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I almost liked this ooops lol. So cute tho! 🥰

9---looks like the hashtag is working 😁 @dvpit.bsky.social

I'm obsessed with this everytime it comes into my feed

Thank you!

Chloe & Mariah, college freshmen frenemies, possess blood magic that could balance the universal scales of light & dark. But an interdimensional villain with a penchant for artisanal vintage clothing must tip those scales to darkness...and humans die in the dark. #DVPit #NA #SFF #WOC #LGBT

That clears up the bank issue without forcing generous people to stop being themselves 😄

Oh, I re-read. It's worded fine. You're saying the nice customers shouldn't put multiple back-to-back charges on their card bc their bank will flag it as suspicious. Instead of suggesting "don't help ppl" try "combine the purchases into one transaction, so it's not flagged." That's what I do

OP reads like you're telling strangers NOT to buy groceries/etc. for the person in front of them whose card declines and let them leave empty-handed. Are you saying not to swipe a declined card multiple times? Bc I worked in banking, too--and that's the only way this makes sense.

Girl no it doesn't. What ppl do with their money is their business--not a banks'? You must not have worded OP the way you thought you did

I don't. Also idk what fraud has to do with strangers (with undeclined cards) paying for the person in front of them. What's that got to do with you? Just let kind ppl be kind lmao

I don't think people pay because they're embarrased for you, it's to save you the time of coming back to re-shop for something you want right now. It's a convenience for the person whose card declined to have a stranger pick up that tab, so you can mark that errand off your to-do & be on your way.

Chloe & Mariah, college freshmen frenemies, posess blood magic that could balance the universal scale of light & dark. But an interdimensional villain with a penchant for artisanal vintage clothing needs to balance that scale too...and his method will lead to humanity's extinction. #preDV #SFF #POC

Thinking about jazz trios

Ohhh noo I wish I'd seen this before emailing you yesterday! I felt so rude ignoring your request but also didn't want to waste space querying you again, so I thought it would be professional to respond at least. Turns out, you totally know duplicate requests happened and aren't expecting a reply 🫠

Instagram comment saying: I miss my roomba...RIP Clean Latifah

On 9/11 we blanket honor over innocent lives lost in senseless attacks. This 9/11 is no different, just adds more faces. "It’s disturbing how incidents like this can be downplayed depending on the victims. Political violence should be condemned universally, not through a partisan lens."

a man wearing glasses and a blue sweater says i 'm emotionally exhausted Alt: a man wearing glasses and a blue sweater says i 'm emotionally exhausted

I am queer and black and HATED by many Charlie Kirk supporters, but an "eye for an eye" isn't the way forward. Do we want peace and equality at all? Vengeful violence just perpetuates a diseased, systemic hatred toward otherness, which hinders that goal. Can we pls stop this cycle...somewhere?

Incredible

I'd probably add a thorn headband to complete the gothic vibe.

That was Jesus

I can get so impatient at this stage haha. I'm glad you have a positive outlook!

Honestly, isn't that what makes books powerful? Themes so specific to an experience that they transport you into the author's world? Maybe more universal language is needed to help readers relate, so cis or transfeminine readers can 'get' it too. I hope you get your draft where you want it! ✨️

I've seen college grads use gen AI. Imagine wasting prime years of young adulthood getting a creative arts degree, then offloading every creative endeavor to a robot that's inaccurate 90% of the time. Just throw your money directly into a frat house firepit next time.

Oof. And then you have a chance of coming off as preachy...which is precisely why you were subtle with the themes in the first place. My first draft had a similar problem. And now, I fear I've overcorrected the issue. Cue round 2 of Betas

Hold on to your themes, through-threads, the core of your characters and how they're meant to grow. I absolutely love betas (I am one) but your story is ultimately yours. Don't let their ideas hijack that from you.

🔹️🔷️🔵💙🥶 The 1st page of my novel is 🎼all blue dabadi dabada🥶💙🔵🔷️🔹️ #SFF #NA #Querying #WritingCommunity

Thank you!!

Thank you!!