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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue

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Film Critic / Author / Screenwriter Behind the Scenes of Indie Film Marketing (Focal Press) OUT NOW! Cinematic Worldbuilding (CRC Press) OUT NOW! A Nightmare on Elm Street (DieDie Books, 2026) My TV Dads (Bear Manor Media, 2027) https://linktr.ee/nlarue

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · Aug 4

The wait is over! You can grab my new book Cinematic Worldbuilding: A TTRPG Approach to Storytelling direct from my publisher with FREE shipping worldwide. Check my link in bio for more details!

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

Congrats!

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

I was driving on Tues by Cold River in MA, and everything was just gorgeous. Everything just looked so picturesque. I pulled over to the side of the road and did something I've never done before. I wrote a poem. I felt compelled. At first I wanted to get the first couple lines down, but I kept going

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

Just received a box from our coalition partner @charlesbridge.bsky.social filled with postcards that I'm hand delivering to bookstores around MA so people can write their reps to support the #FreedomToRead in this state! More info: massfreedomtoread.org/act

Take Action — Mass Freedom To Read

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, Massachusetts! Help tell our legislators they should pass An Act Regarding Free Expression to protect libraries, schools, and authors from book bans by sending them a postcard! Instructions on how to do this and where to get postcards here: www.massfreedomtoread.org/act @massaabb.bsky.social

Take Action — Mass Freedom To Read

www.massfreedomtoread.org

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

a black and white photo of a man wearing a beret with the title the wild one

ALT: a black and white photo of a man wearing a beret with the title the wild one

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

There's also the option of using 2 character sheets with agreed upon base stats for the physical aspect of the character/s with different powersets designed for each personality.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

For instance, if they're playing D&D, the DM could modify the Barbarian rage mechanic to fit a DID shift in personality. If it's CoC, they might use the sanity mechanic for it.

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

I feel like there's a spectrum to this answer. What game are they playing? What is the tone of the character/s the player is looking to play? Are they looking to play into the tropes of DID, or are they looking to play something more clinically accurate to their experience with DID?

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

...In the following years, I've had a few contributors ask for copies of their work, which I didn't have, and I felt horrible about it. But that said, keep copies of your work, like the OP says.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

I had a way on my site going back years where you could make a PDF of any review or article we had published. Almost no one took advantage of it. When we ran into a catastrophic issue on the site, we lost a lot of legacy content (thanks @archive.org for being clutch in recovering a lot)...

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 1d

periodic reminder that if you write stuff that's published on the web for a publication you yourself do not own, PDF that shit as soon as it goes live

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Art by Veya @artbyveya.bsky.social · 2d

Read Banned Books, says the little kitty. 📚 ❤️ 🐈

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

That was me, and I was really tired and hadn't shaved.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

Me looking at pretty much all the news lately.

a man with a beard wearing a blue shirt is sitting at a table in a restaurant .

ALT: a man with a beard wearing a blue shirt is sitting at a table in a restaurant .

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

Congrats!

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

I just did a touch-up on a piece of flash fiction I wrote last year. Just needed a little something extra. It's done now. I swear. No, really!!!

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

You can pre-order my two Sherlock Holmes stories
- The Signalman's Secret
- The Exposition Proposition
which are included in two awesome anthologies by Belanger Books!
Thank you for supporting my work. It means a lot!
The Kickstarter pre-order page is here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bel...

Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1889 & 1890

Every volume in this anthology series details a year in the life of Sherlock Holmes. Each month gets its own story!

www.kickstarter.com

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

I was interviewed recently for a #BannedBooksWeek event I'm helping out with in my capacity as co-leader for @massaabb.bsky.social by @worcestermagazine.bsky.social
Here's the link to the article I'm quoted in:
www.worcestermag.com/story/entert...

'A library should have something for everyone': Library sets events for Banned Books Week

In honor of "Band Books Week," the Worcester Public Library will celebrate “the freedom to read” all afternoon on Oct. 11.

www.worcestermag.com

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

Lie to me better.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

Happy birthday 🎈🎂 (in advance)

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

@dreamwisp.bsky.social Just cuz it's been a hot minute since we last chatted. Hi! Hope you're doing okay (considering the all the things).

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 3d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

I'm writing a book about this as we speak :)

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 2d

kinda sweet that bookshop.org's anti-prime sale overlaps with banned books week, which means today you can get free shipping PLUS 20% off their banned books list! bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Banned Books

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

I was interviewed for @theartsfuse.bsky.social about our #FreedomToRead coalition and how politicians need to get off their asses and pass this important legislation here in MA!

artsfuse.substack.com/p/the-arts-f...

The Arts Fuse Newsletter, October 8

October Short Fuses -- Reviews of David Byrne in concert, an exposé of academia, "After the Hunt," the memoir of activist/author/filmmaker Arundhati Roy, and the one-person show, "Sardines."

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

I've got 2 short stories coming up in these books that are using Kickstarter as a pre-order mechanism! If you want to support my work, or love Sherlock Holmes, or love historical fiction, then check this out and pick up your copies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bel...

Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1889 & 1890

Every volume in this anthology series details a year in the life of Sherlock Holmes. Each month gets its own story!