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Hallo! I write sometimes, and make some art, and spend way too much time daydreaming about fannish nonsense. This is stuff I like.
i think i’ve spent all my life, since 11, as the caregiver. there’s nothing necessarily wrong with that. it shows what i will invest myself in, even when given a choice to focus more on myself. the question is, why?
"Conservatism is the policy of making no changes and consulting your grandmother when in doubt."
Woodrow Wilson (via ryanshistoryblog)
Oh, for the love of Webster, Internet, check your spelling…
"You know, before I was paid to be a writer, people thought I was crazy to just go on these little missions of things that would interest me. But now that I get paid to do it, people say, ‘Oh how interesting.’ So, I think that’s really the difference between being a writer and a crackpot."
John Waters (via amandaonwriting)
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hello, I am looking for some help with a short story I am writing. for the life of me I can’t think of one good way to start it. do you have any advice on how to grab a readers attention? by the way, if it helps, the plot is…
"Fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than non-fiction, which is designed to persuade through argument and evidence. Studies show that when we read non-fiction, we read with our shields up. We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard. We are moved emotionally, and this seems to make us rubbery and easy to shape."
“Why fiction is good for you” in The Boston Globe (via aaknopf)
…So fear the fiction writers, in a good way. For we know where you live… even when you don’t.
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