"Feed fanfic into capitalism, and it comes out shaped like capitalism." @readingtheend.bsky.social dissects the trend pulling fanfiction through the traditional publishing pipeline (and what it means for fandom): reactormag.com/with-the-ser...

A common mistake many new writers make is crafting a character and then, without story justification or world building to support it, making them heterosexual. This leaves readers confused & takes them out of the story.

Star Trek celebrates Labor Day

I'm so incredibly angry at the people who are going out of their way to make Palestinians' lives worse. If you don't want to help people in need, just scroll past, ffs. Stop going out of your way to be utterly shitty to folks who are asking for fucking help, who are being genocided and starved.

Hit a mild reading slump so wound up diving into the niche that always gets me out of a slump: either a fiction or non-fiction book about the Tudors and those around them. This time, it's a biography of Catherine Howard titled Young and Damned and Fair, which I am loving so far.

I think I cracked why my draft hit a wall towards the end of act one, which means going back to edit/rewrite a large chunk of the opening to add in some necessary early worldbuilding. I still am hoping to have a finished full draft by the end of September though.

If I hadn't been expecting that ending I would've missed it. So when Buddy Guy is playing and the credits start to run and HBO shrinks the window and offers you other to stuff to watch, you need to hit your enter button to go back to the movie so you don't miss the ending. 2/2 My PSA for the day.

Just saw Sinners on HBO. Y'all have probably heard plenty about it already, but I wanted to warn anyone who decides to watch it on Max that the ending is probably the best part of the movie, and it happens after a lot of the credits have run. HBO tries to switch you away before you get there. 1/2

the early K/S shippers in the 60s / 70s / 80s, living in eras of intense queer persecution and trauma while writing fanfic where two men in love get to have a happy ending on their little spaceship 300 years from now, speaking into existence a future they couldn’t even see, are absolute icons to me

Behavior I am constantly working to unlearn. Absolutely poisonous to art.

I don’t care if it’s corporate marketing, I like that the cunty murderbot said trans fucking rights

I'm trying to find an in-person creative writing group in LA that meets regularly and close-ish to me, and beyond checking MeetUp I have no idea how to do that. I'm at the point where I'm considering starting one myself but I also don't know enough writers irl to have anyone attend

At some point, you gotta just look in the mirror and admit to yourself that you live in a bad country. If you can't do that, we can't fix any of this.

Vital resources for trans youth, adults, and their loved ones in the wake of SCOTUS' decision in 'U.S. v. Skrmetti.'

please do this for your trans friends.

I hope, at this point, it's obvious to everyone that they are attempting to construct a public case to allow them to begin arresting and detaining trans people, declaring us as national enemies to be suppressed and destroyed.

If you see verified bail funds, ping me so I can amplify.

Given that The Mary Sue refused to cover Game of Thrones due to violence against women after a certain point in the series, it's a damn shame they don't have the courage to not cover Harry Potter to stand with the trans community and the harm being done to them.

I (sort of) get the worries that Samantha Sloyan will be repeating her Midnight Mass role as Carrie's mom in the upcoming Carrie adaptation, but I do think there are enough differences between the characters where she won't just be repeating the same performance. I'm still excited by the news.

Getting stuck while we're writing is a feature, not a bug. It's the point of the exercise. It's what happens when we are trying to express something we have not expressed before. That friction forces us to make the tools we need to understand and express it. Getting stuck is how we make meaning.

Get in loser we’re creating honest sentimental art without a trace of irony and putting a piece of ourselves out into the world

A reminder that the UK just passed a transphobic law recently with the help of JK Rowling. A reminder that even though Rowling wasn't a part of making this game, she still gets money from it because it's her series. Don't support this at all, you're just giving her more money to harm trans people.

joan of arc #art

You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored theonion.com/you-can...

Also, how is "leave trans people alone and let them live their lives as they have for decades" not the "moderate" position here? Whenever people call for "moderating" on trans issues, they're calling for actively oppressing trans people, actively restricting trans lives.

There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"

I just hope that that folks who (rightfully) see this behavior from the nurse as abhorrent also think about the ways they are implicitly allying with and perpetuating the same thought process by not taking covid caution in their daily lives. abled comfort cannot come at the cost of disabled lives.

I'M GONNA KEEP ON DANCIN AT THE

Hey, this is gross! Anyone considering doing anything similar to this: don’t!

That canceled TV Show that you'll never stop thinking about

every story about studios thinking SINNERS cost too much at $90M has me remembering THE ELECTRIC STATE cost allegedly $320M, and then I realize I'm the only person to remember THE ELECTRIC STATE, a movie that I have not heard one human person discussing at any point since its release

Truly I am not ready for The Life of Chuck given that the most recent trailer for it made me start weeping audibly

"I DO NOT ABSOLVE YOU. WRITE YOUR OWN EMAILS." has been playing on loop in my head all day

I'm minding my business, trying to focus on my fantasy project, and then out of the blue the beginnings of a folk horror idea rammed down my door and is demanding my full attention. (the folk horror idea isn't fully baked yet but the parts that are clear are. good.)

There’s one very effective way to counteract the infectious disease risks that are going to be increased by the destruction of the CDC, and that’s a mask. Don’t live in fear of being judged for wearing one.

Happy Fix Your Hearts Or Die Day to all who celebrate.

Your favourite media and genre is allowed to be criticised, in depth and from a political or philosophical lens.

It's been a while listeners. We've been busy behind the scenes working on “Liars & Leeches’” second season. We wanted to take a moment to update you on some big changes coming in our second season, and our crowdfund launching Match 31st to help make this our biggest season yet. (1/2)

grant us a Pope who doubts 🕊️ #conclave

#Dark premiered on Netflix 7 years ago today

I have homework for a class I am in that's due by midnight, plus some review/prep I want to do for finals. Naturally, all I care about right now is working on my book as a result.

So so so excited for this!!! This is going to be an extraordinary book!!!