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yes all my favorite characters are desperate to be loved. no i don’t think that says anything about me

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Please reblog for sample size!

#uh yeah #it’s because my dad went on vacation #and decided to never come back #and since he started smoking again after that #it’s a literal embodiment of going for a pack of smokes and not coming back

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•Normalize Fanart for Fanfics Again You Fools•

It's not cringe anymore (it SHOULDN'T be cringe anymore), just do it. You're doing something you enjoy, who cares what anybody else says! So spread the words my fellow internet brethren.

Spread the Word :)

#I’m so confused #why would this be cringe? #it is not cringe #it’s a beautiful gift #and anyone who thinks otherwise is a joyless monster #trying to ruin things for the joyful

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I was at a writing festival on the weekend (as an editor; I was doing free editing sessions). I entered their haiku contest because one of the volunteers strong-armed me.

I just got an email saying I won 1st prize. And an honorable mention.

Which is hilarious, because I don’t actually have copies of the poems. One was about rain, one was about Persephone, and one was about banshees (and @dearophelia).

I hope it’s the one about Sara that won.

#like i get a certificate and money and everything #tara talks writing

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forget Resting Bitch Face, I have Resting Competent Face. People see me and think ah yes she can point me to the nearest train station. Fellow grocery shoppers ask if I know what kind of butter they should buy. If a strange man speaks to me on the street it is literally always an inquiry and never a catcall. Once someone randomly asked me what an equinox was and after I told her she nodded and said "you seemed like you'd know." why am I assigned oracle at random interaction

#I am also this person

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No see results option, I'm forcing you to perceive yourself. rb for more results plus

#I have no idea how to answer this #what is cool #I think online I get to think more carefully when I respond #but irl you get to see my very illuminating facial expressions

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Don’t Hesitate by Mary Oliver

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.

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Just read a fascinating report on book sales in Canada for 2023. Lots of info, but something I found particularly interesting is that romance sales were up 9% overall from 2022.

The genre driving that rise? Romantasy. Contemporary, rom com, and regency were all down (5%, 9%, and 35% respectively), while romantasy was up a whopping 235%. And yes, a lot of that momentum comes from social media and #booktok

They broke romantasy down further:

Adult fantasy/romance: +57% (presumably fantasy with a romantic subplot vs below, where it’s a romance in a fantasy setting?)

Adult romance/fantasy: +235%

YA fantasy/romance: +331%

So, anyway, the takeaway is this: all those romance and/or fantasy haters may be noisy, but they’re definitely in the wrong side of market growth and spending power.

(Go forth and make your fantasy characters kiss, my darlings. Turns out that while we’re living in a dystopian hellscape, our preferred form of storytelling escapism is people with swords and fancy clothes kissing. Sold.)

Info from here.

#romantasy #booktok #bookblr #Canadian stats #now kiss

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#let it happen soon #chatgpt

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occasional posts from users

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author: sorry I’m jumping on this bandwagon and writing a fic with the same premise as all these other fics

me, has read 500 fics like this one and is prepared to read 500 more: please never apologize for giving the people (me) what they (also me) want

#yes #this #aren't you queued?

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The Beast that Bothers

#aren't you queued?

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Criminal there's no "this is my boyfriend astarion, he's a rescue" dialogue option in this game

#astarion #bg3 #aren't you queued?

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I've been laughing at this for five minutes.

#nasa #in your orbit #of course it is #have you met nasa

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Blinding. A thousand times Blinding.

ok what’s your florence + the machine song. mine is rabbit heart (raise it up)<3

#florence and the machine #rabbit heart is a close second #and then maybe cassandra

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I saw a post about tumblr user ages...

Reblogs are welcomed for that sweet, sweet increased data pool (aka getting more than 20 responses 😅)

#technically gen x but i identify more with elder millennials #oregon trail generation aww yeah