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"A good friend will always stab you in the front"

~ Oscar Wilde

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Headdresses and Costumes

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For the people who do want to includ trans folks in stories and media--not in G!p fics, not in smut stories, and without fetishizing, but simply because we /should/ include trans folks in stories, how do you recommend we do that? Obviously I understand promoting works created by trans people, but what about when we create our own works? I know that as a cis person, my view can never be without bias, but I would want to do it as honestly and beneficially as possible.

I’m going to mostly link to a bunch of resources I’ve already written and that others have written, which cover a lot of bases on this. I hope they help!

The first step is to get the basics down

Trans 101

Cissexism basics

The next step is to check out the harmful tropes and patterns plaguing trans representation, and what to be self-critical about in the planning, outlining, and writing processes

(harmful mpreg/b!p tropes regarding trans men rep)

(harmful elements of g!p pregnancy fics and how to avoid them)

(lengthy post discussing a wide range of harmful elements of g!p works)

(basic g!p 101 and discussion on pregnancy/insemination-themed content)

(basic 101 breakdown on g!p, b!p, and a/b/o)

(handling trans characters, including in fantasy + sex ed info)

(brief post on trans woman sex ed, referencing errors made in writing trans women sexually)

(writing trans characters in fantasy or AU realms, what pitfalls to avoid)

(covering very basic anatomical fuckups cis writers make all the time with trans women)

(more sex ed trans woman stuff)

(general advice writing trans characters and avoiding fetishization)

(more in depth post about assessing why you’re writing with trans characters, what approach is being taken, what general issues often crop up)

(pitfalls of cissexism in characterization and character design and casting)

(importance of recognizing that due to cissexism, society positions trans women as close to cis men as possible; lists examples on how to avoid it)

(post discussing elements of trans experience that tend to be ignored/dismissed; ciritque of elements of g!p and approaches by writers)

(more basic mistakes regarding trans women)

(issues of cissexism, gender norms, etc. writers often get hung up on)

The next step is getting help actually approaching the writing process. I don’t have many posts on this that I haven’t already linked above, so take what I’ve said there, and add on from these resources as well

(post with links to solid intro resources)

(more from that source)

But like, if you need a few easy rules to avoid the worst of it, at least about writing trans women characters

1. Know cissexism like the back of your hand, both in characterization and world-building

2. Don’t write PiV sex involving penis-owning trans women, and if you want pregnancy, use IUI or IVF

3. If world-building, minimize our suffering (don’t leave us without access to transition, make society less terrible to us without tokenizing the oppression we face into a single evil entity)

4. Trans characters should have some dysphoria (which cannot be fucked/loved away), because almost no trans characters in media representation have dysphoria, and that’s an important part of our experience that gets neglected and erased

5. Humanize us as the #1 priority, because our default state of being fetishized will by default render us as an object/device to be used in a story rather than an actual person

I hope that helps! Feel free to ask more specific questions if you have any :)

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5 Ways to Rewrite Your Script by Abigail Taylor-Sansom

By the end of this month, you’ll have (hopefully) written 31 plays in 31 days. You are a playwriting beast. What next? You start editing! 

Here are my five favorite ways to tackle a rewrite. These methods work for all lengths, and my recommendation is to do one at a time in order to focus on specific goals.

I gave them cute names because I could.

1. “The To-Do List” - Rewrite for specific notes.

This is the most straightforward way to rewrite. You attend to each project as its own isolated endeavor: this scene fell flat, that character needs to come in earlier, the ending needs a tweak, etc.

Personally, I tend to address just three to four of my biggest concerns then leave everything alone for a few days. After a break, I reevaluate and address the next three to four, and so on. Lather, rinse, repeat!

2. “The Makeover” - Rewrite for character or character relationships.

It can be very helpful to do a rewrite that focuses on one to two characters or relationships. This is the time to bust out all the character diaries/journals and other techniques you have in your writer toolbox. Write “deleted scenes,” use improvisation, whatever works! Then take what you’ve discovered and apply it to your script to give it that extra layer of depth and detail.

I often use Myers-Briggs types as a frame of reference during this type of rewrite, but you can use any psychological or archetypal structure that speaks to you.

3. “The Bones” - Rewrite for structure.

Play with the sequencing of events and with time. Reorder your scenes, take some out, or add new ones.  You can also look at the emotional ebb and flow of your piece. What are the most heightened moments, and are they where you want them?

4. “The Weed Wacker” - Rewrite for economy and brevity.

Cut, cut, and cut some more. This is the time to “kill your darlings,” as they say.

Or, to put it more constructively, this is the time to make sure that every moment in your play in some way represents the essence of what you want to say to the world and does so in a way that is unique from the other moments that precede it. Boom.

5. “The Glaze” - Rewrite for proofreading and style.

The easiest kind of rewrite.  Use Grammarly or your Aunt Linda if you need to. We’ve all done it.  

I am a big fan of the Speech Control function on Final Draft (there are similar functions for Word/PDF files). I get the joy of hearing a fabulous robot cast read my script (yes!), and I can sometimes hear what I want to change more easily than I can see it.

The next time you are faced with a rewrite, go through some (or all) of these methods and let us know how they worked for you.

Happy rewriting!

-Abigail

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The Witcher: Wild Hunt - Priscilla and Dandelion

Toph as Priscilla Vitaliy_joiner as Dandelion

photo by me

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Paper Art by Zim&Zou

Zim&Zou are two French artists, based in Nancy. The duo is composed of Lucie Thomas, (b.1987) and Thibault Zimmerman (b.1986). They studied graphic design (design, publishing, advertising) during three years. The duo decided to focus on installations using handcrafted objects made out of tangible materials such as paper, wood, thread, etc. rolling away from a computer design. Anchored in craftsmanship, they create all the elements composing their installations by hand, from drawing to cutting and assembling. For more follow them on Instagram and Facebook.

Tired of searching all over for art?  Look no further than our Facebook page.

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The Rebel Yuths by Patricia Imbarus

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Journal Entry #1

Signs of Winter: Breath in the Air

It was early. The cars of parents lined the streets, and lined the drive-thru of the school. It was opposite. The cars delivered the children, not the owner of the drive-thru: the school. Out of the car, and past the chain-link fence, we ran to the playground. Those few precious moments before the bell. Before the pledge and before the morning job assignments. 

We raced to the grass field. I could feel the air bite into my face. The grass’ glossy coat soaked my tennis shoes and my hair whipped around my head; it whipped my ears and my eyelids.

We stopped, we arrived, and we were out of breath. I could see it escaping from my lips. My teeth screaming as I sucked in more cool air. We spat out clouds of smoke, like dragons or like steam from the exhaust pipe on my dad’s car.

I looked up to the field where an army of kids ran in the chaos of play. I tagged her and ran. My breath revealing a path to me in the trail it left behind. She chased me across the frost; the frost that pulls out the earth from kids shoelaces.

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Art by Cyril Rolando

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I feel like this really expresses each instrument.

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Hey no joke

this guy has some of the best tutorials on various aspects of art (including color!)

Check him out, seriously.

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The amazing digital art of oz to

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I have even more costume photos to today! This time they are of my 1890′s cycling costume. This costume consists of a jacket, shirtwaist, bloomers, bow, and hat which are worn over a corset and combination set. The only pieces I didn’t make are the shoes and stockings!

It took me a month of on and off work to make. I used wool herringbone, cotton shirting, flannel shirting, dotted cotton for lining, wool melton, some vintage shell buttons, and even a bit of vintage ribbon! It was quite the process but also a lot of fun.

Construction notes are here. And videos showing construction, along with the costume in action can be found here. 

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Alexandra Tomlinson by Chris Nicholls for Fashion Magazine October 2014

Photo: Chris Nicholls Model: Alexandra Tomlinson Styling: Zeina Esmail Hair & Makeup: Genevieve Lenneville Retouching: Lorca Moore

Circus setting with Cirque du Soleil Kurios

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Sometimes I forget most people see me as this confident person.. Some of my friends would laugh at that. I wish I was that type of person. Life would come easier I’d think. But my road is a lot less one-dimensional. Honey, going out there and doing what I do? Yeah, that takes a lot of confidence. But it also took a lot of self hatred to get to this point. I don’t dance around on stage because I was born with that ability. It took years of overcoming my insecurities. I don’t walk outside the door as a woman today because I never let anyone tell me I couldn’t. It took years of doubt and kowtowing to others to finally start to be me. It took seven years of being a man to finally get to be the woman I was. I had to look all of you in the face and tear down the male character with the tight pants you all loved. And I almost didn’t. And for a time I was weak and pathetic, caving to what I thought my fans wanted. That’s the kind of person I am. That’s the kind of person we all are at some point. My successes. My career. The head held higher at conventions? That all came with hard work. I had to look into the mirror and see beyond the tears. To something I couldn’t yet reach. It was just a mirror, and I couldn’t embrace that projected reflection. Choosing to walk through doors is the hardest part. But you can walk through that acting class door. You can walk through that employment office. You can walk through as you.

Don’t ever buy into people telling you what you are or what you’ll be. The battles you choose to partake in should be your own, and only you know who you are. We are all pathetic and strong and beautiful and ugly…and every side of every coin. Embrace it. Whatever you are, just embrace your flaws and embrace your strengths. Because honey, you are not one-dimensional. You are so much more than just confident or weak. Now go out that door. And show the world that.

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