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[princessofknights-archived]

~Follow Forever/Appreciation Post~

❀ Yooo I was bad and didn’t actually do anything at 500, so here I am at 550 instead!

I figured it’s time to show some positivity/shout outs for my great mutuals, and everyone I interact with! Before I start the (very) long list, I’d just like to say thanks to everyone who follows this blog and puts up with my constant inactivity, lots of OOC, tons of incoherencies, and then of course the RPing on this blog!

I’ve truly enjoyed running this blog, even despite my anxiety and constant mood jumps that have come with it. I’ve truly enjoyed meeting people through this, even if I no longer talk with them or they have left tumblr. I love being able to talk with those that I’ve met and interacted with though, and you’ve all no doubt had huge impacts on me that I will forever be grateful for! I honestly have no clue where I’d be without you all. While I still am struggling a bit with a few things, everyone that I talk with is helpful and supportive which honestly is so kind??? This blog and those I’ve met through it have helped me through when I’ve been feeling down and feeling awful, and I can’t say how thankful I am for it.

Also, I highly recommend following all those that I list, as they’re all quality RPers and people that I enjoy talking and interacting with! ❀

@inverted-iris/ @dxgital-dolls - OMG SCARFY U ARE SUPER NICE IDK WHERE I’D BE WITHOUT UR KIND WORDS AND ENCOURAGEMENT YOU HAVE MY ETERNAL GRATITUDE. But also, your writing is amazing and I love seeing you on my dash, and RPing with you even if it’s only small interactions at times! Seriously tho I appreciate u a ton and am very thankful to be able to talk with you and have fun and RP and all that like I do now. And I’m so sorry for accidentally spoiling the mystery for you next round you can be certain I’m keeping my mouth shut. @motherfuckingredsaber/ @tateboshi/ @chibitsuniism - Melluuuuuu you are incredibly sweet and kind and I love talking with you. You make great promos and graphics and all other sort of art things, that are really very amazing. And ur writing omg. You write an amazing Nero that made me actually like Nero? I used to not like Nero at all but ur writing convinced me otherwise. Also I sincerely hope that you enjoyed the insanity that was the umupocalypse. @accidentalphenom/ @fogboundgentleman - Aaaaaaaaaaaa I enjoy talking with you so much! It’s fun to talk about the El-Melloi classroom even though I hardly know anything about it still because I’m lazy and won’t read things. BUT. I love ur writing of Flat and Jack, and honestly I’ve fallen in love with them both because of your amazing portrayals and it got me to finally start SF and the Case Files. And I’m sorry for killing Waver in the mystery and subsequently murdering Flat’s happiness I didn’t mean to hurt him he’s too good and pure for this pain. @motherfuckingqueenoflances - AAAAA we need to RP still. We really need to. Take charge, and begin to train Lily. I want this to happen, we need to interact. But also, it’s lots of fun to talk with you EVEN THOUGH YOUR ADVICE SUCKS AND I WONT LISTEN TO IT. But lol, seriously, it’s really nice to talk with you and joke around and scream lots. @grand-order-girl - Eyyy I’ve loved our interactions so far! You’re incredibly nice and fun to talk to, and I appreciate that you stick around to listen to my constant screaming! But seriously I love Cana and I apologize for my Phantom I’m always up for more interactions if you are! All in all, a very good muse who reflects an amazing and kind mod! @master-chaldeas/ @duguescllinn - Bully Lily anytime my friend. Our interactions always have me laughing though, I have to admit. It’s lots of fun FOR THERE TO BE MUSES WHO ARE MEAN TO LILY NO ONE EVER IS ITS FUN! But honestly you’re a good addition to my dash, because if I see a new post from you I know that I’m probably going to be laughing. Lots of fun to just chat with you as well! @brotheroftheyear - I know I’m really bad at responding to things in time I’m so sorry orz. But you’re lots of fun to talk with, and you have a really nice portrayal on an often looked-over muse! I’ve had fun writing responses and RPing with you, and it’s nice to talk with you as well! @sheer-steel - A quality meme. Lots of fun to talk with, and talk about Holy Grail Wars and all that with! But lol I don’t think we’ve even interacted yet, or not much if we have. I’m always open to interaction or RPing!!! Also ur an IB senpai. Help me I need to get high test scores plz. @voyager-of-chaos/ @bloody-clarent/@motherfreakingtwinkaleidosticks/@rxgncll/@prismatic-homunculus - Eyyy Kao u have so many blogs props to u for being able to manage them I can’t even keep three in order. But lol I’m slowly getting into things from you, like pokemon once again and fire emblem, so with any luck i’ll be able to talk with you more on that kind of stuff once i know more! But also, it’s fun to talk with you, even with my limited knowledge at times! It’s fun to talk with you and see ur cosplay stuff, because it’s so nice to see others having fun with cosplay and be able to talk about it too! @motherfuckingpinnacleplaywright/ @motherfuckingheavenshole - Hey Shakes! You’re fun to talk to, and our interactions have always been lots of fun! @motherfuckingmagicalgil/@motherfuckingberkser-rider/@motherfuckingtrojanhero - Aaaa we haven’t talked too much I don’t think but I love our interactions! Ur Gil is super sweet and honestly I love seeing him on my dash, and ur Martha and Hector are amazing! ALSO, you’re incredibly nice and lots of fun to chat with! @regalius - aaaaaaa ur Gil is so amazing??? Just???? IDK how to express my amazement and wonder at ur writing and portrayal they’re fantastic! I enjoy interacting with you a ton! And I know I haven’t talked with you too much but you’ve always been super sweet and kind when I have!!! @motherfuckinghoundofchulann/ @thirdratemaster - Eyyy I’m sorry I know I’m bad at keeping conversation most of the time, but it’s fun to talk with you! Also, I apologize for Lily’s actions in this HGW she just wants to be useful xD. But honestly, it’s fun to interact with you! @knightofbeaumains/ @throneofheroes/ @chimericlunarmagi - OMG UR PORTRAYALS. UR AMAZING OCS. UR AMAZING ART. I AM IN AWE. I always have fun chatting with you and with our interactions though!!! @eusebas/ @afleurial - OMG I’ve had so much fun talking with you even though it’s only been a little while???? Like plotting with you has been so much fun AND I ALMOST CRIED WHEN I SAW YOU WERE MAKING A MERLIN BLOG NO JOKE! @rialoir/ @zordestiya/ @ghaisgich/ Im so sorry I can’t remember all of ur blogs right now orz - BUT ANYWAYS IF ANYONE WANTS TO INTERACT WITH SOMEONE WHO RPS AMAZING OCS AND CANON CHARACTERS AND IS AN AMAZING WRITER IN GENERAL AND SUPER SWEET THEN FOLLOW CENT’S BLOGS YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!! I love the interactions we’ve had! And! Lily! And! Ailill! Development! Has! Killed! Me! 

I cannot keep writing paragraphs but here’s more people that I would recommend following/appreciate: @themooncell, @avengerangramainyu, @moedredpendragon, @ofstorytellers, @motherfuckingshadowoftheheir/ @neverendinghorizon, @motherfuckingsonofsurya, @motherfuckingprincessofcolchis/ @motherfuckingsaintofdestruction/ @encasedlnamber. @nordiixa, @pxnchfire, @noircisaint, @innxcentius, @gravekeepergray, @shieldofsteel, @poisonqueenofbabylon, @axphodel/@fyhaul, @motherfucking-genna/ @airgxtlam/ @motherfuckinglionheartedking, @mini-cu-chan, @crystalpendium, @faker-king-knight-sage and I have no doubt I’m missing some but @ THE CHAT PEOPLE THAT DONT HAVE RP BLOGS U KNOW WHO U ARE, @ those who have quit RPing on tumblr that I’ve talked with and interacted with in the past, @ everyone else that I talk with and enjoy RPing with, all those I somehow forgot, @ those that I follow that I have yet the courage to send in asks/memes/whatever to, and @ all of my other followers that I have yet to interact with!

[nerffighter]

tips on starting an indie blog?

hey nonnie! sorry if you’ve been waiting for a whole for this ask and i’m just gotting back to you, i’ve been on hiatus and didn’t get a notification for this message! 

well as far as setting up an indie blog, like the logistics of setting everything up, i can walk you through my process. ( it’s absolutely mind boggling that you actually felt like i was a Resource to ask about this and i am very flattered boo ty even if it wasn’t meant to be a compliment my bad )

but before that, first rule of starting an indie blog!!!! is have fun!!! pick a character that you relate/feel deeply for. consume as much content for your muse as possible. look at the canon, look at fanfics, fanarts, scribble out some musings or little private oneshots. you don’t ever gotta share these writings with anyone if you don’t want, it’s mostly to keep yourself and get in the grove of writing this character. most of mine are on the notes on my phone and were written at like 3am - 5am, but ngl, it’s nice to see how my writing for each of my muses has progressed.

secondly! i have a habit of choosing characters to write after a good month or two of suddenly having the urge to rp. because woooooo boy if i’d made a blog on a whim at every muse that bugged my brain i’d have way too many children to manage! i started up my cisco sometime after 1.15 and a few weeks after that ep aired i think... i keep this rule to make sure that i continue having fun writing on my new blog! writing is a really difficult process, inspiration can ebb and flow, starters/asks/replies can pile up, irl stuff can get in the way, so the month test lets me know if i wanna maintain that blog. because you should have fun writing your boo!

second rule! don’t worry too much about aesthetics/graphics if you don’t want. i know it’s a trend to have aesthetic blogs rn, but if you don’t know how/want to have them, then you don’t have to give yourself strife over that! ( fair warning tho, a lot of people are a little turn off-ish to gifs that are slapped onto replies because those gifs were created by other people, and their hard work wouldn’t be credited. ) if you wanna make graphics but don’t have photoshop, i recommend using GIMP! i’ve even make icons/graphics on picmonkey before! it’s all about what you feel comfortable doing! and if you need help and you got the money, there lots of peeps willing to do comissions for graphics! *points v loudly @ alwaysxlate and twnkletoes / thebiiscuit / horizoncrossed / dadmighty*

thirdly! don’t forget a lot of rp-ers are shy creatures. a lot of us write because it’s easier to express ourselves through aother character, and that can mean talking to people ourselves, without the guise of a character to present an identity that people will already have an idea with and possibly relate to, can be hard! it’s not just you that’s shy, it’s lots of people! some of my best friends i’ve made here on tumblr have been with people i never in my wildest dreams would’ve tried to talk to initially! talk in the tags! talk in the IMs! post ooc stuff! it’s your blog, you can talk as much ( or as little ) as you want!

not really rules, but ideas i’ve toyed with/learned over the years: a) use a screen name/different screen names on different blogs if you want privacy, b) write (ap) before on your blog title if you have an autoplay for your blog bc music can be startling and yikes, c) don’t be afraid to disable anon, d) your opinions on characters, issues, fandoms, etc., can change and you’re not obligated to share all of them if you don’t want, e) don’t cause drama. really. don’t do it. vague posting is a bad about 90% of the time, f) crack is the weirdest and most cathartic way to lure your muse back out into the open if you’re coming back from a hiatus, g) make icons as you need them. making enough when you start up your blog is cool, but don’t feel obligated to icon every single episode/scene for your muse, esp if your muse is the main protag.

okay! now onto the logistical steps! i hope that i’ve been able to answer your question/give you good tips!

1. i choose an easy to remember email that directly relates to my muse, like a quote they used or a ‘musewashere’ or a song lyric that reminds me of them! it makes password retrieval really easy if you can’t remember your log in after a long hiatus.2. choosing a url can be hard, but don’t choose one that sounds too much like someone else’s, it can be really rude to that person, i’ve had people just add one letter to my urls and every time that makes me feel bad because i feel like that person is just trying to ride off the hard work i’ve put into fostering my url and reputation! unless that person gives you permission, try not do that. when it comes to urls, i like to use dialogue or puns. grace loves puns.3. tags. before anything else, i recommend making a google doc for your tags, ic/character/triggers/ooc/etc. i keep mine up on my bookmarks bar so i can always access them if tumblr forgets my tags, and it’s really easy to help set up your tag dumps with!4. while you’re on that doc, i’d try to write up any about, verse, stat, playlist or etc. info you might want to put into a page. anything that inspires your muse! the rest of this doc is scratch space for you to put anything you might need for your blog! it’ll make your life so much easier, and honestly, i should follow my own advice on this, because sitting down and doing all the about/verse content later on when you wanna be working on replies is the pits.5. now you can move onto graphics! i always end up doing my promo first and then my background container theme. working on the promo allows me to let some creative ideas flow for how i want to establish the blog’s ‘visual brand’ to look like. remember that this can change over time! my color palette for cisco has changed a bajillion times, and i’ve gone from fire/energy textures to ripped paper to blueprints to computer graphics to space. your aesthetic will most likely change, and that’s totally okay! also if you’re having trouble figure out what you want the blog to look like, try to find colors that work with your muse. does your character have a certain visual motif? try running with something that reminds you of that! for me right now, i’m doing space for cisco, with lots of circular shapes!6. now you code. this is the most difficult part for me, because i’m still trying to teach myself how html/css works. if you don’t wanna do a custom code, that’s fine! there’s plenty of pre-made themes for you to try out! i like perusing itsphotoshop.com when i need to look through some times/psds/textures/resources/etc.7. icon, icon, icon, icon! experiment with icons! not everyone likes the same style! i’m partial to either really big icons or really small ones. i’ve used 250px/100px, 125px/125px, 100px/100px 80px/80px, and 60px/60px. try different shapes! try gif icons! it’s all up to you! want to try emojis on your icons? go ahead! want circles? sure! it’s all up to you!8. now plug in your promo, write some appropriate rp tags, ( the first five tags are the only ones tumblr tracks btw. ) make a tag dump, follow some blogs, and post a starter call or a rp meme! from here on out you got your blog!