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 whenever someone requests audio i have i must provide! i’ll add the translations to the soundcloud playlist later but for now someone was curious about this’un

Translation, a la Miss Dream, under cut! (as a note I have trouble telling the girls’ voices apart so if you notice I mis-attributed a quote, let me know)

@sarahaddams @elvhenanhorror

When you look up the key features of a civilization, most historians agree that a group of people must implement a system of writing in order to be “civilized.” Reading makes us human.

But what if I told you that humans were never meant to read in the first place? Our brains come hard-wired with the ability to hear and speak language (from a place called Wernicke’s area in the temporal lobe) and the ability to understand and remember symbols (the parietal lobe). There is no specific area in the brain that is meant to read; that’s why children have to be taught to read, and why some people have an easier time learning than others. Every time a reader starts a new story, they are taking advantage of a system that is both brand-new and generations in the making. As humans evolved, our brains learned to combine the use of multiple regions and a process called neuronal recycling to “repurpose” the skills we already have. It’s a miracle.

Reading a new book, learning a new language, and even speaking our own language to communicate with friends and loved ones are the results of a multifaceted, living system. Learning that reading and writing are far from natural changed the way I read my favorite books. As a writer, I can treat myself with more patience knowing the lengths to which my brain has gone so I have the chance to write anything at all. As a reader, I value every word more knowing that it has traveled through countless geographical locations and definitions so it can hold that exact spot in one specific sentence.

write for the people who will one day pore over the words you've chosen.

write for the people who think you could never have gotten so far.

write so you can bring words to life.

write so one day you can look back and see how far you've come.

write to inspire people who are too afraid, or who cannot, put words to paper.

write, because if you don't create this, who will?

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Jacob Frye being beautiful as always

Jacob just being Jacob

A Wonka Wave

What a fancy dude!🤩 Lots of chocolate and sweets ... Christmas is here ... Had this special christmas feeling meanwhile painting Willy Wonka, nostalgic christmas beats, mulled wine ... and all that already in october btw XD

"Wonka" 15.12.2023 in theatres! Can't wait for it. Until then there will be a lot of other gorgeous movies to look at.

Have a look at my timelapse Process reel:

www.instagram.com/p/CmYKT6AKPN…

Wish you guys all a happy christmas and some lovely days with friends and family!

https://www.kejablank.de

Every time you see this post on your dash, open up your WIP and write one sentence. It doesn’t matter if the sentence is good, makes sense or works perfectly with your story. You can go back to edit it later. 

Congrats, you made some progress on your WIP!

So, whoever is behind Plush Books is an asshole, obviously, and I hope they step on lego every day for the rest of their shitty life. 

But let’s talk for a second about Amazon, and how it’s possible to upload hundreds of fanfics to KDP, without even changing the character names and very obviously trademarked intellectual property, and it doesn’t get pinged at all? 

A while back, when I tried to republish Anhaga (a book I wrote, and the rights to which had reverted back to me) Amazon told me there was a “copyright issue” despite the fact that I had a rights reversion letter from my former publisher, and everything was completely legal and above board. 

Why the fuck did I spend a frantic week going back and forth with what felt like six million Amazon customer service reps, jumping through a bunch of hoops to prove that Anhaga was mine, I had written, and I owned the rights to it? Meanwhile they’re over here selling books that were uploaded in their hundreds over a suspiciously short period of time, without even changing the character names in an attempt to at least try to pretend they’re not stolen? 

So yeah. Fuck Plush Books, but also fuck Amazon too. 

Meanwhile, if you think Plush Books has stolen you fic, check them out here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BMB1RG5J/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=faaebd0a-c8cf-438d-9b29-4c623ca8cdbd&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr

And here is how to file a DMCA notice: https://twitter.com/kokomroily/status/1603843555692351488?s=12

And here is a link to the spreadsheet listing all the stolen fics that have so far been identified: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fdmd9XxpU0PqWLvuoJwCn7dM90Cy4N8393AsEf7V6_w/edit#gid=0