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"Don't put numbers into your stories." Jeezus.

Guide: Keeping Numbers & Number-Related Details Straight in Your Story

I was midway through my answer when I realized this would be a good opportunity for a quick guide.

About That Post...

Honestly, I think the OP was probably a bit of a tongue-in-cheek, hyperbolic rant from a writer who had a frustrating review or critique. The problem is, a lot of people seem to be taking it as genuine/good advice, and that really concerns me.

Obviously, it's fine to be vague about dates, ages, distances, or anything else if that's what you want to do. But don't leave numbers out because you're not willing to do the work to keep your story's details straight. Doing the work to figure that stuff out and keep it straight is part of your job as a serious writer.

Hey, Buddy! Let's Do Some Research!

Look, I get it... when you're excited about a story idea, you just want to go wild and start writing. But if your story uses real world people, events, locations, items, or other elements--or heavily relies on them as inspiration--you need to sit down and do some research.

This doesn't mean you have to choose exact dates for your story if you don't want to. But if your story is loosely set in the 1880s (or inspired by an 1880s setting,) you'd better have a good idea of what did and did not exist in the 1880s so you can be sure you're not using a 1914 fashion trend or 1700s slang.

And, doing research doesn't mean you have to research every single element of your story before you start writing. You can stop and research as you go. In the middle of my writing session tonight, I spent 15 minutes researching what kind of pine tree would grow near the coast in my WIP's inspiration setting. And even though that location will never be named in my story, I care about my writing enough to take the time to make sure my details are accurate.

WQA’s Guide to Internet Research Researching an Historical Topic Writing About Difficult to Research Topics

Timelines: A Writer's Best Friend

Whether or not you choose to be specific about dates in your story, I strongly advocate the use of a story timeline, even if you're not usually a "planner." Having a detailed story timeline (that includes important back story events) helps ensure that you don't mix up dates, lose track of how much time has passed between events, or create overlapping events.

There are loads of different ways you can create a timeline, and no way is better than any other. You can jot important dates and events down on post-its, use an app, draw out a timeline on a piece of paper, create something in Word... whatever you want to do is great! Here are some different timeline styles I've used. Some of these are timelines from actual WIPs.

Standard Line Timeline

Calendar Timeline (You can print these out at Time and Date...)

Basic Scene List & Timeline

Complex Scene List & Timeline (This one is based on Save the Cat!)

Color-Coded Timeline

And, if you're like me and you have trouble keeping character ages straight throughout important back story events, I give you...

The Color-Coded Character Age Chart

And, honestly, that's how you keep numbers and number-related details straight in your story. Research and timelines. It's just that simple!

So, don't be afraid to include numbers or number-related details in your story if you want them there. :)

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I remember watching this interview of Hajime Isayama where he said that, when he presented the story of Attack on Titan to its current publishers, he was at the lowest possible point of self-esteem in his life, about himself and about his work, so much so that he was on the brink of giving it all up. It marked me so much because… I was watching this interview precisely because I deeply admired this man’s artistic work. I could not fathom that he would have ever doubted it himself.

It reminded me that you can only trust the work. It really doesn’t matter what your opinion of yourself or your abilities as a creator is. It is entirely irrelevant, even. Worse: it gets in the way of creation. When you focus too much on it, you stop trying and doing. And if there is one thing that cannot be doubted, it is that nothing is achieved without trying and doing. Nothing bad and nothing good.

So really, as long as the desire to create burns your insides and keeps you awake at night and makes your fingers shiver from the need to grab a pen or a brush, there is only one option: keep making. Doubt won’t ever disappear. Creating shall remain this uneasy, vertiginous activity, keeping you on the brink of the abyss.

Follow your guts and have faith in the process. Trust that the work needs to be done, no matter the whims of self-confidence. At the end of the day, your creation may have sprung out of your mind and your knowledge, your experiences and your emotions, your time and your dedication, but it is not you. It may be better; it may be worse; but it is a thing of its own that needs to be done and that only you can do.

In Philippine Mythology, Diwata are forest spirits, protecting the vast rainforests of the archipelago. One such nameless Diwata was said to have eyes so beautiful she could turn anyone she gazes upon into wood and stone.

she was blessed by the goddess of many eyes, Dalikamata, and was assigned to protect the flowers of the tree of make-believe, an enchanted tree in an enchanted jungle that could be found at the very edge of the world.

Different Ways of Walking

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walk: move on one's feet. We walked to town.

limp: walk unevenly because one leg is hurt. That man is hurt, he's limping.

hobble: walk with difficulty. The old man hobbled along the street with the aid of his stick.

stagger: walk unsteadily as if about to fall. He was so drunk that he staggered all the way home.

stumble: stagger. She stumbled upstairs and into bed.

lurch: stagger. The drunken man was lurching along the street.

tiptoe: walk on the tips of one's toes. She tiptoed to the bed so as not to wake the baby.

stroll: walk for pleasure. They strolled around the park.

amble: walk at a slow, leisurely pace. They ambled along for miles.

saunter: stroll. They sauntered around the park.

wander: move without a fixed purpose or destination. They enjoy wandering through the countryside.

roam: wander. They roamed through the streets for hours.

ramble: walk for pleasure with no particular destination. He likes rambling around in the country.

mooch: wander, walk slowly without any purpose. John mooched about the shops.

meander: walk in a slow, relaxed way instead of taking the most direct way possible. (Rivers also meander). As I was sitting in the park, I watched as couples seemed to meander around happily.

stride: walk with long steps. She strode across the fields.

strut: walk in a proud way, with the chest out and trying to look important. He strutted past us, ignoring our greeting.

swagger: walk proudly, strut. After winning the first prize, the player swaggered about proudly.

stalk: walk in a proud or angry way, with long steps. The teacher turned and stalked out of the classroom.

sashay: walk in a confident way, moving the body from side to side, especially so that people look at you. The models sashayed down the aisle showing their clothes.

trudge: walk slowly and with effort because one is tired. We were very tired after trudging through the deep snow for two hours.

shuffle: walk very slowly and noisily, without lifting one's feet off the ground. His legs were aching so much that he shuffled to bed.

stump: walk heavily and stiffly. They stumped up the hill.

plod: walk with heavy steps or with difficulty. Labourers plodded home through the muddy fields.

pace: walk with regular steps. He paced up and down the platform, waiting for the train.

march: walk with regular steps of equal length. Demonstrators marched through the streets of the city.

parade: walk or march together to celebrate or protest. Demonstrators paraded through the streets of the city.

crawl: move slowly with the body close to the ground or on hands and knees. A baby crawls before he can walk.

toddle: walk with short unsteady steps. Her two-year-old son toddled into the room.

edge: move gradually with small movements. Paul decided to edge away from the crowd.

creep: move slowly and quietly with the body close to the ground. The cat crept silently towards the bird.

sneak: go quietly and secretly in order to avoid being seen or heard. The boy sneaked in without paying.

pad: walk softly and quietly. The child padded barefoot down the stairs.

prowl: walk slowly and quietly because you are involved in a criminal activity or because you are looking for something. Street gangs usually prowl this alley.

slide: move smoothly over a surface. I was sliding on the ice.

slip: slide accidentally. She slipped on the ice and broke her leg.

dash: move quickly and suddenly, rush. I must dash or I'll miss the train.

dart: move quickly and suddenly in the specified direction. She darted away when I came in.

scamper: run quickly and playfully. The children were scampering up the steps.

sprint: run very quickly for a short distance. The kids sprinted down the stairs.

jog: run slowly and steadily, as a way of exercising. She goes jogging everyday.

trip over: catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall. He tripped over the step and fell.

scuttle: move quickly with short steps, because you are afraid or do not want to be noticed. The mouse scuttled off when we entered the room.

scurry: move quickly with short steps, because you are in a hurry. He was late so he had to scurry off to work.

skip: move forward with quick steps and jumps. The child skipped with joy towards his father.

lope: run with long steps. The man loped off after the ball.

lollop: run with long awkward steps. The dog came lolloping down the path.

tear: run or move quickly in a dangerous or careless way. When the storm started, they tore back into the house.

rush: hurry, move quickly because you need to get somewhere soon. She was late so she decided to rush off down the hall.

hop: move by jumping on one foot. The man hopped down the road after hurting his foot.

trip: walk with short quick steps, usually as young girls do. The little girl tripped happily up the road.

lunge: make a sudden movement towards somebody or something. The boxer lunged forward and grabbed his opponent by the arm.

scramble: climb up or down, or over something quickly and with difficulty. They had to scramble up to the top of the hill to see the view.

hike: take a long walk in the mountains or countryside, as an adventure. The group hiked up to the top of the hill.

trek: hike; make a long, difficult journey on foot. For ten days she trekked across the mountains of China.

paddle (UK), wade (US): walk for pleasure without shoes or socks in water that is not very deep. The children were paddling in the lake.

waddle: walk with short steps, moving the body from one side to another, used especially to talk about birds or people with fat bodies. The fat man waddled off to the restaurant for lunch.

prance: walk with high steps or large movements, in a confident way. She pranced around her room, pretending to be an actress.

frogmarch: force somebody to walk by holding his arms tightly by his side, usually because of bad behaviour. The prefect frogmarched the boy to the detention room.

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Why is this so disconcerting....give me back ugly dokja im begging you

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their love quarrel is in a different kind of level

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Tarot Gen Cards - A conspiracy theory and Hcs

Well, I was re-re-re-reading some chapters of manga (I can't help it, sorry) and I'd noticed one thing about Gen' cards.

But first, when and who made one of the most powerful trick of this cute mentalist?

Let's start straight (or not, in this case?).

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In chapter 70, paper (and the possibility to make sheets to draw and write on them) is acquired by the Science team. So I don't think Gen' cards already existed before this chapter because they made by paper with a touch of plastic (I supposed because the paper it was more easy to draw something on but only paper isn't enough).

In chapter 82, Gen remembered Senkuu' words about the entertainment (so like his own magic show) and how they will come back. I wanted to include it because from chapters 70-81, Senkuu and all of them in general had zero (0) chills to make something of frivolous like cards. So when Gen' cards could be made? Maybe after this chapter?

In chapter 84, finally we could see one of the cards: the Joker + Gen explained one of his psychological tricks.

Had you noticed? The Joker had a sort of title.

Uncertainty Principle.

It wasn't a psychological or magical concept but a scientific one. The Uncertainty Principle was also known as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Google-chan was trying to explain to me what it was but it wasn't important for this post, so let's forget about what it was but not that it was a scientific concept.

Also the double faced joker here had the same scar of Gen.

Cute.

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In chapter 88, we could more of his cards. On the cards were written Tarot Gen Card (and they hadn't the pattern motive that they had in few chapters before).

At first I thought that there was something strange but Wikipedia-chan explained that even cards like these that Gen used could be called like this. For Tarot Cards I did mean another type...

Btw, in this chapter we also saw another card. 3 of hearts that had a title as well.

Theory of Evolution.

This one is an another scientific concept like that for the joker's card. It's a reference to theory of evolution made by Charles Darwin, of course.

So here we go with my theories:

1) Gen made these cards by himself

I mean, he needed them and finally he had all materials to use. Tarot Gen Cards are useful for good (little show that he could make as it was shown in a small photo in this panel from chapter 99)

or "evil" magic tricks (when it was to make his and Senkuu's interests went well). This could be valid because on cards there was Gen's name (normally on something made by Senkuu there was always his name).

2) Gen asked to Senkuu to make these cards

Gen was very lazy. He needed cards and he asked them to Senkuu for the same reasons that I'd said above. Also Senkuu maybe could draw (we didn't know nothing about Gen's other skills) or they asked to the little child from the Village to draw a few illustrations on cards lol

3) Senkuu made them for Gen as a gift (after all, Gen has made for him the telescope)

Yes, same reasons above but there was more. Senkuu didn't express his feelings and he preferred to do something concrete for who he loved and cared about. So he made cards with Gen's name but call them with scientific concepts also to teached them to Gen.

The scene that I've pictured in my mind is like this:

"A mentalist like you have to have cards with him... So here we go. Use them for Science Kingdom's Sake."

"Have you given to me a present, Senkuu-chan~? For what? I'm not complaining."

"It's not a present, it's for your mentalist job. Use them for tricking who wants to trick us."

"Wait... Why has every card a different scientific principle on it?"

"Because you can study them now."

"Have I to study here too? Tewwible!"

And I've done, let me know what do you think, if you mind or if you want me to focus on something else about SenGen or Dr. Stone story 🃏

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we'll start with short and cute hcs!

Psyche would be the cute type to love and get friendship bracelets for her best friend, like ones for her and Medea — and even if Medea is not one to do such unnecessary things, she would wear it anyway (at least just to please Psyche) and all the time, as she seems to be the kind that values objects with a sentimental story (like her nanny's necklace).

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