Ultimate Motivation To Finish Your Book

June’s World Building Cheat Sheet

The New & Improved version

Part One: History

Part Two: Lightweight conlang

Part Three:  Pwease build me a culture

Part Four: Devil Worship but not really because it’s fantasy.

Part Five: Let’s get political

Part Six: Fashion History and YOU

Part Seven: DON’T check your biases

Part Eight: Because I didn’t get political enough last time

Part Nine: Multicultural

Part Ten: Positivity from a Negative Nelly

Bonus Rants & Musings

1950s Housewife

Historical Inaccuracy + Plot Devices

Gender Roles in Fiction

Villain things I want to see more of

Actually funny. Not making jokes at other people's expense, not the butt of the joke, just villains that have absurd senses of humour and top-notch intentional comedic timing,

CHARISMA!!! Please, can we have more charming villains, villains that can sway a crowd, villains that get away with things because their too polite, too well-spoken, too funny to possibly to evil.

Respected. Villains whose villainous deeds have led them to success and made them widely respected members of society. To be clear, this isn't respected person who is secretly evil. No. I mean, the bad things they've done are the reason they're respected.

Let them win. Let them win because their plan succeeded. Not because the protagonists fucked up, not by pure luck. Let them earn their victories.

Supporters! Lots of them. The more powerful your villain is, the more supporters they are going to need. If the evil king is unpopular with everyone he's not going to stay king for long. He needs allies, lots of them, especially if he's a tyrant.

Knows how to play the game. Manipulative villains who say whatever they have to to get their way, chose their allies and enemies carefully, bribe and blackmail, play the victim, the hero, or even the innocent when it suits them. Make it hard for your protagonists to convince anyone they are a villain at all.

Cold Steel. Give me villains that don't get angry easy, that laugh things off, that kill because it's efficient and for no other reason.

Clever and creative. Strategists who always have a trick up their sleeve and problem solvers with personal flare.

Show other characters reacting with fear. Nothing rams home how terrifying a villain is quite like watching other powerful characters fall to their knees--fast--when they walk in the room.

Irredeemable despite their tragic backstories. For the love of god people, tragic backstories do not justify a villain's actions. You can have empathy for what they've endured while still expecting them to take responsibility for what they've become.

Unconventionally attractive. Take this however you want. I, for one, would like to see more tortured bad boys who aren't white and shredded. But also, villains whose attractiveness lies in how they talk, their body language and facial expressions, and their outfits. Why do y'all think smirking is such a popular word??

Love. Let them love their spouses, their children, their friends. Not in an abusive way either. Let them have healthy relationships with their still living wives, daughters, sons, comrades in arms etc.

Kind. Give me villains who tip well, who put their own garbage away even though the servants could do it, who remember their henchmen's names, who are good with kids, who donate to charity and not just for the tax incentives

Me at all the wacked out lib fems on this hellsite.

"If prostitution empowered women; men would be against it."

I really want to write something right now

Whenever you doubt Byler, remember that Will was planned to be in love with Mike from the start. Remember that Finn and Noah had to take a chemistry test. Remember that Mike has never had moments like that with anyone but Will. Remember every heart to heart Will and Mike have had. Remember the Variety interview. Remember Brett Gelman. Remember Eleven wasn't supposed to come back after season 1. Remember how most of the cast ships Byler. Remember how Byler has way more chemistry than Marijuana. Remember that the Duffers have taken inspiration from many shows with best friends to lovers tropes. Remember that Shawn Levi is for Byler. Remember Finn and Noah are for Byler. Remember the scripts. Remember the Eyewitness parallel. Remember the Byler docs. Remember nobody believing us about Will being gay and calling us delusional when we were right. Remember that Mike and El have nothing in common, and never have normal conversations. Remember the Duffers saying they don't believe in love at first sight. Remember Mosquito breakups being shown as comedic. Remember Byler fights being shown as a serious breakup. Remember Season 2. Remember the final placements in Season 4. Remember the show cares about detail. Remember Megamind is paralled to doomed relationships. Remember that, Byler, Jancy, Jopper, and Lumax are endgame couples, and have been all paralleled to each other at least once. Remember how the four endgames are always standing together. Remember the Duffers calling Mildew puppy love. Remember the cast's reaction to the monologue. Remember the stupid ass monologue in general. Remember Causeineedu. Remember NaturallyBrielle. Remember Millie improvising in almost all Mormon scenes. Remember the duffers mentioning one of their favorite shows growing up was a show where a man fell in love with his best friend who had a gf, and it turned out he shared those feelings. Remember that Mozzarella is paralled to Byler, but Byler is always the better version (You make me feel better for being different/You think I am a monster [] I say it/You didn't have to) and many more. Remember that Byler is absolutely going to be endgame, and they wouldn't build it up for 4 seasons for it to be unreciprocated. The duffers make mistakes, everyone does, but they know what they're doing (they made a hit show) and if you're still doubtful, it isn't just them writing it. Also, we have the music, the sets, the outfits, and camera angles on our side as well. Let MinnieMouse deny it all they want, but Byler is endgame along with Jopper, Jancy and Lumax. We have already won. It's been confirmed many times before, we just have to wait to prove it. And in those to years more proof will come, and we've gotten a lot of it already and it's only been 2 weeks. I know that sounded really stupid, but I see a few people giving up hope that the Duffers can pull this off (including myself at times) and I think despite all the proof we have we all need to hear this, especially with the Malaria shippers flooding everyone's inboxes lmfao. Anyways have and anazing day/night Byler nation. I am done with my rant.

Creating a New Species

Hey everyone, Abby here with another writing post! Today we’re talking about new species and how to create them in your writing.

In many fantasy and sci-fi books, you’ll hear about different species, be them humanoid or not. Often it can be hard for the average writer to create something as complex as a new species, but with a little extra effort they can really add an extra element to your story.

What is it reminiscent of?

Do you remember, back in your first biology class, learning about taxonomic ranks? (In case you forgot: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.) The species is the most specific classification for a living thing, but it helps to know a bit of the other stuff surrounding it as well.

For example, let’s say I create the Lunax species. I can describe it all I want, but it helps me as an author get a clearer mental image if I say it’s in the same genus as a tiger or something like that. You can take your species and relate it to other, already-existing species to help yourself develop and create.

What characteristics or defining features does it have?

This goes far beyond appearance, even though appearance on its own could probably create a whole separate post. Here are some questions on characteristics to help you get started:

Is it nocturnal?

Herbivore, carnivore, omnivore?

Can it climb, fly, swim?

How fast can it move?

How fine-tuned are its senses, and which is the strongest?

Which temperatures or biomes is it found in, and why?

How long does it sleep for?

Does it have any predators?

Of course, there are so many more questions you can ask to get that development rolling, but you’ll want to have a good idea of what really defines this species as you go along.

Population Size

This is something you may also want to consider: what causes an increase and decrease in population.

For this you’ll want to look at things like the mating process, gestation, youth development, etc. - things that go into the life cycle of the species. Like anything else, the knowledge you have here doesn’t have to be super in-depth, but it would certainly help to at least have a general idea.

What helps the population flourish, and what hurts it? How available is their specific habitat, and is that level growing, shrinking, or remaining level? What factors in the world could change the growth rate of the population? Is this species rare enough to be considered endangered by our standards?

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There’s… a lot that goes into creating a species, so this guide isn’t at all meant to be comprehensive. It’s all up to you as an author, these are just some bases to help you get started!

If this post helped you out, please consider buying me a coffee over on ko-fi!

’𝑊𝑒’𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑠’ 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠：

𖣔 it was the easiest thing for me to manifest my desired friend group

𖣔 it makes me so happy to have my ideal friend group

𖣔 all my friends have my desired names

𖣔 i have my desired amount of friends in my friend group

𖣔 it’s crazy how my friends humor completely matches up to mine

𖣔 my friend group looks exactly how i desire them to look

𖣔 i have manifested a friend group that is full of my desired genders

𖣔 my friend group is so accepting

𖣔 i love how all my friends personalities are exactly how i desire them to be

𖣔everyone is my friend group in my desired age

𖣔 everyone in my friend group has my desired ethnicity and nationality

𖣔 i manifested a friend group with that has all my desired traits and characteristics

𖣔 i met my friend group in my desired way

𖣔 everyone in my friend group is incredibly loyal and trustworthy

𖣔 my desired friend group is exactly how imagined it to be

𖣔 my friend group literally cannot function without me

𖣔 my friend group is immune from excluding me

𖣔 i am immune from having my friend group be mad at me

𖣔 all my friends are incredibly supportive and sweet

𖣔 my friend group literally loves everything about me

𖣔 my friend group always sticks up for me, they are all very protective of me

𖣔 me and my friend group literally do everything together

𖣔 my friend group is free from toxicity

𖣔 my friend group have and always be there for me through thick and thin

𖣔 my friends are always there to defend me no matter what

𖣔 me and my friend group never run out of things to talk about

𖣔 me and my friend group always have fun places to hang out

𖣔 i love how im living my teenage dream life with my friend group

𖣔 i’m happy thanksgiving me and my friends all go to the school

𖣔 i am always living mg desired scenarios with my friends

Desired person affs

ఌ my dp loves being my best friend

ఌ i can’t believe my dp asked for number

ఌ my dp is constantly texting me, they can’t help themselves

ఌ my dp is always asking me to hang out

ఌ my dp feels like we have been friends for yearsss

ఌ i love how well me and my dp get along

ఌ me and my dp’s humor matches up perfectly

ఌ my dp cannot stop laughing at my jokes, they think im so funny

ఌ my dp’s family loves me

ఌ i love being apart of my dp’s friend group

ఌ my dp always has my back no matter what

ఌ it’s crazy how me and my dp have similar interests

ఌ my dp is the definition of loyal and trustworthy

’𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡’ 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠:

❁ why does money worship me so much?

❁ money is always chasing me left and right

❁ money is completely and utterly obsessed with me

❁ where did all this money come from??

❁ everyday i get richer and richer

❁ i always have more than enough money

❁ i am able to go to a multiple shopping spree’s every single day and still have trillions in my bank account

❁ why do i get paid money just to be me?

❁ ive always had tons of money

❁my bank account is tremendously overflowing with an enormous and overwhelming amount of money

❁ i love walking around with millions of pounds in my wallet

❁ every pound i spend comes back to me 100x

❁ money is my stalker, it always find a way to me

❁ everywhere i go i find money lying around everywhere

❁ every time i think about money, i get richer

❁ money has always had a soft spot for me

❁ i am the literal embodiment of a ‘money magnet’

❁ got so much money, i’m literally swimming in it

❁ everyone loves to drown me with gifts and money

❁ i get richer just by existing

❁ money loves to find me in mysterious ways

❁ i love the feeling of being a trillionaire

❁ everyone can’t wait to give me money, it’s the highlight of their day

❁ why am i always attracting millions of pounds just by doing nothing?