The person I reblogged this from is someone I enjoy seeing on my dashboard.

^They're currently taking donations for Maui mutual aid

For additional places to donate, Āina Momona is also running an emergency fundraiser to support the Hawaii Community Foundation Maui County Strong Fund.

The Lāhui Foundation has also set up a fire recovery fund.

Not a single monkey survived the Neuralink experiment. I’ll bet Elmo can’t wait to start torturing and murdering human beings with this.

https://fortune.com/2022/12/06/elon-musk-neuralink-staff-claim-rushed-brain-implant-trials-led-to-needless-deaths-1500-animals/

Just in case you were wondering how many animals reportedly died for this experiment that they’re supposedly about to do on humans.

i’m one of the lucky ones. because you survived? …aye, that too.

- Maika Halfwolf, Monstress #26

4 Tips for Autistic Writers

Autistic writers can face unique challenges when it comes to writing. NaNo Participant Auden Halligan has tips to handle some of those challenges!

So, you’ve just sat down at your desk, all ready to work on your next chapter, but you just can’t seem to start. Something is itching at your brain, and no matter how hard you think, you can’t figure it out. For autistic writers, that itch might be even harder to get around when compounded with autistic inertia, introspection issues, and sensory processing disorder — even if we were super excited to get started, sometimes the stumbling blocks are enough to keep us from going anywhere at all.

Here are four tips to identify your struggles and work around them rather than against them as an autistic writer!

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the worst part abt writing fic is when you start it doesn’t instantly finish itself on its own

Limmy deleted best tweet of all time I'm so mad

Looking for a random cause of death for a character? Click here.

Looking for a random city? Click here.

Looking for a random city that people have actually heard of? Click here.

Need a random surname for a character? Click here. (They also give prevalence by race, which is very helpful.)

Helpful writing tips for my friends.

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OH SHIT.

A couple more resources I have open constantly:

Random motivations for your characters here!

Need some character quirks? Here and here! 

Having trouble with backstory? Here! (They have an option for fortunate and unfortunate backstories)

These aren’t super worldbuilding-y, but might give you a jumping-off point for a few common places to get stuck while writing :)

you're just mad that my presence is haunting and offputting and yours isn't