🐕 Paul 🦄

Zoosexual, heterosexual, skirt wearer, writer, My Little Pony fan, and opinionated 👨🏻‍🦯. RIP princess Bella 🔞

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

It’s probably obvious by now, but I no longer consider cross posting here to be worth the effort, so I’ll only do it if I really want to share something. Most of my new posts, that aren’t simply replies or commentary, will be on Mastodon. https://t.co/SfMuAXA60i

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

11. Plot formulas promoted as story structures (e.g. three-act structure, hero’s journey, save the cat, story grid).

[Writers Write @Writers_Write]

10 Things That Stifle A Writer’s Creativity | Is something getting in the way of your creativity? ✍️ Don't let fear, bad habits, or distractions hold you back. #writers #writinginspiration #writing #creativity https://t.co/sUCIxkWeLn

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

@pointfreeco That was an interesting series.

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

Even short stories need at least an implied resolution. Also, Freytag’s pyramid is neither universal nor a good representation of the structure of the plays it was based on. https://t.co/BlJdBg4DMy

[Just Publishing Advice @justpublishing]

https://t.co/mqpyAuKEnV
What’s the difference between a denouement vs. epilogue? The denouement and an epilogue are both literary devices.

It is worth understanding the difference between these two story elements for new writers.

While not always essential in short stories, a novel will always have a denouement.

[Verbalize @LiveWireGuides]

"Why We Stigmatize Enjoyment" by Chris Winkle via @mythcreants #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips
https://t.co/weIUjIL02i

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

So many people just refuse to use headphones of any kind and insist on subjecting everyone around them to whatever crap they watch.

[Verbalize @LiveWireGuides]

“The Problem With ‘Write for Yourself’” by Oren Ashkenazi via @mythcreants #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips
https://t.co/1T8hsFrcmU

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

@CeresFallen To me, “working hard without complaint” sounds like stubbornly refusing to ask for help if you encounter problems while working. But, if no one realizes you have a problem, how the fuck will they realize you need help?

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

It’s easy to say something like this when most of your words don’t disappear into a void and people don’t constantly treat offers of assistance, and unsolicited assistance, as a greeting to you on the street.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Underrated life advice: Make yourself easy to root for. Be kind. Be reliable. Celebrate other people’s wins. Work hard without complaining. Carry good energy into rooms. You'll be shocked by how many doors open for you by making life better for others.

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

@CeresFallen Yes, I think the OP conveniently ignored that depression or other circumstances can make it difficult or impossible to do most, if not all, the things on that list. In fact, I recently had an experience where expressing my frustration led to input no one thought to offer before.

[David Henry Headley @DavidHHeadley]

Maybe we’d build a healthier reading culture if people spent more time championing books they love rather than publicly humiliating the ones they don’t.

Not every book is written for every reader. That’s fine. But the constant sneering around “bad” books or mocking people for what they enjoy reading creates an atmosphere where readers feel judged instead of welcomed.

Reading for pleasure should never feel like a test.

In the National Year of Reading 2026 and the message to GO ALL IN, this matters more than ever. If we want more people to read, discover bookshops, take chances on stories and build lifelong reading habits, then enthusiasm will always achieve more than literary snobbery.

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

If only people would criticize my writing, because until they do, I write in a vacuum where improvement is next to impossible.

[Novlr @novlrtweets]

"Friends, I cannot emphasize enough to you that the ability to accept criticism without flying off the handle is *critical* to your ability to be a published author...

If you cannot accept criticism, you are not ready to be published."

💙 novella-november on Tumblr

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

Jessica’s friend, Hope, has been avoiding her for the last month. Now, Jessica wants to know why. She had no idea what she’d be asking of Hope when she decided to find out. #UrbanFantasy #ShapeShifter #ShortStory https://t.co/dF6fudGg4O

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

@pointfreeco I never would’ve thought of sharing an executor between related actors, but what an elegant solution it is under the right circumstances.

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

The courts should stop treating driving bans like they're this big hardship. If you kill or even seriously injure someone while driving, the ban should be for life. Take the bus and cry me a fucking river.

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

A to Z, earliest to latest, smallest to largest, and so on. It really isn’t that difficult to describe the effects of a sort rather than lazily slapping on an arrow or ascending/descending label. It’s easy to use sophisticated language, but harder to be clear.

[Mr Onion-Bucket @shawncbrown]

@anon_opin What would we use instead? “Sort small to biggest and in alphabetical order” and “sort largest to smallest and in backwards alphabetical order”?! 😬

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

In this Medium article, I tell the story of how I came to be a cis-man wearing skirts.

https://t.co/LOm434lHBd

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

@wolfman1360 A lot of my posts disappear into the void on Mastodon, as they do here, but I’ve found more of the engagement to be meaningful and positive there.

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

@wolfman1360 Mastodon can be much quieter than here, so if you want to escape boredom, Mastodon won’t be a good match, unless you already know a lot of people there.

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

@CeresFallen I’m sure the orange skidmark very much wants the oil, but I heard recently that there’s an island controlled by Iran that he’d also like to add to his real estate portfolio.

[🐕 Paul 🦄 @webboy42]

What about a wig that incorporates a cute ponytail? I’d love one of those.

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

It should be just as socially acceptable for men to wear wigs as it is for women to have hair extensions