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Happy Pride Month to you all!

If you would like to support and help out your local transmasc. bisexual cryptid, I would very much appreciate if anyone wants to buy a sticker or something from my Redbubble.

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CRIME WRITING - RESOURCES MASTERLIST

Writing masterlist of crime-related resources salvaged from @klariza-helps and with links updated to https, though some may still be broken (I haven’t checked them all). Had to host the list as a page on my blog since Tumblr no longer allows text posts above a certain character limit

The list is organized into categories, so it is recommended that you take advantage of the CTRL+F function on your keyboard.

WARNING:

Links in the masterlist are not labeled with trigger warnings for images, titles, or mentions of triggering subjects. Please be careful.

MASTERLIST LINK

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Once again, there is talk that Tumblr is going to cease to be (and if what I've seen is true about there being only about 25 staff left, then sure, it's wise to be prudent)

Once again, if any moots want to add me on Discord, you can do so here if you haven't done so already.

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sometimes the plot isn’t “slow.” sometimes it’s just your characters refusing to cooperate. sit them down. threaten them.

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Silly wolves II

(Also, silly wolves I and III)

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After spending the whole of January going out of my mind trying to untangle all the threads for the plot idea that decided to hog my braincell, I am finally at a point where I sort of have a working plan and things are actively in development for what may become a four or five part series.

I have an ungodly amount of work to do, lol

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Be the cryptid you want to see in the world

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Don't delete your words. Your words have value.

It’s so easy to delete your words. Don’t like what you’ve written? A blank slate is just the touch of a button away. In the moment, it can be tempting to just start over, but, and I can’t stress this enough, do not delete your words! Once they’re gone, you can’t get them back, and no written word is ever wasted.

Here are three things to consider before you start deleting your words, no matter how good or bad you think they are.

Revise it

Revision is the most important part of any writing project. Before deleting your words, read them over carefully. Nothing is ever perfect the first time – that’s precisely what drafting is for.

Approach what you’ve written from a few different angles. What were you trying to say when you wrote this? Are there any parts that work? If you tweak it, can you make it fit what you want to say? The fundamentals may be there, but you might not have come at it from the right direction. Always check to see if your words can be salvaged before committing to getting rid of them. Sometimes, a couple of tweaks are all you’ll need.

Give yourself some distance. Step away from the project or work on a different scene before coming back to the one you’re not happy with. If you’re still not happy, then you can rethink it and start fresh.

Re-use it

If you’ve re-read and tried to revise and you still can’t make your words fit, then consider whether they’ll fit somewhere else. This can be within the same project, or you can set the scene aside and save it for something else. I have a whole Novlr project full of words I’ve removed from my projects ready to be rehomed. The words were good. They just didn’t fit.

You can use these discarded words for any number of things. You can use them for writing prompts, expand them into short stories, or mix two random pieces together for a fun and challenging writing exercise. The possibilities are endless.

Learn from it

Writing isn’t a static process. It’s not a talent you’re born with. It’s one you work at. If you’re not happy with what you’re writing now, set it aside and revisit it at a later date. When you do, you might be pleasantly surprised by what you find. Sometimes a little distance does wonders for how we view our own output.

Coming at something with fresh eyes can often help to highlight where you could have improved. As you practice and your writing skill grows, you’ll find that you can easily revisit your old work and find ways to improve it or nail down what wasn’t working.

Seeing a clear progression in not only your talent but also your style can help you pinpoint your authorial voice. It can also help you hone in on the types of problems you may be coming across in your current projects.

Practice makes perfect. Don’t delete your words. Instead, use them as a measure of how far you’ve come.

Step away from the delete button for a moment and consider whether you can revise, re-use, or learn from what you’ve written. A lot of what you set aside you might never glance at again, but they’ll still be there, ready for you whenever you might need them.

Your words are worthy, so why not keep them?

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Currently buried under a plethora of whiteboards covered in post-its trying to put together the pieces of a working plot like that meme of Charlie Day looking manic af

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your unreliable narrator fucking bit me

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Winter sunset.

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Been dealing with the sickness for the last week or so, but energy is finally starting to come back (albeit slowly) so I should get back to things very soon

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The non-paywalled copy of the Vulture article, if anyone wants to read it.

Warning: It's a rough read and goes into somewhat graphic detail regarding some of the allegations made, so proceed with caution if you are sensitive to descriptions of SA and child abuse.

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Sometimes you really do just need an hour-long bus ride to dissociate enough to form an idea for a plot (or at least the start of one, lol)