You don’t look like a man who gives up hope easily.
[kisses you] is this cringe bro? [kisses you harder] is this fail? is this going in your cringe comp?
fourth most searched topic on superhero google is “non-homoerotic ways to carry my buddy since i have flying abilities and they don’t”
bridal carry? says it in the name. by the hands? that’s handholding. under the armpits? your hands are by their tits! fireman carry? ass right next to the face. piggyback? basically spooning. holding them by just one ankle? you’re going so far to not touch them it kind of makes you think why you care so much hmmm 👀
Welcome to my bathroom. Please make yourself at home. I assure you, you will sustain no long term damage from your stay. Now. Wouldn’t you like to take a soak in my lovely bathtub?
Isn’t that comfortable! What’s that? You like my wallpaper? I’m so glad!
I went to great lengths to acquire it. You see, they haven’t made this color in centuries. But don’t worry, i made sure this is genuine.
Now, would you like a cup of tea? You can pick a glass from my personal collection!
Green is such a stunning color, isn’t it? I’m so glad this space is getting some use. Well, I think it’s time for you to take your leave. How are you feeling? Relaxed? I’m so glad. Feel free to come back any time you like. I have health conditions that make it unable for me to be in this room for more than a few minutes at a time, and I’d truly hate for it to go to waste. Goodbye, then!
Radioactive? What do you mean! I assure you, my bathroom is not damaging to your health or well being in any way, shape or form. In fact, it’s good for you! If you don’t believe me, why don’t you take a rest in the bathtub and see for yourself!
posting this bc i only got the uranium glass bit eheh
Good stuff.
Guys, I edit professionally. This list is legit. Incorporating these suggestions before you hire an editor will save you A LOT of money. Even if you did these and nothing else, you’d see significant overall improvement in your work.
That said, you don’t have to overthink these things when you’re writing a first draft. If you write, “she said angrily” in a first draft, you can always revisit the phrasing in a second draft. I mention this because overthinking style can lead to a loss of momentum, and losing momentum is why so many people never finish a draft. Give yourself permission to write fast, write messy or ugly, and edit your draft into beauty later.
Most of this list is second draft stuff. (Another editor here.) Your first draft is cake ingredients. Let them be messy. The two biggest problems I see in indie published books is people NOT knowing where their story begins and massive amounts of exposition aka info dumping especially since I read mostly SFF.
So my controversial opinion (that I didn’t have 6 to 8 months ago) is IF you are writing a first book and have NOT written/published before. It is extremely important to hire an experienced editor in the development stages to help you find/learn these things and not rely on “well established author does it.” Get that first draft out, hire a dev editor (not a line or copy editor) to help you with that second draft.
This can also be needed if you’re transitioning from fanfiction to original fiction. But it will honestly depend on the strength of the fandom writing in general. (I’d call it case by case.)
Once you gain experience and better instincts, you can scrap your dev editor. But you’re never going to stop having editors completely. (Seriously, don’t be Rowling folks. Or Meyer. Or Rice. Or maybe GRRM.)
I accidently deleted the whole long textpost about my commentary on the new ATE videos and i am screaming internally. Anyway, just take this favourite moments of mine from the video instead, where Adam asked Steven and Andrew to repeatedly run around with tiny umbrellas for raining. For us.
If someone manages to trick 35 different people into thinking they’re dating, I think it should not only not be illegal, but rewarded by a public medal of some kind
what was he even arrested for
Maybe fraud? He was lying to get things, it's not like he simply had 35 girlfriends.