#'punks' the novel

[k41tlyn8487]

This is me right now trying to read Franz Kafkas Metamorphosis for my Drama and Theatre Studies exam

[goober-37]

Omg an OC sketch?? During pride month?? Anyways, meet Damien! He’s my latest character and I’m still working out his personality n shit since he’s like a FRESH new character rn, but I figured I needed to sketch him out. I think I want him to have fire powers lowkey but idk maybe gimme some ideas on the comments!

I’ll probably have some more art coming soon hopefully 😍

[whaliiwatching]

hobie in a croptop that says ‘thot crime’

and proud of it too

[isabeauwolf]

This beauty is from Law's Novel Illustration! We need this novel of Law and The Heart Pirates in English, I'm begging! Tell us what happened after he left Corazon's death, escaped The Bird Cage and The Donquixote Family, how he met Bepo, Shachi and Penguin, and forming The Heart Pirates!

*end of Law's novel rant and rambling* But seriously, we need this!!!!!

Now we are deep diving into what I have saved on my computer XD I regret nothing, nope, no, never!

Film Red Law! I'm so happy!

[partuulla]

Yo, I made another short horror VN.

you play as a mad scientist celebrating his hubris with his lab partner. Explore their messy relationship alongside their dumb death scenarios.

It's fully voiced and free to play here: https://partulla.itch.io/bubo-prologue

(Full credits and content warnings in the Itch.io page)

BUBO voiced by James Dijit AKU PUNK voiced by Michael Kovach Music by Lei Hart

[n30n-ang3l]

Imagine this four in a band.

But the guitarist (Hobie) and bassist (Haruka) always argue about sharing the spotlight and where the band is going creatively while the lead singer and synth player (Jinx) and drummer (Nimona) just hanging out and causing anarchy (like pranking each other or TPing a heckler’s house the person jumped on stage trying to cause some major ruckus which got them kicked out of the venue). Haruka leaves the band because of Creative Differences (but in reality she gets kicked out of the band she did some shit that even Hobie thought that crossed the line). Haruka’s absence prompt’s the band to replace her with this dude.

But turns out he’s not a good bass player at all but they kept him because he is a good rhythm guitarist so the whole band + Chai decides to perform without a bass guitarist. After a night, the band decided to celebrate in a bar (Nimona and Jinx just turned legal adults so Hobie why not have them get their very first drink of beer with their consent) after a first good live show without Haruka. While they’re enjoying their food (with Nimona and Chai arguing if pineapple is good on pizza while Jinx is egging them on) this woman came in wanting to join the band.

She explained to them how she liked their performance during the show and how they would need a bass player. Hobie hesitant at first asks Marceline to perform in the stage (because it’s an open mic night at the bar) to see how she good really is. And she did, she went on the stage and performed I’m Just Your Problem, a song she wrote after a really bad breakup with her college girlfriend for 5 years. Hobie really impressed let her join the band. There is now 5 people (Jinx in lead vocals and synthesizer, Hobie in lead guitar, Marceline in backup vocals and bass, Nimona in Drums, and Chai in Rhythm Guitar) in the band and they’re rocking out all over the world.

P.S. They also have a roadie and guitar who is this lady.

She doesn’t give her name to the band as she told them to call her The Player just because.

There’s also this young woman.

Gwen is close friends with Hobie and occasionally plays drums with the band whenever Nimona is out of commission (usually injuries from one of her’s and Jinx’s hi jinx but she always gets back up better than ever). But she’s sadly not a permanent member because she has a band of her own in The Mary Janes (where she plays drums in) and she’s in college and the band knows that they can’t replace someone like Nimona because they pretty much care about her.

[nonolithic]

Ultralight

[angie-j-kay]

OH SHIT my novel chapters are getting put in the city library!!!

So I decided to take a risk, and packed all of my current chapters of What You Cast Out into little envelopes and take them to a few nearby shops. There was an occult shop, a comic shop, the local Hippie grocery co-op, places that are known to be partial to fantasy stories or local businesses.

While the shops didn't show very much interest (beyond the comic shop being politely intrigued), the local city library freaking FELL ON THIS.

"Wait... you're the author? AND YOU DID THE COVER ART??? AND YOU HAD IT PRINTED AT A LOCALLY OWNED PRINTER?????"

Apparently they have a special section of the library where they showcase books written by local authors, and the librarians said that once they'd made it through being entered into the database, my books would be welcome in that showcase.

I'd like to note that there are some local authors here, mostly published through Amazon Press and with 90s-era photoshopped covers. And the topics tend to be local history and folklore, with like one mystery novel that I've heard of.

But there's NO fantasy, and ABSOLUTELY NO FANTASY set here in Southern IL. Like, readers from this region will be able to pinpoint locations and cities in the chapters, as things progress. Also, cover art:

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What You Cast Out: A Tale From Little Egypt (Novel Masterpost)

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[jenniferdeguzman]

It’s 1980 in Northern England. Margaret Thatcher is Prime Minister. Punk is getting boring. And it’s raining. What good can come out of this? Music? Love? Both?

I’ll be introducing the characters of If I Never Saw the Sun starting on Monday, with a cover reveal on Saturday!

Art is by the wonderful Xyra Brittney @xylavie!

[nerdby]

He fucking would, too🤣

[approximately-174-gremlins]

Idk if anyone needs to hear this but it is something I needed drilled into me when I was younger and 90% of the reason I am posting it is typing makes it more real but

Suffering does not make you a better person

You are a better person because of yourself

No anything that hurt you

Your trauma did not make you kind

You

Make yourself kind despite your trauma

Your trauma did not make you more creative, it did not make you a good person, it did not make you smart, it did not make you caring, it did not make you anything that benefits you

The only thing your trauma did was traumatized you

You forged yourself to be the self that survived and you are the one responsible for all of the good qualities that that person has

So much of my life people try to paint the picture of people gaining traits from suffering as if suffering is a beautiful thing that will afflict you and then leave you improved

Suffering is not beautiful it is just suffering

You don't need to cause yourself any more hurt than you already have by thinking you should be great full for things that harm you, you already have a "unique perspective" suffering only makes you suffer it doesn't get any prettier than that

[triumph-of-adaptation]

Persepolis (2007) 🖤

[allgremlinart]

#God I hope they stick to their guns and create an even weirder genre for the (hypothetical) next series... ...

[idrawprettyboys]

My first attempt at a cover for the story I'm working on! I feel like it could be better, but I'll use it as a placeholder on Tapas for now. I wish I had painted Evelyn's dress purple instead of green. For some reason, I've been imagining it green in my head, but I don't think it looks as good on paper. Similarly, I originally imagined Keiichiro's hair being black, but I had a feeling it wouldn't look so good, since it was likely to wash out my delicate pen lines... and it did. So I wish I had made it blonde instead. I also want to make a cover illustration with the love interests included. I could technically make a different illustration for each chapter, like a proper mangaka. But I'm lazy, so I don't know how likely I am to actually do that.

[rockandroar]

A new page of Rock & Roar is up!

[foxlecter]

Going to be selling some V for Vendetta tote bags soon 🫣