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Would anyone be interested in me posting snippets of a Cruel Prince AU, where Cardan left Elfhame to live in the Mortal World?

Yes

No

What's Cruel Prince?

Voting ended onJan 11, 2025

#the cruel prince #cardan greenbriar #folk of the air

Prayer Request.

My uncle is dying, from cancer. The diagnoses is that he'll likely be gone in less then a week. Please pray for him

thecalloffantasy

Aliens meet the human cartographer, whose job is to create detailed physical maps in case the ship's digital systems ever fail. In their spare time, the human also enjoys drawing eerily realistic "supernatural" monsters, creatures they insist are completely fictional.

The crew is horrified when they discover one of the sketches is an anatomically perfect depiction of their world's apex predator, a creature the human has never seen, never been told about, and should have no possible way of knowing exists.

maidenvault

Not “Only my reading of canon is correct” or “Interpretations are subjective and all valid” but a secret third thing, “More than one interpretation can be valid but there’s a reason your English teacher had you cite quotes and examples in your papers, you have to have a strong argument that your interpretation is actually supported by the text or it is just wrong and I’m fine with telling you it’s wrong, actually.”

I Watched Fantastic 4: First Steps last night and... I do enjoy how they made Johnny smart in his own right. Like he may not been Reed Richards level smart but he does know what he's doing.

#fantastic 4 #Fantastic 4: First Steps #Johnny Storm

lonelyroommp3

timeline of beauty and the beast is actually crazy when you properly deep it. like hello selfish and mean teenager. i am placing a curse on you and if you are not, despite being under a curse, fully self actualised and emotionally stable and capable of a healthy loving relationship by the age of 21 you will be doomed forever. actually that’s kind of what it feels like to do an undergraduate degree while mentally ill to be fair

authorgirl1111

oh no it's far worse then that, because the prince wasn't a teen. He was eleven. (if we're going by the animated movie it's mention by lumierre that they've been like that for 10 years).

Reading 'The Maid' by Nita Prose and... Rodney is definitely just using Molly. Also he did it.

#The Maid #Nita Prose

wajb

ragebaiting lemonade stand owner with one simple order

authorgirl1111

The duck song

intosnarkness

Here’s the thing: authors know when they get a rec on an older story. There’s a telltale uptick of kudos (with a 10-15% comment rate if you’re lucky) in your digest email.

The thing is, there’s no way to know where these people are coming from. In the before, when fandom was more in the corners we all knew about, you could search LJ or a message board or whatever social bookmarking site we were using. You could join the community and participate.

You could get a little dopamine hit by seeing someone tell their friends why they loved your story.

Anymore, those recs are hidden in discords, or in tiktoks or instagram slideshows that you can’t search for. They’re inaccessible, not discoverable unless you’re already there. You may never know why 27 people left kudos on an old story of yours, what they liked and found in your writing. You just get the thumbs up and a kinda lonely feeling, cause these could be your people. You could like them, maybe. You could be friends.

But you’ll never find out why they stopped by, or what people are saying about you behind your back, and that’s sad.

So thank you to the people who still do public rec lists on this webbed site. You are my sunshine, and I’m appreciative of all of you.

enki2

androdragynous

[ID: A tweet by TylerAlterman:

"In the middle of a "forcing party" where friends and I are forcing one another to do the things that we've been avoiding.

So far: [bullet list] A passport has been filed for; An inbox has been zero'd; A personal website has been created; & more.

I recommend this format!"]

anathemaegg

call that attending an Executive Function

authorgirl1111

I need this so bad but I'd hate it so much.

stahsm

Overlock Stitch by @clothes_reetzy

thatisuseful

Damn, that's useful

fluidstatick

Finally a hand sewing tutorial on a hemline that isn't just the ladder stitch! the ladder stitch disappears when you tighten it, but it's not meant for hemlines because it breaks really easily! The overlock stitch is more stable, so it holds much longer, and it won't pucker or warp the fabric!

watsdaughter

tags by @gallusrostromegalus

teaboot

OH HELL THE FUCK YES

enki2

androdragynous

[ID: A tweet by TylerAlterman:

"In the middle of a "forcing party" where friends and I are forcing one another to do the things that we've been avoiding.

So far: [bullet list] A passport has been filed for; An inbox has been zero'd; A personal website has been created; & more.

I recommend this format!"]

anathemaegg

call that attending an Executive Function

digitalkiddo

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.