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how to find literally any post on a blog in seconds (on desktop)

there are so many posts about ~tumblr is so broken, you can’t find any post on your own blog, it’s impossible, bluhrblub~

I am here to tell you otherwise! it is in fact INCREDIBLY easy to find a post on a blog if you’re on desktop/browser and you know what you’re doing:

url.tumblr.com/tagged/croissant will bring up EVERY post on the blog tagged with the specific and exact phrase #croissant. every single post, every single time. in chronological order starting with the most recent post. note: it will not find #croissants or that time you made the typo #croidnssants. for a tag with multiple words, it’s just /tagged/my-croissant and it will show you everything with the exact phrase #my croissant

url.tumblr.com/tagged/croissant/chrono will bring up EVERY post on the blog tagged with the exact phrase #croissant, but it will show them in reverse order with the oldest first 

url.tumblr.com/search/croissant isn’t as perfect at finding everything, but it’s generally loads better than the search on mobile. it will find a good array of posts that have the word croissant in them somewhere. could be in the body of the post (op captioned it “look at my croissant”) or in the tags (#man I want a croissant). it won’t necessarily find EVERYTHING like /tagged/ does, but I find it’s still more reliable than search on mobile. you can sometimes even find posts by a specific user by searching their url. also, unlike whatever random assortment tumblr mobile pulls up, it will still show them in a more logically chronological order

url.tumblr.com/day/2020/11/05 will show you every post on the blog from november 5th, 2020, in case you’re taking a break from croissants to look for destiel election memes 

url.tumblr.com/archive/ is search paradise. easily go to a particular month and see all posts as thumbnails! search by post type! search by tags but as thumbnails now

url.tumblr.com/archive/filter-by/audio will show you every audio post on your blog (you can also filter by other post types). sometimes a little imperfect if you’re looking for a video when the op embedded the video in a text post instead of posting as a video post, etc

url.tumblr.com/archive/tagged/croissant will show you EVERY post on the blog tagged with the specific and exact phrase #croissant, but it will show you them in the archive thumbnail view divided by months. very useful if you’re looking for a specific picture of a croissant that was reblogged 6 months ago and want to be able to scan for it quickly 

url.tumblr.com/archive/filter-by/audio/tagged/croissant will show you every audio post tagged with the specific phrase #croissant (you can also filter by photo or text instead, because I don’t know why you have audio posts tagged croissant) 

the tag system on desktop tumblr is GENUINELY amazing for searching within a specific blog! 

caveat: this assumes a person HAS a desktop theme (or “custom theme”) enabled. a “custom theme” is url.tumblr.com, as opposed to tumblr.com/url. I’ve heard you have to opt-into the former now, when it used to be the default, so not everyone HAS a custom theme where you can use all those neat url tricks. 

if the person doesn’t have a “custom theme” enabled, you’re beholden to the search bar. still, I’ve found the search bar on tumblr.com/url is WAY more reliable than search on mobile. for starters, it tends to bring posts up in a sensible order, instead of dredging up random posts from 2013 before anything else

if you’re on mobile, I’m sorry. godspeed and good luck finding anything. (my one tip is that if you’re able to click ON a tag rather than go through the search bar, you’ll have better luck. if your mutual has recently reblogged a post tagged #croissant, you can click #croissant and it’ll bring up everything tagged #croissant just like /tagged/croissant. but if there’s no readily available tag to click on, you have to rely on the mobile search bar and its weird bizarre whims) 

#oh my god #so helpful

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im starting to think you guys dont like it when stories make you feel things

#writing #like should authors not kill of their characters??? #their deaths are SUPPOSED to make you feel (or think about) something

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Soren has a dragon that he's had since he was three.

It's one of the few genuinely happy memories he has from his childhood. Most days he struggles to remember any at all—so much of it was posturing and conflict and useless efforts to win his father's pride. It was not the simplest childhood, certainly not the happiest, but Rexy is still in his quarters, and when Soren looks at him, he thinks of games and laughter and the warmth of his mother's arms against the winter cold.

He's still pretty fond of him, even now. He's dusty and old and beat to shit, his left eye loose, his dye faded, and Soren's not going to pretend he doesn't pull him down sometimes to defend him from invisible armies (a perfectly normal twenty-eight year old thing to do, thank you), but Rexy's definitely seen better days too, and Soren thinks of the twins that are supposed to be arriving any day now and thinks it might be time for a little bit of a makeover before Rexy goes back into the fray.

"That's so sweet," chuckles Callum, as he examines the loose stitching at Rexy's ear. "But I gotta be honest, Soren, I dunno that he's gonna make it even if I do fix him. Kids can be really rough."

Soren doesn't doubt it. Callum and Rayla's little girl is barely eighteen months old and she's a terror to anything in the castle smaller than her. "I still think it's worth trying," he says. "If he goes down, he'll go down in battle, and there's no nobler end for a toy."

"True," snorts Callum. He fiddles Rexy's loose eye and tugs it free. Soren tries not to wince. "You've had him forever though. I know he means a lot to you. Are you sure you wanna let your soon-to-be kids tear him up?"

"Mm." Soren shrugs, a little sentimental, a little heartbroken, but resolute all the same. "I don't really have anything else to pass on," he says quietly. "I've been thinking about it for ages, and I—" He huffs. "I just think that Rexy'll watch over them the same way he watched over me. Does that make sense?"

Callum laughs good naturedly and nudges his arm. "Yeah," he says. "I get it." He glances at Soren from the corner of his eye then, and Soren can feel the way Callum studies him, his mentality, his readiness to be a dad. "Are you okay?"

"Mm," says Soren again. This time he shifts uncomfortably, because the through is terrifying almost more than it is exciting. "I just want to be a better dad than mine was."

Callum smiles and pats his arm. "You've got nothing to worry about there, bud. You're going to be just fine."

"Big assumption," snorts Soren.

"Call it more of an observation," says Callum. "You've done the work. You're always doing the work. That's half the job right there. The rest is just love. Isn't that right, Rexy?"

He raises Rexy then and pitches his voice up an octave. "Don't worry, Soren, I'll keep you in line."

"Good gods."

"Get used to it, man, funny voices are like ten percent of the job."

Soren swats at him, and Callum dodges it only to almost fall out of his chair. "So you'll fix him?"

"I'll do my best," says Callum with a chuckle. Then, more genuinely, he adds, "You're nothing like your dad, Soren. You're going to be fine. Rexy will make sure of it."

Soren barks out a laugh. "I'm sure he will."

(And he does).

#UGH SO GOOD #so sweet too 🥺 #soren #tdp #rayllum #fic reblog

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I got inspired :)

Thinking about soren and his little plush dragon and how raggedy it'll be by the time he passes it on to his kids, fic to follow

#I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF!! #took inspiration from my sibling's plush which has been well loved #as well as my plushies #also sorry if the designs aren't consistent it was HARD trying to find a good reference of the dragon plush #anyways #pigeon scribbles #my art #soren #soren tdp #the dragon prince #tdp

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guys remember when Callum punched someone for Rayla??? REMEMBER?? REMEMBER??

Oh phew good thing none of you forgot 😅

#i still think about this at least every week #he really did that for her 👏🏽 #tdp callum #tdp rayla #rayllum #callum #rayla #tdp

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"Does this look more up?"

#UGH ARC 1 CALLUM IS SUCH A DORK #GOD YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE HIS DORKINESS <3 #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp callum #callum

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So today I got a rather unkind comment on AO3 (one could call it hate), but I believe it to be a bot for several reasons:

Guest account, but username attached

Said username exists but person is unlikely to be reading Tolkien fic (according to their Tumblr and AO3, they are in other fandoms)

Two grammatically correct sentences

Super generic text that could apply to any fic:

"I've seen better fanfiction written by a toddler. Get it together!"

I'm curious, did anyone else get comments like this? Let me know.

And to those who have gotten rude comments and are now worried/upset: Maybe it was just a bot too. Either way: You're awesome for putting your writing out there for others to enjoy and you don't deserve to get rude comments for it. If you want feel free to message me to compare cases and discuss details :)

#ugh this sucks to see :( #fanfiction #a03

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sometimes i need to remind myself that i'm writing fanfiction for free and i'm allowed to have a shitty sentence or two

#fanfiction #writing #sometimes one sentence is all that is needed

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The Dragon Prince SDCC Details that Might Have Been Missed!

So my friend @kuno-chan​ noticed that there were some things from the Dragon Prince panel at San Diego Comic-Con that nobody really talked about online. We couldn’t let it stay that way, so here is everything important that was said regarding the timeline of the world of Xadia:

The Era of the First elves is the first recorded era 5000 years prior to the current era. Dragons and elves were not allied during this period. There were no distinct primal elves. This is an era before all of that. Humans suffered during this period. 

The Rise of Elarion is the era 2000 years prior to the current era. This era marks the turning point in history for humanity. They find a way to wield magic. Humans begin building great civilizations, developing the arts, thriving and growing.

The Era of Sol Regem is the era 1200 years prior to the current era. During this era, dark magic has become an issue and creates conflict between the elves and dragons, and humans. Humans poach and kill powerful magical creatures for their parts. Sol Regem, Archdragon of the Sun, is king of the dragons during this era.

The era 1000 years prior to the current era goes by two names depending on location: In the east, it is the Era of Luna Tenebris. Luna Tenebris is Archdragon of the Moon, is Queen of the Dragons during this time. She makes the decision to spare humans, but banish them to the west on a day that would become known as Judgement of the Half-Moon. In the west, it is an era known as The Mage Wars where humans begin settling the western side of the continent. Powerful mages begin rising as warlords, battling for resources and land. This goes on until eventually the Human Kingdoms begin taking shape over the decades and centuries.

The era 300 years prior to the current era is known under three different names: First is the Era of Avizandum. Avizandum is Thunder’s real name. He is Archdragon of the Sky and King of the Dragons during this era. The second key event is The Fallen Star and we are left to speculate on that. The final key event is The Orphan Queen, referring to the first royal ancestor of Harrow and Ezran. 

The era the show’s timeline currently take place in will one day to history be known as The Return of Aaravos.

Sir Phineas Cursed lived during the Era of Sol Regem. He traveled the world with a young elven professor named Delilah Geel. Delilah Geel published the Lost Secrets of Xadia. Phineas is brave and one of the unluckiest humans ever, but unflappingly positive and resilient.  

#lore stuff #tdp #the dragon prince

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Everyone; her 💚

#OMG THIS IS SO CUTE!! #willow #toh #the owl house

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This was a huge pain in the butt to get done, that background fought me. I’m pleased with what I’ve done though. I’m wondering if star magic and dark magic are somewhat connected in some way and the path Callum seems to be taking (more forced to take given what happened in S5) gave me the idea to draw him falling from primal sky magic, the one thing he wanted to do because it felt right, into a mix of dark (and star magic if they are indeed connected), something he doesn’t want to do but ultimately has to to save the people he cares about.

#WOAAAH #THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING #its so beautifuly done #im in awe really #tdp #the dragon prince #callum #tdp callum #fanart reblog

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"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

#be cringe #be free

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I’ve literally never drawn Ethari before and I so had to

#OOOOO!! #ETHARI!! #his long hair <3 #the dragon prince #ethari #fanart reblog #tdp

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Your Daily Reminder to Click for Palestine!

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Yes geologists! Doing the important work 💖

#GAY ROCKS #misc

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Quick PSA, if you get one of those "Work scanned, AI use detected" comments on AO3, just mark them as spam.

Some moron apparently built a bot to annoy or prank hundreds of authors.

There is no scanning process, your work doesn't actually resemble AI writing, it's all bullshit. Mark the comment as spam (on AO3, not the email notification you got about the comment!) and don't let it get to you.

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➡️ Content warnings on fiction are a courtesy. 

➡️ Not every medium of fiction and storytelling has or is expected to have content warnings or extensive tagging.

➡️ Print novels do not traditionally warn for content in any way.

➡️ Until AO3 came along, fanfiction did not traditionally warn for content in any significant way.

➡️ An author is only obligated to warn for content to the degree mandated by the format they publish their fiction on.

➡️ Content warnings beyond the minimum are a courtesy, not an obligation.

➡️ 'Creator chose not to warn' is a valid tag that authors are allowed to use on AO3. It means there could be anything in there and you have accepted the risk. 'May contain peanuts!'

➡️ Writers are allowed to use 'Creator chose not to warn' for any reason, including to maintain surprise and avoid spoilers.

➡️ 'Creator chose not to warn' is not the same thing as 'no archive warnings apply'.

➡️ It is your responsibility to protect yourself and close a book, or hit the back button if you find something in fiction that you're reading that upsets you.

➡️ You are responsible for protecting yourself from fiction that causes you discomfort.