thewritingcafe:

Anonymous asked you:

do you have any references for creating a supernatural-theme story? one with mythical creatures such as vampires and werewolves?

The Basics:

  • Establish creatures that exist in your universe. Do ghosts exist, but not vampires? Are mermaids spoken of seriously, but the idea of werewolves laughed at? Or are there no limits to what can exist?
  • Establish characteristics for these creatures. Vampires don’t have to die from a punctured heart. Werewolves don’t have to die from a silver bullet. A leprechaun doesn’t have to owe you a wish if you save his life. You can make up the rules, just keep them consistent. 

Cliches: People are sick to death of cliches. Especially ones for vampires and werewolves with their popularity in recent years.

More:

Books:

hexephra:

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Once again stressing that this is how I do things, not how you should do things. I mean, you can if you want. But it’s entirely a personal thing, as art should be! Always look at other people’s art, as they will come up with poses you hadn’t even thought of and generally broaden your mind.

Here are some useful links:

  • pixelovely has photos of life drawing poses and a system that cycles through them like a real life drawing class! You can also pick whether you want just men or women, or just nude or clothed, or both.
  • posemaniacs has tons of 3D models in poses. They’re shown on the muscle layer of things so that you can see how the muscles work! All models can be rotated 360 degrees, and come in varying degrees of camera angles from top to bottom. They also have a fantastic hand viewer which has hands that can be rotated along all axes, although there’s a limited selection of poses and the anatomy of the hands themselves could use some work.
  • Some great stock providers on deviantArt include SenshiStock aaaand… I can’t find the others right now. I’ll edit this post when I do!
  • Here are some other good tutorials and references! one two

proper-copper-coffee-pot:

l3reezer:

scienceisbeauty:

Extreme newtonian physics, the greatest game of HORSE ever by Brodie Smith.

another amazing display of human capacity

alright that was some straight up badassery right there

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Let’s start with some previous posts on the subject. 

Think about the ways your characters would show they like someone/have interest in them. Do they blush? Do they get really quiet or do they laugh too much. Any nervous ticks? You can add subtle things to grow a relationship without hitting the reader over the head with it. 

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Tips on - ‘Writing a model’

thatfrenchhelper:

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As requested by a lovely anon, here’s a few things I found when doing my research about the modelling industry. Hopefully this will be helpful! 

I tried not to biased when listing the various references here, but I’ll just add that, at least for me, this Guardian article seem way more interesting than Kylie Jenner’s advice. She’s a model though, and I’m not, so I’d say make your own opinion of it, but take everything with a grain of salt.

ABOUT THE MODELLING INDUSTRY

MODELS’ INTERVIEWS AND TESTIMONIES

So, now take your time. Do your research, just as if you wanted to start modeling yourself. You need to know what your character’s life is like, and, maybe these few questions will help you:

  • What kind of model are they? Fashion, body parts? What do they like the most about it? The least? Would they try something else if given the chance? 
  • How did they get into this business? Do they love fashion and did their best to become a model, or did a booker asked them to come to a casting one day and only came because their friends told them it would be great?
  • How do they feel about it being a full time job, maybe not as ‘dreamy’ as it might sound? Not seeing their family and friends as much?
  • Are they new to the business or a super model?
  • How often do they get the chance to get home, and take some time for themselves?
  • Do they worry about the end of their career, or are they looking forward to it? 
  • Do they worry about their weight, and what they look like? Or are they the kind of person who eat everything they could find a look gorgeous without a diet, and don’t really care about it? Do they work out? If yes, how often?
  • What is the favorite piece of clothing they got to wear? Their best souvenir from a shoot?
  • Do their parents and family in general agree with this job?
  • Would they accept to pose nude if asked? Would this be a big deal to them? Why?
  • Do they get along well with other models? Their booker? The photographers?
  • Have they been sexually abused by one of their co-workers before? If not, are they aware of the danger? If yes, are they aware what they went through is sexual abuse? More research will be needed if the answer to this first question was yes.

Just, really. Do your research, and try to keep it real. Take notes, and ask yourself these few questions, and maybe others that could pop through your mind. Just remind that, no matter what, your character is not just their job.

“ Let’s start with some previous posts on the subject. • Adding Subplots to a Novel • Weaving Subplots into a Novel • 7 Ways to Add Subplots to Your Novel • Crafting a Successful Romance Subplot • How to Improve your Writing: Subplots and Subtext •...

Let’s start with some previous posts on the subject. 

Think about the ways your characters would show they like someone/have interest in them. Do they blush? Do they get really quiet or do they laugh too much. Any nervous ticks? You can add subtle things to grow a relationship without hitting the reader over the head with it. 

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