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One of my friends and her friends made an ask blog. Check it out!

[INCOMING MESSAGE]

???: ‘Kay I think it’s recording ???: Is it??

???: No yeah see ‘cause the little light is on ???: Ohhhhhh

???: OK, you start

???: What?? Why me

???: Just go!

Krynn: Fine okay HI I’M KRYNN!!

Mark: I’m Mark, and this is Tom!

Tom: Huh?

Krynn: Welcome to our blog!!

Mark: Alright, intros time. The name’s Marcos, you probably recognize me from your dreams. I enjoy long walks on the beach, deep conversation, holding hands, romcoms, pruning the garden, skinny dip-

Krynn: Whoaaa okay stopping you there–aaaand HELLO! I’m Krynn

Krynn: I’m the newest member of the team!! I don’t know how these guys got along without me cause my power makes it waaay easier to deal with-

Mark: Oh crap I forgot to talk about powers

Krynn: Well too late! Anyway, we’re a team of like, paranormal hunters who-

Mark: Well, hey, we can’t tell them all that much. But yeah, if you see something out of the ordinary, give us a call! And-

Krynn: WAIT wait Tom didn’t introduce himself!

Krynn: TOM!

Tom: What are you guys doing??

Mark: It’s an ask blog! So tell us about yourself

Tom: Wait, is that even allowed?

Mark: I dunno, who cares

Tom: Well, you should ask Mrs. Douglas before doing this.

Mark: Jeez, fine

[END OF TRANSMISSION]

The askbox is open!

calling all authors!!

i have just stumbled upon the most beautiful public document i have ever laid eyes on. this also goes for anyone whose pastimes include any sort of character creation. may i present, the HOLY GRAIL:

https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf

this wonderful 88-page piece has step by step breakdowns of how names work in different cultures! i needed to know how to name a Muslim character it has already helped me SO MUCH and i’ve known about it for all of 15 minutes!! i am thoroughly amazed and i just needed to share with you guys 

Hot take: Actual literary analysis requires at least as much skill as writing itself, with less obvious measures of whether or not you’re shit at it, and nobody is allowed to do any more god damn litcrit until they learn what the terms “show, don’t tell” and “pacing” mean.

how to grow the fuck up

a bunch of people are in my inbox rn asking me how to get a boring office job so here’s an answer

i live car rides because i can stick my head out the window and feel the wind and think about running in large grassy fields

This was drawn very fast and very badly colored in but… I had an idea, so I drew it. 

And now the bard’s items! Click for better quality, and the other tables are on my blog. More to come!

A couple job interview hacks from someone who has to give a job interview every single goddamn day: (disclaimer: this goes for my process and my company’s process, other companies and industries might be different)

1. There are a few things I check and a few questions I ask literally just to figure out if you can play the game and get along with others in a professional setting. Part of the job I interview for is talking to people, and we work in teams. So if you can’t “play the game” a tiny bit, it’s not going to work. Playing the game includes:

- Why do you want to work here? (just prove that you googled the company, tell me like 1 thing about us, I just want to know that you did SOME kind of preparation for this interview)

- Are you wearing professional clothing? I don’t need a suit just don’t show up in a ratty t-shirt and sweatpants.

- Are you able to speak respectfully and without dropping f-bombs all the time? Not because I’m offended but because I don’t want to be reported to HR if you wind up on my team.

- Can you follow simple directions in an interview?

2. Stop telling me protected information. I don’t want to know about what drugs or medications you’re on, I don’t want to know about you being sick, I don’t want to know if you’re planning to have children soon, I don’t want to know anything about your personal life other than “can you do the job?” 

3. When we ask, “What questions do you have for me?” here are my favorites I’ve heard: - What does the day-to-day look like for a member of your team?

- If one of your team members was not performing up to his usual standard, what steps would you take to correct that?

- What can I start doing now to accelerate my learning process in this job?

- What are some reservations you have about me as a candidate? (be ready for this emotionally….it will REALLY help you in the future, and I’ve had people save themselves from a No after this, but can be hard to hear)

- In your opinion, what skills and qualities does the ideal candidate for this job possess?

- What advice would you give to a new hire in this position/someone who wanted to break into this industry, as someone who has worked here for a while?

Those are just my tips off-the-cuff. I work in sales in marketing/SAAS, so these can be very different depending on the industry, but I wish the people I interview could read this before they show up.