#which i can understand

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

What are you doing? It was hot, and the floor is so cool. It's soothing.

DIE KAISERIN | THE EMPRESS — 1.01 "One's Place in the World" — 1.03 "The Wedding"

[not-poignant]

hiiii! have you considered releasing tradewinds as a single purchase through a site like gumroad?

Hi anon!

So the reason Tradewinds was shelved and not published like 8 years ago, is because I couldn't find an Aboriginal sensitivity reader willing to read m/m with disturbing themes. I had sensitivity readers for the other side of things (like Matan and his heritage), but I kept either not finding anyone, or the one person I found took my $200 USD deposit and vanished and never spoke to me / responded to any of my emails.

As a result, I was uncomfortable distributing it anywhere broadly, even though I was relatively confident the novel isn't offensive, because I just don't know 100%.

I am a lot more confident releasing it via subscription as an exclusive novel, because the people who pay for subscription are often folks who are a) already used to my style of writing and b) generally know what to expect from me, vs. cold audiences who don't. I'm kind of kicking myself that I didn't realise that Tradewinds would make a great exclusive/paywalled release for subscription, because it means it's only ever going to find a very narrow bandwidth of readers.

Basically if I could release it for single purchase - as basically an ebook - I would have released it like 8 years ago, anon. And the reason I have actually released it this specific way is down to the fact that I'm just not really confident offering it for broader distribution.

That might change one day, if I happen to stumble across a sensitivity reader who is okay with my style of writing, who is reputable + has references (i.e. so I know I won't lose a fair chunk of money in the process, because that burned me pretty badly, not gonna lie). But until then, having Tradewinds be limited is the only way I'm comfortable releasing it at all.

Folks are more than welcome to sign up for one month, download the book (and read any other early access they want) and then leave. They can even just put 'I only wanted one thing and now I have it' in the exit survey so I know what they were there for if they want. Then it's still a single purchase (with some early access extras), and they still access the downloadable file. :)

[pinkgy]

Does anyone knows what do I have to do to unlock this ?

What tf is an exclusive artifact ?

Do I have to level up his artifact (which I don’t have btw) 3 TIMES

NO

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

@admiral-craymen replied to your post “guys frank isnt leaving. she just said that at random and it managed to convince you all. frank is staying lmao”

Frank's owner said Frank is going away.

:)

[evilwriter37]

Looking more into my adrenal insufficiency, and apparently too much stress can kill me. That would explain why my cortisol levels started crashing when I was at the hospital on Tuesday with @lifblogs after our mom pulled the shit she did. I was okay because I had my prednisone on me. Took an extra 5 mg and I was okay within like, half an hour. Still…

That’s scary.

[astrangergivingthestrangewelcome]

I find this line excruciating like it actually makes me go fucking feral. Not bc Seward has done anything wrong but bc I find the situation fucking maddening that Dr. John Seward, a very recent family friend gets to know exactly what's wrong with Mrs. Westenra while Lucy. The beloved only child has to sit there and guess at what it could be. Like oh my God oh my God I understand not wanting to worry your kid but Lucy's not five years old she is an adult she can tell something's wrong and not telling her is only making things worse. Treat her like an adult!!! She shouldn't need to guess.

[maryse127]

Applied for a summer school in Kyoto!

[basils-plants-and-potions]

So~ Sunny's not your boyfriend? I for sure thought he was. Pretty sure half the town does too.

[haysprite]

OH MY GOD I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THE ASK ABOUT THE TYPES OF FANFICS, I WAS MENT TO SEND THAT TO ONE OF MY FRIEND 😭

HAHLKFDSJFDSJLK LMFAO YOU'RE ALL GOOD ANON 🙏🙏🙏 I don't have to post the ask if you don't want me to, I'll just address it here teehee

NAH BUT YOU RIGHT THO, I READ IT THIS MORNING (couldn't respond cause i had class) AND WAS CRYING CAUSE EVERYTHING WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT AND IT MAKES ME SAD

Like hahlkfdklfdjs WE NEED MORE FRANK/JULIE FICS!!! PLS!!! Also people need to 👏 STOP 👏 CROSSTAGGING 👏

If I look up "Frank/Julie" shit, I DONT WANT THIS GH*STFRANK BULLSHIT GET IT OUTTA HERE >:( Like on god I just hate crosstaggers, I don't get why you have to do that shit ??? Like do you really think someone that's looking a certain thing up wants whatever you made? Good lord, grinds my gears

I won't go into this much, but I heavily dislike x Reader fics as well :/ Ik a lot of em are very self indulgent n shit, but most of the time they're either written v weirdly or I just cannot connect to Y/N at all that it takes me out of it entirely 💀💀💀 Also I just can't get behind Killer x Reader fics, but that's just cause I hate Killer x Survivor as well, so they tend to mush into one for me

I honestly just don't bother looking for fics or fanart anymore and just pray I stumble upon something, cause I just find the opposite of what I want (aka Frank/Susie, another discomfort ship of mine, and Gh*stfrank) :( Its such a delight when I actually manage to find Frank/Julie art, makes my day every damn time <3 And Joey/Susie, but I find that a lot more often in terms of fanart

God and finding SFW shit is hard as well :( Like I don't mind N$FW existing, I know it's out there and I can handle very ***MILD*** shit (PG13 basically), but I'm ace as fuck and don't wanna read/see it pls and thanks 😋

I've said this a lot, but istg one of these days I'll start writing a fic !!! Even if its just a oneshot or two, I need to help out my fellow Frank/Julie sillies! I gotta spread the propaganda !!! I get stupid insecure about my character writing, its not the best part about my writing, but considering the fact that we have basically nothing to go off of character wise besides a lil bit in Julie's tome, I think I'm good 😭 Don't think I can mischaracterize them much considering there's very little there LMAO

[diorysuss]

help ares‼️‼️

[nakmor-leigh]

Been out here for almost two hours and I've only had 3 kids trick or treat at my house 😭

[goji-pilled]

The same Walpurgisnacht has a crush on Homura anon.

Imagine this, the Walpurgisnacht asks Madoka for advice on how to take her out on a date...All the while..Homura thinks she wanted to ask Madoka out and her jealousy grows

This is a typical case of severe miscommunication, and I love it

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[bitchofdarkness]

I hate how fandom has become "if you haven't created anything in this very specific time frame after the release of the show/movie, everyone will have moved on"

And call me old fashioned, but that's just not me. I sometimes take ages to create and publish. And I will love a show or movie for such a long time (years, babes, years) that I just can't relate to the fast consumerism that's going on.

Because, let's be real, it can get really lonely in a fandom if most have simply moved on to the next shiny thing. Is what's created less worth, just because it was created outside the hype? Why is it such a taboo for this new fandom generation to love an old or "late" fic or art?

It's so tiring and I'm too old for the 30-seconds-hype-tiktok-shit. Just tired. So, so tired.

[bxdtime-ceai]

,

[captainjonnitkessler]

Do you guys notice how when Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers union, started planning a general strike, he did it by a) targeting his messaging towards unions with the ability to safely and effectively strike in large numbers, b) laid out a clear, actionable plan for those unions to follow (setting contracts to all expire at the same time, since many unions cannot strike while under contract), c) is using union contracts to set clear, actionable demands that can be met in order to gauge success and provide an end goal, and d) started organizing FOUR YEARS before the proposed strike date to give people the chance to plan accordingly, because it takes a really freaking long time to get tens of millions of people organized?

You notice how he didn't do it by slapping a message on Twitter saying 'hey nobody go to work on Monday, that'll really show 'em'?