#clues!

[and---kaylee-ilwl]

I just realized...

In Usher Pt.1, they sing:

"Her child was stolen

And she blames herself"

I don't know how I didn't see this before! She blames herself. Herself in a different timeline stole her own child and that's why she blames herself for it.

Mind Blown.

[lostlings]

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[scribefindegil]

Do you have any advice for writing ballads/rhyme based poetry? I'm doing a mini cipher hunt for my sister and am struggling with the clues. Thank you!

Oh man! That sounds like a lot of fun; I hope your sister enjoys it! 

So the Cipher Hunt clues are all in iambic tetrameter, which is a fun, casual meter. I have a weirdly intuitive understanding of meter, so I can usually *feel* what’s right rather than thinking about it consciously. Read through all the old clues to get the meter in your head. It feels like duh-DUH duh-DUH duh-DUH duh-DUH. It’s most important is that you have the stressed syllables in the right places, especially the final syllable of the line.

For rhymes, I like to write out the alphabet at the bottom of a piece of paper and cycle through all the sounds when I get stuck. You can also use a rhyming dictionary (RhymeZone is a good one) so long as you realize that some of the options it gives you are not actual rhymes. Use it for inspiration, but take everything it says with a grain of salt.

For things like this, don’t worry about using common/cliche rhymes. If you get stuck, try to think of a new way of phrasing the clue so you have a different word to rhyme on. There’s always more ways to say things than you expect! Especially if you haven’t written much poetry before, I recommend writing your first draft longhand. If you think of a line that might work, write it down! Don’t be afraid to come up with a lot of options and make a bit of a mess.

Also! This goes for anyone--if you get stuck on a poem/clue/whatever that you’ve written, I am happy to provide help and feedback! Just message me off anon!

[hushedhands]

Rly need the parents I babysit for to stop having better Friday night plans than I have (aka, expect another night time iPad post) Ps, I'm on my phone so I can't screencap the comment, BUT in reply to mydear5678: I can confirm that K has been in the same room as America and Maxon at least once, and he's been mentioned in the story several times as someone other than K.

[groovyascot]

I heard that Red Herring did it

Put a rumor you heard about my muse in my ask and they’ll confirm or deny it.

"THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE. RED HERRING DID DO IT. RED HERRING DID EVERYTHING."