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spacewhalewriting · 14 hours

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“What the War on Poverty did was come to communities to rebuild roads. What the War on Poverty didn’t do was help poor people deal with the fact that they lived in a world where those who hoarded wealth would rather see them starve than share.”

Elizabeth Catte

What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia

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spacewhalewriting · 23 hours

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Every 21st century piece of writing advice: Make us CARE about the character from page 1! Make us empathize with them! Make them interesting and different but still relatable and likable!

Every piece of classic literature: Hi. It's me. The bland everyman whose only purpose is to tell you this story. I have no actual personality. Here's the story of the time I encountered the worst people I ever met in my life. But first, ten pages of description about the place in which I met them.

#just saying starting with the rpic of gilmesh yeah #its basically been do you wNna watch this rando fuck up 20 times in a row #and that has been peak entertainment for EONS #we still have it today it just morphed intp shows like Jackass and Cops

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spacewhalewriting · 2 days

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i think villains in general provide better, more epic romances because they're allowed to go to extremes. they're allowed to put their love over the greater good. they're allowed to be selfish. the best a hero can offer you is number two, because their duty comes first. villains, though. villains will burn down the world for a last kiss goodbye.

#the takedowns on this site are just legendary

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spacewhalewriting · 5 days

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