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A lot of adulthood is shouting “AUGH MY LAUNDRY” hours after you put it in the washer/dryer and running to go fetch it

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why do Tinamou eggs look like that. i want to eat them whole 

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So, the other day, when I was discussing AO3's policy on solicitation, a tumblr user came at me saying that AO3's "no monetization/solicitation" rules were "bullshit" because nexus mods allows fan created mods to get paid.

Look at me.

Look at me right now.

AO3 protects you.

AO3 protects you and your works. 

It protects your works from copyright strikes and DCMA takedowns.

It protects your work from advertisers.

It protects your work from overzealous legal challenges.

It protects your right to post adult content.

AO3 is non-profit and AO3 will never try to use you or your work to make a profit for themselves and AO3 will go to bat for you if someone tries to legally challenge you or your works.

Please respect AO3 and its mission.

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do you ever start writing a comment on the internet and then think “oh what the fuck am i going on about” and delete it

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Anybody else got like,, rlly random connections to famous ppl?? Like my older brothers were friends w Jennifer Lawrence when they were like 12 and I just found out I’m friends w the cousin of the girl who voiced honey lemon in big hero six like, idk what I’m supposed to do with either of these tid bits I feel like I was supposed to live my life in ignorance of them

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Hi! Just wanted to get your opinion on something. I've always had trouble with pacing and looking to improve it and my friend gave some advice. He said a chapter should be a scene in the story's timeline, and no longer than 5k words. Would you say that's good advice to follow, and do you have any tidbits to help pacing?

I am going to be the bearer of bad news. Chapters are completely arbitrary in nature when it comes to storytelling. NOW, before everybody starts yelling, chapters do lend a hand in external structure and they can be a good indicator of pacing, but how they are used is entirely up to the individual author. Creating hard and fast chapter rules is not going to really help in this situation.

When we talk about pacing, we are talking about the flow of the story. Does this scene last too long, or not long enough? Is there a consistent rise in tension, or are your characters treading water for too long a time? Does the beginning take to long to, well, begin? Let's completely forget about chapters for now.

What is the main goal of each scene? Take a step back and summarize each scene in your project. What is the main goal of the scene? If you can't identify it, or have too many, you either have a scene that goes nowhere or a scene that needs to be split up into several scenes. For example:

Main Goal: Lisa discovers Ted is lying to her.

How Does It Happen? He said he was at the soccer game, but his wife told Lisa that Ted called and said he had to work overtime.

Importance to the Plot: Ted is not the prime suspect for murder.

How do you know if a scene is too long or too short? - Did we already establish what was needed only to spend two more pages on meaningless small talk? Are you taking a long time describing plot irrelevant details, like a room we never see again, or a one-time character who isn't even named? If a scene happens and nothing is accomplished - the main character learns nothing, goes nowhere, or reiterates a fight we've seen her think about a dozen times already - you'll need to rethink it.

Is a scene too slow or too fast? Fight scenes are action-packed and fast-paced. No need to describe the detailing of a henchmen's coat when it's pitch-black and your Main Character's being punched in the face. On the other hand, did you rush through a scene where a major clue is discovered through painstakingly searching a room? Slow down a bit, focus more on detail. If you bring the wrong energy to a scene, your pacing will be thrown off.

Other things to think about:

Vary your sentence lengths within paragraphs to help with better flow - the same types of sentences quickly make reading them boring. This requires focusing on each paragraph, but it is worth doing.

Let dialogue scenes focus mostly on dialogue - don't have your main character describe the distant mountains between spoken word unless those mountains are relevant to the conversation.

Don't pack your beginnings with backstory - chunk it up and reveal it throughout the novel when it becomes relevant.

Exposition is the main killer of pacing - explain things when they need to be explained, like when they are plot-relevant or needed for action.

Bring those chapters back to your advantage. Once you have a handle on your scenes and how they should flow, look at how you can shape your chapters to provide necessary time skips, cliffhangers, and narrative changes. Vary their lengths to the advantage of your story, not some pre-chosen page number.

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me every day without fail: I'll do [chore] when I get home

me when I get home:

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Joy Sullivan, from “Culpable”, Instructions for Traveling West

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this is frying me so bad

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This website is too mobile focused these days. Reblog and tell me what your desktop/laptop background is.

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Commission for @maryroses !! <3 Loved drawing this one 😭

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Luffy, day one, absolutely smitten. On their barely-floating excuse of a ship, he grinned at Zoro and said: "You're so pretty. I love you."

Zoro stared. "You love me?"

"Yeah! More than anything else!"

"You don’t have ANYTHING ELSE but me."

Luffy beamed. "Exactly! Not much of a competition, but hey, you won. Lucky you."

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[Meme format acquired]

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Gonna be difficult on purpose here and add that in certain Southern states in the US, All of those carbonated-fizzy-sugar drinks are coke.

Usually goes like this in a restraunt:

"What kinda cokes do you have?"

"We have Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Starry..."

And in a home it goes like this:

"Hey, I'm gonna get a drink from the fridge. Y'all want something?"

"Yeah, I'll take a coke."

"What kind?"

"Ginger-Ale."

an australian walks up to a bar

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Just really wanted to play with watercolor brushes and do some cute shippy art with LuZo/ZoLu.

My favorite dynamic for them is when they take turns manhandling each other and switch on the dominate or submissive roles.