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I'm not familiar with the term. I would guess that it would mean an electric blue, or lightning blue. Something really vibrant like that. It could just be describing the blue part of a flame, the hottest part.
Turn on your stove. That's probably the shade of blue they're talking about. -
two words: Body language.
Body language takes up 55% of our communication. Paralanguage (tones or how we say it) is another 38%. That only leaves 7% for actually words, so they're virtually useless when describing how a character is feeling.
If she is happy: "Her eyes were bright, and two high spots of color reddened her cheeks"
If he is angry: "His eyes were narrowed, and his fists were clenched into bloodless claws."
The above sentences don't have the actual emotion anywhere. All I used was body language. -
Yes. As a child I won some contests and got published in some magazines.
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That's a hard question. I don't really "get" them; they just kind of come to be.
One way for good ideas are dreams. Dreams are great places for ideas. I keep a journal filled with crazy dreams, and the more I write in it, the more vivid and creative they get. Twilight came from a dream.
You can get good ideas from maps, too. One day, I was bored and drew a city. I still check up on it every now and then, and the characters just sort of form from the setting. I learned this trick from Orson Scott Card.
Myths and legends are great idea-helpers, too. There are so much you can do with them, whether they are well known (Like many Greek Myths) or obscure (such as ancient Irish or Native Amerian tales).
My ideas? I don't know. Often I'll just see a character, or hear their voice, and the story will go from there. But a lot of ideas come out of nowhere. -
That's a tough one. Naming is hard.
Baby name sites are extremely useful. You can search nationalities, meanings, even the number of syllables on some. They also have useful information, like how many people like that name, have that name, or how popular it was at certain years. Some you have to sign up for to search names to keep out writers like me (they ask when you are due and such :/), but as long as they're free, I'm not bothered. I still get a lot of mail about "week four of your baby's development..." XD haha
Looking at other languages work well, too. I've named my characters several things in Russian and Latin. One character is named "Aspera," meaning hard or rough in Latin. Where did you think names like "Albus" (white) or "Severus" (severe) came from? Both are literal translations from Latin.
Of course, there are plenty or name generators, too. Seventhsanctum.com has some great ones. I used the cat-being name generator for several of my wolf names, last names, pack names, and ship names. -
Stop depending on your fortune cookies and eat something healthy.
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Oh, I always fancied I'd be a great gardener sculpter. ARE YOU NUTS?!?! Read the fricken URL, I love to write!
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Loading...Tina Fink’s Bio
Tina has been writing since she was twelve and has always enjoyed it. She has placed in many contests for children. Any genre is her genre, but she prefers fantasy and sci-fi. Besides writing, Tina is well trained in all other arts.
