#dib07

[darkgunslinger]

Debacle R update! New Chapter!

Just wanted to give this story/update a shout out for anyone who remembers/wants to know what it’s all about! I will continue to update, if you’ll please give this story a look! Thanks for all your support and feedback! If you are new, don’t forget to check it out!

Summary:

All his life Dib has wanted to capture Zim and gain the victory and fame he has always wanted. When his wish comes true, his dream doesn't quite play out as he imagined.

CHAPTER 14: THE COST

As the connectors began to tear from the ports, Zim helplessly fell to shrieking. Then there was a sharp crack and the PAK snapped free. Antennae dangling down, he numbly watched as sweat speckled the floor below him.

He tried to escape to someplace else as the disconnection shivered through his system, and focused on the monstrous shadow of the cradle, with the tall silhouettes of the scientists mulling around him. But they barely gave the sobbing, shivering creature much attention as they focused on what Carlson was holding as if it was the Holy Grail.

Williams hit the stopwatch to begin the ten minute countdown.

Amazing cover art belongs to Weevmo!

Link down below!

[uniasus]

fic rec! 4K YGO whump

Summary: Based on The Pyramid of Light. Yugi returns to his life after Anubis has been fought and dealt with. But the Pharaoh underwent a costly battle, which leaves Yugi with a question. Can spirits still die?

Comments: This is at heart Yami whump, based on the idea that the reason Yugi comes out unscathed from Shadow Games is because Yami takes on that damage himself to keep Yugi safe.

[darkgunslinger]

all the time, I can't sleep unless I do this.

[rissynicole]

Friendship Anniversary

Today marks exactly two years since I joined the Invader Zim fandom and met my dear writer friend, Dib07, known here as @darkgunslinger. This year, I wanted to celebrate by drawing a little something from the latest chapter of her lovely fanfic, Saving Zim Epilogue:

This scene is from Chapter 7, in which Zim enjoys a bit of respite by going out into the garden and checking in on his two caterpillars, Big Boy and Hidey. I loved the quaintness of this scene, and how beautifully it was incorporated in. Dib07 is a truly talented writer, and her work is simply inspiring.

To Dib07, thank you for being such a wonderful friend. Whether it involved writing or my personal life, you’ve been there to see me through the rough times and celebrate the good ones alongside me. 

Invader Zim has served as a gateway to a creative side to me that I never knew prior. Without it, I likely wouldn’t have returned to the world of hobby writing. It also brought me some amazing friends, including you. Here’s to more years down the road. 

[darkgunslinger]

omg please this is too relatable - I needed to hear this - this is what I have been going through nonstop and I thought it was just me.

[gaymaramada]

‘“You old bastard. You old bastard.” Dib kept saying, holding his nemesis tightly with all of his strength. Zim felt the wetness of his own tears stain the young man’s clothing. “I knew you wouldn’t give up the good fight. I knew it.” Then, as if a switch had been flicked deep inside; releasing all his rage and pain, Dib burst into tears.’ - Saving Zim, Chapter 39: My Weaker Half, by @darkgunslinger

Holy FUCK, this story was incredible! The writing was beautiful, the plot had me hooked, the tension had me at the edge of my seat! If you’re a fan of ZADF (Zim and Dib Friendship), than I HIGHLY recommend this fic! It’s very angsty though, so prepare for potential tears! Again, wonderful work!

(Click image for better quality)

[the-cosmic-blogger]

NEW INVADER ZIM STORY FROM ME! taken from Zim'sMostLoyalServant's idea pit of Anti-Gaz prompts! huzzah! as I said in the A/N, the ideas were actually in my head since I read the prompt several months ago, but I finally regained the inspiration to write it. In turn, I've regained inspiration to continue and finish Proper Care! you can thank a new friend on Discord for that. :3 I just need to reread it. But for now, I'll focus on Gaz and keep testing the waters.

People who'd want to see this: @darkgunslinger @apocalypticwaffles

WoooHOOOO!!!

[darkgunslinger]

Saving Zim Part 1 - 4 has finally landed

Saving Zim is going on a trial run to see how many copies sell. It is currently available to buy on Etsy but I only have a small amount right now (3 copies) ebay, I am selling some BETA copies which have more spelling errors/slight mistakes - but the story is the same.

Sadly the shipping rate to the USA is high - inflation and shipping costs are insane, and it's the same for me when I try to order anything overseas.

Thank you for everyone's support. It's been too long to get this in the pipeline. But hey. It's done. It's finally a thing. I'm going to have some whiskey now.

Many thanks to TheCau and Skeleion for helping my dreams come true. Full disclaimer and credit inside the book.

(from the 16th of November, each purchase comes with its own little heart stone).

[invader-vel]

New chapter!

[weevmo]

Yellow, red, purple! I actually got commissioned by DarkGunSlinger (AKA Dib07) to do 3 different Invader Zim pictures!! How cool is that?? I had a blast with all three of these, thank you so much for this opportunity!

I sincerely hope you enjoy them and have a wonderful rest of your day. <:D

[flipqingoutfan]

Attempted something a little more realistic when painting a scene from @darkgunslinger‘s Saving Zim Epilogue chapter 8. For those who haven’t read it, I’ll just say that Dib is asking Tak’s ship for something at the end of the chapter. Kudos to those who can read the Irken letters reflected in his glasses and figure out what it says. XD

Sorry it took about 3 weeks from when I messaged you @darkgunslinger. I don’t know how many times I had to redraw his nose and mouth *falls over dead*. I’m still not completely happy with it but I figured his teeth would be a little screwed up as an adult from all the fights he and Zim had as kids anyway. I also added a little scar over his eyebrow for the same reason and tried to make the skin under his neck a little reddish from the plasma burns he’s endured. I hope you like it!

-Megan

[darkgunslinger]

Dib07: Thank you for all those who have sent kudos to me! I really appreciate it! ^^

YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LOVE I HAVE FOR FANFICTION WRITERS *eternally grateful for them sharing their amazing writing skills*

[rissynicole]

Hey guys, check out the next part of Saving Zim and show @darkgunslinger some love!

[moopledoodles]

@weevmo this is your fault for making me fall in love with that fanfic

(Which everyone should go read)

[darkgunslinger]

INVADER ZIM FANFICTION STUFF ! (angst too I guess)

I am terrible at art, so I have got nothing to go with this, but please give it a read if you have time. I noticed I haven't posted anything in a while, so here's a little something!

Oh and Happy Halloween!

[darkgunslinger]

Gosh, this hit me on so many levels. Like, I never want to demand reviews or any response, and though I write for myself because I choose deep, meaningful and often dark themes and topics I enjoy, the audience is everything to me and they encourage me to keep pushing myself, to rewrite, proof-read, and improve to give them everything I have to the point of exhaustion – for them. As I improved, my past work can get cringy, old, and clumsy, so I took Saving Zim, and rewrote it. Top to bottom kinda deal. It was a popular story. It had amazing fanart, reviews, so I thought this would boost my confidence even more, and get readers to re-enjoy it. So I took down the old, rough version and published the new one with pride, with new chapters that had never been shown, and boy I worked my ass off for it, but I was optimistic, I was happy!! And I work full-time but I managed to fit it in after working myself to the bone! Not that it mattered, I enjoyed it!

And no one read it.

If they did, they didn’t leave a comment or a review. So I dropped the whole project. Recently I received a private message from someone I can’t name, saying that they saw I deleted all my chapters of the old fic and wanted to know if I still had the old version as they wanted to read it again. My answer was simple. I said “I am currently revamping the series, hopefully with enough support (meaning feedback – come on guys am I asking for the world here?) I can unleash a few more chapters until the series is complete!”

Their response? “Yes but I was asking about the previous version, the one you had already finished. Waiting a long time until you finish the renewed is...heavy.”

So yeah. Talk about a motivation killer.

And man, I spend days, weeks, months, tailoring, perfecting chapters, and not just with Saving Zim, but Debacle R too. And yes, Debacle R has had some amazing, AMAZING reviews! But it’s a hell of an effort, and takes so much time and heart and energy and love, to not get much in return. And I really want to share it, every month, week, whatever, but the reader traffic is poor, and the review count makes my heartache, a lot. If it wasn’t for two every special readers who leave loving reviews, I would have given up a long time ago. 

There were weeks when I couldn’t even face Debacle R, and then, recently, I had some awe-inspiring reviews from a very amazing friend, and because of her, I spent the past two days working so hard on it!! JUST FOR HER! And I would do it, again and again for that thrill I experience through the eyes of the reader as the story takes them on a journey I could never experience as the one who created it! (Once you know where the story is going there is no greater pleasure than having a reader go through it with innocence). 

I miss the days when people would leave even short comments, that’s how desperate I am for feedback. Guess my stories are just too dark. I dunno. It just hurts, especially when I get comments from my PMs saying they re-read it. Like, please tell me that before I give up and throw the story into the discard pile!

So please, if you enjoy my trash, expose it, reblog it, please!

Oof okay this is just me being a tad frustrated overall but:

I'm... pretty fed up with the situation on tumblr right now, not gonna lie. Yes this is about fics, and yes I do have the right to complain about it.

Because yes, I write for myself. That's absolutely true.

But I write everything what's happening in my head down for you, and writing takes a LOT of work. I would not be staying up late at night, typing sentences away on my phone or on my laptop if it wasn't for readers.

I would not be trying to make pretty sentences and come up with metaphors and check over grammar again and again and again if not for you.

I would not be editing my fics so much I almost cannot stand to look at them anymore to the point I question the quality of my writing if not for you.

Don't tell me stuff like "yes but we are reading it! There is no reason we should be forced to leave feedback" because that's not what I'm asking of you. That's absolutely NOT what I'm asking of you. I don't want to force you to do anything and in the end I cannot at all because I'm just a simple blog in my corner of the internet but it all boils down to this:

Give your writers exposure.

We work harder than you readers would ever know to get those stories you love out and it's so freaking hard to get it on paper. It takes so much energy and yes it also takes energy to comment, I understand.

But I assure you, taking the time to write a 20 word long comment is WAY less energy than the writer did to get 9000 words out with cohesive plot and creative writing.

So please, reblog. Reblog the fics you read. We writers depend on you.