#🍅 fantastic art

[gardenerian]

new to this amazing fandom and imposter syndrome is raging thru me. any advice on how to take the plunge and create? or do you think all the well known creators here are already established?

what makes a fic great and a 'classic? regular updates? being active on socials? i posted once and was basically ignored so im scared now and in my head.

sorry for all the questions

× imposter anon

hey there 💓 welcome to the fandom! this is a brilliant, silly, LOVING place, and i am so glad you're here! i'm sorry you're feeling a bit unsure, ty for coming to chat with me 🫂✨

first, i'll say that NO, i don't think there's a cap on creators here. what i love about this fandom is that it's constantly growing and evolving - almost like it's breathing? there are new people who have just binged the show, fans who are reconnecting, and goobers like me who will never let go 😇 no matter what, we are here to gobble up words and art and thoughts and FRIENDSHIP!

honestly, i think the trick for me was connecting. i joined shameless tumblr in 2019 and screamed into the absolute VOID before i started interacting with others. once i started reaching out and talking with others, it was easier for me to share my writing or find the encouragement to start making gifs. there is a BIG focus on community here, and i find that people are so eager and generous with their energy. we WANT to cheer you on and champion your work! we WANT to beta and read and give advice/tips/love.

so i would say not to be shy (easier said than done, i know!), and to share your beautiful self! a lot of users have tracked tags, which is a good way to share and connect. i track #gardenermel (sometimes i am bad at looking, but i'll always get there!), and i'd love to see what you've been up to. and there are many others who love to see creations this way! if you feel comfortable, you can reach out via asks and strike up conversations! all of my friendships here started this way.

there are plenty of ways to get started! fandom events are especially useful for trying things out. depending on what you'd like to create, you could check out @galladrabbles @gallacrafts @gallavichmeta @shamelesscreatorsnetwork @gallavichprompts... there's a yearly @spicygallavichcollab and all kinds of events hosted by @gallavichthings. honestly, the list goes on! these are excellent resources for sharing creations, and a great way to meet members of the fandom.

there's also a host of discord groups associated with some of these initiatives! check out the blogs for links. plus, the big ol' gallabitches server (18+). you'll find a lot of us there, and it's a lovely space to chat about your creations (and everything else!).

as for fic classics, i think that depends on who you ask! there are certainly some fandom staples, but what's great about this space is the WIDE range of interests and ideas. people have put these guys in every single situation, and we continue to be fucking psyched about it. as long as ian, mickey, and the whole damn gang feel true to themselves, i am (generally) fucking here for it. i don't post regularly AT ALL, but i still find that people are so lovely when i do. there's no race to be won here, fandom is about ENJOYING yourself. so i say: please keep trying! drop me a link! i don't catch everything and i WANT to see what yall are doing!

i hope this helps, even in some small way. i know coming into a new fandom can seem daunting, but we're all here for the love of it, and it's so fantastic to keep sharing it! 🍅

anyone else have thoughts? i love you!

#like for me personally #ignoring things is not ever what i mean or want to do #i want to hang on like a barnacle to everything yall create #so please please keep sharing! #throw it in my face!! let's go! i love you! #mel answers

[bcbdrums]

🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats

🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing

Dang V, (I know this was you lol) hitting hard!

🎱 Okay, ever since 2013... My total AO3 stats: User Subscriptions: 51 Kudos: 7,132 Comment Threads: 538 Bookmarks: 1,265 Subscriptions: 323 Word Count: 1,029,399 Hits: 125,075

(My FanFiction.net stats are more impressive, lol. I actually have no clue if this is "good" or not just that...I have way more on FFn.)

“🥤 Recommend an author or fanfic I love. “ Gonna do one per fandom I'm active in.

In the Drakgo fandom, if you haven't read Random Tales of Drakgo by @gothicthundra then, trust me... It is worth the ride!!! Also, see her own fic art and fan art at @rtdragko In the Soul Eater fandom, you really gotta read Reprise by @blackbloodteeth. Anime post-canon, about Maka learning to be a weapon. Features Soul and even Stein and Spirit. Fantastic artwork in there too, also on tumblr.

“🔪 Weirdest topic I've researched for writing”. Gonna go with something that never actually made it into a single fanfic. I researched the heck out of the White Sands military base, and ALL of the surrounding geography, the cities, towns... How that military base is run... I spent weeks and weeks and weeks on this... All for Quantum Leap fanfiction I never wrote a single word for. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

“🍅 Give myself some constructive criticism.” I should probably spend more time editing, and not just...write, write, write, post in all exuberance, but truly spend time. Not just...yes, these sentences are good. But...could I do more. When I look at incredible writers I admire, my brain likes to grab certain phrases or techniques they use and adapt them into my own writing... But I don't actually learn from it, it's just a sort of copying the technique. I should spend more time thinking about the actual words. But, I did do that on my most recent fic, agonized over a single word, and still don't know if I made the right call.

Thanks for the ask!! ^_^

#ask answer #soul eater #drakgo #kim possible #quantum leap

[heymacy]

hey you! can you believe it’s the end of the year? 🥳✨🥂

to wrap up another fucking fantastic year of loving on ian & mickey & each other, please share:

your favorite thing you created this year

a fanfic that you can’t wait to reread

a piece of fan art you can’t stop thinking about

happy new year! cheers to another go around the sun! xx

my beecy 💛🖤🕯

this year was positively crazy, wasn't it? but goodness am i thankful to have had you all. you've made the impossible times feel bearable and the good times beyond euphoric and for that i am eternally grateful ✨

it's a three way tie between your question has been received, this gif set, and this gif set. creating a world for our soft tumblr boys to exist in has been a joy and those two sets took forever to make & i'm so happy with the results 🥳✨🏙

all year long i haven't stopped thinking about (or reading) You Can Bite Me by @goodkwuestion - kay is heaven sent and this fic is everything to me. even if supernatural/vampire stuff isn't your usual cup of tea, i implore you to give this story a shot. one of the most beautiful things i've ever read 🩸❤️🧛🏻

this one by @milkovski and this one by @heymrspatel - both live rent free in my head and one even inspired a one shot that i'm really, really proud of 🥰🍅🚙 also, i would be remiss not to shout out these two incredible pieces of YQHBR fan art - a snippet from ch 2 by @mishervellous and my GGE 2022 gift from @vintagelacerosette!

happy new year my sweet friends!! i love you all 💛💫

#beecy you little star ✨ #i love you so #macy babbles #gallawitchxx

[gardenerian]

hey you! can you believe it’s the end of the year? 🥳✨🥂

to wrap up another fucking fantastic year of loving on ian & mickey & each other, please share:

your favorite thing you created this year

a fanfic that you can’t wait to reread

a piece of fan art you can’t stop thinking about

happy new year! cheers to another go around the sun! xx

hello my sweet ✨ what a lovely way to wrap up an incredible year of creating here in this space 💓 so proud of the work we get to share and experience every single day 🥰

favorite thing i created? oh boy oh wow. it was a great year for trying new gif things! i was super proud of this 4x11 set, the gallavich week fleetwood mac set, maggie rogers purple set, and my bigass music set. i have many fic WIPs and i remain excited about them (may 2023 be your year, sweet lil baby fics), but bad brain disease etc etc has them in limbo. however! i was also very proud to post a nice wrap up to the garden song series 🍅

so many fantastic fics this year! YQHBR is a current favorite (ty @celestialmickey), as is faffy our @goodkwuestion beloved! then we have: ian the friendly ghost and bound & free from @sunoficarus, paragraphs by @palepinkgoat, sweetpea 🐈‍⬛ from @whatthebodygraspsnot, tender hearts and other maladies by the lovely @whatwouldmickeydo, @thisdivorce's reckoner, ITQD by @spoonfulstar, peace comes dropping slow from @metalheadmickey (yall. i love this fic so MUCH.), selfless acts of the illegal variety from dearest @abundanceofnots.

i still have MUCH to catch up on for recent fics - so this list will go on and on! but darling @loftec wrote the LOVELIEST holiday fic for me this year. and then of course we have M8TE by our very own YOU!

for art.... oh yall. so much. SO MUCH! flowery husbands from @glitteryolks, roadtrip husbands and freckle boy! by @heymrspatel, @iansfreckles dancey ian, @milkovski's MASTERPIECE, celebratin boys by @onlyopia, @grumpymickmilk veggie boys, @doodlevich dumb baby men!!! this golden beauty from @mishervellous, @deathclassic's snugglin babies, stunning starts by @mzshko, these vivid colors from @tectonicduck, and of course of course this elevator music piece i commissioned from the incredible @darthvaders-wife ✨

a gorgeous year around here. i could keep going for ages! i love to see this fandom continuing to create and inspire and share their talents. thank you all for everything you do to keep this place so lively and wonderful 🍅☀️

#bee-loved 🐝✨ #i adore you #i adore you all #mel answers