#aotw = artist of the week

[g1rlmusicfm]

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hi my honey buns!

alongside my weekly secret playlist, i wanted to introduce (introduce? who do i think i am? 🤭) a new playlist that will be released every Wednesday! i'm calling this playlist, "aotw." each playlist will feature songs from a different artist's entire discography. i welcome requests of any kind to help curate, these playlists so if there is an artist that you feel is overlooked or you are curious about which songs i would include, please make a request! <3

[mintounette]

[blakbonnet]

*DRUM ROLL* This AOTW is the podfic edition of our beloved weekend celebration of great artists in this fandom, and our featured artist this week is none other than @lindie-kninjaknitter ✨ If you're a lover of podfics, you've definitely heard at least one of Lindie's 265 fics either on your commute or because their voice is just so calming. Lindie also agreed to answer some questions for me:

Let's start with the technical: what are the programs you use to create your lovely podfics?

I use GarageBand to record with a ShureMV7 microphone, and I use Audacity for processing and post on SoundCloud.

How did you get into podficcing? Is this the first fandom you've tried it for?

I got into podfic making I knew what a podfic was. The story “No One Would Riot For Less” by sacrificethemtothesquid was a retelling of season one from Ed’s POV. I couldn’t put it down. So I recorded into the Voice Memos on my phone so I could take it with me on walks. When I found out that this was something that people do, I asked the author for permission to post and they said yes, and with the encouragement of some generous kind pirates in the comments I recorded more.

What made you fall in love with narrating stories?

This is the only fandom I’ve recorded although after I did a few stories, I auditioned for some books on audible and have recorded two stories there. It was not as rewarding or enjoyable as recording fanfiction. I love that the audio out there helps people in the ways it does. Folks tell me they listen while they do boring tasks or enjoyable art or their commute. I feel like I get to sit in the corner of a room in so many peoples lives, reading these awesome stories and it makes me very happy.

Any tips for beginners who wants to give podficcing a shot?

Tips for beginners! There are some good resources on AO3, the sapphires project, tree change project… These were designed to try to support new podfic makers as well as get those stories to audio. But I think the most important thing is find a story you want to live in! Something you really, really love, and then record it on your phone or whatever you have. I didn’t have a microphone until I started Hell or High Water.

Sound quality wise the two big things you need to do are to get your voice through a recording device and onto your DAW (digital work station – mine is GarageBand) While at the same time, eliminating other noises as much as possible. Echo is not your friend so a bathroom is your worst option… a place with soft walls blankets carpet on the floor in a quiet corner works great. Or a closet.

What is your favourite podfic that you've narrated?

My favorite podfic is which ever one I’m working on right now! There are some I am particularly proud of the vocal performance. Throat G.O.A.T. stands out… Constellationism, Baddy Zaddy have such sense of place! Captive of the Pirate King was the first one in which I really felt part of a community. I’ve made… 260 so far… each one was my favorite as I worked on it!

What are your personal challenges when it comes to narrating podfics?

I always want to do more than I can reasonably actually record. In choosing one it means I’m unchoosing several others.

I have dyslexia… sometimes I cannot get into the flow of reading which is frustrating.

There are some topics and materials I find difficult to narrate. Often that discomfort is offset by many other things that I love about a story and so I will narrate them anyway.

When I am approaching difficult material, I do a lot of journaling. I take breaks. I record sentences in pieces, then stitch it together and I am pretty sure you can’t tell in the finished recording.

We have a wonderful community of narrators who are there to listen and help each other with things like this.

Why OFMD? 🥹

Why OFMD? I think the underlying story of figuring yourself out later in life really appeals to me. I see myself in many of the characters, Ed, Stede, Jim, Izzy, Lucius… This story and the crew have really helped me understand myself better… feel less broken? (Chapter 25 baby!!!) feel less of an outsider? To recognize that parts of myself that I’ve had to tone down my whole life are worthy of being loud about.

Please head on over to @ofmdlovelyletters to leave your love for Lindie 💕

[bizarrelittlemew]

[graphic by @ofmdlovelyletters]

ARTIST OF THE WEEK SPECIAL EDITION: @blakbonnet

Today, we're featuring and celebrating Meow! Not only has she given us all these amazing Artist of the Week features, working hard to bring love and appreciation to artists and writers and giving boosts of positivity to the fandom community, she is also an incredible writer and artist herself! 💖

Epic magical tales, adorable doodles, headcanons that feel like being either stabbed in the heart or wrapped up in a soft blanket, gorgeous art pieces, Calvin & Hobbes redraws, stunning gifsets, hyping fellow fan creators, being hilarious in the tags – Meow does it all!

So look forward to seeing a bunch of her stuff on this blog all day today and tomorrow (I will be using the tag #meowday), and head over to @ofmdlovelyletters if you want to join by sending some love to Meow 🥰 and Meow, please keep an eye on your inbox, because we have a bunch of questions that we hope you'll answer!

[prince--ofnothing]

He cannot let this place be killed. He cannot let it be looted and overthrown like everything else that doesn't fit into the narrow binary dogmas of the Traveler's undead warriors. Excitement seizes him and he runs ahead, sloshing through the muck, laughing aloud.

"Uldren," Jolyon shouts after him, "what are you looking for?"

"I don't know!" he cries back. "That's what's so incredible! I can't know!"

In the Garden - The Forsaken Prince... The parallel for my winged project, Half Of You.

@bungieteam >

And of course here is the painting without my favourite bird boys, feel free to use it as a wallpaper!

[hatoyamoshimi]

2023: One Poster A Day Project by Mimo Poster # 005 Death & Rebirth

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[ofmdlovelyletters]

this one goes out to our lovely meow aka blakbonnet who is one of the kindest, smartest, most incredible people in the fandom and on the whole entire planet.

while everyone else’s day has 24 hours, hers somehow seems to have at least 50 because when you look at all that she’s able to do and accomplish, i have no other explanation (other than she’s superhuman). being exceptional at writing, drawing, creating gifs, talking to everybody on ofmd tumblr, lifting up artists and fic writers every week with her aotw-series, sharing every single post on tumblr that’s in any way related to ofmd while ALSO getting at least 9 hours of sleep every night? HOW?!

on this “meow day” i just wanna say thank you for all that you do, babe. you have had such a positive impact on so many of us and i feel absolutely honored that i get to call you my friend. ❤️

Happy Meow Day @blakbonnet! You've received a lovely letter from @gentlebeard. 💌

[choicesficwriterscreations]

Greetings

Hello! Lia from @liaromancewriter here. It's been a whirlwind week (or so) since I transitioned into the role of admin/moderator of CFWC. And I'm long overdue for an introduction post.

I've been contributing my content to CFWC since April 2021, when I first discovered this resource. It helped bring my work to the attention of a bigger audience than my tiny blog ever could. Over the years, CFWC also introduced me to fanfic writers and artists that I hadn't been aware of in my little corner of the fandom.

I'm excited to continue building on the amazing work of previous mods and keep this community going for Pixelberry's Choices content creators and readers/fans. Our Navigation Post contains links to everything you need to know about participating in our community. But here's a refresher.

Content Submissions

As always, we accept fanfics, fanart and edits for the weekly F/AotW list. Tag us on the submission, and we'll reblog within 48 hours. If we don't, please contact me directly, as Tumblr tagging can sometimes be unreliable.

All submissions received before midnight US/Canada Eastern Time on Saturday will be added to the weekly list published on Sunday.

Throwbacks & WIPs: Now accepted any day of the week

Tag us on your old fics, art and edits (they should be at least two months old) or WIPs and Previews any day of the week, and we'll reblog them within 48 hours.

Meet My MC / OC

You can submit your Meet My MC / OC profile at any time by tagging us on the post or sending an ask with the post link. We'll reblog it andadd it to the master list.

Asks

Asks are always open, but we don't accept anons on this blog. If you have a confidential/private question, please DM my main.

Thanks for reading!

[bombmagazineexclusives]

B.O.M.B. Exclusive: Artist of the Week @king_grovey #CrookedCrown B.O.M.B. Magazine is starting off this first #AotW with an elite emcee from New Jersey, King Grovey. Grovey is a master at his craft and delivers a lyrical nuke in each song. Whether it be a deep, emotional track, or a hardcore, straight "body-you-on-your-own-shit" type energy song, Grovey always has bars worth remembering. Until the next time, that is. He has been making music for the longest and even has his own clothing line @crookedcrownapparel, photography/media company @crookedcrownvisions, and many more things in the works. He's always on the grind and stays hungry. Check out his music and his Crooked Crown Visions website linked on his accounts above. Visit www.bombmagazineofficial.com 🏆👑 Follow @bombmagazineofficial for more dope content. Click the bell to stay up to date on the hottest news in the culture. We also feature interviews, music reviews, articles, small-businesses, motivational quotes, trending news, and much more! Click the link in our bio to visit the official website. Stay tuned, stay true 💎💎💎 #ItsTheBombYall 💣 https://www.instagram.com/p/CrOjYnALQoU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[k-owens-209]

MA Blog - Week 5 - “AOTW - Break it Down for the National Anthem”

Hello guys. Kayla speaking. This week’s Article of the Week is titled “Transnationalizing the Rhythm/Remastering the National Dance: The Politics of Black Performance in Contemporary Cinema of the Americas. Deonne N. Minto analyzes the multiple Black dance and performance movements across multiple different nations and how each of them helped the Black community retain some sort of power despite their oppressive situations. Many nations developed their own dance movements, which includes Dancehall in Jamaica, Samba in Brazil, and eventually, Afro-caribbean in Canada. Many of these movements would not have been possible without internationalization of these dance genres. These dance movements did eventually make their way into the modern space of Black Contemporary dance films, such as Dancehall Queen and Love Come Down (Francis, 2013). Dance is used as a form of resistance and expression with or without film. However, it is within film where dance becomes a device to help our main character move from violence and oppression to spaces of power. In film, dance is used to make note of the main problems of a nation through the main character and express potential hopes and solutions. 

This article is relevant to my paper due to Minto’s analysis of Black political movements through dance. Portraying messages through movement can be seen as a metaphorical way of conveying the Black experience, which aligns the aspects of Afrosurrealism. Both artistic movements may require the audience to give some contextual understanding of what the artist is trying to tell, which may require real world experience. This is part of the reason why I wanted to focus my paper on the relationship between afrosurrealism, dance, and videography. 

This week, I did some training and had meetings with two out of three of my committee members. For my training, I did the “Learning Screenwriting” and “Camera Movement” courses on LinkedIn. During my meeting with my committees, we talked about the basis of my project, both creatively and academically. I also had a meeting with another professor that could have been a part of my committee, but they recommended someone else to me. For today, I am expected to give 5 aspects I noticed about Afrosurrealism and stay in contact with my potential final committee member. 

Sources:

Minto, D. N. (2013). Transnationalizing the Rhythm/Remastering the National Dance: The Politics of Black Performance in Contemporary Cinema of the Americas. In Transnationalism, Activism, Art (pp. 192–208). essay, University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2024, from https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.temple.edu/stable/10.3138/j.ctt5hjxtn.14?seq=4. 

[g1rlmusicfm]

𓊆ྀི G1RLMusic.fm 𓊇ྀི

This week for Artist of the Week: Nathy Peluso

[inbtswethrrust]

change my world (you're the sunlight in my universe)

Pairing: Taehyung/Jungkook Rated: T Author: yururin Length: 6k

Jungkook is an artist who likes drawing on the cafe's freedom wall. Taehyung sees his drawings, and falls in love.

Featuring Jimin as the 100% done wingman, Yoongi as the possessive boyfriend, and Seokjin as the sassy mom.

READ ON AO3

Reccer’s Note: THIS IS THE CUTEST SHIT EVE!!!!! LIKE THE CUTEST MOST ADORABLE SHIT EVER THE JEALOUSY THE FLUFFINESS EVERYTHING IS PURE ART - N

[blakbonnet]

AUTHOR OF THE WEEK: @clairegregoryau 💕

Everytime the topic of fandom kindness and community comes up, of helping each other out and fostering a quiet corner where people can be themselves, most people in our little fandom think of Claire. She's written over a million words of OFMD fic and read even more, and you can always see so so many recs over on her twitter. Incredible good vibes, and an author who truly lives to lift other authors up. She also does SO SO much for fic authors over on the OFMD Fic Club server <3 And she was incredibly kind and shared her entire writing process with me:

What's your writing process like? Do you start with the beginning or the end? Do you write in order or as the scenes come to you?

I’m a huge advance planner, which is a process that has developed for me over more than 25 years of writing original fiction. I’ll get whacked with a story idea, then I’ll sit down and set out the central kernel of that idea, and where it needs to start, where it needs to end, and what the turning points need to be to get there.

A lot of the time I use a three-act structure, largely because Jenkins has talked about OFMD using that structure (one example here). So that makes it easy for me to hold to the canon beats when I’m writing AU stories, or to mirror them in canon-era stories, which is also something I try to do most of the time. With long experience (and now 1.7 million words of OFMD fic written (!)), I find this part of the process really easy. I’ll usually do that plotting by hand-writing out my notes, because it really fires up a different part of your brain.

Because I am such an advance planner, I do tend to write in a completely linear way from start to finish (I also pretty commonly post my long-fics as I write- each chapter goes up as soon as it’s finished and has a final editing pass). Punching through it in a linear way, knowing the ending that I’m working towards and being enthusiastic to get there, really keeps me motivated.

I do all of my writing in 30-minute sprints at the OFMD Fic Club Discord, where we’ve built a lovely and LOUDLY enthusiastic writing community that anyone is welcome to hop into 24/7. For those who find the constant chat a bit overwhelming, we also have a Quiet Focus Sprints channel. Again via long practice, I’m a very fast writer, but that’s accelerated a lot more over the last couple of years, paradoxically because I couldn’t write the way I used to anymore.

I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that includes some fun brain impacts at times, and it’s really hit my working memory especially. I used to be able to hold all the strands of a complicated story together in my head as I wrote, but now I can’t do that as easily. So that’s why the outline is important for me, so I never lose track of the idea- I’ll also do a quick outline at the start of each chapter I’m writing that notes what needs to happen, and then I’ll write in what I call layers, getting down whatever I can first, and then doing sweeps back through it to add internals, narrative detail, sensory details and so on. I make a LOT of notes and square brackets as I go to remind myself of things to look at later.

I also use a plot matrix [Twitter thread, Example Matrix] that you may have seen floating around- I mostly use it to keep track of plot details that have already happened within a story, so that I can check it out at a glance, but I will sometimes plan certain elements in advance (as in the case of Tree Change, which covered 87 of the 93 Kinktober prompts last year across 12 carefully planned chapters). There’s always space when I’m writing for the characters to surprise me within that plot framework- as a final plotting thing, once I’m at the halfway mark I’ll often plot backwards from the planned end to make sure that I’m on course, and to see what I need to adjust.

Favourite trope or headcanon you like to explore while writing?

I really like to dig into the friends-to-lovers trope that sits at the heart of the show. The Ed and Stede relationship reminds me immensely of my own- like Rhys and Taika as friends, we’ve been yes-anding each other for over 25 years (all of my least hinged fic ideas come from bouncing thoughts back and forth with my husband), and it’s been a steady mix of constant silliness, curiosity, and care. We’re best friends first and that’s one of my favourite things about Ed and Stede, that they are, too.

What I really love about it is the vulnerability of these two people who’ve been hurt so much by others in the past, who’ve never been fully appreciated for all the things that they are, and in each other they find the one absolutely perfect person who just gets them, and it makes all the difference. It’s always fun to play with that and variations on it in fics, and it’s usually the beating heart of my stories.

Whose voice is easier to write - Ed or Stede? Why?

I want to say that I find them both equally easy depending on the story. Ed as a character speaks very much the way I think- he has that ADHD buzz, the high swear level, and a very AoNZ turn of phrase that’s also very familiar to Australians (like me). Writing Ed is like turning the inside of my head out and it always flows easily.

But I have always said that I see myself in both characters in equal parts, so I find Stede pretty easy to write as well. I feel like I pretty solidly understand him as a person, with his history of rejection and his commitment to trying anyway, and trying to be kind, and letting himself be fascinated by things, from piracy to books to moths to Ed (that one’s not hard).

Your personal favourite thing you've written that you'd like more people to read

This is a near-impossible question with 69 OFMD fics up on AO3 😅 I really do love them all, and I have a lot of smaller one-shots that haven’t been read as much, but overall I’m incredibly lucky with readership and so so grateful for everyone who enjoys my work.

But my recent Reverse Bang fic The Broken Lines is hugely important to me and I think it’s probably one of the best things I’ve ever written anywhere. It’s set in the aftermath of the First World War (my professional zone of expertise), and features a Stede who’s lost his voice, his memory, and as far as he knows, his Ed. He gradually remembers what happened with the help of the crew and another Ed, who appears in his mirror from 1719, searching for his own Stede. It was a beautiful collaboration with artist Gerlinde to begin with, but I also got to work with one of my longest-term writing friends Jill @followedmystar as my beta, and then with Boy, who made a truly transcendent podfic that I can’t yell about enough.

What is the one word that you think you use a lot?

I think the word I have to zap more than any other is “actually”, and there are still a million of them in there when I’m done. The main reason is that to stick close to canon voice, I try to incorporate a lot of the less iconic/ more ordinary turns of phrase that the characters use a lot in their speech (I’ve watched every episode of the show… way too many times), and both Ed and Stede actually use “actually” a surprising amount. I just use it an even more surprising amount 😂

(This just sent me on a QUEST to find a specific number because I am that kind of nerd- Stede says it 15 times in S1 and 12 in S2, and Ed says it 8 times in each, for totals of 27 and 16, many of them in distinctive moments; it just gives that little buzz of recognition for me. I started out screenwriting before I moved to prose, so my writing tends to lean pretty strongly on having a recognisable, almost audible voice to the dialogue, as well as a cinematic visual style for the big adventures especially).

Do you have a beta reader? Have they made you a better writer?

I quite deliberately don’t use a beta reader for most of my OFMD fics, because being in this space is an exercise in recovering from lifelong paralysing perfectionism around writing especially. I’ve spent so many years not finishing original work because it never feels like it passes the invisible bar for perfection that exists in my own head. So when I started writing OFMD fic, I set out to accept good enough as good enough, and to get back to enjoying writing as fully as I can.

Obviously this means that my work could be better, but I’m actively working on letting that thought go and loving everything I’ve made just as it is. When I have worked with beta readers on projects that require them, like the Reverse Bang, it’s been with friends who I trust and adore, who I know will listen to what I need (cheerleading, mostly), and will do their best to work with me on improving the story without letting me spiral into hating it all because it wakes the perfectionist beast back up.

That doesn’t mean I’m without regular support, or that I’m not trying to improve my writing! I read an absolutely insane amount of fic, and I’m always in awe of the talent we have on this ship, and always learning from what other people do well. In lieu of beta readers, we share snippets of work all the time in our sprints team, so I get feedback there; I also get it from readers in progress, who often give me a sense of what’s hitting the way I hoped and what needs a bit of tweaking. I also have lovely group chats and individual friends like Kerry @communionnimrod and Lis @ghostalservice and Jill who I can run to if I need an opinion on whether an idea feels right or not, which I will often ask.

I’m very very careful with my writing, but in a couple of rare instances readers have also DMd me to note spots where I’ve inadvertently included something that doesn’t reach the sensitivity standard I’m aiming for. I’m always grateful for that gentleness and bravery in reaching out and I’m always happy to change something or to add tags or notes as needed.

Why OFMD 🥹

I watched the whole show in one hit a week after the final episode aired, and I loved it immediately, but I thought I was going to be normal about it. The unravelling into complete, unrelenting obsession happened gradually as I rewatched it with my husband and teen, then again, and again, then started to read fics and hunt up art, then started joining fan spaces, and then dived into writing my first fic in two and a half decades (all original writing between The X-Files and here), thinking it would also be my last.

I’m still here, still writing constantly, and a major portion of it is the show and how distinctly it reflected all the many parts of me, some of which I’d never seen so clearly before. I had a tough childhood in a few different family respects. I didn’t understand that I was neurodivergent until I turned 40 and my own kids were heading for diagnosis, and I’d been rejected constantly throughout my life for being too much. I was a high achiever who was in the process of crumpling under pressure right when I watched it, and while I’d been figuring out my sense of my own queerness for a few years, I’d never had a community that helped me feel at home with that.

And in the end it’s the community that’s been the reason I’ve been fully sucked into fandom for the first time since my teens- the writing in this space is top-tier wonderful, and the community is such a found family, just like the Revenge. Being able to write and have people actually want to read that writing, being able to cheer others on and hype their work, being able to help set up the OFMD Fic Club Discord and make it a safe spaceship for so many people, has been incredibly fulfilling and lovely. 

Please head over to @ofmdlovelyletters (who also made the header) and send your love to all your favourite authors (and authors of the week 😈 watch that blog for some special letters coming your way)

[haikyuucreations]

Every week, HQC will feature 3 creators, an artist, an editor, and a writer! We do this to encourage everyone to make an effort of creating a safe, fun, and united community for all Haikyuu!! creators and consumers. Outstanding bloggers in our tag and server — those who contributed greatly to the Haikyuu!! writing and creative community via their own work or by helping others — will be put into a random drawing pool to decide who the featured member will be.

Our AotW is @reddriot!

Congrats, Zebra, and thank you for being a wonderful member of the HQ!! creator community! We are really lucky to have you and all that you contribute — from making the community a welcoming place to your beautiful creations! Thank you for all that you do! ♡

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Our EotW is @kawa-baby!

Congrats, Mint, and thank you for being a wonderful member of the HQ!! creator community! We are really lucky to have you and all that you contribute — from making the community a welcoming place to your great graphics! Thank you for all that you do! ♡

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Our WotW is @bubbleteaa​!

Congrats, Ana, and thank you for being a wonderful member of the HQ!! creator community! We are really lucky to have you and all that you contribute — from making the community a welcoming place to your creative fics! Thank you for all that you do! ♡

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[itsashowtime]

⋆「AOTW ☾ MINTY 」⋆  JAN. 5 2021

Over on Twitter, I've started a thing called 'artist of the week' where I draw fanart of underrated artists and shout them out! If you have a twitter, consider checking out Minty! ( @ rosmarimint )

[hatoyamoshimi]

2022: One Poster A Day Project by Mimo Poster # 039

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