character seems too perfect. how can I make them not-like-that?” but that’s not how people or personalities work. for every human alive, their flaws and their strengths are directly related to each other. you can’t have one without the other.
is your character strong-willed? that can easily turn into stubbornness. is your character compassionate? maybe they give too many chances. are they loyal? then they’ll destroy the world for the people they love.
it works the other way around too: maybe your villain only hates the protagonist’s people because they love their own and just have a twisted sense of how to protect them. maybe your antagonist is arrogant, but they’ll be confident in everything they do.
tl;dr “your curses are your blessings, and your blessings are your curses” there is no such thing as a character flaw, just a strength that has been stretched too far.
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genderxfluidxnerd · 1 year
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Biden pardons people convicted of federal marijuana charges.
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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Bridgerton is Regency!Gossip Girl
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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Pass the happy! 🧡 When you get this, reply with 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people in your notifications!
MIKA, my nieces/nephews, NBis being supported, LGBTs being accepted and supported, kitties
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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A friend and I sometimes talk about MIKA's Blame It On The Girls outfit makes him look like he should be in a A Clockwork Orange remake. You're welcome
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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Send me character(s) and a letter and I’ll write you a minific!
A. Fire, flames, or excessive heat. B. Under cover of darkness. C. A moment’s respite. D. Subtle kindnesses. E. Sharing a drink. F. An absent look or touch. G. A fistfight. H. Someone’s greatest fear. I. Broken glass. J. When words aren’t enough. K. On the edge of consciousness. L. A stolen kiss. M. When it rains/snows/storms. N. The color green. O. The stars or space. P. While driving or in/around a car. Q. One missed call. R. A deafening sound. S. Music [send a song or a lyric] T. An obscure AU. U. Coming home. V. An abandoned or empty place. W. Waiting impatiently for something. X. A flash of anger. Y. Tears. Z. [Make up your own]
(inspired by this)
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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I’ve been making DD9 AU Sims on The Sims 4
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Screaming .. what
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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July is disability awareness month but a lot of people tend to forget it :/ :/ :/
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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ORIGINAL TRILOGY APPRECIATION WEEK DAY TWO: FAVORITE MAIN CHARACTER ► LEIA ORGANA
Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf-herder!
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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I understand why jurors need to be sequestered from media coverage and stuff, but it's crazy that they're prohibited from doing ANY internet research or fact-checking related to the case. Some guy is being fined $11k because he Googled a patch that an ICE officer was wearing in their case -- the jury was told in court it was a trade workers' union patch, but the guy didn't think it was since he was a retired pipe fitter and didn't recognize the logo. So he went home and googled it and says he found it to be a white supremacist logo. And since he googled it, he's being charged with contempt and fined for the costs of the mistrial he caused by doing so. But like… doesn't that mean that our court system is set up so that juries could be lied to (by prosecutors, etc) and be unable to do any verification or fact-checking without literally committing a crime……?
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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I've said this before and I'll say it again: it's more important to know and understand fully why something is harmful than it is to drop everything deemed problematic. It's performative and does nothing. People wonder why nobody has critical thinking skills and this is part of it because no one knows how to simousltansly critique and consume media. You need to use discernment.
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genderxfluidxnerd · 3 years
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Johnson and Johnson is currently being sued for knowingly putting formaldehyde in their hair products mainly shampoos and conditioners. Formaldehyde is a chemical that is carcinogenic (causes cancer), irritates skin, and causes hair thinning/hair loss. If you use ANY of these shampoos or conditioners listed below I would suggest throwing them out :
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