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the current thing trad losers are losing their minds over is one singular dude on reddit that refurbished and hand painted a grandfather clock and they keep saying the guy “ruined its value” or “threw thousands out the window by vandalizing a precious heirloom” and let me just say as someone densely familiar with the world of antiques, there’s a 99% chance that this clock was a mass produced reproduction and there’s a 100% chance that clock is not as valuable as ppl think it is. when people hear the word ‘grandfather clock’ they’re always gonna assume you’re talking about something that was handmade in a woodshop by a jolly old man when rlly repros take up a waaay bigger slice of the market far more than any handcrafted items. and besides people will repaint or redecorate these ‘oh so sacred handcrafted items’ every day there’s a huge market for them. it’s the same reason why people like long furbies or dolls that have been customized to have like gore mouths or something. this is literally like watching a bunch of pretentious farts make a mountain out of a molehill. also the clock is kinda cool if I’m being honest

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btw if you haven't commented on it yet, the fda is taking comments on their proposed rule banning shock devices for autistic people at the judge rotenburg center. they are taking comments until may 28th.

asan wrote a good plain language guide on how to submit a comment if you are not sure what to do!

even just a few sentences saying this is a good rule will be enormously helpful. thank you!

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Yeah over there are the long time resident Tumblr sci-fi and fantasy authors, that's our resident popular television and movie writer / director, also Wonder Woman and Chris Flemming or something, the account Weird AL made to tell someone to stop pretending to be Weird Al, YA novelist corner, wave to the hacker wanted by the US govt for hacking crimes, and that's the famous frog guy because we have a lot of frog situations here. Yeah still trying to get a famous bug guy, I dunno.

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5 Ways to Set Yourself Up For Success as an Aspiring Author

While these things don’t guarantee your manuscript will be picked up or that you’ll sell more books (and aren’t necessary to achieve that!) here are five things that publishing houses look for in authors to help make the book as successful as it can be, and you can start working on now.

1. Get an agent

I can’t say this is true across every publishing house, but in my small publishing house that accepts submissions from both agented and non-agented writers, we move the agented writers to the top of the manuscript pile. This is because they already have a professional in the industry who has vouched for the work.

However!! Important to note that a bad agent can tank your chances as much as a good one can raise them. I had a coworker say about a particular agent, “if I was on the fence about a manuscript and saw (the agent) was representing it, I would move it to the pass pile.” The agent was in general difficult to work with and didn’t actually listen to what her writer wanted, demanding for the house to make poor marketing decisions for the book based on her own personal opinion on what looked good. Oh, and she had also worked in publishing for Penguin Random House for over a decade, so what previous experience they have in the publishing world isn’t all you should consider when reaching out to agents. You want people with lots of experience actually—y’know—agenting.

Check out their previous clients and how many they have! Yes, small agents with only a few years of experience can still be amazing—but make sure you do your research no matter how experienced they seem and see if you can’t do a background check. (The agent mentioned above ended up firing her author! I’m sure the author has tales to tell about her).

2. Come up with marketing ideas

Your publicist is going to do so, so much work for you. Seriously, we have some really awesome publicists who are kicking ass submitting to contests and putting on events and sending authors on tour—but they’re also managing several titles at once, so authors who can pull their own weight a bit when it comes to coming up with marketing ideas for their book are highly appreciated.

If you ever have any ideas on how to reach your specific audience, write them down and try to fill them out with as many details as possible (who is involved, where will it happen, how will it happen, how much funding it requires etc.) and share them with your publicist, the marketing team will thank you for it!

3. Form relationships with the industry!

This one is huge! One thing we actually ask of authors right off the bat is if they know any industry contacts such as booksellers, media contacts, or other professionals/authors. If you can, intern/volunteer/or work for a newspaper, magazine, book store, agency, or anything similar. Having a list of people who know and like you to reach out to for writing articles or otherwise supporting your release is going to help a lot with the promotion and selling of the book! People are much more likely to help out or feature the book of someone they know, rather than a stranger, so start collecting your contacts now.

4. Grow some sort of social media following

Definitely not essential, but seen as a boon for sure if writers already have a community that are likely to support their new release. If you can point to a group of people that already like you or are interested in your work, we’re going to see that as an asset! Especially for book launches—there’s no greater publisher’s fear than a tanking book launch, and it’s so much more likely to go well if you have a community of people you know will show up.

5. Trust your publishing house

You’d be surprised how many authors drag their heels and kick and scream when it comes to the marketing decisions our team makes. While yes, a cover you aren’t necessarily thrilled about, or author bio that sounds a little too self-aggrandizing can suck a bit, know that these decisions are coming from people who have decades of experience in the industry and know how to get your book into the hands of readers. If they think a certain cover, title, subtitle, bio, photo, layout, etc. etc. would be best for your book, trust them. They’re the pros.

I’m happy to answer any other questions you have about the publishing world!

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That's so funny

I refuse to believe that this guy, who's cabbage cart was ruined, who gets mad at you if you're a monk (doesn't react to other classes), is not an ATLA reference, just ain't no way

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that one post wouldnt get out of my head

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bunch of cats for a patron

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Giving me the ability to draw characters in the hades art style is too much power, now I want to draw jon vibing in like Tartarus or something

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A Reminder

Palestine is not over. Palestine is not dead. Gaza, the West Bank, the entire region between the river and the sea, and the various countries across the world where refugees have fled to, house a surviving people and surviving culture. Palestine is not dead, and WILL NOT die.

I'm seeing a lot of very valid despair online, but if you're someone like me, living a privileged life in a Western country NOT under active bombardment, and which is actually COMPLICIT to some degree in that bombardment: we don't get to give up. Not now, not ever.

You can still get involved in protests or direct actions (e.g. blocking supply), you can still donate eSims or fund UNRWA on your government's behalf, you can still hassle the crap out of your local MP. No, it won't roll back the harm that's already been committed, but all of those things are STILL WORTH DOING. PEOPLE ARE STILL ALIVE OVER THERE. PALESTINE IS STILL WORTH SAVING.

If you've bothered to read this far, you're probably already aware of what's going on over there right now. If not, check out Al Jazeera's fantastic coverage. But also remember that Palestine, and Palestinian culture, is more than just death and despair. Examples below:

Long live Palestine, from the river to the sea.

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Context.

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"There's no such thing as a fish because you can't define it phylogenetically without also including things that aren't fish"

Man I have bad news for you about lizards. And reptiles in general. And wasps, but I guess that depends on your opinion on wasps. And I don't think you're ready for trees.

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jesus in the hades art style

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Do you have any advice for showing internal emotions without breaking the show-don't-tell rule? I've tried "he groaned internally but didn't speak" and such, but it doesn't sound quite right. Thank you so much for answering!!

Hi! Good question.

I would say that your example isn't super telling, given you could have gone for "he felt annoyed", but I get how those can feel a bit clunky at times. I think another way to show this same situation would be to say, "he clamped his lips shut, suppressing a groan."

In general I think even just taking out "but didn't speak" might help with your sentences since I think "internally" already clues us in that this character isn't expressing what they're feeling!

I hope that helps!

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💎 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺! Quiver of Lightning
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) ___

This jagged quiver zigs and zags in a lightninglike fashion. Ammunition you draw from the quiver is considered magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. When you make an attack with the ammunition, the target takes an extra 1d4 lightning damage on a hit.

Alternatively, once on each of your turns, you can reach into the quiver and pull out a special arrow or bolt made of lightning, as part of making a ranged attack with a bow or crossbow, respectively. This special ammunition deals 2d8 lightning damage on a hit (adding your Dexterity modifier to the damage roll as normal), instead of the weapon’s normal damage and without the extra 1d4 lightning damage. If the target is made of metal or wearing metal armor, the attack is made with advantage.

In addition, if you make a ranged attack with a “javelin of lightning”, the javelin vanishes after 1 minute (unless you retrieve it) and emerges from the quiver, falling to the floor at your feet when it does. ___

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this speaks to me on a molecular level

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A guide to designing wheelchair using characters!

I hope this helps anyone who's trying to design their oc using a wheelchair, it's not a complete guide but I tried my best! deffo do more research if you're writing them as a character