Claire Keane
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pixel skylines
shark vs the universe
#extradirty
Kaledo Art
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
noise dept.
Show & Tell
Peter Solarz
ellievsbear
Product Placement
Not today Justin
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TVSTRANGERTHINGS
Monterey Bay Aquarium
if i look back, i am lost
Mike Driver
Sweet Seals For You, Always
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You've always been able to understand what animals are saying, but never bothered to tell anyone because it's usually something boring like "Danger!" or "Food!" Except for today. Snorkeling in the middle of the ocean, you hear a deep rumbling "Hello human."
After the hundredth child showed up on their doorstep claiming they were the hero destined to slay you, you decided to take matters into your own hands and visit the bastard who keeps sending orphans to kill you.
The aliens arrived on Earth. The takeover was slow, but inevitable. It came, not through military force, nor through lies and propaganda. It came through the democratic process and the will of the people, because the aliens offered better pay and benefits than late stage capitalism.
What To Do When Someone Writes The Story You Wanted To Write
Pause Before You Spiral Your first reaction might be panic or jealousy. That’s normal. Do not make decisions in that emotional moment.
Remember Ideas Are Not Execution Two writers can start with the same concept and create completely different stories. Voice changes everything.
Study What They Did Differently Instead of giving up, analyze their approach. What themes did they emphasize? What would you have done differently?
Ask Why You Loved the Idea Was it the trope, the character dynamic, the setting? You can still explore that emotional core in your own way.
Refocus on Your Perspective No one has your lived experience, your worldview, or your emotional lens. That alone makes your version unique.
Shift the Angle Slightly Change the time period, genre, tone, or central conflict. A small pivot can make the story entirely new.
Avoid Comparison Traps Comparing your early draft to someone else’s finished, edited book will only drain your creativity.
Remember Publishing Is Not Limited to One Story There is room in every genre for multiple takes on similar ideas.
Use It as Motivation If the concept works for someone else, it proves there is an audience for that type of story.
Write It Anyway If the story still burns inside you, that means it belongs to you too. Your version deserves to exist.
repeating this to myself forever and ever
Otherlands on Superman: HopePunk, Narrative Structure, and Double-loading Scenes
Big nerds M&M share their take on Superman (2025), specifically the narrative structure, stakes, characterization, and the handling of worldbuilding and double (and triple?) loading scenes for narrative efficiency.
Spoilers everywhere!
Fair warning, M&M met through a DC fandom, so we have Big Feelings and many Thoughts about the movie and what is required to convey DC properly on the big screen. We also... really love Lex.
Superman losing his composure only when people shrug off the lives of others. Doesn’t matter how well he knows them. Doesn’t matter if they’re even human.
He gets upset at the Justice Gang for brutally killing a rampaging Kaiju and not even attempting to find a way to move it or at least euthanize it more humanely.
The only time he raises his voice during Lois’ interview is when she digs into his interference in geopolitics, because people would have died if he hadn’t acted. The only time he yells at Luthor is when Luthor abducts Krypto. The only time he cries is when Luthor murders someone he barely even knew.
He saves a fucking squirrel for god’s sake. We’re so back.
I enjoy that from the little glimpse we saw from his parents we know exactly why he's that way. His Ma is headstrong and firm in her beliefs and his dad is a "mush"- a very kindly man who doesn't know a ton but believes in the good of humans and how important it is to care.
Just a little guy. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
Otherlands Podcast Back for a Mini-sode
Back from summer break, M&M talk about creator night at at locally-owned, Columbia MD bookshop Queen Takes Book. There we got to know the owners and staff as well as some creative, passionate book lovers and influencers from all over the area. Special shoutout to the people we met there including, (Insta-handles) @chloe.the.reader , @annabookbestie , @tmichellemoore, @starrfirebookgirl, @lysettemariereads, @pretty_poisons_dark_romance, and @gennareading. Also, of course, big thanks to @queentakesbook for initiating this get together!
Check it out: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7idc8Sm99rvTjbQGUWoVSs?si=5daffac71a50415e
writing isn’t hard it’s just emotionally devastating and time-consuming and requires full body possession by an idea
The dragon snarled at the knight as she hid the princess behind her, rearing her head back she let out a loud roar, "FOR THE LAST TIME! I GOT FULL CUSTODY IN THE DIVORCE, THE KING GOT THE CASTLE AND THE GOLD!"
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After the druid in your party leaves, a bear strolls up—oddly friendly. Suspicious, the mage casts Speak with Animals. The bear says, "I heard your fake-bear left. I'm real, I'm better, and I'll work for fish, meat, and honey. Deal?"
It doesn’t matter what mental gymnastics you do to justify your consumption of Harry Potter.
Your second-hand shopping, piracy and fanfic don’t exist in a vacuum and it continues to provide JK Rowling with the cultural capital to inflict hurt on vulnerable people.
A deeply evil person.
The Electric State Sucked, Right?
Otherlands Editing Podcast · Episode
So let's talk about adaptations.
The opening to this is hilarious because Midnight summarizes The Electric State so sarcastically that Margaret has to go back and do it seriously.
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This week, Midnight and Margaret discuss the failure of the Netflix film The Electric State to adapt from a celebrated graphic novel. We also talk other adaptations like both versions of the Super Mario Brothers movie as well as Max's adaptation of Uzumaki. We help you think about adaptations and what to keep in mind when adapting and changing an aesthetic, archetype, or plot you like from a different medium like a television show or video game into your own written fictional work.
Maybe someday I'll learn how to take good photos of drawings 💔
