#i appreciate the nice comments and asks

[angelpuns]

I am okay I just feel really silly and embarrassed and also ashamed of freaking out over tiny stuff ( but that's like 95% Catholic guilt and general mental illness soooo) and also there's the whole ' I'm carbonated and have been shaken up a bit too much today ' thing soooo its yeah its fine

#i appreciate the nice comments and asks #mostly just frustrated with myself #and intensely embarrassed #its sillyyyy #i like the drawings tho so ill probably keep em up #thank you tho #yall arr way too nice to me

[elitadream]

Hi I’ve always wanted to say something here but I’m hella shy lol😅 I just never know what to say, but I adore your art and you’re genuinely such a nice and lovely person, even just our small interactions on posts makes my day❤️ Just thought you should know you make someone on here really happy!

Omg what? 😭 I love your posts, they're always so funny and creative, and they always make me laugh! Thank you for reaching out! You seem like a wonderful person as well. ^-^💝

I believe I read in one of your responses that Toadette is your favorite, so... Here's a little drawing of her! 😁🍄

#asks #Toadette #Super Mario Bros #fanart #you're so kind! ;_; #I really appreciate the lovely comment 💖 #have a nice day! :D

[campbyler]

hi!! since ch4 is getting postponed a bit, will the release dates of the next chapters change so it'll be a 2 week wait in between?

super excited for ch4 btw, take your time!! <3<3<3

hello! this is an excellent question and thank you so much for your patience in getting it answered :^) we have a backlog of asks built up because — as you’ve probably noticed — all three of us have been In The Trenches during the past couple of weeks bc as much as we would love to quit our jobs and write fic all day, that’s unfortunately very impossible rn :/ unless someone wants to venmo us $100k. kidding! mostly. we’ve decided to push the posting schedule up by a week — that way, we’re not struggling to get ch5 up in time and we definitely don’t want to postpone last minute again! we should be back to our usual 2 week schedule after this chapter; however, andi and i are playing hot potato with trading off chapters 5-8, meaning the two of us have 4 weeks to write each one instead of the usual six, and the fall is a very busy season for all of us (andi and thea with work, me with going back to school and working, etc) so it’s very likely a chapter will be postponed in the future as well. we just ask that you guys please continue to have the same patience and flexibility you’ve shown over the last week! i know this was a longer answer than you probably were looking for with this ask alone, but i wanted to take this opportunity to touch on the posting schedule since all of us have been pretty inactive this week 🤸 thanks for understanding!

#we have gotten so many nice comments this week #some very annoying and tone deaf ones. but mostly very nice ones! #appreciate you guys you’re awesome #ch4 is almost free from its chains in the basement #i Promise #asks

[plulp]

I NEED A DOCTOR!!!

#harper the doctor #degrees of lewdity #my art #dol #FUN FACT harper is my favorite character. begging for a dr. harper route #sorry i posted that last thing and like actually totally dipped out for a month #i dont draw that often and i didnt expect it to get that much traction TBH #but thank you for following if you did 🥺 #also thank you for the nice comments if you left any 🥺 i appreciate them so much #feel free to send in requests too! since im usually dry of ideas all the time #anyone or anything you want me to draw feel free to ask! #im going to try and be more active #but i cant make any promises because im in perpetual artblock #thanks for reading if you decided to read this far

[tackytigerfic]

hi! do you like comments on fanfic? I'd like to leave ones but I don't want to be annoying

Hello Anon, thanks so much for the ask.

Personally, I do love getting comments on my fics. I had one on a really old one of mine recently and it was such a treat to think of someone looking back over things I wrote many years ago and still reading them.

I'm a member of lots of fandom discords and writer spaces and I don't think i've ever heard any author say that they find comments annoying - in fact, it's quite the opposite! for most of us, comments are like gold and we treasure them.

I have fallen hideously behind on my replies to comments on my fics (i mean, i am years behind) and it's one of the things i miss the most about my early days in fandom. getting to chat to people who have read??? my writing??? and liked it??? amazing!!! But I usually write a note at the end of my fics to say that even though i may not be able to reply straight away, i read and appreciate every comment hugely. and it's true. from the long comment with quotes from the fic and personal anecdotes, to the comment with the single heart emoji, I feel genuine gratitude towards the commenter.

I myself often worry about leaving comments (silly intrusive worries like: does the author want to hear my stupid thoughts? what should i say to let them know how much i loved this? am i being weird about their fic? etc etc just bad brain stuff) and usually i try to focus on the fact that i'm just thanking them for a gift, and they are more than likely going to be really happy to know that i liked it at all. and a positive comment of any kind can convey that and make an author's day.

All that being said!!! I would never expect a comment from any reader. I love them when i get them but I don't expect them, and I definitely wouldn't want someone worrying about what to say, or to be stressed over leaving a comment. I want my fics to be enjoyed in whatever way makes the reader feel most at ease.

#asked and answered #rowing and chatting #thank you anon #i feel you btw #i used to comment on every single fic i read #and then i went through a massive commenting block #and got all worked up about leaving comments #and instead i just stopped reading??? #which was Not It #pls don't worry abt being annoying anon #my heart goes out to you for feeling like that #but truly every author i know appreciates nice comments!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Ièm jsut a little kitty, I domèt know how 2 spell.....

#ask #non mdzs #Before anyone gets incensed at these anons: Its Fully On Me #I tend to make these with tight deadlines so my proofreading is very minimal.... #shout out to that time I noticed i misspelt 'laughed' and then proceeded to edit it...into another misspelling..... #Spelling is NOT my strong suit! Je suis un cancre! #C'est le chapeau que je dois porter! #I focus more on the blocking of the text than I do the spelling...I promise i am trying so hard B*( #I genuinely appreciate ppl pointing the errors out (esp early) so I can get a chance to fix them. This is another FAQ bullet point after al #(In that I am not good at spelling and am thankful for people helping me out) #I also want everyone to keep this in the back of their minds when I start posting doodles as replies to all the very nice comments #there is a balance u_u My ego is kept in check every day #Shout out to all the poorly spelled tumblr users out there. We can wear our little hats together

[abd-illustrates]

I love the skin tones you did for Cyno and Tighnari in your recent post! The art is amazing in general but I really appreciated that in particular so I wanted to throw some love your way

ah thank you so much dude! I'm really glad to hear it! 💖

#outside of that one intense ask the other day and some unsavory comments of YT those pieces have been getting a lot of really nice feedback #and i really appreciate y'alls input on that front! 💖 #daily dork

[emily-prentits]

nothing annoys me more than commenters asking for a new chapter and when i check their profile they have no published works. let me live my fucking life. thanks.

#i haven't written in months! this isn't going to make me write any faster actually its going to make me not write out of spite! #im having a hard time being a person im barely thinking about being a WRITER right now #jesus christ. when will people learn manners. next person that asks this on my multi is going to be sorry they commented #i got a nice comment today tho :)) i appreciate you more than you'll ever know #thea talks

[hollywoodsargeant]

miamis i miss you, i hope you're well! if you update boyish again i might literally jump for joy, it's my absolute favorite fic and whenever i write i think about it. i just wanted to let you know that you and your writing is so loved and appreciated, and that i hope you have a good day!!

I WANT TO UPDATE IT SO BAD i miss writing it and interacting w all of you about it and i want you all to know i do wholeheartedly intend on finishing that fic i want you all to get to read the ending in the way it was meant to be read (so not just me like telling you all my plans in a tumblr post lol). thank you for the lovely ask, i appreciate it sosomuch <3 i will get back to onto that doc soon i am just busy working in the whole ass magic kingdom. slaying the day away!

#ask #you are all too nice to me #i still appreciate you all so much thank you for the continued comments and encouragement #even while i am offline!! i still read them!!

[volcanocraft]

LOVE how ur minecraft art is literally just the minecraft skins,,, based

#i get really nice comments about the fact that i just draw in the block style #and theyre all really really nice... thank you guys so much #i think the appeal of these dudes come from the minecraft body language they display during the videos #like the very clueless head tilts or side looks they give eachother #scar is really good at this but something about jimmy makes him really meek when he turns around helplessly #i appreciate all your comments...thank you all so much <3 #i like your raptor jimmy asker :) i drew this jimmy with raptor legs inspired by it #solidaritygaming #jimmy #double life smp #ask #art tag

[causeimanartist]

I just want you to know you're one of my favorite artists, especially your depiction of the trinity just being the cutest trio in the world. I think your characters always seem so happy (oddly even grumpy Bruce) and it's infectious. Thanks so much for every piece of art you've ever shared with us!

Thank you so much!! I honestly love sharing my art because with just a few exceptions (like that weirdo on my most recent Wonder Woman drawing) - everyone is just super kind and leave such nice comments in the tags! The reception I've gotten over the years means so much to me

#ask #like ya sometimes I get assholes in my inbox or commenting on my stuff #but they are so few and far between #and even when they do show up - I get an outpouring of support and it just makes me smile #I can't tell you how many times a nice message or tag has given me the motivation to draw #(which I appreciate since I'm still locked in that chronic art block - sigh) #oh and fun fact about the weirdo from this morning: #I read his comments to my mom and she said and I quote #'wow what a dick' #so true bestie (mom)

[rollercoasterwords]

hi! thank you for the kind words, i'm happy you're enjoying the fic. but i also want to use this message as an opportunity to talk about something/set a boundary that i haven't really known how to discuss, and i've blocked out your name because even though i'm not angry or upset with you, i want to make sure i'm not sending any hate back your way. 

i know that this message is well-intentioned, and i know you likely think it's nothing but a compliment to ask me to write more--after all, you're only asking me to write more because you enjoy the story so much! shouldn't that be a nice thing for me to hear? 

and like. i think that's why this is difficult for me to talk about. i don't want to come across as ungrateful or overly sensitive or like i don't appreciate the compliments, because i do. but at the same time, hearing someone say, "please write more of this fic for me, i love your writing so much!" is still hearing someone say "please write more of this fic for me!" like. 300,000 words is incredibly long. most novels are between 70k-100k words. a 300k word book usually takes years to write--years, and hundreds of hours of labor. maybe you chose that number randomly, or you're exaggerating for emphasis; but no matter how nicely you're phrasing it or how facetious you're being, ultimately this sort of message still puts pressure on me to produce a massive amount of writing in a short period of time. and even if you meant it as a compliment, it doesn't feel nice to me. being pressured to churn out hundreds of thousands of words makes me feel as though i'm being seen as a content-creation machine for the entertainment of others, and i don't like that. writing is a labor of love for me, but it is still labor--hours of time and effort that i'm putting into these works which i share for free, with no expectations of anything in return except maybe a few kind words from those who feel like reaching out. when i get messages or comments like this pushing me to write more, to write faster, it makes me feel as though my time and labor are not respected at all; as if there's absolutely no consideration for the amount of effort it takes to write the stories. which, again, makes me feel like i'm being viewed as some sort of fic-writing machine that can just pump out hundreds of thousands of words on demand for others' entertainment.

and none of this is helped by the tongue-in-cheek comment about how you're "suffering" waiting for updates. again, i understand that this was well-intended and maybe even a playful exaggeration that's supposed to be complimentary. but there are ways to tell me you enjoy my writing and eagerly wait for updates without telling me how much you dislike waiting between chapters. posting once a week is already a difficult schedule for me to maintain, and it's entirely possible that i'll need to take another break in the future or skip a week or something. i've been very clear about the fact that my update schedule is subject to change since i started writing the fic; that's just part of reading a wip. but when i get messages or comments like these with people telling me how they don't like waiting for updates, or comments directly asking me to post more than once a week, or--back when i did take a break--comments begging me not to take a break, it all adds together and builds up and creates this pressure to write more, write faster, post the new ch now now now. if you were the only person making this type of comment, it probably wouldn't bother me and i'd just respond and go "thanks lol" and move on. but the problem is that you aren't the only one--since more people have started reading the fic, i've consistently been getting comments like these, where the backhanded pressure to write more or write faster is couched in compliments. it's just so hard to wait for updates because i love your writing so much! i just want you to write more and post now and write faster because i love your writing so much! i know it's all well-intended, but none of it makes me feel good. it just makes me feel a mounting pressure to produce produce produce.

i feel like there are so many conversations happening in this fandom about how we need to treat writers better, where people go "the fandom is so shitty" and everyone goes "yeah!" but no one ever thinks they're part of the problem. and i think it's because everyone thinks the problem is like...really blatantly rude and entitled messages. and like, i get those too--people telling me they don't like a certain characterization and asking me to rewrite the fic; people repeatedly demanding that i write a certain fic for them; people just outright shitting on things i've written because they don't like it and for some reason think i want to know that. but none of that is super common. what is super common is the steady stream of comments and messages like this one, where they are so well-intended and don't see anything wrong with what they're saying because they think they're giving me a compliment. but all these "compliments" build up and create this pressure that hangs over my head to be constantly producing and writing, which is ultimately what leads to burnout and also makes me feel like i'm not being seen as a person so much as a machine. 

so like. idk. i'm not gonna try to speak for every writer in the fandom; maybe there are people out there who do appreciate this kind of message, who feel like it motivates them to write. but for me, i want to make it clear: i really don't appreciate being asked to write more or write faster or to write a certain trope/ship/etc; i am not a waiter taking your order at a restaurant. writing fic is not a service i'm providing for you that you pay me for in comments or kudos or messages or any sort of attention, because i am not writing for that attention in the first place. so when it comes to interacting with me, i'd ask that you reevaluate the way you give compliments and think about what sort of pressure you're putting on me, regardless of how well-intentioned your message is. again, no hard feelings towards you--like i said, this message probably wouldn't even register as pressuring to me if not for the fact that i get so many little comments like it, all from equally well-intentioned people who think they're just giving a compliment, all of which builds up together. 

anyway. all that being said. to answer your question: the fic will likely be four parts, not three as i originally intended. it will probably end up somewhere between 100-200k words based on the fact that we're already at 80k and i've only just started part iii, but i am not going to put pressure on myself to write a certain amount of words or hit a certain length. i'm just going to write what i want to write when i want to write, and share it as i want to share it. i'm happy to have you along if you want to be here, but if the cliffhangers or waiting for updates becomes too unenjoyable for you then there's no pressure for you to stay, yknow? no hard feelings on my end either way :•)

#have been talking w a few friends abt this recently and just. felt like it was getting to a point where i need 2 set a boundary lol #like again don't want to come across as ungrateful bc i DO appreciate the kind words and i love talking abt my writing w people #but those kind words and conversation are not the reason i write in the first place. i write in the first place purely for the fun + joy #of writing a story that i want to read #so as much as i appreciate the compliments etc #people being nice to me about my writing does not then entitle those people to make requests or demands about the way i write #yknow? #feel like its hard to phrase this without sounding cunty lol but like. it is simply the truth #anyway. like i said no hard feelings towards the person who sent this message truly #i just picked this as an opportunity to respond to allll the comments + messages like it #might put a note at the end of the next ch or something bc this type of thing happens in the comments moreso than tumblr messages #which is part of why i usually just ignore and move on but. it builds up guys #and it's only been increasing so. feel like i need to be firm abt setting expectations etc #ask #wfrau #ranting and raving

[pocketramblr]

AU where Gentry and Katy set their differences aside and star the hunt of certain Deer deity.

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#transcript in alt #pocket talks to people #anon #ask game #deer deity #alt text #'how long did it take you to draw these while in bed' no comment next question pls #wow can't believe there was some other impersonator divinity deer. how nice of my friends to take care of that for me #because i certainly am not foolish enough to do anything to get on their bad sides #not that I'm even sure if i could if i tried... katydid much appreciates the dfo stick and gentry laughed at my attempt to make them cry so #there is nothing to fear for my sake little nonny ^^

[shortcakelils]

(this one is from sometime in August ^^^)

(same with this one ^^^)

@mimuo-no @acemakes-art @fifithegreat654 @fizz-wizz-dizz

Thank you guys so much for all of the support! It's cus of you guys that I try to post as often as I can! I love you all and none of the stuff I've done here would have been possible if it weren't for you guys interacting with me and sharing my posts!

#answered asks #ask #asks #I'm gonna guess that anon is cupid this time #I'm so sorry to the person who sent it if it isn't #seriously though I love y'all sm and appreciate everything you've done for me #all the fanart #the nice comments #and just everything #it's so special to me and I wouldn't trade any of y'all for the world #you guys are so awesome I can't #thank you to everyone who's given me asks and followed me and liked and reblogged my posts #cannot thank you all enough #ik some of y'all sent these to make me feel better about that long ass anon hate ask I got but ik you're genuine #anyway that's been me #stay safe y'all!

[dailykatnep]

thank you for this blog i ship nepkat now

#btw i read all the asks you guys send me #i appreciate all the nice comments #i love you all #good night stay safe

[hawnks]

Thank u guys for being nice to me 😭🍓🥺🎂

#I feel like I don’t say it enough but genuinely when someone leaves me a nice comment or ask it makes my day #I appreciate u guys so much #come here; group hug 🫂