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[rilianedautriche]

[zero1infinity]

[tsukiyamas]

why does this have 32k notes? it’s just a picture of a knife in a ranch bottle, is there some unspoken joke that 32 thousand people share? what is going on here, i dont get it. it’s just a fucking picture of a knife in a ranch bottle. is there some spiritual connection people have to this picture? is there some ominous and mystical reasoning that this has 32 thousand notes? do people reblog this because it makes them look like some indie blogger? or is there just something funny to this? someone please explain

[diggly]

no one tell him

[analyticalsenshi]

Scheduling this to post on March 15 because it needs to happen.

[cannon-fannon]

March 15 again and here we go…

[uglygirlstatus]

based on this iconic scene

[eunnieboo]

pink in the night

[sourcherrymagiks]

If there is a time I don’t reblog this it will be because the apocalypse got me

[kingjinxii]

also the creator confirmed the brunette girl is trans!!

[thisismyusernamedealwithit-deac]

This is adorable

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

Makes me cry every time I see this <3

[anabimelo]

Just like his father

[deathshallbenomore]

girl wake up new gender just dropped

[billciipher]

Click on it twice. These are your two super powers.

[joyceanfartboner-deactivated202]

everyone else always seems to fucking get cool shit and i always get like “gel manipulation” and “using dust along w/ your fighting style”

[vrumblr]

Vampire immunity and pain embodiment.

[bandedbulbussnarfblat]

Animancy and Supernatural Immunity.  That actually sounds pretty cool.

[roseydeloom]

Archetype: Dark Lord and Power Anchoring

[moonlightcicada]

Spiritual Poison Manipulation and Morale Manipulation

[tearlessrain]

listen people are starting to realize tumblr isn’t dead we all need to be as cringe as possible for the next few months, it’s vital to our survival

[samsrowena]

[honeyandpumpkins]

[oatmealaddiction]

[haystarlight]

I love that op said “be as cringe as possible” and my main man Tumblr replied with giffs of Superwholock in that exact order. I love you all so much.

[wittyno]

[pr]

[bezdddakota]

[daddykinkskywalker]

[daddykinkskywalker]

you’ve reblogged this like 50 times now, are you ok???

[chad-adi-mundi]

No, I’m worried about the Wookies. Are they alright?

[daddykinkskywalker]

I’m afraid they died. … it seems in your anger, you killed them …

[chad-adi-mundi]

[strongermonster]

now that i’m older and understand how absolutely fucked the housing market is, all those horror movies that take place in nice houses where the family refuses to leave make sense. if i had a 4,000sqft vintage home you’d need to kill me before i ever moved out as well. fuck the ghost. charge it rent.

[parentheticalaside]

The bookselling behemoth is making life harder for writers, but so is the public perception that art doesn’t need to be paid for

“People have always felt a sort of ownership over art, and that’s actually good. It’s why you keep a book on your shelf and return to it, it’s why you hang a picture on your wall that speaks to you. But when this gets out of hand and you mistake access or a personal connection with your rights, as happens so often in our Internet age, it leads to a dangerous sense of entitlement. That’s why readers feel empowered to complain, directly to the creator, that a book or show doesn’t have absolutely everything they want: the romantic pairing they’d hoped for, the language they find most friendly, the ending they desired. And it’s also why, for instance, the last Harry Potter book leaked on the internet before it was officially published: fans saw the book as something they were owed, not the product of labor that deserved compensation. Not that J.K. Rowling needs more money—but she, and all authors, deserve to have their work recognized as work.

“Consumers hold a pernicious power, so this trend towards free content won’t reverse itself unless we want it to. This is a sad thing, and we will all be much worse off if we can only hear stories from people who can afford to write.”

[roane72]

Please please please do NOT pirate books if you want to keep having books to read. The median income for full-time authors in 2017 is reported at $20,857. That means half of all authors reporting income made LESS. 

And of the authors that reported that they were, in fact, full-time authors, only 63% had ANY earnings to report. The average of those who did earn something was $43,247. Which means, looking at the difference between the median and average, the average is heavily weighted by the superstars.

MOST of your favorite authors are either working a second (or third, or more) job, have a partner who earns more money, or is living hand-to-mouth, or some combination of the three. 

Libraries are your friends. Most have ebook collections now. I know readers gotta eat, but writers do too.

Signed, Someone whose book isn’t out for another 4 months, and is ALREADY being pirated :( 

[fishwrites]

Oh gosh :( this really hit me: “This is a sad thing, and we will all be much worse off if we can only hear stories from people who can afford to write.”

[stelamaris]

A post from Maggie Stiefvater’s deactivated Tumblr about pirating killing the Raven Cycle boxset

Another post about how piracy meant that her publisher cut the print run on the last book because the previous book wasn’t selling as well and how she teamed up with her brother to prove that online piracy was responsible for the lower sales

[starry-eyed-guttersnipe]

If you cannot afford to buy books, please go through your public library! When you get a library card, you’ll also be able to sign up to rent audiobooks; a librarian can help you if you’re not sure how. Libraries are an important part of the book ecosystem, and when you get a book for free from the library, you’re still supporting the author.

[inthemidstofbuddie]

just throwing this post out there bc i break down how an author gets paid, for anyone who’s confused about how pirating books can tank an author’s career

[thats-what-sidhe-said]

Just a reminder - if your library doesn’t carry the book you want, you’re allowed to ask for it, and they may buy it! Check your library’s website. They’ll have contact information and may even have a request form.

[sunrisenebula]

I love requesting books through my library. When I started requesting Seanan McGuire titles they hardly had any. I kept requesting and reading them. After a while they were ordering her new books before I could ask for them. The other day I tried to get one of her books and I couldn’t because they all had holds on them! I put my holds in the queue and decided to reread something I already own.

I’ve had authors come out of the woodwork to thank me for requesting their book at the library when I mention it offhandedly.

Support your local library! Libraries are awesome!

[headspace-hotel]

✨support your local library✨

[moonlightcicada]

I kinda like that in the end the Nowhere King really was just A Guy

[tooquirkytolose]

I love the constant tonal whiplash in Centaurworld

[moonlightcicada]

You ever think about how school in the US is intentionally dehumanizing?

Especially college

[brucie-deactivated05092020-deac]

how i sleep knowing i will pirate every single thing released on disney plus

[bebe-benzenheimer]

how y’all gonna sleep after your computers are infected with a bazillion viruses and the feds gon’ bust your asses

[onemoretallymark]

how i sleep when I'm pirating disney with a vpn and anti-virus protection.

[ms-demeanor]

How I sleep after pirating everything from D+ while using an antivirus, VPN or proxy, and a cantenna to rip off the free wifi at Downtown Disney. If you can’t get wifi directly from the house of mouse McDonald’s will do.

[chocolatechipbutterflyprincess]

How I sleep knowing I’m pissing off all the Disney bootlickers by pirating:

[gothmisspyggie]

Oh no! What a terrible thing to do, this information should't be spread by reblogging it, that's for sure.

[iahfy]

Are you a Gold Star lesbian? (Just in case you don't know what it means, a Gold Star lesbian is a lesbian that has never had the sex with a guy and would never have any intentions of ever doing so)

real question is why do you be asking weird questions like this

[porunareff]

Don’t forget our time honored tradition - change your underwear tonight so you too can start the New Year feeling completely refreshed.