The Project Fairy

I write like L. Frank Baum

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:29:00 -0400

Really?! This internet analyzer says I write like L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz universe. That was after posting in a chapter of death and destruction. I wonder how accurate it is considering I’ve never read any of the Oz books. XD

How to Fight Write: Weapon Primer: Archery

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:41:34 -0400

How to Fight Write: Weapon Primer: Archery:

More great reference for Melakim, my archer/hunter. So much useful info on this site! I’m going to stop re-blogging now since I might very well end up re-blogging everything.

howtofightwrite:

With 2012 being jokingly called “Year of the Bow,” it was inevitable that we’d end up doing a primer on it.

The Weapon

The bow is an ancient weapon, it is in fact one of the oldest weapons in the history of mankind. Almost every civilization that has ever existed and perhaps ever will exist…

Unusual Martial Art: Street Fighting

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:29:01 -0400

This is going to be great reference for writing Melakim.

referenceforwriters:

howtofightwrite:

Street fighters are self-trained combatants. Usually we’re talking about poor kids, who’ve been forced to learn how to fight for their own safety. If your character’s growing up in dystopic slums (either in the future or in the modern third world), without access to any formalized hand to hand training, then you’re probably going to end up with a street fighter.

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reference for writers: Motivation and Where to Find It

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:23:00 -0400

reference for writers: Motivation and Where to Find It:

totalrewrite:

Okay, so I might not exactly be the best to talk about this because I’m a lazy bastard with next to zero motivation. However, I will do my best to provide awesome advice.

1. Set a quota for yourself. Quotas are the best thing I can think of when I’m editing to keep me on…

“I got dragons BITCH!” A laugh for your Mondays.:)...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:08:18 -0400

“I got dragons BITCH!” A laugh for your Mondays.:) Spoiler warnings, maybe? This is so nonsensically hilarious I don’t even think a spoiler warning applies.

orpheelin:

poisoncage:

only orphee could makes my monday brigter with a video XD I had to share XD

de rien! XD

Nodding to what gingerhaze said in answer to this...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:43:56 -0400

Nodding to what gingerhaze said in answer to this graphic.

gingerhaze:

feminspire:

alyssakorea:

Tumbling over the past year and a half has made me see the problems of gender roles that exist in media, but sometimes it gets to the point where I over analyze every single piece of television or film that I come across. (However this in no way means that I think feminist media criticism is wrong, or should be avoided!) Mostly I just over think everything.

I’ve thought about this a lot and I think the answer is MORE, and MORE DIVERSE female characters.

We’re used to having one or two female characters in a cast of mostly men, and hold them to a higher standard because of that. So all of feminism is resting on the shoulders of one female character - and that DOESN’T WORK. Because there isn’t one right way to be a woman.

If casts had more diversity of gender, we could have warrior women and non-warrior women, sexual women and non-sexual women, feminine and non-feminine, and mixtures of all of the above…all are completely legitimate ways to be a woman.

We’re used to seeing a lot of hypersexualized, scantily clad, one-dimensional stereotypes of women without stories or motives of their own. We respond by asking for characters that AREN’T THAT, but we may end up pushing too far in the opposite direction, and demonize traits like sexuality, conventional attractiveness, and traditional femininity as “sexist.” That’s why the most popular female characters are the ones that are most similar to male heroes - the Arya Starks - emotionally distant, unattached, solve their problems with violence, not remotely sexual. That’s fine too of course. I love Arya. It’s just not…the only way to be.

What a kick in the butt for inspiration! I hope my cover for...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:32:49 -0400

What a kick in the butt for inspiration! I hope my cover for Kushiel’s Dart will be half as lovely as this one by Donato Giancola when it’s finished.

kushielconcepts:

Awoke this morning to find that Donato Giancola has shared his version of a cover for a re-release of Kushiel’s Dart over at Muddy Colors! Definitely check out his blog post to read about the artist’s process. The Art Director has also posted a blog entry about the process of art direction for this cover.

Talk about massive inspiration for me to finish up my redo of the cover!

Help fund PACT Professional Artist-Client Toolkit

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:05:14 -0400

Help fund PACT *Professional Artist-Client Toolkit*:

This sounds like a great site to get behind. Help spread the word!

PACT will be a tool to help freelance fantasy, sci-fi, and comic book illustrators negotiate a better living wage for themselves.

This brought a tear to my eye this morning. Just one more...

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:07:37 -0400

This brought a tear to my eye this morning. Just one more reason to respect you, Sir Patrick!

pariahsdream:

caffeinatedfeminist:

pileofmonkeys:

lemonsweetie:

Let me tell you a thing, about an amazing man named Patrick Stewart

I went to Comicpalooza this weekend and I was full of nervous energy as I was standing in line to ask Sir Patrick Stewart a question at his panel. I first had to thank him for a speech he had given at amnesty international about domestic violence towards women . I had only seen it a few months ago but I was still dealing with my own personal experience with a similar issue, and I didn’t know what to call it. After seeing Patrick talk so personally about it I finally was able to correctly call it abuse, in my case sexual abuse that was going to quickly turn into physical abuse as well. I didn’t feel guilty or disgusting anymore. I finally didn’t feel responsible for the abuse that was put upon me. I was finally able to start my healing process and to put that part of my life behind me.

After thanking him I asked him “Besides acting, what are you most proud of that you have done in you life (that you are willing to share with us)?”. Sir Patrick told us about how he couldn’t protect his mother from abuse in his household growing up and so in her name works with an organization called Refuge for safe houses for women and children to escape from abusive house holds. Sir Patrick Stewart learned only last year that his father had actually been suffering from PTSD after he returned from the military and was never properly treated. In his father’s name he works with an organization called Combat Stress to help those soldiers who are suffering from PTSD.

They were about to move onto the next question when Sir Patrick looked at me and asked me “My Dear, are you okay?” I said yes, and that I was finally able to move on from that part of my life. He then passionately said that it is never the woman’s fault in domestic violence, and how wrong to think that it ever is. That it is in the power of men to stop violence towards women. The moderator then asked “Do you want a hug?”

Sir Patrick didn’t even hesitate, he smiled, hopped off the stage and came over to embrace me in a hug. Which he held me there for a long while. He told me “You never have to go through that again, you’re safe now.” I couldn’t stop thanking him. His embrace was so warm and genuine. It was two people, two strangers, supporting and giving love. And when we pulled away he looked strait in my eyes, like he was promising that. He told me to take care. And I will.

Sir Patrick Stewart is an absolute roll model for men. He is an amazing man and was so kind and full of heart. I want to let everyone know to please find help if you are in a violent or abusive house hold or relationship. There are organizations and people ready to help. I had countless people after the panel thanking me for sharing the story and asking him those questions. Many said they went through similar things. You are not alone.

X

^ Here is the video of my question to Sir Patrick Stewart

Perfect human being.

I am in love with this man.

I legit got a little foggy reading this. What a compassionate human being.

YES! Historically inspired Maleficent. Pure...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:00 -0400

YES! Historically inspired Maleficent. Pure Greatness!

shoomlah:

God I love dagged sleeves. Almost as much as I love slashed ones. I just want to dag and slash everything I can get my hands on.

I’ve wanted Maleficent to be the first villain in the series for a while now, ever since I made the mental leap between Maleficent’s horns and 15th century horned hennins. The time period works out pretty well, actually, since I wanted her to look a little more dated than Aurora’s 1480’s getup- both houppelandes and horned hennins were all the rage during the early- to mid-1400’s, and they make for pretty good analogues to her official costuming. Sexy stuff.

This proves more than any of the previous pieces that these are adaptations, not improvements. I mean, look at the original Maleficent design- how does one improve on PERFECTION

-C

See the rest of the series HERE
Read the FAQ HERE
Buy prints HERE

Glad I’m not the only one who got stuck with ‘Hidden...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:16:00 -0400

Glad I’m not the only one who got stuck with ‘Hidden Turkey’ for this one. XD So turkeys are modern day raptors, that makes them still badass right?

shadowravyn:

detroit-to-tadfield:

brideofrankenwhale:

dxderailed:

thatfilthyanimal:

robocuties:

purpleneenee:

the-flowergirl:

trojanphoenix:

surrealistdreamer:

kittykat53090:

nogoodturkey:

brotherhoot:

What is your Assassin name?

fallen turkey

of course

Sharp Killer

Short Moon…

I always get sucky ones.

Sharp Blade

I am redundant

ETA: Fanny’s is Long Wing

Mine is Short Knife. Burt’s is Eagle Knife. That sounds stupid.

Hidden Embers

Hidden Turkey

BLOODY BLOOD. I’m Moon Moon’s cousin I guess.

NO WAY I’M BLOODY BLOOD TOO

Sharp Sword. Fucking hell yes.

Long Eagle.

I can handle this.

muahahahaha Nightwing muahahahahaha

thebakerstreetboyz: “What are you doing?” “I’ve been filming...

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:29:34 -0400

thebakerstreetboyz:

“What are you doing?”
“I’ve been filming the blog.”

Elves make me happy.

Aaah I am susceptible to cute kitten pictures in the...

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:15:38 -0400

Aaah I am susceptible to cute kitten pictures in the morning.

kyburg:

agentmlovestacos:

IS THIS REAL LIFE?

via mindymaygan:

andreaschoice:

cat doesn’t want to get out of nice warm bath [x]

the pad on his head ^_^

makes me so happy

Next to the last one. That one. Ahhhhhhh.

I’m re-blogging this as a reminder that I create leather...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:49:21 -0400

I’m re-blogging this as a reminder that I create leather crafts too! You should Follow my angelicartisan blog here on Tumblr if you like what you see.:)

angelicartisan:

This was a collaboration between the talented photographer Winter Kelly and myself! Featuring her lovely models and photography and my masks and jewelry. It’s always magical to see my masks being worn by real people. It brings them to life in a way nothing else can!

My work in these images included: January’s Mask, Tarot: The Star, and Queen Mab’s Delight.

silvysartfulness: awkwardsituationist: “world of averages” -...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:53:43 -0400

silvysartfulness:

awkwardsituationist:

“world of averages” - composite images culled from thousands of individual portraits resulting in symmetrical average faces.

Ooooh, this is gorgeous… Like the distilled heart of every country. Both my natural science side and artistic side approves. <3

Very useful reference for different ethnic groups! It’s always enlightening to know all the subtle and wonderful variations that way may not have been aware of before. I wonder if there is a male version somewhere?

Baby Steps Towards Writing

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:09:45 -0400

I’m tasting the Cheese of Accomplishment today after finally getting all of my novel’s notes transferred into Scrivener! Every baby step brings me closer and closer to making writing a part of my life again.

I’ll get there. Eventually. It’s all slowly coming together.

Yup, gentlemen, this is about how ridiculous chainmail bikinis...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:06:31 -0400

Yup, gentlemen, this is about how ridiculous chainmail bikinis look to the ladies.

drovie:

knittingnightgaunt:

2fingerstyping:

therealallyblue:

Ha! Finally a “dude” version! Thanks to Kelly Bunny Bridgers for the FB share, I totally stole it from her :D

About time.

*dying*

a… adries… look. We should.. we should have a token male to fight with us… yes…

I knew these were from Mushishi before I even got to the bottom....

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:33:09 -0400

I knew these were from Mushishi before I even got to the bottom. So serene. So green and beautiful! I could stare for hours. I really need to finish watching that show!

anime-backgrounds:

Mushishi. Directed by Hiroshi Nagahama and created by Artland.

tastefullyoffensive: All cats love boxes.[bigcatrescue] Even...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:05:23 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

All cats love boxes.

[bigcatrescue]

Even more adorable when the cats are GIANT!

Had moments like this recently researching if a single character...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:10 -0400

Had moments like this recently researching if a single character would a) Lose an eye to an injury. b) Die from a stabbing gut wound and c) Be able to escape a throat cutting attack whilst tied to a chair.

I think also I’ve asked Google about starvation, interrogation, drowning, and how best to hide a body.

We’re not sadistic murderers, we’re just writers in need of research. Honest!

nataliesfantasticadventures:

I Promise I’m Not a Murderer: The Story of a Researching Writer