#There's a link in the pinned post on this blog >:]

[kabukiaku]

Hey! Just wondering if you have any advice for advertising/getting commissions? I just opened mine for the first time and I’m kinda just winging it <3

make a pinned post on your blog that links to price/info/rules page! you can either host your commissions on kofi, or just do them via messaging and your preferred choice of online transaction.

price your art fairly but don't undercharge! know your art's worth and time it takes to make it.

have consistent communication with the person who commissioned you, give them updates, a heads up, etc.

keep a steady workflow. and also, breaks matter. you can do personal art and life stuff in between work art.

limit yourself on the amount of commissions you take at a time. you can do 2, 3, 10 at a time, but know when to stop so you don't overwork yourself.

don't be afraid to turn someone down if the topic does not interest or has a topic you don't wish to draw. there's plenty of artists out there who will do it for you.

make sure the person can fufill their payment before starting or handing over their commission. I do my payments upfront as a starting point for me.

always try to announce when your comms are open! make a post about it and say how many you're able to take in.

i suggest using kofi as it lets you keep track of your commissions, and can even 'mark as done' so you know which ones to work on.

hope this helps <3

[kyra45]

Donation scams

(Donation scams)

Donation scams are one of the most common scams you’ll find on tumblr, most often distinguished as being from relatively new blogs whose URL’s are autogenerated though this isn’t quite a reliable method of spotting a scam account. Legitimate accounts will often have these autogenerated URL’s but there is other ways to spot scam accounts. This post combines both donation scams and pet donation scams since both are extremely common scam types.

Both scam account types are usually a few days old, has only a few trending posts, no other original posts beyond pinned, and will usually have a PayPal link (though legitimate accounts will have this too, suspicion should be taken if the country doesn’t match a veterinary bill. Example: The bill says it’s in the states but the PayPal says Philippines.)

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Pet donation scams are fundraising accounts who take the photographs of their pets from Facebook/instagram/etc and repost them here claiming to need veterinary care for the cat/dog/horse/etc and being unable to afford it therefore needing mutual aid from others. Unfortunately the poster may not actually own the animal and has simply stolen their post offsite with edits made to a pre-existing story.

More often then not, these scams will say they were denied ‘care credit’ and will supply a screenshot that’s often stolen from the original post. Otherwise they’ll show images they don’t own, and won’t be able to show you any other images because they don’t own the pet. The vet bill may be edited to cross out a name since scammers tend to use a different one or on rare occasions will completely copy it for themself.

If you ask them questions about the animal, they won’t be able to answer you honestly and may eventually cease contact. Real pet owners would have extra information on hand if you needed it.

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Donation scams themselves are just as common, generally taking someone else’s post and passing it off as their own. These range from medical emergencies, health related issues that need immediate attention such as being diabetic and needing insulin, or needing help getting an RV for other reasons. There are other scam types, but this post is for a general idea of what these scams are.

Medical scams are often seen as posts of accounts saying they need Humalog (insulin), or saying they need $350 for it which is “nt much” and occasionally even scams that say their nose freezes. Those who actually have a disability would usually easily be able to catch out these scammers because they’d know how Diabetes and such works. This is not to say everyone who posts these is faking it. Scammers tend to have private PayPal accounts with peculiar names though these names often take from real people.

Donation scams also take images from other websites (even Reddit!) to pass off as their own content. Sometimes these images will have watermarks on them proving they came from someone else.

General scams are usually someone saying they need groceries showing images that are USD prices but then lead to a Philippines PayPal address which wouldn’t make sense if the poster is someone in the states.

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Also not every gfm post you may see is a scammer; It’s very important to search around and locate further details disregarding posts that tell you it’s a scam but doesn’t provide any reasonable evidence and is just calling it a scam on the spot. With gfm fundraisers often getting closed due to false reports, alternative methods may be used so try and see if someone mentions it anywhere.

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This post is just a basic explanation of common donation scams. Feel free to share it around, but please don’t use it to say everyone needing mutual aid is a scam. If you know what scams are, then that’s good but others may not.

[decaf-lesbian]

everyone please read this and share if you can.

Brazil is going through one of the worst climatic crisis ever seen.

i live in the southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. we have been suffering from extreme, nonstop rainstorms for a week now. the rivers are flooding, reaching 4-6 meters above their natural level. people are being rescued by helicopters, neighborhoods are being evacuated. entire cities are slowly but surely becoming submerged in water. 60 people missing and counting. 32 deaths and counting.

and this is not new. last november also had a flood like this one. 50 dead, many material losses. it happened again this january, with thousands being left without power or water for days.

three catastrophical disasters within less than a year. three disasters only a few months apart.

this is not natural.

unsustainable agricultural practices and politics led to this. a complete disregard for nature led to this. greed led to this. always greed.

when it comes to the climate crisis, i cannot stress this enough: we need to act now if we still want to live. disasters like this are going to happen more often and they're going to be much, much worse. this flood is being considered the worst climatic catastrophe in the history of my state. i don't know how long it will take for another bigger one to happen and take its place. i just know it will be sooner than it should.

links to donate (if you can't donate, sharing already helps a lot):

link for non-brazilians (paybox)

link for brazilians

pix assufrgs

updated links are on the pinned post on my blog. in the meantime, pray for us.

[okaysign]

GFMs I’ve been asked to share: Updated July 29,2024

Wafaa @wafaaresh - https://gofund.me/f30e1212 (€7,662 / €100,000)

Munna family @monashamali - https://gofund.me/71d5dab9 (£6,396 / £30,000)

Abdelrahman @anqer - https://gofund.me/0116943f (€12,776 / €20,000)

Amal family @amlanqar - https://gofund.me/9d6e3b04 (€3,208 / €50,000)

Ashraf and family @ashraf-family2 - https://gofund.me/17c8539e (€13,264 / €20,000)

Aya family @ayaanqarsblog - https://gofund.me/ed9acb7e (€4,725 / €15,000)

Shymaa and family @shymaafamily - https://gofund.me/260a2aab ($9,053 / $50,000)

Eman family @emanfamily - https://gofund.me/82b8e1e4 (€2,446 / €33,000)

Eyad Sami @eyadeyadsblog - https://gofund.me/37cec903 (CHF9,790 / CHF20,000)

Youssef Al-Habeel @saveyouseffamily - https://gofund.me/c3d330ca (£5,235 / £20,000)

Moamen Majed @moamenmajed99 - https://gofund.me/610b22c5 ($7,498 / $30,000)

Tamer Al-Deeb @tameraldeeb - https://gofund.me/a5d26177 (€22,575 / €40,000)

Additional GFMs added July 29, 2024

Asmaa Majed @asmaa2005 - https://gofund.me/bd2afd56 ($953 / $50,000)

Ahmed family @children-gaza & @leen-gaza - https://gofund.me/8ceac2bd (€2,856 / €15,000)

Walaa Ahmed @ahmed79ss - https://gofund.me/b24478d6 ($8,657 / $50,000)

Amira @amira-world - https://gofund.me/7676d838 (€17,005 / €20,000)

Malk family @malkzaeem - https://gofund.me/f5a14faa ($21,211 / $50,000)

Mohamed Mikki @mohamed-mikki - https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=EKWGJQPP5NNXC

Mahmoud Khalaf family @mahmoudkhalafff - https://gofund.me/0ee1236d (€16,548 / €30,000)

[william-snekspeare]

comfort zone

ko-fi

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

o heck I have not been posting many dinosaurs at all this month! I'm very focused on a big sewing project but am taking some time today to do some drawing.

[lottieurl]

if they were teens in the late 2000s shauna would catfish jackie on a dating site during one of jackiejeff break ups and she would have no idea why. like she'd create an account with stolen pics of some dude who Lives Out Of State and she'd flirt with jackie to make her break up with jeff permanently and she would Not be self aware about it

[thebramblewood]

Exciting news: I now have a story page and a characters page! They're pretty basic at the moment, but I'm hoping to think of some fun stuff to add later. For now, you might find a few new nuggets of insight in the character bios! I just wanted a cute little hub for readers new and old to find everything they need in one place. Let me know if you think anything (or anyone) major is missing or if you notice any errors. Here are all the character portraits. Aren't they cute? And thanks to @buglaur for the incredibly easy to modify template!

[knaccblog]

Rescuing Aziraphale isn't what makes Crowley happy, not really. He doesn't want him to be in danger in the first place. He wants him safe. He wants him happy.

But he does like having an excuse to take care of him, to protect him, to dote on him in a way that's safe, acceptable and would be honestly illogical to turn away. Like Crowley walks into that church, burning his feet all the way and Aziraphale nearly shoos him away? (Because of the fight all those years ago, because he must be in league with these Nazis) But Aziraphale is in actual, real danger of being discorporated, of being sent back to heaven for who knows how long, so how can he actually reject Crowley's offer to protect him, right?

So every time Crowley does this, the whole "gallant knight swooping in to save Aziraphale from his own follies" thing, it's basically completely irrejectable, safe love Crowley can offer up to Aziraphale with no fear of rejection or overstepping the invisible line between them. Aziraphale can say "you go too fast for me, Crowley" a hundred times in so many varied ways and Crowley accepts this but he's never going to reject Crowley's love when it comes to him as a hand pulling him free of oblivion. That's what Crowley likes. Being able to love Aziraphale in a way that he knows will never be rejected.

[writingwithfolklore]

Writing With Folklore Blog Directory

Looking for something specific? Find every post I've made through these collections:

Characterization/Development

Plotting

Outlining

Worldbuilding

Theory

Misc. Writing Advice

Prompts

Folklore

NaNoWriMo

Inspiration

Think something is missing or want me to cover a topic I haven't yet? Let me know in my ask box (anonymous available)!

[ingo-ingoing-ingone]

A Personal Post

Hi guys, I'm finally making the post I kept telling myself and my best friends I'd make but wanted to put it off until I felt better. That hasn't happened and with how things are going I thought it was best to just post it now.

So for a while, since probably late 2023, I've felt less like my blog is for me, and more like it's some kind of fandom archive. Which, if you use it this way as-is, great! I'm glad my blog could make you happy like that! But that's not what I set out for it to be.

I'm the sort of neurodivergent person who likes to categorize things, including my interests. All my tumblr blogs are specific to one thing, and this one was no exception.

I began tagging things soon after I made the blog because I saw a lot of people were sad about the twins, and I thought "well since I love both sad and happy stuff, and I'm really good about categorizing things, maybe I can try and help!" And according to many, it did help!

But I think that also gave off the impression that I was making this blog for other folks, and that isn't the case. I'm sorry I never clarified. It's not an archive; I do not reblog shipping posts, posts from people I've blocked, AUs I don't click with, and sometimes just not everything I see.

I've gotten popular in the fandom, and for the most part I do, from the bottom of my heart, enjoy it. I have people who care about my hyperfixation! That's amazing! I have people who love my cosplay and want to meet up with me. I've made so many friends of all shapes and sizes and it's probably the most incredible thing I've ever experienced, truth be told.

But yeah my blog being mine has gotten away from me a bit, I think.

I want to keep tagging my submas tags, that isn't going to change. I will tag triggers when asked, unless it's kind of impossible due to the blog's subject (trains, for instance) or a name or really common word (like the word 'head' or something). Other than that please reach out and I'll do my best to remember. But other tags? Those will be up to me. I don't want to tag when OCs show up. I love OCs and like seeing them, and don't want to have to remember that one person who visits my blog doesn't.

I had anon off for a while because honestly ever since making this blog, there have been anons who really made me unhappy. (Also yes, non-anons but that's been fewer and far between). I've gotten misinformation, accusations, horrible and disgusting explicit asks, and criticisms and complaints, and I'm just... Not here for that. Keep the explicit things and misinfo out of my inbox, I am no arbiter of morality or personal decisions, and I am not here for you to share your negative opinions of submas or the fandom.

Anon is on for people who are too self conscious to chat face to face, for people to send fun headcanon ideas (remember when people did that back in 2022 when this blog started? I miss that, it was sweet and wholesome), to share song recommendations... That kind of stuff. If you have an actual problem, please, PLEASE talk to me off anon, whether that be DMs or a non-anon ask that I can answer privately. Especially if we're friends; please, please just talk to me about stuff. I don't bite! I swear!

But yeah the bottom line is I'm here to participate in fun (and sometimes heartbreaking!) fandom stuff. I'm here for FUN, not as my job. I know that we're all a bunch of neurodivergent folks and sometimes interactions can be a swing and a miss, but please try to be mindful. Please treat me like a person and not just like a museum curator for this blog.

Truth is, I haven't been okay for a while now. It's gotten worse this year for sure, and due to life stuff I cannot see things feeling better for me for some time. I need to go day by day for a lot of things, and I am trying to get better about needing to set boundaries and all that sort of thing. I suffer from intense paranoia too, and having so many eyes on me is genuinely terrifying at times. I'm trying to manage that as best I can, but I do ask that folks be kind.

NO I am not going anywhere, my blog is staying and will continue on as normal, but I really, really needed to get this posted.

Please continue to interact with me and chat and everything like that! But also please remember to treat this space, my blog, as my space. Thanks for reading!

[kyra45]

I am not qualified to verify the legitimacy of Palestine fundraisers if it’s a GoFundMe link. Please check out vetted lists instead of asking me on anon or in general. I can not verify Palestine GoFundMe links and I will not post asks asking me if a gfm account is a scam or not UNLESS I have already posted about them being scam. I have seen enough blogs in the scam tag calling them all scam/bots and I’m not the blog you should be turning to for similar responses. I have an event running in my pinned post that takes you to multiple vetted masterlists if you want a dragon or a commission for supporting them.

If you don’t see a post about a gfm blog here when searching, then don’t ask me about it. Use tumblr search. I know it sucks sometimes but I wish people read my posts.

[the-chains-cafe]

The LU boys (and Malon) work at a cafe and stuff happens :) (yup that’s the best opening up line I could come up with lol)

Heavily inspired by the Waitress musical (and literally every other musical in existence)

Art requests are open

If you have some ideas and headcanons for this au feel free to share :)

(Kind of important) Tags are:

#cc lore

#cc ask

#cc art

Dtiys under the cut

Dtiys challenge with Four!

Doesn’t have a deadline, if you drew something just tag me in the post, so that I can reblog it :] (the-chains-cafe or isasan347)

Four reading in the cafe! Maybe with one of the waiters (Hyrule, Wild or legend) offering him something to eat/drink? You can put anyone in the background, doesn’t have to be twilight, fable and legend as seen here.

Also, if you want to write something based off of this, please also tag me, I’d love to read it

Tags: #the chains cafe, #cc au

Um, yes that is it, if there are any questions, asks are always on and welcome :)

I love you all like a table :)) (I’m sorry I had to)

[ninjasmudge]

hey anyone following me for art

i have a blog called @sharks-art which is where all the art gets reblogged, no shitposts, no other fandom stuff, so if you want to get notifications for my art only, you can stick them on for @sharks-art and youll only see the art posts ✨👌

[thatmooncake]

It me! Hello and welcome - hope you enjoy your stay 💖

Current fixation: FNAF (Sun and Moon in particular but I love all of the characters)

Don’t be shy, I joined this fandom to share the love and interactions make my day!

(I can also be found on Twitter and Insta with the same handle but I’m a little more active on here for the most part!)

Note: If you sent me an ask and I didn’t respond I may (a) not have seen it, (b) have forgotten to say something (and/or now a lot of time has passed since the ask was sent), (c) be hoping to draw something for it and possibly got waylaid (yes even months later sometimes), or (d) I am hanging it up in my inbox like a beloved fridge drawing! <3

I shouldn’t have to say this and yet here we are: Anon hate will be blocked on sight. If you’ve got a problem or a hot take you won’t even put your name behind, you’re better off hitting unfollow/block and going about your day. I won’t be publishing your ask or responding to it or sparing it any thought. No exceptions. ✌️

Links:

Ko-fi and commission info

AO3

Art fight

DCA friend pick up discord server (DCA server for making friends)

Platonic DCA enjoyers discord server (Star Bench)

2024 DCA fanzine (in the works)

Tags:

Art tag

Writing tag

Analysis/Thoughts tag

Asks tag

AUs:

Caged moon (does this count as an AU? Lmao)

Moonshoe crab (Moon but he’s a horseshoe crab - small critter, likes to burrow and eat carrot slices)

Magical Mascots (theme park AU - shared with @flinxypie 💖)

Therapy Bots (therapy bots AU - shared with @flinxypie 💖)

Spider moon (that one comic where Moon can grow extra arms on demand)

[tspstuff]

ART REF FOR STANLEY

Before he seemingly escaped the parable he used to sleep near the skip button on some put together bed of plants. However as days turned into weeks he couldn't bear being near one of the narrator's creations anymore as it constantly reminded him of his lost companion.

So yeah! this is one of two Stanleys from my tsp au!

Why two you might ask? This Stanley and Nge aren't from the same parable therefore two Stanleys and two narrators

(Idk this is like my first time in years I posted something regarding lore in any way so I'm not really sure what to add.. )