#Creator appreciation

[nexuvia]

Hi, It was my birthday 6 days ago.

It's really late ik, i was busy with Uni and tests 😭 I wanted to make a post to appreciate all the tumblr and game creators that made this year worth it for me! This year was a bit of a dumpster fire for me, I've been struggling with shitty thoughts and depleting motivation but I've gotten through it with the help of video games and stories. These include the visual novels and original characters that I've come to appreciate and love. I've always loved stories and attached myself to fictional characters (haha not very healthy but yea) and seeing so many different and interesting original characters on tumblr is very inspiring to me. It's motivated me to draw more often and to think of my own stories. To all the creators I've mentioned, Thank you. Thank you for saving my creativity and giving me something to be happy about. I'll continue to support your creations :)

Characters seen in the picture (and their wonderful creators):

Garret (The guy on the top left with the turtle neck) - @crimsonhydrangeavn

Silas (The elven man next to Garret)- @meo-eiru

Leumin (The man staring at the candle)- @hime-bee

Ray (The man smoking)- @concreteparasite

Heimos (The man side-eyeing Ray)- @stygian-eye-stories

Dae-Hyun (The man on the bottom left)- @yandereworlds

Cove- (The man with green hair)- @gb-patch

Keith and Tenebris (The duo next to Cove)- @dualityvn

Zecharias (The man doodling on the side)- @letmeremindyouvn 

Please take a look at these creators and their work!!! 😊

[imagining-in-the-margins]

Reasons to Reblog Fan-Created Content

It will make the creator very, very happy

You can tag the work and save it on a side blog for easy navigation if you want to find it again in the future

It will encourage the creator to create more

You will spread the work to allow others to enjoy it

Creators will love you a lot

It helps creators identify what works are popular and they might create more content specific to your tastes

Seriously, it will make us so, so happy

You will get the chance to engage further with fandom and attract people with similar interests

We’ll be more grateful than you can imagine

You will help usher new fans into the fandom, prolonging the life of the fandom

Did I mention it will make us happy?

It is a small token of appreciation for the people who produce work for free in their free time, without any cost to yourself

Please thank creators ❤️ Please ❤️

[fandom-friday]

FANDOM FRIDAY RETURNS NEXT FRIDAY!

AAAAAND WE'RE BACK!

After a month of family visits and bookcase construction, I FINALLY HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO DO FANDOM FRIDAY AGAIN! We'll fire this thing back up on next Friday, July 26.

I've got a ton of submissions from previous weeks to sort through, but please don't hesitate to send in any new fandom favorites this week! As always, please read the pinned rules post before submitting.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK Y'ALL!

[tamlinweek]

Now taking submissions for Tamlin Creator Appreciation 2025!

Greetings, lovely Tamlin fans! The dates and prompts for Tamlin Week 2025 are posted (Click here), and now it's time for one of our favorite Tamlin Week traditions: creator appreciation!

Fill out the form above to submit your favorite creators that make Tamlin content. They can be artists, authors, poets, meme-ers, essay writers, etc. You may submit as many people as you want, just fill out the form multiple times. It is fully anonymous, and we encourage you to submit yourselves and your friends!

This form will remain open up until Tamlin Week, but in a week or so we'll start posting some of the creators to spread some love an excitement for Tamlin stans. Fandom is a community, and none of us would be here without the love and support of our fellow Tamlin-istas.

Have fun, and love Tamlin!

[speakviolence]

Starting my first spotlight off with a bang and weird dating !

- ̗̀ — ⸙ ( GIFSETS )

a rubber rat? by @williamprattz (x) walk with me by @wheelinghamsource (x) sunset in riverwood by @xec (x) judy alvarez by @margariemargarita (x) walton goggins as cooper howard/the ghoul by @fukutomichi (x) last night in soho by @anyataylorjoys (x) will the wise by @pinkeoni (x) but hey baby... by @jackfuckingtwist (x) daenerys targaryen + outfit appreciation by @yeris (x) Valerie Rada Dela Cruz by @valeriesilverhand (x) there you are... by @street-of-mercy (x) He was glad to be here. by @jaimelannister (x)

- ̗̀ — ⸙ ( EDITS &. GRAPHICS )

Strangers by @usercannibal (x) THE MUSIC OR THE MISERY by @haylewilliams (x) FALLOUT TRIO by @adobecult (x)

- ̗̀ — ⸙ ( [FAN]ART )

cooper howard by @bribinart (x) someone will die of fun by @sharkonaut-draws (x) sometimes it's 1993 by @leslie057 (x) don't meet your idols by @novakiart (x) jacob seed by @thepachy (x) i've got you under my skin by @redgitanako (x) meeting time by @saynogrumpy (x) pint-sized atom bomb! by @uptownlowdown (x)

- ̗̀ — ⸙ ( MISC. )

footnote to howl by @feralghouls (x) Richard Silken, Crush by @starofhisheart (x)

[wild-karrde]

NEW WEEK, NEW RECS! START SENDING YOUR FAVORITE FANDOM CREATIONS FROM THIS WEEK IN FOR ME TO QUEUE UP FOR FRIDAY!

The goal of Fandom Friday: provide a place where people can shout-out their favorite creators from the week, whether it’s a piece of fan art that made you smile or a fanfic that moved you. Drop a link to your favorite creations this week into my ask box along with what you loved about it, and I will give them a shout! It doesn’t have to be Star Wars either! If it’s on another website (AO3, Twitter, etc.), please be sure to state that as well.

This happens each week, so don’t feel like you’ve got to get out everything in one week. Just keep track of them throughout the week or send me an ask whenever you find something, and I’ll drop them all on Fridays (or throughout the weekend if I get a lot). You may submit for this week until THURSDAY MORNING (I’m in the Pacific timezone). Anything received after that will roll to the next week. A summary of the weeks’ recs will get added onto this post on Saturday, so check back here for all of the awesome fics and art! And be sure to go give the creations on that list some love (and don’t just share the ask responses I put out).

This week’s submissions will start posting on Friday, October 6 13.

Rules and additional details under the cut! PLEASE make sure you read the rules before sending something in. If your submission violates any of the rules, I will delete it.

Rules:

Please send submissions to my ask box (sending them all to one place makes wrangling them easier each week). In your ask, please include the creator’s handle, a link to their work/post (if links aren’t working for the ask, please DM me them), and what you loved about it!

Please ensure the link is to the creator’s original post and not your own reblog or repost of their work (if they’re on another platform). The idea is to drive people to visit the creator’s page!

The creation does not have to have been posted this week! It can be something older. Also, don’t worry about whether or not a rec is a repeat from a prior week. Just looking to celebrate things that made an impression on you this week, whether you’ve seen it before or not!

NSFW is alright! Just make sure you note it in the ask so I can flag appropriately! Since I’m including 18+ material, minors may not participate. 18+ posts will be tagged with NSFT/lemon/lemony lemon (trying to cover all my bases).

NO incest, underage, cl*necest, master/padawan (or similar power dynamics), dub-con/non-con/rape. Also, no H*rry Potter. There are a few others that I also won’t share due to my discomfort with them (i.e., R*xsoka), so if you’re not sure, ask. Also, many of you submit multiple works at once, and that’s fine, but if one of those works contains something that violates the rules, I will delete the entire ask, so something to be extra careful about when submitting!

If your rec involves spoilers from a show that’s currently running, please include that info in the ask so I can tag it appropriately (I will normally tag a few different ways, but I always use #<show title> spoilers if you need to filter, for example: Andor spoilerswill be tagged #Andor Spoilers). I will stop tagging spoilers two weeks after the show stops airing.

You can submit GIF sets or edits, but please ensure you are submitting from the blog that actually created them. Wanted to add that caution since there’s been a lot of people stealing/reposting GIFs and edits in particular recently. So just be cautious.

Try to avoid commentary in your ask that might make others feel bad (“the only person who knows how to write XXX correctly…”). It’s important to be able to appreciate creators without making others feel bad, so let’s try to keep the commentary complimentary without being off-putting for other creators.

Self recommendations are allowed and encouraged! Shout out your own hard work! You deserve the recognition!

*Rules subject to change so PLEASE make sure you read them before sending something in. If your submission violates any of the rules, I will delete it.

**If you have any questions about any of the rules, don’t hesitate to DM me!In addition to sending me asks, I highly encourage you to go either leave a comment on and/or reblog someone’s work (tag me or use the #Fandom Friday tag if you do!). Let’s get the interaction back up on this website and show the creators that work so hard on their stuff some love!

[captainuranium543]

My favorite genre of fan media is when a creator has an obvious favorite and invests all their time and energy into them to the point you can watch their improvment as an artist/writer through media based on that character alone.

There's a level of love to that I find wonderful, like clearly this character hit you the way nothing ever has. Whether you're a friend or a stranger, whether I like the character or not, it will always be a joy to see you happy.

keep doing what you do fr

[roalinda]

I finished my bingo card this morning. ♡ thank you @feedthefandomfest for this. Let's see if I can finish other bingo cards as well. 😤

[destiny-in-the-universe]

Commentary and Thoughts

So, I’m keeping this short and sweet for now-

Though this was due to one of my mutuals @just-animaxiz who sent me something and can I just say to go appreciate them? They’re amazing, and the content I’ve been reading from them is just perfection-

Now, I will say that I definitely have started to enjoy the possibilities of Spike and Randy getting more scenes together, and let me just- my next ask is going to be something special. I can’t say more than that but we need to give creators their credit when it’s due! Whether it’s liking their fanart, reblogging their content- COMMENTS for fanfiction please, kudos and likes are lovely but us authors thrive on comments and interaction!

I never thought I’d get into RC9GN but trust me there’s going to be a lot more where this came from. Also just- please let me know if you don’t want to be tagged but just a few of my followers and people I personally follow that deserve appreciation!

As mentioned before, animaxiz

@whispering-radiance

@thesoundofmadness

@man-of-nostalgia

@7-inches-of-satanic-panic

@aster-saturn

Unfortunately that’s all l can do for now but still! Please do give them a look- they deserve it heh-

[sparrowsortadrawzzz]

IM SO THANKFUL FOR CREATORS. IM SO THANKFUL FOR PIECES OF MEDIA THAT CAN GIVE HAPPINESS TO PEOPLE IN ALL SITUATIONS AND TIME. I AM SO GLAD STORIES AND MOMENTS CAN BE CREATED THAT GIVE PEOPLE AN ESCAPE FROM A LIFE THAT ISNT AS GRAND. I AM THANKFUL FOR THOSE CREATIONS THAT GIVE PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD, COMFORT AND WARMTH AND THEY CAN SMILE KNOWING THAT IT WILL BE OKAY. I LOVE YOU CREATORS, THANK YOU FOR CREATING 💜

[bluemusickid]

I'd like to laud @morallyinept and her amazing character analyses, which are incredibly in-depth + the dialogues? Amazeeee

Any time her posts come across my dash, I can't help but read along in awe.

(ik this seems random but hey, i'm just an admirer, can't help myself <3)

[fandom-friday]

Hi there! Just wanted to recommend a few fanfics on deaged Tim Drake, Timmy Au, Tiny Tim, and Little Timmy.  

Back Awhile by Cobwebbs: Tim gets deaged and not only is attached to Jason, but a complete menace to him. My favorite part of this fanfic is how Tim stresses Jason out and Jason is secretly getting fonder with toddler Timmy. 

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38597613/chapters/96485289 

Bad Man by ArtistAtHeart1: Timmy gets deaged and refuses to let Jason leave him with Bruce and everyone at the Manor, leaving everyone trying to find more details of who this “Bad Man” that Tim keeps mentioning and is the reason for deaging him. 

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18469549/chapters/43759738 

Love Me a Little by Living_Free: Poor Timmy is deaged as a baby, but still has all his memories and has to tolerate his family doing baby things that he doesn’t like. 

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11625945 

Baby Beluga by HoodEx (@hood-ex on tumblr): A cute little story between Dick and baby Timmy-my favorite part is where Dick sings to Timmy and tells him how he missed how they used to hang out before Tim went on a Bruce mission

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13593645 

  Being eight again by Alone77 (@alone77 on tumblr): Core 4 has got hit by a deaging spell, Batman wakes up to a call from the JL. It’s a cute story of Timmy being deaged for 7 days and everyone in the batfam is fonded of Tim. 

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/39426051 

Ah yes, the de-aging trope, which always leads to some shenanigans (and sometimes, a heartfelt moment or two). This is one heck of a comprehensive list, and honestly, it doesn't surprise me because the Batfam seems like the perfect group for this trope to flourish in. Thanks so much for putting this list together!

Participate in Fandom Friday to show your favorite creators from this week some love! :)

[filmcourage]

Why Beginning Artists Shouldn't Analyze Their Work When Creating - Sasha Patpatia

[tamlinweek]

Tamlin Creator Appreciation: copypastus

Today we're giving a shoutout to @copypastus, who has truly taken the ACOTAR fandom by storm! She's participated in tons of fandom events, blessing us all with her beautifully creative artwork. We especially love her series of Tamlin in the dresses that Rhysand put Feyre in.

(check out the rest of the dresses in the post here, and give Copy lots of love!)

"Copy's creativity but also the speed with which she can put out amazing artwork is just....HOW EVEN?! WITCHCRAFT!!! She's a gift to this fandom!"

Please check out Copy's page on tumblr for more amazing Tamlin art! To submit more Tamlin creators, fill out the form here! For info on Tamlin Week, check out our pinned post.

[pinupcitizen]

Before starting up any long term project remember you’re gonna absolutely hate every character you have to draw over and over.