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#Reading #Literary reference #William Shakespeare

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Dammit, Sokka.

I swallowed the moon and she’s not been happy ever since.

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Since I see them as individual episodes within a larger series, one I originally envisioned as an anime, chapters and prologues all have titles in my books. Currently editing a chapter titled An Oasis of Melted Snow.

There should be more books that have chapter titles, and then a little summary of the chapter below them. You don't have to be boring with them, or spoil the whole chapter by telling what happens - you could make it vague, like a prophecy of something you know is going to happen, but you don't know how, or with what results.

Having one-sentence summaries like "Chapter 12 - where the Queen's hound makes a fatal mistake" and you're like oh shit does this refer to the queen's actual hunting dog, or the guy that's mockingly called her lapdog? "Chapter 24 - where justice finds a thief, and a thief finds justice" and you're like ooooh shit the cute little pickpocket is going to get caught, and then it turns out that shit, she does get caught, but by someone who actually agrees that she's right to steal to help feed her family, and gets her help instead, which is justice.

You already know what's going to happen, but not how.

#Books #Writing #Editing #My writing #Writer's life #AmWriting #Chapter titles

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He's a 10, but he shrieks at ravens.

#Books #Reading #Literary reference #The Raven #Edgar Allan Poe #Bird or fiend #You decide

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He's a 10, but he put his sister living in the tomb.

#Books #Reading #Literary Reference #The Fall of the House of Usher #Edgar Allan Poe #Roderick Usher #Madeline Usher

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If someone intends to review a piece of media, any piece of media, it is imperative they understand that liking/disliking something and something being objectively good/bad are radically different concepts.

#Books #Film #Television #Writing #Criticism #Advice for critics both professional and amateur

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Reading my first Vonnegut novel in twenty years. Oh, how I have missed your humour, Kurt.

#Books #Reading #Hocus Pocus #Kurt Vonnegut

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Writing about a child rapist did not make Vladimir Nabokov a child rapist.

Writing about an authoritarian theocracy did not make Margaret Atwood an authoritarian theocrat.

Writing about adultery did not make Leo Tolstoy an adulterer.

Writing about a ghost did not make Toni Morrison a ghost.

Writing about a murderer did not make Fyodor Dostoevsky a murderer.

Writing about a teenage addict did not make Isabel Allende a teenage addict.

Writing about dragons and ice zombies did not make George R.R. Martin either of those things.

Writing about rich heiresses, socially awkward bachelors, and cougar widows did not make Jane Austen any of those things.

Writing about people who can control earthquakes did not make N.K. Jemisin able to control earthquakes.

Writing about your favorite characters and/or ships in situations that you choose does not make you a bad person.

It’s a shame that in this day and age these things need to be said.

#Books #Reading #Writing #Literature #Visual media #Music #Morality #Some of my characters have done and will do atrocious things. #Things that I would never even consider or be remotely capable of doing. #And any sympathy given them is my attempt at understanding why they are what they are and why they do what they do #Not an attempt to excuse what they've done.

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I'm just an Oxford comma junkie in need of a fix.

#Books #Reading #Writing #Editing #Oxford comma

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I don't know what this is, exactly, but I both love and support it.

THESE OLD MEN (THE NORTHERN BOYS) SHOULD BE DOING NUMBERS HERE ON TUMBLR DOT COM !!!!!!!!!

PENANICAL VAGANICAL MECHANICAL MAN!!!!!!!! C'MON!!!

#Music #Robots #Seniors #Retro futurism

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I've lost count how many times I've cried in a bathroom. It's not that I find it all that dramatic, nor am I sure how pathetic it is; but it is the most private, secluded place I know, and there's sometimes a shower to muffle the sound and always a sink to wash my face afterwards.

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Starting the final chapter of Watership Down. I'm going to miss these rabbits so much.

#Books #Reading #Watership Down #Richard Adams

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"Where is that bird...?" -Bigwig just moments before watching Kehaar KICK SOME ASS WOOO I'VE FINISHED THIS FINALLY!!! it's been a long while since I started this project, because of university and other project I couldn't finish it sooner but still I hope you guys like it, I sure do <3 and I'm happy to be doing fanart to this amazing story which means a lot to me :D

#Books #Reading #Watership Down #Richard Adams

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#Books #Reading #Watership Down #Richard Adams #When you've finished that one I've a book about horses that you just may fancy....

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#Books #Reading #Watership Down #Richard Adams

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That’s it, the Professor is truly the King of Sass

#Books #Reading #The Hobbit #J. R. R. Tolkien

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"Miles long notes on what has to be altered/added/cut when the final edit finally commences."

#Writing #My writing #Editing