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✨HORNBERRIES✨

What does it say there?

Paracetamol every 8 hours.

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Ik the lighting is not very good but. Please understand this is part of some homework.

On a different note. Please play a Hero and a Garden. The, like, 5 persons that talk about it will tell you that it's such a sweet game. It deserves a bigger fandom :')

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they're gay your honour.....

(also i redesigned Cyrus's clothes because i couldn't figure it out, sorry!! ^_^)

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Btw, @glittertrail created a community for us 🇻🇪🫂

@beforeliteracytherewasdeez

@imnotasweetie

@minipisi-is-dumb

@achillesmonochrome

@labreaad

@venelibre

@i07jeuu

@luceroin505

@eggman-latino

I know there's more Venezuelans out there-.

Anyway, tag any other venezuelan you can find! :D

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bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements

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!1!1!1

I really like strawberry shortcake designs help

https://youtu.be/S9q84ld4IxQ

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Just some realism practice.

Let's ignore that thumb, alright. I know it looks odd, lol.

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how it feels to be a multishipper in the arcane fandom

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"should we tell authors on ao3 when we have discord conversations about their fics" i don't speak for everyone here but if y'all ever find a group chat discussing my fics you can should must and WILL send me screenshots of the whole damn thing. inflate my ego. gimme

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10 different types of comedy you might want to try writing, and where to find them if you would rather read

Here is a list of ten different types of comedy. You could try them out in your own writing, or just go read them if you want a good laugh.

Witticisms and Wordplay

I'm genuinely wondering if Discworld will be the example for every type of comedy. Terry Pratchett's fantastic fantasy series is definitely the best example for this one though. His work was full of hilarious puns.

This won't work in narration in a serious book, but you could have a pun in dialogue if you have a character that fits the role of pun-isher. (This is where you groan).

2. Satire

Pratchett could be here, too, but another great modern satirist is the inimitable Chuck Tingle. Oh, no, now I'm gonna get Pounded in The Butt By My Blog Post That Mentioned Chuck Tingle.

Satire is difficult to write well (ask me how I know) and very difficult to insert into a serious story as a tension breaker. If you want to write satire, you're best making the entire story satirical. You may want to check out books by Terry Pratchett (of course) but also Jerome K Jermore, PG Wodehouse, and online newssites like The Onion.

3. Parody

Far more common in movies than books, there are some books that fit the Parody type. Later Discworld novels stopped being parodies but the earlier ones definitely fit this genre. Then there are funny little one-offs like Bored of the Rings, and of course more Chuck Tingle offers like Trans Wizard Harriet Porber And The Bad Boy Parasaurolophus. Parody is generally better suited to being the contents of an entire book, and there is the danger that if you try to parody something in one scene in an otherwise serious novel, you could look like you are plagiarising.

4. Observational Comedy

Er, Discworld. Again. Observational Comedy looks at everyday life and notes the inherent silliness of things society considers normal. There are two ways to do this in fantasy novels. The first, as Pratchett did, is to observe our world, and make that into a joke, like with the Discworld's Personal Disorganiser. The second is to observe your own fictional world, and make a joke that comments on that somehow. You could easily have a character do this, yet it isn't something I see done very often.

5. Sitcom

Sitcoms are TV shows. But why aren't they also books? A sitcom is a situation comedy - the humour derives from the situation. There are lots of humorous situations in books. I don't really understand how sitcom came to mean one very specific thing when it could easily mean other things too (every other genre seems to include TV shows, books, and movies, but this one is only TV shows).

6. Absurdism

An orangutan librarian. Honestly. Discworld made the list again, as did Chuck Tingle. But with books like The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse Robert Rankin really needs to be noted here, too. This is probably not something you could include in a serious novel. Then again, maybe you can find a way to make it work.

7. Improvisational Comedy

When you're a pantser and you write a joke...

8. Blue Comedy

Not really something found in Discworld, blue comedy is risque, or sexy. Better sticking to Chuck Tingle for this. Can you put a sex joke in a serious book? Absolutely. But finding a clit is easier than finding an example of it done well. Not that finding a clit is difficult, guys.

9. Dark Comedy

Dark Comedy came through the Discworld in many of the scenes that feature Death. In particular, the line "I got m' potato," always struck me as fantastically dark. Joe Abercrombie allegedly writes great dark comedy in his serious fantasy books (I haven't read them, but I've heard there are very funny moments). You could easily incorporate this into your serious novel with the right character.

10. Comedy Music

Oh, I don't think Pratchett really did this one. There was Music With Rocks In, but as I recall he didn't really go into detail in the lyrics. I love comedy music. One of my favourite parts of Name of the Wind is when Kvothe writes Jackass Jackass about Ambrose. Even better, some fans wrote the lyrics, and music (Patrick Rothfuss didn't), and then performed it and put it online. There are various interpretations - this is my favourite. If your character is a bard, you could easily include something like this in a more serious type of book.

Summary

With serious novels, the humour is most often through the characters, through dialogue and so on. Some of the above types of humour won't work in these situations, others are easy to put in with the right characters. If you want to explore your options, why not try a humorous short story?

How do I know satire is hard to write well?

I'm unfortunately a satirist.

It's uncurable, I'm afraid.

My satire of capitalism, Noun of Noun and Adjective, is on Wattpad and I'm considering bringing it to Tumblr.

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Venezuela Libre.

I'm trying to cope.

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I'm deleting political stuff from my phone, you know, as you do when the military is likely to check your phone against your will and if they don't like what you have in there, they put you under arrest.

And found this beautiful video, so I thought to share it here.

(the video is inside the drive in case you want to download it, look for the "¡El arte también es protesta!" Or "Momentos Icónicos" folders).

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So I said in this post that I wanted to make a drawing about Cuba.

🇨🇺🫂🇻🇪

This was based on the video of Cuban parents saying that their kids were kidnaped and forced to come to Venezuela and kill us or else THEY'D be the ones killed.

I have to find the news and video, I'll link it when I find it.

By the way, I can't miss the opportunity to share this drive, remember to copy the link and share in other socials!!

Alt versions under the cut.

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✨S T A R S✨

As a huge Gravity Falls fan, a Venezuelan trying to spread information and an artists trying to cope, I just had to do this.

Here's a version without text:

Also, please share this drive! It has important information. Commission from Venezuelan artists, news, ways to help, iconic moments, and quite a few more things!

(If you can copy the link and share it in other social medias, please do it!).

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I am Samira from Gaza🇵🇸🥺. I am displaced from northern 🚕Gaza to the south🚕8 times I suffer from asthma 😷and shortness of breath. . I am also pregnant 🫄🧑‍🍼and a mother of three children👶👶👶 who suffer from skin diseases💔😭. My house was completely bombed🏡🧱🥹❌. Please. Help me save my children👶🧑. Donate to me via the link💸 😭💔

https://gofund.me/18a035a1

That's... truly horrible. I'm so sorry, but as I said already in this post (please go see that one, too) my country is a warzone right now and I can't help that way. I can, however, raise awareness.

Once again I ask people that see this post to reblog, and, if you can, donate. To Samira, to Imonje (the account was deleted, apparently), to vetted Gaza fundraisers and to venezuelans in need.

Here's a thread of what is happening in Venezuela. If you can't donate, then please keep talking about what we are going through.

I don't want anymore violence, finzwilaa

I know. Me neither, Pale.

finzwilaa = Venezuela in Arabic.

Pale = short for Palestine.

(no trigger warnings under the cut)

Btw, please consider checking this drive out.

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Hello, this is a longshot saving life call, I am Imonje from Gaza. I am here to request for your support to help get my insulin, just an injection for today to save my life please I beg. I was diagnosed with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes and due to the current situation in Gaza I'm unable to get my insulin injection as a result I'm here begging for little financial support to help me purchase insulin for this week. My donation link is attached in the pinned post, I might have sent this ask to you earlier but kindly consider donating and sharing. This is the only option I have at the moment to save my life from going into a coma.

I'm genuinely sorry that you have to go through all that. No one should live like that. Having health problems and not being able to afford it is horrible... Sadly, I can't help. My country is pretty much a warzone right now, and posting anything puts me in danger already. What I can do is offer my solidarity.

To the people that see this post, please, if you can, donate. Neither pain is more painful nor more important than the other. Venezuelans and Palestinians both need your help, and both need you to raise awareness and donate if you can.

Also, please check this other post about another Palestinian asking for help.

And there's a Vetted Gaza Fundraised Evacuation List.

"I don't want any more violence, finzwilaa"

"I know. Me neither, Pale".

finzwilaa = Venezuela in Arabic.

Pale = Short for Palestine.

(No trigger warnings under the cut)

Please consider checking this drive out!

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Yknow, I have family members that just had to flee due to persecution. They can never set foot on Venezuela unless chavismo ends.

¿DÓNDE ESTÁS?

WHERE ARE YOU?

I woke up today to find out that a family member of mine went missing last night. People missing is being taken to the Helicoide, a torture center.

Me desperté esta mañana sólo para enterarme que un familiar mío desapareció anoche. Las personas desaparecidas están siendo llevadas al Helicoide, un centro de tortura.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE OEA DIDN'T APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE THEY GOT 17 OUT OF 18 VOTES NEEDED?

Estoy llorando.

(sorry for using wrong tags)