no, seriously :(( i also have been published etc (only short stories) and when i talk to agents or industry professionals they don't care i write controversial fic in the slightest; it's the feral people on twt and goodreads i worry about :'( very frustrating as i'd love to be more open

yesss totally! like i'll post WAY more on private (and the barrier for entry to my private accounts is often very low) but posting even mildly controversial fic makes me also want to be ultra-cautious about what i do and don't share. i don't even post photos of my cat just in case

BUT WITH THAT SAID there's no perfect solution, so moving SOMEWHERE has to be the first step (hence me trying to be more active on here)

i think also unfortunately here the lack of circle/private accounts makes it difficult to convince people to hop over... a lot of my closest friends are yapping on private and post almost nothing in public, so that's an extra layer

yesss youre so right!!! like i know that should twt Actually die, loads of my oomfs will move back to tumblr (which i shall not be doing.), some will move over to pillowfort (which i shall not be doing either.); a lot of NSFW mutuals will disappear into the ether.. it's v rough :(

yess i think that's what i (someone who straddles both platforms) find the hardest... my mutuals are what make twitter fun for me so if people aren't replying/engaging w me i find that difficult, but also i know i need to move to make it worth it, so :-)

interesting tho that ive moved on from the 'death as a manifestion of forever unfulfilled desire' thing i had going on for a few years

i don't even know what to read into it myself 😭

also all of chainsaw man manga. ok thread over thanks everyone :)

5. Embassytown by China Mieville
first Mieville. really felt as though the first half was especially fantastic and meditative; a real treasure hunt of a book where i had to press the pieces of the puzzle together. fun thought experiments on truth as a vector for trust and vice-versa

4. Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice
pretty slow, but the core tenet of trauma only causing more trauma rings undeniably true. as a vampire lover i really appreciate how the vampires are just as sexy as they are cursed. also pathetic wet cat Lestat gives me life