One Million Words

Day 12 Word Count Target: 20,004

Today's offering is a collection of graphics depicting things like eye color and shape, hairstyles, hair color, and facial hair. Sometimes finding the name for a particular color or style or what I have in mind can bog down the word flow, so having resources on hand is always welcome. Of course, hairstyle, in particular, is highly influenced by the culture's fashion sense and time period, so you might have to research those particulars if you are writing in a real-world era, country, etc.

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What do you use for style references and names of styles, colors, and fashion? Do you have a favorite reference guide for particular eras or countries or cultures?

Today was a BUST. Slept most of the day, trying to shrug off whatever bug this is. Been trying to catch up on some things and only managed about 150 words of roleplay.

Next time, maybe. Here's hoping you do better than me!

Wordie (noun)
wordie [ wur-dee ]

noun
1. a person with an enthusiastic interest in words and language; a logophile: a new board game that will appeal to wordies of all ages.


Origin: word + -ie

EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR WORDIE
Clark and Wordie lived opposite in a room called “Auld Reekie.”
SOUTH!|SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

Hurley took some photographs and Wordie came back rejoicing with a little dust and some moss.
SOUTH!|SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

He was muttering something to himsel; but the elder could only hear a wordie noo an' then.
WILSON'S TALES OF THE BORDERS AND OF SCOTLAND|VARIOUS

We pushed the ship against a small banded berg, from which Wordie secured several large lumps of biotite granite.
SOUTH!|SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

The rules are:

1. Each post is either a hundred words or more/ or you can make a graphic/art

2. However the number influences you, go with the flow! I don’t care how you use or abuse the number! (I’ll give some suggestions/ideas/other languages to help you along if you get stuck!)

3. Post anywhere – tumblr, amazon.com, your journal, AO3, the dreaded ff.net, your bedroom wall, etc.

4. There is NO time limit.

And the number shall be ...507!

Go forth and create!