#the persuasion series

[jsheios]

a lil treat for whatever sketchbook enjoyers are still out there

[ariaste]

So excited to announce my next book!!! If you've never read any of my books before, no worries--this is a standalone, so you can jump right in without any extra context. (And for fans of my previous books, great news! This book is set in the same world, and it's even in the same region as the two novellas SOME BY VIRTUE FALL and THE LIGHTS OF YSTRAC'S WOOD, so you'll recognize some familiar worldbuilding :D) SUMMARY: Tam Becket has hated Lord Lyford since they were boys. The fact that he’s also been sleeping with the man for the last ten years is irrelevant. When they were both nine years old, Lyford smashed Tam’s entry into the village’s vegetable competition. Nearly twenty years later, Tam still hasn’t forgiven the bastard. No one understands how deeply he was hurt that day, how it set a pattern of small disappointments and misfortunes that would run through the rest of his life. Now Tam has reconciled himself to the fact that love and affection are for other people, that the gods don’t care and won’t answer any of his prayers (not even the one about afflicting Lyford with a case of flesh-eating spiders to chew off his privates), and that life is inherently mundane, joyless, and drab. But then, the very last straw: Tam discovers that Lyford (of all people!) bears the divine favor of Angarat, the goddess Tam feels most betrayed and abandoned by. In his hurt and anger, Tam packs up and prepares to leave the village for good. But the journey doesn’t take him far, and Tam soon finds himself set on a quest for the most difficult of all possible prizes: Self care, forgiveness, a second chance... and somehow the unbelievably precious knowledge that there is at least one person who loves Tam for exactly who he is—and always has.

This book might be for you if:

You like enemies-to-lovers but you think it would be improved by being one-sided and meanwhile the other person is living through a "hopelessly yearning for childhood crush" trope

you like it when two people are so, so, so stupid that they've been fucking for 10 years and Person A hasn't figured out that Person B is in love with him, and Person B hasn't realized that Person A doesn't even know about his feelings

You know how fucking hard it is to Do The Work In Therapy and you want some catharsis about it

you want to read about an imperfect, truly difficult person who still gets loved, because being perfect is not a requirement to deserve affection and care

you know that apologizing for wronging someone doesn't just magically take away the bad feelings and automatically repair the relationship, and you want to read about someone having to do the extra steps that come after the apology

this one's for the wlw: fat harvest goddess milf. my gift to u

you like gods who don't have anything better to do than stick their noses into human business

when you see a gorgeous man holding an infant, it takes you out at the knees

you like queernorm fantasy AND small-town gossip, and you find the intersection of the two delicious and intriguing

a religion based on pre-Christian Brythonic England. That is, they've got henges and standing stones instead of churches and altars. it's cool

plant magic!!!!!

"god of temptation and evil" actually "god of self-care and personal boundaries and taking responsibility for the consequences you consented to".

Stay tuned for the cover reveal next month, when general preorders will go live! If you're already excited and you want to make sure you don't miss that announcement, you can sign up for my newsletter or join my Discord server: https://linktr.ee/alexandrarowland.

And if you'd like to preorder an autographed copy from me directly, just fill out this form! :) (Signal boosts are very much appreciated!)

[viviarts-c]

more Ritual Self Torture doodles

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[dollsome-does-tumblr]

"sometimes i have this dream that a giant octopus is sucking my face, and, as i struggle to get free, i realize that my, my hands are tentacles, and i can't push it off. and then i realize, of course, that i ... am ... the octopus, and i am ... sucking my own ....... face."

-anne elliot, persuasion (2022)

[oddsconvert]

As a noble born vampire, did August even have to practice and learn persuasion?

How did it go? 😈

AAAH! I would LOVE to answer this here and now in this ask but you've actually just inspired me to write this flashback!! This had never actually occured to me before and now I'm imagining young August being taught by his mother how to use persuasion on a helpless bloodbag 😈😈😈😌😌😌

[roostercrowned]

listen. I actually think Prilkop is an interesting and complex character. where are you going

[sunrayravine]

Union Square & Co. Signature Classics edition of Persuasion by Jane Austen. Cover illustration by Malika Favre

[chuluoyi]

I have a suggestion for the ending 😃 */slides 40£: the empress and gojo kiss and hug, while hanabi and naoya rot in hell. The end

PFFT *accepts £40* well, we will have to see 💁🏻‍♀️

[historicalreusedcostumes]

This lovley regency era dress with strips on and embroidery in front is worn on in Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mary Musgrove in Persuasion (2022) and later worn on Patsy Ferran as Jane Austen in Miss Austen (2025)

[diamondsandtoads]

it's cold and dreary and i'm getting sleepy it's time to comfort watch Persuasion (1995)

[tosahobi-if]

How do you feel about im siwan for yul 👀 very sweet face but hooo boy the shark eyes at times are terrifying

omg i loooove im siwan he's one of my fav actors (*´▽`*) i don't see why not! i don't have any concrete faceclaims so you're free to imagine whomever you want. i doodle the ros from time to time but i have strong same-face syndrome so their physical appearances are unclear even to me ksfjsj there's no canon here!

(i personally have a lot of difficulty with faceclaims because so many actors have "iphone face syndrome" and i can't actually visualize them in the setting but maybe that's just me HAHAHA)

[promopirate]

"Mad Men" emphasizes the value of creativity in advertising. The characters create campaigns that emotionally connect with their target audience, demonstrating how effective advertisements tap into emotions, fears, and goals. This educates advertising professionals and copywriters the value of storytelling, human behavior, and the importance of innovation in a competitive market.

The series emphasizes the need of strategic thought in creating great campaigns through messaging and persuasion. Advertising is not only about the product, but also how it is positioned. The show emphasizes the necessity of conducting research, understanding your target audience, and using compelling language. Copywriters can learn how to mix emotional appeal with a clear, strategic message that prompts action, resulting in memorable and impactful campaigns.

[gooseberrily]

Year in reads 2023, let's go ! (Yes I am aware it's already mid-January, tee hee) Tagged by @alvane (thank U 💕!), I'm tagging @that-one-oboist, @yev0n and @lizzy-bonnet 😊 (in case anyone feels like doing one)

[nyxypoo]

idk how but my friend went from hating chika to actually liking him before he even read the manga

[augustusaugustus]

13.64 Powers of Persuasion.

RAWTON: So Brownie points are more important than nailing a violent man?

BOULTON: You don’t do that. You don’t go over my head.

RAWTON: Suzi phoned the hospital. Karen Fox didn’t make it. BOULTON: I’m sorry. RAWTON: Yeah, well, like you said: three for the price of one. At least we got a result.

A good Liz vs John episode, with neither of them coming out smelling like roses, despite Liz’s belief that John was the one in the wrong. I think these two clash because they’re actually more alike than either of them would like to believe and this episode illustrates that. It could just as easily have been John whose reluctant witness was run over, and Liz accusing him of letting things get personal instead of seeing the bigger picture.