artemesiae:

friends are not people to drop once you get a boyfriend or girlfriend. 

friends are not a phase of childhood that you grow out of once you become an “adult” due to having a romantic relationship. 

friends are not empty vessels for you to dump your romantic problems onto. 

cultivate your friendships. hold onto them. love them. because if what you have with your partner doesn’t work out, you may not find those friends to go back to. 

why-bless-your-heart:

People: Our culture is far too materialistic and greedy.

Me: Yes.

People: The poor and weak are being taken advantage of, and the government is terrible at helping them.

Me: Yes.

People: We are far too reliant on massive institutions and self-sufficiency is actively discouraged.

Me: Yes.

People: The limitations on our markets are creating artificial scarcity and aggravating class strife.

Me: Yes.

People: Something needs to be done to address these issues.

Me: Yes.

People: Communism.

Me: No.

emeralddodge:

emeralddodge:

that-catholic-shinobi:

emeralddodge:

you guys

I just introduced a bunch of fun new characters

they’re a team

they love each other

they have hopes and dreams

and

I

just

killed them all

so you’re staying true to your writing style

they always say that an author’s second series should be fairly similar to their first

 I wouldn’t want to stray too far off brand

Update from November 2018:

I just wrote a scene where I tease a love interest for Rachel on the ghost ship, and then immediately kill him.

Guys, I killed a ghost.

SomebODY STOP ME