I CAN'T EVEN

Movies, music, books, writing, even sports? Why, yes.

[noope306]

Finished Iron Flame

[kato1313]

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros has absolutely taken over my FYP. And that means I've seen tons of theories about what's going to happen in the second Fourth Wing book, Iron Flame. I've compiled my favorite predictions...that I think might actually happen. Will Xaden and Violet make it (in their relationship...and in general)? Are we actually getting Liam back with Andarna's time power? And is General Sorrengail secretly on our side...or plotting against her own daughter? Let's discuss ;)

[kato1313]

This book lived up to the hype...and it reminded me of one of my favorite books of ALL TIME. In this review video, we'll be going through Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, analyzing all the dragon sass, and taking a side-by-side look at Fourth Wing and Divergent...because once you see the comparisons, you can't unsee it.

[kato1313]

I read Knife of Never Letting Go so I could watch Chaos Walking (the "Unwatchable" Tom Holland film)

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness left me shooketh - it's a hardcore dystopian that does not shy away from the tough scenes. I read the book solely because I wanted to watch Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley in the Chaos Walking movie based off Ness' book...and I was so hooked I started the Ask and the Answer IMMEDIATELY.

[kato1313]

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas is the feel-good holiday special I didn't see coming. 

After Tower of Dawn and the Assassin's Blade, I assumed this would have a crazy impact on the overall story. 

While I'm not sure this novella did that, it DID point out to me that I clearly missed something in the Cassian and Nesta plotline...and it's driving me crazy.

[kato1313]

From polar bears to living the rock star life, this book was both a serious look at the concept of reinventing yourself and an inviting adventure with all sorts of lessons along the way. Let's discuss The Midnight Library and all the amazing stories hiding within!

[kato1313]

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab had ALL THE HYPE on Bookstagram and Booktok when it was released. Let's discuss where it held up... and where it didn't.

[kato1313]

The Toll Review is alive and thrivin’ baybeh! 

The Toll by Neal Shusterman is filled with absolute insanity that ties together SO WELL. I loved this book, and the Scythe Trilogy as a whole. HOWEVER, I do believe that Tyger deserved better, which I will discuss at length in this video, along with the ingenious religious parallels Neal Shusterman sneaks into The Toll.

[kato1313]

Visit the library of a mysterious, handsome stranger. 3-Minute mini VISUAL STORY to help you set the dark academia mood for a productive 3-hour study, reading, writing, or relaxation session!

[kato1313]

I am on board with the Queen Samantha Conspiracy! American Royals by Katharine McGee was SO FUN to read. I laughed, I cried, and then I cried a little more. Let's discuss America's first ROYAL FAMILY!

[kato1313]

Can we PLEASE talk about the incredible amount of pop culture references in this book?? WELCOME! Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston was an absolute DELIGHT to read and I have ALL THE FEELINGS. Let's discuss Rosie and Vance's love story and Quinn's rightful place as Homecoming Overlord.

[kato1313]

Edward Cullen, Harry Potter, Tris Prior, Celeana Sardothien, America Singer, and MORE face off in a series of challenges deep within the WILDERNESS!! Welcome to SURVIVOR HEROES VS. VILLAINS: YA Characters Edition. PLACE YOUR BETS on who will Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast.

[kato1313]

THE THUNDERHEAD'S WRATH IS UPON US! Welcome to talking about THUNDERHEAD by Neal Shusterman! Let's discuss that absolutely INSANE this ending and the fact that Neal Shusterman incorporated Sharknado into a YA novel.

[rascalnikov]

pembroke college looks good during golden hour

[lightwolf]

Editing? Oh you mean fic patching.

[lightwolf]

Protagonist now has more complex motivations.

Protagonist now remembers key facts about important people. He no longer develops convenient amnesia between cutscenes.

Protagonist now has a cooldown on certain adverbs. Adverbs have been buffed by 30% to compensate.

Developer note: Adverbs are important to writing but they are sometimes overused. This change keeps adverbs relevant while encouraging the use of adjectives and verbs.

The horse now has a name.

Deuteragonist snark power has been increased to 150, up from 75.

[mmedemerteuil]

Characters now no longer reference the previous version’s climate and have been updated to react appropriately to the currently set season.

Solved a glitch where supernumerary limbs would sometimes emerge during complex physical interactions.

Should no longer display “[insertnamehere]” during conversations and narration. All of such occurrances have been replaced with the appropriate tags.

Conversation continuity has been improved. Characters will no longer inappropriately respond with lines from previous iterations of the narrative.

All references to “Event A” have been purged to reflect changes in narrative structure.

Now with more thematically-consistent swearing.

[kedreeva]

Back-to-back repeated words that resulted from sentence rearranging or start/stop editing have been cleared.

Paragraphs which contained two or more instances of the same adjective have had their adjectives updated to accurately reflect a player’s vocabulary inventory.

Minor time traveling issues have been resolved, all characters should now exist in the same tense.

Punctuation has been improved. Commas have been reduced by half.

Characters sighing has been reduced by 30%.

Characters looking at things or people during conversations has been reduced by 40%. To make up for this, characters thinking about the conversation has been boosted and descriptive narrative has been added.

Title has been applied.

[frognonbinary-deactivated202412]

i’ve been doing my homework on how to break into a writing career and honestly. there’s a Lot that i didn’t know about thats critical to a writing career in this day and age, and on the one hand, its understandable because we’re experiencing a massive cultural shift, but on the other hand, writers who do not have formal training in school or don’t have the connections to learn more via social osmosis end up extremely out of loop and working at a disadvantage. 

[frognonbinary-deactivated202412]

like, i didnt know about twitter pitch parties!! i didnt know about literary agents and publishers tweeting their manuscript wishlist, in hopes that some poor soul out there has written the book they really want to read and publish!! this isnt some shit you learn about in school! you really need to know the ins and outs of the writing community to be successful! 

[frognonbinary-deactivated202412]

for anyone interested, here’s what i’ve learned so far in my quest for more writing knowledge:

1. Writer’s Market 2019 is a great place to start– it gives you a list of magazines and journals that you can send your work to depending on the genre as well as lists a shit ton of literary agents that specify what genres they represent, how you can get in contact with them and how they accept query letters. this is a book that updates every year and tbh i only bought it this year so i dont know how critical it is to have an updated version  

2. do your research. mostly on literary agents because if you listed on your site that you like to represent fluffy YA novels and some asshole sends you a 80k manuscript about like…gritty viking culture, you will be severely pissed off. always go in finding someone who you know will actually like your work because they’re the ones who will try to advocate for you in getting published.

3. learn how to write a query letter. there are slightly varying formulas to how you can write an effective query letter. you’re also going to want to get feedback on your query letter because its the first thing the literary agent will read and based on how well you do it, it could be the difference between them rejecting you outright and giving your manuscript a quick read

4. unfortunately, you’re gonna want to get a twitter. Twitter is where a lot of literary agents are nowadays, and they host things like twitter pitch parties, where you pitch your manuscript in a few sentences and hashtag it with #Pitmad #Pitdark, some version of pit. a lot of literary agents and publishers will ALSO post their manuscript wishlists, which is just the kind of books they’d like to represent/publish, and they hashtag this with #MSWL (it is NOT for writers to use, only for agents/publishers)

5. connect with other writers, literary agents, publishers at book events. you will absolutely need the connections if you want to get ahead as a writer. thats just kind of the state of the world.

[promptsforthesoul]

[kato1313]

I’m gonna just... put this here for later...

[leleonora2000]

Quarantine Mood