#not newsies rewrite related!!

[newsiesrewritten]

My school did Newsies last year, tell me why my director puts “Newsies 2: The Musical” on the board for options of this year’s musical.

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i think me and all the newsies of new york could take on a god..

You and the characters in your lockscreen wallpaper fight god.

[brynnmck]

Tagged by @dame-lazarus, @pretty--thief, and @kiraziwrites, thank you! 

AO3 name: brynnmck

Fandoms: Currently just Jaime/Brienne, pretty much, though I do have a Birds of Prey Harley/Dinah fic I want to finish at some point. Previous fandoms I wrote more than one fic for: Dark Angel, BtVS (those two mostly lost to the wilds of ff.net), Alias, Firefly, Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica, due South and Canada six degrees, and a few different flavors of band-related fic (this is where I lose all of you who have strong anti-RPF feelings; if it makes you feel any better, RPF in GoT fandom is not in my plans!). And then I have one-offs for Friday Night Lights (kind of; it’s a not!fic SDW and I played around with over email one day), Castle, Newsies, SNL RPF, Hart of Dixie, The OC, X-Men movieverse, baseball RPF, and a tiny Star Wars (ANH) ficlet. That’s waaaaay more info than y’all needed, isn’t it? 😆 

Tropes: Friends-to-lovers, road trips, found/chosen family, partners

Number of fics: 90 on AO3. Which is an oddly round number! Only 4 for Jaime/Brienne, which is a little crazy to me because it feels like surely I’ve written WAY more, but I can only figure that’s because I beta a lot and also because Pilot Light was so long (by my standards), heh.

Fic I spent the most time on: Pilot Light, which was almost three times as long as my next-longest fic I’d ever written. It took about five months of steady work, I think? Not counting rewrites while I was posting it.

Fic I spent the least time on: Probably my little Star Wars ficlet. I used to be able to churn out a story in a day, though. I don’t know where that went! To be fair, those fics were generally significantly shorter, but still.

Longest Fic: Pilot Light

Shortest Fic: The aforementioned Star Wars ficlet, which I now really wish I had titled 😂

Most kudos: Overall my most kudosed/bookmarked fic on AO3 is my Newsies one, which honestly speaks to the dearth of good Newsies fic on that site as much as anything else (also this was where I discovered that sometimes the more kudos you get, the more kudos you get, since people sort by kudos and see yours first!). Most kudos for J/B is I settled in slowly to this house that you call home, which makes me happy because I super enjoyed writing that fic.

Most comment threads: Pilot Light. People who commented on multiple chapters of that: YOU ARE MY HEROES. (I mean obviously I love everyone who commented on that story or any other one, but multiple-chapter commenting is a lot of work and I appreciate it especially!)

Most bookmarks: I settled in slowly

Total word count: As of my last story, I just passed 500K, actually: 500,986. Though that is over 17 years, to be fair!

Favorite fic I wrote: Hmmmmm, for J/B, idk. Pilot Light is my most ambitious story in terms of the scope/plot (which I realize is not saying much relative to a lot of fic in this fandom, but I very often go more for emotional plotlines than external ones, and that one had both), so it was cool to prove to myself that I could actually finish it. I just wrote my first canon-based fic and getting to play around in that style was really fun. “I settled in slowly” let me satisfy all my snarky best-friends-y filth-with-feelings impulses. Idk! Me while writing, every time lately: “THIS IS TERRIBLE EVERY WORD IS A SLOG WHY DO I DO THIS MY BRAIN IS BROKEN.” Me, very sincerely, in the comments later: “I had so much fun writing this!” It’s like what they say about childbirth, y’all.

Fic you want to rewrite/expand on: Usually by the time I post something I feel like it’s pretty much done (and even with longer things, I like to have them written before I post because I have a deathly fear of realizing I should go back and change something and not being able to). But I do want to do a little tag for “I settled in slowly,” based on a suggestion from the comments.

Share a bit of a WIP or a story idea you’re planning on: The aforementioned tag is going to involve Jaime and Brienne going out to dinner and him making her come while they’re sitting at the table, per one of the fantasies he mentions in the original story. There may also be bathroom sex afterward. Something short and porny feels attainable right now! I also just got a plot bunny the other day for a college theater AU where Jaime is starring as Orsino in Twelfth Night and Brienne is on the stage crew and he has to stay late after rehearsal one night and they start talking and Things Happen from there. Which will be a good excuse to dredge up some of my theater major experiences! I’ve also had this fic idea for a while where Brienne is a ghost, but that doesn’t feel like a good summer fic, so I’m back-burnering it for now.

I’m not tagging anyone for this one because I think it’s basically made the rounds but if you haven’t done it and you want to, please do!! I would love to see what you have to say!

[willowistic22]

7, 14, 15, 17? :)

7: Something you hate to see in dialogue

When a character grunts and they word out the arghh and etc plus when the words they use is correct but kinda weird. So it’s all poetic and all but it just doesn’t really sound natural if those two character were irl ppl. If used in a proper context it’d be good btw. And the worse: CALLING THEIR SIBLINGS LIKE BRO SIS AND COUSIN LIKE COUS. I’m sure you are struggling to explain they are related and such BUT WOW PLS REWRITE THAT (that last one is just projecting my hate for professional authors and script writers around the world bcs i cRINGE)

14: What aspect of writing have you had the most growth in?

Not sure tbh. But i’d say my story ideas are beginning to go wILD. It started out as plain simple high school love ideas to stuff leaning towards fantasy creatures and romeo and juliet ideas. Idk if i’ll ever be able to write it all down as a fanfic but i’ll always keep it in the back of my mind (i always wanted to be a writer and movie director for that context btw)

15: We all project onto our characters. Where has your personality and life choices leaked onto the page the most?

Ok, there’s probably a lot but some of my favs are my Romeo HC where he’s Singaporean. I’m positive Nico DeJesus isn’t Singaporean (i could be wrong) but i like the idea of Romeo coming from a place i know. I’m not Singaporean but I know that place like it’s my own hometown (sort of...). Another is my Elmer HC where he’s mostly the quiet one out of the bunch. My friends are the loud ppl in my life and i love them for that bcs i would’ve probably bore myself to death if they weren’t around. And lastly, my love for Taylor Swift: I HC Buttons is a HUGE swiftie lol. I’ll even be doing more self projecting on my love for Taylor Swift and Newsies in this one fic I’m currently writing, and it’s almost done so i’m excited!

17: How are you procrastinating today?

Hehehehehehehehhe uhh... by being on my phone a little longer than I intended so uhh shit. I gotta get back to writing before my motivation wears off lol. Thanks for the reminder btw

[your-brother-crutchie]

I'm the anon who asked for the French fanfic of Race as a noble and Spot is a guard and believe me I'm fully aware it's weirdly specific. Relating the boring historical stuff I'm learning to newsies honestly helps to ease the pain of AP student hell. I probably would have tried to write that one myself if I weren't swamped in homework assignments from AP student hell

Oh, gosh, I’m sorry but I haven’t got around to it yet. I have a really long list of prompts to write and I’m just not at it yet- I have A Levels to do as well. If the ‘weirdly specific’ thing on my request list made you think I was ignoring it, I promise you that’s not the case. I know that I don’t seem like a very sarcastic person but it was just meant to be a small joke with myself so I didn’t have to rewrite the whole prompt. I actually do love the idea and will get around to it as soon as I can!

[myupdatesystems-blog]

How To Master Your Public Relations Reality

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How To Master Your Public Relations Reality

Hey, speaking of delectable grill treats, you want some icing to go with your cake? Whelp… almighty then… grab a cold one and follow me to the PR factory and let’s see what we can spin up, OK?

Before we dig in, however, let me clear up a few myths about using public relations in your marketing mix.

A popular myth is that “any ink is good ink.” Yeah right. I really hate to burst your bubble, but sorry Jo Jo, just getting your name out there or a ‘big break’ is NOT always an advantage that over-shadows negative stories. Bad press can kill your otherwise good image. Not to mention it’s irreversible.

Another common myth is that publicity is easy and free. Hold on there bucko… it seems as though PR is free… and it’s easy… if you understand how to write PR materials and you know how to pitch editors.

Yeah, most of us use computers. But that doesn’t mean you should take your PC to the next door neighbor to fix the damn thing when it breaks.

Smart business owners hire the full time PR professionals or invest the time to study up on the subject before jumping in.

On the other hand, you need to hire an expensive PR firm. This may not be an option for you if you’re just starting out. You do have other options-lots of them. We’ll explore a few in this article.

There’s more myths I could bust, but heck it’s a cold day in January and I don’t really feel like it. Besides, there’s some cool stuff I want to dish out for ya so you can master your PR like a pro.

Ready? OK.

Starting a PR campaign doesn’t have to be expensive or overly complicated. In fact you can get started with a simple press release. And I’ll explain how to put together a simple but effective press release that’s sure to get picked up by your local editor.

Side Note. As with any targeted market effort, decide upfront who you are targeting. You’ll have plenty of media to go after. So a little skull sweat in defining your target market beforehand goes a long way. Then you’ll know exactly what publications to approach. Also spend some time getting to know the publication, what type of articles are published, style, etc.

Step one is to understand that editors want and need your PR materials. These guys work under the gun of a tight deadline each and every day… talk about real stress-there you go. They cannot possibly all the news by themselves.

Another great piece of advice is to understand editors are bombarded with PR materials. With this in mind, you will be constantly be facing a lot of competition at any given time.

So, what gives?

The goal is simple: Become a reliable source of information the editor can use. This is easiest done by following the rules of content and format. Do this and you’ll be a hero-it makes the editor’s job easier and you’ll get free press more often. It’s what we call a “win-win” situation.

How to get your press release published? I was hoping you’d ask.

First you need a hook. You know something that gains the editor’s attention. And one of the best ways to do this is by putting news in your press release.

Maybe your company has developed a new product or added a new service-this would certainly qualify as news.

Since I’m a writer, it’s fairly easy for me to come up with newsworthy items. My basic strategy is to come up with free reports dealing with marketing, sales, or advertising.

I have found editors find these reports useful to their readers and I am able to get free coverage. There is no reason you couldn’t do the same. I cannot think of a single industry that couldn’t come up with a “new report benefits readers of target media.” Put on your thinking apparatus and see what you can come up with.

Let me give you an example…

Several years ago I wrote a book about real estate investing. My basic marketing strategy included publicity. I devised a “mini course” containing various reports all taken from the book and offered to give them away to readers of publications I targeted. This worked very well. I received favorable write-ups from nearly every editor I targeted.

Another hook is to provide advice. Here again you could write a short booklet, preferably something related to your business, and offer this to your target market. Send your releases to editors of local newspapers plus send them to magazines your prospects are most likely to read. A trip to the library will help you locate target publications.

It’s worth mentioning again that editors respond well to these types of press releases. Again, it is a win-win situation for both you and the editor.

Here are a few headlines to give you booklet ideas:

Free yourself from clutter-20 No-Brainer Ideas That Organize You Fast!

7 Ways To Increase Your Advertising Response

Free Report For Direct Marketers Presents 12 New Ways To Collect Old Bills

New Magalog Offers Small Business Owners Tips For Better Marketing

The beauty of this type of publicity is you position yourself as an expert in the field. We will more about this later.

The last hook I’ll discuss is human interest. It’s fair to say these are not the only appeals you can use to hook the editor; rather these I talk about in this report demonstrate the greatest appeal.

If you doubt the power of the human-interest appeal just consider magazines such as People or take a good look in your daily newspaper. You’ll find numerous articles about people who have overcome huge personal obstacles. Whether these people have overcome illness, poverty, invented something to help save the world or whatever, we all love to read these stories.

The reason these stories are so often read is they are about regular, everyday people like you and me. Sure we like to read about celebrities but the stories about locals doing something spectacular are even more appealing. Along these same lines are individuals that do good deeds or take up a good cause.

Here’s a Press Release Example You Can Use

This comes from a few years back when I published a magalog offering various, books and manuals of which I published and resources I sold from other suppliers. The magalog was designed to promote my own products and services plus offer timely articles that would benefit my market. In case you are not familiar with a magalog, it’s basically a combination magazine and catalog rolled together

To publicize my new magalog I developed a list of local and regional newspapers to test the waters. My media reception went over very well. But unfortunately I received very few requests for the guide so I decided to stop publishing it.

Despite my lack of success in generating leads, the media apparently thought my press release was newsworthy. This doesn’t mean you couldn’t adapt this press release you’re your own use.

Here is the release:

Contact: Your Name Here, 828-270-9438

For Immediate Release

NEW MAGALOG REVEALS FIVE REASONS YOUR ADVERTISING DOESN’T PAY

A new magalog called Entrepreneur’s Opportunity Press, published by independent copywriter and small business consultant Joe Doe, reveals 5 reasons most small business advertising doesn’t pay.

The magalog is published for entrepreneurs, small business owners, advertising manager and individual wanting to start a business.

“Many small businesses spend thousands of dollars each year on advertising that produces poor or no results,” says Doe. “Money is always a concern and cash flow is important. You shouldn’t have to lose money on advertising. Many small business owners can’t afford the luxury of having a full time advertising firm handling their advertising, so they are forced to do it themselves. I designed Entrepreneur’s Opportunity Press to provide business owner and managers with an affordable alternative.”

A few of the reasons your ads do not pay included in the magalog are:

Your copy in not specific. Provide as much detail as possible. The old saying “the more you tell, the more you sell” rings true.

Your offer is not right. The basic key is to test, test, and test. You should be testing all components of your ad.

Your copy is deadly dull. You will not bore your prospects into buying. Make your copy interesting. Tell your story in a news fashion.

Your copy contains too many big words. Do not use jargon of any kind in your copy.

You talk about features but not about benefits. Benefits sell. Your prospects want to know how your product or service will solve their problems.

Says Doe, “By using the tips outlined in this new magalog, business owners can increase their ad response from 25-100 percent, without changing their theme or message. The business owner will also appreciate the many other helpful resources inside EOP.”

To receive a free copy of EOP, send your name and address to: John Doe, Dept. 24, 5633 Charlie Little Road, Granite Falls, NC 28630.

Jon Doe is a freelance copywriter specializing in direct response and business-to-business advertising.

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A few items to note.

First, notice that this press release follows the proven industry standard style. It’s properly formatted and is one page long, and should be double spaced (although our example is not double spaced). Remember Editors are very busy folks-so a one or two page release is ample.

The basic parts to a traditionally accepted format press release are the header, headline and body copy.

As you can see in the above example, the header information is located at the top of the release. The header should include the contact information including name and phone number. Obviously you’d put in the contact’s name and phone.

The release is written in a newsy, journalistic style of who, what, when, where and how. Remember you are not writing an ad. If your release sounds too much like an ad or requires rewriting then the editor trashes it… quickly!

You’ll also notice there is a headline at the top of the page. Write a brief, catchy headline describing your product (or service). Put your biggest benefit and the name of your product in the headline. For example: “New book helps real estate investors sell more property.” Or “New car care product keeps windshields clear in bad weather.” You get the idea.

Body copy should be crisp keeping with the facts. The biggest, most important facts are presented first, then explained and the second biggest facts and so on.

At the end of the body copy put your company name, address and phone number. Traditionally the press release will end with the number sign typed three times (###). This is standard format and editors will appreciate this courtesy. If you release goes beyond one page type “MORE” at the bottom right so editors will know to look for another page.

I hope this article whets your appetite on how you can use PR to help get the good word out about your biz. Use these basic guidelines to get more free press. Keep in mind this article just scrapes the surface on using the media to promote your products and services.

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mewsies of mew york, the headlines are dull but at least our jawlines are sharp

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[newsiesrewritten]

Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #89 )

My dear friend,

I hope this message finds you in a moment of peace. My name is Ghazi Al Amoudi, and I’m reaching out to you from the depths of despair. My family and I are trapped in Gaza, caught in the relentless storm of war. We’ve lost everything—our home, our safety, and the foundation of our lives 💔. Now, we find ourselves huddled in a fragile tent, vulnerable to the harsh elements and living in constant fear 💨💦.

With a heart filled with both sorrow and hope, I am desperately asking for your help 😢. Every bit of support—whether a donation, a share, or a kind word—brings us one step closer to escaping this nightmare. Our home, once a place of warmth and love, is now a memory buried under rubble 💔. We are left with only fear and uncertainty, struggling to survive each day 😔.

Please, if you can find it in your heart, help us find safety 😭🙏. Even the smallest act of kindness can light up our darkest hours, offering us a chance to rebuild our shattered lives. Your compassion could be the turning point between despair and a new beginning 🥺❤.

Here is my campaign link: https://gofund.me/8a2c70d7. If you're unable to donate, simply sharing our story could help us reach someone who can.

From the depths of my heart, thank you for your kindness and support 🙏❤.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Ghazi Al Amoud

Howdy! Uhh, I do support Palestine and my heart goes out to you and your family. I don’t have anything to give but I hope my followers might be able to spread the news.

(For anyone else hoping to send an ask along the same lines, I don’t have any money to give and I am a minor, I don’t think I am the best person to ask for money or support as I’m not comfortable or have the resources to do so!)

Free Palestine, and stay safe out there!

[newsiesrewritten]

NR Staten Island

Staten Island is the middle ground between Manhattan and Bronx, unified but undoubtedly scrappy. When Bucky announced his take over, they’ve divided themselves by whether they supported it or not. Many newsies gained an arrogant and pretentious attitude out of pride of being seen as Brooklyn related or out of fear of Bucky.

After Bucky’s reign, Spot took control of Staten Island and took on the task of straighten the borough out. He assigned a newsie named Aussie as a borough leader and routinely checks on Staten Island to make sure no Bucky supporters are left around without a harsh warning.

Aussie is doing wonderfully in her new position, trying her best to make sure her borough stays together and her adventurous soul gives her an open mind to new ideas to implement into Staten Island’s ways. Her groups are larger for safety in numbers accompanied by a few Brooklyn muscle that Spot has left over on occasion.

Staten Island is supposed to be wearing green. Supposed as in many still wear red to match Brooklyn in support of Bucky’s reign and out of fear Bucky’s supporters in Staten will jump those who transition back to green.

Credits: Aussie and her second, Bee are newsies made by @sundaymorningtvu and @the-racer respectively!

If you want to get your newsie featured in the Newsies Rewrite, put their name, personality, and some info about them in the Newsies Ask Column! I’m looking for any newsie who isn’t a Manhattanite to balance the boroughs!