The NaNoWrimo (National Novel Writing Month) Writing Event for the entire TMNT Fandom!
More Info at my pinned post š
Let's talk about TCEST & other SQUICKS.
Sometimes folks write about stuff we don't like: squicks (ew! yucky!) and triggers (panic attack!) They are 100% allowed to do that, no matter how strongly we feel.
Sometime you want to write about stuff that scares folks or that grosses others out. Writing it doesn't make you a scary or gross person! But doesn't mean that everyone wants to read it.
The best way to have happy writers and happy readers is to USE TAGS and FILTER BY TAGS!
Here's the tumblr help page that explains how to apply tag filters to your dashboard. Folks can cover up any post with a #keyword tag they don't want to see.
Let's say you don't vibe with TCEST.
You'd follow the instructions above, and enter not only the word "TCEST," but also all the ways that other people tend to spell it. To be helpful, I've made you a list:
TCEST
Tcest
tcest
T-CEST
T-cest
t-cest
You may also want to enter words like 'Turtlecest' and 'Incest' (just like i wrote them with uppercase initial letters) and then again both in all caps and in all lowercase letters. This will also work for any other tags you don't want to read about! Gore? Murder? Assaults? Or even just little things that are your own personal weirdness... like pigs or needles or abandoned buildings.
You can't stop this stuff from existing.
You can't stop people from writing it or disliking it.
People who write squicky or triggering stuff will tag their work.
People who can't handle it will filter it out.
We can all share without crossing each other's boundaries.
I am posting this because... I want you to be able to fearlessly click the 'follow' button next to the #TURTLEWRIMO and #TURTLEWRIMO 2025 tags.
You won't see things you don't want to see AND no one will harass you about what you post.
I will send this post around a few times so there's lots of awareness here. I want people to have a good time. And... because I know that Turtlecest is a popular genre with plenty of TMNT writers... there is a completely G-rated TCEST TURTLEWRIMO badge.
I want to post it with the tag--I PROMISE, WITH THE TAG--and know that only the folks who want to are going to see it.
--Kya, who values your boundaries.
PS in case you missed it...
Participant & Spectator badges at my pinned post let folks know how you're involved!
The Starting Line badges here tell us about you as a writer.
Goal badges are at this post so you can declare your finish line.
There's also Genre badges here to help describe your project.
Want some sample posts to help folks get to know your work? (And follow you!)
Here's my Intro Post!
Here's my Goals Post!
Maybe you've got some of these common questions?
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