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Lion Princess. L'enfer, c'est les autres. L'enfer, c'est les autres. Goodbye, my almost lover. Keir Reviews — ↳ The Bitch With a Violent Streak Description: ... Keir Reviews — ↳ The Bureaucrat  Description: ... L'enfer, c'est les autres. The thrill of the {gif} hunt. Sherry, baby. Keir Reviews — ↳ The Bully with a Soft Side Description: The... Keir Reviews — → The Joker Male pronouns will be used. ... Keir Reviews — A kleptomaniac is the general term for a person... Keir Reviews — Made rebloggable by request. The first thing to... Keir Reviews — → PLAYING THE QUEEN BITCH WHOM EVERYONE SECRETLY... The Fiction Review, thedemihelper: UNDERUSED PERSONALITIES; 26... I'm finally free. Keir Reviews — ↳ The Loveable Criminal (male version) ... Keir Reviews — If you’re roleplaying in an Australian setting, or...

Semi-hiatus. The Trolliest Critic. Crissvera helps. L'enfer, c'est les autres. Interview with a hitman. [My research takes me to a dilapidated apartment in Hell's kitchen, New York.

Interview with a hitman

The walls and floor are stained with something I do not wish to know, and the room I am in is referred to as the 'Living Room'. I'm currently talking with Diamond, as he likes to call himself in order to conceal his identity. He's solidly built with a square jaw and an unnerving gaze. He's smoking a cigarette. PSYCHRPH. The smiling god from asgard, GUIDE TO ROLEPLAYING A VEGETARIAN Contrary to... Lmao. Once Upon a Roleplay. Nutty Natter Chatter: Script Reader Gripes: #3 Why aren't we writing disabled characters? This is a blog post I have been meaning to write for some time.

Nutty Natter Chatter: Script Reader Gripes: #3 Why aren't we writing disabled characters?

There have been a few reasons as to why it has taken me so long to get round to it. Firstly there was Christmas (I did say it had been a while!) , then I had my tonsils out (ice cream is a myth by the way, warm mash potato does the trick) and then, well, it all started to feel quite difficult as a subject area to approach. I feared not being ‘PC’ enough or much worse, that perhaps I’d end up inadvertently insulting somebody (no I didn’t mean… sorry that wasn’t what I… etc.) How to play a disabled character - Cantr II Wiki. First of all, Cantr has seen a lot of quirky characters.

How to play a disabled character - Cantr II Wiki

People in a town might be looking for someone who can contribute to the community and make oneself useful and if they get yet another dumb guy who talks funny and breaks the laws because he can't read, people may start thinking "Oh great, not this again". Disabilities can be different in Cantr compared to the real world, still, we get the idea of them from the real world so it shouldn't be too far off. Combating Stereotypes: Why Movies About 'the Disabled' Stink. Article Highlights: Author Michael Murphy is frustrated by the shallow portrayal of people with disabilities in movies and books, and encourages writers and artists to shape the film and literary markets by creating their own multidimensional characters.

Combating Stereotypes: Why Movies About 'the Disabled' Stink

"The disabled are people, and people — not stereotypes — are what drive all good stories," he says. by Michael P. Murphy on April 9, 2012 - 12:03pm. On the handling of disabled characters. I'm probably not covering everything here.

On the handling of disabled characters

These are issues that I've found useful to keep in mind when writing disabled characters of my own. 1) Know what the disability looks like even if you don't describe it to the reader immediately. Sometimes this is a simple matter of terminology. Writing About Disability. By Stephanie Green Copyright © 2008 by Stephanie Green, All Rights Reserved A disability is a physical, emotional, cognitive, or sensory impairment that affects an individual's function in everyday life.

Writing About Disability

Thousands of people live with the effects of disabilities, whether they're affected themselves, or have a disabled family member, spouse, or friend, or are employed at an organisation assisting those with disabilities. Writing Realistic Disabled Characters. Throughout my live, I’ve known and befriended a number of people who were physically, mentally, or psychologically disabled, so it makes sense that I’ve written a few disabled characters into my novels.

Writing Realistic Disabled Characters

The disabilities I’m most familiar with- schizophrenia, autism, and mental retardation, are featured prominently within some of my main and supporting characters. Because I personally don’t have these disabilities, and I write realistic fiction, I’ve been especially mindful of how I portray these afflictions in my novels. I’ve come up with my own guidelines to writing realistic disabled characters: Welcome to Fuck Yeah Character Development. Writing My First Wheelchair Bound Character Has Been Enlightening. It's something I've avoided for years, now.

Writing My First Wheelchair Bound Character Has Been Enlightening

Ever since telling stories became my primary focus and (hopefully) career, I've steered well clear of writing a truly disabled character. The main character in my comic book HOLLOW in many ways could be considered disabled, though the disability is actually more metaphysical than real, but even he is able bodied. Since I started writing Hellwatch - that's why think I'm going to call my disabled demon/monster hunter story - I've had to tackle writing a disabled character head on, and it's taught me some things.

The Transcontinental Disability Choir: Four Ways To Do It Right. This post contains minor spoilers for West Wing, Joan of Arcadia, Girls with Slingshots, and the first Twilight movie.

The Transcontinental Disability Choir: Four Ways To Do It Right

I get asked all the time to evaluate some work or another on whether or not it does disability "right". This is a bit of a problem, of course - despite having opinions (a lot of them, according to someone in my thesis course), I haven't always seen the work in question. Also, my tastes don't run mainstream - if I've liked a movie, it probably tanked at the box office, and not because it was arty and pretentious.

(I liked Last Action Hero. Great Characters With Disabilities In YA and MG : Guest Post by Sarah Heacox. Today we welcome Sarah Heacox, an aspiring MG and YA author from Los Angeles.

Great Characters With Disabilities In YA and MG : Guest Post by Sarah Heacox

If she's not skiing or writing or running, she might be baking cupcakes or sending query letters. She's currently polishing a MG novel about an action-adventure boy in a wheelchair and his high speed antics at summer camp, on the basketball court, and out on the slopes. Hello! I was asked to write a guest post on something I'm passionate about: great YA (and MG) novels with characters with disabilities (CWD).

YA Misfits: Writing Club Wednesday: Writing Characters with a Disability. Hello m’lovelies! A while ago I hijacked the YAMF blog and talked about writing diverse characters. If you know me a little, it won't surprise you that I'm about to add another yay! Disability post to that. Specifically, a rant post about how to write characters with a disability. Welcome to Fuck Yeah Character Development. Kj bloggar om autism och första världskriget. Here to help? bitch, i might be. Janessahelps.tumblr. L'enfer, c'est les autres. Keir Reviews — The word muteness is used as an umbrella term to...

Ask away ☆ Keir Reviews — Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is a neurological... ON HIATUS. What Is the Difference Between a Psychopath and a Sociopath? I don't really know what bucket I would fit in, but I can say that I truly love the people in my life. I empathize, and I function normally in that I have a job that I excel at and I take good care of my family. However, I am a pathological liar. I tell lies every day of my life, from big lies to little lies and I let them compound. I'm not a good person. Six years ago, I started dating my future wife while living with someone else. Sociopath vs. Psychopath, Differences Between Psychopathic & Sociopathic Personality Disorders. The differences between sociopathy & psychopathy are still debated, however they are primarily differentiated by the origin of the disorder.

In general sociopath and psychopath are very often used to describe the same thing. In the mental health sphere the general opinion is that psychopathy is actually much more of an inborn phenomenon whilst sociopathy, which displays clinical presentation alike to psychopathy, is the consequence of environmental stressors. Clinicians which feel that the syndrome is brought by solely by social forces & early experiences favor the term sociopath; while those that believe that psychological, biological and genetic components too contribute to the development of the condition usually use the name psychopath.

David T. Lykken believed that psychopaths are born having temperamental distinctions that cause the behavior of risk seeking, impulsiveness, fearlessness as well as inability to socialize in an ordinary manner. Psychopathic Writings: Psychopaths And Sociopaths Differences - Why? What is the Difference between Psychopaths and Sociopaths? Why make a distinction between the two? The word Sociopath is often used as synonymous for Psychopath. Psychopathic Writings. How Psychopaths View Their World.

How Psychopaths View Their World Most psychopaths are very arrogant and cocky. However, when charming a potential victim, they say all the "right" things and make you believe they are kind-hearted souls; not always, but often enough. The truth is, psychopaths are not altruistic and do not really care about friendships or ties. Guggenbuhl-Craig states that they are very talented at appearing much more humble than the average person, but are hardly so. Some are also able to feign concern about the lower classes and profess that they are on the side of the underdog, the poor, and so forth.

How to Write a Snarky Character, Part II (or, The Seven Building Blocks of Zingers) How to Write a Snarky Character, Part I (or, What Drives a Character to Snark?) How to Write a Snarky Character: The Introduction (or, Google and Weep Ye No More!) Here to help? bitch, i might be. Kazza's Guides: Writing a Witty Character. ROLEPLAYER RESCUE. That one rp blog. Gonna bite you ok. HERE TO HELP. Bitchy Characters. Jerk with a Heart of Jerk - TV Tropes. Reformed Rakes - TV Tropes. Dark and Troubled Past - TV Tropes. Main/Anti-Hero. Evil Is Cool - TV Tropes. The Quiet One - TV Tropes. Loveable Rogue - TV Tropes. Jerkass Woobie - TV Tropes.

Troubled, but Cute - TV Tropes. Open source tool for making 3D characters. Tumblr princess, How To: Play a rich character Archetype: Serena... The Writers Helpers. Have no fear, a helper is here! Well, when we say "help"..... Keep calm and Kanye on. — How To: Write/play a character who is a rebel. ... Klariza’s How To ✓ Play a Shy Character  ... - RP and Writing.