#cultivationtrash

[gintamajustaway]

Hello!

Wow, this was a surprise! You could’ve just said my name though, I wouldn’t have been upset about it. First off, I don’t live to serve you. I found something that makes me happy and I did what I felt was necessary with my fanfiction (no contract ever forced me to delete them, it was a decision I made for myself as I’ve explained on here several times). My work never belonged to you and you never had any sort of ownership of it. You got a lot of things for free and now you’re mad those free things are no longer available. To this day, I still feel I made the right decision for myself by deleting my fanfiction and no one could possibly make me feel bad about that. I’m happy with my life, I’m in excellent health, and honey, I was never a minnow, I was always a shark. A shark that just keeps getting better and better every single day and is loving it. It’s not narcissistic to be confident and love yourself. I think you need to take a long and hard look at yourself before you go around slapping people with personality disorders. I’m not a doormat, I’m not going to live my life at the whims of strangers on the internet and that doesn’t, by any definition, make me a narcissist. Sorry, not sorry, but my life does not and will never revolve around people who feel entitled to me or anything I create, especially when they contribute nothing to my wellbeing or creative process. And here’s something I think you truly don’t understand: I never created fanfiction for notes or comments or kudos or followers – I couldn’t have given a shit about any of that. I write for myself and I still do and always will. It was a bonus if people enjoyed my work, but it was never a necessity for me to keep writing. Passion for what I do is always what has kept me going. That you felt so strongly for my work is a testament to my abilities and I loved honing my skills through fanfiction, but don’t think for a second that because you felt something for my work that you somehow own me in any capacity. I’m not going to address everything in your post. There’s a lot of false/misleading things in there and you’ve misinterpreted/twisted quite a lot, especially about things I’ve said in the past. However, I will say this: You’re entitled to how you feel. You’re entitled to speak your mind and have feelings. You’re entitled to be upset with me. You’re even entitled to hate and loathe me – you can disrespect me all you want, your actions are your own and they are a reflection of you. I don’t begrudge you making this post and I hope you feel better now that you’ve gotten all this out of your system. But, just so you know, your decision to make this post is no different than my decision to delete my fanfiction. Think about that, maybe, the next time you feel content creators owe you anything. Finally, I’m not going to block you lol I honestly don’t care enough to. I have no idea who you are and I’m not upset by any of this. I just wish you’d had the courage to talk things out with me personally, but to each their own, I suppose. My inbox/messages are always open if you want to come talk to me!

#long post #cultivationtrash #the only thing I'm going to address down here #is the thing about why I left those 3 chapter fics up #because I've talked about that #and your whole speculation about it is so wild lol #first AO3 doesn't allow you to post self-promotion it's in their rules and guidelines #second if I was going to promote myself I'd do it here #and I've talked about why I haven't done that #third I've also talked about why I left those three fics up #I have an intention to revamp and repost them so that they're more up to my standards #along with their original conclusions too #so there you have it #I've always been very transparent about my thoughts and feelings to people #if you want answers to questions #all anyone has ever had to do is ask #now I'm going to go brew myself some coffee #and enjoy the day #it looks like it’s going to be another beautiful one #peace out

[seliaeden]

Collab with writing_in_the_dark / @cultivationtrash for Gintoki’s birthday! 💖🍓Go check out her epic fic! lol 

@gintokibirthdaybash

#gintama #sakata gintoki #Hijikata Toushirou #HijiGin #ginhiji #ginbdaybash #fanart #my art

[gintokibirthdaybash]

October 10, 2020 will likely be our last chance before the final Gintama movie comes out to celebrate the birth of everyone’s favorite lazy, nose-picking, natural-perm protagonist, so let’s make it a BASH! 🥳 🎉

Gintama fanworks of all kinds are welcome and will be reblogged, but the center stage event is a ✨ gift exchange ✨ (Keep reading for gift exchange calendar and rules.)

We are stoked to be moderating this event! We can’t wait to see what everyone creates for Gin-san’s bday. 🎁

Please reach out if you have any questions!

Gift Exchange Calendar

Gift Exchange Rules (also available in Google Doc)

Selection of gift exchange participants: We would love it if we could include everyone who signs up as artist, writer, pinch hitter artist, and/or beta reader, but it may not be possible, for various reasons. Event moderators reserve the right to select gift exchange participants, with or without providing an explanation if someone is not selected.

Work requirements (for both artists and writers):

Works must focus on GinHiji/HijiGin: Side pairings of other characters and/or references to past ships involving Gintoki and/or Hijikata are fine, but the work should be primarily about GinHiji/HijiGin.

No crossovers; AUs permitted: Given that it’s Gintama, you might allude to or jokingly “rip off” other fandoms, but please keep works within the Gintama fandom, either in a canon or AU setting. Outside of using them as minor characters, please avoid including original characters or characters from other fandoms in your work.

Participant expectations (for artists and writers):

Be respectful of the project you’re assigned: Paired artists & writers should be respectful of the work their partner is doing. They should work together to ensure that the artist is able to reflect either key parts of the story or capture the feeling of the story as a whole.

Communicate with your partner: Paired artists & writers should be checking in with each other at least weekly. If you reach out to your partner and they do not reply for a week or more, please contact the event moderators, and we will intervene on your behalf. If a participant is unresponsive to their partner and/or the event moderators, the event moderators reserve the right to disqualify them from the event and reassign their role to someone else.

Dropout date is September 16: If you need to drop out, please reach out to the event moderators as soon as possible (and no later than September 16), so someone can be assigned to pinch-hit for you.

Writer-specific requirements:

Previous Gintama work: Only writers who submit a link to existing Gintama fanfic that they wrote and published will be considered to participate as a writer in the gift exchange.

5k minimum word count: The minimum word count is 5,000, and there is no maximum word count. The more, the merrier.

Writing requirements: The requirement is for a new completed work; updates of existing works and works in progress do not meet the requirement for writers. [EDIT 7/8/20: bullet added]

AO3 account: An Archive of Our Own account is required for writers, as this is where your work will be posted, including a link to wherever your artist partner posts their work. Writers are welcome to cross-post their writing to other sites. If you don’t have an AO3 account, reach out & the mods can hook you up with an invitation to join AO3.

Beta reader: Working with a beta reader is not required. If you would like to work with a beta, you are welcome to select a beta of your own choosing. If you would like to work with a beta but don’t have someone lined up, please indicate when you sign up that you would like the event moderators to pair you with a beta reader. See the “Beta reader” section below for the expectation of interaction between writers & beta readers who are paired by the event moderators.

Artist-specific requirements:

Previous Gintama work: Only artists who submit a link to existing Gintama fanart that they created and published will be considered to participate as an artist in the gift exchange.

Social media: You may publish your finished product to the social media platform(s) of your choosing (and/or to AO3), with a link to your writer partner’s story on AO3. Feel free to cross-post your work to as many sites as you like.

One work minimum: The expectation is one completed, polished work. If you wish to create more than one work, feel free to. The more, the merrier.

Art requirements: The piece must be a new original work of your own creation. Updating an existing work does not meet the requirement. The work must depict the characters and a background that fits with what you and your writer discuss. Either traditional or digital media is welcome, other than please nothing on lined paper. Minimum image resolution 1,000x1,000 pixels. [EDIT 7/8/20: clarified that work must be new]

Beta readers:

Requirements: None. If you sign up to beta read, it is assumed that you are attesting to your competence to do so.

Interaction with your assigned writer: Early in the process, writers and their beta readers should be in communication and should agree upon the end goal. Is the writer just looking for someone to correct their grammar and clean up typos? Or is the writer looking for helpful constructive criticism about story elements? While you’re talking, agree upon a timeline, to prevent the beta and/or the writer getting stuck trying to do too much work in too little time.

Pinch hitter artists:

Requirements: All requirements that apply to artists apply to pinch hitters.

Wearing multiple hats: Signing up as both writer and pinch hitter artist or both artist and pinch hitter artist is allowed.

Discord: Once participants have been selected, all participants will receive a link to a private Discord server where they will receive updates and can ask any questions about the event.

Reach out to the mods with any questions: In conclusion, don’t hesitate to reach out to the event moderators with any questions or concerns! We’re not particularly scary, I promise! We will do our best to get back to you within 24 hours at most.

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: GintokiBdayBash

Tumblr: ask GintokiBirthdayBash or message cultivationtrash

Instragram: #ginbdaybash

#sakata gintoki #gintama #ginhiji #hijigin #fanfic #fanart #gift exchange #party #GinBdayBash

[seliaeden]

One more piece for Gin’s bday and writing_in_the_dark / @cultivationtrash ‘s fic 😂🤭 🍓🚬

@gintokibirthdaybash

#sakata gintoki #Hijikata Toushirou #ginhiji #HijiGin #fanart #my art #ginbdaybash

[gintokibirthdaybash]

Beta Readers Needed!

Yamazaki should have used a beta reader. They could have pointed out how repetitive he was being.

You know who else needs beta readers? Gintoki's Birthday Bash. We are in need of volunteers to beta read a couple ~5k word fics around mid-September. If you're willing to help us out, please message @cultivationtrash. We and the writers participating in the event would be forever grateful for your help!!!

#ginbdaybash #hijigin #ginhiji #fanfic #beta reader

[gintokibirthdaybash]

ARTISTS: One week left!

This is a friendly reminder to artists wishing to participate in Gintoki’s Birthday Bash 2020 gift exchange that your forms are due in just under a week, on Sunday, August 2!

Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions. Email us (address in the rules) or message cultivationtrash here on tumblr.

#ginbdaybash #ginhiji #hijigin #gintama #fanart

[gintokibirthdaybash]

Writers! Sign up now!

LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT TO SIGN UP!

Submit your form by Sunday, August 9, 2020! Message cultivationtrash with any questions. 

#ginbdaybash #ginhiji #hijigin #fanfic #gintama

[gintokibirthdaybash]

Attention, Gintoki Birthday Bash Gift exchange artists!

With the exception of artists who came to the gift exchange self-paired with a writer, you should have received via email the writers’ summaries and a form for you to indicate which projects you are most interested in working on. The form is due Monday, August 17, 2020 5:00 am UTC. If you are an artist participating in Gintoki’s Birthday Bash 2020 gift exchange & you didn’t receive the email, or if you have any questions, message @cultivationtrash​. 

Finalized artist-writer pairings will be announced Sunday, August 23!

#gintama #ginhiji #hijigin #GinBdayBash

[gintokibirthdaybash]

Sign-Ups are Here!!!

Artist and writer sign-ups for Gintoki’s Birthday Bash 2020 are open! 

Artists: Your forms are due Sunday, August 2.

Writers: You are being asked to submit your fic summary and other info up-front, so you get an extra week. Your forms are due Sunday, August 9.

Before you submit your form, please be sure to read through the rules in their entirety. Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions. Message cultivationtrash here on tumblr, ping us on Twitter, or email us (see rules for email address).

#ginbdaybash #ginhiji #hijigin #fanfic #fanart #gift exchange

[gintokibirthdaybash]

Artists needed to perform double-duty

What’s better than one of a good thing? Everyone except maybe Gintoki agrees that the answer is two of a good thing!

We are looking for a few Gintoki’s Birthday Bash 2020 gift exchange artists to volunteer to pair with two writers. If you are willing and able, or if you have questions, please message @cultivationtrash​ ASAP.

#ginbdaybash #gintama #fanart