Random Writing Tips That My History Professor Just Told During Class That Are Actually Helpful

damn we got 9/11 tomorrow

"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

"The day was beautiful, warm and clear. It was the end of August."

– Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

it gets easier. everyday, it gets a little easier, but you gotta do it everyday. that's the hard part. but i promise it gets easier.

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬:

🎨☞︎︎︎ finishing one of the two artfight attacks in my wips

📚☞︎︎︎ read and take notes on at least three chapters from Italo Calvino presenta l'Orlando furioso

🦋☞︎︎︎ begin to watch a show from my list (i was thinking mlp or sailor moon)

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during the last school year i got used to plan the next week on saturday and that works better for me than starting the week on monday like we do in italy, so i think i'll keep using this method

i love how everyone on this website interacts with each other in ways that are so socially impermissible irl. how did we get here

Starting a Japanese sdv game!! Wish me luck T.T

22.07.2024

After dinner I started feeling really disappointed I hadn't done anything productive all day when I realized it was just 8pm. I mean, that's just the beginning of the evening right?

There's still plenty of time to reach my goals. There's still hours before today ends. It's not too late.

(I better close Tumblr now cause I'm not done yet ;))

Hey, I'm back! Taking practice tests for the B2 exam <3