#weekly model

[fuckyeahxenobladechroniclesx]

Today's weekly XCX model is:

Luxaar (np006101)

[mintjeru]

(rkgk) please make him playable,,, and give him gap moe,,,

open for better quality | no reposts

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

A fierce duel commences!

[padmestrilogy]

okay, why would they do this

[spicynectarines]

imagine my surprise and disgust when I go to www.crunchyroll.com on a Friday, only to find ZERO new Apothecary Diaries episodes

[yellowvixen]

(belated) week 6: year of the dragon!!

[artzyleen]

Owen Teague for Entertainment Weekly, July 2024

📸 by Max Montgomery

[maximura]

[fuckyeahxenobladechroniclesx]

Today's weekly XCX model is:

Portable Wooden Chair (oj120011)

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

I finally picked up my copy of the US Weekly: "Kate's Royal Style Album" If you enjoy Catherine's style, then add this "album" to your library. 👑

[moltensmusings]

You know what, I'll say it: Blue Pegasus should've been considered THE queer guild. Master Bob being known as a loud, proud, and extravagant drag queen who encourages her guild members to express themselves in every sense of the world. While yes the guild is considered forward fashion wise and produced a number of attractive, well known mages, it was just as likely to be known for the bold/unique styles of its members and how much of a community it had built within the town that it called home.

Fairy tail is a guild known for its chaos and excitement, blue Pegasus is a guild known for accepting all through its doors to have fun and bond. The guild itself often gaining funding not from jobs, but the people who visit to drink and party during the day. While other guilds wouldn't be strangers to queer members, Bob being the Master made it abundantly clear how much she welcomes the prospect of those members joining. Rather than Bob leering at Young men we have a Bob that excitedly supports and adores younger members as they train and discover themselves.

During the grand magic games it would be impossible not to notice the members in the stands in all their tacky and loud glory.

Though Bob's biggest pitfall would be her various attempts to scout members from other guilds once someone catches her eye.

[tonguetiedraven]

[qdettos]

im not joking when the wheel chose 3/4 in once, sorry kenji i drew you earlier (incase if they look unrecognizable : sakamoto, miyahara, takumi, iketani, itsuki)

(iniD characters i drew so far)

this is why you should shuffle your wheel but then this was ALREADY shuffled which is crazy- also you see how long overdue is this...awful

[riacte]

I feel like I learned a lot about storytelling + "marketing" a story from Webtoon (the Webtoon from a few years ago when it was still decent). The way it worked was that 1) story blurb to draw in people 2) three initial episodes to get people invested 3) one episode per week. It showed the strength of a strong summary with a genre but without trope tags (unlike fanfiction) or describing your work as abc meets xyz (which seems to be what YA publishing does nowadays?). The three initial episodes introduces tone, artstyle, main characters, main plot, basic worldbuilding, and is supposed to quickly "hook" the reader. I like the format of three initial episodes (instead of one) because the first episode is usually different (given its main purpose is to grab the attention of new people), the other two gives you a taste of what a "standard weekly update" might contain.

I feel a lot of Webtoons start with a strong premise/ gimmick/ hook but they don't know what to do with it. And that's totally normal because some premises are better when shrouded in mystery and you have to do the hard work of explaining the mystery. I've read Webtoons that start with one premise, then it gets sidelined in the middle as new themes develop, and in the end you realise the "premise" was a marketing tactic to draw people in and the story is about something else entirely, but you stayed because it was still a good story, and you have no complaints. (Eg. I think people step into I Love Yoo thinking it's a romance, and the first bits do seem like a set up for romance, but it turns out the genre is drama and the romance is a slooooooow burn.) I've read Webtoons that start with one interesting premise, then it fizzles away and turns into a rather standard story for its genre to the point the hook is barely relevant when it was what made it stand out. And on the rare occasion you will find a Webtoon that has its premise, develops the plot from there, sticks with its themes, and the ending is thematically resonant. (I think Cursed Princess Club does a good job at this.) But it's difficult to craft a very consistent and coherent story (especially given the serial format), so it's fine to just kinda sideline or even ditch your premise so long the actual main plot is solid. Your premise is what initially got people reading, but they'll get invested in other things. Maybe you even have to manually create a hook and get into the meat later once your readers are properly invested. But I feel most of the time it's otherwise because you can get a really cool idea but NO CLUE on how to end it and it sucks because either you drag on or give it an unsatisfactory ending. The good thing is that you get a "buffer zone" in which readers are still interested in reading due to the premise/hook and you get the time to properly work things out.

So I don't think a premise has to be completely executed and explained in order for a story to be compelling. If it does its job of bringing in new folks and convincing them to stay long enough to get invested in style/tone/plot/characters/relationships/whatever, sometimes it's easier to let the premise go. Sometimes you want a tonal shift. But at the same time, a premise is so useful for marketing purposes. You can talk about what tropes it has and what media it's influenced by, but what is the story actually about?

[missbubblesoda]

from jean’s instagram (2024.10.12)

[boag]

On my 7th birthday my mom took me to get my hair and makeup done at this children’s beauty salon called Sweet & Sassy and then surprised me by taking me to a Selena Gomez & the Scene concert . Iconic