Marith
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This is a great thread—and why I’m often disappointed at superficial renderings of cults in fiction. A cult isn’t a writing wild card, where you don’t have to do any research (of which there is a TON by the way).
As a SFF writer who is very interested in religion, in fiction and in real life:
Any attempt to lay out rules or laws or even guidelines for "how to depict religion in fiction" has not thought the matter through, IMO.
I took a basic drawing class and most of it was "look at the thing. No LOOK."
Any attempt to lay out rules or laws or even guidelines for "how to depict religion in fiction" has not thought the matter through, IMO.
I took a basic drawing class and most of it was "look at the thing. No LOOK."
March 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is a great thread—and why I’m often disappointed at superficial renderings of cults in fiction. A cult isn’t a writing wild card, where you don’t have to do any research (of which there is a TON by the way).
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increase the stakes for your characters. unless they are hunting vampires, and are in desperate need of more stakes. then reduce the stakes
February 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
increase the stakes for your characters. unless they are hunting vampires, and are in desperate need of more stakes. then reduce the stakes
I finished this godforsaken teethpulling blood sweat and tears $&#*@!#*% book! This is my fifth complete work and it took me TWO YEARS including many many many months of staring at my screen in cosmic horror and despair. I never thought I would finish it.
But it is done!!
But it is done!!
January 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I finished this godforsaken teethpulling blood sweat and tears $&#*@!#*% book! This is my fifth complete work and it took me TWO YEARS including many many many months of staring at my screen in cosmic horror and despair. I never thought I would finish it.
But it is done!!
But it is done!!
It's so so fun when you're doing some historical research for your book and come upon something fascinating that is perfect to include in your book and your creative mind is on fire, but it's also terrible because your book that was almost finished just got longer :(
December 30, 2024 at 8:36 PM
It's so so fun when you're doing some historical research for your book and come upon something fascinating that is perfect to include in your book and your creative mind is on fire, but it's also terrible because your book that was almost finished just got longer :(
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NYC! City gives out free mulch & compost! gothamist.com/news/drought...
Drought presents dire threat to NYC's street trees, arborists say
For many street trees, survival may depend on their human neighbors.
gothamist.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:02 PM
NYC! City gives out free mulch & compost! gothamist.com/news/drought...
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If you’re a HarperCollins author, I strongly suggest getting together with your agent and sending a very strong preemptive “FUCK THIS” their way.
lithub.com/harpercollin...
lithub.com/harpercollin...
HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech.
On Friday, author Daniel Kibblesmith posted a series of screenshots on Bluesky in order to share a concerning email he received from the agency who’d repped him on his children’s book S…
lithub.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:56 PM
If you’re a HarperCollins author, I strongly suggest getting together with your agent and sending a very strong preemptive “FUCK THIS” their way.
lithub.com/harpercollin...
lithub.com/harpercollin...