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studying for the history of american literature exam and getting distracted thinking about vampwolf

#i wanna talk about vampwolf so bad! #but #a) i wanna finish the fic first so people can have a blind read of it without any spoilers #b) i Gotta Get My Degree

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studying for the history of american literature exam and getting distracted thinking about vampwolf

#i'll finish writing it one day.... i promise..... #i will not die having not written it

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it's the way they simply mention marcille's eyelashes breaking off when she was petrified and ryoko kui bothering to NOT line the eyelashes in her left eye in every pannel she appears after in that chapter

like ???

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the ghost of one specific homosexual cowboy regularly possesses Tumblr gays

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why the fuck was he kinda cooking with that bumpersticker

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Bonus Round: Clash of the Izumis

Submitted kids:

Curtis: Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric

Tachibana: Sakuya, Masumi, Tenma, Yuki, Muku, Kumon, Banri, Juza, Taichi, Azami

Propaganda under the cut!

No propaganda was submitted for Izumi Curtis

Tachibana:

1. “her first instinct upon seeing a lost child is "Omg hey are you interested in theater?" actually she does that to grownass men also. so like serial adopter real”

2. “#HI IZUMI #she literally just grabbed some guy passed out in front of her door #and he stayed lol”

#vote my girl izumi tachibana she's my everything

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vote kumon i'm begging you

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(SOUND IS CRUCIAL) this video is has murdered me dead the music the editing the way information is slowly revealed about the two of them the plot twist the breaking bad images. WILLIAM WILLIAM WILLIAM. all over minecraft parkour someone help im seizing

#holy shit #one of the videos ever

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me: i dont like gangnam style

you: yeah me nei-

me: PSY-ch!

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The Tumblr writing community is dying.

It’s something I’ve noticed over the past two years of using this site. It was gradual, imperceptible at first, something that most would brush off as a silly concern, or fault Tumblr algorithm for. While it’s true that Tumblr’s engine leaves a lot to be desired, I’ve noticed that even popular blogs have started to dwindle in terms of interaction or motivation. There could be a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest two I’ve noticed, experienced myself, and asked fellow writers about is this: (1) content being stolen, and (2) lack of feedback or interaction. I’ve never seen any logical person defend content being stolen, so I want to address point 2 instead.

Lack of feedback and interaction. I’m not saying this on my behalf so much as I’m saying this for friends and smaller blogs who have lost motivation to write. I was looking at my yandere writing blogs list the other day and noticed that a good majority of them no longer write. I usually update the list every few months, and by that point, more and more writers have stopped writing entirely. This isn’t a problem confined solely to the yandere fandom; in fact, there’s less writing blogs in general these days, especially ones that are active. I used to run a very popular BNHA blog with some friends, but that dissolved after our content was stolen and our followers stopped interacting as much. Out of our 8,500 followers, we hardly got 0.015% notes (~128 notes) on an average post. Tumblr is to blame for the lack of eyes seeing our posts, for sure, but that also means that at least 128 people saw one post and didn’t leave a comment or ask. We were considered a big blog; imagine what it’s like on a small blog.

My friend recently made a post that summed this up perfectly: 

“I’ve seen people say “Be grateful that people even lurk on your page.” and, while I get the message they’re trying to say, it’s more dismissive and hurtful in my opinion. Like you’re saying, “Oh your writing is mediocre, you should be grateful people even LOOK at it.”

Me personally? I’ve heard the argument that AO3 is a better place to post fanfics, and while that might be true, I’ve had friends experience firsthand the lack of interaction there too. I’ve heard the argument that interacting with some writers is intimidating (me included). I’ve heard that argument that followers might be too shy to interact. I’ve heard the argument that writers should write for themselves and not for views / likes / reblogs / etc, and while that’s ideal, it’s not sustainable for everyone. What works for one writer won’t work for another, but you know what will? Interaction.

That comment or ask that took you 2 seconds to write? We remember it. That reblog with the compliments in the tags? We remember it. Every single ‘named’ anon we get (heart anon, sunflower anon, etc)? We remember them. And the best part is? It’s actually easier to do these things on Tumblr since you have the option to send anonymous asks or make a sideblog specifically for reblogs! Trust me, whether the lack of interaction is the cause of a lack of motivation or what have you, every writer appreciates feedback (don’t be shy to offer some critique or compliments) or even a simple keyboard smash with some emojis. Even sitting down for 5 min a day per week to comment on your favorite writers’ new pieces makes a huge difference. Personally, since Tumblr’s activity feed is beyond terrible and I have over 1,500 posts, I don’t always see new reblogs or comments on my content; asks though? Always see those, can never go wrong with those. If you don’t want to reblog or leave a comment, then you can never go wrong with an anonymous ask. 

As my wise friend says: writing is an art, and in order to improve that art, we need other people’s eyes to see what we don’t.

For the sake of every writer (past, present, and future) on this platform, please share this post.

#i am Begging you to always leave at least a short little comment on what you read #like even smn like 'loved it' or 'was so cute!' #it might not seem like much but it means Everything #i made it a habit to always comment no matter what bc i know how difficult it is to write when you get zero engagement #it might be hard or overwhelming to comment at first #but you'll get used to it soon enough and it'll be worth it #bc guess what! more engagement means more motivation for the writer and more fics for You to read! there's no losing here!

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hey im back on my shitposting shit again

others: part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6

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JUST FOR FUN: SPRING TROUPE BF MATERIAL CARDS

#citron sweep #sorry he makes me feel things

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【A3!/夏組】天馬@萌 Photo@れいち →2021_08_08

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You're the only friend I need