nintendo-gifs
picsthatmakeyougohmm
digthe60s
April 1968. ‘It’s a great scheme of dressing inside and out!’
ladyyatexel
Hahaha not anymore than usual!
These are all hilarious, but I’m definitely not buying any. If you slept comfortably next to the Little Apple Dolls and in front of a towering wall of 90s anime and 2000’s Goths, you are safe👍
cosmictuesdays
usuallyproperlyhydrated
10 Fast Tips for Querying
1. Establish a clear vision of your book in the opening lines. If you have that magic gift for summarizing your book in one compelling sentence, then put that line first. Draw the agent or editor in; make them want to read more. Being able to pitch effectively is a hugely important skill that can be developed, with practice.
2. No publishing history? Don’t mention it. In general, don’t write too much about yourself in the letter, unless it directly pertains to the book/your credentials as an author. If you’ve self-pubbed without much success, don’t mention it unless specifically asked.
3. On that note, keep it to one page or less. Long query letters are killer!! Agents/their assistants have to sort through so many letters in a day, don’t make it any harder on them than you need to.
4. If rejected, don’t respond. There are exceptions to this, but not many. If your instinct upon being rejected is to send out a rude email response, don’t… Take a step back, breathe in, breathe out, and move on. It’s not personal.
5. Send requested materials within 48 hours. I know I like to give my work a last once-over before I send it, but this time frame is a good one to keep in mind. Any longer and you risk losing interest.
6. Celebrate the little things. A full, a partial, or even a personalized response are all giant milestones! Trust me, any agent who takes time out of their day to tell you exactly what worked/didn’t work in your manuscript is a GIFT. Even if not all of their points work for you, their feedback could also help you improve your work as a whole.
7. Keep track of who you’ve queried. I’m a spreadsheet kinda gal, but I highly recommend at least keeping a cohesive, frequently updated list on who you’ve got queries out to, the time frames for their responses, and so on and so forth. And SAVE those records!
8. Do your research. ESPECIALLY on those asking for full requests. This came up a lot during pitching events, but there are definitely some people out there with ill intentions. Make sure you research everyone thoroughly before sending your work to them! Querytracker is an excellent resource for this, and also helps when you’re trying to see response times, etc.
9. When in doubt, nudge. If an agent’s website says that they always respond to queries within x amount of weeks and they haven’t yet responded to you, there’s a high chance that your email got lost in the mess. Don’t be afraid to (Politely!) reach out and ask, just in case!
10. Be patent, don’t give up. Querying is a slow game. Besides, even if you don’t end up getting an agent after a hundred queries, you’re bound to have learned something to help you go back, rewrite/write something new, and jump back into the game.
norsesuggestions
botanyshitposts
mxkoifish asked:
linneaus also thought plants fucked the same way ppl do so why should he get anything named after him
botanyshitposts answered:
linneaus tried to make a flower clock
Linneaus, or well actual name Carl von Linné, also believed migratory birds did NOT move during winter, but slept at the bottom of lakes
He was…. If its is not about constructing systems of classisifications, but like. Practical reality in nature, things one could observe with one own two eyes. If it is such Thing, Linné was very much a dumb ass
ineffableplan
crowleyraejepsen-is-retiring-de
there really is so much wild shit being added to the show. gayngels fighting. nazis in churches. i can only wonder what they’re going to do with tim considering everything else being expanded
yedrindax
bensiskos
fuck jkr for convincing a whole generation that “witch” and “wizard” are male/female versions of the same thing
witches
- herbs and gardening
- cook a lot
- wear lots of black
- cats
- magical brews
- probably the village midwife
- cottage in the woods
- vine whips and healing spells
- bigass hat but it’s all slouchy and cute
wizards
- wear blankets, if you’re lucky
- lab in a tower
- grad student vibes
- will definitely accidentally kill you
- fireballs
- high in some kind of magical drug
- hat that scrapes the ceiling
- cannot keep a familiar alive for more than a week
chubbycattumbling
c-rowlesdraws
Mr. J the cat looks like a toasted marshmallow, toasted mochi… and maybe kiritanpo, too! I finally drew this mental image that I’ve had for a while. @straycatj is such a cute blog– thank you Mr. J and Landlady for bringing so much joy to my dash every day!
deepintheshadyglen