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  Hey Fam,  So I imagine this week’s post will be kinda short, but who knows since I am actively writing this with zero direction.  I’ve been thinking lately about subplots, as I am working on one for one of my stories and am realizing how weird of an idea it is. Like, no one ever just wants to read a murder mystery, there always needs to be something else going on and it makes me wonder why that is. Also, why are there certain types of subplots that we, as people, are so much more interested in? Personally? I think it’s because we’re nosy and want to know the juicy details going on behind the scenes. Or maybe that’s just me.  Listen, I don’t make the rules. I break them .  But what is a Subplot?  Easy! Subplots are smaller narratives that are connected to the main plot to reinforce it and build a stronger story. However, they are also their own independent arcs, even though they are connected, and are used to build tension or conflict in the main plot, or ...

  Hey Fam,  Welcome to my first All Spoilers Book Review! I have no idea how this is going to go, so it may also be the last, let me know what you think. This week I want to talk about an amazing book that always gets me right in the place I call the “Discomfort Zone.” I will eventually write a piece about what exactly my Discomfort Zone is, but the TLDR of it is that, as someone who lives with mental illness and pervasive thoughts, who is literally never in a state of comfort, seeing things that are dark, weird, otherworldly, and unsettling actually IS comforting… because it’s a feeling I understand. Things that are dark are welcoming, familiar. The darkness doesn’t stare back, it soothes like cold water on a burn, and lulls me to relaxation in a way I can’t quite explain. But it does. The macabre, the eerie, the deafening quiet, all of it sways in harmony with my weird little Goblin soul.  Also, if the title didn’t give it away: This post contains SPOILERS. So if you e...