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thefellowshipofthedragonmark:

Casual reminder that in the books, ordinary wizard chess isn’t shown to involve any destruction of the pieces at all.

“Ron also started teaching Harry wizard chess. This was exactly like Muggle chess except that the figures were alive, which made it a lot like directing troops in battle.”

Casual reminder that this means that when Ron Weasley battled and beat McGonagall’s giant chess set, he was dealing with stakes he had never witnessed before.

“Their first real shock came when their other knight was taken. The white queen smashed him to the floor and dragged him off the board, where he lay quite still, face down.

‘Had to let that happen,’ said Ron, looking shaken.” 

Casual reminder that not only did he win in this high-stake situation, Ron Weasley still let himself be taken by that same white queen to do so, even though this particular chess game was far, far bigger and more dangerous than any he had ever prepared himself for.  

“He stepped forward and the white queen pounced. She struck Ron hard around the head with her stone arm and he crashed to the floor – Hermione screamed but stayed on her square – the white queen dragged Ron to one side. He looked as if he’d been knocked out.”

Casual reminder that Ron Weasley, even at the tender age of twelve, was intelligent, courageous, wise and goddamn awesome. 

anexperimentallife:

bookcharactersthough:

danielle-writes:

Some advice for when you’re writing and find yourself stuck in the middle of a scene:

  • kill someone
  • ask this question: “What could go wrong?” and write exactly how it goes wrong
  • switch the POV from your current character to another – a minor character, the antagonist, anyone
  • stop writing whatever scene you’re struggling with and skip to the next one you want to write
  • write the ending
  • write a sex scene
  • use a scene prompt
  • use sentence starters
  • read someone else’s writing

Never delete. Never read what you’ve already written. Pass Go, collect your $200, and keep going.

This is the literal best writing advice I have ever read. Period.

Special note: “Kill someone” means kill someone in the story. Please do not kill random real life passers by every time you hit a block. My lawyer says misunderstanding writing advice is not an acceptable defense. See you all in 25 to 50 years.