#i need to pace. i need to pace.

[transannabeth]

im trying to be normal i promise!!!!! however do you remember how i keep moaning about not being about to go back to grad school for literature because i want to talk about books 24/7 but not do anything else? um.

[bamsara]

I think that one thing people fail to understand is that unsolicited literary criticism coming from an online stranger who is reading with no knowledge of what the authors intended goal is, is not going to be received the same as say: the authors beta reader or friends who know what the authors intended goal and has the sufficient knowledge and input to help the author reach that desired outcome.

"But I'm only trying to be helpful" How do I know you have the knowledge and literary skill for you to be able to actaully do that when we don't know each other and you are essentially a stranger to me? Are you applying this criticism based out of personal biased experience and desire to see the story or characterization be driven in another direction or tweaked, or do you know the author's intentions for the character? If the story is incomplete, are you basing your criticism of a character on the incomplete narration with only partial information available of them or are you building up a report until the story's completion? Did the author provide you with the information needed to make a fully informed criticism?

Have you discussed with the author what their plans are or are you assuming them based off the narration, especially if the narration is proven or implied to be unreliable or missing key points of the plot? Are you unbiased enough to help them reach their desired outcome for the characters and story regardless of your personal feelings towards the characters/antagonists and setting? Can you handle being told your specific input isn't wanted because you're a reader and/or have no written anything relating to their genre or topic? Do you understand and respect that the author's personal experiences might influence their writing and make it different than how you would have done it personally? Do you understand if an author only wants input from a specific demographic relating to their story?

If it's for fanfiction or other hobby media, are you holding a free hobby to a professional standard? Are you trying to give criticism because you feel like the author has produced 'subpar job performance' of their fic? Are you viewing their work as a personal intimate outlet or something that must conform with mass media? Are you applying rules and guidelines when the fic is shared for simple sharing sake? Is your criticism worded appropriately and focused on the parts where the author has requested input on rather than a general dismissal and or disapproval?

Have you put yourself in a place where you assumed you have the input needed for the story to evolve better, or have you asked what the author needs and what they're having trouble with? Can you handle having your criticism rejected if the author decides their story doesn't need the change and not take it as a personal offense against your character? Are you crossing that boundary because you think you are doing the author a favor? Are you trying to be helpful, or do you just want to be?

I think sometimes when people hear authors go 'please don't give me unsolicited writing advice or criticism' they automatically chalk it up to 'this author doesn't want ANY constructive feedback on their stuff at all' and not "i already have trusted individuals who will help me with my writing goals and- hey i don't know you like that, please stop acting so overly familiar with me'

[idolomantises]

Man is it just me or are a lot of TV shows nowadays are written to have big emotional episodes in scenes with very little build up.

[forgettable-au]

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[tzarrz]

i listen to fog lake too much

[pinkmirth]

they’re literally the best couple ever

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Unsolved Mysteries.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[nerolikestowander]

Ughhhh this has so many flaws but here you go! This song ruined my life 😀

And here are the still versions :(((

[beecreeper]

Wearing my Gortash cosplay has caused me to discover something about all those metal bits on his pants. rip my knees.

[birdhousematerial]

i love suguru geto because i love characters that ruin everything, characters that had it all under control until that one thing and made a choice to burn it to the ground and smile at the ashes

i love the sunk-cost fallacy perception of suguru geto, that to solidify his point and decision he killed his parents, because at that point he’d already killed so many and if he was truly going to go down this path, regardless of whether or not it would even make a difference, he wasn’t going to half-ass it and leave any doubt about who he was

i love the tragedy that everything he did, ruining his reputation and relationships, meant nothing in the end and he died with nothing, even died in the lense of pity from the one person who despite everything, loved him

i love that despite it all amounting to jack-shit, his ideology and choices haunt the story, they haunt gojo, they haunt his friends and colleagues and even if it’s because he was evil, his choices had an impact on everything and everyone around him.

i also love his slutty waist but this isn’t about that

[cream-and-tea]

must a book have ‘plot’ and ‘structure’ and ‘progression.’ is it not enough for characters to be in a place. and for that place to be really fucking weird.

[kugisakiss]

I watched M27!! it was fun so here's some thoughts

[critter-of-habit]

okay focusing on NATASHA when Peggy and Steve were reuniting was really a choice wasn't it

[agostise]

he got sooo dramatic after getting to date mo smh

[yujateaandpi]

Thank you to @somerandomdudelmao for giving us PEAK heart wrenching storytelling this year

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The Quest Continues...

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