#This era will always be relevant

[atlantis-area]

TAEMIN Ending Fairy (WANT, 190224)

[wonder-worker]

“Studies of Elizabeth Woodville […] have been hampered by the continuing fascination with her brother-in-law, Richard III. The Ricardian [and Yorkist] apologetic is now largely dependent upon the argument that the Woodville family posed such a threat to Richard of Gloucester, and the kingdom as a whole, that Gloucester had little option but to take the throne from his Woodville-dominated nephew. Although this argument has [irregularly] been contested, a reassessment of the queen's role in 1483 has not yet been attempted. Michael Bennett, in his 1987 account [...] still dismissed her as `an inveterate intriguer, capable in her vanity and fecklessness of some remarkable shifts and turns'. But more often she is scarcely mentioned in general histories of the period.”

-J.L. Laynesmith, “English Queenship 1445-1503” (thesis for the degree of DPhil in Medieval Studies, University of York, Centre for Medieval Studies, April 1999)

[akkivee]

wound up revisiting the hypmic timeline last night and maybe there’s a chance rei and nayuta met in that military department!!!

what makes me giggle about that tho is by the time wwiii starts, ichiro’s already been born and is 4 years old so if they did meet in that specific point in the timeline, that would mean it only took two years for rei and nayuta to start making babies LOL

[moogghost]

but i'm not ready to forget

me when i randomly remember a minor character in warrior cats that i was obsessed with several years ago that i came up with a whole headcanon backstory for and feel the need to draw him again years later despite not touching warrior cats since then

[animutate]

i REALLY love the new newgrounds wallart.

[jaythelay]

Build an audience.

Raise prices.

There's enough that stay for the price increase to only result in profit.

Repeat for several decades

Now only rich people pay for the product and the company is making bank, while you are kept from art on the premise of being poor.

You. Should. Cancel. Every. Subscription.

Pirate. Because art is never for the rich. It is for all. As it stands, you're enabling yourself to never see any again. If not you, your children and their children.

Do not trust companies. Do not give them any BoD. Do not enable or defend companies. They have a team for that, that they substantially underpay.

[shmorp-mcdurgen]

Jonah wearing silly bands? He’s so real for that.

also, I know it’s a really small detail but I like the little whiskers Thatcher has in dog mode. Silly freaks.

YEAHHHHHH HEHEGHD

I just got the idea of some werewolves having whiskers so. bam. dog has whiskers now

[fauvester]

postwar cardassia :: postwar germany, after a few years of abject disaster they hit an economic miracle based on tech innovation and end up with a striking half rubble/half high rise postapocalyptic thing. ally with romulas and the klingons. get a very mod fashion reboot. i want romulan bobs to be the newest thing on cardassia prime

[pynkhues]

I’m the anon who asked you for your take on Jeremy Strong’s awards no-show. I straight up LOVED that answer! And your point re. Kieran and Jeremy probably annoying each other, I hear that and understand it and agree! But in all seriousness, I think this is one of the things that kind of narcs me about the discourse around Jeremy’s ‘process’ and how disruptive it is, and how Kieran has to make allowances for him. It’s a two-way street! Jeremy would have been making allowances for and adjusting to his colleagues, too. I’m not sure why one style of disruption is more acceptable than the other tbh. Anyway ty for your reply, love your blog and your Succession thoughts and your industry insights!

(x)

You're very welcome, anon! And yeah, I think people just have a kneejerk reaction to method acting tbh, which I do kind of get? A lot of actors I think do use it in a way that lets them get away with bad behaviour, after all, and it's certainly an approach that's had a body count, but I think at its core, method acting is an immersive technique that, when done well, can be immensely useful for actors feeling their way into worlds that are really foreign to their own.

Benedict Cumberbatch actually talked about it in a pretty interesting way during The Power of the Dog's press tour. Jane Campion had actually encouraged him to do it, and for him it really became about using his hands in a way that he'd never really had to before, in particular in cigarette rolling, banjo playing and taxidermy, all of which are crucial to the character he plays.

But yes, that's a whole other thing, haha. I do think some of the criticism of method acting is about it's room for bad behaviour, but I also do think a bit of it can sometimes be a deliberate diminishment of the craft of acting. There does seem to be a popular sentiment that acting is just people who just get to play make believe all day, but good acting is an art form in and of itself, and of course there'd be different techniques and methods to excel at that.

I don't know! Day jobbing at a theatre company means I'm around actors a lot these days, and I kinda love just going to watch them workshop. There are so many different ways into roles, and I think the only thing to really remember is that when it comes to actors, they're all insane, haha.

[wyndlerunner]

Moonlight, in turn, rolled her eyes. “I have three soulstamps on me at the moment: two universal stamps, one Essence Mark.”

Shai? Wan ShaiLu, my beloved??

[nykloss]

My mom was watching one of those home renovation shows last night and I was like eugh they're gonna ruin this house and paint everything white or beige or Corporate Modern Grey scale etc etc but NO? This bitch was painting shit PURPLE! She dared to use WALLPAPER? folks there may be hope for the future of interior design trends.

[heir-less]

Damn, Billie Eilish and Chloe x Halle? Okay, Mr. William, I see you.

[akkivee]

like they updated everyone’s bios in october of last year and imo just saying kuukou speaks vulgar as hell and doesn’t act at all like a monk does plenty to show he’s got an attitude problem in his old bio so why change it to something that can be transliterated as ‘violent criminal behaviour towards others’ if you weren’t about to focus on it 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[zibah-ho]

it’s been all of five minutes time to talk about me again of all the things that cause gender hang ups imposter syndrome the fact that sexuality isn’t one of them amazes me like. I’m afab and bi yet terf propaganda and heteronormativity I don’t see my attraction to men as either straight or girl behaviour like yeah men are hot and I’m attracted to them but I’m attracted to them in a gay way in a im genderless way in a girlboy who likes boys way like. Sometimes I’ll change my clothes and ooh instant dysphoria or I convince myself I’m a cis girl who’s lying but attraction is fine this happening in a non cishet way and there’s no second thought no follow up spiralling nothing we’re good we’re gay we’re trans we’re good

[pygmi-cygni]

writing tip - research

research is one of the pillars of writing. a poorly researched fic, essay, short story, novel, etc is immediately apparent because of several things:

lack of depth

stagnant plot or development

confusing or inconsistent setting

it doesn't matter what genre you write, if it's original or fiction, whatever. you need to research. depending on the relevance of your writing, the depth of research may vary, but it needs to happen. you do not know everything.

Fantasy

I see a lot of writers and authors use fantasy as an excuse to avoid research. Shut the fuck up. Every good fantasy is based on a real ocurrence or social dilemma. That's why we like it so much.

'but pygmi, fantasy is made up! it isn't real!'

SHUT UP. Even if you don't realize it, your story will have elements that readers are intimately familiar with. If you flub something, it will be noticed.

Besides, just because you make stuff up doesn't mean you can be inconsistent. You'll just have to fill in the cracks with made up stuff, which will even out to being about the same amount of effort. Pick your poison, either way you're gonna feel it.

Research is not everybody's favorite. I like it, personally, I think it's like going on little side quests for knowledge. But I understand if you wanna skip all the business and get to writing your baby. No shame.

Let me give you some pointers to make sure the time you spend researching is relevant and well spend.

Lists! God I love lists. after you have outlined your story and your characters and everything, make a list of all the things you need to have a deeper understanding of. This means determining priorities. - How important is The Thing? Will it majorly affect plot or character development? Is it a focal point of the setting? If the answer is yes to any of those questions, it's important. research.

Big picture, little picture. How important is The Thing (again)?. How much detail do you need to know? Especially when it comes to royalty or a hierarchal system, I see research being misguided. There are so many nuances to royal interactions that I could give a rat's ass. Big picture, general outline. I don't need to know everything, just basic courtesy, terms of address, appropriate convo. done. but if your MC is a coroner? might wanna put more detail into that; you'll be talking about the job a lot. determine how much the element will affect your story and go from there.

Don't fudge it for the plot. You'll have a preconceived notion of a certain job description, and then research it and think 'oh that's actually boring.' Don't muddle up the rules just to fit the aesthetic. It's sloppy, and your readers will notice.

To practice researching, pick your topic and after learning a bit about it, try teaching a powerpoint to your parents or friends. if you feel comfortable enough with that knowledge to do it successfully, I'd say you have a good enough understanding.

Setting

researching location is a big one that often gets overlooked. You don't always need to memorize maps, but get a general idea of the city/country layout so when you say "they drove 20 minutes from A to B" it makes sense, rather than having a reader think "Uh, A to B is closer to four hours, wtf?"

if you are making up your city, make a list of important streets and locations in relation to each other. This will help you keep it straight and organized in your head.

Get a feel for flora and fauna. Palm trees don't grow in Alaska. Don't write an Alaskan city with palm trees.

Weather? what's it like? Let me tell you, Portland doesn't get higher than 102F. rainy, cloudy, all that stuff.

Atmospheric details really add a lot, especially if your audience is from that location. It adds another layer of relatability. Also, use weather/plants/animals to your advantage! symbolism, possible curse, all that stuff.

Eras

Oh my god stop fucking this up. Baroque, Elizabethan, Edwardian, Middle Ages ARE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER. STOP SLAPPING FANCY CLOTHES ON PEOPLE AND CALLING IT THE OLDEN DAYS.

get an idea of when electricity was widespread in homes. when was the refrigerator invented? did they use the word 'hella' in 1950? this kinda stuff is important for not breaking the illusion of a time difference. If you are writing a period piece and someone is chatting with a neighbor like it's 2015, we'll have some questions.

Unless it's doctor who. you guys can do literally whatever.

Plot and Character Development

If plot and characters are poorly researched, you are limiting the opportunities for growth. In researching your MC's occupation, you may discover a cool side effect that connects to a plot device. Stagnant, stale characters can be spruced up with a more developed backstory.

All in all, research is really important for your story. regardless of how professional it is, tumblr or the new york times. Do your research. As a writer, you are representing the community in your own way. Do us proud.

xox love you

[ataraxixx]

if you happen to be taking requests: could you possibly draw a skybound jay blease

👉🏻 👈🏻

(my jay uses she/her!)

i dont mind requests in my inbox because i sometimes will draw them if i feel up to it (though thats not a guarantee ofc lol) . unfortunately jay is my favorite ninja to draw so im always weak to her🙃even tho i dont even like jay that much KFHSKHF but i do like the skybound outfits. so heres some skybound era jay. i like to think skybound was the season where she realized she was tfem......

(relevant joke comic i drew awhile ago)