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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 · 27m

I remember the last time you were at Maron's place. We were neighbors (next street over) and the secret service shut down the majority of the area, and I had a really hard time getting home that day...lol.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 30m

I was at an event this weekend where several people commented that we're not fighting fire with fire with all this BS.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 12h

But they don't want to pay for it.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 12h

Sure, why not? :)

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 13h

I got quoted for doing good stuff in my hometown paper. Am I finally enough now?

Anyway, book bans suck. Buy my new book when it hits Oct. 20th, pre-order my next two books, and just generally give me the impression that I'm not wasting my life.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

Been feeling a bit blocked recently on the writing front. Not creatively, just some executive dysfunction. So, I decided to take the mountain of digital notes in my phone and physically write them in one of my little black notebooks to see which ones give off a little "spark".

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

You're not wrong. Regardless of location.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

I feel that

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Fade In @fadeinpro.com · 1d

Fade In version 5 is available (finally). www.fadeinpro.com/page.pl?cont...

This release:

- Integration of Fade In Access for cloud file storage
- Added notes and bookmarks to the Navigator
- Large icons option in User Interface preferences
- Better interface for managing dictionaries and templates
- Improved dark mode support
- Double-click to edit header/footer
- Right-click on element style in Format panel to modify
- Editing of unlocked scene/element numbers
- Added word count target to This Session
- Better revision set management
- Improved pasting from HTML sources
- Much faster document importing
- Make it possible to print only the title page, if desired
- Smarter font substitution algorithm
- Improved "normal" font spacing
- Improved importing of arbitrarily numbered scenes/elements (from FDX, etc.)
- Fixed a couple of dragging issues in the Navigator
- Addressed a couple of Table Read bugs
- Find panel shortcut populates the current selection
- Added Text Report to production reports
- Fixed an issue with Avid Script-Based Editing .txt export and centered headers
- Fixed a potential crash when extracting pages
- Break on sentences wasn't properly breaking on soft returns
- Double quotes were not being encoded properly in CSV output
- Fixed a potential resource-loading issue for .fadein files
- Lots of other fixes, tweaks, and improvements
- Mac - Three-finger tap lookup, long-press accents, and better international keyboard handling
- Linux - Renamed packages from amd64 to x86_64

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

You always know you're on the right side if they have free tote bags.

Pics are from the screening of The Librarians and our postcard writing event today at the Worcester Public Library.

massfreedomtoread.org
#BannedBokksWeek
#FreedomToRead

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 1d

Just because something happened in the past in black & white doesn't mean it can't happen in color today.

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 2d

I'll be hosting a postcard writing event at the Worcester Public Library today. I hope all the local folks come by and write their reps to support the #FreedomToRead bills here in MA.
For more info: massfreedomtoread.org
#BannedBooksWeek

Mass Freedom To Read

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Jordan Maison @jordanmaison.com · 4d

Help me make our Zootopia event happen!

gofund.me/18fbab224

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 3d

Congrats!

FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

...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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 4d

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

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FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com · 4d

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