wondrousworldbuilding:

she-who-fights-and-writes:

So I’ve been reading a lot of fics lately where people are either

A) Putting wings onto canon characters

B) Making OCs with wings

So I decided that, with the influx of people who are writing winged characters (and therefore the influx of errors that come with writing winged characters), I’d make a little thing to help you slap a pair of wings onto anyone!

This is also a bit personal, too, because the MC in my upcoming novel has wings!

1. Know that there are a lot of types of wings to choose from

Part of being a writer is the desire to take something (whether it be a pre-existing work or an idea in your head) and make it into your own. So, instead of just going with the classic bird wings, why not spice it up a bit? If your character is an angel, you certainly don’t have to stick to the classic depictions of angel wings. Why not give them butterfly wings or dragonfly wings?

Here’s a small list of different types of wings to choose from:

• Bat wings
• Beetle wings
• Bird wings
• Butterfly/Moth wings
• Dragonfly wings

Note that these wings are for animals who can fly. There are also animals who can “fly” that actually glide, such as sugar gliders and flying squirrels.

Yeah, so the options are pretty limited, but feel free to make up your own kinds of wings that aren’t necessarily based on a pre-existing creature’s wings!

2. Be familiar with the anatomy of your character’s wings and their limits

If your wings are completely unique, draw them out. A diagram or picture is key when it comes to things like description. I’m not gonna tell you what everything does and give you Animal Wing Anatomy 101, that’s for you to research. Know that there are different types of wings and that they have different uses, strengths, and weaknesses.

3. Never use the full extent of your research! 

Surprise, surprise!

“But wait, Maddy!” you cry, writing utensil in hand and poised to stab me. “I thought we were supposed to were supposed to show our research!”

Well, you are. Technically that’s not wrong. But, readers don’t want to know ALL of it. Over-described wings are sometimes worse than under-described wings; what sucks more than not knowing what a character’s wings look like is having to look up wing anatomy in the middle of the chapter!

Only use the most basic of vocabulary when it comes to describing the parts of the wing. Most of the time, you just have to say “bat wing” or “feathery wing” and the readers get the basic idea. (Like seriously, do you think the readers know what a dactylopatagium brevis is????? It’s a part of skin on a bat’s wing btw)

4. Don’t bring your character’s wings up only when they’re needed!!!!

Unless your character’s wings can fade away when they’re not needed, wings are a 100% real, 24/7 thing! It’s bothersome when writers mention the wings in one chapter and then only bring them up when there’s a daring escape that needs to be performed! Most of the time, I forget that the characters even have wings at all!

There is also the fact that wings aren’t all pros and no cons. If they’re functional, they’re probably big, and if they’re muscular, they’re probably bulky. If your character is clumsy, they’ll probably knock things over constantly, and if they’re not clumsy, they’ll still knock things over constantly.

Your wings are two (or four, or five, or six quintillion) extra appendages; they’re a part of your character! You don’t have to spend every second reminding the readers that they’re there, but don’t go long stretches of time without even mentioning them.

5. Your character’s wings can be a good way to indicate their mood or to provide for that little bit of description that you think you make be lacking

Why wouldn’t you want to describe the wings? I mean, you don’t want to describe every minute detail over and over again, but it’ll boost your word count a lot more than you think. They can also be used to convey your character’s feelings without explicitly telling the reader! It’s like a new set of facial expressions!

See? You can tell he’s wary and ready to fight from the movement of his wings! Also he’s crouching next to a dead body but that’s not relevant right now

Here’s a list of wing language (?) that you can incorporate into your story that will not only increase your word count, but will also add to the sustenance of your story!

Nervous

• Twitch
• Flutter
• Ripple
• Fold tightly
• Fidget
• Flap

Angry

• Flare
• Bristle
• Fluff up
• Ripple
• Beat
• Raise up
• Snap open

Happy

• Flutter
• Curl up
• Ripple
• Wave
• Flap

During Battle

• Bludgeon
• Smack
• Bat
• Clout
• Whack
• Kick someone’s legs out from under them
• Snap someones neck (only for muscular wings like bat and bird wings)

Problems that may come with having wings

• Poke out from under blankets and let all of the cold air in
• Stepped on
• Get pins and needles from being folded for too long
• Squashed on chairs/ in beds/ in crowded hallways
• Vulnerable in battle
• Molting (for bird wings)

Hope this helped!!!

This could be really helpful for anyone creating species with wings. 

charlestoniguess:

villainny:

chazzfox:

viv13drainbow:

thesaxymcclain:

chelseajadexo:

have you ever had a weird sort of crush on one of your friends where you cant actually tell if its a crush or not??? do i want to kiss you?? do i just really enjoy being your friend????? who knows? not me

Hi there I’m here to unnecessarily add that this is called alterous attraction! It’s basically ambiguous attraction that’s indistinguishable between platonic and romantic and/or sexual attraction. It’s not uncommon to feel alterous attraction towards friends/squishes/crushes. This post describes it pretty well, actually. In my experience, it’s like… I’d be cool with dating this person but being their friend is just as good. Like I wouldn’t actively start a romantic relationship, but I wouldn’t turn one down. So yeah! Alterous attraction. It’s nice but confusing.

I DIDNT KNOW THERE WAS A WORD FOR IT.

What the…there’s a freakin word for it woah

That is almost entirely my experience of attraction, huh.

@happehfuntiems @demi-godandhalf-blood guys I feel like you need to learn this word

writeinspiration:

WRITING HELP/CHARACTER

• writing a bitchy character (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
• writing a cocky character (1,2,3,4)
• writing a emotion character (1,2)
• How to play a hippie
• Playing the quiet character.
• Portraying the shopaholic.
• Portraying a mute character.
  
• Portraying a kleptomaniac.
• How to play the stalker.
• Writing distant, indifferent characters.
• How to write a character who stutters.
• Writing a character who is sassy.
• A guide to playing a southern character.
• Portraying characters with crushes.
• How to portray a teen mom.
• How to play a character who is mean.
• How to portray a character high on cocaine.
• Writing a character who is high on amphetamines.
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• How to play a mentally ill/insane character.
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• How to play a victim of rape.
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• How to write a mute character.
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How about some writing resources for those post-NaNoWriMo blues?

studyingharder:

For if you want to make hip young friends.

Disclaimer: French people complain a lot. A lot. Don’t be surprised if 90% of these expressions are complaining.

• Non mais oh – say this if someone does something mildly annoying and you want to express your shock and distaste.
• Tu me fais chier – (alt. tu me fais chier, là.) literally ‘you make me shit’. means you’re pissing me off.
• Carrément – translates to ‘squarely’. Means ‘literally’. If someone tells you something surprising or annoying, you can answer simply “ah carrément.” see: tu me fais carrément chier.
• J’hallucine / je rêve – are you annoyed by something? say these.
• C’est pas possible – a classic. anything bad happens – c’est pas possible. There is no cheese left? It’s not possible. I’m hallucinating. This is a burden on me that solely I can bear I cannot believe this is happening.

• Ça commence à me gaver – I’m starting to get real sick of this. see:

  Ça commence carrément a me gaver

  là, putain.

• T’es relou – verlan slang for ‘lourd’ meaning someone’s heavy, personality-wise. They’re tedious.

• Ça me saoûle / ça me gonfle – similar to gaver, means something’s pissing you off, you’re sick of it.

• Grave – totally.
• C’est clair – totally/that’s clear. Like ‘claro’ in spanish. “Justine elle est trop relou” “C’est clair. Elle me fait chier.”
• J’en ai marre – I’m sick of this.
• J’en ai ras le bol – I’m sick of this.
• J’en ai ras le cul – I’m sick of this (vulgar).
• (J’en ai) Rien à battre – I don’t give a damn.
• (J’en ai) Rien à foutre – I don’t give a fuck.
• C’est bon, là. –  That’s enough.
• Perso, euh, – “Personally,” generally used at the start of a complaining sentence, to express how personal the matter is to you. Perso, euh, c’est bon là.

  J’en ai ras le cul.

• Rôh là – general expression of distaste. Le longer the rôh, the more annoyed you are. Rôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôh, c’est quoi ce bordel.
• C’est quoi ce bordel ? – translates to “what’s this brothel”, means “what’s this shit?!”
• C’est de la merde – It’s shit.
• C’est une blague ? – Is this a joke?
• Idem – ditto
• J’ai la dal – I’m hungry

• Ça caille – It’s freezing

• Ouf – two meanings 1. phew or 2. verlan for “fou”, meaning crazy (as a noun or adjective). “Kévin, c’est un ouf! Il fait du vélo sans casque!” “Ouais carrément, c’était un truc de ouf!”
• Kévin – there’s a running joke that all the young delinquents seem to be called Kévin.
• Crever – slang for “to die”. Va crever, connard!
• Connard/Connasse – c*nt, but a lot less vulgar in french peoples eyes

And finally,

T’es con. No English translation can express the power behind the words “t’es con”. While it may sort of translate to “you’re a c*nt/idiot”, it expresses something much deeper. You really are a god damn fool.

fairyfairypie:

flyingsartres:

(in descending order of rank in the angelic hierarchy)

Seraphim (singular ‘seraph’) are described as having six wings; two used to cover their face, two used to cover their feet, and two to fly. They also have a strong association with fire and may therefore be depicted as being on fire. 

Cherubim (singular ‘cherub’) have four faces: one of a man, one of an ox, one of a lion, and one of an eagle. They have four conjoined wings, each of which are covered in hundreds of eyes. They have the body of a lion and the feet of an ox, and human hands. 

Ophanim (singular ‘ophan’), also known as Thrones, are two adjacent blue-green wheel-within-a-wheels with hundreds of eyes covering their rims. They are also on fire. Ophanim often house the souls of Cherubim, and are therefore usually seen accompanying them. 

Dominions, also known as Hashmallim (singular ‘hashmal’) or Lordships, are the only angels described as appearing as beautiful humans with a single pair of wings. 

Virtues, then Authorities, come after Dominions, but neither are described in any detail.

Principalities, also known as Rulers, are described as wearing a crown and carrying a scepter of light. Not much description of their physical form is given, however.

Archangels have been frequently depicted as winged humans, but Biblical reactions to their appearances suggest that their real appearance is much more terrifying.

Angels, the lowest and largest class of angel, are described as having immensely varied forms, and so may come in all shapes and sizes,

It’s also worth remembering that most angels, in their true forms, are immensely large, and in some cases it would take several year’s journey on foot to travel from the top to the bottom of one. Also, most angels are quite luminous, and some are outright Lovecraftian in that gazing upon them may lead to blindness or insanity.  

@fadeslikewhispers

AH THANM YOU!

I mean, in my original universe, it’s just angels, archangels and then seraphim BUT THIS IS COOL