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Welcome to a post I've written and deleted over and over again!

I've been feeling withdrawn from everything lately, and I guess it's not an illusion because I've also received feedback that supports that. I am going through a period where my desire (perhaps my need) for solitude is intensifying. In times like these, I don't feel like talking. I say yes or no to everything that is said. Because I can't hear what's being said.

I agree with myself that a little seclusion would be good. Of course by studying :))

{Ladin}

passages that make you whisper "oh my god"

didnt expect to be talking abt starbucks so much after i quit but it just keeps getting worse

8 human trafficking survivors are suing Starbucks, exposing years of forced labor and child labor. the article starts with the story of a man who was enslaved at age 16 and was just rescued last year. if nothing else has convinced you to boycott, please let this sway you...

it also says the NGO CoffeeWatch is filing a complaint with US Customs and Border Protection attempting to block these corporations from importing coffees produced wholly or in part by slave labor in Brazil.

but this isn't unique to Starbucks, this is the unspoken truth of many of our goods in the west, relying on the exploitation of people in the global south. i pray all the survivors secure a massive payout, but still.. i cant imagine anything would ever make up for this kind of treatment.

had a minor crisis when 12ft.io went down yesterday and thankfully it's back now but this seems like a good opportunity to compile a list of similar paywall-evading tools in case 12ft ever gets canned for real:

12ft.io: the legend himself. definitely my favorite of the bunch by virtue of being the easiest to use (and the easiest url to remember), but it's configured to disable paywall evasion for a handful of popular sites like the new york times, so you'll have to go elsewhere for those.

printfriendly: works great; never had any issues with removing paywalls, even on domains that don't work with 12ft.io. since this site is literally designed to make sites print-friendly, it might simplify the overall formatting of the page you're trying to access, which can be a good or bad thing. my only real issue is that the "element zapper" (which lets you remove content blocks from the print-friendly preview) is a little sensitive if you're browsing on a touchscreen device, which means you might accidentally delete a paragraph when you're just trying to scroll. but if that happens you can reload the page and it'll revert everything back to its original state.

fifteen feet: basically a 12ft clone, minus 12ft's restrictions. haven't used it much since I only discovered it yesterday in the wake of 12ft's 451 error but it seems to do the trick.

archive.today: an archival tool very similar to the wayback machine, but it also works as a de facto paywall removal tool. (the wayback machine seems to remove paywalls as well, but archive.today has better UX imo and is way faster to use.)

and an honorable mention for sci-hub: only works for scientific/academic journals, not random news articles, but the other sites listed above only work for random news articles and not academic publications so you gotta have this one in your toolbelt for full coverage. pubmed is your oyster.

I’m sure you get this question all the time, so I’m really sorry if this is repetitive, but how do you start screenwriting? I’ve been writing fiction pretty much forever, but I’ve recently had a few ideas that would work best as a TV show. How do you actually start? What do I need to know before my first attempt? Do you need any qualifications to become an actual screenwriter? Thank you so much!

Oh that's okay, I'd love to talk screenwriting! Seriously. Come drop in with screenwriting asks whenever you want to.

If the concept of screenwriting is completely new to you, I suggest you start reading screenplays to familiarize yourself with how to properly format and build one. You can find free screenplays to read here and here, or you can search on google for scripts of TV-shows and movies that you like. Watching movies and TV-shows is VITAL.

how many pages should my script be?

A quick guide to screenwriting

Switching from novels to screenwriting

What words in a script should be capitalized?

What is a beat?

The importance of mundane scenes (TV-shows)

Implying tone and using parentheticals

How do you write action lines?

Serialized or episodic TV? (TV-shows)

Tip for writing plot twists

Scripts I read

How to learn screenwriting at home (video format) (with a ghost)

A degree isn't necessary to become a screenwriter (but it's useful in terms of learning the industry and building connections). Most important thing is that you know your terminology, how to structure a script, and how to write a compelling story.

Beware!

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