Me: god It’s So Sad That This Character Has To Die, They Could Have Had So Much Better

honestly, i was sort of upset with our talk with Dumbledore in the end of our first year…

So I'm genuinely curious, you say that cis people getting cast in trans roles is discriminatory- which I get- but wouldn't casting transgender people in movies about transgender people require them to be de-transitioned for the first part of the movie? Surely that would cause dysphoria? Also, in the case of the Danish Girl specifically, it might be difficult to find an actor of Eddie Redmayne's calibre in the tiny pool of transgender actors. Although Scarlett Johansson can go to hell.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Oliver Phelps had to act as if his twin brother, who he had known since birth, who was his BEST FRIEND, had died in his arms. It was incredibly emotionally exhausting for him, but he did it. Because he’s an actor.

I’m an actor. I have had to act a whole bunch of emotionally straining scenes, but I did it because I knew what I signed up for. It is not for you, nor is it for any cis director to tell us what we can and can’t handle, and it CERTAINLY isn’t for a cis person to pretend to know that struggle.

Y’know there are plenty of trans people who haven’t transitioned yet, right? Believe it or not, I’m not even on Estrogen yet, and I’ve been out as trans publicly for two and a half years.

Lots of trans people are used to dysphoria, and lots of trans people don’t even consider it that debilitating any more. Many trans people don’t even get physical dysphoria!

Finally, but most importantly, movies featuring trans characters don’t need to be about their transition. It’s a creepy and intrusive way to look at us and our bodies to only see our value through stories of our transitions. Give me trans superheroes, trans action heroes, trans romance leads, trans political thrillers. Give me anything but Eddie Redmayne putting on lipstick as part of his wife’s force feminization fetish.

I really find it interesting how you critique Johansson for her part, but for some reason, Redmayne is immune to this because he’s an actor of a certain “calibre”. Let’s get something straight: neither Redmayne nor Johansson is good at acting, but Johansson has DEFINITELY been in more high profile movies, so I seriously can’t see you blaming her but exusing Redmayne for anything besides a harsher standard on women.

That being said, yes, they’re both proper scumbags for taking these parts. I don’t care how “high-calibre” they are when a) neither of them can act and b) how do you suppose they became high-calibre besides through, you know, being cast?

There are thousands of trans actors in the world. I have met many. I AM one and I co-star with TWO MORE in a webseries for fuck’s sake. It is the choice of cis moviemakers to ignore the talent that we have – Michelle Hendley played the MAIN PROTAGONIST of a movie about a trans woman, a role which she was perfect and amazing in, and since then, the most noticeable things she’s done have been played a 1-line drugdealer in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and made a Twitch account where she plays Street Fighter sometimes. All because cis people refuse to recognise trans talent.

Trans people barely get any roles. That’s why there are less “high-calibre” trans actors. I can name five trans female actors of the top of my head. Can you? Can anybody in Hollywood?

There is NO excuse to hire cis people in trans parts.

Look this beautiful dog

i kinda really wish there were more posts about how to write more that wasnt “just write!!!!! sit down and write 10 words :)” because whilst that is good advice it doesnt help with struggling to write because of mental illness/being neurodivergent but the problem is there is literally no clear solution to that lmao 

Hi friends! Can you reblog this if you actively post about Hogwarts Mystery? I’m obsessed with this meme of a game as I’m finally living out the dreams of being in hogwarts. Also, how did I get so emotionally attached to the characters. Help! I need people to talk about it with!

(I follow from my main thedonnynova)

Thirty-five years of writing English and I still have to double-check my usage of “laying” vs “lying” every. fucking. time.

My book comes out in September, and I need your help.

Hello writing (and reading) community! So here’s the thing. I am about to drop my debut novel, which is pretty exciting. But I can’t do it on my own. As someone who didn’t go the traditional route, I need all the help I can get to spread the word as soon as possible- and in the end, you’ll be doing more good than you think, as initial profits will help a child struggling with leukemia (no reviews required- but are always appreciated!). Because finding a new book and kicking cancer’s butt are both cool. Right? Right.

Some basic info:

Title: Maple Street

Genre: MG Fantasy

Word count: 42,590

Blurb:

There is a street where Halloween lives every day, whose residents are as magical as the place itself. This street is called Maple, and is home to some of the most famous staples of the holiday we’ve come to know and love. But over the years, stories of these creatures have been skewed.

As it turns out, witches aren’t warty old women (for two-thirds of the day), and werewolves don’t need the full moon to go hunting. Vampires hoard their antique treasures worse than any dragon, and mummies see more than most when they walk the woods at night. Someone has to take these stories to the world of humans.

That is why they’ve hired a human to help them set the record straight.

But there is a slight catch: the storyteller is a grown-up. Once written, all that’s said will fade from its author’s mind, and there will be nothing left but the memory passed on by its reader. It is up to you, dear reader, to bear this weight. And who knows? You may find friends waiting for you.

You might like it if you:

Love to get spoopy, but could do without the nightmare fuel

Are on the lookout for an easy read/want to support a new author

Want to see Frankenstein’s Monster do more than grunt/groan

Enjoy an interactive story where the author addresses the reader

Need a light read before your actual favorite book drops

Teaser:

So if you’re interested in a light read just in time for Halloween, or know someone who may, I would be forever grateful if you passed this along and helped me get some traction. Seriously, you’d be my new favorite person. Still need some convincing? Check out my book page and third-draft snippets for more!

this november: introducing ohno-wrimo, where I convince myself I'm not doing nano until we're five days in then pick up a wip at random and try to catch up as I slowly descend into madness

I feel like we’re plotting bloody murder instead of a plan to win the house cup… 😂