1. I read through the application and then I try see if I get a general vibe. When I go the 'vibe' route, I start wide and then narrow down. So at first I'll be thinking of what kind of element I think the animal should be from: earth, water, air, etc. And then I start thinking about things like size, more specific habitat, domestic or wild, etc. I like starting sort of wide and then going more and more specific until I find a form I think fits.
But sometimes that just doesn't work for me so then I go to number two:
2. When I read the application, I pick out keywords that I think stand out in the application. I mean, you can never get EVERYTHING from application into a form, anyway, so you need to pick and choose. So I choose things that stand out to me and then sometimes I write them down. And I go on wikipedia/google/whatever and start looking for animals that come to mind when I look at these traits.
For example, I remember one applicant from a while back that had 'cute but deadly' in their application and I used that a lot in my search for the Animagus form.
And theeen. There are the apps where neither of these things work where I just flail around and wonder what the heck I'm going to do to find them a form. I hope I'll pick up some good ideas here!
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Date: 2010-05-02 11:53 pm (UTC)1. I read through the application and then I try see if I get a general vibe. When I go the 'vibe' route, I start wide and then narrow down. So at first I'll be thinking of what kind of element I think the animal should be from: earth, water, air, etc. And then I start thinking about things like size, more specific habitat, domestic or wild, etc. I like starting sort of wide and then going more and more specific until I find a form I think fits.
But sometimes that just doesn't work for me so then I go to number two:
2. When I read the application, I pick out keywords that I think stand out in the application. I mean, you can never get EVERYTHING from application into a form, anyway, so you need to pick and choose. So I choose things that stand out to me and then sometimes I write them down. And I go on wikipedia/google/whatever and start looking for animals that come to mind when I look at these traits.
For example, I remember one applicant from a while back that had 'cute but deadly' in their application and I used that a lot in my search for the Animagus form.
And theeen. There are the apps where neither of these things work where I just flail around and wonder what the heck I'm going to do to find them a form. I hope I'll pick up some good ideas here!
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