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forgot my night time garlic bread in the oven for the length of 2 mythbusters wpisodes and when i opened the oven door it was so thoroughly cremated that i was blinded not by smoke and ash but what surely must have been its Soul as well

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Public Service Announcement

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HARK !!! I SEE HER !! RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF POST !! RAISE THEM MEN FROM THEIR SLUMBER WE'VE A BEAST TO SLAY

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For people with anxiety about filing taxes, here’s what things that happen when you make a mistake on your tax return:

- it gets corrected

- you get a letter in the mail either asking for some additional information or a letter showing the adjustment

- you pay the amount (there’s options for payment plans too!) or get a refund

Things that do not happen

- you’re “in trouble”

- you are charged with fraud

- you go to jail

I know that most people are probably just joking/exaggerating when they say a mistake on their return means they get thrown in jail but when I worked with the public I always would encounter people who believed that would happen and they would be panicking about it. So I like to put this out there every year because if I can even prevent one person from feeling that way, it’s worth it

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Annual reblog of this important information.

The thingy above where you sign your tax form says that you’ve filled it out to the best of your ability. “Sir, I am a dumbass” is 100% a valid defense

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I have to reblog this every time because frankly this is absolutely genius prose

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i love goth fashion because everyone dresses like they're going to fight monsters or slay demons but all in completely different genres

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goth friends meeting up for dark brunch

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running up the hill to make a deal with god again. anyone need anything

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can you get him to swap our places

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(∩^o^)⊃━☆ casting a spell on you!!

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Op what spell is this?

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spell of explosion and death !!!!＜（＾－＾）＞

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Visit Original Link

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big brain only

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This isn't directed absolutely at the Percy Jackson fandom persay (ba dum tss) but really just anyone who's read it before. I've been sort of using The Lightning Thief as a vague reference for my WIP in terms of timeline and when parts of the story are executed because I always thought it was just right in terms of pacing, but I looked through the book today and realised that he gets to camp half blood by page 57 but the quest/adventure itself doesn't actually begin until pg 149, and that's out of 375 pages.

I'm still not sure if it's THAT much of a problem because again, the pacing never bothered me when I read it the first time, but I would appreciate a second opinion - is that too long of an introduction for a middle grade adventure story? what do you reckon of that kind of pacing? what does it get right and what does it get wrong?

thewayofcats

I’m not an expert in middle-grade, but I think Percy Jackson runs a tad long for a middle-grade novel, so there’s that. Riordan was an established, albeit not well known, author at the time with a few adult novels under his belt. As a result, he was probably given a bit of leeway from his publisher to go long.

That said, that’s all a bunch of business talk. When it comes to the art itself, you’d be amazed how much time you can take getting to the plot. With a fantasy novel you need to take a certain amount of time to set up the characters, the world, the magic/powers, etc.

Typically, in a 3-act plot structure, the first plot point begins at the 25% mark, but page 149 out of 375 is about 39%-40%. But that’s just the literal quest. I haven’t read the book in a while, but I wouldn’t be surprised if something significant happens around page 90-100, which is roughly 25%. I may be wrong, though. It could just be that Riordan is throwing enough interesting things at us for the first 40% that it doesn’t matter that he keeps the quest held off for a bit.

So, there’s a bit of a complex answer, here. Yes, it’s kind of long, but there may be something else interesting happening at the actual %25 mark. On top of that, Riordan probably had a decent amount of trust of his publishers at the time.

Ultimately, if you can find a good reason to hold off the actual plot - as in, you have a lot of cool things to set up and an interesting way to execute the set-up - you’ll likely have the reader’s forgiveness for using a lot of page space.

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I can’t believe the classic “MOM HOLY FUCK” comic was actually made by the PnF crew this entire time

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this post just changed my whole life

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Same mood

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This was drawn by C. H. Greenblatt. Aka a former storyboard artist for Spongebob and the creator of Chowder

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I’m OBSESSED with this post. Fucking iconic

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Fun fact: There is an ancient Greek goddess of friendship. Her name is Philotes.

Double fun fact: She's a daughter of Nyx. Her siblings include Thanatos (god of death), Nemesis (goddess of retribution/revenge), Momus (god of mockery), Apate (goddess of deceit), and Oizys (goddess of depression and misery).