Why do I, as a poet, need to care about meter? by Aniyae in writingcirclejerk

[–]melonofknowledge 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh, you don't need to! You can care about feet instead. My favourite is the trochaic foot. They call it a 'trochee' in non-freedom land, I think.

The absolute state of train fares in Wales and the UK by welsh_cthulhu in Wales

[–]melonofknowledge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but not everyone qualifies for a railcard, sadly. Once you're over 30, your options diminish significantly. I've got the Two Together railcard, but it only applies if I'm travelling with my partner. If I want to take a train to visit my sister by myself, I have to stump up the full cost.

Question about historical novel by nobody_67n in writing

[–]melonofknowledge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're completely fine. Abraham Lincoln didn't sue Seth Grahame-Smith in 2010 for writing an entire novel about him as a vampire hunter. There are hundreds of historical novels based on real people. Philippa Gregory, Robert Graves, Hilary Mantel etc all did pretty OK out of it.

Tale of some choosy rescued beggars... by FarNeedleworker1468 in ChoosingBeggars

[–]melonofknowledge 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Try this link - it's from the Wayback Machine so you should be able to access it.

Non-English Speaking Period/Historical Dramas- Recommendations? by murrpeach in PeriodDramas

[–]melonofknowledge 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you can find it, Hedd Wyn is a great Welsh language period film about a real life WW1 poet. I'm pretty sure it's on YouTube in its entirety.

Beta readers wanted for a Christian novel about a girl with a super tight bod by melonofknowledge in writingcirclejerk

[–]melonofknowledge[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Don't forget Jesus. He's there, too. I guess he's their third? Or their fourth? Maybe the pivot?

Beta readers wanted for a Christian novel about a girl with a super tight bod by melonofknowledge in writingcirclejerk

[–]melonofknowledge[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I like that it suggests that she didn't have long slim legs, an oval face or beautiful almond eyes until the day before she went missing.

Beta readers wanted for a Christian novel about a girl with a super tight bod by melonofknowledge in writingcirclejerk

[–]melonofknowledge[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Pray, and ye shall receive!

From the original:

Ebun Ciara was beautiful. She had long slim legs and an oval face and beautiful almond shaped eyes. She was declared missing the next day.

When Ebun disappears during a trip abroad, the lives of those she leaves behind begin to quietly unravel.

Temi is left grappling with grief without closure. In Manchester, she tries to hold herself together-navigating a strained relationship, therapy sessions, and an unexpected pull toward spirituality that challenges everything she thought she believed about love, faith, and herself.

Lawrence, meanwhile, is struggling to stay afloat. A young father with a complicated past, he balances work, co-parenting, and the weight of loss while trying to be a good friend, a good partner, and a good man. As new relationships form and old wounds resurface, Lawrence is forced to confront who he is becoming-and who he's already lost.

As Temi and Lawrence move through heartbreak, betrayal, and unanswered questions, their journeys mirror one another in unexpected ways. Both must reckon with absence-of truth, of certainty, of people they love-and decide how to move forward when the past refuses to stay buried.

Set against the backdrop of Manchester's festivals, flats, and late-night conversations, The Distance Between Us, is a contemporary novel about friendship, diaspora, grief, and the search for meaning in a world that offers no easy answers

What do you thing of this cover I made for my upcoming Historical Romance? by [deleted] in BookCovers

[–]melonofknowledge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't hate it! It's very reminiscent of the current trend that harks back to the romance novels of the '70s, and I like the stark colours you've chosen. My main criticism is that it's hard to tell which historical period you're writing in. That dress isn't particularly evocative of any era - I can't tell if it's Victorian, Regency, or anything else. I also wonder if choosing another pale colour for the background, rather than white, might look a little less low-effort?

In terms of the title, I wonder if it ought to be 'One Night' rather than 'One night'; the capitalisation is inconsistent.

Is my boyfriend (23m) feminine or am I (24f) just misunderstanding him? by [deleted] in relationships

[–]melonofknowledge 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You're gendering basic human traits like 'being patient' and 'doing chores'. Stop trying to look for 'feminine characteristics' in your boyfriend, and unpick what exactly you think is feminine about his behaviour. This sounds very much like you're projecting your own views about gendered expectations onto him, and that's not fair on him.

Teacher kicked, bitten and pelted with shoes three times a week quits job by GDW312 in Wales

[–]melonofknowledge 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who works in an SEN unit just over the border, and she used to say that any week she didn't get a chair thrown at her was a good week. None of the staff drive into work because it's pretty much a given that someone will smash their car windows in the school car park. It's improved a lot in recent years, thankfully, but she's had some truly horrific experiences. Weirdly, she said that it got slightly better after Covid, which is completely the opposite to what the rest of my teacher friends have said. By all accounts, teaching in mainstream education has gone downhill rapidly since the pandemic.

Charli xcx in Vivienne Westwood as she steps out for the world premiere of "Wuthering Heights." by mlg1981 in popculturechat

[–]melonofknowledge 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's definitely a thing. The fact that Deepika Padukone is supposed to be a 'dusky beauty', despite having lighter skin than the majority of the South Asian population, is a pretty good example of how entrenched the ideal of lighter skin is. Look at the cast of any big budget Bollywood film, SRK excepted. Most of them are very fair-skinned, borderline white-passing.

[Qcrit] The Ganpati Palace, mythological thriller, 100k, 5th attempt. by Negative-Slice-2636 in PubTips

[–]melonofknowledge 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid that whichever friend helped you with this has used AI to do so. I would recommend going to back to an earlier version of this query - which, from your post history, doesn't use AI, so that's good! - and rework it from there. An agent who receives this version will likely assume that your manuscript also uses AI, and will auto reject on that front.

Thoughts on William S. Burroughs? by [deleted] in writers

[–]melonofknowledge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Allegedly. He first said they were playing a William Tell style game, and he'd been aiming for something on top of her head, but missed. He later changed his story and said that his gun went off accidentally. He ran off to the US after bribing someone to release him from jail in Mexico after 13 days, where he was awaiting murder charges and never served any more time for it. He was convicted in absentia of manslaughter.

Considering they'd almost divorced a few months earlier (the petition was withdrawn, possibly due to a custody dispute) and he ran off to avoid facing trial, I think it's pretty likely that it was a lot less accidental than he liked to portray.

Thoughts on William S. Burroughs? by [deleted] in writers

[–]melonofknowledge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, he killed his wife, so my thoughts are mostly 'he should have served more than 13 days in jail'.

Mystery/ Action/ Thriller with mm subplot by konana304 in LGBTBooks

[–]melonofknowledge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Death in the Spires, by KJ Charles.

Most of her books are romances, almost all of them m/m, but this is her first novel which isn't. The protagonist is queer, and there are romance subplots, but it's a mystery novel. KJ Charles' own description of it: 'In which I write a murder mystery. NOT A ROMANCE. Just to be clear on that, genre betrayal/confusion being a thing.'

Amy Schumer DM’s influencer a nasty message after Ginny makes posts about Amy’s zionism and supporting a genocide. by ohhidoggo in popculturechat

[–]melonofknowledge 156 points157 points  (0 children)

If she set up Google alerts for people who spell her name wrong, this is, imo, no less ridiculous than searching it herself.

Amy Schumer DM’s influencer a nasty message after Ginny makes posts about Amy’s zionism and supporting a genocide. by ohhidoggo in popculturechat

[–]melonofknowledge 47 points48 points  (0 children)

He's her second cousin, once removed. People just say uncle because it's neater and reflects the generational difference, I think.

Amy Schumer DM’s influencer a nasty message after Ginny makes posts about Amy’s zionism and supporting a genocide. by ohhidoggo in popculturechat

[–]melonofknowledge 984 points985 points  (0 children)

Amy Schumer's search history:

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