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Welcome!
It’s come to my attention I don’t have an intro post (could’ve sworn I did but it’s disappeared somewhere) so here it is :)
Hello!
You can call me Arthur
He/him 🏳️⚧️ (pronouns.page)
I’m Aussie, my timezone is AEST
Peppa pig was not my sexual awakening I’m ace she just made me sound British. Yes I’m the guy who gave the Good Omens Mascot dad issues. No comment.
I’m aroace but it’s all a bit hand wavy, autistic, trans masc (ish???), and overall a bit of a mess. Enjoy my flailing.
I write fics sometimes
Multifandom (Sherlock Holmes, MCYT, EPIC, Good Omens, etc) blog with a hefty serving of shitposting and family drama.
Currently very focused on Hermitcraft and the Life Series 💚💛❤️
DMs and asks are open, I’m always up for a chat. Tap on the glass.
Send me writing prompts!
More info under the cut (fandoms, other sites, tags)
Fandoms I’m into right now:
Hermitcraft/Life Series (foaming at the mouth RHRJFJFJF THE BLOCK PEOPLE)
Good Omens (background interest atm)
Sherlock & Co (not in the fandom but i listen religiously)
EPIC the musical (so insane about this)
And various other random stuff if I feel like it
Other things I post/rb about:
Asexuality
Neurodivergence
Writing
Adoptive family drama (under #the fam)
And shitpostery.
Other sites I’m on:
AO3
Discord - DM me for that if you’d like it
Pinterest - howmanyholesinswisscheese
My tags:
#let me tempt queue — queue tag
These others I really should implement but half the time I forget. Good luck.
#arter speaks — my own posts
#arter writes — any sort of writing or prose I end up doing
#arter flails — long reblog chains, general idiocy
#shes my wife — a character tag that started as just for Penelope but ended up becoming my general blorbo tag
#arter gets needlessly patriotic — I somehow seem to post a lot about australia. I don’t even like it here.
#the fam — I have somehow managed to adopt several children, I try to tag our shenanigans with this for Memories, feel free to block it as they often take the form of very long rb chains
#arthur's snazzy gomens teacher au -- what it says on the box. Tags for my good omens teacher AU: "Love As A Hallway And Several Novelty Mugs".
#arthur’s numerous adoptive children #and niblings — adoption records
Don’t really have any others. This blog is as unorganised as my thought process.
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TEX SENTENCE MEME @fidemleto‘s caroline said: “ isn’t this a little extreme? ”
paige lets out a grown from underneath the covers of her bed, pulling the sheets closer. “ no, it’s not! i already feel like i’m dying from the worst hangover i’ve ever had, and i just know if i leave this room, i will die from embarrassment. ” who knows what she said to damon last night -- every time she tries to remember, her headache gets worse. paige isn’t entirely sure she wants to remember. “ solution? leave me here to pretend like the rest of the world doesn’t exist. in fact, tell everyone i’m super busy and unavailable. less of a chance for me to do something stupid if nobody tries to talk to me. ”
#fidemleto#i suddenly had the idea to connect this with that other ask B ))#i'm just waiting for my day to come | interactions#something inside has changed | main verse#snazzy queue tag
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@agalere has entered the garden!
the door to the roof swings open behind her, but chiyo doesn’t rise from her laying position or open her eyes. no, she’s much too content to do either of those things; if she can get away with it, she plans to stay right where she is and continue to ignore the thoughts pestering her. it’s the middle of class anyway -- whoever has intruded on her momentary solace likely desires the peace and quiet, too, or came up here deliberately to find her.
she’s hoping it’s the former, if only to avoid worrying a friend.
” it’s a nice escape from everyone, isn’t it? ” chiyo murmurs, easily heard in the quiet of the open air. “ ‘s peaceful. ”
#agalere#i never mentioned nine but this is meant for him since you requested the starter for him!#i just wanted to keep it vague so you could go with a first meeting or a pre-established friendship depending on your preference#i'd also be happy to plot stuff out!! especially since i haven't watched zankyou no terror#i'm afraid it's going to rip my heart out if i watch it t b h#HIDING IN THIS GARDEN | HS VERSE | CHIYOKO#YOU CANNOT REMAIN ON THE SIDELINES FOREVER | INTERACTIONS | CHIYOKO#snazzy queue tag
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okay so!! i was trying to think of things that hekima would genuinely angst over bc she’s just!! so upbeat that it was difficult for me to imagine her actually being SAD. and i don’t like that bc real people get sad, and i’d very much like my characters to be realistic!
but then one thing hit me, and it really should’ve been obvious considering her backstory.
hekima oozes self confidence and toots her own horn on a daily basis; while that’s a fun part of her personality that people start to expect, it’s also hekima setting high expectations for herself and putting a load of pressure on her shoulders. now!! she works really well under pressure, so maybe that’s part of her reason being the way she is, and most of the time, she’s okay even if she isn’t the Best bc she is TRYING her best. but sometimes : )) she’s not okay
so in her backstory, hekima’s entire reason for wanting her quirk to manifest quickly is to heal her mom’s legs -- she can see how sad her parents are and hates seeing her mom in the hospital. her mom’s quirk is healing through energy transfer, and hekima physically takes more after her mother, so naturally!! she thought she’d get her mother’s quirk. of course, we both know that’s not the case, and finding out she had her dad’s quirk DEVASTATED lil five-year-old hekima bc she so, so badly wanted to help her mom.
her mom remedies this by telling her she can help so many more people now! save so many all at once with just one hand! and urges her to help those who need it most, who have no one else, and hekima takes that to heart.
more than ANYTHING, she wants to be a hero who helps people, who everyone can depend on.
so there’s this pressure she puts on herself to be that hero who can’t be bested, who can’t be stopped, who will save you no matter WHAT is thrown at her, and that’s A Lot. and i can imagine it gets to be a bit much sometimes?? like say she consistently places second or third in her class for physical tests -- she’d really get bummed out even if she’s smiling and saying “ i’ll beat you next time!! ” bc it feels like she’s failing. “ you’re in the top three, though! ” but she’s not the best, and isn’t that her whole thing? isn’t that who she’s striving to be? what’s all this big talk for if she can’t back it up?
and good lord if and when she gets thrown into the fray and she can’t save someone??? someone gets hurt or worse DIES on her watch??????? get ready to slap some sense into this boastful bean bc she’s going to lose 80% of her confidence and what’s left is going to be a poor front to throw off her pals’ concern. she will brood and blame herself until she’s convinced she isn’t WORTHY of being a hero, so pls... have a talk with my daughter if that happens!!
#this is an unnecessarily long headcanon only bc i gave that lil background that you'd already know by reading hekima's bio#and i probably could have simplified this into a few sentences but then!! you wouldn't have gotten the full emotion of it u feel#YOUNG HERO YOU WILL NOT ALWAYS SUCCEED ; BUT YOU MUST ALWAYS RISE AGAIN | HEADCANONS | HEKIMA#snazzy queue tag
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@rovgefonce




#instantly!! thought of lewis!! being cheeky#at an inopportune moment dang it!!#chiyo's 110% done and cold#lewis is just Smug#ahh i missed writing them :' )#I WANT TO HUG YOU & SLAP YOU AT THE SAME TIME | SHIPS | CHIYO&LEWIS#i'd like to rename their tag but i'll do it when i'm not sleepy!#snazzy queue tag
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i literally can’t stop talking about this boy to anyone who will listen (and anyone who won’t listen) so here is a messy painting of saeran choi because he will be the death of me
#saeran choi#mystic messenger#unknown#i have been hyperfixating on this boy for two years now do i have a problem#i just think he's neat#cheritz robbed us of an unknown route though tbh i love ray and suit but please...he was so fun in the christmas special#otome#art#artists on tumblr#digital art#digital painting#moony paints#am i doing tagging right i still have no idea how this works send help#okay stop rambling#I cannot think of a snazzy tag for the queue
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milestone sleepover
so, let’s have a sleepover! you know the drill, all the usual stuff, but I’ll summarise below and give a brief overview of the things you can send in!
first of all, if you’re reading this, then the sleepover has begun!
okay, so ground-rules first.
don’t be mean. most important, don’t be a dick. you don’t need to judge other people for their requests.
don’t send things i don’t have on my blog. stilinski triplets, characters that aren’t in my masterlist, and things i haven’t been writing. if it’s not there, don’t request it!
use your manners. if you’re rude or demanding or just not polite on some way, you’re getting ignored. i do not have time to teach manners, i get enough of that at work!
one request per ask. you can send as many as you want, but in separate asks!! if you send them all in one ask, i can’t answer it. too many. no brain work.
next up, what you can send!
we’re gonna do this in an emoji basis. even if you don’t have the emoji, you can copy and paste the symbol before it and it’ll show up for me. no emoji - no request.
🛸 - ships. you know how ships work, give me ample info and don’t be basic. if i see something like ‘i like star wars and my favourite food is curly fries’ it’s getting deleted. it’s not a ship if you’re trying to force a certain character. just don’t do that weak shit.
💭 - headcanons. send me a prompt, specify your character. that’s it. pretty simple. i will not be reblogging prompt lists, it’s hard to find good ones, so you gotta find them.
💬 - blurbs. pretty much the same as headcanons. i will probably be doing more headcanons than blurbs, they’re easier for me, keep that in mind when choosing which to go to! again, specific a character, these will be 200-500 words each.
🎵 - playlists. give me a character and a theme and I’ll list 5 songs for them. eg, thomas + wedding songs. bucky + pre mission warm up. you get me?
🖌 - moodboards. i will be completing very few of these so make your request interesting. make it stand out. I’ll be doing 5 at max. so, catch my attention, y’know? make it ✨ snazzy ✨.
💙 - advice. some of y’all really do be wanting advice sometimes, so if you’ve got a question or something, you can ask it anonymously now. for this one, I’ll answer as many as i can. just love for y’all. i know dog you do be goin through it.
🧞♂️ - recommendations. don’t ask me for book recommendations i can’t remember the last time i read a book that wasn’t for uni, okay?? but i like songs and i like background noise television so tell me a genre, another movie/show/song you liked, or even the vibe you’re going for, and I’ll try to recommend you something.
okay, let’s have some fun. love y’all. let’s rock it.
please note; if my inbox ends up getting flooded full of requests and such, I may not get to answering them all! I do let you all send in as many as you want, though, so hopefully I do at least one of yours. preferably a couple, if you send multiple. thanks for your understanding! if i get a lot, I’ll queue them up to be posted throughout the week so I don’t spam dashes, and if you want to block the tag, block #9ksleepover because I will tag all posts!
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Can we all agree that Alec 100% starts wearing turtlenecks tho?? Like he HAS the turtleneck energy!!! I imagine him slowly starting to wear them in like jewel tones and loosely tucked into a pair of slacks or fitted jeans and a snazzy belt with the sleeves bunched up just a bit. Maybe sometimes with a very clean cut jacket over it 👀👀 It’s simple but it’s all in the details babey!!! I fully believe he actually does get a bit more into fashion thanks to Magnus (to Izzy’s dismay after trying and failing for years dkshgsskg) and they go on shopping sprees together and queue the early 2000s movie montage of them trying on clothes in stores and having the best time I Will Die On This Hill
turtleneck alec rights!! the ones with the loose necks tho bc tight turtlenecks are sensory Hell 😩 but YES im loving this image anon, once again we are saying alec with taste rights,,, honestly when alec -- and i say alec but i kind of mean men in general but in this case alec -- rolls up his long sleeves? ohhh baby 👀 i know u said clean cut jacket but im proposing: long coat,, i sometimes see turtlenecks paired with those long dark dramatic trenchcoats and its such a Look ngl... esp if the coat is like unbuttoned and kind of partly off the shoulders,,, hhghn yeah <3
yesss omg i want to see the malec shopping montage, ik alec probably hates shopping but magnus is very enthusiastic and into it and alec goes along with it and ends up kind of enjoying himself :) he'd definitely let out a huge sigh of relief when they're finally home tho hjkdsdks magnus would ask him to try on the clothes again w/o the tags and stuff and alec would just collapse on the couch ✌😔 ksjdflkd shopping is fun but its still tiring yk!! even when its with ur husband and ur having a blast :')
#izzy: i spent YEARS trying to get u to wear color and it takes magnus THREE MONTHS to get you into a nice turtleneck? i cant believe u. smh#asks#anon#alec lightwood#sh#malec#*adds jewel tone turtleneck alec to my to draw list fhdjjdjs*#fashion malec
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WHAT ARE YOU RUINED BY? ruined by trauma
you cannot get over the past. you are constantly remembering, never forgetting. you can’t live in the moment because the moment is not what brought you here. you are birthed, raised, and killed in the past. you will never get over what was done to you, be it big or be it small. you cannot escape what you refuse to confront.
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@kcntin has entered the garden!
chiyoko loves her dog -- she really does, but man, does she want to murder him when he leaps over their fence to chase after whatever he’s spotted. “ JUN!! oh, you little--- ” she swallows the curse down with a huge gulp of air as she takes off after the german shepherd who’s galloping towards... oh, that’s wonderful! it’s a little puppy and one of her classmates, if the uniform is anything to go by. “ jun, leave it! ” chiyo hollers, though to no avail. jun sticks his nose near the puppy’s rear end anyway, and by the time she catches up, jun has had his fill of investigating and is waiting for her as if she hadn’t been yelling after him. ass. chiyo grabs hold of jun’s collar, out of breath as she bows her head at who she realizes now to be... ken? she THINKS that’s his name; the school year has only just begun, and chiyo is still trying to put names to faces.
“ sorry for the trouble! this little jerk doesn’t like to listen. ” and jun looks absolutely content, tail wagging this way and that as she scowls at him. her ire turns into concern in the next second, though, when her gaze turns to the little german shepherd pup at ken’s side. “ is your puppy okay? ”
#kcntin#hello hello!! let me know if this doesn't work for you and i'll whip something else up!#i just love doggos :' )))#HIDING IN THIS GARDEN | HS VERSE | CHIYOKO#YOU CANNOT REMAIN ON THE SIDELINES FOREVER | INTERACTIONS | CHIYOKO#snazzy queue tag
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“ don’t talk like that! ” a rare frown mars hekima’s typically upbeat expression. “ if you want to be a hero, then MAKE IT HAPPEN. doubting yourself won’t get you anywhere! ”
#hekima getting upset at a pal for talking bad about themselves??? sign me up!!!#TRY TO AVOID BITING OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW | INTERACTIONS | HEKIMA#PLUS ULTRA!!! | MAIN VERSE | HEKIMA#snazzy queue tag
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Tagged by @silverlambcaptain thank you!
1. Why did you choose your url?
For so long on the internet, I had stuck with another username, and I decided with this account I would make a new start. My name is Catherine irl so I kept with the C and I felt the name Cazzy was very snazzy (see what I did there) so I just randomly choose that, then I got imagines simply because I was going to write imagines
2. Any side blogs?
Yep, I recently created @cazzyreblogs and I really need to start using it more
3. How long have you been on tumblr?
Coming up to two months I think? I wasn't allowed to when I was younger or I would have heavily been in the superwholock fandom, so it was probably a good thing I was banned from it, but after I saw the 3rd episode of TFAWS I knew I wanted to write about Zemo, Quotev and Wattpad thing I wrote never really got any attention so I thought I would try Tumblr and I'm so glad I did
4. Do you have a queue tag?
Ngl Idk what this is, I'm assuming it's something about if I queue what I post? If it is then only one-shots, my one-shots always do better in the evenings so if I finish before them then I'll queue them to be released around 9PM or 10PM
5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?
Pretty much answered it above on 3 but all down to Zemo
6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp?
It was originally my main comfort character Loki but I changed it to an avatar that looks like myself because I knew if I kept it as fictional characters I would be changing it all the time
7. Why did you choose your header?
I was looking through the picture section of my drive and found it, it used to be my screen saver for my Chromebook so I thought I would use it as Doctor who is my main comfort show and the 11th Doctor was my first comfort character/character I loved
8. What’s your post with the most notes?
A Freudian slip! Which is crazy as it was only the second thing I wrote on here and I was still trying to get used to writing in second person
9. How many mutuals do you have?
13 I believe, I'd love to have lots more but social anxiety really gets to me at times
10. How many followers do you have?
745, and I love you all so much 😘
11. How many people do you follow?
34, see I really need to start following more people!
12. Have you ever made a shitpost?
(may have just had to look this up) but nope!
13. How often do you use Tumblr each day?
I come on every few hours, answer messages, post something random, look through all of Daniel's tags then leave again
14. Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?
Nope, and I hope I never will
15. How do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?
I like spreading awareness of things, things that people need to know about but I don't like when posts are very demanding about it. Still, when I see important stuff about awareness coming up on my dash I try to repost it.
As for those 'repost or...' as a kid, I did because I was very superstitious but after golden Freddie didn't kill me when I didn't repost one I think I'm safe 😁👍
16. Do you like tag games?
When I have enough energy to answer them, yes!
17. Which of your mutuals do you think is Tumblr famous?
@therenlover they after all kick-started the Zemo/Daniel fandom with One last night in madripoor which inspired me to start writing Zemo content and I'm sure so many others, plus they are always putting out so many good fics!
19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?
Nope, but hey never know maybe one day in the future!
20. No pressure tags:
@vincentdepartment @rumblelibrary @arianalilyblack @multiyfandomgirl40
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Thanks for the tag, @cassiecasyl!
1. Why did you choose your url? wayward comes from carry on my wayward son by kansas which is highly connected to spn. Fairchild is because when I came up with the url, I had red hair and green eyes which I associated with Clary Fairchild and her mother Jocelyn Fairchild from TMI. I also loved Charlotte Fairchild and thought she was amazing and adore what I had seen of Matthew Fairchild at the time.
2. Do you have any sideblogs? yes, I run a lot of events so I have a ton but this is my mainly marvel blog. I also have @queenofangstanddrama which is just a mix of things, @official-wayward-herondale which is non-marvel fandoms that I'm associated with (spn, ouat, kh, ff, genshin, etc), and @dylanlakenwritespoems is my poetry blog. My fic related blogs are @waywardfairchildmasterlists which is my masterlist blog, @parknerficrecblog which I run with a friend is a parkner fic rec blog, @officialparksbornerficrec is a ph^2 fic rec blog that has since been abandon has the ship has next to no updates anymore, and @recreatingauniversemcu which M and I run for the RaU series as there are lots of writers involved and its a way for us to get news out on the series when we have a chance. I also run a few event blogs including @mainparksbornweekblog and @aprilremixparkner. Lastly I also run another account but i keep that secret
3. How long have you been on tumblr? since about 2018 so about three years
4. Do you have a queue tag? sadly no and I can't figure out a good one
5. Why did you start your blog in the first place? originally to promote my original works and it just formed to what it is today
6. Why did you choose your icon? @joyful-soul-collector actually made my icon. Its the omni flag with Black Widow symbol as Black Widow comes out this month.
7. Why did you choose your header? Cause I live in the stars
8. What’s your post with the most notes? Probably my ironhusband birthday theory post. A lot of people have reblogged it. This week it is a parkner cheesey post though
9. How many followers do you have? 216
10. How many people do you follow? 132
11. Have you ever made a shit post? i don't know have I?
12. How often do you use tumblr? daily
13. Did you have a fight with an another blog once? Who won? looks at Herondale... ummm joke fighting yes and its mutual on who wins
14. How do you feel about ‘you have to reblog’ posts? i dislike them like why should I have to reblog. i only reblog if I agree or feel like reblogging.
15. Do you like tag games? yes
16. Do you like ask games? yes but I never get ask when I share them
17. Which one of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? probably joyful-soul-collector and @official-impravidus
18. Do you have a crush on a mutual? no
19. Tags? @snazzy-jas-z-is-a-fan-of @maya-malfoy1012 @thereindeerlady @theirtheretheyre @gwendolynejones-stacy
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Ik nobody meant to but it's seriously upsetting knowing what you delt with and repeatedly posted about and people still would message you mistakenly. Like it's not hard to like you said check the URL or hey profile pic???? C'mon people. Anyways I'm sorry you had to deal with some bullshit but I adore your writing and I think the new name is snazzy it has a good flow when you read it in your head lol💜
Firstly, thank you anon!! I appreciate the kind words and I’m glad you like my writing (and the new url!) ❤️
*queue the rambling*
Secondly, yeah like I know people didn’t mean to message me or even tag me (had that a few times too), but it was just getting to the point where it was just really bothering and getting to me.
I can’t explain why but it was such a blow to my confidence and I would end up feeling really down about it. It would also kill my inspiration at times too and I would end up not writing for the rest of the day. sdhjfbh
Like I said though, I’m not mad and I don’t hold it against anyone who had made the mistake. It was just upsetting because it kept happening and it seemed to be happening more frequently lately.
Honestly, when it happened the first few times I actually thought it was funny. But the fact it had begun to happen so much and was starting to make me sad made it a problem.
It’s just disheartening to come online and see you have some notifications, like asks and messages, only to realize that they were not for you but for another writer.
Maybe its silly to be upset over something like that, but to me it wasn’t I guess lol
In the end, I’ll miss the old url but I like this one a lot as well! And now the confusion should hopefully end, so I think it works out better for everyone now.
#lovely asks#anon#for real thou#im not mad#and I dont hold it against anon who did the mistake#just#try to double who you're sending stuff to#because it can be upsetting to repeatedly get things that arent for you#also#thanks anon!!#I hope you have a good day!
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On Tumblr-ing
I used the most recent Self-promotion Sunday to experiment with sharing my works on Tumblr. As everyone knows, this site is difficult to get a handle on.
Is it worth it to play nice with this site, so my posts show up in tags?
That’s the question that I wanted the answer to and why I chose to fill my queue with all of my original works for one day but posted them in a way that I hadn’t before. I’m not an expert on Tumblr, but I’ll share what I’ve learned from it. However, my observations aren’t going to be helpful to all.
The situation: I create fanfics and podfics. I don’t typically create for popular ships or tropes. I fall in the category of content creators that are no longer new but aren’t battle-hardened fandom veterans.
If any/all of the above applies to you, and you’ve experienced frustration with having your work ‘seen’ on Tumblr, and you’d rather read about someone else’s experiment with this site than do one yourself, keep reading.
First, realistically consider what content you share and how it appears to someone scrolling through the site. For example: sharing fanfic and sharing fanart on Tumblr are two totally different beasts. I cannot overstate the importance of this fact. Be fair to yourself and don’t compare your stats as a writer to those of an artist.
Another thing to remember about sharing your written works to Tumblr is that you’re asking someone to click a link to view/read it. It doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it is.
Imagine a member of your target audience laying in bed in the morning, waiting for the need for breakfast or coffee to be great enough to coax them out from under their blankets. In the meantime, they’re scrolling down their dash (and what appears is dependent upon how they filter posts, but that’s a whole other box I’m not going to unpack here). They’re laughing at memes, getting riled up over politics or social issues, gasping at celebrity controversies, wishing for the days before Tumblr purged the naughty stuff, cute baby animal videos, etc. It’s so easy for a text post to get lost in all of that. It’s too easy for a text post to be overlooked in all of that.
It’s important for posts to show up in tags because sometimes, people don’t just scroll through their dash. Sometimes, they search tags for something specific, and when they find it, they’re more inclined to click on that link to check out your stuff.
I’m going to reel it back to myself and explain why I played with posts and tags. I run a fandom server, and I see folks (mostly new to fandom) who feel bad because their works don’t get many notes on Tumblr. During my first year in fandom, I felt invisible, and it was awful. I want to give advice and encouragement, so I experimented with making my posts visible in tags to see what kind of difference it would make, or not make. I’m going to be the first to say that if I created for popular ships, or popular tropes, or a hot and thriving new fandom, or were a BNF, I probably would’ve seen a huge difference. While what I experienced wasn’t an immediate tidal wave of new admirers of my work, I see how this could increase my readers and listeners over time.
Tumblr, in its infinite wisdom (???), hides posts that have linked works within them. So how do you share a link to your work and have it show up in tags? AO3 has a handy ‘share’ button at the top of your individual works (if you don’t see the magical ‘share’ button, check your account settings to confirm that it’s on). You can share your work directly to Tumblr or Twitter (an even worse site for promoting fanfic) and add bells and whistles to the post, and customize it with what tags you think should be assigned to it.
When it comes to tagging, start with the biggest first, and put the most important in the first five tags. For example: Fandom, pairing, characters, and genre tags should be listed first. Do create a unique tag for yourself to tack on at the end (more on this later). Don’t add tags for popular characters, genres, pairings, etc., that don’t appear in your work.
For the purpose of my experiment, I didn’t add any snazzy images or gifs to my posts. I simply shared the post from AO3 and added tags. I shared all different pairings, genres, and content of various ratings. They appeared utterly unremarkable to me. They were boring, and exactly like something that I, myself, would scroll past. However, I did it that way because the more you add to a post, the more you risk using a word or image that Tumblr doesn’t like. And if it doesn’t like it, your post simply won’t show up in tags. Then you’re left with dissecting your post and editing editing editing until you figure out which word or image was the offender.
At the end of the experiment, I had to conclude that I receive more immediate activity on posts that I draft on this site that include links to my work, even though those don’t show up in tags. I’m going to assume that’s because those original posts are more attractive. However, most of the slight interaction that I saw with my experimental posts were from new-to-me Tumblr users, and I earned some new followers from it. The fact that those posts now reside in tags means that I can expect more of that in small doses, in the future.
Will this change how I post new works going forward? Yes. Typically, I draft an original post linking my work, then reblog it for my followers in different time zones. Now, I’ll share that same work from AO3 in a new original post instead of reblogging the initial one. But I’m going to try to make them look more interesting, and hope they still show up in tags.
I learned from this, but I want to stress something to content creators who feel invisible and get down on themselves for it. There are a million reasons why posts don’t get traction on Tumblr, and they are not because people don’t like your work. Basing your work’s worth on statistics is incredibly unfair to yourself. However difficult that is to ignore, don’t do that to yourselves.
I once shared something that I was proud of writing. Then, I cried for three days straight and ate my entire ice cream supply because it received fewer hits than I have fingers, never mind kudos or comments. Then I realized that I shared it on the same night as the GoT finale. Facepalm.
The joy that comes from creating something new is (or should be) the reason you do it. Congratulate yourself on being so incredibly clever to come up with your work and brave enough to share it on the wilds of the internet where it will remain for someone to find and love. And when your gem of a work is found, make sure you’ve added a unique tag that is all your own to it, so that others can search that tag and binge on all the beauty you’ve made.
#writers and writing#tumblr#tagging#fanfic writers#sharing what i learned#long-winded opinions#hima speaks
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○ Sonic IC ○ ○ nothing starts until you take action! || ﹝ open﹞ ○ ○ time to rock and roll! || ﹝ crack ﹞ ○ ○ i don't know anything about you! not even your name. || ﹝ anon ﹞ ○ ○ who; me? || ﹝ ask ﹞ ○ ○ things are starting to get interesting! || ﹝ thread comm. ﹞ ○ ○ hm. sounds like an invitation to party! || ﹝ dash comm. ﹞ ○ ○ we got some time! || ﹝ discord comm. ﹞ ○ ○ if you have time to worry; then run! || ﹝ musings ﹞ ○ ○ the planet as cool and blue as me! || ﹝ aesthetics ﹞ ○ ○ this is the real me. pretty cool huh? || ﹝ visage ﹞ ○ ○ our next adventure awaits us! || ﹝ p.r.o.m.o.s ﹞ ○ ○ sorry; i'm in a rush here! || ﹝ queue ﹞ ○ ○ i'm outta' here! || ﹝ ooc ﹞ ○ ○ now that was sweet. || ﹝ mun art ﹞ ○ ○ that's a pretty snazzy performance there! || ﹝ beautiful art ﹞ ○ ○ time to kick things up a notch! || ﹝ meme ﹞ ○ ○ no copyright law in the universe is going to stop me! || ﹝ psa ﹞ ○ ○ if you say so. || ﹝ replies ﹞ ○ ○ never a dull moment. || ﹝ video ﹞ ○ ○ sounds like a great excuse to see the world! || ﹝ wishlist ﹞ ○ ○ feeling lucky? || ﹝ reblog ﹞ ○ ○ whoa! out of the frying pan and into the fire; huh? || ﹝ starter meme ﹞ ○ ○ man; i'm so bored! || ﹝ ask meme ﹞ ○ ○ light the fuse; he's a rocket and he's ready to go! || ﹝ starter call ﹞ ○ ○ i can handle this myself. || ﹝ mobile ﹞ ○ ○ time to tag out! ||﹝ tagged ﹞ ○ ○ i promise you; you'll smile once our adventure is done. || ﹝ save ﹞ ○ ○ food or movies? || ﹝ media commentary ﹞ ○ ○ don't you remember? || ﹝ headcanons ﹞ ○ ○ it's been a long time. || ﹝ about ﹞ ○ ○ my time to shine has come! || ﹝ inbox call ﹞ ○ ○ it doesn't matter now what happens. || ﹝ verse tbt ﹞ ○ ○ this is happening! || ﹝ guest muse ﹞ ○ ○ the possibilities are never ending! || ﹝ interactions ﹞ ○
#○ Sonic IC ○#○ nothing starts until you take action! || ﹝ open﹞ ○#○ time to rock and roll! || ﹝ crack ﹞ ○#○ i don't know anything about you! not even your name. || ﹝ anon ﹞ ○#○ who; me? || ﹝ ask ﹞ ○#○ things are starting to get interesting! || ﹝ thread comm. ﹞ ○#○ hm. sounds like an invitation to party! || ﹝ dash comm. ﹞ ○#○ we got some time! || ﹝ discord comm. ﹞ ○#○ if you have time to worry; then run! || ﹝ musings ﹞ ○#○ the planet as cool and blue as me! || ﹝ aesthetics ﹞ ○#○ this is the real me. pretty cool huh? || ﹝ visage ﹞ ○#○ our next adventure awaits us! || ﹝ p.r.o.m.o.s ﹞ ○#○ sorry; i'm in a rush here! || ﹝ queue ﹞ ○#○ i'm outta' here! || ﹝ ooc ﹞ ��#○ now that was sweet. || ﹝ mun art ﹞ ○#.tag dump
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