Embroidered Sneakers // Hoai

surprise kiss

Art for ff Little Boy Lost by @sodamnradd ✨️

bucky, seeing someone in the distance singlehandedly taking on thanos: what a fucking idiot

bucky, .00000021 seconds later and about to have an aneurysm: wait that’s MY fucking idiot

goddamn, writing a big fic is so hard like i’m out here making stupid mistakes and forgetting what I’ve written and repeating tropes and just! 😣😤 damn!

At least you're doing something with words and possibly plot. Maybe scribble some bullet points for each chapter with important bits noted?

I'm just twiddling my thumbs and trying to make sense of my alphabet soup.

Gun Terms for Writers

As someone who writes fics with action sequences and the use of guns, I thought maybe it would be helpful to pass some things on. Even though I’ve done lots of research and talked with family members (I live in WI which is a big hunting state and we have lots of guns), I still catch myself making mistakes with specific terms and their usage. Reading more James Bond fics lately, I catch others making mistakes also. So here is a little guide to help writers. 

So yeah! Here are just a few basic tips if you want to write a fic where a character uses guns. 

I see you’ve got terminology down, now let’s go for a little technicality. 

Other helpful tips:

A few things I have to add to this:

The caliber of a round is usually measured in either millimeters or in hundredths of an inch. One “unit” of caliber, I guess, is one one-hundredth of an inch. For example, a 45-caliber round has a .45 inch diameter (which is why it’s called a .45).  DO NOT CONFUSE THIS WITH MILLIMETERS. .45 mm is NOT 45-caliber.

Common cartridges measured in millimeters with their respective calibers:

Rifles:

Handguns:

(*the measurement you’re more likely to see for each cartridge.)

In the case of rifles, cartridges meant for civilian use are usually designated as .223, .300, .308, etc. Designations such as 5.56mm, 7.62mm, etc. are usually indicative of military-grade ammunition. This is not always true, but usually that’s how it is.

Military-grade bullets are held to higher standards and typically cause more stress on the internal mechanism, and the guns they’re meant for are built to handle that. They can also handle civilian ammunition. It doesn’t work the other way around, however. Do not attempt to use military-grade ammunition in a civilian-model firearm that hasn’t been modified to handle it.

A few different kinds of cartridges:

- Full metal jacket, which gives increased penetration capabilities but doesn’t do much in the ways of expansion. Risky to use in situations with a lot of innocents around, as often they can over-penetrate and go on to hurt someone behind the target.

- Hollow-points, which expand like crazy when they hit something, causing massive internal damage to their target. Outlawed in warfare under the Hague Convention of 1899, but can be used by civilians.

- Soft-points, which serve as a happy medium between the penetration capabilities of full metal jacket rounds and the expansion of hollow-point rounds.

- Shot, usually rat-shot or snake-shot, which can be fit in bullets and used to kill small vermin at close range without doing a whole lot of damage to the surrounding area.

- Sub-sonic, which have a lower muzzle velocity and effective range, but will decrease the chance of overpenetration. This is also the ideal ammo choice for weapons fitted with suppressors, as subsonic rounds avoid the “crack” of a sonic boom that other bullets can make upon leaving the barrel.

not very subtle now are we?

we love us some awkward harry

— Do you think we’re soulmates in every universe?

— Probably

Or probably not…

i have finally fucking updated you're the light, you're the night lol ❤️‍🔥

A Company Man by mambo

It’s the way that Bucky smiles at Steve from across his desk. No, it’s the way that Bucky’s hand brushes Steve’s as they stand side by side in an elevator not crowded enough to justify their closeness. Or maybe it’s the whispered conversations every Saturday night, the way Bucky saves Steve’s number under a different name in his phone.

No matter what it is, the truth is the same: Steve Rogers is in love with Bucky Barnes, a married man.

COMPLETE | Rated E | 16 Chapters | 75,757 words

I found photos of those Pallas Cat kittens born this year and bye I'm deceased

why do these kittens have the exact same energy as a nest of baby owls

@curlicuetruth you are very right

. Fire and Ash

[ a new painting inspired by both the bookverse asoiaf + the hbo series house of the dragon ]

What Does It Mean to Write With Intention?

Creative writing is an inherently personal practice. It’s you spending time with yourself to make something out of your ideas or feelings. It might seem like you have to wait for inspiration to strike, by learning what it means to write with intention will change the game.

What Is Writing With Intention?

Writing with intention is writing anything with a complete understanding of why your story matters. It’s easier to do this when you shift your mindset and prepare for your writing sessions ahead of time.

Simple Ways to Write With Intention

Decide What You’re Telling Your Reader

What’s the purpose of your story? If you’re picturing the description on a book jacket, that’s not what I’m referencing.

The purpose of a story is its message to readers. A novel about a family torn apart by greed might have the foundational message that capitalism can drive people to destructive lengths in pursuit of money. You’re warning readers about that drive.

A romance novel might use a romantic relationship to tell the reader that they’re worthy of a healthy, supportive, and thriving relationship even when they think very little of themselves. The message is encouragement.

Every story tells the reader at least one thing. Know what it is before you start writing and you’ll immediately gain a crucial intention.

Know Why Your Story Matters to You

You can tell someone something important without caring about it too deeply. Stories take up so much of our time and energy that they need to matter on some level.

Imagine your best friend telling you they overspent on their favorite shopping app again. You laugh together because they’re trying to make light of the situation, but then you gently remind them they need to learn how to budget. That’s an important part of succeeding in life, but you’re only telling your friend because their well-being matters to you.

You need to identify why your story matters before you finish writing it. It’s even better if you know your motivation before you start writing. When the message comes from something you feel deeply about, readers pick up on your authenticity and enjoy the story more.

Practice Self-Reflection

You might wonder what you value that deeply. Self-reflection is the best way to identify those things.

Consider your past experiences. What did they teach you? What feelings resonate most deeply with you due to those experiences? You can also shape your hopes and goals around instinctive values.

Journal prompts may also help you answer these things. Therapy is another great resource. Sometimes life makes our brains put up walls around what’s closest to our hearts to protect us. If you feel like you’re hitting a wall, therapy can help you deconstruct them to better understand yourself and eventually write about your primary motivators.

Read Like a Writer

Once you fall in love with creative writing, it’s helpful to always keep your writing hat on while reading. Whether it’s for fun or an assignment, take mental notes on how your current book or short story works. Note things like:

It’s also crucial to get your own feedback about what you read. Are you enjoying how the writer structured those things? What would you change? Which elements pulled you in and kept you thinking about the story after you put the book away?

Knowing what makes you engaged with a story and how your favorite authors structure their books will make it easier to write with the intention of engaging your future readers.

Create a Writing Practice

Every writer’s writing practice looks different, but it must exist in some way. You might have the right schedule for a weekly or daily writing practice. Maybe you can only get 15 minutes to write twice a month.

There’s no wrong answer because everyone’s life works differently. The advice of a full-time author who has eight hours every day to write creatively will be much different than that of a writer working on manuscripts for fun while working two jobs and raising kids.

Whenever you find that you can write, craft a practice with routine rules. You could set a rule that your phone remains on silent for those 15 minutes you’re with your WIP. Maybe your most effective rule will be sitting in a specific environment, like a library.

Rules and routines shape everyone’s creative practices. Start small and set more when you find a routine that works with your life.

Remember—what works right now or even this year might not work next year. Life is always changing. Part of writing with intention means writing in the best way that works for your life at any given time. Otherwise, you’ll be writing from a place of frustration or annoyance. 

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Intention leads to phenomenal stories. Saying you’re intending to write a story isn’t going to get you there though.

Consider these tips to hone your focus and motivation. You’ll create an intentional sense of drive that doesn’t wait for inspiration to make you feel fulfilled.

If anyone has anything to help me with structuring character development, I'd appreciate it

in need of some help