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literary kinsey scale time

i’m just curious what mix of fiction and nonfiction the average tumblrina is consuming

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I control the narrative, I whisper to myself like a lunatic while the characters in the story I'm writing are not following my orders.

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i actually never ever want AO3 to be censored bc nothing is more fun than reading the tags on a fic and going “huh. didn’t know there was a market for that.”

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your ocs should be friends with mine btw. my ocs told me they want to be friends with yours. theyre too shy to ask so i have to tell you. my ocs are asking your ocs to be friends with them

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Not “Only my reading of canon is correct” or “Interpretations are subjective and all valid” but a secret third thing, “More than one interpretation can be valid but there’s a reason your English teacher had you cite quotes and examples in your papers, you have to have a strong argument that your interpretation is actually supported by the text or it is just wrong and I’m fine with telling you it’s wrong, actually.”

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you don’t have to write something good. you just have to write something unhinged enough to edit later

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"I don't want to read this" is totally valid.

"This is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't want to read this because it is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

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the worst thing about writing or any kind of craft is having an idea you're really excited to make a reality but then you sit down and realize how much work it's going to take to get to that point and suddenly you feel like those two little gay guys in the mountain in the lord of the rings

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Reblog to give prev the power to write their fanfiction

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don't judge a fic by its stats

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Happy Pride Month!!! Here's our latest LGBT display, featuring:

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

The ABC's of LGBT+ by Ashley Mardell

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

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happy mother’s day to that mom who sold y/n to one direction

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this quote from hbomberguy’s plagiarism video really resonated with me:

“creative people have trouble recognising their skills as skills, because eventually they feel like second nature. […] this stuff really is valuable. if it wasn’t, people wouldn’t be stealing it. creativity doesn’t feel special or unique until you realise people have to plagiarise it”

your craft is and always will be valuable, please never let anyone make you doubt that

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after eight years, I finally updated my huge Historical Fashion Reference & Resources Doc! Now in the form of a MUCH more easily updated Google Doc with better organization, refreshed links, and five more pages of books and online resources.

I know tumblr hates links, but it’s worth it for a doc that I can now update with far more regularity going forward! RIP to the original, you did your duty for far longer than you should have. 😔🙏🏼

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Come back, I have to tell you the plot of a fic I’ll never write and get you excited about it so we can all be disappointed with me later