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Anne Michaels, from "Infinite Gradation," originally published in October 2017

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EMILY PRENTISS in 5x10 ‘THE SLAVE OF DUTY’ Criminal Minds (2005)

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i think i tend to forget how good boredom is for creativity because we're all so addicted to numbing ourselves with screens and stimulation. but standing in the shower or going for a walk with no music or just sitting in your bedroom without being allowed to touch any screens & all of a sudden i have multiple new projects to start, a solution to a months-long plot problem & 4 new original characters

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JJ leaning against Emily's seat on the jet in 7x02

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"commenting is hard i never know what to say" this is an actual comment i left on a fic last night

you can literally write anything you want

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EMILY PRENTISS ⭢ SEASON FIVE 20 Years of Criminal Minds (2005-2025)

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sorry for always being weird and horny, I would stop but I don't want to

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Reblog to hug prev poster (they need a hug)

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it's amazing how when i'm an active agent in my life good things happen and i feel capable and confident in myself and when i just passively let life happen to me terrible things happen and i am miserable. surely no one else has ever noticed this tendency

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people who let me wake up to this get a special place in heaven. firefly_fox how does it feel to hold my life in ur hands....

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PAGET BREWSTER AS UNIT CHIEF EMILY PRENTISS IN CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION — Season 18, Episode 4: "I'm Fine. It's Fine. Everything's Fine."

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I just want to write my little stupid stories. please may I have one william dollars

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6 Tips on Writing An Actually Inclusive Reader Insert:

1. Do a ctrl + f search of the colors red and pink. If these colors are being used to describe the reader in any way, delete it.

2. Instead of "blushing", use "goosebumps", "shivers", "avoiding eye contact", etc. It still conveys the same thing, and you can get more creative than just using "blushing" 10,000 times.

3. Don't mention being pale or becoming pale (like, seriously, this is just a given). If you want to talk about the reader looking sick or dying, use "ghastly" or "sunken eyes", etc. Again, this is a great opportunity to be more creative in your language as well as inclusive

4. For body-inclusivity, don't talk about the reader sharing clothes with someone. I personally would not fit into anything that Nancy Wheeler owns, so yeah, let's just not do this

5. Don't mention hair. A lot of us can't just wash our hair and move on with our day. Don't get me started on "running their fingers across their hair". Just refrain from descriptions of styling, washing, and touching the reader's hair.

6. Don't put pictures of pretty, white girls for "aesthetics". It honestly just deters readers, and it's just not inclusive in the slightest

That's it, that's basically all you need to do to be inclusive. I'll admit, as a lighter skin POC writer, some of these did slip my mind when I used to write, but what's important is actually listening to readers and encouraging inclusivity in your writing.

If anyone has any other suggestions, feel free to put your own.

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Simone de Beauvoir, from a letter to Sylvie Le Bon-de Beauvoir quoted in Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography

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Musings from Anna Fusco