#Ika-Ika

[daikenkki]

It’s. About. TIME. (Blender) by TanookiDX

[marcosvargas97]

[ESP] Entre ayer y hoy pensé en dibujar algo que no sea Pokémon y salió esto, fanart de las máscaras cuánticas del Crash Bandicoot 4. [ENG] Between yesterday and today i thought on drawing something not related to Pokémon and this came out, a fanart of the quantum masks from Crash Bandicoot 4.

[ika-archieves]

baby garfield added 10 years to my lifespan

[retr0scum]

ma

in the french dub of Crash 3, Aku calls the bandicoots "my children" 3 times.. if you care

[bepisode]

not swag de geso

[breannasfluff]

Fanfiction Comments: Why Bother?

Genuine question: If ya’ll like a story, why not comment?

This question, born out of previous discussions and Discord chats, is one writers have been dealing with for a long time. Feedback/reblogs on art tends to be more common than on fics. Yet writers continue to beg for comments on stories. So what's stopping people?

Don't know what to say/an emoji/script feels too impersonal

Forgot to comment

Read everything and how do you pick out one part?

Rather give feedback personally

Feels like an expectation/I owe them

Send me a string of emojis? I love it. Send a single heart? I love it. Keyboard smash? I love it. Copy/paste a "thank you for writing"? I still love it. "I don't know what to comment or how to put my feelings into words." Then put that! That's a compliment! Can't think of anything to say, then "I don't know what to write but asgfdhgf I liked it." is fine!

Seriously, I don't care WHAT you put, because it shows me you cared enough to take a few second to show that love. I recognize and look for my regular commenters, even the ones who leave just a heart or "extra kudos".

Forgot to comment? Leave the fic open on your phone or get in the habit of dropping SOMETHING right as you finish. If you had time to make it through the last 100 words, you can probably tap an emoji. It's likely more of a habit to build up than anything.

Read it in one go and it's all a blur? "I read this all in one go and it's a blur, but I loved it!" We don't need specifics; just tell us you loved it on the chapter you stopped on. That in itself is a compliment because Hey! You loved it so much you had to keep reading!

Personal feedback? Well, I'll never say no to friends gushing about stories to me! And it might not be the same for everyone, but if you stop commenting on AO3 and only tell me personally...my assumption is you don't like it enough to say it publicly. I've spent many a time wondering why people stopped giving that support and what I should do better. If it's a friend, try asking them which they prefer! We can go back and reread (and do!) AO3 comments. Much harder on discord/dms/etc.

Owing authors? Look, we put a lot of time and work into writing and providing content for free. Hours of idea planning, actual writing, editing, catering to requests, etc. My partner once said I have a second job, writing, but I don't get paid. If you read and enjoyed something that someone put a lot of work into, it's nice to take a few seconds and tell them that.

You don't owe authors comments. They also don't owe you free writing. Sometimes, you forget there is an author at all when you're reading. But there is. A real person put out a story hoping you'd love it, or connect to it. You'd see yourself in the writing and feel less alone, or cheered up when you have a bad day.

Writing is art, and all we want to do is connect with you. Comments help bridge that gap.

[ikaishere]

happy (early) valentines day!

[egophiliac]

MOMO!!!!!!!!!!

[rabbitlegs]

Ms. Mowz for @mattpalladium (I wasn't happy with my human design for her so I made a new one)

Squid Girl for @digitalbasic

[skmr24]

[gogopri]

It's summer which means it's time for SQUID GIRL

[daikenkki]

Crash 4 Birthday Gift (for Erin-the-Gamer1990) by MiraculousThomasFan

[scookart]

Zoo-ika is here!

It's a little suika-like I made with my friend, @mayakern! You can play it now on itch.io! Play it in your browser (mobile supported!!) or download it for windows.

Have fun, y'all~

[adequately]

コトブキヤ　イカ娘　レビュー　しなイカ？

[retr0scum]

I wanted to draw even more but I will nap instead

[dailyfigures]

Ika Musume ; Squid Girl ☆ Wave