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Just so we’re clear, but authors can be zionists, racists, Trump supporters or can use someone’s death to promote their upcoming book and that’s okay.

But Ali Hazelwood has an opinion about a fictional character that you don’t agree with so you bully her off the internet?

Shame on you. Shame on everyone who left hateful comments on her page. That woman is a literal gem. She spends more time promoting marginalized authors’ books than promoting her own. She spends more time hyping up other writers than she does promoting her own upcoming releases. And y’all bully her off Instagram because she thinks Katniss and Gale would have been better?

Shame. On. You.

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fandom culture is actually in shambles because what do you mean ali hazelwood was bullied so badly she deleted her entire instagram because she said she was team gale and that she thinks peeta was useless??????

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they literally made that woman deactivate her instagram because of a joke about peeta being useless. you do understand that's crazy? right? peeta is a fictional character, ali hazelwood is not. and i do think that even making this kind of joke about peeta suggests a certain lack of reading comprehension when hunger games books are concerned or that the opinion is coming from someone with a mostly movie based perception of the universe but still, feeling like that or disliking peeta/everlark is not a punishable offence. and the worst part is instead of people just explaining why they think she's wrong or why the feel differently than her, they only attacked her for having that opinion in the first place which is not going to make anyone try to understand you - it will just hurt them! it's not a moral failing to like gale more. it's just a fucking preference.

and i feel this sort of thing happens because the general public is treating the hunger games as a lesson and not you know, at the end of the day, just ya literature with characters that have wants and desires. a lot of girls prefer male love interests like gale in romance books. i don't and my preferences are different but they are all allowed. and from ali's books it's really not surprising that she does prefer gale. it ads up (which is probably why i don't enjoy them all that much or find the just okay and nothing more). and so these comments that are going along the way → you wouldn't get it, it's not about romance it's about symbolism and sending the right kind of message are the ones actually missing the point because katniss ending up with peeta is very much also a romance based decision. it's just that a lot of people don't separate what they want from what katniss wants. and so because peeta is not interesting to them, everlark isn't as well.

anyway, it's very weird to be that unable to separate fiction from reality. and to be that immature and mean when you're sharing a different perspective.

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Today, I have to say I'm extremely dissapointed in the bookish comunity, especially on IG.

You guys, there are literal people doing harm to REAL PEOPLE, there are WARS going on and my country has been going under a fucking comercial blockade/embargo for 60+ YEARS!

And you decided to FUCKING BULLY Ali Hazelwood, an author who is an ABSOLUTE SWEETHEART, AND I MEAN TAYLOR SWIFT LEVEL SWEETHEART, supports POC, indie, new and small authors, encourages and loves fanfiction as a way of creative writing and has been uplifting the bookish community ever since her debut to the point where she accidentally deleted her account whilst trying to restrict the comments just because she said she found Peeta bland and liked Gale better when she read the books for the first time when they came out???

LIKE, SERIOUSLY???

Guess what, Kevin, having a different opinion from yours that is not inherently harmful to you as a person because Peeta and Gale are FICTIONAL CHARACTERS is not a valid reason to bully someone!

I seriously hope Ali is doing fine and that she's eating all the Nutella she needs/wants/deserves for putting up with your bullshit.

Repeat after me:

Ali NEVER disrespected Suzanne Collins.

Ali ADMITTED she could be wrong in her opinion and would even read a FUCKING ESSAY about it.

Ali NEVER said The Hunger Games wasn't one of the greatest sagas written in this last century and she even loves it.

I'm just... ugh, this is so fucking frustrating and I don't even want to see the hate that will fall on me if I become a published author and have an opinion contrary to ANY fandom.

Anyway, thank you for coming to my rant, I hope you liked it, if you did, comment, if you disagree, tell me, but do so RESPECTFULLY.

I just wanted to say I stand with Ali in this one and she'll have my support for forever.

Bye for today.

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random colored line dividers part five:

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Fantasy Guide to Employment: Household of a Castle

The castle does not run itself. The castle would remain a pile of stones without servants to keep it running. The guide below focuses on the private household of the lord himself, anybody who worked inside the main keep of the castle. I will be expanding outside the walls in a future post.

The Steward/Seneschal

This person was the head of the household staff. They would have the task of running things on the Lord's estate. They are the managers, so it is up to them to keep the staff in line. The steward would keep the castle accounts and keep the lord informed of all of the goings on of the lands and tenants. They would have to be educated needing to do accounts and write letters. Though the castle's Lady would be expected to do all these things, the steward served as a backup and assistant in all the tasks even representing the lord and lady when they were unavailable.

The Chamberlain

The chamberlain is the servant employed to look after the Lord's bedchamber. He would look after the Lord's clothes as well and keep track of the other servants' liveries, the official uniforms of the guards, pages and squires. This was not always the case, some larger households had a separate office but most medium seized manors and castles lumped them together. The chamberlain's main task was ensuring the lord was kept happy. He would even be the last servant a lord would see at night before he went to bed at night. They would be educated.

The Marshal

A Marshal was in charge of the stables as well as the military presence in the castle. They would oversee the household's horses, carts, wagons, and containers. He oversaw blacksmiths, horse grooms and stableboys. He also oversaw the transporting of goods. The Marshal was sometimes in charge of disciplining servants. They would likely come from a middle class background as well as having military experience and education.

The Page

A page was a young noble boy about seven years old who would be sent to serve a Lord. He would be in charge of tidying up after the lord, carrying messages to other servants and occupants of the castle and serving him at meals. Unlike others on the list, the page would not be paid. His experience was his payment as he would learn the running of a castle and manners of a lord.

The Lady's Maid

The lady's maid is be the female body attendant of the castle's noble women. She would be in charge of caring for the lady's chamber and her things. She would dress the lady and attend her wherever she would. (The lady's maid would basically do all the work a chamberlain would but you know the wage gap...)

Maidservant

A housemaid/maidservant works to clean the castle. She would be among the first to awaken every morning. Her first task would be sweeping the floors. The thing with mediaeval floors a that they were often covered with a thin layer of rushes, a kind of grass. Weekly if not daily, a maidservant would be expected to change out the rushes and scatter new ones. If it really needed it, she would scrub the stone floors which would be done with a soap called lye, made from ashes and lard. The maidservant would also be expected to go into the bedchambers when the occupants awoke. She would empty the chamberpots if need be. She would get rid of the ashes from the fire and ready the fire for later. She would make up the bed or strip it for the laundresses. She would wash anything that needed washing including furniture and ornaments.

Laundress

The laundress was responsible for the cleaning of anything made of fabric in the household. The laundress would have to fetch their own water either from the castle well or from a nearby river. They would heat the water in large vats and add lye soap (the most popular of the cleaning agents). The constant exposure to soap and hot water was physically tough on the hands of the laundresses and their backs. When the detergents were added to the water, the laundress would dump them into the vat and stir that shit like soup. To dry it they would pin it out on lines or beat the water from it. The laundress might make money by selling secrets. Since they are handling unmentionables, they knew what happened behind closed bedchamber doors or what didn't.

Nursemaid

The nursemaid was in charge of the castle's children. They would ensure the child was fed, washed and generally kept alive while the parents would either be away at court or busy with the lands. The nursemaid would be a common woman from the surrounding lands who would come in to care for a noble child in the stead of the mother who would be expected to get on with other jobs. The nursemaid would be an underlying of the noble governess, a sort of hands-off nanny.

Cook

The cook was one of the most important servants in the castle. They would have the task of overseeing the running of the kitchens and keeping supplies in order. They would likely be on call at all times. Henry VIII's cook was often woken in the night because his royal master wanted a midnight snack. The cook was a valued member of the household and would have been highly sought after if they were a very skilled cook. Cooks would have been paid a handsome wage.

Scullion

The scullion was the lowest member of staff. They would be responsible for scrubbing and cleaning the servants quarters and the kitchens. They would scrub floors with lye, scour pots with sand, sweep put the fireplace and clean up after the other servants. They were the first to rise in a castle and tasked to light all the fires in the kitchens.

Payment & Lifestyle

Within the mediaeval household, payment came from the hand of the steward. As the Lord's manager of accounts, he was in charge of paying staff.

The grander jobs in the castle such as the marshal, the chamberlain, nursemaid and lady's maid would pay better. They would have certain privileges including better bedchambers.

A nursemaid who was breastfeeding the Lord's children would be a valued member of staff. She would be fed better than the other servants.

The page would sleep in a chamber off the lord's bedchamber or sometimes at the foot of the bed. A page would wear the Lord's livery so he would be dressed on the Lord's coin.

The chamberlain would have rooms close to the lord and lady, just in case they were needed by the master in any kind of emergency.

The cook would sleep near the kitchens so they were close enough just in case they are needed in the night.

The other household servants would all sleep in chambers together. The women would sleep in one and the men would sleep in another. Nightly dalliances were frowned upon massively.

Most servants came from the surrounding lands of the castle. When the lord and his family were away at court or somewhere else, there would be a drop in employment. Everything would be cut down ex. Instead of three laundry maids, only one might stay on after the lord goes. The steward, the marshal, the chamberlain, the page, the cook, the nursemaid and the lady's maid were all important staff so their job would be permanent.

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Your harassing neighbor dies. Then a bullying coworker dies in a crash. Within a month, people you’ve had bad blood with start dying. The police are watching you closely—but you haven’t done anything… at least, not that you know of.

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Dividers for my Royal Academy series?

I actually have a bunch of stuff that might work that I linked below but I made sure there was more 🤗 let me know if these don’t work out. 🩵🌸

Other sets:

Books • Pink and Purple Books

Pink royalty • Elegant Royalty

Royal Academia

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A king who doesn't really want to and isn't able to run the kingdom properly catches wind of a noble woman who wants to kill him to take over and he realizes she is extremely competent so he decides to propose to her to save everyone the hassle and they have a surprisingly healthy relationship.

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I asked people their favourite EPIC: the musical song and drew silly, rough sketches about them (sorry)

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"My son has been brutally killed and I seek revenge," said the Queen. "You have my sword." proclaimed the Hero. "And my bow," added the Archer. "And my magic," intoned the Mage. "And my gun," quipped the Ranger. "AND MY AXE!" exclaimed the Warrior. "And your son!" replied the Necromancer.

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The pregnant evil queen smirks as she places a hand on her swollen belly. "Now hero, you won't kill the mother of your own child, will you?" "Lady, I am female, infertile, and never had sex before, so that lie is not going to work on me."

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After the druid in your party leaves, a bear strolls up—oddly friendly. Suspicious, the mage casts Speak with Animals. The bear says, "I heard your fake-bear left. I'm real, I'm better, and I'll work for fish, meat, and honey. Deal?"

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me: I write for myself, not validation

also me after posting a fic *refreshes ao3 every five minutes*

(two things can be true)

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Wicked as ao3 tags

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Same, bestie, same. We've been exposed😞😞😞

Writers on a random Tuesday: Sits down, locks in, giggles, writes 10k, does not sleep

Also writers on a random Tuesday: writes one sentence and then stares into the abyss for five fours