#i’m not a content machine

[the-travelling-witch]

i can tell you guys aren’t as fond of the entertainment industry which is a shame bc idol! childe, model! kaeya and club owner! diluc are very tasty :(

[stillgotscars]

you know what’s getting incredibly old? the way some “fans” expect taylor to be their perfect entertainment robot. back in the day, we would spend several months — if not years — enjoying the content we got, rather than demanding more. we’re so ridiculously lucky to be fans of an artist who tries to surprise and delight us at every turn, who gives us so much content to pour over. she doesn’t merely exist for our own consumption, she’s a human being who exists outside of us. please recognise that.

[bichletmepickaname]

No one can make me hate Melvik ever. It will always be my number one. As much as I am a multishipper nothing beats melvik to me.

[ihhfhonao3]

Just a reminder that fanfic authors don’t owe you anything.

We don’t owe you updates. We don’t owe you explanations. We don’t owe you more chapters. We don’t owe you a sequel. We don’t owe you a certain amount of words. We don’t owe you certain tropes or writing styles. And we definitely don’t owe you more fanfiction.

We are not content creators, we are creative writers who do this for free just for fuck’s sake. We do this in what little open time we may have, in lieu of having families and friends and jobs and obligations and of course, burnout.

It’s okay to ask for more. It’s okay to want more. We like it when you’re engaged! But the second you think that we owe you something? The second you start “expecting” something from us? You’ve forgotten one of the very baselines of fanfiction- writing it because it’s fun.

[cecoeur]

Seeing Red Bull content of any kind just sort of pisses me off tbh

[the-southern-cereal-king]

Wouldn’t it be fucked up if Hatsune Miku was the final boss?

[choslut]

its crazy to see all these people coming out of the woodwork with their real opinions on how they feel about writers. like i’ve seen so many people in support of that one post, but then you go to their blog and its either blank or “i don’t post much”. please don’t speak on it then? i’m sorry but you cannot get mad when you insult the people you follow for content.

i’m not putting myself on a pedestal. if you want something, you need to work for it, whether that be writing and gaining a platform or getting a writer to hear your ideas in a way that inspires them to write it. “i want” will not get you anywhere. calling people sexual predators will not get you anywhere. saying we are butthurt will most certainly not get you anywhere.

all it does is make us less likely to want to create art for others to see. please stop. it’s upsetting.

[metamatronic]

Long time no see, Polk.

[anaquariusfox]

No shade towards this user! But I would actually love to address this statement or thought process.

(And its actually £37 for you!)

But nonetheless, there are many things to consider when you’re criticizing an artist for the price of their works and here are a few!

How much time goes into the process of a piece(s)!

For example, I made not only one zine, but two in the span of 7 months. While working a 40+ hour a week active job. So all my free time was consumed with this zine. You may think $43 is a lot for a zine, but I am just one person make a whole NSFW zine. I wasn’t one of 20+ artists and fic writers putting one piece into a whole zine. And I won’t undervalue myself and my time! Also, most of my commissions, for one custom piece, cost more than not only my nsfw zine, but both my zines combined.

How much time goes into the technically side of the piece(s) (I.e. creating the actual zine with printing companies and sizing and resizing, and shipping and handling artists usually handle themselves)

For myself, it was hours and hours of file converting and resizing and in the end it still didn’t look good in zine previews, that’s why I decided to go digital.

The exclusivity of the artwork(s)

You’ll find a lot of things of this nature are either limited time products or exclusive to the product itself! For example, all my pieces in my NSFW zine, are for the zine supporters only, as well as my SFW being half favorite pieces and half new, zine exclusive pieces!

The content of said artwork(s)

My zine for example, is a “taboo” type of artwork, it’s basically a book full of porn. Not a lot of artist draw porn and even less nsfw artist, share it on social media! But here I am, sharing a whole exclusive zine of porn for two lovable characters! Oh, and as trans characters haha. They’re t4t in my zine because I draw the representation I want through my favorite characters!

* And in the end really! *

You’ve got to understand, as artists, we are putting out so much free content on social media. Whether it’s every day, every other day, once a week or once a month. You, as a consumer of our work, get free content (both old and new), all for free! Is that not wild?! For example, people pay $10 a month to see all the porn I’ve ever drawn on Patreon on then get to see the latest porn and sfw stuff I post! Ive been told by so many friends that I should charge more even! But that’s not the point of this post.

Artists could never share again, or put their craft and skills behind a massive paywall, but we love sharing and putting art into the world, cause fuck, a world without art would kill me. I literally love scrolling through my social media and seeing all my mutuals and artists I follow share their work and interests through art. I love seeing their minds work and what they felt so proud of to share it with the world.

And on top of that, if you think something is a bit too high in price, just remember all the free content the artist puts out, remember what art piece you love the most from them and why you followed them in the first place maybe! And by purchasing an item(s) from them, is a way of showing them support for all the joy their art has brought you 🫶😊 and just supporting artists in general vs large corporations who usually underpay their artists or just straight up steal art.

**In the end, I won’t undervalue my time and skill for a quick sale cause I’ve had people happily support me at the prices they are and I’m so grateful te for them.**

*** No artist should undervalue their work! We have a skill and took time to create this skill and study our skill to become better and better 🫶***

I do hope that anyone with the same mind set as this user, might have a new POV on the artists side/ BTS side of an artist and content creator when judging their prices.

[teethbomb]

hrrnnggg digital circus…

[jinstronaut]

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[impossible-rat-babies]

idk if I still don’t understand it even after getting it to lvl 100, but pld still sucks ass to play

[gladiatorcunt]

i <33 u too bby!!! ur one of my favourite moots and your writing gives me life i swear. even if it does seem like a chore at times, you should continue on with your writing; its fucking incredible.

love you honey and i hope you're okay!!

me with your writing

i love you too <3, thank you so much!!!!! ur one of my favs and i’m always so happy to see you in my notes like 💖💖💖

[spaceumbredoggos]

I need to start making content. Which is why I am streaming Pokemon go community day July 2023. Check me out. I won’t set up donations to get me out of the US just yet. We’ll see if another candidate steps up or not. I will shift my entire energy to making content and videos from now on. If I post less often on tumblr, it is because I am trying to get monetized to make enough money to try and move to a much safer country where there is no trans genocide. I am scared for my life. Please, if you care about trans people, go after Trump. This is the final straw. If he gets elected it’s not only trans people who die, but librarians, teachers, allies, and so many other innocent people who aren’t the white cis-heteronorm. And even those who won’t be targeted will still be affected due to the class inequality and how project 2025 hoards all the wealth for the rich white boomers in charge.

[denimshortsdean]

The thing about me is that I am constantly terrorising the groupchat with destiel ideas that come to me out of nowhere. I say sorry but we all know it will happen again in like. 6 hours

[amethystsoda]

I blocked before snagging this (bc they also just repost unsourced art alongside untagged ai), but if you take even 5 seconds to look closely at the image, you can see it’s ai generation…