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Maybe it’s time that we both stepped out into the world and showed them what we can do.

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i need her

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not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

#yes all of this #i feel like you can mostly tell when an author is trying hard and it might be appropriate to clue them in to typos and confusing parts #and when they're writing crack and maybe don't care for that level of nuance #but prevailing opinion says I'm wrong as far as i can tell #so i've bowed to that in order not to upset anyone #but dont' worry about upsetting me

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dungeon meshi but they try to solve problems the dnd way (marcille is shooting her shot)

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"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

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Buffy season 6 is insane. It’s like what if someone you loved died a meaningful and accepting death but you couldn’t live without them so you brought them back. And against all odds, they didn’t come back wrong, but they didn’t WANT to come back at all, and now they have to learn to live in this world again while resenting their friends and family for taking the death they willingly chose away from them. And existence is hell compared to death because in life they never get a break and never get to rest because they’re constantly needed by everyone. And they can’t chose to die a second time because they know what it would do to their loved ones who still never got over the fact that they died the first time. And also there’s a musical episode.

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You should never forget literally the best line in all of video games

#do i need to play these #lmao

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Later

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Fanfic writers are like crows. If you give them treats (comments) they will bring you shiny things (fanfic)

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#keyboards are actually built for typing #we bend touch screens to the act of typing with spite and hubris #on the phone i just use Swype or its Android successor and make a lot of corrections

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if you don‘t personally own one but your roommates/parents do and you are allowed to use it, that counts as yes

#this millennial even has spray starch #mostly for sewing reasons initially but also it makes my collars nice

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#sailor moon was the first thing i definitely knew was japanese #but it might've been dragonball or samurai pizza cats or something #or if power rangers counts enough definitely that #but also WHO STARTS WITH OURAN HOST CLUB? #or hetalia?! #do you not have to be deep in the japanese trope system to approach those?

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goes hard

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Thank you to @sleepnoises for making the original poll & for giving us the idea to to this :)

Sorry if we couldn’t get your favorite on here, we were limited to only 12 options (11 if you don’t include the “other” option).

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I just....I just learned that there's a word in the English language...for when you run into someone to hug them with all the enthusiasm and strength you have....I learned that it's called glomp.

My God, English has so many words to describe physical intimacy, I'm in love

#i was there gandalf

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hey y’all! here’s a recent commission. they wanted a 12x12 inch worf collage with mixed media but other than that they just let me do what I wanted! I did it on a wooden panel and it has a thick gloss glaze over it. I’m in love with it tbh 😍

I’m currently available for commissions like this one! check out my pinned post for info on commissioning me. you can message me here through IM or on my etsy which is linked in my bio!

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