Alix Marino

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Framed movie poster for "Wicked," hanging on a wall

*internal (and external) screaming*

I've wanted Wicked to become a movie for so long and it's finally here and it's amazing!!

Who's definitely going to see it again in theaters? This gal 😊

Thank you! We'll see how it goes :)

Oh my goodness I'm still here. I guess I'm getting back into this writing thing. A genre switch while my fantasy/SFF novel cools its heels a bit... what could go wrong?

#writingcommunity

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Cover of the novel Catch-22. A blue background with large, capital letters showing "CATCH-22" at the top, with the author's name in white at the bottom (Joseph Heller). On top of Heller's name is a red silhouette of a man with an army officer hat dancing, although the shape of the body is angular and uncomfortable, not like graceful dancing. Opposite the man is a small black silhouette of a World War 2 bomber plane pointed at him.

Book #4: Catch-22, the classic by Joseph Heller.

I'm not sure how I missed this when I first got into reading dystopian novels, but dang. If you haven't read it, READ IT. I laughed, I cried, I felt angry and disenfranchised, and I sat and thought a long time about it.

#amreading

I'm writing Dragon Age fanfiction tonight but I feel a bit bad. My poor MC in my original fic is frozen with someone about to attack her, and her assailant is frozen in the act of lunging at her while swinging a heavy candlestick 😶

But this mage-templar war isn't going to resolve itself, is it?

Same. I just hit that feeling and I'm about 65,000 in. Too far to go back now, so I'm focusing on enjoying the ride for myself until the feeling fades again :)

Good luck!

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It had been the boy's first day on the job, and now the barber's apprentice had a black eye. Her husband, bless him, had barely waited for the apologetic barber to wrap his wrist before storming out to hail a cab, his jacket completely forgotten.

#mpotd #writingprompt

Generative AI Is Challenging a 234-Year-Old Law The technology might finally bend copyright past the breaking point, upending what it means to have a creative society in the process.

"Contrary to popular belief, copyright does not exist for the benefit of creators"

Interesting take

#writer #WritingCommunity

And there it was, finally. She collapsed under its weight. Boots clicked closer. She looked up into the face of her old friend, now unrecognizable behind her contempt. The knife was poised to carve another sin into her heart.

"Shall we continue?" her old friend asked.

#mpotd #writingprompt

"Some consider this a good luck talisman, but we are modern rabbits. This poor human was killed merely for his hand to become a trinket."

Murmurs of scholarly interest.

"Yes, yes, but let's continue. Not many see what the museum houses in its speciments storeroom."

#writingprompt #mpotd

😁

I had the brilliant idea to include a riddle for my main character to solve. I've never spent so long on six lines of dialog.

And then the MC took one look at it and said, "I hate riddles. I'm not doing this." And walked away 😮‍💨

😅

#amwriting #fantasy

We live in a time of "I'm seen, therefore I am," and this appears to be a product, or a perpetuation, of this mindset.

Art is meant to expand your mind and challenge how you think about the world, not provide a safe echo chamber to retreat to. At least, that's how I think about it.

The cover of the 60th anniversary edition of "Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury. Block of red color over block of black, with "Fahrenheit" in white lettering against the red, and "451" beneath it in red typeface within a black circle. Against the red is a black icon of a book, with the top of the book looking like a match tray sliding out from it.

Book #3 for 2024

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradury

I somehow never read thison high school, but dang. I think this, 1984, and Animal Farm have irreversibly changed how I think about society... which was the whole point, no?

The cover to "The Secret Life of the Mind: How Your Brain Thinks, Feels, and Decides," by Mariano Sigman, PhD. A light yellowish background with a profile of a human head, with gears where the brain should be

Book #2 for 2024

The Secret Life of the Mind, by Mariano Sigman, PhD

I'm a nerd and this book was rightup my alley. Love all things related to the brain and mind.

#amreading

Cover to "The House in the Cerulean Sea," depicting a house with a clock tower perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking a sea, against a yellow and red sunset.

I decided to keep track of the books/audiobooks I finished in 2024.

Book #1: The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune

The only word I can use to describe this book is "delightful." Even when the going got tough, it was a joy to read, and I loved the characters!

#amreading

She watched them walk away, his arm around the woman's waist. She'd almost said something when the woman had set her jaw at the contact, but the moment passed and all that was left was the uncomfortable #ghost in her lungs. She wondered if it would ever stop haunting her.

#mpotd #writingprompt

Lol an apropos title, no? 😅

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White Castle, by Jack London Broil

For Whom the Taco Bell Tolls

Lord of the Fries

So there I was, doing paperwork for the day job, listening to my writing playlist and minding my own business, when all of a sudden

💥BAM💥

A glitch in the plot that I've been toiling over for months resolved itself and I scribbled down two pages of notes so I will remember later

That was cool.

📚💜

I would definitely read it and I don't think I'd be considered part of any niche audience for the essay

😲 Thank you!!

Nice! I loved the journey from idea to writing to having my Dragon Age: Origins fanfic posted on AO3. You got this!

My favorite part of writing is getting to know my characters. I know them before they are ever on the page, but I most enjoy seeing who they become once they are set loose in their world.

#amwriting 💜📚

Find your quiet center of life and write from that to the world. -Sarah Jewett - Background shows a fish-eye view of a big city from far above it.

"Sometimes writing a story is a puzzle. You know the opening and the ending, but getting there is hard. An author learns as much from their story as a reader does." - Wrtr #amwriting #amediting ~ #author #Writing.

Awesome and congratulations! (And what a great cover.)
Do you have info on where it will be available?