• if your attacker is male, go for his junk - especially if he’s wearing loose pants. There’s no sportsmanship when it comes to assault so fuck them balls UP
• punching pretty much ANYWHERE in the face is going to actually hurt you a LOT (just think - you’re punching your bones into their bones and ow). If you’re going for the face, my suggestion is to strick upwards with your palm.

• other delicate areas: 
• the shin (hurts like a bitch if you kick it right - also, you can hit this spot if you’re being held in a choke-hold and if your attacker has to move in order to stop you from kicking him, he’ll have to angle his body so as to expose his stomach and crotch to the wild spastic jabbings of your elbows)

• the solar plexus (either jab while holding your hand in a sort of spear position or use your elbows - unless you’re super strong, your punch probably won’t wind your attacker. Your elbow or a spear hand will, however)

• the clavicle (from experience, getting hit in your clavicle HURTS LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER. If you strike downwards with your knuckles, the person might just cry. Like I did.)

• the ear (this is probably the best place to punch besides the throat. It’s all cartilage so it probably won’t hurt you all that much and most people will be like “DUDE YOU PUNCHED ME IN THE EAR WHAT THE HELL”)
• the kidneys (this is harder to hit without training but if you somehow get your attacker’s back to face you, try to hit’em in the kidneys. Again, from experience, this FUCKING HURTS. You can’t really hit the kidneys from the front with any effect but from the back it is super painful)

• if you’re held in a choke-hold, try turning your head so the forearm isn’t pressed into your throat. If you can position yourself right, you can sort of force your chin into the crook of the elbow, making you able to still receive (limited) oxygen and provide time for you to kick some shins or elbow some spleens and shit

• Aerokinesis -manipulate the air, wind, and gas.
• Aeroportation - teleport using air/wind currents.
• Air Mimicry - transform into a cloud of gas, fog, or mist.
• Atmokinesis - manipulate the weather by mixing water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
• Deoxygenation - suck up all the oxygen from a place.
• Lung Adaptation - breath anywhere
• Wind Generation - create blasts of air.
• Divine Winds Manipulation - create and control heavenly winds.
• Dark Wind Manipulation - create and control eerie winds.

• Geokinesis - control, manipulate, and reshape the earth at will.
• Atmokinesis - control and manipulate the weather by mixing water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
• Crystallokinesis - manipulate minerals and crystals.
• Ferrokinesis… manipulate metal at will.
• Fraxikinesis - manipulate burnt matter.
• Geo-Thermokinesis - manipulate, control, and create lava, magma and volcanoes.
• Golem Creation - make golems out of inanimate materials like rocks, wood, plants, magma, etc.
• Granulation… can turn things into sand.
• Halokinesis - control and manipulate salt.
• Hyalokinesis - control and manipulate glass.
• Koniokinesis - manipulate and control dust particles.
• Plassikinesis - manipulate and control all forms of plastic.
• Psammokinesis - can control and manipulate sand.
• Terrakinesis - control, manipulate and alter/reshape the surrounding terrain and landscape at will.
• Terraportation - teleport via the earth and earth-based materials.
• Sacred Earth Manipulation - Create, manipulate, control, reshape divine earth minerals.
• Black Earth Manipulation - Create, manipulate and control tainted and evil earth minerals.

• Pyrokinesis - create, control and manipulate fire, flame and heat.
• Atmokinesis - control and manipulate the weather by mixing water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
• Fire Breath - breathe out flames.
• Geo-Thermokinesis - manipulate lava, magma and volcanoes.
• Heliokinesis - manipulate and control the sun and sunlight.
• Hell-Fire Manipulation - Generate and control flames of hell.
• Holy Fire Manipulation - Generate and control flames of Heaven.
• Inflammation - burn things.
• Melting - heat molecules to melt things.
• Plasmakinesis - can control plasma.
• Pyrotechnics - create fireworks.
• Self-Detonation - explode self and reform.
• Thermokinesis - create, control and manipulate heat.

• Hydrokinesis - manipulate and control liquid water and mold it into any desired shape or form.
• Aquatic Adaptation - adapted to underwater living.
• Aquatic Respiration - breathe underwater.
• Atmokinesis- control and manipulate the various aspects of the weather by mixing water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
• Dehydration - absorb water.
• Hydroportation - teleport across short or long distances through liquid water.
• Water Mimicry - turn into liquid water.
• Holy Water Manipulation - create, manipulate and control graceful waters.
• Dark Water Manipulation - create, manipulate and control evil and dangerous waters.

• Umbrakinesis - can manipulate and control darkness or shadows.
• Animated Shadow - Animate one’s shadow.
• Light Absorption - block out light in an area.
• Night Vision - see in the dark.
• Sacred Darkness - create holy darkness.
• Shadow Camouflage - be unseen in shadows.
• Shadow Mimicry - become a shadow.
• Umbrageous Teleportation - teleport via the shadows and darkness.

• Quintessence Force -Can generate whitish-blue lightning that also contains pure life energy.
• Electrokinesis - control, generate or absorb electric fields and shoot lightning bolts.
• Activation & Deactivation - turn stuff on and off.
• Positron Manipulation - control positrons, the antimatter counterpart to electrons.
• Electrical Absorption - absorb electricity.
• Electric Mimicry -transform entire body into a lightning-like being of pure electrical energy
• Electrical Transportation - teleport with lightning.
• Divine Lightning Manipulation - create and control the brightest lightning.
• Black Lightning Manipulation - create and control the darkest lightning.

• Dynamokinesis - manipulate existing energy.
• Energy Blast - create blasts of energy.
• Energy Emission - release energy.
• Quintessence Force - create and manipulate unique form of electrical and life energy.
• Mana Manipulation
• Chi Manipulation
• Electricity Manipulation
• Energy Manipulation

• Cryokinesis - control ice, snow and other forms of frozen water.
• Freeze Breath - freeze things in solid ice.
• Freezing - lower the temperature in kinetic atoms to freezing temperatures.
• Frigokinesis - control snow either as precipitation or already on the ground.
• Ice Beam - shoot beams of freezing energy.
• Ice Generation

• Dark Light Manipulation - create the darkest light in existence.
• White Light Manipulation- create sacred light from the divine.
• Photokinesis - create and manipulate pure light.
• Force-Field Generation - create protective shields of solid photons.
• Invisibility - be unseen.
• Laser Emission - bend light wavelengths to create lasers.
• Light Absorption -absorb the light around you.
• Light Generation - emit blinding light or glow in the dark.
• Light Mimicry - take on the traits of light.
• Photoportation - Teleport by using photons.
• Projective Invisibility - turn other things invisible.
• Evil Banish - Rid and banish all spirits of evil and black magic.
• Light Manipulation

• Atmokinesis - manipulate the various aspects of the weather by using water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
• Atmokinetic Resistance - immunity to all weather-based abilities and effects.
• Atmokinetic Sensing - sense the future weather patterns.

• Aether Manipulation
• Cosmic Manipulation
• Gravity Manipulation
• Nether Manipulation
• Space-Time Manipulation

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1. I am essentially an entertainer and a storyteller.
2. People ask me what is the major ingredient for writing a book and I say, ‘Bum glue.’ 
3. It takes seven months, 29 days and about 23 hours to write a book. I have finished five books within an hour of the deadline, which happens to be the 30th of August. It always happens, I don’t know how, but it does.
4. I have a good vocabulary, certainly better than most writers I would say, and I will be writing away and I will type, ‘She made a very perspicacious remark.’ (Which, for those of us not au fait with every entry in the Macquarie Dictionary, means clear and lucid.) I will go back the next day and cut out the word perspicacious because there are five English words that are close enough that readers will understand. I am not trying to impress you or the reader.
5. Keep it simple. Tell the story the way it is. Don’t try and be clever. If you keep the story and the narrative simple, clean, direct and honest and you research it well with integrity and you can tell stories – which, by the way, is a gift - you have got a good chance of selling well.
6. Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.
7. I’m going to die with my mind intact. And to me that is the most exciting way you could possibly die.
8. What’s the point in being an unpopular writer? It just doesn’t make a lot of sense. For me it doesn’t, anyway.
9. I guess my use-by date is just about up but if I could come back as a storyteller now, I would be jumping over the moon because wow, just think what’s available.
10. Sometimes the slightest things change the directions of our lives, the merest breath of a circumstance, a random moment that connects like a meteorite striking the earth. Lives have swiveled and changed direction on the strength of a chance remark.

Narrative: Involves writings of events, either fictional or nonfictional.

Novel: A long fictional story.

Novelette: Shorter than a novella. Sometimes considered the same as a novella.

Novella: Longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel.

Poem: Uses aesthetics and rhythm in writing.

Short Fiction:

• Drabble: Exactly 100 words long.
• Flash: Shorter than 1000 words.
• Micro: Less than 300 words.
• Six Word: Six words long.

Short Story: A brief story.

Adult

• New Adult: Intended for readers aged 18-25.

Adventure: Often grouped with action, adventure is a genre that involves high risk and excitement. Indian Jones is an example.

Brit Lit: Literature associated with the UK.

Children’s

• Chapter Books: Children’s chapter books are right under middle grade books, but are shorter and may have illustrations (not just with a chapter title). The chapters are short to keep the attention of the reader. The audience is between 6 and 10-years-old.
• Early Readers: These are similar to picture books, but the reading is simpler and the text is often large. The audience is between 4 and 8-years-old.
• Picture Books: Picture books are heavily illustrated, but are not meant for children to read alone because while they can understand the words, they may not be able to read them. A parent, teacher, or other adult is intended to read picture books aloud. However, some books are aimed at adults (like Go the Fuck to Sleep)

Crime

• Courtroom Drama: Takes place in a courtroom, usually centering on the lawyers.
• Crime Mystery: Self-explanatory.
• Gangster: Involves gangs, the mob, or the mafia. The Godfather is an example.

Fantasy (guide to writing fantasy and world building)

• Alternate World: A setting that is not our world, but may be similar. This includes “portal fantasies” in which characters find an alternative world through their own. An example would be The Chronicles of Narnia.
• Arabian: Fantasy that is based on the Middle East and North Africa.
• Arthurian: Set in Camelot.
• Bangsian: Set in the afterlife or deals heavily with the afterlife. It most often deals with famous and historical people as characters. An example could be The Lovely Bones.
• Celtic: Fantasy that is based on the Celtic people, most often the Irish.
• Christian: This genre has Christian themes and elements.
• Classical: Based on Roman and Greek myths.
• Contemporary: This genre takes place in modern society in which paranormal and magical creatures live among us. An example would be the Harry Potter series.
• Dark: This genre combines fantasy and horror elements. The tone or feel of dark fantasy is often gloomy, bleak, and gothic.
• Epic: This genre is long and, as the name says, epic. Epic is similar to high fantasy, but has more importance, meaning, or depth. Epic fantasy is most often in a medieval setting.
• Gaslamp: Also known as gaslight, this genre has a Victorian or Edwardian setting.
• Gunpowder: Gunpowder crosses epic or high fantasy with “rifles and railroads”, but the technology remains realistic unlike the similar genre of steampunk.
• Heroic: Centers on one or more heroes who start out as humble, unlikely heroes thrown into a plot that challenges them.
• High: This is considered the “classic” fantasy genre. High fantasy contains the general fantasy elements and is set in a fictional world.
• Historical: The setting in this genre is any time period within our world that has fantasy elements added.
• Medieval: Set between ancient times and the industrial era. Often set in Europe and involves knights. (medieval references)
• Mythic: Fantasy involving or based on myths, folklore, and fairy tales.
• Quest: As the name suggests, the protagonist in this genre sets out on a quest. The protagonist most frequently searches for an object of importance and returns home with it.
• Sword and Sorcery: Pseudomedieval settings in which the characters use swords and engage in action-packed plots. Magic is also an element, as is romance.
• Urban: Has a modern or urban setting in which magic and paranormal creatures exist, often in secret.
• Wuxia: A genre in which the protagonist learns a martial art and follows a code. This genre is popular in Chinese speaking areas.

Historical

• Alternate Universe: Answers the “what if” question in regards to historical events and how they affected the future.
• Period Piece: The most common of historical novels takes place in the past, most often a well-known period in time.
• Slave Narrative: Inspired by the true stories written by former slaves, this genre involves the fictional story of a former slave.

• Aliens: Also a sub-genre of sci-fi, this genre involves aliens being the central horror of the story. Signs is an example.
• Creepy Children: In which children creepy and/or mysterious.
• Gothic: Has a dark tone. Edgar Allen Poe wrote gothic.
• Haunting: Involves hauntings of some sort.
• Noir: The characters in this genre are mysterious, gritty, and cynical as is the setting.
• Paranormal: Involves paranormal or supernatural elements, such as vampires.

Middle Grade

• Lower Middle Grade: Similar to chapter books, but may be more advanced. Intended for children seven to nine-years-old.
• Middle Grade: Intended for children eight to twelve-years-old.
• Upper Middle Grade: The bridge between middle grade and young adult. Intended for children ten to fourteen-years-old.

Mystery

• Amateur Investigator: In which the protagonist is not associated with the law or authority.
• Cozy: Set in a small town with an amateur female investigator.
• Hard-boiled: Often involve a private investigator who is a male anti-hero as the protagonist. The setting is most often urban and the content violent or dark.
• Police Procedural: Inovles those associated with the law solving crimes and murders.

Political

• Dystopian: The setting is scary or hostile, often with a powerful government.
• Utopian: The opposite of dystopian.

Punk

• Clockpunk: Similar to steampunk in technology and fashion, but focuses more on clockwork and gears in designs.
• Cyberpunk: Has advanced technology and often focuses on artificial intelligence and the cyber world. The setting is often near-future rather than far-future. Blade Runner is an example.
• Dieselpunk: Based on aesthetics and technology between World War I and World War II.
• Splatterpunk: Extremely graphic and contains a lot of gore.
• Steampunk: This genre gets its name from the heavy steam-powered technology involved. Aesthetics are based on the Victorian and industrial eras.
• Western Steampunk: Similar to steampunk, but with Western (as in Wild West) aesthetics.

Romance

• Americana: This genre takes place in Midwestern US towns, usually in small towns during the early 1900s.
• Baby Love: This genre is defined by its characters: A single mother with a male love interest.
• Contemporary: Set in present day.
• Erotic: Involves romance with a heavy focus on sexual activities.
• Gay and Lesbian: Romance between non-heterosexual characters.
• Historical: Romance set in the past, usually in a well-known period. 
• Paranormal: Romance that takes place in a setting that involves the paranormal or supernatural. Twilight is an example.

Science Fiction

• Apocalyptic: The setting of this genre is in an apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic world where survivors endure the aftermath of the “end of the world”.
• Astrobiology: This genre focuses on alien life more than science and technology.
• Hard Sci-fi: Places an emphasis on the scientific details, accuracy, and plausibility.
• Kaiju: A Japanese genre that involves a monster. Godzilla is an example.
• Lost Worlds: The setting for this genre is a mysterious place, usually an island. Lost is an example of this.
• Robot: Self-explanatory.
• Soft Sci-fi: Based on soft sciences or has less of an emphasis on science.
• Space Opera: This genre is defined by adventures in space. Star Trek, Star Wars, and Firefly are all space operas.
• Time Travel: Self-explanatory.
• Western Sci-fi: Science fiction that incorporates western settings and culture. Firefly is an example.

Thriller

• Crime: Crime fiction, but with a thriller or suspense element.
• Psychological: This genre has a slow build up and focuses on the emotional and psychological state of the characters throughout the story.
• Slasher: Involves a killer, most often a serial killer.
• Survivor: Focuses on one or more characters placed in a situation in which they struggle to survive.

Western

• Black Cowboy: Has a POC as the protagonist. Another name for this genre is Buffalo Soldier.
• Bounty Hunter: Pretty much speaks for itself, but the characters are usually morally ambiguous.
• Gunfighter: This is one of the classic westerns. It’s usually a force of good vs evil and involves a showdown at noon and a fight in a saloon (or something like that).
• Outlaw: This focuses on the villains; the outlaws and bandits.
• Wagon Train: Basically Oregon Trail.

Young Adult: This genre is intended for teenagers, but the age range will vary based on the topics and themes explored.

Autobiography: In which the author writes about his or her life.

Biography: In which the author writes about someone else’s life.

Memoir: A collection of events in one’s life.

Narrative: Similar to an autobiography, but written in the form of a story.

• ARC: Stands for Adavnced Reading Copy. A copy of a book released to readers before the actual release date for review.
• Literary Agent: Represents writers and their work, sends work to publishers and producers for consideration, and handles or assists contracts, sales, and negotiations.
• Manuscript: The original text.
• Pseudonym: A false name a person writes under. Pennames and Aliases
• Query Letter: A formal letter sent to literary agents and publishers as a request to represent or publish a literary work. Query Letter References
• Synopsis: A summary of a literary work. Can be short or long. Writing a Synopsis