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I love cryptic old mentor figures in fiction who introduce themselves by showing up out of nowhere and saying something bat shit wild that the main character won’t understand for another 2 seasons

is this a conscious decision these mentor figures make? are they like “nope can’t just shake the protagonist’s hand in a coffee shop, politely give my name, and tell them their quest straight up. I have to accost them at midnight in the eerie light of a nearby streetlamp and chuckle ominously about ‘a hero’s destiny’ and 'the prophecy that was foretold’”

just.

what level of extra

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Mine was definitely that blankets were all powerful shields and could protect me so long as my body was underneath them. Exception- my head did not count and was usually safe even if not underneath a blanket.

My closet and windows also had to be closed at all times and I tried to keep my nightlight on when I could.

Another shoutout to the demons and monsters that lived under your bed/in your closet and actually obeyed all the arbitrary rules you invented to keep yourself safe, like “if light is touching me at all I can’t be harmed” or “if I’m stepping on carpet I am untouchable” or “if I move my hand in a particular pattern while I walk, I’m off-limits during my voyage through the dark house to the bathroom”.

That was really considerate of them, especially given how biased in your favor those rules were.

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Have I posted this yet

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THINGS WHICH MAKE WRITERS ANXIOUS:

not writing

writing

people reading their stories

people not reading their stories

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Dismissing Romeo and Juliet as dumb horny teens is OUT, crying because every attempt these children made to show love, kindness and tolerance in the face of senseless hate only led to more violence and death is IN

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More favourite tropes:

Overstated warning of very minor threat

Understated warning of incredibly dangerous threat

Comically inadequate safety measures

Safety measures that seem comically inadequate, but actually work

Advisory of oddly specific danger

Advisory that suggests oddly specific precautions, but doesn’t say why

Conspicuous over-preparedness for contextually unlikely threat

Conspicuous under-preparedness for contextually imminent threat

Apparently harmless thing turns out to be dangerous

Apparently dangerous thing proves so, but not for the expected reason

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Writing Advice: it doesn’t matter if an idea has been done before. It’s never been done by you. So long as you do it well, and in your own way, it’s a wonderful contribution.

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Roses are red, that much is true, but violets are purple, not fucking blue.

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Do y'all remember being a kid and trying to read in the car while it was dark outside and your parents wouldn’t let you turn on the light so you would try to grab snatches of sentences when you passed by street lights

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THINGS WRITERS SHOULD DO TODAY: 

Write 

Straighten their backs 

Celebrate their victories 

Write anything 

Take the empty cups out of their rooms 

Seriously. Stop overthinking and just write 

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sigh

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New The Secret Knots. This time featuring patreon cameos as followers of the spontaneous airport cult.

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New books means reorganizing the shelves again!