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Bog Trail by Shane Garlock

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i'm on a daily poem email list and this was yesterdays poem and I cant stop thinking abt it. possibly my new fave so everyone has to read it.

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Hey, AO3 folks (and fanfic writers elsewhere)... if you see this offer, RUN AWAY FROM IT. IT’S POISON.

Please read this twitter thread and then stay FAR AWAY from the people being described…

https://twitter.com/aj_spinner_/status/1557083021949505549

The tl:dr; version: These people want you to “file the serial numbers off” your fanfic and publish it with them.

The catch: If the IP owners ever come after you, you’re on your own… and you have to pay the publisher damages! (Not to mention the IP owner…)

Also: their advances are CRAP. Also: Your advance (such as it is) is obtained by crowdfunding. WTF!!!

So:

AVOID AVOID AVOID. Dear sweet THOTH on his e-scooter, stay away from these people.

ETA: Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware has looked at the contract and declared it “completely incoherent and inadequate”.  

So, honestly… AVOID.

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not to be a cunt but the way people seem to write books now by cherry picking favorite tropes and character cliches and mashing them together with a basic overplayed plot.. and then it's marketed online and even in physical book stores literally just by describing the book by its trope usage and people eat it up like slay fake dating or gay enemies to lovers 😍 like okay but what is the book ABOUT is the writing good what's the plot what's the message? they're all soulless and like bioengineered to be immediate bestsellers with zero depth

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confused announcer voice: give it up for… Failes Allergy Shots

hey everyone thanks for coming to the show we’re Arlene Titty Pills

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Where the fairies live *˚⁺‧. 𓍊•̩̩͙*˚⁺‧.𓋼˚ *

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The Grim Reaper is waiting for me. Art by Ungfio

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by _tyedied

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Abandoned Stained Glass Locomotives 

by ghost owl attic

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🐇 What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

“The dead don’t walk.”

A dark retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”, but this one goes deeper into the “unsaid” portions of the story and gives us a horrific and eerie tale.

For anyone that doesn’t know the plot of “The Fall of the House of Usher”, it’s a gothic story about a man who visits a dying friend in a decrepit manor house and things are not what they seem.

I did not expect to LOVE this book as much as I did. Initially, I bought it because of the cover art and the premise. I had read the Poe story a few months earlier and thought, “how is someone going to add more to the story?” T. Kingfisher writes so well. They made this book gripping and creepy and amazing.

Every character is so unique and important to the story, leading up to the big climax at the end. All the allusions to 19th-century things was really cool if you catch them. Like Eugenia Potter, the English mycologist, who mentions her niece Beatrix. If it doesn’t ring any bells, they subtly referenced Beatrix Potter, the famed author and NATURALIST/MYCOLOGIST. By the way, Eugenia was by far my favorite character. She was so distinguished and noble. Love her.

I would definitely recommend this book for anyone that’s into creepy horror-ish things. This book wasn’t really horror, it felt more like terror. Anyway, definitely check it out!

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I will never understand why TERFs can’t just leave us the fuck alone

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link to thread

preorder frederick joseph’s next book

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I...tried to make a meme and got carried away and made A Thing that is like partially unfinished because i spent like 3 hours on it and then got tired.

I think this is mostly scientifically accurate but truth be told, there seems to be relatively little research on succession in regards to lawns specifically (as opposed to like, pastures). I am not exaggerating how bad they are for biodiversity though—recent research has referred to them as "ecological deserts."

Feel free to repost, no need for credit

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Hey do you have any writing podcasts you would recommend? I’m in need of inspiration. Writing advice or just writers talking about their craft or anything else writing related would be awesome

I'm terrible when it comes to podcasts (I only listen to podcasts about terrible things and terrible people), but here's a bunch that have been highly recommended (and I mean to listen to one day, I swear):

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt - A podcast focusing on discussing different creative writing techniques. Frequently covers interviews with authors discussing the techniques that work for them.

First Draft with Mitzi Rapkin - An interview-based podcast focusing on the craft of writing.

DIY MFA - Focusing on not only writing, but building up a writing community around yourself.

The Self-Publishing Show - Focusing on interviews and aspects of indie publishing. Good to check out if this is the route you want to go down.

88 Cups of Tea - An interview-based podcast with authors, literary agents, and many others involved in the business of writing.

Please feel free to reblog and add your favorites!

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I’m a pencil neck weak kneed gutless man

Tag yourselves witches 🐈‍⬛🌌🌙

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classic scifi novels by men r always like. page 1 here's a cool scifi idea i had. page 2 i hate women so much it's unreal