1.) Five ways to win my heart, according to that thing I reposted
1.) Masculine, feminine, introverted, extroverted. Be closer to the middle than the extremes. Someone who understands the dual nature and balance of human traits, and their importance, really sets my loins on fire. It seems a healthier existence, to be able to cry AND kick ass. Which would be frightening to witness both in full bloom, but it makes a certain point that I think you will understand.
2.) Drink a damn beer with me. Damn.
3.) THE NEED TO KEEP MOVING IN THIS LIFE
4.) You know that person that doesn’t know when he or she is talking too loud, or being arrogant, or cannot empathize with another human? Yeah, NOT this. If a person is able to be socially self reflective and responsive- if the person can say, “Hey, someone in this conversation is really not enjoying it, let’s do something about it,” I ovulate. Twice.
5.) If a person does not believe in god, but is not an asshole to those who do while allowing himself to be challenged, I think Immaculate Conception occurs. In my uterus.
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Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Tips on How to Write a Great Story
1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a Sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them—in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To hell with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.
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