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FOR ANYONE DESIGNING A CHARACTER

So I was making an OC reference sheet and I had my character’s height and body shape in mind but then the concept of weight came into consideration and I wasn’t sure how much she would weigh so I found this big handy chart!

It’s a photographic chart full of clickable photographs of different people with different heights and weights (up to 6′8″ and 380 lb.) and it was really helpful for me. Maybe you have your character’s exact body shape in mind but aren’t sure what their height or weight should be. Maybe you have either their height or their weight but aren’t sure which other would fit what you already have.

If your character is an adult (I’m not sure how accurate this would be for children) I believe this would be very helpful for anyone who just so happens to be designing that character’s physical attributes!

CHART: http://www.cockeyed.com/photos/bodies/heightweight.html

Blue Bear Planter // thepaperzookeeper

Resources For Describing Characters

Physical Appearance

Arms

Athletic Build

Back

Butts

Cheeks

Chest

Chins

Curvy Build

Ears

Eyebrows

Eyes

Faces

Facial Hair

Feet

Fingernails

Fingers

Hair

Hands

Head

Hips

Jaws

Knees

Legs

Lips

Muscular Build

Neck

Noses

Shoulders

Slender Build

Sickly Build

Skin

Stocky Build

Stomach

Teeth

Toenails

Toes

Underweight Build

Character Traits

Affectionate

Ambitious

Bossy

Brave

Calm

Cautious

Charismatic

Clever

Conceited

Courageous

Creative

Critical

Curious

Determined

Diplomatic

Dishonest

Disorganized

Eccentric

Excitable

Friendly

Funny

Generous

Glamorous

Guarded

Honest

Impulsive

Independent

Intelligent

Just

Kind

Loyal

Manipulative

Mature

Modest

Mysterious

Naïve

Optimistic

Prejudiced

Persistent

Proper

Responsible

Sensitive

Sentimental

Serious

Shy

Reckless

Stingy

Stubborn

Talented

Thoughtful

Thrifty

Visionary

Wise

Witty

Worry Wart

Wounded

Talents & Skills

A Knack for Languages

A Knack for Making Money

A Way with Animals

Archery

Astral Projection

Astrological Divination

Baking

Basic First Aid

Blending In

Carpentry

Charm

ESP (Clairvoyance)

Empathy

Enhanced Hearing

Enhanced Sense of Smell

Enhanced Taste Buds

Farming

Fishing

Foraging

Gaining the Trust of Others

Gaming

Gardening

Good Listening Skills

Haggling

Herbalism

Hospitality

Hot-Wiring a Car

High Pain Tolerance

Knife Throwing

Knowledge of Explosives

Lip-Reading

Lying

Making People Laugh

Mechanically Inclined

Mentalism

Mimicking

Multitasking

Musicality

Organization

Parkour

Photographic Memory

Predicting the Weather

Promotion

Psychokinesis

Reading People

Regeneration

Repurposing

Sculpting

Self-Defense

Sewing

Sharpshooting

Sleight-of-Hand

Strategic Thinking

Strong Breath Control

Super Strength

Survival Skills

Swift-footedness

Talking With The Dead

Throwing One’s Voice

Whittling

Wilderness Navigation

Wrestling

Elemental Abilities

Miscellaneous

Voices

Voice Types

Speech Patterns

Speech Impediment

List of Character Flaws

List of Archetypes

Hairstyles

Describing Body Types & How They Move Around

Secrets To Give Your Character

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How to Write a Synopsis

When querying literary agents or submitting to traditional publishers, you usually need a one-to-five page summary of everything that happens in your book.

I’m gonna be honest and say that this is my least favorite part of the process and I don’t at all profess to being good at it. I hate it, but I thought I’d share my process and a few tips to hopefully make the process a little less painful for you.

1. STEP ONE: The List

Go through your book chapter by chapter and jot down the important things that happen in each.

Everything that drives the plot or character development needs to be included. Remember that your synopsis contains all the spoilers. All the plot twists and character deaths. And definitely how the book ends.

You should use your discretion re the amount of detail for each scene. You don’t have to set out what happens or what the characters say step for step. You can just say something like: A and B talk about their fears for the future and discover they have more in common than they thought.

Think: what does the reader of the synopsis need to know to understand the rest of the synopsis?

2. STEP TWO: The Synopsis

Now that you have a list of notable events, you can start typing up your synopsis.

I suggest making each chapter a paragraph.

Usually, agents and publishers want single-spaced synopses, but be sure to check their individual guidelines.

When referring to a character for the first time, it’s good to put their name in all caps. Then, from the second mention onward, only the first letter should be upper case.

No matter the tense or POV of your novel, your synopsis should be in third person and present tense.

It’s important to understand that your synopsis is also a piece of writing on which you can be judged. It’s not just a list of events. You need to write well and employ the techniques you used in writing your novel.

Vary your sentence length and structure, use strong words, use connectors and emotive language. Very importantly, allow your voice to come through.

Think of how you tell a children’s story. It’s basically relaying a simple sequence of events, but you don’t just list them monotonously.

See your synopsis as a story in and of itself to some degree.

3. STEP THREE: Edit

Just like with your book, your first draft is not your final draft.

Go through the document at least twice once you’re done to check for bad writing, typos, inconsistencies etc.

Polish that synopsis till it shines.

4. STEP FOUR: Feedback

Try to get feedback on your synopsis from someone who has read your book and someone who hasn’t.

Ask the person who has read the book whether they think you covered all the important points and whether they think it captures the book well.

Ask the person who hasn’t read the book whether they found the synopsis at least somewhat interesting and whether they could follow the plot. Let’s be honest, your synopsis isn’t going to be your most riveting piece of writing, but it at least needs to be moderately entertaining and coherent.

Edit the synopsis based on their feedback.

5. STEP FIVE: Final Proofread

Do a final check for typos and you’re good to go!

Reblog if you found this post useful. Comment with your own tips. Follow me for similar content.

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Source ~ Fluffnest

Buttons the Honey Bear

yesterday i reblogged a drawing resource that included how to draw hijabs - and it honestly wasn’t the best advice i’ve seen out there

now, i’m not an artist. but what i saw was a video that included hijab styles most of us don’t really wear and incorrect terminology surrounding niqabs and burqas (yes, there is a difference between the two)

so, i went searching and found a tutorial that i felt was better! these drawing guides and examples come from @/winchestermeg on twitter, and i think they’re really great 💕

this has more relevant examples and correct terminologies, and is drawn by a muslim woman

enjoy, artists of tumblr!