#because there is a difference

[the-crooked-library]

"it reads like fanfic" doesn't mean "self-indulgent plot" or "self-insert character" or "dialogue heavy." those things have always existed and so has transformative fiction

"it reads like fanfic" describes specific stylistic choices and it is very difficult to describe which ones until you go from writing fic to writing original fiction. it's not necessarily an insult or a compliment, it's an observable writing style that is broadly popular in fanfiction as a genre, rather than original fiction, and it fully depends on the author if they want to lean into this characteristic or distance their work from it, the same way that writing a sci-fi story in the voice of an Austen novel would be a stylistic choice

[killerandhealerqueen]

✨ weekend wip exposure club ✨

rules: post 7 sentences/a snippet of an unfinished work

@hyperbolicgrinch and @theotherwhybietoldmeso (my beloveds)

I know I already did this but I have more that I need to share with y'all because this fic is honestly so much fun, I am having a blast

Later that evening, after working the homicide, Logan returned home, feeling exhausted, to find Oscar sitting on his couch, a small smile on his face.             “Did you like the present I left you?” he asked.  Logan looked at him before he sighed heavily.             “With this latest murder, you’ve now brought your body count up to thirty one” he replied before he glared at him.             “And no I did not like my “present”, what the fuck.  Why would you do that?” he demanded.  Oscar shrugged.             “I was just doing my job” he replied, making Logan look at him in shock.             “Your…job” he repeated.  Oscar nodded.             “Yeah.  Don’t you know?  I’m a man for hire” he explained, causing Logan to blink.             “A hitman?” he asked.  Oscar nodded.             “Yeah” he replied, making Logan look at him before he blinked again.             “Oh.  I…I thought you were a serial killer” he admitted, making Oscar look at him before he huffed.             “All hitmen are serial killers but not all serial killers are hitmen.  There’s a difference” he stated, making Logan hum softly; he had a point. 

Tagging: whoever sees this and wants to play

[mylittlesecrethaven]

Anybody Know Where To Find Any Good Comfort Fics For Anxiety Attacks With Twst Or Obey Me Boys?

[musclesandhammering]

Young leftists get so many things right but the one thing they consistently get infuriatingly wrong is not understanding that the core principle of progressivism is empathising & coexisting with people who fucking suck.

The "radical leftists" on this site who talk constantly about the importance of solidarity and kindness and compassion and then immediately tell anyone who disagrees with them to kill themselves are going to be devastated when they learn how much of actual union organizing involves talking to people whose politics you find incredibly repugnant and meeting them where they're at in order to find common ground

[bumblingbabooshka]

Vulcan teen on Vulcan [tiktok] saying "I have just lost track of my father in the grocery store." The camera turns to show the viewers the grocery store in which almost every single older middle-aged man has a bowlcut and long robes. Camera turns back to show the teen's face which is expressionless and yet communicates all it needs to.

[reactionimagesdaily]

[morganbritton132]

No one tells you when you get a Big Serious Job™ how many fucking abbreviations you’ll be forced to learn.

[atalana]

the curse of adhd:

i will remember with absolute clarity, when the thought strikes me that i have a text to send someone, that this is the fourth time in three days i've attempted to send this specific text

i will forget, in the time it takes me to pick up my phone, that i picked it up intending to send a text

[angelicgarnet]

the way people online talk about autism is getting really weird, like do they know that neurotypicals still have interests? that someone being passionate about a hobby doesn't mean they're autistic? you guys know that right

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[valtsv]

anyone who thinks dostoevsky's writing is dry and humourless is missing out on passages like this

[claireverlasting]

Okay. I’m gonna say it. I need everyone who ever wants to tackle greek mythology adaptation/retelling/fanfic to realllllllly think long and hard about what the story is about and what you want your story to be about, and do those two stories have any connection besides having the same characters. I can’t take this shit anymore

[trekkerac]

Winning is just doing better than your competition

[bereft-of-frogs]

There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

[visenyaism]

do you have any ideas about why so many students are struggling with literacy now? I know that illiteracy and reading comprehension have been issues for years and most americans read at like a 5th grade reading level but I’m curious why it seems to be worse now (pandemic? no child left behind?)

It is everything. There’s not one answer. I could talk about this forever so instead I set a five minute timer on my phone and wrote a list of as many of the many things that are causing this on a systemic level that I could think of:

It’s parents not reading with their kids (a privilege, but some parents have that privilege to be able to do this and don’t.)

It’s youtube from birth and never being bored.

It’s phasing out phonics for sight words (memorizing without understanding sounds or meaning) in elementary schools in the early aughts.

It’s defunding public libraries that do all the community and youth outreach.

It’s NCLB and mandating standardized tests which center reading short passages as opposed to longform texts so students don’t build up the endurance or comprehension skills.

It’s NCLB preventing schools from holding students back if they lack the literacy skills to move onto the next grade because they can’t be left behind so they’re passed on.

It’s the chronic underfunding of ESL and Special Ed programs for students who need extra literacy support.

It’s the cultural devaluing of the humanities in favor of stem and business because those make more money which leads to a lot of students to completely disregard reading and writing.

It’s the learning loss from covid.

It’s covid trauma manifesting in a lot of students as learned helplessness, or an inability to “figure things out” or push through adversity to complete challenging tasks independently, especially reading difficult texts.

It’s covid normalizing cheating and copying.

It’s increasing phone use.

It’s damage to attention span exacerbated by increased phone use that leaves you without an ability to sit and be bored ever without 2-3 forms of constant stimulation.

It’s shortform video becoming the predominant form of social media content as opposed to anything text-based.

It’s starting to also be generative AI.

It’s the book bans.

what did I miss.

[fairydrowning]

– Noor Unnahar, Instagram account "noor_unnahar"

[TEXT ID: / [Lemons] / My father's mother loved lemons. Years after her passing, / we run out of everything, but never / lemons. / Nothing else shelters grief / better than memory. / It's my father way of saying, / even in your absence, you will be / cared by me. / END ID]