#promoting myself like this

[ride-a-dromedary]

Again I know it's supposed to be a haha reference to the turns into a bear when he's too aroused thing, but in again refusing to brush just over the surface of this character: "I must be careful or I'll lose run of myself again. An Archdruid should show *some* restraint." comes across to me as more melancholy than perhaps intended when a. You take it into consideration that several lines imply that Halsin has issues with self control and self servitude, and presenting an "acceptable" version of himself as an outwards facing authority figure, to the point where he brushes over his own feelings, or pushes things that he wants down in the effort to reflect better what others want from him.

And b. Remember that Halsin was essentially just an apprentice when he was forcibly situationally promoted to Archdruid - he wasn't taught *how* to be an Archdruid or trained for it, or mentored; he was thrust into it because they didn't have any other choice. But they needed someone, so he stepped up. Halsin has spent the last century studying and learning things on the fly or through trial and error, and in a position of leadership like that, he is aware that every failure to uphold that mask *counts* and others *are* very much affected. How many times has he muttered that same mantra? Or heard it thrown around? An Archdruid not having control over their own magic is a big deal. Even when he is no longer Archdruid, he still grumbles it to himself. He's been at it over a century and he *still* doesn't feel like he's gotten it right. Even when he is in a place of progression, of trying to gain hold of himself again, those wisps of failure and self doubt still creep into everything. And that's sad to me.

#BG3 Musing #Halsin Posting #haha funny line in response to saucy line that man is about to go feral ooh se- HEY TRAUMA #it's like a med student being promoted to the head of emergency #or an admin assistant suddenly being put in a ceo role #like i know it's a meme scene!! but halsin sounds *humilated* when he accidentally wildshapes during his romance scene #he sounds flustered and embarrassed and is so quickly launching off excuses with a tone that indicates *he thinks it's over* #like he fucked up he fucked this up just when he was *starting* to come into himself again and it never stops #i keep thinking of that one lyric from big thief 'i can't find surrender/and i can't keep control' #and again i'm reading too deep into it but halsin's struggle with failure really is embedded here you just have to...like listen to him #Even when he *says* that there's little point in denying oneself #he does it literally all the time - he did it for a *century* #and i'm not saying he doesn't have fun or not enjoy things but he cuts himself off so early at the root #or buries himself so thoroughly in a self indulgence until it wrecks him and neither of these things are healthy #note that he says as long as others aren't affected - he doesn't say as long as i'm not affecting *myself* #anyway i'm unwell #maybe i was never meant to be archdruid - you weren't! you were meant to protect nature's spirit and roam with the wilds #and yet he still did the best he could and people *admire* him and followed him but he may never come to see it that way #you ruined a perfectly good wood elf - look it's got trauma and anxiety (and larian turned him into a meme and i won't forgive them)

[leona-florianova]

I put this design on a bunch of stuff..some of it might even work n look good... this version is transparent with dark text so it should look alright on the lighter shirts and other things... the posters etc. should prolly look better with the textured variant that i will also post, but im still keeping the design on all the random things too..

#i dunno how to promote and sell my own stuff #but like #if ya like this #go get the bags #it looks nice on the bags #i want it myself but currently have onlyl ike 4usd on my paypal account #trigun #vash te stampede #redbubble #my store #aughh #i will share the paper textured version tomorrow too..and probably the light text also #cause it might work on the tshirts if anyone would like dark one? #nobody will but who knows

[wanna-bewitch-you]

Having Alastor being on the romance and sex repulsed end of aroace is so important to me

#alastor #hazbin hotel #aroace alastor #aroace #I hope it becomes more known in the show cause I wouldn’t have known it was actually canon without social media #i feel like it’s become so promoted that aroace people can still have romance and sex that we’ve drowned out the repulsed people #of course it’s a spectrum I’m not trying to diss anyone #its just so special to see him as repulsed in both and see myself represented that way

[thelaurenshippen]

this is a genuine question not at all meant as a rude gotcha, but I feel like I've seen lots of people cite the relatively low barrier of entry as a huge advantage of podcasts as a medium, "if you have access to decent audio tech you can make a podcast" etc etc. So where does the need to sell a script come in? Is it a financial thing, and IP thing, something else?

this doesn't read like a rude gotcha at all, it's a really good question! there is a much lower barrier to entry when it comes to podcasts compared to tv, film, theater, etc. (though not as low as writing a book if we're talking about hard resources - you can technically write a book with just a laptop and a dream and then self publish! though as a writer who has written a lot of scripts and four books (3 published) writing a book is a much bigger psychological burden imo lol).

the need to sell a script, for me, is entirely a financial thing. if I had the money to produce podcasts at the level I want to entirely independently, I would! I know how to do it! but, unfortunately, I really only have the funds to produce something like @breakerwhiskey - a single narrator daily podcast that I make entirely on my own.

and that show is actually a great example of just how low the barrier is: I actually record the whole thing on a CB radio I got off of ebay for 30 bucks, my editing software is $50/month (I do a lot of editing, so this is an expense that isn't just for that show) and there are no hosting costs for it. the only thing it truly costs me is time and effort.

not every show I want to make is single narrator. a lot of the shows I've made involve large casts, full sound design, other writers, studio recording, scoring, and sometimes full cast albums (my first show, The Bright Sessions had all of those). I've worked on shows that have had budgets of 100 dollars and worked on shows that cost nearly half a million dollars. if anyone is curious about the nitty gritty of budgets, I made a huge amount of public, free resources about making audio drama earlier this year that has example budgets in these ranges!

back in the beginning of my career, I asked actors to work for free or sound designers to work for a tiny fee, because I was doing it all for free and we were all starting out. I don't like doing that anymore. so even if I'm making a show with only a few actors and a single sound designer...well, if you want an experienced sound designer and to pay everyone fairly (which I do!), it's going to cost you at least a few thousand dollars. when you're already writing something for free, it can be hard to justify spending that kind of money. I've sound designed in the past - and will be doing so again in the near future for another indie show of mine - but I'm not very good at it. that's usually the biggest expense that I want to have covered by an outside budget.

but if I'm being really honest, I want to be paid to write! while I do a lot of things - direct, produce, act, consult, etc. - writing is my main love and I want it to be the majority of my income. I'm really fortunate to be a full-time creative and I still do a lot of work independently for no money, but when I have a show that would be too expensive to produce on my own, ideally I want someone else footing the bill and paying me to write the scripts.

I love that audio fiction has the low barrier to entry it does, because I think hobbyists are incredible - it is a beautiful and generous thing to provide your labor freely to something creative and then share it with the world - but the barrier to being a professional audio drama writer is certainly higher. I'm very lucky to already be there, but, as every creative will tell you, even after you've had several successes and established yourself in the field, it can still be hard to make a living!

anyway, I hope this answers your question! I love talking about this stuff, so if anyone else is curious about this kind of thing, please ask away.

#answered #writing #audio fiction #producing #also I say I don't like doing it anymore #but that's exactly what briggon andrew and I are working on #it's gonna be a show where we just split profits equally bc I can't afford to pay them lol #and I'll be sound designing it myself #so apologies in advance #also my GOD lauren can you be succinct once in your GODDAMN LIFE #why are all my posts so long i'm so sorry #also I don't get into it in this post #but using my book example as a jumping off point #obviously it is MUCH more complicated than that #bc self publishing/promoting/etc. #and writing the book in the first place! #is an ENORMOUS effort #as is making an audio drama! #also the grand irony in this #is that the show i was referencing in my original post is a show i first came up with to do independently lol #a two person show for briggon and andrew in fact #and then I happened to mention it to some producers I know and they liked it #so that's a show I COULD make for no money! #but they want to pitch it out and there's no harm in asking around #and in the meantime i just came up with another show for briggon and andrew haha

[greedfma]

He stares into you soul with a smirk spreading wide on his face.

#greed the avaricious #fma #greedfma #fma brotherhood #greed #artwork I make to promote myself for the zine #hes so beautiful like yesterday

[briseise]

kofi update!

morning update to let you all know i've added more color sketches slots in my commission tab, and also!

i've put up a little wallpaper pack with some of my favorite illustrations up! there are 17 wallpapers in total, from when i first started this blog until now- i thought it would be a nice way to support your local artist while getting a little something fun at the same time <3

some other examples:

p.s.- if there's art you don't see in the pack and would like to request be added, let me know! i'd love to do that for you guys :3c

reblogs welcome!

#basically just like a tip with a little something you get in return! #completely optional but i figure if i don't promote myself and my kofi no one will oops #dans ma vie #commissions #ko fi shop #hermitcraft fanart

[square-coconut]

Hanging out with Haruka time! I love her so much!!

Hanging out with Haruka is always a highlight in this games, I don't trust anyone who doesn't like this mechanic

Like look at her! She's my baby I'll do anything for her! (except playing mahjong, sorry but learning how golf was enough. I feel like a middle aged rich man)

She's actually better at bowling than Nishiki lol (let's be honest, anyone is). Can you imagine Kiryu taking 8 kids bowling? I definitely can, what a chaotic night. Throw Daigo and Majima in there and you can call it family night <3

Why are you scared? I did it first try!

This girl is developing a gambling problem and Kiryu doesn't have enough functioning neurons to realize it. He probably thinks it's normal because of his life, even though I don't think he's that much of a gambler.

Quite embarrassing but I had to get the keys that I was missing... Obviously they were the ones in adult places ugh I'm sorry you had to see Kiryu walking into that DVD store Haruka!

I love them so so much! They are both very caring yet both refuse to ask for help until it is completely necessary. This game has a lot of that "I MUST do this alone" Kiryu mentality. I'm not a big fan (neither was majima or date or rikiya or nakahara or any of the children in morning glory or…)

Oh no she's caching Kiryu's furrow. I think they look kind of similar here, that's cute. Kiryu is ready to break legs and crack some skulls and so am I lol

Such a good dad :(((

Let me add a few things here from substories (I'm sick of that couple)

They looove a good gossip they are so funny. Again, very similar reaction, cute.

The way he looks at her!!! I've been using the word love a lot but he really really loves her so so much. She's his light, his reason to live… well maybe not that, Kiryu is pretty self destructing, let's be honest.

She's the reason he keeps trying and that's enough for now

Yakuza 3 has changed my life forever, byeee

Anyway, I adore their relationship, can't wait to see them in the next game <3 At the same time, haruka's growing up so fast… make it stop please :'((

#This is just me babbling to myself #send help my friends are getting tired of me #are yakuza games japanese propaganda to promote having children?? #kiryu kazuma #haruka sawamura #yakuza #yakuza 3 #rgg #ryu ga gotoku #like a dragon

[ahkylous]

I contemplated writing a oneshot for this, who knows maybe I will in the future

#my art #fanart #art #this kinda sucks #also incase you didn’t know I actually wrote a thing on ao3 #no one saw the post I made for that so i’m advertising for it here #au #gravity falls #gravity falls au #promoting myself feels really weird #i don’t like it #drifting stars au #portal au #mabel pines #gravity falls mabel #gf mabel #portal mabel #ford pines #stanford pines #gf ford #gravity falls ford #portal ford #ford and mabel bonding

[sunnibits]

HELLO EVERYONE!! I hope I’m not bothering you but I am very excited to announce that my INPRNT shop is currently having a sale to celebrate the oncoming premiere of OFMD S2!!!!

As I’m sure you all know I’m ridiculously hyped about the new season, so I figured now would be a perfect time to offer some discounted pricing on my prints - as a little treat, you might say! 😌

From now until October the 8th, you can use the promo code PVJROBP to get 20% off of your order! Go pick up some prints of hot old man titties now!! :D

#ok but I love getting to draw myself w my purple hair now it brings me so much joy #izzy hands #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #my art #help I put way too much effort into this silly promotional picture and now I feel really silly about it 💀 #I’ve never done any sale or whatever like this before so forgive me if I’m awkward or mess things up in any way 😭 #im still very new to the whole shop thing #but I am doing my best goddamnit

[matrasek]

hello i posted this please check it out if you want to i would appreciate it thank you have a nice day/evenings fellas

#ao3 writer #ao3 fanfic #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #jjk x reader #gojo satoru x reader #gojo satoru x you #i HATE promoting my stuff #but I really liked this one and been a while since i've been excited to write #i'm already cringing at myself

[prettyfuckinhot]

my honest genuine #real opinion is that anyone who's ever had a serious problem with trans men saying tranny is an ignorant asshole. There's no good reason. Any variation of "it's not about you" is just genuinely wrong. Not only is there tons of historical precedent, there's also violent modern precedent if you paid any attention to trans men at all. Arguments like "look it up on Google images!" are so stupid because using Google images as to who is affected by a transphobic slur is a very, very dumb strategy to live by. Picking out trans men as the people who's language about transphobia you want to police is a bad joke.

#actual blogging #putting this in the tags because it's vaguely related #irl no one at all polices or cares about slur politics for queer people in allied or queer contexts #at least in my limited anecdotal experience #like a gay guy was telling me about the dykes on bikes event recently and I was just thinking about how people would actually get mad at hi #for just promoting this butch biker show #I just hate the internet so much it's like people have these insane unrealistic standards of how gay people are supposed to 'behave' that #just do not reflect reality at all #I'm obviously participating in that by posting at all but it's really hard for me not to speak on this when #it bothers me so much on the site lol #and I just use it to distract myself between more important things #transandrophobia

[the-weird-otaku]

"You are the apple of my eye."

The brainrot continues and my association with him and apples grows.

Credits:

Model - me, Spike Chunsoft

Apple - のべ男 (im8610422)

Effects: HaToon2 - Admiration ExcellentShadow FXAA o_SelfOverlay_改変 微彩 o_Bleach-bypass IkClut_Refraction PostRimShilouhette AutoLuminous PostDropHair ikClut_超階調化 ハイライトセットv2 16bitTexDraw RewriteAlpha

#mikumikudance #mmd #render #my renders #3d #kaname date #ai the somnium files #aitsf #aitsf fanart #i am going to gaslight everyone into associating kaname date with apples just as i have done to myself #also that's part of the bible verse referenced in some of the promotional material #i wanted to include the entire thing but couldn't fit it sadly #i feel so proud of this one #please please analyze it like you're writing an english essay

[moonsidesong]

in case you missed it, sega's been posting strange ads for Puyo Quest on their official twitter. the ads still link to the Japanese app store though, and the latter two posts also further clarify it's still Japan-only. the first one is the app's usual icon, but the others seem to be lower-polygon and differently textured versions of Puyo Chronicle models.

what's going on, i wonder?

#puyo puyo #bri talks #highly highly doubt we're getting localized quest #and if we do let's face it it would last like one year and shut down #but i wonder what these models are for? very interesting #hope we get a ringo soon to complete the set #i couldn't find the carbuncle post myself so that's someone else's screenshot sorry the sizing is inconsistent there LOL #the rest are my own screenshots #these are ads meant to show up as promoted tweets so you won't find them scrolling on sega's account #it's easy to find quote tweets from almost any puyo fan account though lol

[phantomoftheorpheum]

Don't mind me, I'll just be here obsessively ruminating about all the emotions I'm experiencing from The Artful Dodger and trying not to think about how often the shows I love the most are canceled.

#the artful dodger #the artful dodger hulu #jack dawkins #belle fox #i went into it like 'you always watch stuff that doesn't get enough promotion and only survives one season so have NO hopes' #and now i can't help myself because i need more of it!! #uggghhh #personal #td #mamma mia here i go again

[birlwrites]

hey! this is your sporadic reminder that i wrote a book!

it's called rainfall, and it's an original fantasy novel, about 70k so a quick read compared to some of my fic lmao, about a blacksmith's apprentice named aurie whose brother becomes the Chosen One and is gifted magic to save their kingdom from a recently installed ecofascist regime.

said brother immediately fucks off into the desert because he doesn't want to do it, so aurie decides she's going to save the kingdom instead, with the aid of a fugitive princess, a gremlin bladesexual, and a hammer. has she ever done anything remotely like this before? no. is she gonna make the ecofascists regret pissing her off? oh HELL yeah. is she gonna impress the princess--NOT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW AURIE

here's the official description:

Fate doesn't take kindly to broken promises. After an extremist group called the Spring overthrows the king and queen of Hiedos, Hiedean god Larai grants Silan Baridu magic to save the kingdom. Only the Chosen One can save Hiedos, but Silan refuses. His sister Aurie steps up and promises Larai that she will defeat the Spring instead. With the help of a growing rebellion, Aurie works to resist the Spring's regime, but how can she defeat them without Silan's magic? She needs to figure something out fast. Because if Aurie can't keep her promise, then she—and Hiedos—will be in even more danger.

if you're a fan of stga, i think you'll like this! it's faster-paced and more action-heavy than ttdl, with a less intricate plot, so if you're a ttdl reader trying to judge if you'd like this, just keep that in mind. that being said, i think it's a good time!

it's available through a bunch of different retailers, or you can request that your library buy a copy if you want to read it for free. you can get ebook or print copies here!

#rainfall #it's a 2020 project so a bit of a throwback #i often hesitate to like. promote it since ik people mainly follow me for hp fic #but!! trying not to shoot myself down prematurely!! so HERE WE GO #also it's wlw if that wasn't clear #i'd rate it as YA

[081314]

Sebek Zigvolt (Voice Lines) – Dorm Uniform

Here is my translation of Sebek Zigvolt’s voice lines for his Dorm Uniform card.

Spoilers below the cut!

Summon Lines

⚡: Take heed! This is the power of Diasomnia!

⚡: Ah, how long I have been training for this day. I shall be sure to demonstrate my power to the fullest extent!

Home Lines

⚡: I shan't disappoint.

⚡: Don’t get ahead of yourself simply because the young Lord has taken a liking to Ramshackle Dorm... No, I am not jealous of you!!!

⚡:  Diasomnia is a fun and friendly dorm! ….Sir Lilia told me to go ‘round and “hype up” our dorm by saying that…

⚡:  I'm truly elated to be in the same dorm as our Lord! Well, even if that weren't the case, I’d planned to go live in Diasomnia's courtyard...

⚡:   'Tis only appropriate for Diasomnia to be the top dorm at this school, for we are governed by none other than the great Lord Malleus himself! All should prostrate themselves before us!

⚡:   Arrgh... I eat and I eat, and yet my hunger is never satiated… Even you and Grim are starting to look appetizing.

⚡:   How to know what clothing suits you? I'm not really sure... I simply wear whatever has been provisioned to me.

⚡:   Oh, how noble is the sight of the young Lord adorned in his dorm uniform! I can hardly fix my gaze upon him, how brilliantly he shines!

⚡:   From what I’ve heard, the horns on our dorm hats resemble those of the Thorn Fairy. Our Lord, who already naturally possesses a most splendid set of horns, has his own special hat that slightly differs from ours.

⚡:   Our Lord and Sir Lilia share an incredibly deep bond between them. Oh, if only I’d been born earlier...! …Ah, never mind. There’s no use even trying to imagine that, I suppose.

⚡:   I loathe whining. Hardship is the best form of nourishment there is. No pain, no gain!

⚡:   Judging by that look upon your face… you’ve come to beg for some tales of Lord Malleus’s heroics, have you not? Excellent!! Here’s a story I heard when I was but a child…

Groovy

⚡: I wonder, what does it mean to be a reliable servant? Perchance I shall find my answer while here at this school.

Duo Lines

⚡: You’ve no business here, Silver!

⚔️: Sebek, don’t overdo it!

You can listen to his voice lines here, starting at the 19:26 mark (I couldn't find a vid with just the voice lines):

And his Duo lines here (the boss fight in this clip contains spoilers for Book 3):

#sebek zigvolt #silver #twst silver #twst #twisted wonderland #my tl #voice lines #the phrase he says in his very first home line can have a lot of different meanings depending on the context #it mean like “i'm bracing myself/i'm humbled/i'm awed/i will try my best (to meet your expectations of me)” #but he just says the phrase and nothing else so i picked the tl that i think matched his tone of voice the best #he says it calmly and with a smile #the phrase can be used when starting a new job/promotion in order to say you will try your best (to meet everyone's expectations) #so thats why i went with that one