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I love you PBS I love you NPR I love you public libraries I love you wikipedia I love you project gutenberg I love you librivox I love you libby I love you hoopla I love you openlibrary I love you internet archive I love you resources that make information free and accessible to the public
I don't really ever use Tumblr for advertising. But so many of the questions that come in about writing and plotting are answered in much more depth in my Masterclass. (Yes, you have to pay. They have also been answered here on Tumblr and over on my blog for free, but you will have to find them.)
It's been one of the most popular Masterclasses since its release in 2019, and these days I get to hear from people who published books and blame me, which is nice.
So consider this a rare commercial, mostly because it may actually make life easier for some of you.
And if your library does not have what you want, ask a librarian if they can get it! Or check their website for pages marked "inter-library loan," "ILL," or "suggest a title."
Often they can get things from a different library (e.g. all public libraries in the state of Maryland borrow from each other via Marina, and colleges might borrow from other college libraries).
Libraries may also purchase specific titles if you ask them to (and if they can't get them through ILL). If you're trying to avoid giving money to the author, this may not be preferable, though it could reduce the total number of purchases of the thing - because now others can get it from the library too. But this is a good resource in general.
If you can't get it through libraries or piracy, you can also try secondhand sales (garage sales, ebay) or sharing with a friend.
I believe in separating the art from the artist. Publically and loudly condemning the terrible actions of an artist is helpful for holding them accountable and discouraging the terrible behavior. Financially boycotting them may help too. But depriving myself of the art doesn't help the cause. It doesn't generally help me, either - it usually hurts like the dickens. It's just misplaced energy.
But also, make your own decisions.
And support your libraries.
I saw some people struggle with this, so just putting this out there:
For those of us wanting to separate the art from the artist by pirating shows/movies/books, but are unfamiliar with pirating: Let me know what piece of media you want and I'll find a link for you and help out on how to do it. Don't know if Tumblr has any rules about sharing links like that, so to be safe I'll send them via DM
I never want to hear conservatives go on about repressive censorship in China, North Korea, and Iran ever again