What? You say itās only a plush of a Mimikyu and not an actual Mimikyu?Ā
No, rather you should focus on the fact my training is still underway, but I daresay Iāve made quite the improvement in my skills of handling Ghost-types.
And youāre absolutely right, we can most certainly start answering asks in the week leading up to the day. Itāll be fun to do this again, I must say.Ā
#i will leave you in charge of decoration#you do so love it
Itās Triplet Day! I like to think itās also the birthday of the Striaton Trio :^) these sonions will forever live in my heart, happy bday to those nerds
((I took a long timeout and assumed there wouldn't be an issue because whenever I checked back here there didn't seem to be a problem, so I figured I could just pop in whenever and start posting again if I could think of anything to post.
Finally decided to just post this old thing because Iāve come to terms with the fact that Iām never going to finish it, at least not without basically starting completely over.
Hereās the full video complete with the stand-in cellphone pics I was using as a storyboard.
Hey Clan can I ask you a favor... I want to start an ask blog and do some art but I don't know what to do. Can you give me some advice and ill draw a pic for you.
((OK so this ask has been here for a while and Iāve been mulling over it but then I was like āif you think about it to long it will never get doneā so here we go-
*Disclaimer, I am actually a total mess at running an askblog, but have seen enough well done ones to have a basic grasp ofā¦this
First thing first, On a scale from 1-10, how much do you actually want to do an askblog?
I have seen so many askblogs started in a wave of fervor and pure adrenaline and then dropped the next day. It sounded like a good idea last night when you were thinking about it and then you actually started and it was like all the magic went away and you just start going āIāll do it laterā Ā and later never comes. Sometimes that great feeling will even last an entire day and then youāll disappear for two years and the next update will be āsorry this blog is dead I lost interestā So I guess what Iām saying is, donāt make an askblog impulsively. Make one for characters you love and characters you actually want to get into deeper depth with, and for a thing you like a lot.
OK, those are just the pleasantries, now we talk about actual askblog stuff
Blog themes? Less is more
People came to read your stuff. PeopleĀ want to read your stuff!! Use a legible theme. Iām not saying donāt pretty it up. You good with coding Do what you do. But make sure the text is legible, the artwork can be viewed in its full glory, and donāt put too many distracting things around. I think thisĀ blog does a good job of that. Tbh, though, no ones gonna bust you for just using the redux theme and making it something fitting for both you and your character(s)
The askblog is a reflection of the character, not you
OK so this basically boils down to āDo not reblog unrelated material and try to stay in character. If youāre not in character mark the post as OOC so everyone knowsā You would think this was common sense, but wow is it a huge turn off. Sometimes you see blogs that say āask-xā in the title, and you go to it and thereās no askblog like material on it for a hundred pages, and youāre like āOh, ok this is just someoneās mainā and then like 3 posts later you find out itās not. It really is an askblog, but in name only.Ā
TALK TO PEOPLE!
I FAIL SPECTACULARLY IN THIS AREA AND THAT IS WHY I AM BEING SO AGGRESSIVE ABOUT IT. TALK. TO. PEOPLE. Introduce yourself to other blogs! Start a conversation! Make friends! Make a network! Not only will it give you more exposure, but DUDE, FRIENDS ARE NICE! You could do collaborations and share ideas and people who read your blog will be entertained like āwth are these two doing today.ā People like seeing characters interact with other characters, Other people like interacting with other characters. Itās fun. Youāll have fun. Theyāll have fun. Make your askblog a separate blog so you can send messages to people. Send people messages. Send hellos. Reply to prompts. Other people make askblogs go round.
Look, thereās more I could say here, but everything else is actually just a fundamental component of writing and etiquette. I donāt have to tell you not to be rude, I donāt have to tell you not to send hate, and tbh I shouldnāt have to tell you ignore hate but embrace criticism.
Donāt worry about the artwork, itāll get better as you go
Donāt worry about embarrassing yourself, the only way to embarrass yourself is by being rude.
Donāt worry about followers or reblogs or anything
Donāt worry about making it perfect. It will never BE perfect. Human brains canāt even COMPREHEND perfection, much less achieve it.
Cliche as it sounds?
Have fun.
If itās not fun youāll stop doing it. If youāre not enjoying yourself WHY do it? You donāt get paid for this, itās a thing you do because you enjoy it. If itās not fun everyone will know because it will show in your work. Donāt pressure yourself to answer an ask. You can say no. Itās not rude to ignore it. If at any time you stop enjoying it, take a break or stop altogether. Itās not worth it.
It might seem like Iām being overly dramatic, but again Iāve seen some really good blogs- at some point it got to be too much. They absolutely loved running their blogs but at some point it just wasnāt in them anymore, whether it be from constant pestering or just because they got bored. And you could tell. And it was only when they started doing what they liked and what they thought was fun again where the atmosphere changed back.
So yeah.
This is my long overdue uhā¦thing for you. Sorry it wasnāt made earlier.))
So this happened. Cress... our computer is from the 80s, we really need a new one...
((Seriously though, Cressmod and I had been planning something since at least July, and the day before Halloween everything on my computer just stopped working.Ā
To say I didn't have a mental breakdown...
[10/31/2014 8:45:02 PM] Cilantro: I AM JUST SO DONE OKAY?
[10/31/2014 8:45:21 PM] Cress: I KNOW AND IM FEELIN THAT RADIATING OFF THE SCREEN IN WAVES
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