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four lil dudes and an imposter coming soon ((they’ll be stickers))

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Thank you too all at Otakon 2023!!

Had such an amazing time being apart of my first artist alley and was honored to do it at the very first convention I've ever gone to!! It was a successful weekend and I'm so grateful for anyone and everyone who bought something or even just came by to say hello!! I met some really amazing artists there as well and everyone was so nice!!

Looking forward to whichever con I'm able to get into next, and hopefully Otakon 2024!

Etsy shop will be reopening up by this weekend at the latest so stay tuned to get what is still in stock post-con and for when I'm able to restock on other merch that I sold out of!!

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^^^ Follow the link to my carrd! It'll direct you to my Etsy to get your own Bowuigi charm! <3

So I made a Bowuigi charm and they are now available via Etsy and also will be available at my table at Otakon DC 2023!! Link is on my Carrd page! Link in bio!

2.5" Charm ft. a rose gold bow clasp and glitter epoxy on one side!

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So I made a Bowuigi charm and they are now available via Etsy and also will be available at my table at Otakon DC 2023!! Link is on my Carrd page! Link in bio!

2.5" Charm ft. a rose gold bow clasp and glitter epoxy on one side!

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Reasons your Novel Might get Rejected

Thinking of publishing traditionally? Here are some reasons why a publishing agency might reject your book. Don’t let any of these reasons keep you from writing, but rather help you strengthen your craft!

1) Your target audience is unclear. Are you writing for middle-grade boys or adult females? Suburban single mothers or war-enthusiast who love everything weaponry and explosive? Of course, your story can end up appealing to multiple categories of people (take Harry Potter for example). But if you know who your prime reader is, you’ll be able to use the correct language, voice, and reading level for them.

2) Your query letter or synopsis is lacking and doesn’t hook the agency. A query letter and synopsis are two different things presented to an agent or publishing company. You must be able to properly sum up your  book in an interesting way for an agency to want to peruse your novel. You have to pique their interest.

A query letter is a brief summary used to capture the attention of an agent/publishing company. A sales pitch one might say. It typically contains your story’s main hook, some details about the book (genre, similar books, etc.), and some facts about yourself. If the query letter is successful, the agency will go on to read your synopsis/pages.

A synopsis is a summary of your entire book from start to finish and what happens in it (including character arcs and plot). This is all done in less than two pages.

3) Predictability. It may be predictable characters, or the plot itself. Either way, predictability isn’t good. What’s the point of reading a book if you can already predict the events? Conflict is the heart of all stories and if your book lacks conflict/stakes, it can become predictable. Give your characters inner conflict just as much as you do physical. Make it difficult for readers to know what your character will do.

4) Your story starts way too early. From what I’ve researched, a huge reason why books get declined is that they start wayyy before anything happens. You’re revealing tons of background information or your character is doing pointless things when they should be approaching the inciting incident. The inciting incident is the scene that launches your character on their journey and should happen sooner than later! 

5) You aren’t balancing showing vs. telling. Contrary to popular belief, a novel should have a bit of both (but… probably more showing). If you spend every scene in extreme detail, you risk slowing your story down. If you tell everything, you aren’t immersing your reader.

6) You’re spending too much time in Act 1. A story consists of three Acts. The beginning, middle, and end. The rising action/set-up, the middle/climax, and the resolution. Don’t spend too much time in Act 1 setting things up. You’ll want to properly pace your story so that it doesn’t drag on too long before hitting the heart of the story.

7) Simply… bad writing/grammar. Also, consistent POV is important. This one is self-explanatory, but if you care about what happens in your story, you should also care about the grammar and prose! Typically, hiring editors is a step you must do before taking your novel to a publishing agency.

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Some Quick Character Tips

Here are a handful of quick tips to help you write believable characters! 

1. A character’s arc doesn’t need to grow linearly. Your protagonist doesn’t have to go from being weak to strong, shy to confident, or novice to professional in one straight line. It’s more realistic if they mess up their progress on the way and even decline a bit before reaching their goal.

2. Their past affects their present. Make their backstory matter by having their past events shape them into who they are. Growing up with strict parents might lead to a sneaky character, and a bad car accident might leave them fearful of driving.

3. Give reoccurring side characters something that makes them easily recognizable. This could be a scar, a unique hairstyle, an accent, or a location they’re always found at, etc.

4. Make sure their dialogue matches their personality. To make your characters more believable in conversation, give them speech patterns. Does the shy character mumble too low for anyone to ever hear, does the nervous one pace around and make everyone else on edge? 

5. Make your characters unpredictable. Real people do unexpected things all the time, and this can make life more exciting. The strict, straight-A student who decides to drink at a party. The pristine princess who likes to visit the muddy farm animals. When character’s decide to do things spontaneously or in the heat of the moment, it can create amazing twists and turns.

6. Give even your minor character’s a motive. This isn’t to say that all your characters need deep, intricate motives. However, every character should need or want something, and their actions should reflect that. What’s the motive behind a side character who follows your protagonist on their adventure? Perhaps they’ve always had dreams of leaving their small village or they want to protect your protagonist because of secret feelings.

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working on a mini comic for an upcoming expo and its so exciting finding my passion for little comics again!! might sell online later, who knows 👀

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In Bloom, a physical and PDF Jujutsu Kaisen zine with 80+ pages, is now open for pre-orders!

Find the link to our store here!: https://jjkflowerzine.bigcartel.com

Bundles and stretch goals:

Ajisai - $20 digital bundle

Himawari - $25 zine only bundle

Asagao - $35 half bundle: includes a physical copy of the In Bloom zine, a PDF of the In Bloom zine, one charm, two die-cut stickers, and are eligible for BOTH stretch goals.

Sakurasou - $35 half bundle: includes a physical copy of the In Bloom zine, a PDF of the In Bloom zine, two polaroids, two die-cut stickers, one print, and are eligible for BOTH stretch goals.

Akaibara - $50 full bundle: includes a physical copy of the In Bloom zine, a PDF of the In Bloom zine, two polaroids, two sticker-sheets, two die/cut stickers, one charm, one print, and are eligible for BOTH stretch goals.

PREORDERS CLOSE ON JUNE 15!

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Sobbed last night after finally reading The Galaxy is Endless and I’m not okay… Will be posting a process video on YouTube soon and also an animated version of this once I get the file size down lol

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some genshin tarot card designs i did back in february/march! might go back and finish a whole deck eventually??

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been a hot minute since i last opened tumblr so uh... have a Toga i did a bit ago!

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I’m still so excited about this zine!! Been putting my all into it 😤😤😤

🔥 🐺 NSFW Artist Spotlight 🐺 🔥

Please welcome Austin Freund! Austin Freund is a comic artist and illustrator studying to get his BFA in comics! He enjoys binge-watching the Witcher while drawing. This is his first zine he’s been accepted for!

🐺 What’s your favorite thing about The Witcher?

The setting and world building that’s been done!

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The Little Mermaid by Alessandro Pizzi

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🐺 Welcome to The Witcher Zine! 🐺

We are proud to present the team bringing you The Witcher Zine! We’re a zine project dedicated to The Witcher franchise! Our SFW zine will be made into a physical book and has two themes: slice of life and mythos. Our NSFW has no theme and will be digital-only. We are also producing a few pieces of merch and merch stretch goals.

See anybody you recognize or new people of interest? Please give our contributors some love at their social medias listed below the cut!

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