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[saficswrites]

Help Save Your Local Smut Author

Hey all, I both live in America and am part of an incredibly vulnerable population, one Trump campaigned on “stopping”.

To only compound matters as someone both disabled and chronically ill, my chances of receiving asylum are… not great.

I can’t believe I went from fearing for my life because of a potentially terminal false positive straight into fearing for my life as part of a vulnerable population under a fascist regime but that’s besides the point.

It’s looking… really bleak, but I’m trying my best not to give up.

There’s still a few months before he takes power and I can use that time to try and prepare, both to help cover the medical stuff currently keeping me locked in my current position (upcoming incredibly invasive surgery among other things), and to help potentially shore up the funds to seek asylum somewhere else.

I’ll still be offering commissions through VGen to the best of my ability, but tips or even donations through Ko-Fi would be greatly appreciated.

Even if plans to seek asylum fall through, any money I make would still help me survive.

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[berberriescorner]

"Through It All"

Characters: Rio x Black!Reader.

Summary: There aren’t many things that put Rio on edge. Most people see a calm, cool, and collected individual. Keeping a level head is his specialty. What happens when the person he loves most needs him to be strong for both of them? Get a glimpse of what it’s like seeing him hold someone down through thick and thin, in sickness and health. If you know, you know.

**PLEASE READ THE WARNINGS AND AUTHOR’S NOTE**

Warnings: Angst…like seriously. You’ll understand once you read the author’s note. This fic contains sweet, soft, fluffy Rio. The fic includes some of my crazy humor with a smidge of the character’s inner thoughts. If reading about gynecological procedures makes you uncomfortable, this may not be a fic for you. It doesn’t go into great detail, but it is mentioned and sheds a bit of light. If mentions of the ins and outs of fertility is a soft spot, please read with caution. It isn’t my intention to bring anyone down, but this story is based on parts of my own experiences. Again, the note will explain more.

Author/Personal Note: Okay. Where to start? So, as some of you may know throughout the past two years I’ve been getting cycles of iron infusions. This year, after making several complaints and an ER visit or two. I had an ultrasound performed, which led to me getting surgery months later (the procedure I had done recently). I’ve been spending my days at home recovering, and it’s given me time to reflect. Damn, it’s been a rough couple of years, but I’m so thankful through it all. It’s difficult having a plethora of health issues. This situation put so much added stress on top of it all. As a woman, hearing you have a fibroid. Learning it’s best to get it removed to protect your fertility is scary as hell. You get it done, get sent home, and though you have loved ones taking amazing care of you. It’s still a difficult, challenging process. At times, it’s lonely. No one but you can fully wrap your head around the emotions and feelings the body is going through. It’s pretty wild.

Anywho, sorry y’all. Let me stop rambling and get to the point. We all know how overactive my imagination is. Being stuck in bed, my mind has been wandering. I thought to myself why not take this experience and channel it into a fic. I’m hoping that this will also be a comforting story to anyone who’s been through the same experience. Here is a look at how I envision Rio taking in the experience with his lady. I plan to write at least two more parts for this. Happy reading my lovelies! I wrote this on a whim, in celebration of my birthday, so ignore the grammatical errors my loves. I may come back and do some more editing. Depends on how I’m feeling.

Word Count: 1,800+. 

Inspired By💜:

Random fun fact: Toni Braxton and I have the same birthday😆. Happy Birthday, Queen💓.

Everything was still as a deafening silence fell across the room. It was as if each occupant was afraid to utter a single word. Your mother pretended to distract herself with a Kindle book as your father paced the floor quietly. They’d share a glance each time they checked their watch, smiling at one another in comfort and reassurance. 

Then, together, they directed their attention toward the chair in the far right corner. It was tucked in a tight corner next to a window, giving little relief and comfort to your husband, Rio. He, too was anxious, but no one would ever know it. He was always able to still his facial features. Never one to give his emotions away. The only person who could read him wasn’t in the room. You were on the other side of the building and the reason for your families’ nervousness. No longer able to stand the constant glances and silence, Rio stood from his seat. He released a breath, rubbing his palms against his jeans. Turning to your parents, he stated, “I’m going to grab a quick cup of coffee from the cafeteria. Would you two like something?”

Your mother, a gentle, nurturing soul, responded for both of them.

“No, baby. We’re fine. Don’t worry. I’ll come find you if we receive news.”

Rio ducked away in a vacant spot in the cafeteria, hands folded over top of the steam of the coffee. He searched for peace and solace until a jolting vibration exploded in his jacket pocket. Fumbling for the phone, he answered without looking.

“What they say ma-. Oh, my bad. Wassup? Everything good?” Rio listened patiently before snapping. “You know this is something you could’ve handled yourself, right? I don’t have time for the three stooges bullshit today.”

He instantly felt a slight pang of guilt. Rio realized that the stress and worry of his current situation were influencing his mood. Taking a deep breath, he relaxed. Inhaling, he continued, “My bad bro. She’s been in for three hours, and it’s got me tweaking. Nobody’s giving us any damn answers. It’s a non-invasive procedure, but it’s still considered major surgery. I just need to hear she’s good.”

“It’s all good, boss. I know you’re worried about wifey. She’s a strong woman. Boss lady’s going to be alright. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything. Call me as soon as you know something,” Mick responded.

“You're right. Thank you for holdin’ shit down.”

He laid his phone on the table, burying his face in his hands. The last few moments he spent with you were on repeat in his mind. Rio returned to the present, hearing the chair opposite him slide backward. His eyes connected with your father’s, and he readied himself for wherever the conversation would go.

It was no secret that the two hadn’t always seen eye to eye. The two men sat for several minutes before your father started speaking.

“I’ll be honest with you, man. You’re not at all what I envisioned for my daughter.”

“You seriously want to have this conversation right now?”

“Now wait, son. Let me finish.”

Hold up. It’s son now? Where is this going? It didn’t even sound disrespectful. It doesn’t sound like he’s trying to play me on some sucka shit. I’ll hear him out.

Rio nodded his head, giving your father the floor.

“I may not know all you do for a living, son, but I know you’ve managed to make a comfortable and safe life for my baby girl. When it comes down to it, that’s what I’ve always wanted for her. It took me some time to come to terms with it, but I know, without a doubt, that you’re doing everything in your power to make her feel protected and loved. Let me just say what I’m getting at,” he chuckled. “You’re good at hiding it, son, but I know you’re worried. Hell, so are we, but that’s alright.”

Rio’s head dropped, shoulders slumping. He took the opportunity to be vulnerable finally. Your father’s acceptance allowed him the space to do so. He felt a comforting grip land on his shoulder. Your father finished, “Baby girl is going to be alright, son. With all your love and support, she’ll be back on her feet soon. Now, you take a few more moments to yourself. Don’t be surprised when her momma wraps you up in a big hug when you head back. She’s worried about her favorite son-in-law.”

Rio chuckled, “I’m her only son-in-law, sir.”

“Even better. You ain’t gotta share. That sweet woman sure knows how to smother people in love.”

“You’re daughter is the same way. It’s one of the many things I love about her.”

“Which is why you understand my reasons for being so guarded. That’s my baby girl. Enough with that ‘sir’ shit too. Call me pops. My son may not like that, but I get a kick out of irritating him anyway. He’s overprotective of his sister.”

“Y’all gon’ try to take me out if I ever mess up, huh?”

“What I look like snitching on myself? Let’s not ever get to that bridge, son.”

The two men shared a laugh, but everything turned serious when they saw your mom power walking towards them. Rio's heart began thudding in his chest.

“Ma, what’s wrong? Did-.”

“Relax, sugar,” she cooed, rubbing a hand against both men’s arms. “The nurse said the doctor should be ready to talk to us in about fifteen minutes. Let’s head back to the waiting room.”

Fifteen minutes came and went. Your mother couldn’t help but crack a smile at both men. They both started fussing about how long the surgeon was taking. She felt sorry for the man once he approached them. The doctor, attempting to apologize, was cut off by an impatient Rio.

“You good, doc. We understand these things take time, but excuse us for being anxious. We were under the impression this would be about an hour-long procedure. How’s my wife?”

The surgeon explained himself. “That’s what we anticipated, but the process took longer. Your wife’s last ultrasound a few months back showed a fibroid the size of a plum. Sadly, it grew to the size of an orange, which would explain why things grew more difficult during her last few cycles. However, you’ll be happy to know that we managed to do it laparoscopically, and everything looks great. She’s being taken to recovery now, but we’ve decided to keep her overnight.”

All three of your family members asked, “Why is that,” in unison.

“We just want to keep an eye on her for the next twenty-four hours. Given gas was used to see things more clearly, we’d like to monitor her. We’ll need to see that she gets up and walks to get things flowing. I just want to be sure she gets it moving out of her system. Also, since she’s anemic, we just want to be extra careful. I promise everything went well, and she should be ready to go in the morning.”

Each family member felt at ease. The trio waited for an invitation to your recovery room. Though he wanted to be the first person you saw when you woke up, Rio encouraged your parents to go first. The two visitors' only rule irritated them all.

Your eyes fluttered open, and your parents laughed at the slurred responses given to your nurse. Your parents took turns kissing your forehead, expressing encouraging words. Your father, now at ease, left the room in search of Rio.

“You might want to hurry back there. She’s still a bit loopy. Baby girl has been asking the nurse, where my husband? You got my baby acting ratchet in this hospital,” he joked.

“Aye, she was like that when I met her,” he laughed, walking towards recovery.

Rio slid behind the curtain, laying eyes on the most precious sight. You were in bed, laid back, eyes closed, singing off-key as your mother held your hand, laughing. The nurse stepped beside him, giving a small giggle.

“She’s been looking for you. Ma’am, the man of the hour is here.”

Your eyes popped open as you halted the song. “My husbannnd! Hey baeee,” you winced, given the pain and having a hoarse voice.

“Mama, you back here wildin’ ain’t you? How’s our little patient doing, ma,” he directed toward your mom.

“Crazy as ever. This girl opened her eyes, looked at me, and called herself whispering. Loud as ever, she asked me if she still had a uterus. Her daddy would’ve turned red if he were capable.”

They both shared a laugh as you did your best to shrug shoulders. Wanting to give you two privacy, your mom went to sit in the waiting room. Rio turned to you, holding your hand. His lips brushed across your knuckles, and he shivered at how cold they were. Wrapping his hand around yours, he tried warming the digits.

“My momma ain’t answer my question though,” you mumbled, eyes closed.

Rio smiled, “What’s that now, mama?”

“My uterus. Sis still in there, right?”

“Yes, darlin’. What makes you think it’s not?”

“I signed them papers, man. In the event of a ‘mergency, they were going to take shawty,” you sassed, words still slurring.

Rio did his best to hold back a cackle. Clearing his throat, he replied, “Mama, you straight. Everything went according to plan. There was no emergency. The fibroid is out. It was bigger than expected. That’s why it feels like you were out for a while.”

“Aight bet. So when we making babies,” you asked, wincing again.

“First off, sit still, mama. Your body is pretty sore right now.”

“Baby, I’m drugged up! I don’t feel nothin’.”

“Second. You’ll be recovering for four to six weeks. You’re not going to be in any type of mood for all that. I believe the surgeon said no sex for two to three weeks. No babies for at least six months, darlin’. They just sliced your uterus open and stitched it back together, mama,” he explained, running his thumb across your lip.

He laughed at the pout etched on your face. Rio caressed the side of your face, kissing you gently. “On some real shit. I was worried out my mind over you, mama. I’m so glad you’re good. You’re my world. The clock kept ticking, and I was about to lose it.”

Your eyes connected with his, “I’m right here, papa. I’m good. We gonna be good. No matter what,” you whispered. Even through the drugs and drowsiness, you could feel his angst. Rio could read between the lines. He knew what you were trying to communicate. It had been on both your minds heavily. Your eyes connected with his. Rio saw the unshed tears you were holding back, and he swallowed hard, nodding his head in agreement. No matter where this path led, Rio knew, in his heart, that he loved you with everything in him.

Baby or not, we’ll still feel fulfilled and happy. My life’s purpose is to love and give you the world.

This piece was both personal and therapeutic for me to write. I truly hope you all enjoyed it. Please be sure to comment and reblog, it's appreciated. Now I'm about to go eat some birthday cake and read some amazing fan fiction😆.

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[yanderes-galore]

Hi, I hope you're having a good day/night <3 could I request a romantic TFP yandere starscream vs TFP yandere megatron with human darling? I'd love to see your dynamic now in TFP😭 Either in concept or scenario. Thank u

- Anon 🫧

It's very similar if not the same to other Starscreams and Megatrons but I'll see what I got :)

I struggled a bit on this as it's been a bit since I've seen Season One of TFP but I hope you enjoy! Not edited so it may have spelling errors.

Yandere! Starscream vs Yandere! Megatron

(Transformers: Prime - Human! Darling)

Pairing: Romantic - Rivalry

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Cybertronian/Human pairing, Abuse of power, Dehumanizing behavior, Kidnapping, Brief stalking mention, Possessive behavior, Rivalry, Trauma, Violence, Attempted murder, Forced relationship/Pet dynamic.

For the most part they're the same as other versions of Megatron and Starscream.

It's just Megatron is out for most of the starting obsession.

The obsession for both of them also takes longer due to you being human.

Since Decepticons usually see the fleshy creatures as some sort of pet.

Things most likely start when Starscream assumes "rule" of the Decepticons.

Megatron is stuck on life support and is unable to be a part of the concept for now.

You most likely meet Starscream first because of this.

It would take some time but he may eventually see you as a needed asset.

This could be for a number of reasons.

You could be associated with the Autobots, which means you have information.

Or maybe you're a researcher, which means... again, you have information.

That would be the primary reason for why Starscream would take you onto The Nemesis ship.

Starscream would plan and watch you, maybe even asking Soundwave to record your routine.

He wants to get all the information he can before he takes you in.

When Starscream eventually makes his getaway with you, information is all he really wants.

That is until he realizes he can vent his frustrations about Megatron using you... along with feel powerful by bullying you around lightly. (too much and you could break!)

Honestly, Starscream's obsession is a lot like the fic Power Trip I made a long time ago.

TFP Starscream would use his human to feel like he's stronger over someone.

I imagine he has some trauma due to Megatron and uses you as an outlet.

When he's done using you for information he doesn't plan on just letting you go.

During your interrogation he learns he can keep you as a "pet".

Afterwards that's exactly what he does.

He'd purposefully make you praise him and be loyal to him.

He can't hurt you as you're fragile and squishy.

The most you're hurt is maybe bruising and scratching as he's so large.

He hits you wrong and you go flying.

Most of your "relationship" with Starscream is him dehumanizing you.

Soon he feels daring and even makes you say you love him.

At first it was to see how far he can push you... but hearing you say it made his spark shudder for a moment.

Safe to say he becomes addicted to hearing you praise him and say you love him.

Even if to you it's all rehearsed.

This is the life to him, ruling Decepticons and holding his lovely human pet.

That is until Megatron awakens and takes back the role of leader.

I'd imagine this is where the rivalry begins.

However... first Megatron has to like you.

Megatron most likely learns about you through Soundwave and the fact that Starscream keeps clutching you so close in order to hide you.

In an attempt to hurt Starscream, Megatron takes you.

He can tell you and Starscream are close which he finds really weird.

At first Megatron thinks he should just kill you.

Then he hears you've been made into a pet... one loyal to the Decepticons.

Honestly, he has to applaud Starscream for managing to tame a human.

So instead of removing you, Megatron keeps you in a hanging cage.

You're just in sight to make Starscream remain obedient.

Megatron doesn't entirely fall for you until later.

He mostly just enjoys seeing Starscream look so distraught and seeing how obedient you are.

Again... you're used for a feeling of power.

How Megatron treats you is very similar to how he treats you in this concept.

Like Starscream, he uses your forced loyalty to stroke his own ego.

Megatron likes to think of you as his human pet.

Who knows, maybe if you say you "love" him like you did with Starscream, Megatron may grow more attached.

As time goes on, Megatron decides you'll thrive better in a larger cell.

Soon you have your own "enclosure" on The Nemesis, one where only Megatron gets to look at you.

Megatron also learns how to care for you through Knock Out and Soundwave.

He may even be able to threaten some info out of Starscream.

While at this point Megatron has claimed you for his own, he allows Starscream to see you in order to keep him behaved.

By this point Starscream doesn't care about ruling anymore.

He just wants you back, then he'll even leave!

Starscream may even wonder if he should attempt to take Megatron offline again...

He was close last time... this time maybe he'll succeed.

Unfortunately... Megatron isn't willing to have Starscream leave with you.

You know belong to Megatron, not Starscream.

Megatron keeps you in your enclosure, closely watching over you and speaking to you.

Meanwhile Starscream plots on how to steal you out of it.

Starscream may even create a plot where he has the Autobots storm The Nemesis all so he can take you in the aftermath.

It's unfortunate that you're stuck between the two....

You thought Starscream was bad, but now you have Megatron too.

There's two ways this could go.

Megatron exiles Starscream in order to keep you... or Starscream manages to run off with you.

Even then, there's still a chance you could fall into the claws of the other Decepticon.

Even when exiled... Starscream will just convince the Autobots to help him somehow if he says a "human is in danger."

Or if Starscream runs with you, Megatron won't stop searching until both of you are found.

Even if the Autobots save you some how, now both Decepticons are competing on who can locate you first.

Ever since meeting Starscream... your fate has been sealed.

You fear it may be too late to escape once both of the Decepticons are attached.

[amethystamanda]

Eternal Threads House

I played Eternal Threads in late 2023, and the houes lived in my brain for a while, so I ended up building it in the sims. (I recommend that, it was a great way to get it out.)

Important note: I am NOT a builder. I very, very rarely get the urge to build something, and sometimes I even finish it. This was one of those times.

Someone asked about the CC I used in it. There is so much CC. Too much. But I don't feel good today, so I needed something to do that didn't involve a lot of thought, so I did my best to find it all.

There are still 8 things I didn't find. I don't know what they were. The game said that 14 items were removed when I placed the lot. I don't see anything obvious missing. It's probably some clutter that I downloaded specifically for this lot and deleted once I was done.

I substituted some of the CC that I can't find a link for for some other things. A coat rack that was converted from TS3 by multiple people, a hammer from debug for a CC one that I can't find a link for, and a bike from university for a deco one by coolspear (you need an account to get that, if it's still available). Maybe something else, I don't remember. Some things I can't find and can't think of a substitute for, but they probably aren't hugely important, except the ceiling rose, but, well, felixandre.

Second important note: I'm giving file names. They may not be the original file names. Some things may have gotten updated with new file names. For a while, I removed all spaces and special characters from my mods folder, up until it broke my game and I stopped. Since I've had some of these things for a long time, some of them went through that renaming.

Third important note: I use footprint overrides by Bessy. I find them safer and more reliable than over using move objects. I've never gotten a posture error from using footprint overrides. BUT if you don't have the footprint overrides, even with move objects on, a handful of things will go in your inventory when you place the house (or disappear completely if you don't have a sim on the lot). I also use shiftable mirrors (currently Bessy's, sometimes amoebae's, depending on who updates theirs first), but those shouldn't disappear if you don't have the override.

So, tagging creators since I think that's what you do, or at least the active ones? I never share builds, and I tend to forget what I used in the ones I'm playing in.

@hamsterbellbelle @plasma-janes @aj-nebula @the-crypt-o-club @aroundthesims

@awingedllama @bakiegaming @charlypancakes @lumenniveus @magnolianfarewell

@alistu @peacemaker-ic @pixelunivairse @serenebluesims @radioactivedotcom

@sforzcc @simdertalia @simstomaggie @zx-ta

(That's nowhere near everyone, but I think it's everyone who has an active tumblr.)

I'm not including any of it, despite quite a few of them having TOUs that allow it, because I'm not taking responsibility for it being currently functional. At least two come with things that are broken, once of them in a merged file.

It's a long list. There are 148 links. It was done for me, not to share, and was only put on the gallery so I could find it later if I wanted it. But if you want it, go ahead. The links are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ireO_sWlrYL4-QHvV0yy70cdXOZ-AzWp_Ym5amOF0Eg/edit?usp=sharing

And the lot is on the gallery under the username amanda-amethyst, or here: https://simfileshare.net/download/5301401/. Five beds, one bath, re-created as best I can from the game. On a 40x20 lot.

If anyone uses it, I'd love to see it.

[cherryredstars]

Pairing: Miguel O'Hara x gn!reader (established relationship)

Warnings: short references to fighting/neglectful homelife, but mostly fluff

Summary: Taking a day off from work, Miguel sits with you as you both spend the day building legos. 

A/N: I had the undying urge to write this after continuously seeing posts about Miguel loving legos and Lego Peter. This is my first time posting anything on Tumblr so I apologize for any mistakes :))

Word Count: 1K (edited, but may still have some errors)

Miguel always loved legos as a kid. Legos were the perfect escape for him. It preoccupied his mind, forcing him to forget about his neglectful parents and disappointing home life. It was the one thing that could be just his, even when he let Gabriel help him when his parents were having screaming matches in the kitchen. Miguel would beam with pride after finishing a set, everything being perfectly in place and showing what time and dedication could result in. Even as an adult with multiple worlds weighing on his shoulders, Miguel still indulged in legos occasionally. He had an impressive collection on display in his personal office at home, but barely any free time to add to it. He suspected that it was one of the major reasons why he loved Lego Peter so much, though he would never admit it to another breathing soul. The smaller Spider-Man reminded him of simpler times. Times before the multiverse consumed his every hour and normalcy was still within reach for him. 

Today, however, the multiverse (with reluctance from Miguel) could wait. Or so you say. With your skills of persuasion, (you had called Jess and told her she would have to be in charge for the day as Miguel had “fallen ill”), you had successfully convinced Miguel to take the day off and spend it with you. He had complained at first, but later found himself relaxing as he sat besides you on the living room floor. You had decided that today would be dedicated to quality time between the both of you and that meant you would only do activities you could do together. That’s how Miguel found himself watching you become progressively more frustrated as you tried to build the lego set you had gotten him for his birthday. It never occurred to you that in Miguel’s advanced, futuristic dimension, that legos would also be more advanced and way more complex than what you were used to in your universe. 

"I think this is the right piece. This is the right one, right?" you question, your head looking from the instructional pamphlet to the small structure in front of you. 

Miguel watches in amusement as you count the pegs on the picture and compare it to the piece you snapped into place. You sigh as you realize that it, in fact, is not the right piece. Of course, Miguel already knew that the second you lifted up the lego piece. But who was he to ruin your concentration? He wouldn’t want to be “nagging” and “a backseat driver", as you so kindly described his previous attempts to help. You lift up the structure to eye-level, trying to gently remove the piece without breaking any of the work already made. You try to slide your nail in between the two pieces, but find that it stubbornly won't disconnect. Of course, even in the future some pieces still get stuck together with no way to remove them.

Your brows furrow at your failed attempts before giving Miguel an exasperated look, “You know, this is supposed to be a fun group activity. Not a ‘let me do nothing but sit around and watch as the love of my life struggles and does all the work’ activity.”

You hand the configuration of legos out to him and he simply raises a brow, "Who said I wasn’t having fun? On the contrary, I find your frustration entertaining." He reaches out and takes the structure from you, “It isn’t my fault you can’t follow simple instructions.”

You roll your eyes at him and hold up the instructions to his face, “How, in any universe, are these instructions classified as ‘simple’.” Even with your Spider intelligence, the symbols and pictures are complicated to follow. Trying to decipher them is an hour-long activity all in itself. 

Miguel shakes his head, “The box says for ages 12 and up. You’re in your 20s, yet you can’t understand pictures made for middle schoolers.” Carefully, he extends his claws and slides a single one between the pieces you tried to separate. He takes care to not scratch or damage the legos as his long talon easily disconnects the pieces with a pop. He smirks lazily, smug with the knowledge that he completed the task in seconds while you were struggling for the past two minutes.

He places the structure back into your hands and places the incorrect piece back into the pile on the table. He picks out the correct piece and slides it over to you. You can’t help the smile that spreads on your face as you roll your eyes again, “Yeah, well they made ‘Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?’ for a reason.”

Miguel sits back against the couch and smiles ever so slightly to himself as you continue building his lego set. Every now and then, you turn back to Miguel with a pout when you need his help separating legos or building a particular section. Of course, this leads to more snide and teasing remarks from him, but he can’t ever deny you anything and he can’t deny that your reliance on him does wonderful things for his ego. Eventually, you end up sliding over the whole set of instructions to him, prompting him to explain the next steps to you. The process goes by much quicker with Miguel telling you what pieces to use and where they go. The structure is done in less than 3 hours, halving the time it would take you if you had done it alone.

Later, Miguel sits in his office. He works on catching up on everything he had missed on his day off. It’s late into the night and the only source of light comes from the yellow screens that he studies. By now, you are already in a deep sleep down the hall in your shared bedroom. As he works, Miguel can’t keep his eyes from straying. Even in the dark, his enhanced eyes can clearly see the finished lego set placed front and center on his shelf. It is surrounded by framed photos of the both of you together and other miscellaneous trinkets you had given him throughout the course of your relationship. It is a shelf dedicated solely to his relationship with you. He scans the shelf once more with a small smile and Miguel thinks to himself that, just maybe, legos aren't the only thing that make him feel normal again. 

I am so sorry if any of the writing is shitty! It has been a good year since I wrote anything. I promise (hopefully) these will get better as I write more! But, I hope you enjoyed it :)).

[callmedelia]

They Canceled Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Here’s a petition to switch it to another platform and save it.

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies portrays a great level of diversity that is hard to rival in modern television. Characters from all ethnicities, sexualities, and social status are represented. It has an extremely dedicated fan base, but Paramount has made the decision to cancel the series and remove it show from their platform in the next week, essentially making it impossible to watch. This means that those involved with the show’s creation and production get no further compensation for their efforts. It is a tax write off for the company.

Additionally, ROTPL is (currently) destined to fall into the bin of “great sapphic representation silenced”, which also includes Everything Sucks(2019), I Am Not Okay With this(2020), and many others.

Aside from signing this petition you may also email and submit suggestions to alternative streaming platforms (such as Netflix, Hulu, Max, and Amazon Prime Video) to uptake the mantle. Other series to face cancellation have been saved in this way, notably the sitcom One Day at a Time(2017), which was initially removed from Netflix but later transferred to PopTV to finish its entire run.

Please do not let Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies die. Many of the cast have been extremely outspoken in their support of its renewal for a second season, and have been brought much grief by this sudden choice. The writers, actors, and producers should not be faulted and punished for their beautiful work, especially when ROTPL had only finished its first season 2/3 weeks before this sudden news. Revelation of its removal is frankly ridiculous, all things considered. Remember to Think Pink!

#SaveRiseOfThePinkLadies

(Edited for clerical error and additional information on 06/29/2023)

[sadgrrly02]

Infdev to Modern, Post 1

So, this is something I’ve been meaning to do in some form since December or so of last year, and now it is finally happening! The concept is fairly straightforward in nature. I am going to play Minecraft (specifically Java Edition) from the earliest version that allows you to carry a world forward to the present day, and then do that! I intend to play from Java Edition Infdev 20100327 to whatever the current version of Minecraft is when I get there. (This concept is heavily, heavily derivative of bugmancx’s series Minecraft: The Journey. As such I highly recommend checking it out! It’s a nice watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmAF1bThqRw&list=PL0qwyBj5XSpZG35qFvy2Z9VbezZ1t4cGt )

So, Java Edition Infdev 20100327. After several versions of development to figure out infinite world generation, the game has finally metastasized back into a playable form. As of now, and it will be until quite a long time from now before this changes, the only game mode is survival. Despite being over a decade old, a large amount of the basic gameplay is already established. You chop down trees and mine minerals to create tools to allow you to mine and chop down more trees. 

The big additions and changes in this version of the game are as follows.

The level format has been changed from the indev level format to the alpha level format (This is what allows us to use this version as our starting point!).

The title screen and menu have been changed.

Testing and debug items from previous builds of infdev have been removed from the player’s starting inventory.

With the preamble sorted, let’s get to playing Minecraft!

Upon spawning in, I am greeted by two things. A quaint little valley, and some pretty nasty lighting errors!

The other end of the valley, featuring more lighting errors.

Well, those lighting errors will solve themselves at some point, so I decided not to worry about it, and get to working on more immediate concerns.

I get to work chopping down a tree, and then I remember to do something that I always need to get taken care of while playing older versions of the game

In the older versions of Minecraft, the inventory key is mapped to I. This makes some sense, but in the modern game, this is mapped to E, which is much more ergonomic.

As something worth noting, you’ll notice that in the above photo my skin hasn’t shown up, and the default is visible. I’m unsure of the exact cause of this particular issue, but it will be fixed by the end of infdev. While we’re here though…

A silly pic of the old walk cycle where the player character would flail their arms around wildly. Anyway, back to the game.

I scaled the sides of the valley, and chopped down a few more trees, eager to ensure I have enough wood to obtain the torches and tools I’ll need for my upcoming projects. I crafted the bare minimum of wooden tools, and then got to work on mining the coal out of the mountainside.

Eventually; however, night began to fall, so I dug myself into an alcove and started working on a shelter for myself.

You may notice I blocked myself off with a single block of dirt here. This isn’t just because dirt is more practical than a door at this state in the playthrough - doors hadn’t been added to the game yet! Once I was sure I’d securely sealed myself away, it got straight to my favorite activity: digging long stone hallways! Other than this, it was an uneventful night.

I haven’t noticed any monsters spawning, despite the game being on normal, so I think I'm going to update to the next version and see if that fixes that particular issue.

See y’all later!

-Ciel

[bropunzeling]

as someone who also hates (!!!) the editing process do you perhaps have any tips to share? 😿

you 🤝 me

im not sure how helpful these tips will be to you, but here's my two cents:

so you finished your first draft. yay you have a draft! a messy, incomplete one? aren't they all! feel free to coast on finishing for at least twenty-four hours. you want to vibe in the still writing, not editing phase. otherwise i (at least) start feeling discouraged and overwhelmed, instead of pleased that at least i have a starting point.

try to think about the goals of the editing process before you even open the doc. for some fic, it can just be a general spelling & grammar & removing repetition & fixing weird errors check (what's a weird error? one time in a first draft a character finished her beer three times in six paragraphs. that's a weird error). for others, you may need to check that the vibes feel right, or the pacing seems appropriate, or the world building is internally consistent. write down your goals in a notes app note or a comment! that way when you go in, you aren't overwhelmed; you know what you're trying to do

as you do a first pass, don't be afraid to leave shit for later. i constantly highlight sentences or paragraphs or half a scene and leave a comment like, "fix somehow" and then move on. often the way to make it better will strike me ten or twenty or fifty pages later. it's better to have momentum than get stuck on one frustrating sentence.

at some point, you have to stop word smithing. not because every sentence is perfect, but because you're going to annoy yourself if you keep trying to figure out why something doesn't flow right. done is better than good, and if you are planning on using a beta, they might be able to pinpoint the issue

don't be afraid to cut things. put them in a comment and keep it to the side if you don't want to lose the words. half the time you don't need them!

you've finished a first pass! this is generally when i call in a beta for anything over 5k. tell them what you're looking for when they read it over! this time, im probably going to ask things about pacing, relationship development, world building, if there are any moments where something comes across weird and not in a way i intended. sometimes, it's just line editing. you'll know what you need.

you've addressed their edits! my last and final process is something my pal ohtemporas suggested: use ctrl f and look for "filler words" - words that make your sentences less direct and immediate. things like "just," "a little," "still," "feels like". it's going to be mortifying. you don't have to cut them all, either!!!! but you'll be amazed what it does to make you really think about what you're trying to convey

at some point, you just gotta be done. this is fic. it will never be perfect. it doesn't have to be! go forth and hit publish

i hope this is at all helpful!!!! and you don't have to do all of it!!!!! at the heart of it, this is fic, and community, and stuff we do for love (and comments). it's nice to check for spelling and grammar errors (or at least i think so!), but anything else is gravy.

[katgametable]

Oxventurer’s Guild Season 3: The Orbpocalypse Saga

Oxventurer’s Guild Season 3 marked a notable shift in structure and strategy. While they had already used a “long story in episodes” format previously with Blades in the Dark, they were bringing it to DnD. The Orbpocalypse Saga lasted twelve episodes. After that, they did a number of live shows and specials before starting Season 4, so I have grouped those as part of this season, after Orbpocalypse. Orbpocalypse was filmed via video-share, pre-recorded and edited before broadcast. Of the specials, most were filmed in live shows, although Hog Wild was an in-studio pre-record, Battle for Bardcon was a live stream, and Big Deck Energy was a video-share pre-record.

With regards to cast make-up, it was largely the same group as always, with a few exceptions. Luke stepped away for a few episodes of Orbpocalypse, then had to miss the live show Wedded Redemption. That live show featured special guest Harry McEntire (who would later become the DM for Natural Six) as Aubrey the Tabaxi Sorceror. The following live show, Let’s Get Fiscal, Johnny had to withdraw at the last minute and gave their notes to Luke to DM in their place.

The season is all on YouTube, and all but one is on podcast. The exception is Big Deck Energy, which was a slightly experimental session mixing DnD with Magic: The Gathering, and thus had a substantial visual component they felt couldn’t translate into audio-only (not entirely sure how easy I’ll find it to write up, but I’ll do my best).

But before they started the season, Johnny released a short “story so far” video which was more of a character introduction, and an Episode 0: The Levelling, to detail levelling up. The Levelling was presented as a podcast episode, but I present my write-up of it to you here:

Jane is joined by Ellen to discuss The Levelling. After discussing video games, Ellen describes the process as taking off the training wheels, and explains that she and Mike are now playing their characters as prepared casters, choosing their spells each session. She describes it as being freeing but not OP. She mentions Johnny was so excited by everything, and that it gives more of an insight into the players rather than the character.

They’re going up from Level 7 to Level 8.

Corazon adds 2 to Constitution and clarifies how his multi-class works. Basically he’s just taking all the Swashbuckler levels, but keeping his handful of mostly utility spells. He’s looking forward to getting Panache at Level 9. He also gets some more hit points.

For Dob, Luke put the character sheet into DnD Beyond to neaten things up, track spell slots, and roll large numbers of dice. But in the process, his ability scores got a little messed up, probably due to removing maths errors. He puts his two points into Wisdom. He’s chosen the new spell Shatter. It may or may not be deployed on crotches. And again, more hit points.

Egbert isn’t getting new spells, but he boosts his Charisma by 2. He will not fix his -1 Wisdom modifier. And more hit points.

Prudence swaps her Sign of Ill Omen invocation (because she never used it) for Eldritch Spear, which will let her snipe with Eldritch Blast, up to 300 feet. She doesn’t get any more spell slots, but did take the spell Banish. She puts her 2 points into Wisdom and some more hit points.

Ellen explains that they’d vastly simplified playing as a Druid, picking the spells to learn permanently, but now Merilwen’s picking every day from a very large deck of spell cards. She’s gained another spell slot. She’s also been playing with set animal forms, but she’s now going to be using Wild Shape properly. She adds 1 point each to Wisdom (bringing it up to 20) and Constitution. She’d also forgotten to bring up her Spell Save DC three levels ago, but has sorted that. And more hit points. 

Johnny is taking the training wheels off and going to stop letting them off the hook. They are going to insist on tracking spell slots. That means they’ll have to play differently, but will probably have more fireside scenes. Johnny wants combat to be tougher and more interesting. But they won’t enforce spell requirements, except for the “something distasteful to the target” for Prudence’s Banish (she’ll have it but she’ll need to say what it is, because that would be funny). Luke has now learned about upcasting. Jane fears they’re going to use their new abilities to prank each other.

Back with Jane and Ellen. They talk about Ellen choosing Merilwen’s spells, and using spell slots. Jane hadn’t been too worried, despite the small number of spell slots Warlocks have, because Eldritch Blast is a cantrip, but it caught more than she’d expected. What also caught them was when they had sessions run into each other narratively and having to track these things between sessions. They compare short stories with longer ones, and Ellen mentions she liked the NPCs and overarching story Johnny made up. She loved the cliffhangers. Jane finishes up by talking about merch and the MCM London show.

A Level 8 level-up is rather boring, because it’s ability score increases, but it’s significant that they’re getting into the rules properly now. (I will, however, say that I kinda prefer the way Johnny and Ellen had been doing Wild Shape, with a pre-selected range of forms to choose from and learn new ones every other level.) There’s also some new spells coming up, and at least one of them will have some great moments.

[kaiowut99]

GX Finalized-Subs!111 and 121 (WIP): Drizzling Details - For Clicks

Reprising the edit I worked on here while finalizing my 106 subs, I wanted to go ahead and knock out adding this updated translation edit into 111 and 121 as I get ready to work on 110. This gets used in 111 as Manjoume tries to look Amon up, and in 121 as Amon looks to delete it while on that submarine, and while I did previously translate these in my last run through Season 3, as I'm going with "Garam Conglomerate" and not "Garam Finance," along with the other updates I made in the 106 version, I wanted to update this accordingly for consistency. And still having the Photoshop files handy from my 106 edit, this was a relatively smooth process all told. I also went ahead and made dub versions of these, since of course 4Kids not only removed the text (they amusingly just slapped a card back where his info is lol), but they also cut the one shot of the Garam Conglomerate article Manjoume clicks onto. (I may use it for reasons at some point hehe)

All in all, I think it just took me a day or two to do since I had a relatively calm weekend; final products in gif form below (to keep each gif at 35 frames, I split the second 111 clip into two gifs; sub-intended edit on the left, dub-intended on the right)--and a breakdown under the cut for the interested 🙂 I did choose to leave the HTTP 405 error screens Manjoume gets as-is like I did before, partly the English text already there works well enough (the Japanese message is more "This page cannot be loaded"), partly Manjoume's raging thunder later would make it a bit annoying, lol.

Effectively, for the 111 version, working off the full version of the bio I mocked up before, I first tweaked the bio text up top to color the originally-link-colored text accordingly, then saved that, cropped to what's shown in Manjoume's screen. Then, from there, I worked on the first clip it's used in, first cropping out the top portion of the text (from Amon's name to the "Goa Garam" line) and using the CC Power Pin effect in AfterEffects (also how I apply my card fixes) to pin that cropped image into place as the text expands outward for the first few frames; after that, I used Sony Vegas to keyframe the screen's scrolling for the rest of the shot, masking in the monitor's borders on top for blending.

For the second shot in 111, where we see a close-up of the text as Manjoume clicks into the Garam Conglomerate article, I first wiped the text in Photoshop, then copied over the needed text layers from the full bio, making sure to space the lines at roughly how they were spaced in the full bio. I then copied out the "C" in "CEO" on the second-to-last line to hold it in place, then duplicated the "Garam Conglomerate" line and recolored the copy to a clicked-link purple, recreating a purple outline around it--both the unclicked and clicked versions come into play once I throw them into Vegas, where I then masked in the cursor arrow and hand as Manjoume moves his mouse. For the Garam Conglomerate article, a simple text wipe and translation placement happened in Photoshop, then I took that and threw it into the footage in Vegas.

Finally, for the 121 version, since it uses the full no-link bio, I first recolored the blanking I did to the bio in Photoshop to match its color here, then used the CC Power Pin in AfterEffects to pin it as it expands for a few frames, masking in the edges of the bio box and the new Amon photo this screen uses. After I did that, I just did some positioning checks against the original, and then it was good to go without popping into Vegas.

For applying the dub edit to each instance, since I'd already done the video keyframing work for the sub-intended full bio image, once I adjusted the text layers with the dub references and saved that new dub-intended image, I just needed to copy/paste the keyframes and effects I applied to the sub-intended image in both AE and Vegas, so it was a pretty easy swap, lol.

[id-element0]

I took these 'baby gnome in a playful mood' screenshots 2 weeks ago. I interpreted it as me having a smooth gameplay without tantrums. And it was like that ... for a while. But then the monkey in my brain became restless and once again I was doing things... I don't know if any of it would be helpful to anyone, but I'll leave it below mainly for myself since I won't remember any of if in a few months. Warning: Another long read.

When I saw @simbouquet's new eye mesh, I wanted to try right away. Yet, being spoiled by @gruesim's UV edit of aWT's eye mesh, I knew I couldn't go back to one-texture-for-all method ever again. I like the idea of separated UVs because it's much easier to make heterochromia contacts this way. No need for accessory eyes.

It didn't take long for me to hop into blender and just separate the UVs on this lovely mesh. And, of course, because it's me, I didn't use gruesim's UV as a base; I just used af face UV as a guide and put the left eye UV where I see fit. So any texture made for that previous mesh is not compatible with this one. Me and 30 or so contacts have a lot to do! 🫠

It can be my imagination, but I loved how eyes look with the new mesh, like even crisper and shinier. Maybe because it uses SimEyes shader?

When I changed the shader to SimSkin the texture looked all jagged and deformed so I decided sticking with SimEyes. But EA's catch lights are horrendous. Sure, simbouquet also made an eye shader replacement mod. And for that mod you need the Shader Framework by @lazyduchess.

No biggie. Just read the instructions and install. However, because I'm on linux, installing these things can be a little bit tricky and not always guaranteed to work. It took me a few tries to make things work. So for future reference, if you're getting the error 126: 'Unable to load something-something.asi', you may need to install latest VCRedist.

Then I loaded my game with everything installed (ld's Framework + Shader Tweaks and simbouquet's Eye Shader Tweaks), and I've got black patches on the floors. Not casting weird shadows but half of floor tiles being pitch black. Removing Shader Tweaks handled that glitch. Now I only have one rock with a black patch.

This isn't much of a problem and I haven't seen other glitches yet. So I can live with it, I guess.

The other two things that might be problematic are the alien and occult eyes. Now that I switched to SimEyes shader, all aliens will have the same default shader effect. They all have pitch black eyes as Maxis intended. Yay, for them but nay for all my other contacts that I've been using for my alien sims. A small loss.

Plus, occult eye shader already being an issue on its own, goes haywire with separated UVs. 😅

To remedy this I use misukisu's script mod that removes the eye shader effect from vampire sims. Unfortunately, it's only for vampires and it's not perfect. Sometimes you need to go into buy/build and switch back to live mode for it to work as intended. Werewolves on the other hand, will have these weird, shiny, offset circles on their eyes.

Well, you can't have everything.

Not stopping there, I decided to install the latest ReShade; watched a video and started experimenting with it. A few shaders + adjusted parameters later, I believe I've got some tiny preset that feels like a good start. End of my two-week's adventure. Now back to playing.

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[bookwyrminspiration]

Hi there! (cw for fictional trauma mention, i hope that's ok?)

idk if i'm right or not but you strike me as a psych nerd and who would enjoy thinking about this, so i have a KOTLC thought! my sibling brought up a possible drawback to true photographic memory in that, the human trauma response often includes your brain editing out or even fully forgetting some memory of a trauma out of self-preservation.

(And of course, talking about photographic memory always makes me think of Sophie, because I Am Not Well)

Now in humans, what we usually describe as photographic or edeitic memory is generally related to the ability (natural or trained) to memorize and visualize an object or a page of information and remember it for a short period (and likely won't apply to remembering a traumatic experience), but Sophie has true photographic memory and seems to remember everything she sees. (Without taking into account the book lines like "Sophie had a hard time remembering which Councillor was which without their thrones to look at" as I mark those as honest author error.)

Which means Sophie--and Keefe too, since his photographic memory also seems to reach beyond just memorization--can probably remember their traumas in great detail! Keefe seems to have a very visual memory, but I think Sophie can remember sounds and other sensual input beyond what she sees. Especially considering the fact that emotions can't be removed by a Washer, they probably both relive their trauma so clearly. This is a sad thought and i do not like it :) but I must inflict it on other people.

That being said I hope you're having a good day (at least before i came along)! Thanks for listening :>

Hi! You're right, this is exactly the kind of thing I like to think about. Taking this a step further, elven minds are supposedly fragile when it comes to violence--including just witnessing it. So even though they may have survived the incident itself with their sanity intact, what if merely remembering something they experienced could break them later on? Since it's so vivid, I wonder if it could be similar enough to witnessing something

Going back to your point about self-preservation, I'm curious how this would manifest in them. Because they'd need an instinct to protect themselves if things are too much, but their minds can't function the same way. Does this create a more difficult aftermath where they actively remember their traumas in great detail, or where they're very easily triggered by a lot of things, as they remember more of what happened and therefore more can be tied back to it? But what about when that gets to be too much? Would they just shatter? I feel like they should have some sort of self-preservation ingrained instinct, but what? If it's tied to emotions experienced, could numbness be an option? Definitely for Keefe, but would that work for Sophie?

We could assume forgetfulness for them as well, which could be interesting because for people who remember their lives perfectly it'd be incredibly unsettling to have blank spots. What if they keep going over those spots and dragging back up the memories by force to try and put that unease to rest only to get catastrophically upset by re-exposure to it until their brain shuts it down again and makes them forget, to be repeated again and again until they truly process it? How do they even process it?

Fascinating questions here, but back to your point! yes! they absolutely remember their traumas incredibly vividly, not just visually, but in many senses. and for that I'm glad I'm not them

[roseofhybrids]

With episode 6 on the horizon, thought I'd jot down some random Murder Drones thoughts I've had over the last few months. Mostly just get them out of my head by chucking them into the void.

So back in episode 3 Doll gets shot and survives with no long term damage that we can see. Just telekinesises the bullet out and her visor heals. Yeva also got shot in head by V, but Yeva was very much NOT fine after. So what happened for the solver to keep Doll alive after getting shot but not her mom? Current theories: 1. The solver was weaker in the older drones in some way. 2. At some point, the solver was turned off. 3. The solver isn't duplicated when passed down, but rather gets removed from the parent

Also, from episode 3. The missing drone posters show the murdered prom queen candidates and lists their ages. Of the 5 girls, 1 is 18, 2 are 19, and 2 are 20. Now, sometimes a school will have one prom instead of separate Junior and Senior proms, which can explain the 3-year age range. But also implies that the drones graduate at 20 instead of 18. Current theories: 1. These drones got held back 1-2 years for whatever reason. 2. Drones starts school later, or are in school longer than humans typically are. 3(mostly an addition to 2). College level schooling is compulsory for drones and the prom includes college level students.

With Khan calling Uzi's banishment a self grounding and Thad saying he didn't think the colony was serious about the "whole banishment thing." My first assumption was that the colony doesn't actually banish people, but that Uzi just kind of assumed that's what they'd do and so tried to beat them to it. This is a head canon I hold on to purely for its comedic value.

Uzi listens to an MCR ripoff/parody band. Now, the human MCR's initial run went from 2001-2013 and the show takes place 3071 or 1060 years after the 2010's. To put this in perspective, this is the same amount of time between the 2010's and 950's, smack dab in the Middle Ages. All of this to say, that time wise, Uzi listens to the future equivalent of bardcore

We see J refer to Tessa as boss and her parents as corporate in episode 5, which makes me wonder. In the pilot when she says that corporate wouldn't let her kill N (without a good reason) is she referring to JCJenson or to Tessa?

Speaking of J, while N and V now have Uzi as their admin, J should still have CYN as hers. A fact that I'm sure won't come back to bite them later

Depending on how you look at it, N, V, and assumedly J, have, in a way, died and come back twice now (thrice for J after getting blowup with the rail gun). The first time after the failed deactivation when they came back as zombie drones. The second time, when CYN decapitated them in the basement and presumably turned them into disassembly drones. It's hard to say how much of episode 5 is literal, since Uzi and CYN are both messing with stuff. But N's severed head does have the fatal error message, which implies the drones kinda died before being turned into robot vampires. Which is pretty in line for both zombies and vampires, so.

So we've seen CYN make holograms, mimic voices, and create the parts used to construct disassembly drones. We've also seen J get revived in a form identical to how she was before Uzi shot her. And CYN claimed to have back-ups of N when Tessa was worried about him being destroyed. That could just be referring to her resetting his memories inside of the "dream", but in the real world, she did have access to said memories and the ability to edit/delete them. Now, I'm not saying CYN's gonna make some evil clones, I'm just saying she may have the means to do so and has already proved she can and will mimic loved ones to trick people.

We know Uzi pirates anime, and possible some other Earth/human media? But how much can we say the drones (especially the younger ones) really know about Earth? Do the older drones bother teaching them about it in school? Maybe some of the main stuff, but there are a lot of small things that wouldn't mean much to a robot on a different planet. As such, I'd like to believe a lot Uzi's assumptions about what Earth is like are based on cartoons and anime.

[dailydosetech]

What is Copyediting? A Simple Guide

Chances are, if you ever wrote an article, blog post, or social media update, you have come across the term "copyediting." But what is copyediting, exactly? And why would you need it? In this blog, we'll break down what copyediting is, why it matters, and just how it can improve your content.

What is Copyediting?

Copyediting is reviewing and cleaning up on a written piece to be clear and accurate and usually unfastened from mistakes. It is the final processing degree where, in one look, a copyeditor will spot grammatical errors, punctuation errors, and spelling errors. However, this simplest suggests removal of typos. Copyediting entails that your message should be clean and that your writing ought to be polished.

Key aspects of copyediting include:

Correcting grammar and punctuation: Ensuring sentences are mounted effectively and punctuation marks are used nicely.

Fixing spelling errors: Looking for such things as types and spelling mistakes.

Improving readability: Making effective the textual content flows smoothly and is easy to take a look at.

Consistency: Ensuring that formatting, fashion, and tone continue to be the equal during the content.

Why is Copyediting Important?

Copy editing is critical for lots reasons. Whether you’re writing a blog, internet page, email marketing campaign or writing, your content material wishes to be professional and blunders-free to make a very good impact. Here’s why reproduction modifying is crucial:

It Makes Your Content Clear: A copyeditor ensures that your message is straightforward to recognize. They take a look at for perplexing sentences and awkward wording, supporting your target audience hold close your ideas greater without problems.

It Builds Credibility: Mistakes in spelling, grammar, or punctuation may want to make your content material cloth look unprofessional. A nicely-edited piece indicates your goal market which you care about superb and interest to detail.

It Improves Readability: A copyeditor is actually the content material fabric from the reader's point of view. They help break up long paragraphs, add headings to make it attractive and easy to read.

It Saves Time: Good copy editing will ensure that there are no miscommunications or misunderstanding to be brought up later with clarification questions or corrections. It gets your content prepped for printing or emailing.

The Difference Between Copyediting and Proofreading

While copyediting and proofreading might seem similar, they are different steps in the editing process:

Copyediting concentrates on the content assessment with regard to organizational, clarity and accuracy concerns. It involves issues concerning sentences construction and layout, grammatical issues, and styles among other aspects concerning the textual making.

Proofreading Is the very last step, in this process, content material cloth is read in an effort to identify any minor lapses such as typos, punctuation errors or even inconsistent format.

Think of copyediting as solving the "huge photo" and proofreading as checking the "small details."

How Does Copyediting Help Your Business?

If you are a business proprietor or content author, copyediting is a effective device to ensure your content stands proud. Here’s how it may gain your enterprise:

Stronger Brand Image: Well-written, error-free content material enables build your emblem’s credibility and reputation. When your content appears professional, your target market is more likely to accept as true with you.

Better Customer Engagement: Clear, engaging content is much more likely to capture the attention of your audience. Copyediting ensures that your message is simple to apprehend and connects along with your readers.

Increased Sales and Conversions: Whether it’s a product description, a landing web page, or an e-mail campaign, copyediting helps make certain your call to motion is obvious and persuasive, main to better conversion prices.

Improved SEO: Copyediting can help beautify the waft and structure of your content material, making it much less hard for engines like google to understand. Well-organized content material material moreover has a tendency to rank better in search consequences, bringing extra site visitors on your internet site.

Common Copyediting Tips

If you want to improve your copyediting skills, here are some helpful tips to keep in mind:

Read your content aloud: Reading your writing aloud enables perceive awkward sentences and puzzling sentences.

Take a break before editing: After writing, take a quick break. Coming again to your content material with clean eyes makes it less difficult to spot errors.

Use grammar and spelling tools: Tools like Grammarly or Hemingway can help pick out mistakes, however recall, they aren’t first-class. Always double-check your paintings manually.

Check for consistency: Make certain your tone, fashion, and layout live constant in the direction of the piece.

Simplify complex sentences: Plain and crisp sentences make quite a lot of sense. Split lengthy sites into sections to enhance the degree of reading.

Conclusion

Copyediting is one of the most important parts of writing, making your content clearer, more polished, and less likely to contain errors. That means your writing will come out as professional, interesting, and easier to understand, in that order. Compared to good quality business, blog, or social media content, copying plays a huge difference between the two qualities.

So, subsequent time you create content, don’t skip the enhancing procedure—ensure its copyedited to perfection!

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I was suddenly without internet for a while, so there was no release last week, but everything is back to normal now, and I had a great couple weeks' work. The 'edit times' dialog can now handle multiple files.

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If you launch 'edit times' on a single file, everything is the same. If you open it on a larger selection, it will now show, in a summarised way, the range of each particular time type, and how many files in the selection have or do not have a time set there. The controls all work as before, but in general, when you set a time, all files are now locked to that new time. Give it a play and you'll see how it all works.

SInce we don't always want to set exactly the same time to a set of files, but rather ideally a similar, staggered time, there is also a new 'cascade step' system in the multiple file version of the dialog. Every time-edit you open up has the ability to enter a little step, say 100ms, which will cause the dialog to set each successive file in the selection to be that much later (or earlier, negative values are allowed!) than the last. This way, if you have a bunch of files of something contiguous, like a comic chapter, that all have different, merged, or otherwise awkward import times, you can now manually sort them in the UI using tags or hackery and apply a new import time based on the first file plus a few milliseconds each time. Thereafter, any time you sort those files by import time, they'll also be nicely in page order time, just as if you had imported them all together from one directory.

I am quite happy with the new dialog, and I plan to copy some of the new techniques I figured out to other dialogs for similar better multi-file handling. I'd also really like, as we have discussed before, to tackle a 'cascading' tagger in 'manage tags', so we can quickly set 'page:n' tags to many files at once.

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In v559, it turns out I did make a '54 years ago' mistake, on moving files from one local file domain to another. This is fixed, and on database update, any borked timestamps that were saved should be corrected too. Let me know if you encounter any more issues.

Mr Bones and the File History Chart are now under the database menu.

There's a new checkbox under 'files and trash', 'Remove files from view when they are moved to another local file domain'. This actually re-introduces the unintended behaviour we had a couple weeks ago, which was happening under 'remove when trashed', but targeted to the correct logical trigger.

The gallery downloader cog button now has a 'don't add new dupes' option, which discards the query_text/source pairs you add if they are already in the download list. If you need to paste a hundred queries from a big mishmash list, I think this will help.

As a very brief test, I've added 'sort files by pixel hash'. If you have some pixel hashes in your current query, this will make them stand out, but the rest of the sort data is meaningless. I had wanted to try out some similar hacky new tech with 'sort by perceptual hash', but thumbnails don't have quick access to that data yet, so it'll have to wait.

I wasn't sure when my internet was going to come back up, so I dumped a bunch of time into some longer cleanup jobs. There's a ton of updated code behind the scenes, particularly around the way files get informed about new metadata, but nothing you need to care about. I have some new plans here and can see the path to getting all sorts of new metadata commands integrated into the shortcut and undo systems. I changed a couple thousand lines, so there may be a typo bug somewhere--let me know if you try to set any unusual content changes and it throws an error!

next week

Now we have tech that relies on file order, I think it is time we get the ability to conveniently reorder thumbnails. This will also help when I figure out cascading tagging in 'manage tags'. I'd love to have reordering by simple drag and drop, but that may be too complicated to slip into one week. I'll see what I can do.

I have quite a few messages to catch up on, which I will try to tackle Saturday.