#it is normal

[mollyjames]

If you ever decide to make a webcomic or podcast or other form of serialized storytelling and you start looking at metrics, be prepared for your first entry to be your most popular. It varies, but I find on average your second entry will have half as many views or likes, and your third half as many as the second. It doesn't start to stabalize until around 6 or 7, at which point you've found your core audience.

A lot of that will just be math. Even as your work garners a wider audience, your first episode will be the one most people start with. A lot of that is later entries wont work as well or have as much impact without context of the earlier bits. And yes, some of that is people will lose interest or decide your work isnt for them. But that's normal. There isn't an artform on the planet with guaranteed 100% audience retention. Doubly so if they have to check back every week.

If you aren't prepared for it, it can be really disheartening to see that number go down. Especially if your first entry had such a comparably enthusiastic reception. But stick it out. Find that core audience, those people who will come back week after week to see what you've made. And dont put too much stock in metrics to judge the value of your work.

#there are exceptions obviously #but mostly I want people to know its okay that number goes down #it is normal #you haven't done anything wrong

[panthera-tigris-venenata]

Sammy Smee has the energy of a person who just watched the wildest shit go down (like, for example, arson in a wooden port or attempted murder), only to wipe their glasses, sigh, and carry on like normal.

#sammy smee #it IS normal #just another day with the Hook siblings

[supanuts]

i am making a normal amount of gifs for this

#it is normal #to me #sasa talks

[strawberri-syrup]

nothing worse than saying something u thought was normal and people just give u that look

#i firmly believe my parents were normal and that my childhood was normal #i was Sheltered #thats all #my mother is catholic and my father was in the navy #of course i wasnt allowed to download any music or apps without permission #of course i wasnt allowed to watch tv #of course i couldnt pick out my own clothes to buy #of course i couldnt cut my hair #these are all normal things that parents do sometimes #it is normal

[allo-frouto]

Normalize licking your man below his balls it's nasty and extreme

It is normal already!

#<3 #maybe #I wouldn’t do it #but #for many people #it is normal #hihihi

[caenith]

Of Númenor he spoke, its glory and its fall, and the return of the Kings of Men to Middle-earth out of the deeps of the Sea, borne upon the wings of storm. Then Elendil the Tall and his mighty sons, Isildur and Anárion, became great lords; and the North-realm they made in Arnor, and the South-realm in Gondor above the mouths of Anduin. But Sauron of Mordor assailed them, and they made the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, and the hosts of Gil-galad and Elendil were mustered in Arnor.   Thereupon Elrond paused a while and sighed. 'I remember well the splendour of their banners,' he said. 'It recalled to me the glory of the Elder Days and the hosts of Beleriand, so many great princes and captains were assembled. And yet not so many, nor so fair, as when Thangorodrim was broken, and the Elves deemed that evil was ended for ever, and it was not so.'

#tolkien #lotr #lotr newsletter #I AM SO EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS PART #art #Alan Lee #take a deep breath #all is good #it is normal

[nightmaremybeloved]

its not funny but as someone who's had multiple kindey stones, everyone freaking out upon hearing him saying he was throwing up blood and felt like he was dying. yeah. kidney stones DO be like that huh lolol

#tw blood #yes the pain is indescribable #it is normal #hilarious he did a twitter live on pain meds #because they give you the GOOD SHIT #for kidney stones

[destinyhunterwolf]

Sometimes you just have to put on those knee-high socks, an oversized t-shirt and sit on your bed with the music blasting. I know I am not an angsty teen anymore, but nothing makes me feel more like myself.

#adulting #trying to adult #finding myself again #it is normal #enjoying the music #music #bed #being myself #loving myself #happiness #self love #good vibes #positive vibes #be happy #feeling better #not ashamed

[xx-hail2theking-xx]

...

your teachers don't sound very nice.

IT'S ALRIGHT

I AM A THRONE

#IT IS NORMAL #chrono #void and life - opportunel

[stargoyle]

"This person has a secret onlyfans!" "This artist does NSFW commissions!" "This author writes porn on the side!" I cannot begin to tell you how swag and awesome that is.

#text post #sex work is normal its not dirty or criminal why are we still freaking tf out ove this

[nosongunsung11]

collection of posts for a very specific dynamic

#pallas post its #not sure how to tag this one ngl #zolu #this is about zolu #but also my ocs and me from real life #5927 #also. #web weaving #normal dynamics

[brain--rott]

"everybody experiences that" says mother who has the same symptom of the same mental illness

#ethan speaks #get therapy #living like this isnt normal and not everyone experiences this #bpd #paranoia #ocd #ptsd #dissosiation

[wetchickenbreast]

life tip: you can listen to a song on loop

#having a normal one today #chicken scratch

[dilsdoes]

youve heard of do it scared now get ready for: do it weird. is it normal to go to the movies alone? who cares. do it weird.

credit to @hellodaekko for this art and their own post also making this same point which is here

#dils declares #'normalize this' 'normalize that' i dont give a shit if its normal to be a genderpunk genderfucked dyke #im gonna do it weird.

[innerenigma]

•Normalize Fanart for Fanfics Again You Fools•

It's not cringe anymore (it SHOULDN'T be cringe anymore), just do it. You're doing something you enjoy, who cares what anybody else says! So spread the words my fellow internet brethren.

Spread the Word :)

#fanfic #fanfiction #fanart #normalizefanartforfanfics #normalize fanart for fanfics #wattpad #archive of our own #ao3 #fanfiction.net #quotev #crossover #crossovers #fandom #fandoms #readerinsert #reader insert #xreader #x reader #oc #oc's #au #alternate universe #podfic #pod fic #fic rec #fanart for fanfic #fanartforfanfic #fanart for others #fan fiction #fan fic writing

[magnetostits]

the barbenheimer experience i had was so funny i saw oppenheimer first and in a quiet scene we could literally hear ken singing in the theater next to us and then during barbie it when was quiet we could hear a fucking explosion coming from the oppenheimer screening

#literally everyone in the theater started laughing both times #barbenheimer #oppenheimer #barbie #ken #greta gerwig #christopher nolan #cillian murphy #margot robbie #rhis was the only time i was glad my local theater is a shithole #normally it’s so annoying hearing the show next to you #but this time it was hilarious