Himbo Baggins

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30something bi trans dude. He/They. Not a real worm but possibly a real doctor. This is my "liking/re-skeeting fandom stuff" account.

Writers used to be able to live comfortably off the sale of a short story or two a month. Authors like Terry Pratchett made enough money selling silly fantasy books in the 80's that they quit their day jobs. That doesn't happen any more.

Tim Akers@timakers.bsky.social · 6d ago

Something that doesn't get talked about is the fact that writer's advances don't get adjusted for cost of living. The good advance I got in 2009 is the same good advance on my current contract. It's just industry standard.

"Your brains stop developing at age 25" was a press misrepresentation of a study. They wanted to see if brains continued to develop after adolescence, so the study was capped at age 25. A later study with a wider subject pool showed that brains are ALWAYS developing our whole lives.

thene@thene.bsky.social · 2w ago

this is why it's my pet peeve fake science fact. It's absolute bs! nothing happens to brains at age 25, they do not "fully mature". you will notice that many societies have an age of majority or coming-of-age or whatever and none of them have ever chosen mid-20s.

My fic for the RadioApple Matchmaking challenge just went live! archiveofourown.org/works/92496511 A fluffy hurt/comfort fic featuring GORGEOUS art by @skitzart.bsky.social , angelic ADHD, bonding over food, & metaphysical healing AND recipes for you to try at home! 😁 #RAMM2026

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people who only think of shipping as romance cannot even conceive as shipping as thriller, shipping as horror, shipping as character study. very limiting worldview. you should expand your palate.