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Just saw a post of someone saying that they spent the whole book wishing that Richie would die because he's racist and just an asshole, and like he has no reason to survive because he has nothing to overcome. And I get that the book has a LOT of problems and Richie's racism is one of them, but they basically said that if you like book Richie then you're a bad person. And I dunno, is it alright to like book Richie? I don't like that he's racist obviously but I'm conflicted now, what do you think?

Imagine wishing death on an eleven year old child for parroting back jokes and stereotypes that were common in the 1950’s...

The thing with Richie is that there is no ill intent behind his impressions and jokes. He’s literally just a dumb kid living in one of the whitest states in the country, with no connection to the outside world aside from the comedians he sees on TV and the movies he sees in the theater. He repeats things he hears. And, spoiler alert, a lot of comedians over time have had racist bits! Kids don’t inherently understand the implications of what they say and they don’t know what is or isn’t right until someone explains it to them. No one in Richie’s life, until Mike came along, was going to sit him down and tell him that he was being offensive. Because no one cared. Because it was rural Maine in the 1950’s.

Some people like to pretend all the Losers were super progressive and offended by Richie but that’s just not true. Ben and Bev didn’t beep him because they were offended, they beeped him because he was being too loud or obnoxious, and they beeped him while still giggling. Stan literally encouraged Richie’s jokes about Jewish people by making his own. How could this 11 year old boy know he was being a dick if his Jewish friend was laughing and playing along? Eddie was the one to point it out, and you know what? Richie stopped, and instead talked about how Catholics are historically way worse than anything he could say about Jewish people. And, it’s also important that Mike schooled Richie sometimes, but the only reason he bothered to was because he understood that Richie’s impressions and misconceptions came from a place of ignorance, not hatred. With other characters, Mike actively did not bother. SK was literally making a statement that racism doesn’t always have to be hateful or violent - sometimes it’s otherwise good people being ignorant. People whose racism stems from ignorance won’t change if they never learn they’re wrong.

But Richie did learn it was wrong, when he grew up. Richie left Maine and attended college during the height of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. He was exposed to reality at that point, and I imagine he got put in his place very quickly. Then, he built his career in a much more liberal state, with a much more diverse demographic, than Maine. Through his education and his exposure as an entertainer, he learned a thing or two about what the real world was like during the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. And by the time he goes back to Maine, yeah, some of his jokes are still really off-color, but in comparison to what he was like as a kid? Vast improvement. And he’s embarrassed and confused when Derry’s regression magic triggers his more offensive voices. Because people change!!

People who make posts like the one you saw first of all don’t understand the concept of nuance and layers, or like, growth, and they also have no frame of reference for what was acceptable comedy fifty years ago, or even ten years ago. Sometimes people - a lot of people! - are well meaning but completely ignorant. Richie is a lot like Michael Scott, whose heart was always in the right place, but whose entire comedic makeup was based on ignorance and imitating other comedians, and he had to learn what wasn’t okay, and it didn’t happen overnight. It’s unrealistic to expect every protagonist ever created to be perfect in every way, because that doesn’t reflect what real people are like. And it’s dumb to ‘cancel’ every character who is flawed or makes mistakes or, god forbid, is a reflection of the time period and location in which they grew up.

So, yes, it’s alright to like book Richie. He is not a bad person. He is, in fact, a very good person who also has moments of ignorance. And he’s a reflection of his time. Would his racist Voices fly in a modern update? Of course not. But he also wouldn’t do those particular Voices today. Because times change, expectations change, and the comedians on TV also change. So he’d use those new comedians as a reference, do something else that pushed boundaries, imitate other routines. Because his schtick isn’t born from hatred, it’s based on the things he sees that get laughs from audiences. As public opinion changes, so would Richie’s act. Because he wants to be liked. So badly. He just wants attention and laughs. As a kid, he’s not thinking about it any deeper than that, he’s not thinking about what he’s actually saying or the ideas he’s perpetuating, and that’s part of the problem and why he needed to learn - and he did learn!

Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty or bad for liking flawed characters. Interesting characters have flaws. It’s not your problem if some random person on Tumblr doesn’t like Richie. You liking him isn’t the same as condoning every single thing he’s ever said!! Some people just don’t get that, and that’s also not your problem!

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Likes, Dislikes, & Hobbies

//Here it is! A long list of likes, dislikes, & hobbies, spaced out for convenience.

*If you wanted an organized list, I am so sorry, because it probably not what this is.

*Will be updated and if you have any suggestions/things I’ve missed, please feel free to let me know. No promises something will make it in.

*Also, you know what? It makes for a good list of prompts, too. 

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Anastasia Marie Macher — A Character Study

NOTE: I do not own the Scream franchise, nor do I claim to own it. I own the storylines that diverge from canon and my original characters. I will take criticism as any of you see fit to give as long as it’s in a constructive manner.

ANASTASIA “STACEY” MACHER was one of the two accomplices who helped Billy Loomis with The 1996 Woodsboro Massacre. Due to her brother’s love of horror movies, the genre began to grow on her until it was a full-blown obsession, rivalling that of Randy Meeks (who she dubbed “Randy Geeks”).

Her only reason for going along with Billy’s plan was that if her brother were to get caught, then she’d go down with the ship (in this case, “the ship” being her brother’s friend’s plan). Her undying loyalty to her brother is unfortunately what got her killed when she was taken to the ground by Amelia Riley, she told the girl that “I’ve always had a thing for redheads”, to which Amelia responds with, “Sorry, I’m not really into psycho blondes” and ended her life by stabbing her.

Anastasia was close to her brother when they were alive and felt alienated by peers her age. She attached herself to him and befriended his friend group, made up of Tatum Riley, Sidney Prescott, Amelia Riley, Randy Meeks and Billy Loomis. She didn’t date anyone, though she did have a secret “fling” with Billy, which was done before it ever really began.

Since Anastasia isn’t a real character in Scream (1996), I tried to think of who would match her the best and I think Alicia Silverstone (when she was on Clue) would fit Anastasia.

Biography

Early Life

Anastasia Macher was born February 12, 1979. She grew up in 261 Turner Lane, Woodsboro, California, a moderate-sized farmhouse with her older siblings, Leslie and Stu, and parents. Her childhood was happy, being born within less than a year of her brother, they were considered Irish twins (Stuart being born February 23, 1978).

Her older sister, Leslie, didn’t live in Woodsboro in 1996 when Stu and Stacey assisted Billy in the massacre. Instead, she was away at university. She wasn’t aware of her siblings’ crimes until she got a call from her hysterical mother telling her of how Stu and Stacey had killed several people and were in the hospital in critical condition.

As a Woodsboro High junior, Stacey shared her brother’s fun-loving nature. She was known by Stu to dislike his girlfriend, Tatum Riley, and wished that her brother had dated their best friend, Amelia, who was Tatum’s twin. Her relationship with Randy Meeks is that they had horror movie nights together, which Stu didn’t know about or he and Billy would’ve put a stop to it immediately. She had a great disdain for Sidney Prescott, which she hid with a lot of effort, due to her jealousy of Sidney’s relationship with Billy. She thought very highly of Amelia, to the point where she wanted her to be her future sister in-law or even better, her girlfriend.

The First Murder (1995)

On a Thursday in late-October 1995, the trio secretly entered the Prescott residence, 34 Elm Street. After Maureen Prescott, Sidney’s mother, had the affair with Cotton Weary, who left without his coat as he was under the influence of alcohol. With that, they set the plan into action. They stabbed the 45-year-old housewife and mother to death and Billy left wearing Cotton’s coat and a similar hairstyle, Sidney witnessed his silhouette leaving and mistakes him for Cotton.

Stacey then helped Billy plant the coat to frame Cotton to avoid having her brother feet get caught.

The following year, the three grew closer after they got away with Maureen’s murder. In that timeframe, they put together a plan to commit a series of murders, like in their favourite horror movies, specifically slashers. Soon after the murder, Casey Becker, Stu’s girlfriend at the time dumped him for Steven Orth. As a part of their plan, Stacey set Stu up with Tatum Riley. She and Stu lie to Tatum that he dumped Casey, not the other way around.

Woodsboro Massacre (1996)

On Wednesday, October 29th, they began their killings two days before the anniversary of Maureen’s murder. Their first targets were Casey Becker and Steven Orth, sometime around 10pm. Before Steven arrived, the trio abducted him and tied him to a chair on the patio of the Becker residence after Casey’s parents left.

After they killed Casey and Steven, Billy went to Sidney’s house. While he was with Sidney, Stacey and Stu abducted Neil Prescott, Sidney’s father. Stacey was in charge of taking care of the car after they got Neil back to the Macher residence. She made it look like he abandoned the car and planted evidence to make it look like he was responsible for all of the murders.

On Thursday at school, Sheriff Burke began interrogated everyone in connection to Stacey’s and Stu’s crimes.

The friend group sit together around the fountain and discuss the murders. Sidney reminded Stu that he dated Casey, though he fired back that it was only “for like two seconds”. Randy spilled to Tatum that Casey dumped Stu, which Stacey butted in and told him he “is full of shit because Stu dumped Casey for you, Tate”.

Stu mocked the murders, including a pun-joke, “liver alone”. Stacey warned him to shut up without saying anything. On a serious note, he informed his friends that he didn’t kill anyone after Randy asked him about it. Stacey tapped him on his forehead as she prompted him with, “Nobody’s accusing you”. Stu returned her softness with, “Thanks, Stace”.

That night, Billy used the voice modifier to call Sidney’s house. Stu and Stacey attacked Sidney and they thought that she was alone. Unfortunately for them, they were wrong; Sidney was with Amelia. They didn’t think that through, which gave Amelia and Sidney enough time to fight them off. Later on, Billy implicated himself for the crime with the mobile phone. Stu and Stacey escaped before the police arrive.

While at Tatum’s locker on Friday, Tatum, Stu and Stacey talked. Stu checked his face in the mirror for any scratches Sidney gave him the night before in his attack. Stacey’s arm was wrapped in gauze, due to the knife Amelia had grabbed out of her hand and turned around on her. Tatum tried to shut Stu up over things he said that made him out to be an ass. Sidney asked Stacey where Billy is and if he’s okay, though Stacey scoffed at her and responded, “Yeah, right. Of course he is, you branded him the fucking Candyman.” Stu added, “No, dumbass, he’s heartbroken… obviously.” Tatum elbowed Stacey in the ribs and pushed Stu’s chest lightly, both as in warning.

When two Ghostface costumed students pulled a prank to scare people, Tatum shook her head in disapproval as Amelia looked noticeably aggressive. Stacey looked annoyed at some idiots taking credit for her and her brother’s work. Stu, being entertained by the prank, stated, “Look at this place, it’s like Christmas”. The Riley twins were both visibly pissed at his insensitivity, both said, “Stupidity leak!” where Tatum tapped Stu on his forehead while Amelia rolled her eyes at the couple.

Both Macher siblings met Amelia, Sidney, and Tatum outside of the school after Principal Himbry suspended it. Stu acted oblivious and childish, being completely insensitive to both Sidney’s and Amelia’s trauma from the attack. Amelia was on edge, due to her earlier encounter with Billy. Stacey suggested that she and Stu throw a party in celebration of school being out on an impromptu Fall break. Tatum pleaded with Amelia and Sidney to go with her to Stu and Stacey’s party that night. Stu told them to bring snacks and Stacey apologised briefly for her brother’s behaviour, though she didn’t mean it.

Later on that night, the party is in full swing at Stu and Stacey’s house after the citywide curfew is placed. After people leave when they hear of Principal Himbry’s murder, Stu, Stacey, and Billy plan their confrontation with Sidney, not counting on the fact that Amelia witnessed Tatum’s murder, connected the dots and didn’t leave for the principal’s murder distraction.

Sidney, Amelia, and the news cameraman Kenny Brown later watched Randy Meeks, who was drunk in Stu and Stacey’s house while Stacey in the Ghostface costume crept up behind him. Gale Weathers placed a camera in the entertainment centre under the television however, Kenny forgot about the 30-second delay, with Stacey already getting outside and slitting his throat.

Billy, Stu, and Stacey revealed the plan to Sidney and Amelia, including how they were going to frame Neil Prescott for everything. The three of them stab each other to make it look like Neil attacked them. Stacey and Stu both claimed that since they’d spent hours watching different horror movies, they knew how to frame him and get away with the murders.

Stacey stabbed Billy deeper than intended, which caused him to retaliate and stab Stu as revenge of sorts. Stu began to bleed profusely, complaining that he was “feeling a little woozy” and looked to be dying. In turn, Stacey let him stab her so that they’d die together if they had to because in her mind, dying was better than being put in solitary confinement for the rest of her life after an interrogation by the police for their motives if they were caught. With the trio distracted by Gale, Sidney and Amelia both ran off in opposite directions.

Stu got electrocuted after Sidney knocked the television on his head. Stacey was stabbed by Amelia, with both of the Macher siblings’ apparent deaths being ruled out as self defence on the girls’ parts.

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Researching for WIPs : A Collection

Patreon || Ko-Fi || Masterlist || Work In Progress

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Historical Fiction

Resources For Writing (Global) Period Pieces : High Middle Ages & Renaissance

Resources For Writing (Global) Period Pieces : 1600s

Resources For Writing (Global) Period Pieces : 1700s

Resources For Writing (Global) Period Pieces : 1800s

Resources For Writing (Global) Period Pieces : 1900-1939

Resources For Writing (Global) Period Pieces : 1940-1969

Resources For Writing (Global) Period Pieces : 1970-1999

Resources For Writing Royalty

Procedural/Scientific

Resources For Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers

Resources For Writing Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic Stories

Resources For Writing Sketchy Topics

Resources For Writing The Mafia

Resources For Writing Injuries

By Genre

Resources For Fantasy/Mythology Writers

Resources For Writing Science Fiction

Resources For Romance Writers

Other

Resources For Plot Development

Resources For Describing Physical Things

Resources For Describing Characters

Resources For Creating Characters

Resources For Worldbuilding

Resources For Describing Emotion

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Anastasia Macher – the diehard accomplice who would kill for her big brother

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It’s the journey 😏

Huh? 🤨😭

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Emilia Emily ;; Henry's daughter, Charlie and Sammy's older sister, Detective Emily, Michael's wife, Jonathan's ex-girlfriend

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Freddy FazBear's Pizza: Where Fantasy and Fun Come to Life

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a symbol i found

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Amelia, holding her stomach and bleeding out during Billy’s villain monologue : “As much as I’d like to know your motive, just put me out of my fucking misery, dude.”

Billy, offended : “Well, since you rudely interrupted me, I’m going to let you bleed out.”

Amelia : “This is fucking stupid.”

Then she just shoots herself. 💀

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Here’s a gif manip I tried to do. No clue if it looks good though. 💀

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Stu w/ TV head, but look at HIM 😭‼️💕

His eyes were so much fun to colour and shade!!!

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writing resources masterlist.

i have to admit. my first reason for doing this was to spite my brain because it wouldn’t write. so, instead, i made this. 

so here. 160+ links. gathered from a million questionable google searches, and some more crawling through mobile chrome tabs for 11 hours. anyways, enjoy!

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The Losers w/ Richie's older sister (my OC)

First off, Richie had to beg her to come along with him to the Barrens.

It took him so long to get her to agree, because she's older than him and thinks she's too 'old' for playing there with her brother and his friends.

"Come on, Becky, please! It'll be fun, you might end up liking my friends, especially Eddie Spaghetti!"

Rebecca knew of Eddie Kaspbrak and she liked the kid and always apologised for her brother bothering him. Honestly, the kid was a saint if he could put up with Richie.

Listen, Rebecca loves Richie, she really does. After all, he's her little brother, but he can be so damn annoying!

She feels like she has to apologise for his behaviour, especially when the most unexpected things come out of his mouth.

When he finally gets her to come with him, she's immediately drawn to Stan, because he's the baby of the group, what with how much younger he is than the others.

She's also weirdly drawn to Bill, probably because they both have younger brothers.

They accept her into their unofficial club after she's able to successfully silence Richie.

"O-Oh m-muh-my guh-god, tuh-teach muh-me h-how tuh-to duh-do th-that!" is Bill's immediate reaction.

After that, the others start jokingly referring to Bill and Rebecca as the mom and dad and/or big brother and sister of their group (it depends on which Loser you're talking to).

"Moooom! Can you help me?" Richie once said as a joke.

"Ask Bill to help you," was Rebecca's respond, which made the others laugh when they overheard. "That's the same as saying 'go ask your father!'" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Beep beep, Richie. Stop being such a trashmouth."

The Losers are ALWAYS bound to laugh at the interactions they witness between Richie and Rebecca. It's a given.

Rebecca's also very motherly towards each of them

For Beverly, it's Rebecca asking if she needs to walk her home.

"Are you sure you're okay walking home alone by yourself?" Rebecca constantly asks Beverly. ⠀⠀⠀ "Yes, I'm sure. I do it all the time, Becky," Beverly usually responds, unless she really doesn't feel comfortable because of Henry and his gang lurking about.

For Bill, it's checking in on how he's doing emotionally after George's death.

"If you ever need to, you can talk to me. I might not understand the situation completely, but I can show sympathy for you. I'm an older sibling too, Bill. We big brothers and sisters need to look out for each other," Rebecca usually lectures Bill about not talking things out when he needs to. He appreciates how motherly she is since his parents have been emotionally unavailable and neglectful towards him since George's funeral.

For Eddie, it's Rebecca acting as a better mother figure than his own and teaching him that he doesn't have to be afraid of everything.

"It's okay to be afraid, but you don't have anything to be afraid of when you're with us, Eds," Rebecca reassures him, using that stupid nickname Richie gave him, but it felt different coming from her. It isn't in a teasing way when she uses it.

For Mike, it's Rebecca helping him by fixing him up, especially after the Rock Fight.

"Hey, are you okay?" Rebecca asks, reaching for the small first aid kit she keeps on her, seeing as all the Losers are accident prone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Thank you all for helping me," Mike tells them gratefully as Rebecca wraps his arm in bandages.

For Richie, it's Rebecca giving him all her love and attention (their mother wants to understand why her daughter wasn't as feminine as she wanted her to be) and acting as the mother figure he always wanted; the one who understands him like their father does.

"Becky," Richie pauses, waiting for her to pay attention to him. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "What's wrong?" Rebecca answers, looking up from her book. ⠀⠀ "Thank you for being the best big sister I've ever had," Richie tells her as she grins at him from over the top of her book. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ "I'm the only big sister you've ever had, you goober," she snickers as he smiles at the fact that he's made her genuinely laugh. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "I know, but you're still the best," Richie shrugs as he latches onto her side, hugging her tightly. She returns his hug, a smile settling on her lips.

For Stan, it's Rebecca's reassurance and her telling him that it's okay not to believe It is real, even though it is.

"Face it, Stan. You're just as afraid of this… this thing as the rest of us," Eddie tells him as Rebecca hushes him. "It's okay for him to not believe in what he saw and heard, he's still in shock. You can't say you weren't shocked when you saw It, Eddie," Rebecca argues and Eddie has nothing to respond with, left speechless at her point.

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The Loser Club + OC's birthdays

Elizabeth – January 1946

Ben – October 1946

Eddie – November 1946

Bill – 1946

Mike – 1946

Beverly – 1946

Richie – 1947

Stan – 1948