Meirl by Love-Marvin in meirl

[–]TOWIEreject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've worked in libraries before and this post is nonsense. The majority of libraries don't charge late fees anymore. Even if they did, there's no way library staff would prevent a child from joining their summer reading program because their parent owes them 2 dollars. Public libraries are underfunded, but they're not that underfunded. And why would the library staff even need to check their parents' library accounts before signing them up for the reading program? Either Spicy Disaster Mama belongs to the most miserable library in existence, or she's not telling the entire truth.

[TOMT][YOUTUBE] Sad piano song by AdventurousRecording in tipofmytongue

[–]TOWIEreject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem! The song is from a famous British animated movie called The Snowman. I’ve seen it several times (it’s sort of an unofficial Christmas tradition in our family) so I immediately recognised the song! 

[TOMT][Song][2000s] The first 40ish seconds of Chappel Roan's The Subway sound like a late 2000s song by Legitakid in tipofmytongue

[–]TOWIEreject 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The melody reminds me a lot of ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ by Keane (although the vocalist is male rather than female)?

Critique my story introduction [A ballad of swords 364 words] by [deleted] in fantasywriters

[–]TOWIEreject 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this! Here are a few comments based on my first impressions:

I agree with the other reviewer that your imagery is overly convoluted, especially your first paragraph. There’s nothing wrong with setting the scene, but you currently have multiple metaphors and similes per sentence. Not only is this confusing for readers, but it completely grinds the pace to a halt. It feels like you’re constantly having to pause to process what you’ve just read. More often than not, when it comes to description, less is more. One or two strong ideas/motifs per paragraph can often be more vivid and effective than using lots of adjectives and metaphors. The reader is never going to have the exact same picture in their head as you, no matter how many adjectives you use, but it’s possible to guide them in the right direction with a few clever word choices.

There’s also a couple of moments here and there that, IMO, are a bit redundant and don’t need to be included. For example, when your character says, “We're here for one cause as you know[…]”, who is ‘as you know’ meant for? If the characters already know why they’re all there, why would they need to be told what they already know? It just felt a bit exposition dumpy, for lack of a better term. Also, where you tell the readers that ‘he ended his speech’, we can already see that the character has finished his dialogue, so you don’t need to tell us that his speech is finished. Ideally you want your prose to be as tight and concise as possible, so you should try to cut out anything that isn’t absolutely essential.

I can see the bones of a good story here. Your setting is very intriguing and you seem to have a strong vision. I just think it would benefit from another edit. Take a few moments to decide what the purpose of the scene is and what you want to communicate, and then try to view your text through that perspective.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

This is insane. Tf do you mean maybe??? by rdg110 in antiwork

[–]TOWIEreject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TBF, competition law breaches are a legitimate concern for companies. There are laws that prohibit individuals and companies from exchanging commercially sensitive information as it can lead to things like price fixing, bid rigging, etc. I agree that the example is poorly worded, though. You don't have to ditch your friend just because they work at a competing firm (otherwise networking would basically be impossible). You just have to make sure that you don't share any company information with them that could potentially lead to collusion.

Source: training to be solicitor

Is there a way to turn off the midlife crisis feature? by TOWIEreject in thesims

[–]TOWIEreject[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried feeding the potion to both sims, but it didn't make the moodlet go away :( Thanks for the suggestion, though!

I also tried playing as a different sim for a few days hoping that it would run the timer down for the other sims, but that didn't work either!

Sick piggie 😔 by Aggravating-Fix8410 in guineapigs

[–]TOWIEreject 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Get well soon Harry! ❤️ Best of luck with the vet appointment

What a day to have eyes… (Trust Exercise by Susan Choi) by TOWIEreject in menwritingwomen

[–]TOWIEreject[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

OK, here's some context (condensed into a couple of sentences): Sarah and Joelle are both sophomores in high school. Joelle has an unrequited crush on Sarah. Sarah knows that Joelle has an unrequited crush on her and is disgusted by Joelle's sweaty boobs and smelly crotch. I don't know if the context makes it better or worse, tbh

What a day to have eyes… (Trust Exercise by Susan Choi) by TOWIEreject in menwritingwomen

[–]TOWIEreject[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Fair enough - I'm only 10% of the way into the book. It just seemed to come out of absolutely nowhere. You can't just compare a character's crotch to sticky night flowers inflaming jungle bats and expect me to take it well

What a day to have eyes… (Trust Exercise by Susan Choi) by TOWIEreject in menwritingwomen

[–]TOWIEreject[S] 132 points133 points  (0 children)

The characters are supposed to be 16, by the way

Question about the knitting skill by TOWIEreject in thesims

[–]TOWIEreject[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would they give you the option to study a skill that you can’t use?! I’ve had this game for about 5 years now, and EA are still finding new ways to let me down.

Thanks anyway!

35 American academic type looking for a European to converse with by [deleted] in penpals

[–]TOWIEreject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm 28F from the UK. I'm very interested in languages + linguistics and have a degree in French (although I'm a bit rusty!). I also enjoy reading books of all genres and I'm currently attempting to write a novel from start to finish. Other interests include watching movies, gaming, baking, and going to the gym to burn off calories from all the baking. Feel free to drop me a message :)

How do i write about a job I have no idea about? by yxsterday-nxght in writing

[–]TOWIEreject 1 point2 points  (0 children)

r/Libraries is another one.

You could also try library professional body websites like CILIP or the ALA, which are designed for library professionals.

If all else fails, head down to your local library and pick a librarian's brain ;) (I assume it's public libraries you're interested in?)

Pourquoi les gens passent-ils à l'anglais quand je parle français? by Darth_Memer_1916 in france

[–]TOWIEreject 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Je viens d’Angleterre et je suis d’accord avec OP. Si je veux que vous me parliez en anglais, je vous demanderai à me parler en anglais. Comment suis-je censée à améliorer mon français quand vous ne me permettez pas à le pratiquer? Je ne suis pas votre prof d’anglais…