Steampunk Storm wielding her “Storm caster”. Cosplayer: Katima Hayert
tag yourself: nine muses
calliope: old bookshelves, scented face cream, acts like they don’t give a shit but really cares a lot, needs a hug, marble staircases, script writing with calligraphy pens, wandering through rose gardens to think
clio: nonchalant, smiles with teeth, denim jackets, up to date, would take a bullet for a friend, watching the sunset while driving on an empty road, star stickers on cheeks, lots of instagram followers
erato: hopeless romantic, fav flower is roses, light blush, sleeps with a duvet, wants to write a love letter, likes poetry, kinda sad sometimes, the feeling of sunlight shining on your face, lipstick stains
euterpe: has a really pretty bedroom, friendly, laughs loudly, always listening to music, tries to keep a daily journal but ends up writing like three entries a year, wants everyone to like them, currently trying to learn six languages
melpomene: really sad sometimes, way stronger than they realize, loves thunderstorms, rarely uses emojis, mint and lemon water, writer, dark chocolate, intelligent but most don’t notice, still loves harry potter, empty beaches in the winter
polyhymnia: loves reading classics, waking up to the rhythm of rainfall, expensive coffee, meditative, overthinks everything, head in the clouds, has a powerful look, probably writes poetry
terpsichore: loves to dance, probably sings in the shower, fav color is glitter, loves doing makeup, smells nice, finding shapes in the clouds as a summer breeze pushes them across the sky, would eat ice cream for five years if they could
thalia: theater kid in hs, can’t wait for spring, sunlight seeping through blinds onto soft white blankets, relies on earbuds, the smell of wet earth after rain, peaceful resting face
urania: knows constellations, speaks to the stars, role model is the moon, believes in soulmates, loves a lot, into astrology, would die for the people they love most, night sky reflected in their eyes, small smiles holding huge secrets
I’m just saying it now even though I’ll have to say it again
GOOD WRITING DOES NOT NECESSARILY SELL BOOKS
GOOD MARKETING WILL ALMOST ALWAYS SELL BOOKS
There’s this huge myth that you only need to worry about marketing if you go the Self Publishing route but this is NOT TRUE. Not only will having a solid marketing plan help land agents and editors but many authors even being published with a big press like Harper Collins or Tor will still find themselves floundering because they failed to learn requisite marketing skills.
Marketing SELLS books
That’s what it’s for
🏳️🌈lgbt tv show recommendations 🏳️🌈
• skam
• the fosters
• orange is the new black
• shameless
• degrassi: next class
• skins
• queer eye
• modern family
• dear white people
• my mad fat diary
being an adult is just… calling people that’s literally it… just calling people you don’t want to call about problems you don’t want to have to be solving.. it’s disgusting
Being pro-black does NOT mean you are required to unconditionally support black people who have done terrible things
THIS!!!
Even if they’ve said some problack woke shit in the past. Their actions matter more than their words.
A Friendly Guide to Giving Good Feedback
I’m of the belief that the ability to give good feedback is a skill entirely separate from writing. A good writer does not necessarily a good feedback partner make.
Here are a few of the things I’ve picked up over years and years of workshops:
Be enthusiastic!
Your feedback should come from a genuine excitement about the work in question. In order to engage with a piece, you have to understand the passion the writer has for it. Let your enthusiasm show through in your comments.
Give comments with the express intention of wanting to help make the piece stronger on the whole.
Is it a matter of taste?
Do you dislike an aspect of the piece because it isn’t working, or because it doesn’t suit your style? If you don’t like romance novels, you shouldn’t feedback on a romance novel. Consider if your comment comes from an objective problem or a personal one.
(You can, and should, still offer comments on personal taste, but be sure to flag them as such.)
Don’t line edit.
Unless you’ve been specifically asked to trim the fat or help with style and voice, don’t correct the writing structure itself. Telling another writer how YOU would write the sentence helps no one. If a sentence is confusing, say so. If something isn’t coming through, let the writer know. But please, please don’t cross words out and move them around, put others in, et.al. if all you’re doing is molding their voice to sound more like your own.
That said, I’ve always appreciated a critique partner who circles typos I may have missed.
Share your reactions.
There is nothing more fun than coming across a comment from a feedback partner where they’re simply reacting to what is going on in the story. Say what made you feel tense, smile, cry. Anything!
I always love to know when people laugh.
Tell them what they did well.
This seems like a no-brainer, but sometimes we forget. If there is a sentence you find particularly beautiful, a character choice or portrayal that you love, a moment that just works, say so! It is equally important to know where the lights are on for readers as it is to know where they are stumbling around in the dark.
Be sensitive.
How experienced is the writer you’re critiquing? If you’re the first person they’ve ever shown their work to, you can bet your bottom dollar that harshly worded feedback is going to shut them down. Be honest, not cruel. If the writer has been around the block a few times and you know they can take what’s what, lay it on them. But keep your audience in mind either way.
I’ve never met a harsh comment that couldn’t be softened by a simple, “I’m not sure this…” or “I don’t think…” or “…for me…”
Tip the tone of a negative comment by placing the responsibility on yourself. If you thought, “This bit where Peter talks to Wendy is slow and stupid” you could phrase it, “The pacing is a little slow for me here.”
Above all, be helpful!
Your feedback should make someone EXCITED to return to the project and improve it.
Your job as a critique partner is NOT to tear down, but to BUILD UP!
nothing is awkward or cheesy if you dont give a fuck. im on this earth to have a good time not to be seen as cool
My mentality switched to this halfway through high school and life went from being bad to being fucking awesome really quickly.
Date a cutie who respects your boundries and doesn’t try to fix you
I want to be really clear about something: Planned Parenthood has done more to prevent abortion than the pro-life movement ever has.
Yup, preventing abortion by giving abortions. Makes sense!
No you fucking crusty nutsack giving people the education and the tools to not become pregnant in the first fucking place
ghoulvalentines
One of my Christian friends made a Facebook post about how PP gave her tons of resources when she was trying to get pregnant and people were actually genuinely shocked that they provided such resources; they had fully bought into the idea that PP is just an “abortion factory”. The misinformation that’s been spread about PP is unreal.
“Babies only cry if they are hungry, need changing, or need to be picked up”
Lies
Babies (and small children) also cry for reasons such as:
1. “I am tired and that makes me angry”
2. “I scared myself with a fart”
3. “You are the wrong parent”
4. “I ran into something with my face”
5. “I’m facing the opposite direction then the one I want to”
6. “I fell asleep in one place and woke up somewhere completely different”
7. “I am a very small person in a very big world”
8. “I got scared because YOU farted”
Babies have more then 3 states of being and sometimes you just have to hold them and bounce them gently while saying solemnly “yes it is very hard to be a baby” because frankly it is
you have to remember that when you’re that tiny… pretty much any bad thing that happens to you is LITERALLY the WORST thing that has ever happened in your life. they have no perspective. everything is awful. help them
Wow. Talk about attention to detail.
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I’m really boring if I’m not comfortable with you
ego-x
The realest thing you will ever need to know about me.