#popular author

[annelisreadingroom]

Have you read any books from Brandon Sanderson? I have read only one but I'm currently in the middle of The Way of Kings. It's the second Brandon Sanderson book for me.

#books #booklr #bookblogger #book photography #fantasy books #book and flower #brandon sanderson #popular books #popular author #oathbringer #fantasy reader

[winksasleeplesseye]

writing, in theory: fun

writing, in practice: [unintelligible noises] [sobs] [maniacal laughter] [screams]

#writers life #writing #author struggles #writing struggles #writing meme #writing is haaaaaaaaard #writing fanfic #why is this my most popular post as of late

[silverity]

i think it's James Baldwin's criticism of the American film industry's fixation on Westerns that i'm thinking of, that the romanticism of the "Wild West" was a white male colonial fantasy. a lawless land, where a man can rule through brute strength and violence, his whiteness makes him superior to those deemed "savage", and he can have any woman he pleases as long as he can force her to submit.

i've always felt those type of "grimdark" medieval fantasies with so much sexual violence against women function the exact same way. it's a Western for male incel nerds. and it's not surprising that the most famous example of this, game of thrones, is so pornographic as porn is another male fantasy.

#thoughts #im reading a popular fantasy series rn and the sexism is such that i dont think i can justifiably read another male author for the next... #...decade after this. im going on a cleanse. im dying for a female perspective. starving. #fantasy #grimdark #fantasy books #original posts

[t1sunfortunate]

I truly do think one of the largest pitfalls among the "media consumption is my passion" crowd is the tendency to treat characters as human beings with agency rather than narrative tools manipulated by the author

#as soon as you start assigning agency to characters any criticism of the series comes under strawman fallacy arguments #about how humans make irrational choices not always understood by others etc etc etc #thus insulating the author and the work from any sort of meaningful criticism or analysis #i think current popular advice on character writing overemphasizes relatability and likability at the expense of narrative relevance #it certainly isn't hurtful to do exercises where you think about their coffee order or favourite animal or preferred toilet paper brand #but none of that matters in the end if you have no idea what purpose a character is supposed to serve in a literary sense

[l832]

[duplicitywrites]

people forget that (most) authors don't write to be popular.

that is why constantly being asked to update is so immensely frustrating. authors are not influencers, this is not paid content where you have a justified say in what gets made.

commenting "update please" doesn't tell the author you care about them as a human person, it says you only care about the next update. that is quite literally all it says, regardless of the intention behind it. choosing to interpret it another way is just an interpretation, it doesn't change the actual meaning of this as a demand devoid of genuine desire for interaction.

like, what is the answer to that request even supposed to be? "yes okay"??? it's just entirely ridiculous, and i'm tired of being told this should be taken as a compliment. the level of communication involved here is the same as dealing with a five year old who wants more candy.

it is not a compliment, it doesn't make me feel like someone cares, it makes me feel like people only care what i can give them, which is fucked up to say the least.

if you want to leave a short encouraging comment, then put some emojis or just say you liked it. it's not hard to do, and it's not some complex social skill you need to have, it is very basic decency that everyone should be capable of.

authors aren't here to serve you updates. these are real people, not products, try to treat them as such.

#authors who only write to be popular and write to reader demand... #that is a Choice i guess #can't imagine selling out when there is no actual money involved lol #thoughts #fandom

[thejasontoddarchives]

This is the core of Jason’s character.

Again they try to hammer in that Jason is brash, arrogant, and reckless; that he jumps before thinking. However you can’t really attribute reckless behavior to arrogance or carelessness when he only ever becomes instinctive during very specific instances. The few times he’s “stepped out of line” or just threw himself into an unknown/dangerous situation it was always to protect someone from predators and sickos. Otherwise, keep in mind the number of times he’s been praised for his intelligence and judgment; for being meticulous, calm, and cooperative.

Batman #424 (1988)

#besides. even when he ‘took things too far' it was never without thinking it through first and understanding why his actions were warranted #not to mention familiarity was a predominant theme in utrh #(aka how clever he was. his timing. improvisation skills.) #jason todd #robin jason #batman 424 #dc #comic panels #‘​people only say Jason cares about women and children because of lost days’ somebody didn’t read the robin run I see #also how the fuck is that bodyguard not dead #you see that window to the right of him? that’s a solid brick wall on the other side. not dry wall #if Batman threw him so hard he shot head-first through the building like a bullet there’s no way he could have survived that come on now #no amount of plot armor or the author said he didn't die can make it make sense lol #contrary to popular belief batfleck didn’t actually come out of left field

[fenixforensics]

Clunky rendering but have gaasaku

Again this is dedicated to the all the ao3 gaasaku authors who have been feeding me for the past two weeks ive been binging-

#gaara x sakura #art #fanart #digital art #artwork #illustration #gaarasaku #gaara of the sand #gaara #for all the ao3 gaasaku authors #gaara fanart #sakura fanart #haruno sakura #sakura haruno fanart #gaasaku #gaasaku fanart #naruto fandom #naruto #rarepair #is it a rarepair though really #its not popular but nor is it obscure

[backpackingspace]

Hey can yall help me find a fic? Pretty please? It's one of my favorite and I swear I bookmarked it but I can't find it now.

Its a post order 66 stars wars fic. I think there's two in the series? But the premise is that padme gives birth on the way to mustfar so she and obi ean go on the run and meet up with Rex and ahsoka. Everybody is having a bad time in their grief and lashing out at obi wan who slowly stops talking. Eventually obi wan goes off on a solo mission and ends up rescuing Cody and a few other clones. They continued to go off on missions together and continue to save more clones. Eventually everybody starts to heal and make up.

#Star wars #Ao3 #Fanfics #Post order 66 #I would love to find this fic again #It's so so good and real and the angst is beautiful #Hurt/comfort #I know a popular star wars fic author deleted their works but I don't think this was one of theirs #obi wan kenobi #commander cody #Codywan #captain rex #ashoka tano #padme amidala #bail organa #The twins are technically there existing as babies #please help #I think it was called the price of grief or something similar

[charlesemersonwinchesteriii]

YOU ARE SO WRONG YOU STUPID TWINK. GET FORESHADOWED IDIOT.

#thousands of fanfiction authors and also Mr. Robinson and Mr. Siddig: Oh Yes You Are Too Going To Cardassia ^_^ #to be fair this is from back in s4 from uhhh that episode where Kira brings Ziyal back to DS9 that I just watched and already forg--OH WAIT #RETURN TO GRACE that's it #garashir #Starky's Original Posts #tbh I also love postcanon fics where Julian doesn't go to Cardassia and he and Garak end up somewhere else though I know it's not #nearly as popular #I think it actually makes perfect sense for Julian to end up on Cardassia entirely independent of his relationship with Garak #I just like also exploring an ending where Garak doesn't get to (or; gasp; even maybe CHOOSES not to) go back to Cardassia #cause I feel like there's a variety of reasons that would/could happen! #does anybody else have a fondness for some nonstandard garashir endgame settings #Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #god Starfleet Spouse Garak is so funny to me. and bittersweet and fascinating and triumphant in a way!!! but mostly so so so funny.

[agentravensong]

#tumblr polls #narrative nonsense #would love to hear people's perspectives on this in the tags/replies #(and also perhaps which of the three you think you'd find the most bearable?) #author would include their intent; their plans; the context of their life; and the fact that they're flawed in the same way as any person #audience would include fandom for a popular enough work and i imagine would be extra fucked if it's a serialized story #i think medium and genre is probably self explanatory #whether or not you'd have any direct contact with the author(s) or audience is up to you for the sake of this hypothetical

[despazito]

claiming one individual of a species is objectively "better" or more correct than another is inherently rooted in pseudoscientific belief system but we aren't ready for dat conversation

of course we can measure better within specific parameters, like they may be better at performing a task or producing favorable wool/milk/meat but 'better' and 'worse' as an absolutist blanket statement is purely human construct and should not be treated as unwavering laws of nature

#this isnt an argument against selective breeding #but many do try justifying personal preference with appeals to nature and authority #just say its personal preference! #i already know which popular bloggers will vague me on this idc #whatever ill shut up #its all connected

[caffeinated-bibliophile]

There's something infuriating about wanting to enjoy an author's writing because the stuff they write about is exactly the kinda thing you should love, but their particular writing style makes reading their work absolutely miserable for you.

#there are two incredibly popular and beloved authors whose books i want so badly to love #and i just fucking hate their writing 😭 #I've even tried some lesser known stuff (stories in anthologies etc) just to be sure it's their writing and not the books i tried #and it is 100% their actual style and not the stories

[fluffy-papaya]

‘people only hate watcher grian because it’s so popular!’ no actually i hate it because it was popularized/created by A 2019 Asshole who has left such a huge stain on hermitblr that some hermits still don’t like tumblr, it’s ruined any discussion/the tags of EVO, which existed as its own series outside of grian and the watchers, and it makes it impossible to ever talk about grian as a character because someone will Always try to make his character watcher-related, even when that isn’t applicable to the conversation.

#discourse #if you wanna death of the author ATUS be my guest #but there are reasons beyond popularity people don’t like it #*it being watcher grian #uhhhhhh let me know if i need to tag this further i understand this is a Big Post

[killianglyndon]

#polls #my polls #tumblr polls #yes for me #mine are rina kent / chloe maine / tessa hale / lyra winters #most of them are more indie authors but idk i mean i have popular authors i love #but sometimes i don’t really think i’ll like certain books

[theworldofkirby]

#ik this isn't kirby related but this blog is more popular and i need to know if this is Normal or not #dark author speaks