Sorcerer’s Stones: 76,944 Chamber of Secrets: 85,141 Prisoner of Azkaban: 107,253 Goblet of Fire: 190,637 Order of the Phoenix: 257,045 Half-Blood Prince: 168,923 Deathly Hallows: 198,227
Word count in the LOTR Series:
The Hobbit: 95,022 Fellowship of the Ring: 177,227 Two Towers: 143,436 Return of the King: 134,462
This changed me
I’ve read/ am reading fic that are upwards to 150,000 – 200,000. You’re telling me that authors that write for fun are writing a full-length book for the fun of it? They have earned my respect 10 fold.
A friendly reminder.
Adding on to this by reminding everyone to leave feedback on fics. Seriously, y’all, fic writers put their heart, soul, blood, sweat, tears, and time into their writing. The least that you could do is let them know you enjoyed their works.
Tell them. TELL THEM (for people in the back). Even if it’s just “loved it” or “i really enjoyed that” or “SCREAMING”…for gods sake tell them!
This puts things in a perspective in am frankly uncomfortable with.
Apparently in one year I’ve written enough Persona fanfiction that it’s roughly equivalent to half the length of all the Harry Potter books, the first and last of which were released 10 years apart.
On the one hand, that’s disturbing. So much content I’ve written that I can’t profit off of at all. If I put that energy into something original and found the right audience I may be able to do very well for myself.
Chapters: 5/? Fandom: Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic, Star Wars – All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine/Theron Shan Characters: Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Theron Shan Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Action/Adventure, Spies & Secret Agents, Hurt/Comfort, Past Torture, Strong Language, Slow Burn, Romance, Drama Summary:
Following in the wake of the disaster that was Ziost, Republic SIS Agent Theron Shan is given one last chance to keep his head above water. The assignment? Taking down the Red Blade – the Imperial agent formerly known as Cipher Nine.
Things … do not go exactly as planned. Because of course they don’t.
Mark your calendars!! From the 24th to the 30th of September we are going to celebrate our most fabulous Tevinter Mage!!
To participate, just use the tag #LoveDorianWeek2018 for your works! Everything will then be posted on this blog – so feel free to follow the event for updates!
What can I post? Anything about Dorian! Artwork, comics, animations, fanfics, cosplay, crafts, etc.
Can I include other characters? Absolutely! As long as the main focus stays on Dorian, we welcome the whole Dragon Age Crew to the party. All ships and constellations are welcome!
What about AUs? Modern, Sci-Fi, etc – All Allowed! Tag your work with NSFW for the steamy and/or scary stuff.
Can I post an old piece? Yes! Please share it with us. We simply want to spread the love for Dorian and old works (that you declare fitting for the Themes above^) are also very welcome!
What is not allowed? We do not tolerate bullying or the harrassment of our participants. This also includes Character-hate and Ship-bashing. We strive for a hate-free Week. Violations will be banned from the event and we will take the measures that are in our power to prevent Violators from further damaging the Fandom.
Do not steal other people’s work. (If you want work included that is not your own, ask the original creatorfor their permission to post it.)
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♥ That’s it for now, for more details just ask! Let’s have fun!! ♥
where are my fellow hysterical women who would have either been a) an oracle in ancient greece or b) burned at the stake in medieval times…..make some noise ladies
mmk i’ve got v few followers but i’m hoping this helps at least one person so here I go.
Apple is coming out with something called ““Apple screentime” which will basically allow your parents to see what apps you use when and set restrictions and shit for when you can use what apps. If you are in a situation where you have apps or social media’s or really anything you don’t/can’t have your parents know about DELETE THAT SHIT before September 1st when this comes out. This works through the ““family sharing” shit on your iCloud account so if you can either leave your “family” or use a different Apple ID or something.
If you can’t do that, I personally access Tumblr and discord and YouTube and everything else through my laptop and the Pinterest web browser (yes that’s a thing) so if that’s an option for any of you out there join me.
This may sound hella dumb to some people but like my parents would LOSE THEIR SHIT and ground me if they knew I had tumblr or really anything and that’s the only thing keeping me alive tbh so just be safe out there kiddos.
I just googled this and it’s true holy shit
Oh my fucking god. Oh my god. I can’t let my parents find out about that shit or see my shit. I’d be outed immediately bhhbbbjdjd
The same for me.. I’m going to have to delete the mobile app and just use my computer because I don’t trust them to not limit me using Pinterest to get on here
My laptop is utterly useless so I have n o clue what I’m gonna do sjfjdjfjd
Guys, please, I don’t want you getting into trouble
I love you all STAY SAFE
I have some very important news!
I decided to find out more, and it is possible to hide apps from Family Sharing without deleting them! Apple themselves said how to do it, here you go:
Anything you want! All tropes and kinks are
negotiable, although if I find I’m uncomfortable with something you’ve
requested I will discuss the subject with you to see if we can find a(n)
alternative(s) we can both agree upon. For a good idea of my writing strengths,
please check out my shared fiction on AO3 (Archive of Our Own) here.
Commissions start at $50 USD. For $50 you
can commission a 2500-word fic in the fandom and genre of your choice; for each
additional $5 you’ll get a bare minimum of 25 more words (bare minimum as I
will almost certainly go over that limit, at no extra charge to you). I will
always go over the paid amount to some degree although I will try to stay
within the requested word-length range. (I’m not going to write 15,000 words
for a $75 commission, but I am generally wordy and I will make sure you get
what you pay for and then some.)
If you’re interested in a commission for a
fandom or kink I’m not familiar with, I will charge an additional 10% research
fee (this also applies to any OCs you’d like me to write about). For example,
if you pay $50 for a 2500-word story in a fandom I don’t know, it will cost an
extra $5 for the fandom research. I don’t mind doing research (on fandoms,
kinks, what have you) but it does take up time that could be spent on writing,
hence the additional fee.
What won’t I write? I won’t write anything
involving real-life people (celebrities, politicians, historical figures, you
– although if you have an OC you’d like me to use, such as your Inquisitor
from Dragon Age: Inquisition, I’m happy to work with that). I
won’t write smut involving bestiality (furries and shapeshifters are fine) or
pedophilia (I am willing to age-up canon teenage characters, such as those
found in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer or Voltron: Legendary Defender; I am also
willing to do age-play between adult characters). I reserve the right to veto
any kink I’m uncomfortable with. Regardless of whether or not I’m willing to
write something, I will not call you out, be mean or disrespectful, or shame
you for your request. Additionally, if I don’t think my skills or strengths
align with your requests, or I simply cannot wrap my head around your
particular fandom in order to do it justice, I will let you know. (For example,
I’m not a comedic author, so I would likely turn down a commission for
something requiring a significant amount of humour.)
How Can You Place a Commission?
You place a commission with the following
steps:
1. You can email me directly at
crumpetsalacious@gmail.com. I’ll discuss your request with you until we’re both
agreed upon what you’re looking for. This may take some time, but I want to
ensure you get the story YOU want. IF YOU WANT TO PURCHASE A COMMISSION FROM
ME, YOU MUST BE 18+.
2. Payment. Commission payments go to
crumpetsalacious@gmail.com through PayPal. (PayPal fees apply.) Please do not
pay until we’ve agreed upon the specifics of your request; an invoice outlining
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research costs (if necessary) so there will be no surprise charges. Once
payment is received I will add you to my commissions list; works will be
created on a first-come, first-served basis so please allow a few weeks
(depending on how many people are ahead of you). You may always contact me to
request an updated estimate on when your commission will be completed.
3. Finished Commission. All finished
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your story. Public sharing on my blog is negotiable, but I’d like to be able to
post my finished work in order to promote myself (I do understand, however,
that some pieces may be very personal and that in some instances public sharing
may be undesirable). You may feel free to share my completed works provided you
tag me as the author.
If you’re not interested in commissioning my writing but would like to support me in some other way, please feel free to visit my Ko-Fi page.
If you have questions about the commissioning process, please feel free to send me an ask either here or on my main blog.
Thank you for considering me for your
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That is a massive question and one that I’ll attempt to answer and hope that the blog can add onto.
First off *hugs*. I definitely get feeling disconnected from fandom. It’s something I’ve been going through, as well.
Second of all, I think it might be helpful to identify what about fandom was stressing you out.
Was it individual people you were following on tumblr or other social media?
Give yourself permission to unfollow them.
Did you get anxious posting your fic?
maybe write it without posting it for a while.
Did you stress out over replying to comments?
leave a message at the end of your story saying that you love receiving comments but you have difficulty with replying
Were you comparing yourself to other writers?
Take a break from reading fic and just concentrate on your own works instead.
You could also come back to fandom on a smaller scale, too. Post drabbles or metas to tumblr instead of AO3 (or longer fic, under a cut).
That’s about all I’ve got. Hopefully the people who follow this blog can suggest even more 🙂
I don’t know what I could add to this, except, this is all very good advice and I feel for the OP. There has been a lot of bad drama in one of my fandoms this summer. I quit that fandom entirely for a couple weeks. I eventually came back, but it’s at a lot of arms’ length. I’ve limited myself to only going on my personal Twitter a couple times a week. I also unfollowed a lot of blogs on Tumblr, and I use the Tumblr Savior extension to block a lot keywords and reblogs of particularly divisive Tumblrs.
Self-care is important. If a fandom is making you feel bad, either get out of the fandom or set protocols on how you will interact with it. Fandom is supposed to be fun. If you’re not having fun, it’s not worth it.
Fandom is supposed to be fun. If you’re not having fun, it’s not worth it.
me: this scene is so boring i wish i could write this other scene i’m really excited about instead
brain: you can
me: explain how
brain:
Seriously I think this is one of the biggest reasons people get stuck writing a story, and I wish it was one of the first things creative writing teachers told their students. That you don’t have to write scenes chronologically, you can write whatever the hell you want, skip scenes, and then come back. I’ve been writing non-chronologically for a long, long times, and seriously I don’t know how people can write their stuff chronologically.
In fact, writing non-chronologically have extra advantages that can help make your writing stronger:
If you write non-chronologically when you go back to “fill the gaps” you actually actively work to build connections between the scenes, because you have to go from A to B and you know, so the scenes actually connect, organically, you are not just adding stuff.
You know where the story goes, so when you go back to fill the gaps you’ll find out that it’s easier to come up with the stuff that’s in between, you have a clear goal writing. This is helpful to me because I don’t do outlines (unless it’s general ones for very long stuff), because I personally find that they don’t help me come up with scenes organically. So if you don’t do outlines writing non-chronologically is a good way of paving the road for your story, of knowing where you are going at every moment.
Also! Writing non-chronologically will give you a better sense of the structure of your story, and what’s more it will help you have a stronger structure, because you set the high points (the scenes you’re excited to write) clearly.
(pfft, talk for another day but: those scenes you don’t feel like writing? the ones you want to skip? they probably shouldn’t be in the story and you should learn how to write around them)
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