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it's okay to stray from your story. go write that short fic you can't take your mind off of! give you—and your characters—a break.

you! won't! always! make! your! word! count! -- you don't need to keep stretching sentences because the scene you finally got right is a hundred words too short. sometimes it's better that way.

the "rules" and "tips" are just ~guidelines~ (especially for people who like to swear by them) -- writing has no laws. especially first drafts. scrap the grammar, scrap the emotional tips, write it because it feels right, not because someone else says so.

every writer procrastinates. it's not easy being a writer.

take time off for yourself. the only thing harder than writing a story is to keep pushing it when you need a break the most. come back to it later. I promise there will be no dumpster fires when you're gone.

all writing is "real" writing. I don't think there's an explanation here?? fiction writers are writers. nonfiction writers are writers. fanfic writers are writers. (like how all reading is real reading!! in every format, too!)

it doesn't need to be perfect. honestly, it might never be. but it can be really close to it. if you're not satisfied with it, move on and come back when you're ready.

you are just as skilled as any bestselling author. remember that everything you read has been heavily edited by teams of people! their first draft could not even be as good as yours is now.

not using clichés is cliché. you will find one in any story. no one can bring you down for liking a certain trope. just because it's common doesn't mean it's bad!

no writer is fully well-rounded. dialogue will be easier to write for some, and description for others.

and, finally, no one knows what they're doing. trust me. we're all stumbling around blind here.

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A mouth-watering fuck-ton of hand angle references.

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This man is the grandson of a Canadian Nazi sympathizer who moved to South Africa BECAUSE he thought the apartheid was just the coolest.

He has a gaggle of kids specifically because he believes his genes are superior and need to be spread to improve humanity.

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Sign the petition to help the Brazilian Indigenous people!

TLDR: Greedy Brazilian landowners in the Senate are trying to strong-arm the government into allowing them to steal BR Indigenous lands. Please sign the petition and help them protect their sacred lands and homes!

A few months ago, I posted about the situation of the Brazilian Indigenous people and their fight in the Senate to ensure their right to their ancestral land. The BR Supreme Federal Court voted and, 9x2, decided in FAVOR of the Br Indigenous People...

But that wasn't the end of it. In a disgusting show of unconstitutional disregard for the BR people, the Federal Senate approved Bill 2903, seeking to bypass the Supreme Federal Court and allow for the legalized stealing of Indigenous land.

The vote in the Senate resulted in 43 in favor and 21 against PL 2903. "Among those who supported the legalization of genocide were Senators Marcos Rogério (DEM-RO), who invaded 98 hectares of indigenous land in the Jamari Valley in Rondônia; Jaime Bagattoli, who encroached on over 2,000 hectares of the Rio Omerê Indigenous Land; and Senator Tereza Cristina, former Minister of Agriculture in Bolsonaro’s anti-indigenous government." (APIB, sept 28).

Now, the final decision is in the Br president's hands, and Lula has until October 20th to decide if he'll completely, partially, or not veto the bill at all.

The Br Indigenous peoples need your help! Please sign the petition created by Célia Xakriabá, one of the few indigenous members of the Brazilian Congress, and help us pressure Lula in this critical moment!

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