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“Nobody’s going to want to sit on high-speed rail for fifteen hours to get from New York City to LA.”

Me. I will sit on high-speed rail for fifteen hours. I’ll sit on it for days. I’ll write and read and nap and eat and then do it all over again. I’ll stare out the windows and see America from ground level and not have to drive. I’ll see the Rockies and the deserts and cornfields and the Mississippi River and your house and yours and yours too. I’ll make up stories in my head about the small towns I see as we go along. I’ll see the states I’ve yet to see because driving or flying there is a fucking slog and expensive to boot. I’ll enjoy the ride as much as the destination. And then I’ll do it all over again to come the fuck home.

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Whoop whats that??...QwQ

I'm currently publishing a new comic on my webtoon...vjsjf

I know I was working on the ballad of the thief of love but couldn't keep on working on that, I will probably explanations myself more later on!!

In the meantime I just published 4 chapters of my new comic, To Bring JOeY on webtoon ^^

Please check it out!!

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Guys, stop being crap to creators. You aren’t hurting Amazon. You’re stealing from writers.

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GUMROAD IS BANNING NSFW CONTENT IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS

I haven't seen anyone talk about this yet, so I might as well.

They've updated their content policy to comply with payment processor Stripe and Paypal's censorhip. They gave 24 hours. On March 16th 2024, Gumroad TOS will no longer allows sales of any written or drawn nsfw content.

This is going to hurt for so many creators. Giving that little time leaves people's source of income wildly unstable, especially with such a huge overhaul of what content is allowed.

I hate this. I hate what censorship is turning the internet into. I hate that nsfw content creators keeo getting pushed to the fringes, that they need to digitally migrate so often, because nowhere can be trusted to allow their art for long.

I don't know what to do next, there isn't some sort of "here's what you can do to help!" People just deserve to know.

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Did you all know that restoring bogs could help slow climate change? They trap a lot of carbon in the peat, and they are places where only certain plants grow. They also create lots of cover for bugs, birds, and other creatures. Bring back the bog!

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College dbhwks!!

based on this fic (18+)

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Hi, Tumblr. It’s Tumblr. We’re working on some things that we want to share with you. 

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We already discourage AI crawlers from gathering content from Tumblr and will continue to do so, save for those with which we partner. 

We want to represent all of you on Tumblr and ensure that protections are in place for how your content is used. We are committed to making sure our partners respect those decisions.

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For instructions on how to opt out using the latest version of the app, please visit this Help Center doc. 

Please note: If you’ve already chosen to discourage search crawling of your blog in your settings, we’ve automatically enabled the “Prevent third-party sharing” option.

If you have concerns, please read through the Help Center doc linked above and contact us via Support if you still have questions.

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Happy book birthday to 🌟BORN OF SCOURGE🌟!

When scourge poisons the land, leaving humanity to slowly die, legend tells of fallen stars who sacrifice themselves to save humanity. Not Sol. When he falls, his goal is to end humanity for all the stars sacrificed before him. Unfortunately, he must act the part before he's caught and then there's the matter of his traitorous heart beginning to care for the humans he sought to eradicate.

If you like… 🌠Dark Fantasy 🌠Fallen stars 🌠Empty & Haunting lands 🌠Legends hiding the truth 🌠Soft m/m romance 🌠All-Encompassing Revenge This might be the novel for you! 🌟

Find ebooks and physical copies here or you can also get the ebook from itchio!

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As a writer/artist combo, if I want to treat myself, I gotta do it! Born of Scourge does not have enough illustrations, but at least now it has one more!

Sol is a fallen star and I wanted to draw him more star-like. I had fun experimenting outside my comfort zone!

BORN OF SCOURGE is out February 27th!

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Happy Valentine's day everyone!

novaecomic.com

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This seems like something everyone should know if they’re in the sciences and/or interested in reading scientific papers.

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Dawn

Finally got around to draw a comic with them <3

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Begging people to stop reblogging this AI trash from “The Phantom Painter” on Instagram (instagram.com/phantom.painting). I’ve been seeing it on my dash more and more often from people who are otherwise anti-AI and either can’t tell it’s AI or don’t care because it looks cool.

This is the kind of shit that is VERY CLEARLY trained on the works of existing talented artists’ with distinct styles and this asshole is selling prints and making a profit off of stealing other people’s hard work.

Don’t give people like this money or attention and they will go away.

Please, if you’re going to buy art prints, buy them from an actual artist.

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Want to get lost in a fast-paced pirate adventure with romance, danger, and a doomed voyage to a cursed island in search of the waters of eternal life?

Then THE ELYSIUM PROPOSAL just might be for you. And wouldn't you know it, there's a giveaway for it RIGHT NOW on the StoryGraph.

You can enter here. Good luck!

#bookish #fantasy novella #pirates #books and reading #reading #the storygraph #the elysium proposal #aebross

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someone sucks at otome games

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PLATONIC INTERPRETATIONS OF CHARACTER DYNAMICS ARENT ANY LESS VALID THAN ROMANTIC ONES PELASEE