What Do We Look Like, Homicidal Maniacs?

“The Loving Dead” is now posted!

(Soulmates AU) Steph gets her soulmate's name on her 18th birthday - and it's a dead guy! How is that fair? Her soulmate had better not be a zombie!

Rated E / NSFW

Featuring: JaySteph!

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you know sometimes i do genuinely forget that damian is a highly trained child soldier/assassin and he was trained extensively in combat and was raised to be fearless, cold, & calculating... like sometimes he IS a bit psychopathic but he’s also just analyzing every single fucking detail about the person he’s up against and his surroundings... not only is he highly tactically trained but he’s also INSANELY intelligent & so powerful... like he’s a KID! sometimes he has a raging temper and other times he’s so disarmingly calm and sure of himself... that reads as something menacing & chilling and it’s so fucking interesting! combat that w his genuine empathy and caringness and how being a robin changed him too like. this kid will leave culprits alive and take innocents to safety (like saving cleo the cat and taking cleo somewhere safe) so you’re reminded, like a punch in the gut, that while he’s unbelievably capable, he’s also just a little BOY. he’s a CHILD

vegans who refuse to even eat backyard eggs….why

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)

plot feeling a little empty in the middle? here’s some food for thought.

actions have consequences. things that your characters do inevitably can affect other people around them. what might they have done in the past that could come back and serve as an obstacle? or, maybe, what could they do now that could possibly raise the stakes just a little bit more?

subplots! be mindful of the subplots you’re adding - but sometimes it might be a good idea to include one if your plot is feeling a little bit empty. not only can it tie back into the overarching struggle, but it could also serve as a way to explore one of your characters or points further.

character exploration. get to know your characters a little bit better! let your readers find out something new. connecting and understanding the people within your story is important if you want your readers to grow attached to them.

world exploration. similar to the previous point, with the addition of creating a greater sense of familiarity of the circumstances that your story is taking place in. remember that nobody else knows the world of your wip as well as you do - illustrate it even further so everyone else can grasp it even better.

let your characters bond! maybe there’s a lull in the plot. if your characters have the chance to take a breather and get to know the people around them, let them! it might help flesh out or even realistically advance their relationships with each other.

✏️✏️✏️dickie

so you like the percy jackson series….

me too but also we all know that the representation of the characters of color in the books are pretty……how to say, shit? so for each character, I’ve listed out a bunch of recommendations. there are a couple of characters that have a varied list of recommendations due to how vague rick made his characters. for example, while piper is Cherokee and hazel is Louisiana Creole, there are also recommendations outside of that. POC are not interchangeable btw, rr is just rly vague with descs lmao.

If you have any recommendations that are not included in this list, do not hesitate to reach out! I’m happy to make edits for each character and while, I made this list with my trusted sources, i still make mistakes!! a part 2 can always happen so if u don’t see ur favs…do not worry lol

All my recommendations are a collection of middle grade, young adult, adult sff/fantasy, and adult romance! 

Leo Valdez 

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Molrena-Garcia

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano

The New David Espinoza by Fred Acevas

Frank Zhang

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

Want by Cindy Pon (Taiwanese) 

The Dragon Warrior by Katie Zhao

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Reyna Avila Ramirez Arellano

Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera

With the Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevado 

Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

Piper Mclean

I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day (Upper Skagit Tribe) 

Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette (Métis) 

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (Navajo)

We Are Grateful * OTSALIHELIGA * by Traci Sorell (A Cherokee Picture Book)

Mary and The Trail of Tears by Andrea Rogers (Cherokee) 

Hazel Levesque

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (Western African) 

A Song Below Water by Bethany C Morrow

Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Haitian/Dominican) 

American Street by Ibi Zoboi (Haitian) 

Ninth Ward by Jewel Parker Rhodes

Ethan Nakamura and Drew Tanaka 

I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn

Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani 

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean

Kojiki by Keith Yatsuhashi

This Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda

Charles Beckendorf

How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

Jackpot by Nic Stone

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

SO TIRED OF DC AND THEIR ANTI-TALIA BS.

REMEMBER THIS, GUYS??

WHEN DC ACTUALLY RESPECTED HER?!

Don’t get it twisted. This was no act of revenge.

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