Author: alicehoffmans

mademoiselleboullan:

Anne Boleyn had strong opinions about religion. It has been suggested that her religious views were formed by her early years in France. Her brother, George Boleyn, was often sent on diplomatic missions. He used his diplomatic bag to smuggle religious books that were banned in France as well as England. Anne’s chaplain, William Latymer, also collected religious books for her from Europe. She was a supporter of William Tyndale and attempted to protect those involved in the distribution of his English translation of the Bible. (…) Anne was not backward in promoting the vernacular English Bible. A lectern Bible was available for her household to use, and she herself owned a specially illuminated copy of Tyndale’s illegal translation of the New Testament. Both before and after becoming queen, Anne protected the importers of illegal English scriptures. (source)

glad my dad woke up only to see my sitting on the couch with a bar of ice cream and watching sense & sensibility (2008) phase of last night rather than my….sit on kitchen floor and cry for fifteen minutes phase of the night (which happened earlier).

belovedyuuri:

August 21st is Fanfic Writer’s Appreciation Day  💕

Let’s be honest – we all forget to leave a comment sometimes. We don’t always go out of our way to click the “come talk to me on tumblr” link on AO3 to scream about the fic in the author’s inbox. On August 21st I encourage you to take a moment and show fanfic writers that you appreciate them!

How can you do it?

  • leave a comment and kudos on every fic you finish reading. Doesn’t matter how short. Doesn’t matter if you’re just repeating what other people have already said. Just be kind! Keysmashing, Caps Lock, and live commenting appreciated! (Bonus points if you leave a comment on every chapter)
    • ideas for what to put in a comment: one | two
    • floaty review box for ao3 (super useful for commenting as you read + it has a ‘review tips’ button if you feel stuck)
  • reblog ficlets, drabbles, fics, fic rec posts, etc. Put a nice comment in the tags. Remember that likes, while appreciated, don’t give the writer any exposure, meaning the posts don’t reach more people
  • go to your local fanfic writer’s inbox and talk to them about their fic of your choice. Let them know how long ago you’ve read it and what story point/sentence/scene still makes you smile when you think about it
  • send thank you messages to fic writers. In a world where you have to pay for almost everything, they’re supplying you with countless hours of free entertainment. It can get quite lonely without getting messages acknowledging the hours they spend writing stories – let them know their time and effort is appreciated
  • make fic rec posts and @ the authors whose fics you’re recommending! (believe me, fic writers love to see their stories in these posts)
  • create something inspired by a fic! You can draw fanart, make a moodboard or aesthetic post, or even write a song for the fic you love. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro doesn’t matter – the thought alone is what counts more than anything ❤
  • buy the writer a coffee if they have a ko-fi page and you have some change lying around c: Caffeine keeps most fic writers awake when they struggle with a particularly slow draft or a difficult scene. More coffee, more content.

These are only some ideas out of the sea of possible ways to appreciate fanfic writers. On August 21st show the writers in your fandom(s) some love ❤

alicehoffmans:

i’m just going to say the unpopular thing which is that the whole thing abt negativity has swung WAY too far to the other side on here, like…suddenly the onus is on me to not post anything negative so as to not upset you personally??

look, people can be as negative as they want on their own goddamn blogs, the onus is actually on YOU to unfollow them if their posts are upsetting you.

also the whole ‘oh well they’re just being negative because they think it’s EDGY’ like…sometimes?? but not very often; honestly usually when i talk to someone with a negative mindset or having negative thoughts they have good reason to be that way.

usually when someone’s being negative it’s because…the negatives in their life outweigh the positives.

alicehoffmans:

‘go to therapy’ is so…even if i could afford it (and i can’t); i wouldn’t be able to articulate how i actually feel without risking hospitalization and like…isn’t articulating how you feel/your thoughts the whole point?

i literally slept for like 15 hours yesterday because i just couldn’t deal with the idea of being conscious and i was so, so tired from being in pain the whole day before like… who goes through that looking forward to life and all it can bring?? the way i feel isn’t unreasonable, it makes perfect sense considering my circumstances.

semper-exdem:

also catholic historians really need to quit it with describing mary’s failure to make england wholly catholic again a “tragedy”

you know what’s actually a tragedy? the nearly 300 people (mostly commoners) who lost their lives because of that failure … 

leana de lisle: forget about them!

me: i would prefer…not to.