#super niche jokes hahaha

[kp2brukgaming]

my trammander is just comprised of dad puns 

trahearne: “komandan, komandan! buah buah apa yang keliatan mirip risen?” sukma: “buah apa tuh?” trahearne: “buah al-pucat xixixixi” sukma: “xixixixixixi bizza azza!”

[doctorweebmd]

Hiii i saw some other asks but they all had like 4 emojis so now idk if this is too much im so sorry if it is, hopefully you can answer all if you want to! Hope you have a great day! 💞🤩🧠(katsuki)🤗🍦🎶

lol anon are you kidding?! I LOVE talking about myself and my writing you are doing ME the favor hahaha

💞- Who's your comfort character?

Hmmm you know I actually never really thought about the 'definition' of what a comfort character is. Like, what's the difference between that and a favorite character? I looked it up and read a thinkpiece or two... (this is not supposed to be that deep I knoowwwwww i'm sorrryyy) but if we go by what I read, like a pseudo-parasocial-relationship, about who I think about when I'm upset or who motivates me in real life or who I just vibe with in general I'd say...

Izuku Midoriya. I can't even explain it. Like, if it doesn't have Deku in it, I ain't interested (BNHA fandom-wise.) He's flawed and overly sensitive and works SO SO HARD and is so sincere and GOOD and also INSANE SOMETIMES and he's just. My favorite. Literally no other MC can do it like him.

🤩- Who is your favorite character to write?

Hahhaha oh jeez I think my favorite to write might be Katsuki. I also really love writing Akutagawa. They both have a very particular manner of speech that I think brings a LOT of character to narration. I also write writing them both because getting a read into their inner minds is super fun, because we, as the audience, don't really get to hear their internal monologues. What do they think about? How do they think about it? Their heads are SO fucked, I just love picking them apart piece by piece lmao

🧠- Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them. (Katsuki)

That he's hopelessly, painfully in love with Izuku and he thinks its unrequited.

Just joking....

...Unless?

No but this is kinda hard. My thoughts about Katsuki are actively changing with canon. He's changed so much in canon. I guess this isn't a fun one, but I truly do believe Katsuki has a... difficult... relationship with his mother. They're too similar and the kind of shit she's said about him seems really cruel and backhanded. I also wouldn't be surprised if he instilled some of Katsuki's dislike of 'quirkless' Izuku. Mitsuki doesn't strike me as the kind of woman that ever really hugged Katsuki or told him that she loved him, she expected perfection from him and he GAVE her that. I also think, at least in part, his 'bad boy act' (because we know, WE KNOW its an act) is a way to rebel against her. No hate towards Mitsuki but I think across every universe she's shaped Katsuki's self-hatred and extreme pride and belief that he's not worthy of gentleness or affection. Erhem.

Wow I made myself sad with that. Oh moms. You sure are... something.

🤗 - What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started?

Haha I'm not sure I'm qualified to give advice! I'll definitely do my best.

I echo what lots of other people say. Just write. Whatever it is. With whatever skill you have. Get whatever story you have in your head down. It doesn't have to be perfect. Or even complete. The act of putting it into words is insanely valuable. You won't even notice yourself becoming a better writer, but it happens almost naturally.

One saying I kinda live by is 'if you build it, they will come.' None of your ideas are too 'niche' or too 'weird.' Different people connect to different concepts. Some of my most rewarding writing experiences have been from writing shit that I legitimately thought no one would read. Keep at it. Recognition is not an indicator of quality. The right people will find you.

Write your thoughts down. Even if you think its stupid. You'd be surprised how much you revisit things. I often use text-to-speech for ideas or dialogue when I'm driving. This I've started doing more recently, but when you cut things out of your writing, save them in another document or at the bottom.

Obviously, read. The more you read, the better you'll write. We're all Frankenstein amalgamations of our favorite authors. Again, you won't know what will flip a switch in your brain until you give it a shot, right? I hate to say it, but sometimes 'classics' can be that inspiration. They're survived this long for a reason. 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and 'East of Eden' both changed my brain chemistry and they were high school reading assignments....

Gosh. I mean, not to be cheesy, but just have fun with it. Its a hobby and its supposed to bring you joy. Don't worry about updating schedules or word counts or stats. Write whats in you and let it blossom, ya know?

🍦- What's the sweetest fic you've created so far?

Oh jeez this is also hard because I write like... a ton of porn.

BUT. I think my sweetest fic is Battle of the Bands.

In particular I really REALLY love the epilogue chapter. That Katsuki and Izuku go on tour together.... that they have matching tattoos instead of wedding bands... THAT THEY GET MARRIED AND LIVE THEIR DREAM TOGETHER.... plus. like. the SLOW SLOW SLOW burn of it all. the love songs. the yearning. making music of feelings you cannot say aloud. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

🎶- Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?

oh definitely! its kind of become an unintentional tradition. i generally start a new playlist for every fic and add things 'vibe-wise' that i already know, then randomize and add songs on that way. It sets the stage, in a weird way. And when I'm stuck, I often look for new songs for the playlist (obviously looking up lyrics and the like) so its inspiration on inspiration!

Lately I've been.... listening to some music from my emo-esque high school and early college years. I've listened to 'Death for My Birthday' by Say Anything a lot. Their self-titled album is actually pretty decent. Hate Everyone, Do Better, Less Cute, Eloise, Crush'd, Cemetery, Narcissus, I Hate You More Than I Hate My Period are all great.

But I'm also writing The Path To Paradise, so I'm listening to my 'To Hell and Back' playlist while writing it (I'm roadtripwithlucifer on Spotify.) I really like Carve Me Open by Silences but all the playlists are solid tbh. in MY honest opinion.

AHHHh THANK yOU FOR THE QUESTIONS ANON i hope the responses are okay!!! as always i ranted and overthought everything apologies forever and ever

[chaoticgoodrandom]

we should be allowed to edit polls hahaha

won't it be funny if someone made a poll and then switched the most popular option's text just before the poll ended? like "1k people voted that they love to yell at the moon for no reason" instead of "1k people voted that they love to pet cats". I mean I bet many people would vote that they love to yell at the moon for no reason, but I don't think that number would exceed the number of people who would vote that they love to pet cats. anyway that's just an example.

oh, a better example would be if someone ran a popularity poll for super popular characters, but switched the winning character's name with their favourite niche character's name at the last minute. wouldn't that (and the ensuing drama) be funny?

wouldn't it be a sight to see? wouldn't it be hilarious? let's make this happen.

(I'm joking, this is a joke. please don't take this seriously. also I bet this will never happen, given how the function to edit other people's posts went)

[mushiemellows]

You're a dub watcher? Why?/What do you like about it?

I am a dub watcher, but I don’t hold strong feelings about it. It mostly comes down to audio processing, I like being able to focus one the visual information without having to keep up with text. But I know it isn’t perfect, and that I am watching a translated text at the end of the day. (Ex: I’m in Wano right now so there’s all those moments of like, shrug guess I just don’t have the cultural touch points for whatever that joke was).

But if I’m rewatching an episode on my own I’ll usually put on the sub. I think there’s a lot of fun extra information that can be gained from it and there’s a few jokes/puns I didn’t get until hearing it in context. (Ex: I know there’s a lot of back and forth on Yao’s Franky compared to Seitz’s dub, but honestly what it comes down to is that they’re making two different jokes with the signifiers of their accents depending on what culture you’re coming from. If Dub Franky kept the trait of rolling his R’s, I listening in English wouldn’t necessarily know what information was trying to be conveyed with that character tick. So instead they give him the beauty of the exaggerated SoCal accent because they can get more niche once in English. You lose a bit of the joke, and it takes something on the surface level away from the Super, but that’s why it’s good to look at additional sources too)

I wouldn’t say I LIKE the dub particularly, though I am fond of it. When The One Piece comes out I probably will have some reservations toward the new cast. My partner and I were watching 4kids compilations last night (an era I was not allowed to participate in at the time because of idk gender I think) and I was thinking about how interesting it is how much power just changing the audio track does.

I know Americans can get really obnoxious about this kind of stuff, but I genuinely think there’s no shame in watching it in the language I comprehend in the same way I think it’s fine to watch it in Spanish and Portuguese and German. I think it’s actually really cool that this text is translated into so many languages.

Spielberg has talked before about how Lupin III’s Castle of Cagliostro works as universal inspiration because you don’t need to know what’s happening through the dialogue alone, I think one piece is similar. Universality is a big reason why it translates so well. The bing bongs will bing bong no matter what language you speak. But I can’t watch the bing bongs if I’m reading, so there’s a give and take hahaha.

[the1975attheirverybest]

I do agree it's caothic at gift giving but like he truly listens so he ends up buying her stuff she likes but he give to her just because and then for birthdays or anniversaries he panicks because he doesn't know what to get her 😂

Also yeah, just you know that comment my mum made about my body kind of still resonates with me so I haven't been at my best and again I should be studying but it's very hard to focus

Definitely! I think he’d get either super thoughtful niche gifts that are kinda like inside jokes between them or sentimental based on events in their lives, or like super wild and unhinged shit. There’s no in between, hahaha.

Oh, I’m so sorry, honey. I know how hurtful that stuff can be. Just know that you are perfect just the way you are. You don’t need to change a single damn thing about yourself to deserve to feel good about your body or yourself. No matter what anyone says, and no matter who says it. 💝

[charcubed]

hey char, mind to share your fave stevebucky headcanons? 👀

Oh I LOVE that you asked me this :’)  Thank you!

I honestly have so many if I really think about it because I love them so much and I think about their dynamic so much that I have so many favorite things... but here is what I think of off the top of my head:

• Steve was color blind before the serum, according to canon. I have a headcanon that Bucky used to try to describe colors to him. I wrote a mini fic about that here.

• Bucky was drafted for the war, but didn’t tell Steve. Steve sort of assumed that Bucky enlisted, and Bucky never wanted to correct him. How could he? Steve wanted to enlist so badly, and Bucky didn’t ever feel like he could admit that he didn’t have the same drive to want to ~fight for the country~ like Steve did. He didn’t want to disappoint him and he was afraid Steve would think he was a coward. So Bucky just... never told him that he was forced into war. It was never his choice to fight for the country. If it was up to him, they would’ve stayed home together and stayed safe and never fought at all.

• They were always physically rough with each other, in the sense that they'd wrestle as boys all the time, and Steve loved that Bucky never treated him as fragile. Buck knew he could take it. Even after the serum, they'd still scuffle a bit like kids, finding a bright spot in a war-torn world. They’d be awake in the trenches on lookout, having soft conversations in the night, and shoving each other after one says something stupid or makes a bad joke.

• Steve is bi, and Bucky is gay. Bucky was consciously aware of his feelings for Steve way, way before Steve was aware of his for Bucky. In the 30s, Bucky has a bit of a reputation for ~dating around,~ but not in a rude ladies’ man kind of way but rather his reputation is “Bucky Barnes is a real charmer. He’ll show you a good time and he’s really sweet, but he never pushes your boundaries.” Some women wishes he’d push their boundaries, but he doesn’t. He’s taken so many women out on dates because he never lets it get super serious, since they’re not who he wants and it’s mostly for appearances’ sake, especially since he and Steve live together. He definitely enjoys hanging out with women, and treating them nice, but most of the time his motivation is to try to set up double dates–half because Steve deserves to find a great girl to date, and half because a double date means Bucky can selfishly do a date activity “with” Steve and not have it mean anything. Meanwhile though, Steve gets jealous as hell and testy about Bucky dating all the time, but he’s oblivious to the fact that it’s because Steve wishes Bucky would be with him instead.

• Their first kiss was when Steve was 16 and Bucky was 17. I’m not necessarily saying that’s when they actually got together, but something significant happened between them at those ages... maybe they kissed because they were drunk, or it was so Steve’s “first kiss” would be someone he knew and it was for “practice.” And then they both never talked about it again, because they’re idiots and were afraid to ~ruin things~ between each other. That’s why Steve says “Rumlow said ‘Bucky’ and all of a sudden I was a 16-year-old kid again, in Brooklyn.” That’s why “seventeen” is one of Bucky’s trigger words as the Winter Soldier. It checks out, because Bucky is a little bit older than Steve.

• Steve doesn’t fully admit the depth of his own feelings for Bucky to himself until he finds out Bucky’s been captured by HYDRA. And then he tears Europe apart to get him back. He’d have done that anyway, obviously, but... the prospect of losing Bucky forever is really what makes him realize how much he can’t handle that concept. Because he’s in love with him.

• After Bucky “dies,” Steve gets more reckless, and that’s part of the reason he put the plane in the ice and didn’t try to survive: he didn’t want to live in a world without Bucky in it. This is supported by canon. And so I headcanon that, after Steve finds out about the Winter Soldier, one day he abruptly realizes that he could’ve died in that plane crash and never known Bucky was alive and brainwashed and suffering. He thought Bucky was dead and he wanted to follow him, and he could’ve left Bucky even more alone in the world without knowing it. When Steve realizes how close he came to leaving Bucky behind like that, he throws up. It horrifies him to think about it.

• They each have a pair of dog tags where one says “Steve Rogers” and one says “Bucky Barnes.” They swapped one tag each, so that they’d have a matching set, because while they couldn’t list each other as “next of kin,” they wanted tangible evidence that would show other people how important they are to each other. So people would know: tell him if something happens to me.

• Their Brooklyn accents come out / get heavier around each other, especially if they’re bitching about things or arguing.

• Bucky is a complete sci-fi and fantasy nerd–which is now confirmed canon, and I love it. In particular, I like to headcanon that he loves to read paperback sci-fi novels, and discount romance novels. He unironically enjoys them, and he leaves them allllll over the place. One of the things they love to do is Bucky will sit around and read while Steve will sit around and draw/paint, and half the time Steve gets distracted sketching Bucky’s facial expression he makes while he’s reading.

• Bucky is also a pop culture gremlin. He will try and often get interested in pretty much anything and everything, without rhyme or reason. In modern day, he and Nat will watch trashy reality TV together–sometimes to make fun of it, sometimes to get invested. Steve thinks they’re insane for that. And sometimes Bucky will like one niche thing but then for very specific reasons he dislikes another similar thing. It makes sense to him, even if Steve doesn’t get it.

• Steve tends to be pickier with the kind of stuff he enjoys. He’s always had Strong Opinions™️ on everything, including and especially art. Put him in a museum and he’ll have a lot of thoughts on all of it. He doesn’t judge things or hate on other people for liking things he doesn’t like at all, but he won’t get hooked on a movie/show quite as easily. The one exception is animation, which he absolutely adores, and he goes on a wild binge of all kinds of animated content for awhile–shows and movies–because the various art styles and uses of the medium to tell crazy stories just fascinates him.

• Easy access to so much music is one of their mutual favorite things about the 21st century. Bucky often gets into individual artists’ entire discographies and becomes a fan, whereas Steve often gets into a handful of specific songs from a wide range of various people. Like... Bucky will often love an entire album, and Steve will often love 2 songs specifically more than others. But even with that, Steve loves collecting vinyl records–both old and new ones.

• Bucky has a fantastic singing voice even though he’s shy about it, and he tends to hum along to music when distracted or working on something else–especially while making something in the kitchen. 

• Bucky likes technology more than Steve; Steve likes physical stuff more than Bucky. Bucky loves to take photos and videos of things all the time, hoarding digital memories in a way that’s precious to him, knowing that they’re “safe” and accessible anywhere. They lost so much of the objects that they loved a century ago, and photos were scarce, but now... there are endless ways to have pictures. When Bucky was recovering in Wakanda and Steve was on the run, Bucky would often text Steve photos–sometimes without captions–to wordlessly share bits of his days with him. He’s got a good eye for photography, except for when he takes the photo equivalent of shitposts to make Steve laugh. Regardless, Steve gets his favorites printed–some of Bucky’s photos, some of his, some of their selfies–so they also always have something tangible to hold onto.

• Bucky calls Steve “sweetheart” sometimes, just to be a little shit–and he means it. It makes Steve turn red every time, without fail, but he secretly doesn’t mind it.

Okay I’ll stop hahaha. Those are the main ones that come to mind for me all the time when I think of them! 

Thank you again for asking :D  This was so fun to write all in one place!

[babygurltash]

Tag 10 people you want to know better

Thank you for the tag @sillyliterature~! :D

Relationship status: in a long-term relationship!

Favourite colour: purple and pink, and many many shades of blue

Favourite food: oh that's a tough one, I love food & I'm always finding new favorites! Deep fried tofu, salmon sushi, falafel, palak paneer, and my partner's vegetarian spaghetti carbonara come to mind

Song stuck in your head: Starlight by Starset <33

Last thing you googled: 'person on fire watermelon gif' (I found it)

Time: nearly 3pm!

Dream trip: as long as the water's warm and the food is good, I'll go anywhere!

Last book you read: the last one I finished was Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, I've now moved on to The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett & I'm loving it so far!

Last book you enjoyed reading: A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark! Fantastic read, I'd highly recommend it, the world is vibrant and the main character is just great

Last book you hated reading: hmmm... I mean I can think of a few but I don't want any fans to see my negativity in the tags haha, so I'll borrow @sillyliterature's answer and say I've come across some... less than stellar fanfiction oops

Bonus: 

Favourite thing to cook/bake: my partner always jokes that the second I'm left to cook for myself, I'll start making shakshuka, so I'll go with that, it's so tastyyyy

Favourite craft to do in your spare time: does writing count? If not, I've been trying to learn to make my own clothes, so sewing!

Most niche dislike: okay this one's super specific but I hate it when I buy a new notebook and I'm super excited to use it, but then it's not lined, and the packaging suggested it would be

Opinion on circus(es) now and in history: love the ones where humans perform cool tricks! Definitely not a fan of the ones with animals, just because it's very tough to make absolutely sure the animals are being treated well as a visitor

Do you have a sense of direction and if not what is the worst way you ever got lost: I have a super strong sense of direction, and the only times I've really gotten lost are when someone else led the way, hahaha - my partner is famously horrible at directions so we balance out!

Tagging: @jotarowan @megatraven @gaymergoose @ocean-in-my-rebel-soul @drellspell @grayeyedandroidyeyedandroid @hauntedgarden95 @chiaki-c @wish-spinner (only if you feel like it of course! No worries if you don't) and anyone else who wants to do this!

[riotwritesthings]

Ok I was actually tagged in a bunch of these year-end-writing-things, so I’m just gonna combine them all haha thank you @crownofstardustandbone​ and @thursday-knight​!!!

Total Completed Stories:

53(?!?!?)

Total words:

On AO3: 416,521

Total including WIPS and unposted things: 588,500

Fandoms written in:

.... Just MCU ahaha

Top 5 By Word Count:

Road Hazards

It Lingers Too

I Feel It Too

A Work in Progress: You and I

The Taste of You

Top 5 By Kudos:

Melt into Me (Your Words Are My Own)

Tony Learns Something New

Morning People

Baby Crazy

Emerald Ivy (Wrapped Around My Skin)

Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected?

Definitely more, and yet almost none of them were the fics I expected to work on haha

Did you take any writing risks this year?

Yes definitely, I was really nervous to post the MCD fic, obviously, (until I come back), but I feel like the biggest ‘risk’ was stretching out of my comfort zone for the Bound to You series with @crownofstardustandbone​, it’s definitely the most emotional and REAL fic, I feel, for whatever real means in this context haha.

Do you have any fanfic goals for the new year?

Maybe actually write that Stripper Tony story? Or any of my other many many WIPs and ideas?! IDK don’t look at me!!

For real though look forward to some more skinny!steve coming up in the nearish future 👀

Most popular story of the year?

Oooohh That’s a tough one to judge, but I would have to say Melt Into Me, which makes me so so happy because I worked really hard on that one, put a lot of thought into basically every part of it, and I’m so happy with how it came out

Story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:

Road Hazards. It’s just still one of my favorites, if you like classic road trip tropes and banter and “awkward silence to bantering friends to mutual pining morons to lovers” vibes, all fluff all the time, then give it a try maybe! It’s also the longest stand alone fic I’ve written, and I’m still like damn how’d I do that

Most fun story to write?

Baby Crazy! I will shamelessly admit that I cracked MYSELF up writing that fic

With a very close runner up of Bound to You, because working out the details and planning and just talking about this verse is a constant joy and I’m so happy Stella dragged me into this! ❤️ (by suggesting it, that’s basically all it takes haha)

Most unintentionally telling story:

...... definitely Melt into Me ahaha my praise kink and acts-of-service-love-language popped out HARD in this fic, and that’s probably one of the reasons it’s in my top favorites. But I mean for real, my husband regularly pats my head and tells me I’m doing a good job and I go melty  everytime ahaha

Biggest disappointment?

Probably just all the ideas that I haven’t had time to get to yet, but hey I’ll get to it all eventually! Maybe!

Biggest surprise?

Probably how big of a hit the Bound to You series has been, I really expected it to be a kind of niche interest thing, and I’ve been just overwhelmed by the amount of people who liked it, and by the amazing people I’ve met because of that verse 🥰

rules: it’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 (ish) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

Oh Jeez ok I’m going to do my best here but WOW I wrote a lot this year ahaha

Melt Into Me (Your Words Are My Own) - WinterIron, E, aka the praise kink fic

Bucky has a new strategy for getting Tony to take proper human care of himself. Tony has never been so well fed, hydrated, thoroughly rested, and confused in all his life.

That doesn’t mean he wants it to stop, and it’s amazing how many boring adult things Bucky can get him to do just by patting his head and calling him ‘good boy’. Right up until Tony possibly ruins everything.

This fic just holds a very special place in my heart, I swear I put more thought into this than any other fic, the gradual build up and framing it just the way I wanted and making sure every scene was absolutely SOAKED in pining. As I like to say, it is Softe, but in a Very Intense way.

Bound to You - WinterIron BDSMverse, E, aka my current obsession

Look. I just love this series. I love everything about it, I love that it lets me dive a little deeper into emotions and such than I maybe normally do, in my usual cracky-porn style. This is definitely the slowest burn I’ve ever written, and I am loving every second of it and really REALLY looking forward to what we have coming up next! And of course, a big part of that love is just from how much fun I have working on it with @crownofstardustandbone, bounding ideas back and forth and brainstorming and making joking what-ifs that we end up falling in love with.

Baby Crazy - WinterIron, E, aka is it egotistical to laugh at my own jokes?

For some reason, the children of New York love Bucky Barnes. It’s heartwarming to witness, and it’s making it really hard for Tony to ignore his gigantic crush on the man.

Especially because Tony can’t stop suggesting they maybe have a baby together. The rest of the Avengers just want a vacation.

My favorite part of this fic is just how many people told me it made them actually laugh out loud, that’s basically my favorite thing to hear. All the friendships and team dynamics were so much fun in this one, and I will admit that I regularly reread it for a giggle

A Series of Learning Experiences - SteveTony, E, aka smol Steve with the big ol’ monster cock

Look. This series isn’t my fault. Stella put the idea of Skinny Toppy Steve in my head and now the little bastard lives there making filthy demands. This series is a totally different type of challenge too, in that I try to make it as Absolutely Filthy as possible. I regularly poke my friends like “hey is this filthy enough? SHOULD I UP THE FILTH FACTOR?!” It is my ode to smut with feelings, and I have so much fun with it haha

until I come back (from the dead for you) - WinterIron, E, aka the choose your own ending fic

Bucky meets Tony at a dive bar. He can’t deny that there’s something between them, but Bucky is also leaving soon, and he doesn’t know when he’ll be back. He only knows that he’ll think about Tony the entire time he’s gone, that as soon as he’s stateside again he’s going to take Tony on an actual date.

(Except he doesn’t come back.)

(But coming back takes a little longer than he expected, and he comes back a little more broken.)

Mostly I’m super proud of myself for actually managing to write the super sad MCD ending that I set out to, even if I did have to write the happy ending at the same time to get through it hahaha. I do love that people can choose the sad or happy ending without missing anything, but I do have to admit there are some parallels I’m really proud of that only show up if you read both versions

[sadviper]

2020 Creator Wrap: Favorite Works

Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 (or so) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

Succumbing to peer pressure, haha, thank you @rain-hat, @smylealong, @ibelongtomousse, @macgyver-sheriff, @avauntus for tagging me~

It seems the common refrain is that this was the year everyone exploded into massive creative productivity after years of nothing, which is the exact same story for myself. I had read all the strategies of course: write 5 min a day, 1 sketch a day, don’t think about quality, do *something* just to keep the spark alive, etc etc, but it just got worse and worse. Honestly, I had been feeling so dire about it that I had made up my mind to stop trying anymore, because it was so depressing to try and fail so many times that it was much better to not hope at all.

Buuuuut.....then quarantine and telework happened, and woooah, guess what, all I needed was LOTS of time and space to myself where I’m not wasting it in an office checking emails and doing random training to fill all the downtime!!!

Much thanks to the serendipity that had me stumbling into @rain-hat , reading her early JY/KSR fics, and her encouraging me to go ahead and write that office yearly budget oneshot for TKEM (who writes BUDGET fics?? Who reads them???? lol). That’s not in my list here because it was very new and awkward, it was definitely the ball that got everything rolling.

Cut for super long-winded rambling:

1) Before There Was Zero (TKEM)

This was my first big fanfic in my life, and my most popular, and it absolutely gushed out of me in this massive torrent of *I MUST WRITE* where I would walk around at lunchtime giggling to myself, and type on my phone as I went, or wake up at 1am to scrawl something in a notebook in the dark because I couldn’t stop the words from coming. (How I miss that feeling now! ;__;) Actually, it also is the 2nd fully complete long-form story I had ever completed as well, so...lots of milestones here.

Looking back, it clearly was the product of my years of bottled up silence, where I stewed and dragged myself to the office every day wondering if I was going to calcify in a bureaucracy for the rest of my life (yes). But even as an office drone, I learned a lot of valuable lessons in how to manage, what leadership actually is at the worker bee level, the types of games white-collar workers play, and how to be a decent co-worker (and by extension, a decent human being--I don’t believe it’s possible to separate work life and private life. All your personas are you). It wasn’t all a waste after all!

Somehow I connected my day-to-day to the faceless, long-suffering Royal guardsmen in TKEM, headed by the utterly gorgeous, devastating, thoroughly underutilized, comedic prop military action star Jo Yeong, and thought--yeah! :D

2) Nil Desperandum (TKEM)

My biggest fic by far, full novel length at this point, massive in scope, I don’t even know how I came up with it based on the 10 collective seconds of screen time that Jeong Tae-ra and tyrant Jin got as a joke, but I was clearly still on that dam-gushing-pent-up-creative-high because this idea was fighting me when I was in the middle of writing “Before There Was Zero”.

I actually figured out the title while watching “Call the Midwives” where one of the peppy, indefatigable British nurses said to never despair, and I thought, yes, that’s it. All the horrible things I put my tyrantverse characters through, it was only so that when I save them at the end, it will be completely worth it. It’s a bit more violent (nothing beyond My Country levels tho) and quite emotionally dark, but I also tried to inject a lot of friendship, humor, and love into it as well, because there must always be hope.

For My Country fandom friends who didn’t realize, the tyrant!Yeong in this fic is essentially modernAU!Seon-ho, and I lifted Sung-rok entirely from My Country to be tyrant!Yeong’s second-in-command and loyal-superstar-extraordinaire. Writing them in this modern AU, and seeing the positive reception to Sung-rok’s grouchy, dogged devotion was the start of my love spiral for Sung-rok. <3 <3

3) The Veritable Records of King Taejo (My Country)

Going to cheat and lump 3 fics (soon to be 4) into one link. I rested a little bit after “Nil Desperandum” because I had completely emptied myself out at that point, just a husk of an author shell. Then I started poking out oneshots! Each one got progressively harder to write, lol, the creative gas tank was running out of juice, so I had to really start figuring out new strategies as a writer to keep going. One magic tool was coercing recruiting @rain-hat to beta for me, and WOW, THE BEST???? Who would’ve thought it’d be FUN to be edited!!! <3 Due to her efforts, I could avoid the “no beta we die like Liaodong” tag, hahaha.

I grew up watching cop shows, lawyer shows, monster-of-the-day shows, endless procedurals-- so I was super miffed that the drama would imply that Seon-ho spent YEARS just single-mindedly chasing private armies??! No! I want more family and friends development for this sad, dramatic whump child! I want him to be smarter than the show, inherently brilliant despite the stupid he descends into, and be recognized as such by the people who do recognize his value! And I want them all to be happy with no pointless death!

Also, the 4th WIP is now a Sung-rok lovefest written as an ode to his awesomeness, has stretched to 47K+ words, and is being an absolute royal pain to finish. ;__; All the ease and creative fervor from earlier? GONE. I’m a lone salmon flopping upstream on a ladder. I might get eaten before I finish laying my eggs. Any one have tips to get over this?

4) First Translation of Woo Do Hwan Japanese Interviews

More firsts! So much thanks to @ibelongtomousse to inspiring and encouraging me to do some real translating after talking to her about her sublime TKEM fics and translations thereof, and @staidwaters from emerging from the Internet depths to boost/correct my neophyte efforts! I’m now chomping at the bit to do more, even though I may ultimately discover that these interviews have absolutely nothing interesting to say, lol. But my first priority is simply to get better at the language, and 2nd priority is to soak in the words (and photos) of Woo Do Hwan, hahahah. Also, as far as I can tell, no one is filling this niche, so I guess I’ll keep going??

5) Fanart!

I started drawing again! As a procrastination tactic from writing oneshots, but it still was really nice to see that I hadn’t lost the touch entirely. I feel like I’ve mentioned this here and there, but writing wasn’t my first interest--drawing was. Animals first, then people once I discovered anime/manga. I went all into drawing comics, only to face the hard reality that I didn’t know how to tell a story end-to-end. Hence how I started trying to write. Along the way, things happened--I got RSI and had to stop drawing/writing for awhile. I discovered that pictures are NOT worth a thousand words, esp when it comes to long-form comics; my preferred tools of trade (dip pens) ended up exacerbating my RSI problems; then once I got a handle on my RSI, I found I could type faster than I can ever draw, and so here I am. I saw what @convenientalias was doing with their My Country werewolf fic though, so I am excited to try that for my Sung-rok WIP? :D

I think I’m the last hold out among artist/writer friends in answering this wrap-up, hope you enjoyed reading!

[musicdork]

jjba social media/tiktok au!! (hcs)

there’s a lot about josuke im so sorry sfjlesfejk,, it started out as just him and then i was like “”,, what about other people?”” other’s are at the very end

it’s pretty fuckin long i,, im so sorry hh,, also my thought process was kinda Everywhere with this so like,, hope you can still enjoy this haha

[ edit ] this’ll be like,,, a masterpost or something for my hcs so this is,, very long,,

- you CANNOT tell me that Josuke isn't the kind of person who'd make thirst traps n him just being confident in his body like!!!

- tiktok josuke would be a blessing for me

- he'd make the thirst traps but in the caption be all embarrassed about it and like???? hOW ADORABLE!!!!

- i also feel like he'd make some gaming jokes,,,

- then ppl see jotaro a couple times and are like 👁️👄👁️💦

- OH MY GOD

- WHAT IF HE GOT OKUYASU N KOICHI TO DO SOME DANCES WITH HIM!!! or just them generally being dorks n they have a whole fanbase

- AND THE GIRLS AND THE GAYS GO BATSHIT LMAO (he's on gay tiktok, period. and like, other niche n weird spaces of tiktok)

- josuke's making a tiktok and it starts off in his room. he points up n text appears, "you guys wanna know how joot and i are related?"

- then he does a basic transition to where he's at jotaro's hotel room, having him and jotaro in frame with an arm wrapped around his shoulder.

- josuke's grinning

- jotaro has no fuckin clue whats going on

- a text appears above them, "say hello to my little nephew"

- i can see josuke doing povs, not the cringey kind but some that would be comforting for others;; who really need it.

- for his username my brain came up with starboy99 but he would definitely have his full name at the top of the screen

- probably part japanese to shorten the amount of characters he has to use (what i should've said is part KANJI n part romanji but hhh)

- i feel like he uses they pronouns too

- i have to think of his bio 👀

- definitely have his pronouns

- maybe a small quote? "just here to have a bizarre adventure! 💫"

- maybe something like that

- DEFINITELY have that he's a minor cause when he didn't have that,,, a lot of adults were simping for him and i feel that would make him Uncomfy

- he's adequate at transitions, but doesn't take too much time to learn them tbh. he's definitely the person to have vloggy type of tiktoks where he just shows a minute of his day

- absolutely would have okuyasu in his tiktoks with them doing dumb shit (like pranking rohan hehe) and them just being DORKS. a lot of ppl would think they're dating or just have a really good bromance

- he got a second of jotaro with his hat off and everyone died that day

- jotaro's in his tiktoks but very rarely

- when he is, people go BATSHIT with the simping

- i can see his following being fairly decent, and him getting decent traction but would also get shadowbanned a couple of times

- he definitely talks about retro games a lot and makes memes centered around them

- i can't say for certain what side(s) of tiktok he's on except for the obvious gay tiktok

- the more wholesome side, definitely activism, some povs, splash in some diversity, maybe japanese tiktok?? im sure that exists

- idk the more obscure sides,,

- he's a casual tiktoker for sure, maybe posting twice a week

- when he's especially bored he might post a couple times in a day, maybe an hour :'))

- i take that back, maybe three times? three times sounds fair

here’s a little break for your eyes lmao, there were a Lot more than i thought holy shit,,

-  JOSEPH (P2!) WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TIKTOK SJSNS

- rohan makes two tiktoks

- they both blow up (and act like they don’t know nobodayy HAHAHA)

- he has a large following (mainly jap)

- but he barely uses tiktok after that

- i can't see giorno having social media tbh

-  he'd try to predict the algorithm based on the stuff he posts when he first gets the app.

- its mainly just him being a goof with a couple thirst traps thrown in there once he realizes "oh shit, i have simps?"

- caesar is featured once n already has a fanbase under joseph's acc (joseph's not jealous or anything,, nooo,,,,)

- like he's in the mafia,,,

- wait

- or maybe he just takes really good pictures of nature,,, i can see that

- a lot of people ask "where is this dude's parents,,,"

- narancia,, is the one who has tiktok (in bucci gang)

- mista would always (not ALWAYS but very. often.) find ways to be in them/photobomb

- i can see his (narancia’s) fyp being like super wholesome with some dumb memes but also popular music covers

- like rock covers or sumn similar

i deadass thought i had a couple for johnathan and erina too but!! can’t find them so,,

-  so one day he makes a tiktok, inside the turtle lmao

- at first he's like "why are you guys asking where my parents are;;"

- the camera flips to abbacchio and bruno

- "they're right here"

- cue a chuckling giorno and a laughing mista

- they do all the couple tiktoks together,, all the cute ones at least. i can see them doing the more wholesome dances too! they would all around just be the cute couple everyone else aims to be

- also thought i had some part 3 hcs saved?? wtf my saving skills are terrible,,

- polnareff is the one with tiktok. he would go around filming small snippets of stuff that happens with the crusaders (ignoring that,,, tiktok Did Not exist at the time haha)

- jotaro and kakyoin were definitely featured in his tiktoks!! i can see avdol with his arms folded being like “...we have better things to do--”

- but pol is like “but the fans, avdol! think about the content they’ll be missing out on!!”

- he’s hopeless LMAO. but honestly?? he'd make a good vlogger too!! his charisma would definitely be to his advantage

- you bet your ass that oldseph photobombs any chance he gets lmaooo he’s also the guy that a small part of polnareff’s fans simp for. 

- actually, each crusader has their own small fanbase within pol’s tiktok account. i feel the majority would be fans of jotaro and polnareff (it is his acc,,)

- jotaro’s fyp, when he reluctantly gets tiktok, consists of animals,, animal facts, funny animal tiktoks, ocean tiktoks for sure, just a lot of naturey stuff!! but he barely uses it though haha

- kakyoin uses tiktok every now and then! i feel he would prefer instagram more. he mainly posts his artworks, and the occasional retro game case hehe. he does the Dumbest shit on his “close friends” story, it’s great. i feel that’s also where he goes to ramble about whatever’s on his mind

- avdol definitely has a work instagram, only using it for his fortune telling business and trying to network with different tarot readers and fortune tellers. he likes the small community he has,, hehe,,

whoever read all this I'll cry in your arms

[greenteabtch]

Get to Know Me Meme- What Makes You Happy?

AHH I lost who tagged me but I’m pretty certain it was @isalavhenan! Thank you for thinking of me these are super fun <3

Rules: List 15 things that make you happy, then tag 10 more people (no order!)

Straight up off the bat my mutuals because they ya’ll give me SUCH a laugh and are always teaching me something new, clawing me further and further into this fandom hahaha. And you’re all enabling my clown behavior. 

Drawing!! Even though I have negative one million patience and just churn stuff out at random hours it’s so much fun to have that initial burst of creativity and just rush to create. Also just saving copious amounts of people’s art work for inspiration, like if I’ve reblogged from you your art is probably in my camera roll.

Finding things that fit my niche. Like gorgeously crafted tarot cards, devilish looking cats, cute clothes that have symbols I relate to like bees and dragons. Individualist type of stuff. also bears

Astrology and personality quizzes, because I love finding out about EVERYONE and myself because humans are so unique and dynamic to me I just want to know every little part of them even if I can’t.

Nothing satisfies me more than a freshly made bed. And I’m terrible at it because I have soo many layers so it’s really a treat.

Making jokes and coming up with weird and hilarious stuff like @otheliame and I’s conversation about using blood magic to increase dong size.

Finding random stuff in the back of the closet or garage like a penny board and just takin that bad boy for a SPIN! 

Coffee, coffee, more coffee. It’s so good, so good, so good. At the height of my addiction (when I was a temp at an office) I was consuming at least 8 cups throughout the day. And yeah ok it’s bad for me and none of you should do it but also it was freaking AMAZINGGGG

Mysteries, murder, detectives, oh my! I’ll never get tired of Bones, I relate too much to her character and appreciate her dedication to learning. What a dream!

Scary movies. What’s a sleepover without a little demonic sacrifice? Also, Ghost Adventures is a guilty pleasure because I think they get good stuff, even if I think it’s too monotheistic in their approach and obviously biased and not based in fact. Ok it’s fun i guess.

Eyeliner. it’s been my brand since sophomore year, and girl.... my wings.... woosh. When I get done up... wow. it’s a ... MOMENT.

Telling people I love them. There’s something extremely profound about just saying I love you to people. So much joy and happiness is derived from a shared moment of mutual affection, when two separate people bare themselves and say you are cared for in the most powerful way. Wow.

On that note, my boyfriend, he’s such a goofball like Alistair in real life. I love him so much and he always lifts me up everyday, and I appreciate him for being independent and confident enough to encourage me to pursue all my passions.

Making memes. I’m a meme maker, a connoisseur. I’m the back alley chef of memes who shoves five pounds into your coat and tells you to break left. The fool born of a line of court jesters beheaded and drowned for being too damn funny.

Did you make it this far? I love you. Fine, lastly, boba and sushi, because if I had to live a life without them I might fuck around and end it all. I went to Chicago for tour once and my classmates and I were freaking out because there wasn’t any boba so we found ONE place and it was powdery and terrible. Same story but like the Phillippines with my boyfriend and sushi. sigh.

NICE!!! I don’t know who has and hasn’t been tagged yet so I’m gonna tag  right now and feel free to ignore me as per usual @darkspawntaxcollectors @otheliame @dragonagetrash @noire-pandora @lyrium-lovesong @windy-dream

ok now i’m shy

[escarlatafox]

either shifu or sam for the meme?

Saaaam!

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: !!!! I DIDN’T EXPECT HIM TO BE SO GREAT? :D Gosh Sam how did you manage to hit on so many niches I love, huh? Like. At first he was alright. It was just like “oh okay so we’ve got this straightforwardly happy-go-lucky ball of sunshine... not suuuuper my thing in this case, but I get why people would love him” (sdjnksdkjnsdkjnsdnkj I had no idea). And the fact that he seemed to actually put people off with how over-the-top friendly he is - that was an interesting touch where it’s like “oooh”. But you know exactly when my perspective transforms more. hhhh

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: I don’t actually - I mean, Sam/Guy is definitely really cute, but at most I only kind of ship it passively in the sense that I see other people getting really into it and I’m like “yeah! cool!! :D” like cheering on on the sidelines. When push comes to shove, I don’t actually have any Sam ships!

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Romantic or not, we can never forget Briefcase Buddies.

My unpopular opinion about this character: Ooh I don’t really know what’s unpopular. I wasn’t SUPER into his character at first, but I was absolutely willing to give him a chance as a character to endear himself to me (which he did, in a way that I totally didn’t expect, lol). But hmmm yeah, see I don’t think I know enough about what the prevailing opinions are to be able to know which I disagree with.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I’m a sucker for any sort of “foreshadowing” wherein Sam would do something obviously Morally And/Or Legally Dubious and have it glossed over at the time as either Rule Of Comedy, Typical In-World Zaniness, or Sam being seemingly oblivious as to having done anything wrong when he knows full well what he’s doing. My memory isn’t the best so I’m not sure how much of that we got in canon, but either way I would have loved more! Not even that but just. ahhh. love me some foreshadowing, or even just played around with the “secret” a little more once the audience has been clued in because then we can actually SEE the inherent dissonance of his seemingly innocent character playing out in real time. would also love some insight into either his other identities or how much he’s putting on an act. Obviously a lot of his stuff (the majority) is genuine, but hahaha I don’t knooow I’m rambling. I love highlighting the dissonance between supposed innocence and the reality of a character. I guess what I want from the next season is for the show to still acknowledge Sam’s criminal past/side, and to also do more to acknowledge the fact that he’d just been jumping from fake ID to fake ID for a long time. I don’t want it to be brushed over type thing yknow? There’s so much potential depth there to explore. Even if it’s just casually dropped into conversation among the characters...

Favorite friendship for this character: You have the obvious Briefcase Buddies, but you know what, I want some Sam and Michellee friendship. Let our dear vegan be good buds with the egg&ham-eater! :P

My crossover ship: Lol yeah nah as I said I technically don’t have any actual Sam ships XD

Shifu...

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: Oh, everyone knows, surely. XD

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Nah

My unpopular opinion about this character: Non-Shifu fans do not seem to realise how secretly fun-loving this guy actually is. At least, they didn’t prior to the third movie, which surprises me. A bunch of stuff about his character in the third movie was Always There, it was simply repressed and/or less obvious before.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: This is kinda random but I was kinda disappointed about the Po/Mei Mei arranged marriage plotline getting dropped from kfp3 because I’d wondered prior to the movie’s release if we’d get to see any of Shifu’s reaction to it. Hm. (Well I did say it was random, lol). Honestly, I do have things I’d love to see happen but I do not trust them to necessarily be pulled off properly. Because I am incredibly picky about how his character is written, a “wish would happen” with his character at this point for me is to let him Rest. Oh right, I just remembered. Since they actually joked once about making three movies about Shifu’s backstory, but it was only ever a joke. Well I certainly wouldn’t turn another three movies down if they were well-written lol. Honestly the story of how Shifu started learning Kung Fu and started on that path is shrouded in mystery, (Inb4 LOA because I Do Not Care about LOA, LOA is irrelevant and does not exist as far as I’m concerned) so I’d really love to just know a little about his history in the first place. Every time he mentions that line about leaving his family to learn kung fu in Kung Fu Panda Holiday I absolutely BURN with curiousity you have no idea. One single throwaway line from Po in a random youtube video about Shifu failing maths in the second grade (I think it was?) just also makes me very curious about his childhood in general, what even the deal was and what the situation was like prior to him learning and mastering kung fu. There’s a whooole untold story there :’( the secrets of my fave...

Favorite friendship for this character: Po

My crossover ship: ...lol let’s not, his line in the deleted scene was pure vindication though.

[skyyclad-observer]

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What is an Autoresponder and do I need one for My business? The 2nd Do I require to consider Email Marketing?

Having actually a targeted email list and utilizing reliable e-mail marketing is like owning a individual bank machine ... but only as long as you do it. Many people don't. It's important to note, that I  have actually run email campaigns that have actually generated thousands in commissions, and I  have actually sent out emails that failed to produce a single cent. While it's not always predictable, there are things I  have actually found out over the years that can produce more consistency in between the two. Now assuming you  have actually done the groundwork and matched your offer to the list, there are specific methods you can do to increase your sales from each email. It's of course difficult to talk to each individual individually. While they get the e-mail straight to their inbox and read it as if you sent it to someone, you actually may be speaking to 10s or even hundreds of countless individuals at the same time. The technique here is that we all have standard qualities that you ought to be "speaking" to. Tap into these and see your results skyrocket. A while back I surveyed among my lists and the following are concepts I've pulled from the precise words utilized by genuine paying consumers. Save Time: The bulk of us get a great deal of email, and it's safe to assume we have really hectic lives. The technique here is that we all MAKE time for the things we want. (like maybe your promotional offer!). Here's how to use this belief. Prior to sending your next promotion, ask yourself ... Does the deal saves your customer precious time? If so you need to definitely describe how it does. " Do you squander hours, on x, y, and z? Would you rather hang out on (list more intriguing things). Here's an deal that saves you time by doing this, and letting you do (the more fascinating things).". Fix a Problem:. Aggravation is a huge incentive! Understanding your audiences most significant problems, and aggravations is the crucial to increasing your sales. If you can legally use a service to help them fix a big problem, it's an simple sale. Your only task then is to plainly discuss and let them understand how it does that. Integrate it with the time technique above you have severe sales firepower. " Are you losing your time attempting to fix this frustrating and big issue? Envision just how much easier your day would be if that problem was gone. The fantastic feature of this (insert product) is the hours of time it conserves and how it fixes xyz issue by doing this this and this. Here's where you get can it now ...". Amuse:. How numerous people take a seat each night and see TELEVISION for a minimum of an hour? Believe of all the different ways, and billions of dollars invested in home entertainment. It needs to be obvious that we like a little excitement and range in life. Make sure your e-mails not just describe the item, but they are amusing and fascinating at the same time. Inform stories, and paint pictures. If you can conserve time, solve a problem, and be amusing or funny at the same time. Well golly gee you're going to be wealthy and popular at the very same time! " Bahhh, Bahhh ... The animals shuffled in line, one by one. What a aggravating zoo this day has actually been. Today I was standing in line at the coffeehouse. I felt rather ridiculous simply waiting there, and began to daydream. When I suddenly imagined everyone bleating aloud like sheep. I nearly lost it chuckling in the middle of Starbucks. Can you envision me, the insane person in line simply busting out laughing. Perhaps I in fact was insane. Who desires to stand around like sheep losing valuable time, for an overpriced cup of joe. Back at house on the computer, and rightfully sulking I got to thinking. There's got to be a better method. After one creative Facebook post about the encounter and hours of feline videos later on ... Bingo ... I stumbled onto this ... (affiliate link). This awesome device makes actual Starbucks coffee right there on your counter top. Get this ... it does it in ten seconds at the push of a button. What a relief. I went to the shop and bought it on the spot. Think which line I WON'T remain in tomorrow. And waste time in line for a basic coffee than I extremely suggest this super awesome immediate coffee maker if you do not want to pay too much. You don't even have to leave the house to buy it. You can get it right here online ... ( link). Now you  have actually got more time for cat videos like me! Bahhh bye for now!". Got it? Amusing, story, entertaining, conserve time, solve problem ... instant sale! Talk to Feelings:. Okay, I snuck this one in there on the previous example. Unless you're a cyborg or something, you most likely have experienced more than your share of feelings in a life time. Think what? They work excellent in story informing, and sales. In the above story, I felt frustrated, ridiculous, and laugh aloud pleased, and finally relief. Typically time ours problems occur with really particular emotions. Anger, aggravation, sadness, etc. With those issues fixed, we experience the opposite. Happy, relieved, pleased. When you feel these things, take note. Include them into your marketing. When you get paid from all your e-mail sales, be delighted. Create Exclusivity:. Someplace deep within us is a 5 year old joking standing out their tongue and stating "na na I got this and you donnnnn' t". It's some kind of hard coded feeling that we wish to be special unique flowers of exclusivity. Imagine you see an remarkable item of clothes at the store, buy it, and more than happy. The next day you are standing in line for coffee (see what I did there hahaha) ... and actually EVERY single person in line was wearing the very same thing. Well gosh you may feel a bit dissatisfied. It's likewise the factor so many iDevices are offered on the first day, since there's a restricted supply and you'll be one of the select couple of that has it. Let's see how we may make this work. As an affiliate you have restricted impact on the exclusivity of the item you're promoting. BUT you can create your own. You can add bonus, worth, or service to the deal that Remains In limited special supply. No one else will get this important bonus deal but you, my valued customer. Geminii Review:. Geminii has been produced to offer HUGE worth on the front end and will give any novice access to the 3 crucial tools that EVERYBODY requires when they begin their online business. These 3 important tools are likewise included in the ONE TIME ONLY cost that would otherwise cost you individual monthly costs. The apps consist of:. - Simple cloud based autoresponder to enable users to start with the wildly lucrative e-mail marketing company design. Functions include the ability to upload their client lists via.csv, send out endless e-mail newsletters. - The Geminii e-mail marketing tool box; Increase your click rates utilizing Timers, Shortage Bars and Purchase Buttons "Inside" your e-mails. - Squeeze page developer with 2 adjustable templates fully hosted by us with the choice to download all leads generated. - Training by zeeshan will show you how each individual app works and Jono will show you how all of the apps fit together and how to start driving traffic to your pages utilizing Bing advertisements. - Premium List Building Profit Tools WITHOUT Monthly Expenses - Conserve $1000s per year. - Optimize Your Email Profits & Conversions - Without any copywriting skills. - Your Own On-Demand Traffic Source - For limitless earnings potential. - Effortlessly Start & Grow Lists In Any Specific Niche From Scratch - 100% beginner friendly. - Automate & Scale Your Income - The very best passive earnings technique on the planet. - Develop Potentially Life-Changing Earnings In Minutes Each Day - Simply by sending out an email.

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What is an Autoresponder and do I need one for My organisation? The 2nd Do I need to consider Email Marketing?

Having actually a targeted e-mail list and using effective e-mail marketing resembles owning a individual bank maker ... but just as long as you do it right. The majority of individuals don't. It's essential to note, that I  have actually run email projects that have generated thousands in commissions, and I  have actually sent e-mails that stopped working to produce a single penny. While it's not always predictable, there are things I've discovered over the years that can produce more consistency in between the 2. Now assuming you  have actually done the groundwork and matched your deal to the list, there are particular methods you can do to increase your sales from each e-mail. It's naturally difficult to speak to everyone separately. While they get the e-mail straight to their inbox and read it as if you sent it to one person, you in fact might be speaking with tens and even numerous thousands of people simultaneously. The trick here is that all of us have basic qualities that you need to be "speaking" to. Tap into these and view your outcomes skyrocket. A while back I surveyed among my lists and the following are ideas I've pulled from the exact words utilized by real paying consumers. Conserve Time: Most of us get a great deal of e-mail, and it's safe to assume we have extremely hectic lives. The trick here is that all of us MAKE time for the things we desire. (like possibly your advertising offer!). Here's how to use this belief. Prior to sending your next promo, ask yourself ... Does the deal conserves your client precious time? If so you must absolutely describe how it does. " Do you lose hours, on x, y, and z? Would you rather hang around on (list more intriguing things). Here's an offer that saves you time by doing this, and letting you do (the more fascinating things).". Fix a Problem:. Disappointment is a substantial incentive! Knowing your audiences biggest problems, and disappointments is the essential to increasing your sales. It's an simple sale if you can legitimately offer a option to assist them fix a huge issue. Your only job then is to plainly explain and let them understand how it does that. Combine it with the time technique above you have severe sales firepower. " Are you squandering your time attempting to solve this substantial and aggravating problem? If that issue was gone, think of how much simpler your day would be. The great thing about this (insert item) is the hours of time it saves and how it fixes xyz problem by doing this this and this. Here's where you get can it now ...". Amuse:. The number of individuals take a seat each night and enjoy TELEVISION for at least an hour? Think about all the different ways, and billions of dollars invested in entertainment. It needs to be obvious that we like a little excitement and range in life. Make sure your emails not only describe the item, however they are interesting and amusing at the same time. Tell stories, and paint images. If you can save time, fix a problem, and be funny or amusing in the process. Well golly gee you're going to be popular and wealthy at the very same time! " Bahhh, Bahhh ... The animals mixed in line, one by one. What a discouraging zoo this day has actually been. Today I was standing in line at the coffee store. I felt rather ridiculous simply waiting there, and started to fantasize. When I unexpectedly thought of everybody bleating out loud like sheep. I nearly lost it laughing in the middle of Starbucks. Can you picture me, the crazy person in line simply busting out laughing. Possibly I actually was insane. Who wishes to stand around like sheep losing important time, for an overpriced cup of joe. Back at home on the computer, and truly sulking I got to believing. There's got to be a much better way. After one clever Facebook post about the encounter and hours of feline videos later on ... Bingo ... I stumbled onto this ... (affiliate link). This incredible device makes real Starbucks coffee right there on your counter top. Get this ... it does it in ten seconds at the push of a button. What a relief. I ran to the shop and bought it on the spot. Think which line I WON'T remain in tomorrow. If you do not want to pay too much, and lose time in line for a simple coffee than I highly advise this super incredible instant coffee machine. You do not even need to leave the house to purchase it. You can get it right here online ... ( link). Now you've got more time for cat videos like me! Bahhh bye for now!". Got it? Funny, story, entertaining, conserve time, solve problem ... immediate sale! Talk to Emotions:. Okay, I snuck this one in there on the previous example. Unless you're a cyborg or something, you most likely have actually experienced more than your share of emotions in a life time. Guess what? They work fantastic in story informing, and sales. In the above story, I felt annoyed, silly, and laugh out loud happy, and finally relief. Oftentimes ours problems occur with very specific emotions. Anger, frustration, sadness, and so on. With those issues fixed, we experience the opposite. Happy, relieved, satisfied. Keep in mind when you feel these things. Incorporate them into your marketing. When you get paid from all your e-mail sales, be pleased. Create Exclusivity:. Someplace deep within us is a 5 years of age joking sticking out their tongue and stating "na na I got this and you donnnnn' t". It's some sort of tough coded feeling that we desire to be special unique flowers of exclusivity. Imagine you see an amazing product of clothing at the store, buy it, and more than happy. Then the next day you are standing in line for coffee (see what I did there hahaha) ... and literally EVERY single individual in line was wearing the same thing. Well gosh you might feel a bit disappointed. It's also the factor so numerous iDevices are offered on the first day, since there's a minimal supply and you'll be one of the select few that has it. So let's see how we might make this work. As an affiliate you have restricted impact on the exclusivity of the product you're promoting. BUT you can create your own. You can include value, reward, or service to the deal that Remains In restricted exclusive supply. No one else will get this important bonus deal but you, my valued subscriber. Geminii Review:. Geminii has been produced to provide HUGE value on the front end and will give any rookie access to the 3 crucial tools that EVERYBODY needs when they begin their online business. These 3 vital tools are also included in the ONE TIME ONLY price that would otherwise cost you specific monthly costs. The apps consist of:. - Simple cloud based autoresponder to enable users to begin with the hugely successful e-mail marketing organisation design. Functions include the capability to upload their client lists via.csv, send out unrestricted e-mail newsletters. - The Geminii email marketing tool box; Increase your click rates using Timers, Scarcity Bars and Buy Buttons " Within" your e-mails. - Squeeze page developer with 2 personalized design templates fully hosted by us with the alternative to download all leads produced. - Training by zeeshan will show you how each specific app works and Jono will show you how all of the apps mesh and how to begin driving traffic to your pages utilizing Bing ads. - Premium List Building Revenue Tools WITHOUT Regular Monthly Costs - Conserve $1000s per year. - Optimize Your Email Profits & Conversions - With no copywriting skills. - Your Own On-Demand Traffic Source - For unlimited profit potential. - Easily Start & Grow Lists In Any Specific Niche From Scratch - 100% newbie friendly. - Automate & Scale Your Earnings - The finest passive earnings method on earth. - Produce Potentially Life-altering Earnings In Minutes Daily - Simply by sending an e-mail.

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Author Interview Tag

Author Interview Game

Thank you sooooo much for the tag @tessiete​ this has actually made my day! I fucking love writing about writing (bit self-indulgent, I know) and reading other people’s writing about writing and oh, god, I’m so excited!!

Name: pebblysand

Fandoms: from beginning to end - Without A Trace, House, Spooks/MI:5, The Good Wife, Silk, Harry Potter (although, technically, that was probably the first one - my mum’s best friend said she had to read HP because from age 6 to age 10 it was all I ever consented to talk about). 

Where you post: AO3 and FF. 

Behind the cut cause this post is loooong. 

Most popular oneshot: 

So, the first thing I need to confess is: I geek over AO3 and FF analytics. I always cross-post simultaneously and find the difference (and similarities) between the websites and their audiences, and the way it reflects in the feedback on my work, absolutely fascinating. I mean, I’m doing the following based on kudos for AO3 and on favourites for ff and the first fic on AO3 is twelth in ranking on ff. The first fic on ff is ninth on AO3. They’re the same stories posted at the same time! Why the difference? Can someone please conduct a sociological study of both websites because I’m digging this. 

However, even more interesting: the second most popular story is the same on both. It’s also one I really don’t like. Isn’t that mad?

Anyway, onto the nitty-gritty. 

AO3: Truth (Peaky Blinders)

I like parts of this one. It was the first thing I wrote after years of not writing and I think it might have suffered a bit from that kind of stiffness in my writing muscles. Obviously, it was also so linked to the end of series 3 that it ended up being AU quickly after series 4 came out, which is a bit annoying. I think I also may have made Tommy a bit too intense in this one? I don’t know. There are parts of it that I really do like, though. I really, really love the structure, and the opening is probably my all time favourite in anything that I’ve written (a very close race with Once for TGW, tbh). 

Anyway, I always think it’s a bit funny that this one became the most popular (by far by the way) out of everything I’ve ever written because it was such a flop when I posted it hahah. Got like three kudos and one comment, and because I hadn’t written in so long, I remember thinking: ‘ah, that’s it, then, I’m shite.’ Little did I know! Now, it’s just been steadily getting more and more love with every month that passes and that just makes me so, so happy. I suppose that people just watch Peaky on Netflix and find the fic when they dig through the archive, give it kudos - it’s so, so lovely. I also recently got one of my favourite comments I’ve ever gotten on it (on FF) and it’s really made my day :). 

FF: Cannonballs (The Good Wife)

Again, one that was not very popular at the start (I seem to remember it had the lowest amount of favs for quite some time, actually) but has gradually grown to be popular-ish. I honestly haven’t read this is so long that I don’t really have an opinion on it but I do remember that it is the first thing I actually remember properly working on. I was eighteen when I wrote it and although I’d been writing for years prior to that, I’d always just kind of wrote stuff in one go, posted it and forgot about it. This one was the first one I really worked on, planned, edited, and I remember re-reading it a couple of years back and thinking it was probably the first one that makes me not cringe now. Overall, I do like that it’s popular now. 

Most popular multichap: 

(Full disclosure, I’ve only ever written two multichaps, both happen to be listed here)

AO3: Children (Silk)

My baby. My love. On and off, between writing, first posting, then editing and reposting - 2.5 years of work. It is a ridiculously niche fandom but sure look, I’m so proud of it. I’d always thought I was a one-shot kind of girl, that I was incapable of writing and framing a long-form story, and yet, here I am. I am madly proud of this. 

FF: Castles (Harry Potter)

Sheer force of numbers, here, to be honest. It’s only two chapters in, and already two kudos short of overpowering Children on AO3, which I’m guessing will make it most popular across the board, just because the fandom itself is so large. 

I will say this: I’ve had this story in my head for years and I think part of the reason why I’m only writing it now is that after years of writing in nice, niche fandoms where you could easily read all the fics available in a few days and make friends with readers because everyone kind of knew each other, I finally have the backbone to face the Potter fandom. Because fuck, as much as I love the books and have gotten absolutely lovely, thoughtful comments on this throughout the past few weeks, God can that fandom be brutal.

And, don’t get me wrong: I’ve had constructive criticism on a number of my fics in the past, including very niche ones. Even if it does sometimes hurt a bit, it’s always helped me better my writing. I remember for instance one chapter of Children where someone wrote in that they were confused and couldn’t follow the narrative. I was a bit annoyed at first but in the end, it made me rethink the chapter and rewrite it, and they were 100% correct. That’s the whole point of constructive criticism/debates in comments. 

The Potter fandom has that, no doubt. I’ve had super interesting discussions in comments and overall the response and feedback has been incredible, like I’ve never even dreamt of before. This being said, I’ve also gotten more shit than I’ve had in any other fandom. For instance: the story picks up after the war (starts in May 1998). The summary reads: “To him, the spring of '98 is about sex and funerals.” - which is a line taken from the fic itself. When you labour over something for hours on end and the first comment you get is: “first learn when spring season starts and ends before writing a story about it. what a joke.” it’s a bit disheartening, to say the least. 

And, I know. First of all, yes, that person is an idiot and clearly doesn’t know when spring ends and summer starts themselves because summer only technically starts on the 21st of June. Secondly, even if I’d gotten it wrong, I didn’t write a story about the seasons, you idiot. It’s clearly a line taken from the story. Lastly, learn how to punctuate and spell. Now, I’m 27. I know that. I can disregard that. But even then it still feels like shit. If I’d gotten that kind of trolling when I was younger, I’m not sure I’d still be writing today. I really admire younger writers who start out on Potter - I was very afraid until now, tbh.

Favorite story you’ve written: 

This, I really don’t know. I was trying to pick one but I think my favourite one is almost always the one I’ve either just written or am writing now. For a long time, I really loved Once. I also really liked Daisies and Dreams. I obviously love Children although I think I’ve spent so much time writing and editing it that it’ll take a bit of time for me to really appreciate it without also self-editing in my head, if that makes sense. 

Right now, though, I love Castles. I think it’s the best piece of writing I’ve ever written. When the next one comes around, I hope that’s the best piece of writing I’ve ever written. That means progress. 

Fic you were nervous to post: 

Castles for reasons explained above. I love HP but I don’t think big fandoms in general are my thing. I like decent-sized fandoms. Like, TGW-size, back in the day, was perfect. Even as a reader, it’s also fucking hard to find good fic due to the sheer mass of stuff out there. Where do you even start?

How you choose your titles: 

Castles, Children, Daisies, Truth, Mistakes, Dreams, Before, Once, Cannonballs - hello, do you detect a pattern here :D?

Jokes aside, yeah, I like one-word titles. Believe it or not, though, it hadn’t occurred to me that I always seemed to gravitate towards them until @orbythesea on AO3 pointed it out to me. To be honest, even the fics that don’t materially have one-word titles have one-word titles in my head. Like, Horses Made of Sticks is actually just Horses, in my head. I should probably have called it Horses. 

How do I choose? Depends. Sometimes, they come from songs (Castles, Children, Daisies). Sometimes, it’s quotes, concepts from the show/book, or sometimes it just fits. Like, Once, Dreams and Truth couldn’t really have been called anything else, they’re just what the fics are about. 

Do you outline? 

Yes, always. For one-shots, I usually have an outline on my phone or part of the word file I’m writing the fic in itself, just a list of scenes or quotes that come to me at random points during the day that I will forget if I don’t write them down. I am very forgetful of my own brilliance hahaha. 

For longer stuff, I usually have the general plot in my head from beginning to end before I start writing. Then, chapter by chapter, I plan with a blank A4 sheet of papers that I fill with post-its describing different scenes, a little bit like a paper version of those boards they have in writers’ rooms. It helps me physically see where scenes fall, where holes are. I do the same thing for original fiction. 

For reference, one for Children (chapter 9) would have looked like that. They’re definitely not set in stone, though. Lots of times I’ll change stuff on the spot, big or small. Scenes that pop up randomly or get deleted because they worked in my head but not on paper, sometimes moved (sometimes moved to other chapters even). Here, “Alice” later became “Charlotte” and that “eye-fucking” (LOL) scene never happened. 

Complete: 

I think they’re all complete? I never completed that alphabet-based collection of House one-shots but it was a collection and they were shite anyways. They’re not missed, lol. 

Of course, Castles is incomplete, but that’s just my current WIP. 

In progress: 

As I said, Castles. Also a piece of original fiction that I’m not sure where to post. Like, what do people do with short stories? Where do you post that shit online? Can anyone help?

Coming soon/not yet started: 

No idea. I’m a one-project-at-a-time kind of gal. 

Prompts: 

I love prompts. Send me all the prompts. Especially three-sentence-story prompts. God, I miss those. 

Upcoming Work You’re Most Excited About: 

I mean, again, Castles. 

No pressure tags: I have no one to tag because I’m not really in fandom anymore but if anyone sees this and wants to do this, please be my guest. Again, I love reading about other people’s writing and writing processes because we’re all different and it’s fascinating. 

Also, if anybody’s got theories about ff v. AO3 tastes and readership, hit me up, I could speculate for hours. 

And thanks again @tessiete​ for tagging me