#get paid for reviews

[kcrabb88]

I feel like we really lost something when we started looking at writing as a reader-centric product meant to appeal to the desires of a specific audience rather than a writer-centric approach of someone writes whatever particular thing particular compels them/whatever weird thing the demons in their head want to talk about, and people out there who are also compelled, and/or relate, find that writing. A lot of discussions of writing really center around what readers want rather than a writer's exploration. Sometimes as a reader I don't know what I want. I click on a fic or pick up a book I'm not sure about but that looks interesting, and I love it. Reading what I expect to get is it's own joy, but we always need to expand our horizons and not get mad at creators for not always writing what we want/expect.

[gayedmundo]

honestly for me, the frustrating thing isn't that people like buck and tommy as a couple. i don't personally get it, but to each their own! it's a pretty blank canvas of a relationship right now that you can project things onto and i know people are just excited about buck being in his first relationship with a man!

the frustrating thing is that people can't see the writing on the wall with very deliberate narrative positioning that is spelling out to everyone that tommy is not meant for buck. 911 isn't a subtle show and this is a crystal clear example of how any piece of media would write a temporary plot device relationship leading up to the endgame romance, but for some reason so many people can't see that and THAT is making me feel a bit crazy. because people will literally act like you are somehow "disrespecting a queer character/relationship" if you point out that it is being written as a plot device relationship. it's not disrespectful and tommy won't be offended by being called a plot device, this is fiction! it's just being familiar with how storytelling functions!

i want people to understand that eddie isn't just conveniently showing up in every buck and tommy scene out of his own free will, the writers put him there. it isn't a coincidence that in most of the scenes between them where eddie isn't there, he is mentioned in some way. tommy and their relationship isn't under-developed because they "don't have time" because if the writers wanted to prioritize that and progress their relationship, they would've done that more by now, even in small ways. it isn't a coincidence that tommy didn't dress up in an 80s theme while eddie matched with buck, the writers chose to contrast them deliberately. it isn't a coincidence that they wrote the episode where buck and tommy kiss for the first time in a way that leaves you wondering whether or not tommy was really the one buck wanted all along, especially with how aware the writers are of fans shipping buck and eddie for years now.

everyone is free to ship what they want! regardless of whether buck and tommy end up together, it's fine to write fanfic and think they're cute together. it's fine if you want to multiship, fandom is yours to engage with as you wish! i get that going against The Popular Ship and getting harassed for it has made some people want to commit to buck and tommy as a relationship, which bums me out a little as a buddie shipper but i do empathize with that perspective. however, outside of fandom dynamics, i do think understanding literary devices and the way that narratives are told is worth refreshing yourself on if you find yourself getting upset with people saying tommy is a plot device.

[nota1eks]

someone needs to tell victor "freakystein" frankenstein that his actions have consequences

+ closeups of the faces bc im proud

[neechees]

This might be a stupid thing to dislike but I hate when people advertise their products by pretending that they're trying it out for the first time & that they just happened upon it naturally & that they're giving a totally unbiased, honest review rather than that it's their product & they're trying to sell it to you by acting like it's not

[watermelinoe]

Have you seen this post?

ivyblooms (dot) tumblr (dot) com/post/742518636794839040/ormondhsacker-randsexual-scifigrl47

It’s theories why men don’t write fic, and it’s got such a libfem take at the end, essentially saying: “Fic is written by marginalized groups in order to see themselves in canon, so cishet white males don’t need to write fic because canon already caters to them”

The observation is correct (female fandom is more creative than male fandom) but they come up with the wrong explanation bc it’s only “cishet white males” they’re willing to dunk on.

Gay men and MoC aren’t represented in most mainstream media either, but they aren’t the ones writing 300k fics to resolve this. So the differences between male and female fandom can’t be explained by the need to “see oneself in canon”. Creative fandom and fic especially is a majority-female hobby. But female writers aren’t trying to “see themselves in canon” either bc all they ever write about is fictional men. I’d say that women ACTUALLY write out of intense and often romantic passion for the (usually male) characters, which compels women to generate endless fanworks to satisfy their romantic ideals and numb the pain of their dull realities. Men also have dull realities, yet the fandom divide is purely male/female and the reason is money vs passion.

Women’s passion for fictional escape is so great that they’ll write a 300k fic saga for free if they have to. Do you honestly think any man capable of producing 300k words of creative writing would share it FOR FREE? No, he would try to publish it as an original novel to make money off his labor. Men aren’t socially conditioned to perform free labor like women. Women are conditioned to generate free resources for others while men hoard resources, only giving them away if something of equal or greater value is promised in return. That’s why YouTube (monetization) is male-dominated and they will never touch Ao3, because it’s illegal to make money off fic. It’s the one female-only space men aren’t interested in.

Men live by the motto “If you’re good at something never do it for free.” Whatever passion and creativity men possess comes second to their need for material reward. Women dominate fandom bc we value love and connection more than squeezing money out of every opportunity.

i don't even have anything to add to this bc i think you hit the nail on the head, it's not about "seeing yourself" in the work at all it's about intense passion for the work and the characters and the relationships, and male characters get much more love than female characters do! it's literally the urge to get out your beloved toys and put them in elaborate situations

[constellarcreator]

SO I FOUND MY HOLY GRAIL PLUSH FOR A REASONABLE PRICE. UM. CHAT IS THIS REAL.

[gorelesbian]

WHO wants to be lb mutuals :3 i've actually really been enjoying writing actual reviews instead of just a little joke so that's been fun!

[subsequentibis]

one experience of working in education i wasnt expecting is receiving regular huge envelopes in the mail that say WHAT IF YOU DIE!!!!!! pay us more money please. and respond within 10 days. or you hate your family

[savage-rhi]

[appleslices]

getting feedback on like a splash image for an email campaign that’s truly just a save the date email from people with “backgrounds in marketing and communication” to remove literally all artistic design elements and to just throw the company logo on there like TRULY TRULY these are the best suggestions yes all design should be filtered through a business marketing perspective its not like i made the design splashy on PURPOSE to get people’s attention no no remove the VERY minimal design element that is also an art deco reference to harken to the 1920s/ealry 30s because the theme of the events are LITERALLY 1920s and Art Deco themed. blank background plain text conpany logo at the too got it got it got it

[catilinas]

Dear friend can you post your mom's tiramisu recipe please if she doesn't mind you sharing it.. I love tiramisu and I think I have a great recipe but I am always interested in a potentially better one!! Ty - fellow pro tiramisu lover

i am so sorry i asked her if i could share it and she said no it is a closely guarded secret :((( like there are secret ingredients involved. however i do think a lot of why it is so good is practice (she made it like. weekly. for a while) so just make more tiramisu? i feel like there are no downsides to just making more tiramisu

[plangentia]

colleagues saying that i'm underpaid and advocating for me to get more recognition peace and love in the world <333

[silentgrim]

pretty nasty work EA is forcing a sponsorship on game changers in order to receive early access for the new pack

[silentreigns]

Not even being dramatic when I say this is the 2nd worst gymnastics scandal after Sydney 2000. The FIG should be ASHAMED of themselves for their handling of this Olympics

[starrypawz]

I think one aspect of being disabled that people don't think about

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