a plea on behalf of authors with works in progress

picascribit:

I know people “hate” WIPs and “don’t usually read/comment on them” because “it’s so frustrating waiting for updates” and “what if it never gets finished?”, but let me just say something from the point of view of someone who has written several multi-chaptered fics over the years, including one that has sat unfinished since 2010:

It’s lonely. It’s a huge investment of time and energy into a project that you hope people will like, but most of them will never tell you until it’s finished. It’s easy to get frustrated. To feel like no one cares, or is paying attention. To feel like giving up, or shelving it for later.

Encouragement along the way is like rain on the desert for writers of WIPs. Knowing people are excited about your story, and eager to see what happens next. Your questions and your love can light a fire under a writer, keeping them going when they might otherwise feel like maybe it’s not worth it. Your feedback might even give them a new idea when they are feeling stuck.

So take a risk. What’s the worst that can happen? You get to read something you enjoy, even if it’s unfinished. Balance that against maybe being the reason something does get finished, after all.

tumblr mirrors on ‘photosugar’

yamisnuffles:

ouyangdan:

awaari:

smuttine:

mapplestrudel:

inner-muse:

lovefushsia:

wurwurz:

lordhellebore:

So idk if others have noticed this before – but it’s the first time I’m seeing this, hence the post.

There’s a website, https://www.photosugar.com, which apparently mirrors all pictures, gifsets etc. people post on their tumblrs (and also other social media sites like twitter and instagram, if I understand it correctly).

An eample for a tumblr user, with my name:

https://www.photosugar.com/tu/lordhellebore

Now it won‘t turn up anything but a 404 error in my case, because I sent an e-mail to the contact address, which is darius@photosugar.com with the title “My content on your website”:

Hello,

it’s come to my attention that you are mirroring all of the posts containing
pictures/gifs that I post on my tumblr. I am asking you to stop pulling the content from my tumblr and to
delete me from your website.

tumblr username is „lordhellebore“

Thank you.

I got a reply consisting of the single word “removed” after just one day, and as you can see, it worked perfectly fine with the informal mail I sent. So if you want them to stop mirroring your tumblr, it seems all you really need to to is this.  

I can’t test the site for all of my mutuals, but I’m tagging a few whom I found on there by random trial & error, and I suggest you look yourself up if you see this post and dislike tumblr mirrors (even if this one is only for pictures, not text).

@janiedean, @ladytp, @vaysh11, @lunavagantt, @einemelodieimwind, @robb-greyjoy, @youbuggingme, @ysilme, @rex-luscus, @bai-xue, @viendiletto, @electricalice, @contessa-de-leusse, @memetic-mutism, @bluecichlid, @mrs-storm-andrews, @ladymothwing, @prismatic-bell, @kittykatknits, @tinkili

….basically, whomever I’m trying at random, it seems that you’re on there.

 Please reblog so others can know and ask for removal if they want to.

My blog appears there. Don’t want to. Will mail asap.

EDIT : They’ve added a link to remove people’s profiles : https://www.photosugar.com/remove

Wtf. I was on there. Easy to remove.

That is pretty creepy

@gwen-cousland @john-cousland @spaceborn–vagabond @irbanal-irbanal-irbanal @soerdinan @joufancyhuh @brookie4cookies @elevanetheirin @elisedorian @jackd983 @waitinginthepen @dragonagethistle @video-game-imagines @smuttine @crashed-down-in-a-hurricane @vixils @pi4engo2 @maiden-of-wolves

I WAS THERE

So if I were, be sure that all my beloved artists are!

Please check your blog and use this link to remove it

https://www.photosugar.com/remove

^I was there too, please be sure you aren’t listed on the site!

Even I was on there. Passing this along.

Yep, I was there. Boosting this.

Immortals – salacious_crumpet – Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic [Archive of Our Own]

salaciouscrumpet:

Chapters: 42/?
Fandom: Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Vector Hyllus/Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine/Theron Shan, Vector Hyllus/Theron Shan, Theron Shan/Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine/Vector Hyllus, Felix Iresso/Jedi Consular | Barsen’thor
Characters: Theron Shan, Vector Hyllus, Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Bounty Hunter (Star Wars), Lana Beniko, Male Smuggler (Star Wars), T7-O1, Female Jedi Consular | Barsen’thor, Qyzen Fess, Felix Iresso, Male Jedi Knight | Hero of Tython, The Outlander (Star Wars), Kaliyo Djannis, Koth Vortena, Senya Tirall
Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Polyamory, Mutually Supportive Partnerships, Past Torture, Shameless Smut, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Strong Language, Whump, Rape Recovery, Rape/Non-con Elements, Aftermath of Torture
Series: Part 3 of Fire Meet Detonite
Summary:

The ongoing relationship between Republic SIS agent Theron Shan, Imperial Intelligence agent Miranza Gerrick and Joiner Vector Hyllus, set against the backdrop of Knights of the Fallen Empire/Knights of the Eternal Throne.

Immortals – salacious_crumpet – Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic [Archive of Our Own]

Immortals – salacious_crumpet – Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic [Archive of Our Own]

Chapters: 42/?
Fandom: Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Vector Hyllus/Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine/Theron Shan, Vector Hyllus/Theron Shan, Theron Shan/Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine/Vector Hyllus, Felix Iresso/Jedi Consular | Barsen’thor
Characters: Theron Shan, Vector Hyllus, Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Bounty Hunter (Star Wars), Lana Beniko, Male Smuggler (Star Wars), T7-O1, Female Jedi Consular | Barsen’thor, Qyzen Fess, Felix Iresso, Male Jedi Knight | Hero of Tython, The Outlander (Star Wars), Kaliyo Djannis, Koth Vortena, Senya Tirall
Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Polyamory, Mutually Supportive Partnerships, Past Torture, Shameless Smut, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Strong Language, Whump, Rape Recovery, Rape/Non-con Elements, Aftermath of Torture
Series: Part 3 of Fire Meet Detonite
Summary:

The ongoing relationship between Republic SIS agent Theron Shan, Imperial Intelligence agent Miranza Gerrick and Joiner Vector Hyllus, set against the backdrop of Knights of the Fallen Empire/Knights of the Eternal Throne.

Immortals – salacious_crumpet – Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic [Archive of Our Own]

Scanning my own fic to determine whether or not I’ve ever had a specific character use the word “fuck.”

Vector Hyllus POV chapters: 0-5 instances of the word “fuck”

Miranza Gerrick POV chapters: 5-10 instances of the word “fuck”

Theron fucking Shan POV chapters: 30+ instances of the word “fuck”

Well, we all know which character I headcanon as having a potty mouth …

(FYI, my Outlander Jedi Master Caedan Savarr only says “fuck” when things are really, really bad.)