#im so so sorry for putting my promo in these tags but like idk how else anyone would see it

[shojoboy]

Hi

My name is Lucca but ppl call me Leo. I remade this year and have been kinda lost as to new blogs to follow so I am making this...reverse promo...

I'm really lookin for some animanga fans 2 follow!! I miss that scene!! If you are LGBT (cishets...u just aren't as cool im sorry) and post about any of the following shit:

Heavenly Delusion

Don't Call It Mystery + 7 Seeds

Skip and Loafer

Blue Period

Witch Hat Atelier

Dungeon Meshi

Hunter X Hunter

Chainsaw Man

Lupin III

Death Note (i STILL ship mattmello...)

CLAMP manga (unfortunately)

Seinen manga in general! I read a lot! Especially weird manga I love weird manga I'm always lookin for more Weird Manga

"Classic" anime and manga in general...I'm always hyped to check out more stuff from the 90s on down

BL and Yuri

ANd especially if u also like any of This shit:

My Chemical Romance

Orville Peck

Batman (99% only a villain liker tho lol)

Pokeymon

Dappervolk

weird old movies (Horror fans...hello)

comics in general! all genres all forms! I love when art is Sequential

ur local Library (please support. I work at one and I get bored if no one comes in)

Then follow me or like this post an I'll check u out! Thank u!

[milksnake-tea]

Dunno if you've ever answered an ask like this before, but do you mind telling us about your mutuals?

Rather, their writing styles and how they interact (No pressure if this sounds like I'm intruding on a boundary or something, I've noticed that you reblog a lot of works and I'm trying to find more fic writers from HSR and Genshin to support, but sometimes it feels a little scary 😅)

HELP NO IT'S OKAY !!! no fear in asking, we love people like you <333 these are mainly the mutuals that i've read fics from so that i can actually tell you how they write but still. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE STRAP IN FOLKS. if i forgot ygs im sorry oops... also sorry for the tag COUGHS (esp to the ppl i keep tagging when i get asked abt my moots BYE kawa skip mhie naru ren im so sorry i love you i swear)

@generalsmemories

NARU !!! ONE OF MY FIRST EVER HSR MOOTS AND ONE OF THE WRITERS I LOOK UP TO THE MOST. her writing style is very scenic?? if i were to describe it, it's very dreamy and whimsical and it's like reading a fantasy book. very descriptive but not so descriptive that you're eating fancy words. she's jing yuan centric but occasionally writes for others such as dan heng and sunday! she's honestly very very silly when it comes to interaction, like in an older sister way <33 she talks like an aesthetic if that makes sense

@inarvii

skip has a very elegant feel to her writing like LORD. it's giving noble/fantasy thriller enemies to lovers but in a writing style i love her prose and how she really makes you feel the vibe of a scene. she's really kind and sweet, gives older sister vibes lowkey

@k9wa

kawa is like me but x497842389 cooler and with a lot better grasp on characters. you want proper characterization? you want big brain ideas? GO TO HIM. his writing feels theatric, like a movie or a play. it's so descriptive and he does an amazing job at describing action and characters and GRGRGRGR

@luvether

lord i dont know if its okay to tag you but uhm. hi waves hand 😭😭 honestly i haven't interacted w kou much but from what i can tell she's really nice!! BUT I HAVE READ HER WRITING. AND LAWRD. her writing feels like little snapshots of life, you feel like you're actually like. THERE. she always has the biggest brain of ideas i swear and i highly recommend her writing. mostly fluff with a touch of angst, one of my favorites fr !!

@emiken-070907

hi emi. bet you didn't expect to get tagged here huh. but you have one hsr fic and that's enough for me to slap you onto here and promo you (it's on ao3 and it's not an x reader, but it is a tragedy yanqing timeskip!!! i beta read for that btw flips hair (i still need to edit im so sorry emi please)). as for interaction, she is silly asf. TO ME PERSONALLY? shes like the ratty little sibling that you want to throw out the window but would also kill for. has great vibes over all, she's so sweet but sometimes shes a lil shit so. yeah. idk how she acts to followers but she is like that to ME. but she is full of whimsy and glee so there's that

@rainswept

edgar allan poe incarnate over here??? HELLO??? crow is. her writing is RAW. like okay this is going to get a bit gorey but they write like a freshly opened wound, it's vulnerable, it's poetic, it's pure imagery and i LOVE it. also another goofy moot. i think like just attracts like atp

@tragedy-of-commons

gwen is an absolute SWEETHEART. very silly. BUT THEY'RE SO SWEET. her writing is literally sunlight put into literary terms, if that makes sense. it's warm, comfy, and cozy (except when she kills you in the arms of your favorite character. which she has done) and i highly recommend her writing for a comfy read <3

@iceunhie

mhie is a HATER OF THE HIGHEST ORDER jk i love her she just bullies me GOODBYE 😭 mhie gives off older sister vibes, a lot of people (including me HELP) see her as intimidating but she's really sweet once you get to know her. or she calls you milk. who knows. ANYWAYS genuinely one of the people i look up to most, she always gives amazing feedback on writing and her own writing??? the prose??? she's a master at it. knows how to really elevate a piece and it's just really easy on the eyes. she's also a research writer, her jiaoqiu fic utilizes chinese proverbs and terminology and i think that's really neat <3

@st6rly

hi bottom beta. okay wait sorry you have a reputation i forgot ANYWAYS. SOL IS SUCH A SILLY GOOSE. i love him. BUT HE IS SO GOOFY AND I MEAN THAT IN A POSITIVE WAY. i haven't read that much about what sol writes unfortunately since i'm no longer interested in genshin that much 😭😭 but i've heard good things !! definitely someone you wanna check out if you like good vibes :D

@lowkeyren

ren my pookiebear my LORD !!! resident aquila favonia haver (she has like 21 as of right now) and she serves every time she writes. always gets slapped onto my rec list because she's one of the few writers that genuinely have me kicking and giggling 😭 really cute, really tension filled, one of my favorite authors :))

@scribs-dibs

SUNNIII true to his name his writing feels just so warm and light, like a slice of life anime. very relaxing reads, at least from what i've seen !! very warm, really really cute <33 like the main one that ive read from him is that alhaitham jealousy fic and??? the characterization was ON POINT. i loved it so much (the switch up made me laugh) as for personality. HES FUNNY. LIKE HES STRAIGHT UP HILARIOUS I LOVE HIM GO CHECK HIM OUT I SWEAR ITS WORTH IT

@akutasoda

q has a very pretty vibe if that makes sense, i haven't read much from them but i can definitely say that their writing style is beautiful, like a meadow full of flowers or a quiet stream. they've always been kind to me in that sort of older sibling way, and they're someone that i would trust as an emergency contact. lots of genshin and hsr from what i've seen on my dash, so definitely go check them out!

@aviiarie

avery's on the more reserved side, at least from my point of view, or maybe that's because when i first met them they had a ferminet pfp. they're pretty chill and casual, and can i just say? their writing is very easy to read, it has great flow and i can just lose myself in the fic. like i don't see the words i see what the words are saying, if that makes sense. avery also focuses on platonic writing, although they have been writing some romance with furina!! my personal favorite work of theirs was that fic of arlecchino comforting her crying child because it made me feel so much better about my life at 9 am when i just woke up.

@vynicity

FELICITYYYY she's a mutual in my heart even tho apparently tumblr thinks i dont follow her. but i do. ANYWAYS. another person that i consider on the more reserved side, but she's been fun whenever we talked. can i just say. SHE IS SO GOOD AT WRITING AVENTURINE. there's this one fic down the line about him being drunk??? i think??? and I ATE THAT UP because the tension and atmosphere that she managed to create. just magnificent. she has an aventurine series up right now iirc (i still need to read the new chapter im so sorry feli) and the prologue was. a roller coaster so definitely go check her out!

@vxnuslogy

vee is literally bursting with ideas and by god does she put them to use. i always see them brainrotting or thinking of new ideas or things to write, literally one of the most creative people ive met. can be a little silly, but still a sweetheart <33 her writing is more formal than what i'm used to i'll admit, but still a delight to read nevertheless <33 very descriptive is how i'd describe it, like it feels like she's looking at the scene as shes writing it

@ughscara

ayame is like. the sweetest person i have ever met. like ill be here being a little shit and she'll still be an absolute sweetheart I ALMOST FEEL BAD BECAUSE SHE HAS TO DEAL WITH MY ASS BYE 😭😭 i just recently reblogged one of her works and it straight up feels like it came out of a fairytale, it was so light and sweet <33

[dailybayonetta]

sorry, if im bothering you with this (you don't need to anwer if you don't want to), another one of these discourses about bayonetta i've seen with queerbaiting with bayojeanne and that one spoilers thing. do you agree it's an actual thing that happened?

Okay, so BIG SPOILERS AHEAD (metion of them, but not explicit) and lots of text ________

So let me start by saying, usually, as a gay person myself - I've been in this situation. When you clearly have a dynamic between friends of the same gender but it's written much more deeply and with the care and with the actual tropes that get used for het couples and filled with love (and that word gets thrown around, but like, we talking about any kind of love). That happens. But what also happens - is that writers / devs usually never confirm these. Fans and fandom do more job of putting lgbt rep into something that originally doesn't really have it or hidden in narrative (pushed, that also common with censoring) and then act like devs or writes or show runners own them something they invented. Again, it's a complex issue, because sometimes authors take time or have to push for relation ships (LoK / adventure time) and sometimes authors take credit for the ships fans popularised (that one supergirl show comes to mind???) However, in Bayojeanne cause, I can kind of see where people coming from because: a) Bayo herself is an ambiguous character, people been saying for ages that she's bi coded (i can't speak on that honestly) b) Kamiya called Bayonetta and Jeanne couple - not a pair, not duo, and compared them with other couples (that also semi-canon / canon)

c) a lot of promo material art, just as concept art depicted them in way that would couples would. especially couples that have "different side of the coin" dynamic and that complement each other some examples: 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5

Fanservice? Sure. Still. A thing that did happened. d) the scenes they had were also common for couples, shots on the reaching hands (the recent one i can think about with cloud and tifa in ff7remake), bayonetta holding jeanne "bride" style, bayonetta holding jeanne when saving her soul (do i need to mention how later they did that scene in familliar way with luka and bayo but just without the kiss, riiiight) and like, i could go on, but you get the idea

d) And what I also think Bayojeanne isn't just that kind of ship that was "oh fans hyped it up and they never interacted in canon" or something. It's in the story. Again, maybe it wasn't explicit and writers probably didn't intended to be that way (maybe Kamiya did but looking at bayo3 who knows), because once again it's a common thing when writes do this type of dynamic and "oh, the bond is so strong" and that kind of thing has a right to exists, if it wasn't for the othert stuff i said about. Again, it's a complex idea and situation. And many things matter in the case. And I'm not a professional and not that type of person who cared about it in Bayonetta of all things. Does that falls under "queerbaiting"? Hell, if I know, because I never expected them somehow to get canon or anything (and if you go through my baoyjeanne tag you know I love them dearly), cause not only being a game from japanese devs but also that I know better now because I got baited enough in various media before. Can I blame people for thinking this was queerbaiting? No, I don't think I can. Especially because it's just bad for the script. What this implies of such strong and impowering fantasy character as Bayonetta is even worse. And like, Bay///o/lu//ka doesn't in any way erase Bayonetta's bi-coding or her being into Jeanne (afterall it's not the same Bayo and we got multiverses now🙄) but I think people are upset because it was executed reeeeeally poorly and untasteful for such character. And people saying it's kind of character assasination are right in a lot of ways. Hell idk why anyone skips the part that Luka also didn't got any development and got thrown in this mess as well. And also THAT PART. What happened with it - who knows what was even going on in the writing room of Platinum.

[dameincharge]

* / FIRST MUTUAL APPRECIATION POST EVER YAY

hi ! in case i haven’t introduced myself to you, i’m celia !

i’ve been here for almost two weeks and i was able to meet 100+ amazing people in this blog !!

tbh i’m not the type to do this ever. not even in my previous rp blogs but i honestly have a good feeling about this community and the people i chose to surround myself with. so yeah,  i just want to give some love and appreciation for every single one of you guys i see in my dash, discord, or ims !

i also want to go an extra mile on this appreciation post by helping some mutuals out !!! feel free to make ( 1 ) one request for an edit / graphic / promo / html stuff / background / header / anything else !  whatever it is, it’ll be done for free ! just pm me about it !!!

note: i still have the right tho to say no if i can’t actually do it so yahoo !!

anyways, i got more to say AHHH i just want to generally thank every single one i’ll be mentioning ! you guys make my dash brighter with the memes, the dash commentary, the ooc post, and all your gorgeous writing of your muses ! i may not be able to interact or write with most of you yet but please know that we definitely will one of these days !!!!

first thing’s first !!! 

some special love to these folks i spoke to && wrote with:

@brokenvoiced / @litttlebeast : you’re actually the first person i wrote with ever and i love our thread ❤️❤️❤️ it surprises me that we haven’t really talked in the ims that much but i remembered it was because we spoke to each other through the tags which is pretty adorable ❤️❤️ you’re an excellent writer and i love how much thought you put for each of your muses. it puts a smile on my face that someone like you exists !!! thank you for writing with me, it’s such an honour !!!

@bonniestrash : star............ i think u know how i feel about you so i don’t think i have to scream at your face in this post about how much i appreciate you. i mean we both dO THAT CONSTANTLY TO EACH OTHER AMIRITE but ok ok but seriously, you’re the best gal/bae. it’s so much fun talking to you OOC and i love reading all your threads ( like your writing is 💯) !!! you genuinely care about woody and forky which is something i deeply adore !! your passion for the community is also unbelievable jdbjfcnxsk, i’m happy that you stuck around after all those years  !!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@goldenacolyte : i absolutelY LOVE TALKING TO YOU. ❤️❤️❤️ my mood instantly just gets a massive boost whenever you message me. you have so many different muses and i salute you for being able to handle so much. and i also love the different songs you’ve shared with me. i hope we get to write with each other more and continue our late-night chats !!!

@porcelainlost && @bcpeep : so uhhh, hi sonny and katie. idk where to start because honestly, you’re both amazing OOC and IC. 👏👏👏👏👏 i love reading your threads and posts about our gal. ❤️ it blows my mind that we could each have different interpretations of her yet they all make total sense ??? you both give her character so much justice, i bet the bo peep team of the toy story franchise would hire you guys as writers in a heartbeat because all the stuff you guys make are jUST SO GREAT UGHH and as if that’s not enough, you’re both really kind OOC and i just know that we got each other’s backs !!!  

@distrcss : you aren’t part of the toy story fandom but u mean a lot to me as one of the first people i made friends with in the disney rp community and i can’t believe we’re still chatting tjvjfvjkff i hope days get brighter and brighter for you, roz !!! thanks for being my friend and for putting up with me lmao !!! ❤️❤️❤️

and the rest of the gang !!!

@gollybobhowdy / @pullstringed / @sheriffjessie / @reachforthebeyond / @heartsent / @wellpullmystring / @dissimiilar / @rassembleur / @porcelainshepherdess / @yarnfulofhair / @carnbun / @turnsofate

YOU GUYS MAKE ME HAPPY BECAUSE THE TOY STORY RPC IS GROWING AND IT MEANS A LOT THAT WE MAKE EACH OTHER FEEL BELONGED AND LOVED dkfndj i’m sorry if i failed to mention other toy story roleplayers but pls know that you guys are awesome and very much appreciated !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️✨

also mini-shoutouts to the people whom i had fun talking to && would love to get to know more !!! ✨✨✨

@princesscoded​ / @scratchednotes​ / @spareisms​ / @turnsofate​ / @nmbh1​ / @yarnfulofhair​ / @vinterdronniing​ / @sunshiinesquad​ / @starsweepers​

and here is a list of mutuals ( in no particular order ) whom i have not spoken to OOC or interacted IC. despite whatever we haven’t got going, i absolutely adore you guys and i love seeing your posts pop up in my dash because i get to read all you writings and yes, i go through all of your blogs from time to time just to reread some things and admire some aesthetics !! the amount of time and effort you guys put in your characters astounds me, especially those with OCs and the with multi-muses !  YOU’RE ALL STELLAR AND TOP-NOTCHED !!! THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF YOUR RP LIFE AND I HOPE WE GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER MORE && MAYBE RP MORE !!!  ✨💯❤️

@waveiiisms / @somniora / @strawberryfitzsherbert / @gcrminator / @wabbitseezon / @suverene / @hercullade / @contractualsarcasm / @badgedfox / @greatgrunkle / @vinterin / @degentillesse / @airborne-disaster / @bountyman / @raceze / @aestatenatus / @dragcnsden / @littlestchef / @inkmachine / @martyrcrowned / @sentientsnowman / @stereotypcd / @ofgreenpiece / @hawkinsghost / @murroyilodel / @thatscwewywabbit / @ghostbustingreen / @cardiac-queen / @imbicilite / @soughtbirthright / @highabcveground / @multitudesofmuses / @ofstreetrat / @demoliticnist / @sclarsurfcr / @3xwishes  / @coronian / @incredi-baby / @lantcrnprincess / @porcelainjester / @trollraised / @magicfreed / @eternalsymphonies / @dinoroam / @soultraded / @dragetunge / @woerended / @nogoodnessimproveme / @just-kit-ink / @natureblessed / @evecursed / @theppgs / @lesmoth / @siickangels / @peachesandcrowns / @legacydestined / @adversiity / @loyalchu / @seasaltair / @prinsipessa / @merveiilles / @alonecour / @icxolation / @spacecour / @wiildhcart / @divinarcsa / @vanityrevolt / @star-foxxing-muses / @crcwnedjewels / @faircse / @allnostalgic / @toonthebeataround / @formental

[tjskipping]

tumblr won't let me answer the ask so im just gonna answer it here!! edit: I HAVE TRIED THIS THREE TIMES TUMBLR ISTG IM GONNA THROW HANDS

sskkfjf anon idk who you are but i love you. im not sure why you think that but thank you!! you don't have to apologize lol i was just making sure we were on the same page!!

im gonna add a read more later bc im on mobile rn :(

okay so i haven't unfortunately seen an actual plotted au with both andi mack and bts but here is @ripmccolfer 's post about who the characters would have as their bias that i love!! and here is mine (but it's kind of messy jjd the first one is way better) and there's some ambi headcanons about them fighting over biases in the comments!

(also not to self promo but i made a tyrus video edit for make it right here if you want)

anon you have no idea how much i love making rec lists thank you for this opportunity. here are some of my favorite bts social media aus on ao3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16325072

(a bare abyss) next to my skin ( yoonjin, rated M, 39.6k words)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15246639

Close But No Cigar (gen, rated G, 42.9k words, please read the tags, it might have some triggers so please be careful! <3)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18586336

fellas,,, is it gay,,, (junghope, rated G)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8211316

let's play for keeps (jikook, rated T, 3.9k words)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14412006

burning candles (vmin, rated T, 23k words, incomplete)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13410294

No Spell Can Cure Shyness (except maybe love (yoonmin, rated T, 29.5 k words, my friend recced this to me and i've only read some of it so far but i really liked it!!)

im gonna be honest skkd i haven't read many tumblr aus (three to be exact), but my favorite was by someone i used to be friends with, im learning (how to love myself). it's deleted now :( bc their blog got deleted unfortunately and i only have some parts reblogged. but here are the other two!!

Spotlight by @agustdyccngi (yoonmin, incomplete)

au by @busanaus (jikook, i only started this one yesterday because of your ask by i really liked it!!!)

hooooo boy i really love fanfiction so it's gonna be hard to choose but!!! some of my favorite fics on ao3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8049958

Platonically in Love (rated T, 5k works, platonic ot7)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7767229

on quiet days (and always) (platonic, seokjin centric, rated T, 6k words, one of my absolute favorites)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8242232

maps to you (rated T, taekook, 13k words)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7110169

The Bet (jikook, rated T, 46.4k words)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6145572

Find The Value of an Elephant (namjin, rated T, 57.9k words)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13764771

Non sum qualis eram (I am not such as I was) (namkook, rated T, 35.4k words)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5922976

Vending Machines and Bad Ideas (2seok, rated G, 5k words)

i hope you enjoy these!!! feel free to hmu if you want more or just to talk!! both about bts and in general!! and thank you for sending me this ask lol i love talking about bts

also!! what's your favorite au/fic?

and sorry for not adding the links properly but the last three times i added ao3 links it wouldn't post :( so i made it different colors to help differentiate!! (and also bc i like colors and i deserved it after putting up with tumblr being awful)

[noxiim]

(1/3)Okayyyy so i mightve sent a few asks abt this before but this topic is really now bugging me cuz i have depression and im sensitive to like everything. Im starting to take this "not getting notes on my art" thing really personally and i know it sounds childish (and i laugh at myself for it) but i cant help but get upset when i spend so much time and effort and get like no feedback. And i know people say not to draw what u love and not for attention but honestly i dont even know what

and i dont even know if im drawing what ilike sometimes. Yeah i love bts but i dont know if i like what im drawing or ifim just doing it for notes???? And i have a lot of anxiety too and thats wherei feel like im taking this too personally. Cuz im starting to think that my artdoesnt get notes cuz its straight up not good which leads me to think ishouldnt even try to pursue a career in art anymore. But im not good atanything else so wtf am i gonna do if i dont succeed in art???? Like i said i laugh at myself for thinking like this and iprobably sound like a fuckin child but i cant help it???? Like i think my artis decent???? But maybe its not???? Idk like this was really hitting me todaycuz i feel like im wasting so much time and im probably gonna be one of thosepoor college students cuz i decided to focus on art more rather than taking ajob cuz i thought i could make money off of my art but yknow clearly its notgoing so well and im scared for my future U dont have to give advice to all of that i just needed tolet that all out 

Aw dude don’t worry I get what you mean,I actually experienced something similar when I first started posting my art totumblr, and even recently when I first started posting bts fanart. It’sperfectly normal to want recognition (in this case in the form of notes) forsomething you worked so hard on!! I think one of the major issues with postingto such a big fandom such as bts though is that there’s so many peopleproducing content at any given time, that it’s incredibly easy to get drownedout. Especially since tumblr changed how search and track tagging worked, itmade it that much harder for people to get noticed for their content.

When I first switched to drawing for bts,I found it hard because I also focused a lot on my note count. For someone whowas originally well established in a previous fandom, the move to bts was quitea jarring experience. I had built my following on tf2 art, and used toconsistently get a couple hundred notes, but one of main reasons why I left wasbecause of the dwindling of note counts. When I first left, overwatch had justcome out and a lot of attention shifted towards that game away from tf2, andalthough I still love the game, the dramatic decrease in notes on my art fortf2 really made me sad and I ended up deciding to leave the fandom after 3years of drawing tf2 art. I hopped around a bit, before eventually getting intobts. Even then, my first few pieces (they’re not on my #bts fanart tag so mostpeople wouldn’t have ever seen them) either got no notes at all or only two orthree. It was easier for me to establish myself in a fandom such as tf2 back inthe day since it was such a small, tight knit community with limited contentcreators, but now with bts there are so many more people and it just seemedhopeless for a while and I lost motivation in my art. I stopped wanting todraw, since it felt like nobody cared. Art is the biggest hobby I have, solosing my confidence in my art was crushing.

Now you might be wondering how I got towhere I am today. I’ll be completely honest with you. For me, I highly doubt Iwould be anywhere near where I am if it weren’t for networks. I had neverjoined a network before, but decided to join armiesnet and jimin network one daywhen I saw that applications were open. I got accepted, and I joined theirrespective group chats too. I met lots of great people on those chats, and madea lot of new friends which was nice after having moved fandoms and lost touchwith many previous mutuals. I’m so glad I joined networks, because not only doyou have the chance to make mutuals who will support you and your art, thenetwork blog itself also reblogs all its members’ content which gives youexposure to members of the network through both the network tag and through thedashboard. It’s a perfect way to get started, rather than hoping that somebodywith a decent following will happen to stumble across your work in the tags oneday and reblog it.

That being said, unless you’re like somesort of godly human being I don’t think we can ever get over how note countsfeel as an artist. We need something to gauge people’s response to our art, andthat tends to default to note counts. I can assure you that the feeling of disappointmentwhen your post doesn’t get as many notes as you want/expected it to is a thingpretty much all artists on this site shares. People always say “you should drawfor yourself, not for other people” but that’s the equivalent of like say themona lisa being painted and then left to rot in Da Vinci’s closet or something.The whole point of art is sharing your ideas/love for something through yourdrawings with other people, and so it’s perfectly normal to want therecognition you deserve for working so hard and putting so much love into yourcraft. When it feels like you’re all alone, you have to remember not to giveup. Creating art in such a big fandom can be unforgiving, but just rememberthat your art is never the one at fault. It’s all about finding that littlegolden window of exposure, whether it be through one big blog or a couplesmaller blogs reblogging your work. Those kind few people will be what helpsyou grow, and you have to keep posting for that to happen. If you water a plantbut it doesn’t bloom the next day, abandoning it will get you nowhere. If youjust keep going, keep watering it, results will come. Keep reminding yourselfthat you’re doing well, and you can compare older art to your current art tosee the progress and keep you motivated. Don’t force yourself to draw if youaren’t feeling it – art is something that should make you happy. I used to drawbecause I felt the pressure to put out content, but that just resulted in mefalling into a negative spiral of art block, limited motivation and generalunhappiness with my art as a result. Remember that there’s no such thing as adeadline when it comes to posting art on tumblr – work at whatever pace suitsyou and if anybody tries to rush you, shut them down. You’re the artist, youget to choose what you do with your art, how you do it, and how long you spendon it.

If you truly have your sights set onbecoming an artist full time, then by all means go for it! I can’t give muchadvice in that area since I only plan on keeping art as a hobby, but justremember that art school is always optional. In the end, working as an artistis all about the portfolio, not where you graduated from. It’s more importantto work on your art than it is to get in to an amazing art school. Sure, artschools can be useful, but in the end they are simply tools, sort of like atutorial rather than something that will magically turn you into an amazing artistwith amazing job offers. At the end of the day, it’s all up to yourself to workhard and promote yourself. Since art is all about reaching different audienceswith your work, promoting yourself is essential, even if it’s just casualfanart on tumblr. Feedback can’t come without exposure, and exposure can’t comewithout self-promotion.

Lastly, remind yourself that there’s nosuch thing as ‘bad art’. That might sound like a stupid statement, but inreality art is a constantly changing thing. There is no pinnacle of perfection,no model artwork that represents the most perfect drawing out there. Everyonehas different styles, everyone has different approaches, and most importantly,everyone is still improving. I’m still learning and trying to improve my ownart, and there’s no shame in that. It’s easy to perceive someone else’s art asbetter than yours which would lead to some self-critical thoughts, but you haveto remember that the other artist is probably looking at their own art andpicking it apart, thinking “aw man there are so many mistakes here.” It’s fineto make mistakes, after all, that’s how we learn. Just because we see mistakesin our own art doesn’t mean that everyone else will too – nobody looks at artand their first thought is to list all of the mistakes present. As long as youare aware of what you are less confident in and actively work to improve it,you can quickly surpass even the people you look up to.

So yeah, sorry that this is hella longlol, but in all honestly I can understand what you’re going through. It’seasier said than done, but even though it might feel hard - don’t give up. Youmight feel like you’re not getting anywhere at the moment but I assure you thatif you just keep going, things will only get better. That’s the thing abouttumblr, if you keep posting art your audience can only grow. For now, I would definitelyrecommend joining some networks, and making some friends. It’s not uncommon forpeople to promo their own work in the network chat occasionally, as long as youdon’t spam haha

Anywho, I wish you the best of luck withyour art journey. If you need me you know where to find me 💕💕💕

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im a fanfiction writer too-- do you have any tips on getting people to read? I've posted about my work a few times but no one has read it yet??

hi other fanfiction writer friend! look how many of us there are. :D

this is a tricky one. warning up front: i am going to ramble a lot that’s what I do okay? okay, some big things to begin:

summaries are so so so so so important. don’t devalue your work, don’t say “it’s better than it sounds”. make it sound good. if you’re not sure, ask a friend, find a beta, whatever. it matters more than almost anything else.

on ao3, tags matter too!!!

the ship you’re writing for will SERIOUSLY influence the number of hits you get (I post almost exclusively on ao3, so, I’m just gonna go by my numbers and stuff there):

for example. I posted four fics on ao3 the same day (jan 11, so what… almost two weeks ago?), uploading them off tumblr.

the first is draco/ginny/blaise au, and currently has 74 hits, 7 kudos, and 1 comment (from an amazing reader who reads and comments on most of what I post!

the second is a flintwood soulmate fic, that has 231 hits, 30 kudos, and 3 comments (one from the same reader as above, and one from the lovely mxrcusflint)

the third is a ginny/blaise au that has 38 hits, 2 kudos, and no comments.

my two stories with the most hits are both dramione. one is a multi-chapter wip that I update twice a week. this is key for getting lots of hits because ao3 auto-sorts in the search field by update date, so it’s getting a lot of “air time” near the top of a search if people put in dramione. dramione is also a major ship. and, if you break that down by the number of chapters I have so far, it’s still only about ~370 hits per chapter. 

the second has been on ao3 for now like, two years, so it’s had a lot more time to rack up hits.

TLDR: bigger ships like dramione & drarry are more likely to get hits than rare pairs like ginny/blaise. long multi chapter fics that update regularly are more likely to get more hits than one shots.

having a tumblr has been a huge way I’ve drawn people to read my stuff!!! there are lots of much bigger better blogs than me that have given great advice about how to get more followers (petuniaevans I think is a good place to start?).

you have to tag well. tag first with the ship name. then i tag with, let’s use flintwood as an example. so I would tag “flintwood, marcus x oliver, oliver x marcus, hp fanfiction, harry potter”. the first five tags are the most important on tumblr so pay attention to those that you have at least tagged hp fanfiction and the ship name.

if you’re writing slytherin/gryffindor ships, tag slytherdornet! we will reblog your posts and that’s like, a LOT more people who are gonna see your content

if you’re writing a hp rare pair of any kind, tag hprarepairnet! same deal as above! find nets to tag and tag em!

if you’re writing something you think someone will like, tag them! i am bad at doing this bc I get stressed but it is a good way to make sure people don’t miss your stuff

the time of day you post matters. I am unemployed and seem to post at weird times like, the lunch hour or after midnight. i never get any notes on those. shamelessly reblog yourself!!! people have busy dashes and might miss it the first time around. schedule it if you want. don’t forget the tags. reblog at popular times, like. after dinner hour, and then don’t forget time zones. literally just keep… reblogging yourself…

make it easy for people to find your work. make a masterlist page. tag everything well.

make friends with people who ship your ships!!!

I literally cannot stress this enough

having a team of great supportive friends in your ship makes a world of difference

part of why i have fallen so hard into flintwood is because I have met some amazing people who inspire me daily with their edits and fics and our messenger conversations

they also reblog my stuff and i reblog theirs and that increases viewership? also like? I want their brilliant writing on my blog because it deserves readers too.

(shoutout to @flintwoodandco / @oliverwvvd / @mxrcusflint / @marcusflintwood / @dramione84 / @nymphadoraholtzmann and so many others)

also then you have friends??? which is great!!!!! yay friends!

reblog peoples stuff. follow them. review their fics. if you want, send a message! apply for networks if they come up. idk how to make friends but like… I believe in you!!! be friendly!

I wouldn’t suggest like, messaging someone for a promo… but you could if you felt comfortable!

keep writing. keep writing and producing and hopefully one day you will get the readers you deserve

okay this got REALLY out of hand sorry sorry I hope some of this helped!

(it still baffles me that people as me for advice??? but i love it i am always happy to try and help with rambly comments!!)