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I identify with this so strongly.
autism things rarely talked about
-intuition/6th senses
-uncertainty of gender
-intense emotions
-interest in writing/poetry/art
-intense passion/interest in social justice
-insomnia
-vertigo/motion sickness
-imaginary friends
-sense of superiority
-collecting things but not using them
-prolonged staring/eaves dropping
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Vintage Valentines: Universal Horror Valentine stickers by Norman Saunders, 1966 (via)
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5 Black Autistic short histories, and a call for racial diversity in coverage of autistic history
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Hello! Today I’ve decided to post a compliation of stores which cater to the plus size figure. I receive numerous messages asking for plus size stores so I though I’d make a large list with all sorts of links for you. I’ve put a small comment on each store to help you pick ones that are worth looking at. As a note, the below text may not show up on your blog if you have captions disabled. Hopefully this helps x
Clothing
Addition Elle — Stylish and on-trend items, generally on the more expensive side. Sells swimwear. Currently only ships to the US and Canada.
Alice and You — Available on Asos, Shopstyle, Simply be and Debenhams. Quite expensive items. Ranges from sizes 18 to 28. See individual sites for shipping information.
Alight — Relatively inexpensive items, good online reviews. Based in the US, ships internationally.
Ashley Stewart — Ranges from sizes 12 to 26. Based in the US, ships internationally.
Asos Curve — Ranges from sizes 10 to 28. Great styling ideas and on trend pieces. Relatively good prices and offers several plus size brands. Sells swimwear. Offers international websites, ships worldwide.
Ava and Viv at Target — Ranges from sizes 14 to 30. Based in the US.
Avenue — Creates lookbook ideas and good sale offers (currently up to 60% off). Ranges from sizes 14 to 30. Sells activewear, shoes and underwear. Based in the US, ships internationally.
Boohoo Plus — Ranges from sizes 14 to 22. Offers on trend pieces between $10 and $100. Offers international websites, ships worldwide.
Carmakoma — Ranges from sizes 10 to 24. Relatively expensive items upward from $40. Ships internationally.
Casual Plus —Ranges from sizes 16 to 24. Relatively inexpensive items. Based in the US, ships internationally.
Charlotte Russe — Ranges from sizes 14 to 26. Well priced items between $5 and $50.
City Chic — Ranges from sizes 14 to 24. Sells swimwear. Currently only ships within Australia and New Zealand. Items prices between $35 to $150.
Chi Chi Plus — Available in their stores, on Asos and Modcloth. Sells items for special occasions. Upward from $90.
Club L Plus — Available on Asos. Sells items for special occasions. Upward from $40.
Eloquii — Ranges from sizes 14 to 28. Offers on trend pieces between $10 and $100. Relatively expensive items upward from $50.
Eshakti — Ranges from sizes 10 to 26. Offers customised sizing. $40 coupon for registering. Currently only ships within the US and Canada.
Evans — Ranges from sizes 14 to 32. Well priced items between £7 and £200. Offers European and US websites, ships accordingly.
Forever 21 Plus — Ranges from sizes 18 to 24. Great styling ideas and on trend pieces. Relatively good prices between $3 and $70. Sells activewear and swimwear. Based in the US, ships internationally.
Gwynnie Bee — Similar concept to Rent the Runway for plus size women. Ranges from sizes 10 to 32.
H&M Plus — Ranges from sizes 10 to 28. On trend pieces at decent prices. Sells activewear and swimwear. Offers international websites, ships worldwide.
Inspire at New Look — Ranges from 18 to 28. Prices between £3 and £50. Sells swimwear. Based in the UK, ships internationally.
Lane Bryant — Ranges from sizes 14 to 28. Sells swimwear, underwear, shoes and activewear. Upwards from $10. Based in the US, ships internationally.
Lucky Brand — Ranges from sizes 14 to 28. Offers some tailored pieces, especially jeans. Upward from $30.
Missguided Plus — Ranges from sizes 14 to 24. Great styling ideas and on trend pieces. Relatively good prices between $5 and $80. Sells activewear and swimwear. Offers international websites, ships worldwide.
Monif C — Ranges from sizes 14 to 24. Offers on trend pieces, usually tailored for going out. Good sale offers. Sells swimwear. Based in the US, ships internationally.
Nordstrom — Ranges from sizes 12 to 24. On trend pieces at prices upwards from $10. Based in the US (offers free shipping always), ships internationally.
Rainbow — Ranges from sizes 12 to 22. Decent prices between $10 and $50. Currently only ships within the US.
Re Dress — Offers vintages and modern looks. Ranges from sizes 10 to 30. Upwards from $30. Based in the US, ships to Canada, the UK and Australia.
Rue 21 — Similar to Forever 21 in price and styles. Ranges from sizes 12 to 24. Only ships within the US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
Simply Be — Ranges from sizes 10 to 28. Prices between $30 and $100. Based in the UK, ships within Europe and to the US.
TS14 Plus — Ranges from sizes 12 to 24. Sells swimwear and activewear. Relatively expensive. Based in Australia, ships internationally.
Torrid — Ranges from sizes 12 to 28. Prices between from $10 and $100. Offers on trend pieces. Based in the US, ships internationally.
Violeta by Mango — Ranges from sizes 10 to 22. Relatively expensive between $40 and $300. Offers international websites, ships worldwide.
Swimwear
Some of the stores above, like Additional Elle, Asos, Forever 21 and Lane Bryant sell swimwear. Read their comments to find more stockists.
Becca Etc — Sadly not an online store, but I thought I’d include it anyway. Available only in the US and at select online stores including Macys and Nordstrom. Currently only ships the to US and Canada.
Blums Swimwear — Ranges from sizes 16 to 24. Sells underwear and resort wear. Currently only ships within the US and Canda
Curvy Swimwear — Ranges from sizes 14 to 26. Relatively expensive, separates starting at $40. Currently only ships within Australia.
Curvy Swimwear — Ranges from sizes 14 to 26. Relatively expensive, separates starting at $40. Currently only ships within Australia.
Plus Size Bras — Ranges from sizes 12 to 32 (differs according to style). Prices upward from $40. Based in Australia, ships internationally.
Sea Jewels Swimwear — Ranges from sizes 20 to 32. Upwards from $30. Currently only ships within Australia.
Swimwear For All — Ranges from sizes 8 to 32. Currently stocking the limited edition Gabi Fresh collection. Based in the US, ships internationally.
If you know any other stores which catered to the fuller figured feel free to message me and I will add it to the this. If you enjoyed this post, please like or reblog.
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BB-8 gets a skateboard. BB-SK8
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museum of modern art
nyc rocky horror picture show
upright citizens brigade
belvedere castle
the metropolitan museum of art
evolution store
dylan’s candy bar
strand book store
hidden subway station
see a burlesque show
museum of the moving image
babeland
brooklyn flea market
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If autistic people all formed a secret society of our own, it would be called the Illuminautie
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@randomcognomen
Me @Disney:
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Resources! Updated Jan. 2, 2016
Can be found here on my blog
INFORMATION
The majority of these are autism-related, but there are some other disability-related resources listed. Many of these have both Facebook pages, other social media, and websites, and I haven’t provided all of the outlets for all of the pages. Feel free to share these links/the link to my resource page. I wrote only a handful of them myself, so if you credit anyone, please do so from the original source.
Some links will take you to specific posts/writings from blogs I have posted on here. Some links are in multiple categories. If you have suggestions for better organization/categories, tell me! If links are broken, tell me. If you have problems with information in the links, tell me. I try very hard to give out accurate and useful information.
Not of all these have links yet. This is a significant work in progress.
BEING AUTISTIC and AUTISTIC CULTURE (By primarily Autistic people, both blogs and posts):
The Celebration of Autism by Amythest Schaber
Brief Thoughts on Stimming & Culture by Kit Mead: A brief discussion of stimming as an austitic adult, weaving in a fictional character of the author’s.
Socializing As an Autistic: a short piece on second-guessing and social anxiety.
Autistic Culture by Larkin Taylor-Parker: on the beauty, pain, and struggles of Autistic culture, and how it needs to grow.
A Short Reminder For Autistic Peopleby Lipstick-Autistic: a few sentences reminding you that “Autistic self-love matters.”
This is Autism Flash Blog sponsored by Boycott Autism Speaks: a compilation of Autistic people speaking about what their autism is, rather than what Autism Speaks claims it is.
Love Not Fear Flash Blog: sponsored by Boycott Autism Speaks: a compilation of Autistic people speaking about love, support and why autism is not something to be feared in response to Autism Speaks.
Brief Definitions of Empathy Types by Lipstick-Autistic: explaining in concise terms the three types of empathy in people. Autistics can have any or a combination of these empathy types.
Sh*t People Say to Autistic People (video): YouTube video explaining what Autistic people have to deal with from people who are not autistic in terms of what people to say to us. Trigger warnings for ableism and the slurs used against Autistic people.
The Obsessive Joy of Autism by Julia Bascom: on the beauty of obsessions, and more than just that: Autistic happiness.
Don’t Mourn for Us by Jim Sinclair: on our existence not being a tragedy, and what we feel when you say you want a cure for autism.
Tumblr Tag: actuallyautistic (please do not post in this tag unless you are Autistic)
Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking compiled by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (Book): this book is a collection of Autistic experiences by various individuals. See The Loud Hands Project
Speak for Yourself: A Call to Action by Larkin Taylor-Parker: written in 2011 and a call for Autistic people to speak out. Trigger warnings for discussions of ableism.
I Once Had A Neurotypical Tell Me: A blog on what neurotypicals say to Autistic people, other disabled people, people with mental illness, or otherwise neurodivergent people. May be triggering in some of the things that get to said to people.
I Will Not Have Quiet Hands (poem) by Kit Mead: a poem on the beauty of loud hands.
Messages from the Art Roomby Kit Mead: a short piece on a safe place in high school, and how “neurotypical” shouldn’t be forced on Autistic people. Talks about ableism and was written for the #StopCombatingMe flash blog (against a bill that authorizes funding for the Combating Autism Act; another shorter explanation is here)
The Way We Move (poem) by Kit Mead: a poem on discovering Autistic advocacy and community.
Balancing Act - a ramble by Kit Mead: on the difficulty of conversation and a fine balance between social skills training and damaging Autistic people.
Autistic Pride and What You Need To Know by Kit Mead: for Autistics Speaking Day 2014
Welcome to the Autistic Community Booklet (ASAN)
Autistic Women Welcome Packet (AWN)
BLOGS AND PEOPLE I LIKE (Mostly autistic bloggers, but not all, and not a full list yet)
Traveling Show
Lemon Peel
Just Being Me… Who Needs Normalcy, Anyway
The Black Autist
Neurowonderful
Just Stimming
The Digital Hyperlexic
Autistic Academic
Emma’s Hope Book
Autistic Hoya
Cracked Mirror in Shalott
Non Speaking Autistic Speaking
Unstrange Mind
Chavisory
Real Social Skills
Ramp Your Voice by Vilissa Thompson
Disability Visibility Project by Alice Wong
Words I Wheel By by Emily Ladau
That Crazy Crippled Chick by Cara Liebowitz
Diary of a Mom
The Autism Wars
Left Brain Right Brain
Squidalicious
This Mess
ADVOCACY PAGES AND GROUPS I LIKE
The Unpuzzled Project: “The Unpuzzled Project seeks to connect individuals on the Autism Spectrum with resources that help them to make connections with other Autistic people, advocate for themselves, live the lives they want to live, and spread the message of autism acceptance.”
The Loud Hands Project : “The Loud Hands Project is a publishing effort by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. We raised money towards the creation of our first and foundational anthology (Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking).”
Autistics Speaking Day Facebook page: November 1 every year is Autistics Speaking Day, in which Autistic people speak together about their experiences: “Autistic people everywhere are communicating online. Listen to them.”
Ollibean: “Ollibean connects families, self-advocates, & professionals in the cross-disability community to help create online and offline communities in order to help us all make informed decisions, share stories and work together to create a more socially just, inclusive world.
Queerability (Facebook): “Queerability seeks to increase the visibility of LGBTQ disabled people by honoring the intersectionality of the disability and LGBTQ experience.”
Queerability (Tumblr)
Autism Women’s Network (Website): “AWN is directed by & for Autistic women - providing community & resources for women & girls of all ages.”
Autism Women’s Network (Facebook)
Autism Women’s Network (Tumblr)
The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism:“Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism (TPGA) is the resource we wish we’d had when autism first became part of our lives: a one-stop source for carefully curated, evidence-based information from autism parents, autistics, and autism professionals.”
Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance
Autonomous Press
NOS Magazine
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Respectfully Connected: Journeys in Parenting and Neurodivergence
ABOUT AUTISM, ALLIES, AND INFORMATION FOR ALLIES (Resources for parents, friends, relatives, acquaintances, those wanting to get involved, or those wanting to begin educating others… primarily on autism):
ASAN’s About Autism Page: pretty self-explanatory.
Autistic Women Welcome Packet for Parents (AWN)
Meltdowns: Reduce them in the ones you love by tumblr user lsyikan
Diary of a Mom: in her own words, not an expert on autism, but the proud mom of someone who is
Letters to Autistic Kids
Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance: “A community for parents of Autistic children who choose to love and accept their Autistic children. A place to learn from the writing of Autistic adults. A place where parents can discuss supporting and accommodating Autistic children.”
No Stereotypes Here: Functioning Labels
Body/Mind Disconnect (Emma’s Hope Book)
How to Differentiate Between Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome (*SARCASM/SATIRE*): Sarcastic/satirical piece on the fact that Asperger’s and Autism are… shockingly (sarcasm there) the same thing.
Identifying, Educating, and Empowering Allies
Love, Devotion, Hope, Prevention, and Cure by Mel Baggs
Please, Don’t Use Labels on Me - And Us by Kit Mead: on the inaccuracy of functioning labels and stigmatization and mistreatment of Autistic people through functioning labels. Contains discussion of ableism.
My Son Doesn’t Need to be Fixed
Autistic Hoya: FAQ
Definitions and Terms by Lydia Brown: this is a good resource for many terms used in disability advocacy.
Ableist Terms by Lydia Brown: words discriminatory toward disabled people and other neurodivergent individuals.
Article/post on how to treat nonverbal individuals: Includes information on ABA therapy (Applied Behavior Analysis) and generally treating Autistic people with respect. Trigger warnings for ABA therapy & ableism discussion.
Ari Ne’eman of ASAN’s Talk at Emory on Autism and Disability: This gives a really good, succinct background on disability history and how it has evolved over time, addresses the social vs. medical model, and more. Trigger warnings for discussion of eugenics, ableism, et al.
Tumblr Tag: actuallyautistic: please do not write/post in this tag if you know you are not autistic, though. It’s just a good place to read things by autistic people. May include triggering posts about a multitude of things.
Autistic Self-Identity: by bendingthewillow: Guide for NT and allistic individuals when referring to autistic people.
15 Things You Should Never Say to Autistics by Lydia Brown: Title is the explanation.
Why I dislike person-first language by Jim Sinclair: explains why language such as describing an Autistic person as “a person with autism” should not be used.
What’s the difference between high-functioning and low-functioning autism? At AWN (there isn’t)
The Problem With Functioning Labels
AUTISTIC/DISABLED REPRESENTATION
@iamthethunder’s takes on NeuroTribes
Thoughts on NeuroTribes by Chavisory
Disability in Kidlit
Compilation of blog posts on why representation matters (for all identities) by @andreashettle
GETTING THROUGH THE WORLD: Tips, Strategies, Things?
Disabled Learning (blog)
Medication Management
College Survival Masterpost (including anxiety/being stressed, sad)
Hotlines (multiple regions)
Websites For When You Need Distractions
Neurodivergent Exchange (blog)
Real Social Skills (blog): social skills for autonomous people. Covers a variety of topics.
Sensory Overload and How to Cope by recovery-community on Tumblr
Navigating College (ASAN publication): http://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NavcollFinal.pdf
Executive Functioning Apps
Time Management App (useful for Time Agnosia)
Low spoons/minimalist minimeals on Reddit
Study podcasts
Autistic and Poor: cheap/low spoons cooking and DIY items for autistic people
How to caption YouTube videos
Networking and informational interviews
10 Ways to Refocus for those with ASD/SPD
Is College Possible?
Sexual activities while autistic
Spoonie Student Resources
Text to Speech apps
Low spoons gourmet
Autistic cooking
Emergency chat now available for Windows!
Under the table accommodations
INTERSECTIONALITY :
Autistic Hoya
Advocacy Without Borders
Ballastexistenz (blog) by Mel Baggs: “My name is Mel Baggs — you might know me as Amanda, but I’ve started going by my middle name again. I am a disabled writer and artist. I am cognitively disabled, physically disabled, chronically ill, developmentally disabled, and psychiatrically disabled, so I have experience with a lot of different disability communities.”
Everyday Ableism (Twitter): records acts of everyday ableism experienced by disabled individuals.
Hypermobile/Ehlers-Danlos Autistics & other Neurodivergents : Facebook group for Autistic and other neurodivergent individuals with Ehlers-Danlos.
Disability Intersections (website)
But You Don’t Look Sick
Psychopathy: Racism and Ableism from the Medical-Industrial Complex by Lydia Brown
To Be Queer, Black and “Sick”
Intersected: Ability, Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity (blog)
Navigating Queer Girl Culture on the Spectrum
Queerability (Tumblr)
Queerability (Facebook)
Feminist Disability Dialogue
Autism Women’s Network (Facebook page)
Autism Women’s Network (Website)
DIVERgent: When disability & feminism collide (Run by AWN)
DIVERgent Tumblr (more updated than Facebook)
Intersections Like Me
Dear White and Other Privileged Friends: or, Toward a Pedagogy of Unlearning
Autism Acceptance, by Anonymous
Autism in Black and White
Race and Disability
Double Rainbow - Autism and Race
The Intersection of Race and Students with Disabilities
5 Tips to make your Pride Events more Inclusive by Queerability
ASAN Calls for Neli Latson’s Release: black Autistic teen incarcerated wrongly
Making Neli Latson Matter: The Invisible Intersected Black Members of The Autism Community by Kerima Cevik
The Black Autist (Page, blog)
Tips for intersectional advocacy
That Crazy Crippled Chick by Cara Liebowitz
DISABILITY AND THE ARTS (Zines, submissions-based sites, literary magazines, art magazines)
Barking Sycamores
DOCUMENTARIES
Loving Lampposts
Wretches and Jabberers
Who Cares About Kelsey?
Citizen Autistic
Unspoken
IMPORTANT DISABILITY TWITTER HASHTAGS
NoModernAsylum
TheAbleistScript
IwishICouldveToldYou
TheCostofPassing
JustSayDisability
TheAcceptanceScript
FreeNeli
JusticeForKayleb
TravelingAbleism
SexandDisability
DISABILITY NEWS AND HISTORY
Disability in History and Life (blog) by Kit Mead: a blog devoted to providing information and facts on the history of eugenics and sometimes general disability history and current news. Does not update with longer posts on a speedy basis.
Ari Ne’eman of ASAN’s Talk at Emory on Autism and Disability
Master Source List on Eugenics for Kit Studies Eugenic History: a list of books and other resources that I use to study the history of and write about eugenics.
Longmore Institute on Disability (Tumblr): the disability studies at San Francisco State University
The Future (and the Past) of Autism Advocacy by Ari Ne'eman in Disability Studies Quarterly
The “Ransom Notes” Affair: When the Neurodiversity Movement Came of Age in Disability Studies Quarterly
Disability Studies Quarterly
Advocacy Monitor (NCIL)
Fields of Stones (on institutional history)
Ghosts are Scary, Disabled People Are Not: The Troubling Rise of the “Haunted Asylum”
ON AUTISM SPEAKS (Autism Speaks is the largest nonprofit “charity” about autism in the U.S.)
So What’s the Problem with Autism Speaks?: a succinct and concise explanation with several key points on why you should not support Autism Speaks.
An Autistic Speaks About Autism Speaks
Compilation of Anti Autism Speaks Post (lots of them): Boycott Autism Speaks compiled a massive list of essays written against Autism Speaks.
Autism Speaks: The Name, the Symbol, the Rhetoric by Kit Mead
Labels and Statistics and Autism Speaksby Kit Mead
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Flyer on AS
ASAN + Other Disability Groups’ Joint Letter to AS’s Sponsors
We Have a Place by Kit Mead
I Resign my Roles at Autism Speaks by John Elder Robison: Autism Speaks’ only Autistic person explains why he resigned in November 2013.
Buts and Rebuts by Autistic Speaks
It’s MY Blue at It’s Bridget’s Word
For God’s Sake, Stop Speaking at The Autism Wars
A Few Selected Autism Speaks Quotes at autisticshs.blogspot.com
ASAN statement on Autism Speaks Board Appointments
This is What They Think: Protesting Autism Speaks
What it’s Like to Be David
OTHER CURE CULTURE ASPECTS/VIOLENCE AGAINST DISABLED PEOPLE
ABA by Sparrow Rose Jones
List of Murdered Disabled People to Jan. 2014 (tw: with details)
List of Murdered Disabled People of Color at the Autism Wars
When a Child is Killed by their Parent the word “But” does not apply
Whitewashing the Brutal Murder of Alex Spourdalakis
ASAN Day of Mourning 2014
Mourning and Advocating for Autistic Murder Victim London McCabe
Violent and Legal: The Shocking Ways School Kids are Being Pinned Down, Isolated Against Their Will (article)
Restraint and Seclusion: Hear Our Stories (video)
Changing Conversations: When Parents Murder Disabled Children
The Mommy Blogger Who Tried to Kill Her Autistic Daughter Talks to Dr. Phil
Would You Accept This Behavior toward a Non-Autistic Child?
Police Brutality film (Where is Hope?)
When Teachers Abuse Disabled Children
Killing Words by Zoe Gross
ASAN’s Anti-Filicide Toolkit
The Judge Rotenberg Center
When is It Okay to Chain Your Child to a Bed?
THINGS I AM BAD AT CATEGORIZING
Psychiatric Medications and Autism
Attributing Violence to Mental Illness: Making the World Less Safe by Kit Mead: In response to both the media and public sentiment about mental illness and/or disability being the cause of violence. Trigger warnings for discussion of ableism, sanism, violence, and shootings. Includes researched study links.
Spoon theory original article
Spoon theory - another good explanation
Spoon theory explanations
Disability on Disability Discrimination
OTHER MASTERPOSTS:
Neurowonderful
Traveling Show
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Sitemap
Autistic Hoya
Twist’s ASD Master Post
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A Femme Fatale (french for “Fatal Woman”) is a mysterious and seductive woman. Whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to entrance and hypnotise her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as having a power akin to an enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch, or demon, having power over men. The phrase is French for “fatal woman”. A femme fatale tries to achieve her hidden purpose by using feminine wiles such as beauty, charm, and sexual allure. In some situations, she uses lying or coercion rather than charm. She may also make use of some subduing weapon such as sleeping gas, a modern analog of magical powers in older tales. She may also be (or imply that she is) a victim, caught in a situation from which she cannot escape. Often portrayed in Hollywood’s Film Noir, during the 40s and 50s.
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Where’s Jessica Jones?
MCU: Chronological Watch Order
This is so important.
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The Quick and Dirty Guide to Finding an Agent
So, you’ve finished your book. Congratulations! Give yourself a pat on the back–you’ve earned it. You think you’re ready to start looking for a Literary Agent to promote your book, and this is really where it gets tough. But don’t worry–that’s what I’m here for.
First of all, you’re probably wondering why you even need an agent. Wouldn’t it be much easier to go to the publishers straight away? They’re the ones you want to see your book, right?
Wrong. Sure, once upon a long time ago, you might have been able to send your manuscript in to publishers and they might have read and accepted your book. Sadly, that isn’t how the world works anymore.
Literary Agents perform the oh-so-important task of marketing your manuscript to publishers that they think would like your book. Finding the right Agent for you can be a little tricky, because a lot of Agents only accept manuscripts that fit specific categories. I would recommend using the Quick Agent Search on this website because it allows you to find agents that want to look at your genre.
Once you’ve selected an Agent or two, it’s time to write a query letter. This is important–it’s your first impression, your chance to hook the Agent’s interest. A query letter shouldn’t be more than a page long (if typed in Word). It should contain a summary of your book, your previous publishing experience–if any–and a little bit about yourself as a person. Don’t be afraid to get a little creative, either. During the last conference I went too, I attended a panel where we, the writers, were able to ask an agent questions about what they looked for in a query letter. The Agent told us about a letter she had once received which was written from the perspective of the main character of the author’s manuscript. But in case you need some guidance other than a paragraph, here are some websites and tutorials that have helped me in the past:
How To
Anatomy of
Masterpost
Straight from an Agency
Basics
Once you finish your query, send it to your prospective Agents, either through email or regular snail mail (make sure you know which they prefer), and wait. If the Agent likes your pitch, they’ll most likely ask for the first chapter, or first fifty pages of your manuscript so be prepared. If you’re lucky, they’ll ask for the whole thing!
That’s all I’ve got for now–good luck!
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When talking about our history, I urge you to remember there are many things being left out
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“Those Tarot Cards you like are going to come back in style.”
These super awesome Twin Peaks-themed tarot cards are the creation of Benjamin Mackey, Arizona-based artist and co-creator of the ongoing SAINTS comic book series. Mackey recently started working his way through the 22 Major Arcana of the tarot. Styled after the popular Rider-Waite-Smith deck, Mackey carefully selects characters and imagery from David Lynch’s cult TV series that best suit the symbolism of each card.
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Head over to Benjamin Mackey’s Facebook page to view all of the Twin Peaks tarot cards that he’s finished thus far. Once the entire deck is completed, Mackey says he hopes to make it available for sale. Until then we’ll just have to make do with Agent Cooper’s own unique method of divination:
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Visit Benjamin Mackey’s website to check out more of his artwork.
[via Haute Macabre, disinformation, h/t Mlle Ghoul]
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