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Custom pet emojis and profile pics

Hey tumblr friends. I've started doing pet emoji/avatar commissions - below are a few examples with my Leo.

If you'd like one of your pet, head on over to my ko-fi page ☕ or send me a DM

Show off your pup or kitty (or budgie or sheep) in the group chat with a cute emoji or profile pic!

Can't wait to see and draw all of your lovely furry friends!

Reblogging = love 💖💖💖 Thank you for your support!

(For full pet portraits printed on canvas or framed, you can check out my website)

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✨🏳️‍⚧️ support rooney's top surgery 🏳️‍⚧️✨

hello friends! have you been thinking to yourself, "wow i'd love to give rooney a birthday present that also gives the middle finger to jkr"? well i have good news for you! you can contribute to rooney's top surgery fund! what better way to say "happy birthday and fuck you, terfs!" than to mobilize our hp fic community to fund gender affirming surgery for our sweetest cinnamon roll @academicdisasterfic!

visit rooney's gofundme page to donate! we're trying to raise £2500!

any donation amount is appreciated!

as a thank you for a donation of £25 you can submit a prompt for one of the following:

a microfic from @lqtraintracks

a microfic from @nv-md

a curated playlist from @lou-ifyouwant

a three card tarot reading from @saintgarbanzo

a microfic from our dearest @academicdisasterfic himself!

AND! a wonderful anonymous member of our community has already pledged to match the first £150 of donations!

this community is a safe haven where so many of us have been able to explore and affirm our queerness. rooney was able to realize and begin his gender journey through the stories we tell here and the support of this community 💙💖🤍💖💙

we thank you from the bottom of our queer little hearts for all your support! 🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🌈 let's do this!

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I got this comment on a story from my Other AO3 Account this morning.

(Info redacted because I prefer keeping these accounts separate but no one follows me on the side blog I have for that account.)

The story was posted almost a year ago and is relatively “popular” by my average statistics even though it has tropes and themes that are big turnoffs for a lot of people (hence separate accounts). This popularity is undoubtedly because it’s a Marvel Loki story and that fandom is massive.

So there is obviously an algorithm or a bot scrubbing ao3 statistics and leaving this comment on fics that meet a certain metric with the main character of the fic inserted into the comment.

I had a little time to kill this morning so I decided to investigate further. And y’all this is so predatory. Come on this journey with me. It made me mad. It may make you mad.

First, if you go to Webnovel’s website, you HAVE to choose between male lead or female lead stories before you can go any further. WTF?

And that’s weird, but this gets so much worse. This is basically a pay-to-read site that has different subscription models. Which… okay BUT! The authors don’t get paid! Look at that comment again. They’re promising a supportive and nurturing community, but zero monetary compensation. It’s basically, “post your stuff here so we can get paid and you can get… nice vibes?” I mean look at this Orwellian writing:

Using the phrase “pay-to-read model” in the same sentence as “qualitative changes in lifestyles for authors” deliberately makes you think that you can get paid and maybe even make a living on this website. But that’s not actually what it says and authors will not receive one red cent.

Oh but wait, the worst is still to come. In case this breaks containment (which I kind of hope it does) this is where I mention that I’m a lawyer in the US.

I don’t do intellectual property or copyright law but I do read and write contracts for a living. So I went to look at their terms of service. It was fun!

Highlights the first, in which Webnovel gets a license to do basically whatever they want with content you post on their site. This is how they get to be paid for people reading authors’ writing without paying them anything.

Highlights the second, in which Webnovel takes no responsibility for illegally profiting off of fan fic. This all says that the writer is 100% responsible for everything the writer posts (even though only Webnovel is making money from it).

Highlights the third which say that by posting, the author is representing that they have the legal right to use and to let Webnovel use the content according to these terms. So if a writer posts fan fiction and Webnovel makes money from people reading the fan fiction, and the House of the Mouse catches wise, these sections say that that’s ALL on the writer.

So that’s a little skeevy to start off with but the thing that is seriously shitty and made me make this post was that these assholes are coming to ao3. They are actively recruiting people in comments on their fan fiction. And they are saying they are big fans of the character you’re writing about and that they share your interests.

They are recruiting fan fiction writers and giving every impression that you can make money from posting fan fiction on their site and hiding the fact that you absolutely cannot but they can make money off of you while you try, deep in their terms of service which no one but a lawyer who writes fan fic and has some time to kill will read.

I see posts on here regularly from people who don’t understand how this stuff works, don’t understand that they (and others) can not legally make a financial profit from fan fiction. And there are tons of people who will not take the time to dig into the details.

Don’t deal with these bastards. Fuck Webnovel.

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The Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River superimposed on a map of Europe

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The rest of the thread is here.

tl;dr: Don’t monetize AO3, kids.  You won’t like what happens next.

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You know, every so often I think I should update my pirated copy of CS2.

Then I see things like this, and remember that I don't need it more than I need it, you know?

Dated 3/22/23

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Saw my first post with someone admitting they used chatGPT to ‘write a fic’ which they then shared here on tumblr and on Ao3.

To be clear, using AI to churn out a piece of fiction is not writing.

Using a bot (possibly one that was trained using a scrape of Ao3, that is to say, the theft of work from every writer who has posted their work on Ao3) is NOT WRITING.

It is theft. It isn’t creation. It’s a regurgitation of the consumed collective work and effort and heart and time of every writer who has shared their work on Ao3.

‘I’m not a good writer’ is no excuse.

Want to be a writer? Put in the time everyone else does to practice.

Don’t feel confident in your work? Open yourself up to the same vulnerability and risk that the rest of us do.

You don’t get to use a fucking bot to vomit out an approximation of a story and pretend you’ve got skin in the game.

The sad thing? This bot-assembled fic wasn’t bad. It was bland, but it had internal logic, some passing context to character and canon. It wasn’t like those early AI art pieces that had surreal compositions and extra fingers. It wasn’t immediately obvious it was made by a bot.

In this instance the person who posted it admitted they had used a bot. Which, actually, I have some respect for. But it probably isn’t the first and it won’t be the last.

I don’t know that there’s a solution to this, but it is both hurting my heart and enraging me.

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Oh my god lol imagine being so convinced that you’re soooooo different and better than the other lowly boring members of fandom that the encroachment of AI on creative endeavors doesn’t worth you? Because you’re ~weird? “I would die if a bot could mimic me” baby they’re going to learn to mimic everyone, and that’s not even the point, the point is that it’s hurting people in the fandom already. Or do you not care since you’re so edgy and special compared to the rest of us boring losers?

I’m sorry but that sort of attitude does not belong in a community-based hobby like this. If you’re going to “not like other girls” about fanfic and fandom I don’t want you anywhere near me. That mindset is toxic.

Do better.

Saw my first post with someone admitting they used chatGPT to ‘write a fic’ which they then shared here on tumblr and on Ao3.

To be clear, using AI to churn out a piece of fiction is not writing.

Using a bot (possibly one that was trained using a scrape of Ao3, that is to say, the theft of work from every writer who has posted their work on Ao3) is NOT WRITING.

It is theft. It isn’t creation. It’s a regurgitation of the consumed collective work and effort and heart and time of every writer who has shared their work on Ao3.

‘I’m not a good writer’ is no excuse.

Want to be a writer? Put in the time everyone else does to practice.

Don’t feel confident in your work? Open yourself up to the same vulnerability and risk that the rest of us do.

You don’t get to use a fucking bot to vomit out an approximation of a story and pretend you’ve got skin in the game.

The sad thing? This bot-assembled fic wasn’t bad. It was bland, but it had internal logic, some passing context to character and canon. It wasn’t like those early AI art pieces that had surreal compositions and extra fingers. It wasn’t immediately obvious it was made by a bot.

In this instance the person who posted it admitted they had used a bot. Which, actually, I have some respect for. But it probably isn’t the first and it won’t be the last.

I don’t know that there’s a solution to this, but it is both hurting my heart and enraging me.

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Saw my first post with someone admitting they used chatGPT to ‘write a fic’ which they then shared here on tumblr and on Ao3.

To be clear, using AI to churn out a piece of fiction is not writing.

Using a bot (possibly one that was trained using a scrape of Ao3, that is to say, the theft of work from every writer who has posted their work on Ao3) is NOT WRITING.

It is theft. It isn’t creation. It’s a regurgitation of the consumed collective work and effort and heart and time of every writer who has shared their work on Ao3.

‘I’m not a good writer’ is no excuse.

Want to be a writer? Put in the time everyone else does to practice.

Don’t feel confident in your work? Open yourself up to the same vulnerability and risk that the rest of us do.

You don’t get to use a fucking bot to vomit out an approximation of a story and pretend you’ve got skin in the game.

The sad thing? This bot-assembled fic wasn’t bad. It was bland, but it had internal logic, some passing context to character and canon. It wasn’t like those early AI art pieces that had surreal compositions and extra fingers. It wasn’t immediately obvious it was made by a bot.

In this instance the person who posted it admitted they had used a bot. Which, actually, I have some respect for. But it probably isn’t the first and it won’t be the last.

I don’t know that there’s a solution to this, but it is both hurting my heart and enraging me.

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day two

find the rules and post to the collection here!

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welcome to kinkuary 2023

happy new year to you all :) we're back!

if you're new, kinkuary is a low-key, no-pressure, all-fandom event. you can write (or draw, or whatever!) as many or as few prompts as you want, and they do not have to be posted on the exact day of the prompt if you need more time. there's no minimum word count or requirement for beta-reading, but i do request comprehensive tagging just because some of the prompts can involve triggers—we want everyone to have an enjoyable and safe fest :)

feel free to combine these prompts with other events (for example, if you're writing for a specific pairing, you can use one of these prompts to help guide your ficlet). you can switch fandoms and pairings if that floats your boat—this event is open to all, so feel free to reblog and tell all your friends in case they're looking for a little smutty inspiration this month!

if you have any questions, you can message me here or send an ask—please be patient as this is not my primary blog and i will only be checking it once a day.

you can find the ao3 collection here! happy creating!

*as in years past, this event is 18+ only. thank you for respecting this.

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welcome to kinkuary 2023

happy new year to you all :) we're back!

if you're new, kinkuary is a low-key, no-pressure, all-fandom event. you can write (or draw, or whatever!) as many or as few prompts as you want, and they do not have to be posted on the exact day of the prompt if you need more time. there's no minimum word count or requirement for beta-reading, but i do request comprehensive tagging just because some of the prompts can involve triggers—we want everyone to have an enjoyable and safe fest :)

feel free to combine these prompts with other events (for example, if you're writing for a specific pairing, you can use one of these prompts to help guide your ficlet). you can switch fandoms and pairings if that floats your boat—this event is open to all, so feel free to reblog and tell all your friends in case they're looking for a little smutty inspiration this month!

if you have any questions, you can message me here or send an ask—please be patient as this is not my primary blog and i will only be checking it once a day.

you can find the ao3 collection here! happy creating!

*as in years past, this event is 18+ only. thank you for respecting this.

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hmm i'd originally planned to put the master list up on the 25th, should i do it the 18th instead?

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hi everyone.

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🎶 We’re so excited, and we just can′t hide it! 

We’re about to lose control and we think you’ll like it!

We’re so excited, and we just can’t hide it!

And we know, we know, we know, we know, we know we want you! 🎶

Hello everyone and welcome to the long awaited return announcement, which includes our dates for H/D Wireless 2023!

Prompting opens: Saturday, January 14th 

Claiming opens: Saturday, January 28th

Submissions due: Sunday, June 11th

Posting starts: Saturday, July 1st 

Prompting will close on Saturday January 21st OR when we reach 300 prompts, whichever comes first.

There will be a limit of 10 prompts per person. We trust our prompters to abide by this rule, whether prompting with their name, or anonymously.

Self prompts will be allowed once claiming opens. Don’t forget to check the list of prompts as your chosen song may have been prompted already!

For more information please visit our rules here!

Get your karaoke machines running!

Your excited mods

🎶 @gnarf

🎶 @candybarrnerd

🎶 @maesterchill

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Title: Two Wizards, One Bed Artist: Anonymous Recipient: @writcraft Pairing(s): Harry/Draco Rating: General Art Medium: Pencil on paper Warnings/Content: A complete lack of backgrounds, EWE, Post-Second Wizarding War with Voldemort, Auror Harry Potter, Auror Draco Malfoy, Accidental Bonding, Sharing a Bed, Safe House, Holding Hands, Explicit Language, Christmas, Blizzard & Snowstorms, Implied/Referenced Bondage, Kissing, Brief Ableist Language & Mildly Dubious Consent Summary: Harry and Draco are trapped together in a safe house. Fiery discourse ensues (intercourse, more like…) Artist’s Notes: Happy Erised, most marvellous Writ! I saw you said you said you likes, so I thought I’d do my best to squeeze in as many as I could. You are a wonderful presence in fandom, and it was a complete and utter joy to make this silly little comic for you <3

Happy holidays! Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

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