So Kat (the fan who told Chris how we are all so proud of him @ the Apple Store and made him cry from happiness ^ ^) came up with this amazing idea to get the one and only, our king, Chris Colfer coronated when he comes to New York on JULY 18th @ Barnes&Noble in Union Square for his…
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.
Don’t become something just because someone else wants you to, or because it’s easy; you won’t be happy. You have to do what you really, really, really, really want to do even if it scares the shit out of you
I was very, very fortunate and I went to a school with an amazing performing arts department, and had I not had that outlet, I don’t know what would’ve happened to myself. I don’t know if I would have survived, really. It was really the only thing that I really had to look forward to, was that school play, that community theatre… Without it, I honestly do not know what would have happened. [When] programs get cut, I just fear for those kids ‘cause they’re gonna need some way to express themselves and some way to get all that energy out. Creative people need an outlet, and I just get so scared when school districts cut those things. Who knows what those kids are gonna find to release all that creative energy. I hope it’s healthy ways. I really do. God, that breaks my heart to hear that people are cutting arts programs when it’s so needed, especially these days.
I find that, when writing bios, it’s really helpful to look at a list or a chart like the one above. Picking two or three traits from each chart and building a character based around them will give you a really interesting bio, because they will serve as a reminder that characters need depth and dimension.
Independent and clever.
VS.
Independent, clever, pretentious, and stubborn.
The first combination doesn’t come with any flaws, whereas the second will provide a more dynamic character.