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Hang on, stop everything I'm doing, I accidentally made eye contact with my cat and she did a slow blink, so now I need to slow blink back at her until she feels comfortable

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occasional posts from users

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I told my publisher I wouldn't comment on any reviews, but I'm getting a lot of common questions about TAKE ALL OF US, so I figured I might as well post the FAQ here:

"Why does this character lecture the others whenever unfair things happen?" because she's autistic

"Why are her explanations so on-the-nose and over-detailed like the listener might be an idiot who needs multiple steps?" because she's autistic

"Why is this character's dialogue so stilted and blunt?" because she's autistic

"Why doesn't this character question the weird things happening around her or notice social cues?" because she's autistic

"Why does this character dislike people so much but then immediately bonds with people who are kind to her?" because she's autistic

"Why isn't this character more sympathetic and likeable?" because she's autistic

"Why did you write her that way?" because I'm autistic

Hope that clears things up! Thanks for reading!!

#leif babbles #take all of us #bookblr

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I finished my first ever Tiktok animatic! Please give it a look~

#leif draws #take all of us #ian #zombies #booktok #bookblr #ya #horror

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hey I really hate doing self publicity bUT. FOLKS WE NEED TO MOVE THESE BOOKS or there won't be room in the Topatoco warehouse for TPoH volume 4, which we plan to kickstart later this year- so yeah!

THE PRINCESS AND THE JESTER BOOKS ON SALE NOW!

don't miss the opportunity, there's only a limited number left and they're really gorgeous guys seriously ya gotta get in on this

Want to try before you buy? You can read the Princess and the Jester FOR FREE right here! Go enjoy a free fairy tale! You earned it.

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I've always loved the arrow trope cards other authors have for their books, and now I have my own!

BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY is available for pre-order here >>

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Things you can do with your warlock child:

a) disguise him as a dwarf to sneak past security

b) hold gentle like hamburger to shoot eldritch blasts further

#leif draws #ian #warlock #dnd 5e

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Grocery prices have gotten so high I can't even afford cheese, I gotta get the Toast Chee :(

#leif babbles

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This photo is my Wilhelm Scream

ME: Hey internet, I need cool stock photos for my author/library/bookstore/literary-themed event--

STOCK PHOTO ARCHIVE: say no more, I gotchu

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ME: Hey internet, I need cool stock photos for my author/library/bookstore/literary-themed event--

STOCK PHOTO ARCHIVE: say no more, I gotchu

#this image is my Wilhelm Scream #bookblr

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Repost of a self-insert fan OC of mine since I swapped accounts.

For people unawares: this is the DIE-BRARIAN! A blob ghost that latched onto an abandoned bookshelf deep in the Ghost Zone, and slowly read so much and collected so much that that they developed self-awareness and a body (though it's maybe still a little blobby). Now they collect and archive media throughout the Zone, and will even occasionally loan some out for patrons.

Don't forget to return them, though. And don't damage them.

Unless you're in a hurry for destruction.

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Reposted art of the Original Dead Boy that helped inspire my own zombie boys.

You never forget your first crush........

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Existing on Tumblr in April

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HEY GUYS: what do Danny Fenton and my hand-wash-only Danny Phantom mug have in common?

If you accidentally put them in a machine, they die

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More BEANS for the BEAN COLLECTION

I love the cool neon color palettes of the ghosts in this show, permanently affecting my aesthetic since 2006

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It's the 20th anniversary!? HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANNY, here's my favorite fic!

While I'm shilling my own fanfic, here's another one I wrote last night to expand on the "Jack and Maddie are both autistic and doing their best" hill I will die on. Oneshot. About 2000 words. Jack POV?? Dramatic irony and bittersweetness abound!