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even the most niche fandom blog posting pics and edits and art that gets 11 likes must know that just one mere image or gif can already make us fic authors relentlessly write 400k over the span of months so please don’t ever think less of what you post 

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Hands are so fun to draw

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Which tribe of spices Flaming Spice Cookie liked to play the most (like kulfi monkeys, saffron buffalos, etc.) with? If they had time to play, of course--

The Kulfi monkeys!!

They were always the most fun for him to play with, since they were quick and are good climbers!

Though, he preferred the nutmeg tigers when it came to training/practice :)

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so those keyword leaks lol

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Okay so uh... Part 4 of Arsenic Fic will have to be delayed. Because my computer died, and while I can write (Google docs on phone), I can't draw... So you guys will have to wait until middle of August

Unless my computer suddenly revives itself. Which is within the realm of possibilities, mind you. It has done that once. It even had a panic attack once. At this point, I'm convinced it was partially sentient

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Okay one more (throws and runs away)

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... Yeah, Land of Silence has an actual harbor, why was I right. I just had fun with world building--

What the fuck is happening in The Land of Silence, man. What the hell is St. Pastry Order doing

Also, I don't have a photo with kulfi paw treat. Plus, Jagae also mentioned an island that is like a paradise... It seems like Beast-Yeast has a working sea trade. Which is interesting. Like I know, I wrote in fanfic that Salt Flatlands have a harbor, and I assumed others parts of Beast-Yeast did too, but looks like it's still very functional actually. Holy shit

Now I have a need to make an oc that's a sailor in Salt Flatlands, fuck

Oh fuck, did not expect them to have a mum. And they're going to be so big once they grow up. They must be aging really slowly

Also it's interesting how Cloud Haetae's Mother was an only security. And even then no one expected the thieves to be actually violent, even if they had weapons

It leads me to think that the people on Flour Ridge were pacifists. And believed that at worst cookies can be only weak-hearted. Not evil. God, it's so depressing to see. Especially since it looks like when Mystic Flour entered cocoon, she wasn't corrupted yet. She was like, maybe in a wrong mindset, but her fate as Beast wasn't sealed yet. Until the thieves arrived and killed the dog mama

Gonna update more once I finish all the tasks for her, and once I get a costume or something

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What the fuck is happening in The Land of Silence, man. What the hell is St. Pastry Order doing

Also, I don't have a photo with kulfi paw treat. Plus, Jagae also mentioned an island that is like a paradise... It seems like Beast-Yeast has a working sea trade. Which is interesting. Like I know, I wrote in fanfic that Salt Flatlands have a harbor, and I assumed others parts of Beast-Yeast did too, but looks like it's still very functional actually. Holy shit

Now I have a need to make an oc that's a sailor in Salt Flatlands, fuck

Oh fuck, did not expect them to have a mum. And they're going to be so big once they grow up. They must be aging really slowly

Also it's interesting how Cloud Haetae's Mother was an only security. And even then no one expected the thieves to be actually violent, even if they had weapons

It leads me to think that the people on Flour Ridge were pacifists. And believed that at worst cookies can be only weak-hearted. Not evil. God, it's so depressing to see. Especially since it looks like when Mystic Flour entered cocoon, she wasn't corrupted yet. She was like, maybe in a wrong mindset, but her fate as Beast wasn't sealed yet. Until the thieves arrived and killed the dog mama

Gonna update more once I finish all the tasks for her, and once I get a costume or something

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Say, who would you want to voice act Arsenic and Salted Caramel?

Also, what was Caramel's first reaction and/or thought when he was revived?

I ask a lot of questions. My bad.

Bro you asked at the best time. I was actually thinking recently about who would voice them. That being said:

Everyone knows Michael Kovach, but to those who don't know about Khary Payton: he voiced I think every version of Cyborg since Teen Titans (2003)

And as for Salted Caramel's first thoughts after being reanimated...

He died during a battle. That was his last memory. An active war zone. So while he was somewhat registering that his surrounding are complitaly different, he was kinda stuck in that moment for a good hour or two

After calming down he had kinda a hard time comprehanding that the jester that keeps yapping and the Virtue of Knowledge are the same person. Shadow Milk had a huge rebranding

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Hi, you probably know who I am, but I’m remaining anonymous because of how embarrassed I am to ask this. Your AU is quite popular in the CRK community, and I was wondering if you could share some tips on how to get the word out. I’ve made my own, even though it’s still in its infancy stage, and it’s hard finding people who are interested. And honestly it’s been quite a burnout for me. I wanted this to be fun, but now it feels like its survival depends on me. I think it has so much potential, but the lack of acknowledgement kinda weighs down on me. Any tips?

Tl;dr

What are some tips you can give me (or anyone else in general) when it comes to grabbing a reader’s attention?

Of course!

Rule number one: never, and I mean never, prioritize making your au popular over your own enjoyment of making the au in the first place. The au being your passion should be the main driver behind it, not your desire for it to be seen. It can lead to unwanted insecurities, and worst of all, burnout!

Rule number two: Acknowledge that your AU might not blow up overnight! Especially if it’s in its infancy stages. Not every AU can amass an army overnight. If your follower count is small, this is especially true. (Some artists have the advantage of already having a big audience and/or history of making aus that makes this easier, but even they had to start from somewhere.) However, don’t fret, and keep chugging with your idea. Eventually, you’ll have people come to check you out, whether it’s through your au postings or something else that leads them to it! Which:

Rule number 3: Get yourself out there! If you really want to find ways to grab other’s attention, take advantage of (tumblr speaking) the site’s features and market yourself. Tags are crucial, as people follow them like they do for artists. Tag your posts with commonly used fandom tags (that make sense and are appropriate though: eg. don’t go tagging Ovenbreak if your post is about Kingdom) that’ll make them more visible. If there’s a particular creator you’re interested in getting the attention of, you could always do something like draw art for them, ask for advice like you’re doing for me… one of the things I’ve seen are au creators sparking curiosity by drawing crossovers of their aus with others’. It can elicit a natural “I know this guy but who’s the other in the picture?” Which takes them to the blog, the au, so on and so forth. There are many ways to market your au, but as I stated in rule 1, do not let it consume you. And if development is slow, refer back to rule 2. But also:

Rule number 4: Your AU might not be for everyone, and that’s ok! The goal of making art shouldn’t be to please everyone. There are going to be people who don’t really vibe with your concept, and that’s alright. Make your AU for yourself and for the people who are interested in it. Don’t beat yourself up if someone you were hoping to attract to your au doesn’t react as passionately about it as you thought. Not everyone is going to like the same thing! But there’s nothing you need to do to “fix” that, don’t change your au to make people like it more. Because that’s also breaking rule number 1!

I hope this helps. Good luck getting your au out there, and most importantly, have fun :)

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Either Dark Choco Cookie is going to die here, or he's going to get up.

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YES

HOLY SHIT YES, LET'S GO. SHE LOOKS SO PRETTY IN BLACK OMG

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Hai!! Hello!! :33 :D

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I'm honestly trying to figure out what the hell would happen in Faerie Kingdom. Because if Neo Beasts are in a tree (regardless if swap with Beasts or not), that means Faeries successfully rebelled against Midnight Lily

OR

Midnight Lily defeated Dark Enchantress and achieved some form of clarity and witnessed the damage she did in her quest to right her wrongs. Did she defeat the other part of her? Yes. Did it do anything to help? In a way, yes, but she also created another list of mistakes she has to right. So in her mind, she would think that regardless of what she did, she only breaks things, only makes them wrong (imposter syndrome goes brrr). All her good intentions lead to chaos. She fixes one thing but messes up two or three different things in a process

So an idea:

Midnight Lily came with idea to lock herself up and others in a tree, because if she can’t do anything, she can't cause damage anymore

For the hypothetical “what if the neobeasts were in the tree and then were freed / essentially took the place of the original beasts (and things were basically more like the canon beast yeast)” thought exercise that I’ve had the past two to three anons, I’m trying to think of who exactly would be the main characters

Like assuming it’s the baau protags, how would we explain Choco and Princess being a son and a granddaughter of someone sealed away for generations? Crepe could kinda be explained away with cryo but how would we address the others. Also, do the original beasts stay bad too or is this essentially a swap where the originals are now good? I dunno if any of us thought this far out but like

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Flaming spice real

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i think they’re really cute