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[vanhelsingapologist]

Publishing has always been a fucking nightmare, but now it’s a layer of hell. It’s not enough that writers be good at what they do. Writers have to maintain an active social media presence and cultivate a following. Be available.

They have to be conventionally attractive enough to look good enough to see on a screen, aesthetically pleasing, kind, funny, up-to-date on trends, socially aware but not so controversial that they turn off a brand from California from slapping their discount code on a video promoting a book.

They have to do all of this with no media training, with little help from the companies that are supposed to be doing this for them.

Of course, a lot of this isn't possible for say, the 40-something mother of two who teaches English at a school and writes on the side. She’s boxed out of an already complex industry that already has enough walls.

On some level, I think authors have always marketed themselves a little, but we’ve reached such a crazy point where we’re demanding the author become the influencer. Accessibility in publishing has narrowed from an inch to a sliver. And that inch was hard enough to get in as is.

#This is about traditional publishing but there’s pretty privilege and ageism in self publishing too #I can’t think of the last time I saw an up and coming author recording videos who was over thirty #And frankly that’s a shame #It could be that I’m not looking hard enough #but it’s more likely that algorithms are trained the way they are #truly I don’t think they should have to do any of that at all #And forgive me but (and I know it’s rich because I’m an artist on a platform) but art shouldn’t be at the mercy of an algorithm #Now there’s also something to be said about self publishing becoming easier and easier to achieve success in #And doors opening because of influencer status is real and makes publishing wider in a way #But that doesn’t mean it’s accessible #I’m not gonna plaster my health issues over the wall but that life is certainly not accessible to me! #are you healthy enough to write and make sure people on social media still want to like your stuff #are you mentally well enough to be your own pr #I’m sure people who have studied this have more to say and have said it better but this is what I’ve observed #writing #publishing #publishing industry

[ovydka]

cozy pals

30×40cm, oil on canvas.

#i love jon and the admiral so much #they mean the world to me #also i feel like im finally getting the hang of painting jon in my style #tma #the magnus archives #the magnus pod #tma fanart #the magnus archives fanart #jonathan sims #jon sims #jon tma #jonathan sims fanart #jon sims fanart #the admiral #the admiral tma #the admiral fanart #art #artist #traditional artist #traditional art #oil portrait #oil painter #oil on canvas #portraiture #ovydka art #ok im done idk what other tags to add

[2aceofspades]

Further update...

I can't be stopped apparently...

Weak

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #do i even bother with tags #i mean #okay #rise leo #rise raph #rise donnie #rise mikey #traditional doodles #no think sketches #i kinda like this casual posting style this is fun and way less stressful #this is like some weird journal log lol i love that XD #also i didn't proofread my morse so if there's mistakes then oops #:)

[just-french-me-up]

Endless Sandman Fanfiction Tropes I Adore (2/?) : ➻ Professor Robert "Hob" Gadling

#the sandman #sandman #the sandman netflix #sandman edits #hob gadling #robert gadling #sandman tropes #i mean is it even a trope at this point and not just plain canon? #but still very good dubious canon #i initially wanted to make a fun professor hob gadling but pinterest only has traditional academia on offer #also this is what you get when you read the unknown and static strange #thank god for the show showing hob grading papers #cause those pics are HARD TO FIND on the internet #when being a teacher is like 50% grading shit #mine

[stormy-nights-are-best]

A few turtley doods from my sketchbook.

Those last disaster twins were inspired by @tangledinink's Gemini Twins AU's because I think about them like, at least thrice a week. They live rentfree in my head. Running and giggling.

#ART TAG: #masterpiece #lets!! not! forget! box turtles shells close off completely!! #mikey is so SMALL. this turtie tot.... i want to shove it inside my mouth and eat it like a Tortuguita TM (Arcor) #i'm sorry one of my favorite things on Earth is to project my childhood nonverbalness into Donnie #i also think pretty often about that time someone twitted projecting their menstrual cramps into Raph 'n the post got 1k+ likes and #nobody questioned it at all #i myself just thought it was so natural of Raph like sure that's canon 100% #he's just #so he/she if you know what i mean #mikey rottmnt #donnie rottmnt #leo rottmnt #raph rottmnt #tmnt fanart #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #turtle tots #traditional art

[cheesecake801]

It's been a while but have drawings I made of @cupcakestreets marvelous designs for Ingo, Emmet and Cilan ! I love them dearly 💖

#submas #pokemon subway boss #subway boss ingo #subway boss emmet #nobori #kudari #cheesecake801art #my art #pokemon cilan #gym leader cilan #ingo and emmet #traditional art #i'm really proud of the 1st one #ngl Ingo is so beautiful in that outfit #I feel like I could just kis-....I-I MEAN UH #NOTHING #i'm very normal about him #also remember Novembmas ? yeah I give up on that haha it was fun so far tho !

[ghosting-fox]

i just couldn't help it, i had to draw Mothman!Y/N after reading @naffeclipse AU of the Cryptid Sightings AU, i love my Y/Ns being no-surviving-skill-level of oblivious

#ALSO DON'T MIND THE POINTING FINGER IN THE DOWN LEFT CORNER I DON'T KNOW WHY IT LOOKS LIKE THAT #i mean i know why it looks like that it's because of the lighting #i wanted to redo the photo but i had a meeting with my friends right after so i just left it as that #anyways i read that post by naffeclipse about the Swap Cryptid Sightings AU and #i'm! in!! love!!! with Mothman!Y/N #just love Y/N being on a whole different level of obliviousness #anyways #cryptid sightings #cryptid #mothman #moth #animatronic #fnaf superstar daycare #fnaf daycare attendant #fnaf moondrop #fnaf moon #moondrop x y/n #doodles #traditional doodle #traditional sketch #Ghost doodles

[strawbebbiesart]

chimckens 🐓🌽

#sasha's art #traditional art #acrylic painting #artists on tumblr #chickens #i had a whole Journey with this one we cried we laughed (cried mostly) #i know this one isn't as good as my other stuff maybe? i don't get to paint a lot and it Shows lmao #HOWEVER #this one was also an Emotional one for me #i wanted to do something about the childhood Adventures i got to have with my maternal grandma #who always felt like we liked her Less than my other grandma cos of all kinds of insecurities she had #mostly related to money and class #but we were children we just loved her #and i regret not knowing this before she died and not letting her know how much she meant to me #anyways #this painting will live at my parents' place cos my dad asked if he can have it #and i am really glad my bf urged me a few years ago to start sharing my art with people again #first with friends then family then online #the encouragement from everyone means so much and i Love that my parents love my art and want to display it and show it to everyone #ough #anyways!! hope you enjoy it! i know i do!!!! even tho it's not Perfect!! #the joy of Creation overpowers the fear of imperfections!!!!!!!!!

[melon-official]

fully obsessed with them they are so sibling coded. omg

(no spoilers please! it’s my first playthrough)

#ace attorney #apollo justice #trucy wright #traditional #dewdles #i LIVE for stuff like the perceive mechanic. also apollo is just #so funny #he just passed the bar and everythib in his life is mean to him #i kind of miss playing as a competent lawyer but itll be nice to see him grow. :)

[aphel1on]

will never stop being funny to me that nmj near the end of his life was extremely paranoid and delusional, but he was correctly identifying jgy as a threat, but, like... for wrong reasons only. you'll see ppl going "nmj was right about jgy all along, it's sad no one listened to him😭" but no. jgy isn't inherently evil, nor is he a power-hungry monster. not everything he ever said or did was part of some conniving ploy. when given the opportunity, he generally does try to return kindnesses and help people! but - oh, yeah, no, he's totally gonna murder you dude. no, yeah, he's gonna be so sneaky about it that it'll take a decade for the truth to come out.

it's like making 2 mistakes on a math quiz that just so happen to cancel each other out and give you the correct answer.

#mdzs #jin guangyao #nie mingjue #jgy #nmj #aphelion.txt #well he's not power-hungry in the traditional sense at least #by which i mean like #he takes actions that can be interpreted as power-hungry #and maybe some of them even are? #but he is not motivated primarily by a lust for power #imo him becoming chief cultivator is the endgame of #an extremely long game of 5d chess he is playing by himself against the entire world #where every single decision he makes is weighted by 'what will make me (feel) most safe' #(with perhaps cough one or two also motivated by unhinged vengefulness) #and because of his extremely specific circumstances and opportunities #that winds up with him Becoming Fucking Xiandu #anyway. #nieyao #not really but nieyao-adjacent

[knifearo]

seeing all those posts from ppl ab how miserable they are without a partner like sorry can't relate. i'm doing great and in fact i hope i die alone 🖤

#THIS POST IS ABOUT NON-PARTNERING AROMANTICISM #like unironically! i hope i die having been by myself my whole life!!!! #in a romantic/traditional partnering sense. in the way that people usually mean 'die alone' #to me there is such poetic beauty in my life ultimately being about myself. #and also i think saying that i hope i die alone fucking rocks. #fuck you and your societal standards. i am going to aspire toward the worst thing you could imagine for yourself #and i am going to hold such joy in it. your worst nightmare is my perfect future. my jubilation. my victory. #i'm going to be by my fucking self and it's going to be my decision and i am going to be deliriously happy. #SO fucking excited about it. looking forward to a long and fulfilled life and i hope i fucking die alone :) #new favorite phrase so obsessed with it can't stop saying it. i fucking hope i die alone!!!!! #i might be so lucky!!!!!! #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #aro positivity #aspec #talking

[raspberrydaisieschlb]

So, hot take I guess, but Jinafire Long evolving from wearing what is essentially just an orientalist dress to wearing normal clothes is a massive upgrade.

#monster high #jinafire long #just to be clear: I’m not Asian #but I’ve known enough Asians in my life to confidently say nobody dresses like that in FUCKING HIGH SCHOOL #and yes. I am very well aware that there are traditional Chinese influences in her other dresses #that’s not the point #She wore her debut outfit to an internship. SHE WORE IT TO HER CLASSES #I think it’s a good thing the creators realized #”hey maybe this 15(00) year old Chinese girl shouldn’t be wearing something so formal on a regular Tuesday” #also she looks pretty in this gen. Y’all are just mean

[cyberscratch]

Rattman

#GOT SOME NEW MARKERS AND SUCH SO I HAD SOO MUCH FUN WITH THIS ONE #I've been meaning to do a big portal fanart piece for a LONG TIME but I never had ideas... Until now!! #I'm VERY proud of this piece I hope you guys like jt #Fun fact I didn't know how to draw his other leg so UhhhhHh that's why the rubble/garbage is there lol #Anyways I need to draw TOOOOONTOOOWNNN after this #HEEHEE...! #Portal #Portal 2 #Doug rattman #Glados #Chell #Traditional #Guz art #[2023] #The camera quality does not do this justice btw #Also it's inspired by that one drawing of him in the comic btw

[davidjrpalos]

things kept to ourselves

#this is Very edited regarding composition I didn’t change any of the marks #figure is flipped and originally on the other page cropped out #I liked him better over the bsckround when I messed around w it editing #car and texture behind it are also edited together from different pages #just messing around. technically and also pulling from some lingering feelings #sketch #art #traditional #artists on tumblr #graphite #sketchbook #didn’t even mean to draw him honest I was kinda letting my hand vibe in my book for a minute and then…. lol

[emry-stars-art]

they're judging you

#me? spending a full day testing brushes and file sizes and other digital stuff I don't understand? #it's more likely than you think #does that mean I figured out what works for me? #absolutely not #not yet at least #I'm trying to *round out my artistic abilities* #but I still love my traditional too much #I'm also deciding if I want to invest in an actual art program #anyway #sketch #my art #fan art #twinyards #aaron minyard #andrew minyard #digital #aftg #all for the game

[theonewhowails]

in my head this is how Divine Inspiration works

#cotl #my art #cotl lamb #cotl the one who waits #UGH i miss computer i miss being able to easily edit things😭 #if you work with traditional mediums and want to make a comic with black speech bubbles and red text #my first and best piece of advice is: dont #my second piece of advice is #rather than try and do the red text first and then colour black in around it #colour in the whole speech bubble black #then use a paint marker/pen on top. i have a white paint marker so i let it dry and then coloured on top of that with red #do not recommend #anyways. i dont really think narinder would say 'lol idk' HOWEVER the image is funy to me #and also i definitely dont think he gives a shit about how these things affect mortals #i however. initially thought that 'demon possesses ur follower to accompany you into battle' would mean something like #like. they fight and can get KILLED. and run at anything that can aggro like a fucking diablo companion #so i avoided it my whole first playthrough and suffered a lot for it #i got stuck on kallamar and got really stressed about how my followers were dying faster than i could acquire new ones #and also now that i had a full set of doctrines i really regretted some of my choices bc they didnt pair up so well #so i started a new game and decided to be evil #and thats how i ended up fully filling out the folower forms! :]