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#PennedPossibilities 510 — What genre(s) do you like to read and / or write the most?

First and foremost: romance. I'm a romance girlie. I enjoy dark romance as well, and that all goes for both writing and reading. That's the main bit. I enjoy delving into genres such as: science fiction, cyberpunk, SFF, hopepunk, fantasy, historical fiction, dark academia tales, thrillers, horror, etc. Also of note—and because I'm only just now realizing this and putting it down on paper, so to speak—I tend to devour tales in the genres of whatever I'm writing at the time. I'm not sure why. Maybe it inspires me, or perhaps it's just whatever I happen to be interested in at the time. I read and write a little bit of everything. Variety is the spice of life, as they say.

✨🤘🫶MOTIVATION MONDAY: I know, I’m guilty of this too: complaining and feeling the frustration within the pole dance and performative industry. It can totally feel like you’re an outsider while the same 20 elite polers are cast in every major show (IYKYK), but don’t let those negative feelings become your entire persona. Learn how to balance those feelings of frustration and a growth mindset, whilst also staying away from toxic positivity. New blog post out at www.violettevixen.com! Read on! LINK IN BIO #dancer #poledancer #poledancers #poledancing #poledance #poledancersofinstagram #poledancersofinsta #poledancersofig #poletok #poledancenation #poledancemotivation #motivationmonday #blog #blogpost #blogger #webdesign #author #writer #growthmindset #positivity #toxicpositivity #bepositive #staypositive #motivation #motivate #motivating #foryourpage #fypage #foryoupage #fyp

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@ChrisMayLA6 The report finds that things have been getting worse over time for visual artists:
"Median income for visual artists is £12,500 a year, a 47% decrease since 2010 ... even with working several jobs, artists in the UK will still only earn a median of £17,500 a year"
www.dacs.org.uk/news-events/artists-earnings-report-2024

Not just visual arts, but other workers in the creative industries like #musician, #performer, #writer, #journalist:

"“Nothing ever seems to go up and, if you make a fuss, it’s suggested that there is always someone else willing to do it for less,’ ” Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2025

An open secret in the arts is that artists are support by extra jobs, families and other sources of income and wealth.
#art #inequality

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I did a thing, #WritingCommunity! I was inspired by a close friend and decided to write something for her. If you're looking for a tale that's #LGBT+ / #LGBTQIA+ and you're a fan of #TheWitcher, I'm your man. (Figuratively speaking, of course.)

This entire story was based around this the GIF shown in the story and a conversation with my best friend, Anna, who also happens to write Regis x Geralt with me (among many other wonderful tales) on Tumblr. I'll also use said GIF here.

Regis and Geralt have a serious conversation. The former has questions and he feels compelled to ask them. Feelings come to light in the aftermath.

Read "Love and Memories" here: archiveofourown.org/works/6083

PS, here are two curated playlists that I loved making.

My Regis mix: open.spotify.com/playlist/5Aze

My Geralt mix: open.spotify.com/playlist/0Alv