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✧ genshin impact ✧

✧unyielding pillar, fleeting mist✧ || ongoing series pairing: morax/zhongli x f!reader, (potentially) osial x reader [f!reader, isekai-ed!reader, minor goddess!reader, canon characters might be ooc, some OCs littered in there]

✧crimson-stained padisarah✧ || oneshot pairing: alhaitham x f!reader [ hanahaki, childhood friends to lovers, angst, but, happy ending]

selfcarereminder

hey if ur reading this and ur in a bad spot mentally or anything i hope u feel better soon and have a good day

artisimpossible

I genuinely wonder if people realize how many projects get abandoned because the readership "wasn't there", when in reality, the readership just stayed silent. It's a big thing in trad pub that book series get discontinued because readers pirate the books or wait until the series is finished to buy a copy, leading the publisher to think that nobody actually wants the book enough to continue the series, but it happens with indie creators too.

I've discontinued a lot of free, online series because it's not worth putting 3-5 hours a week into posting a project for no readers. Sometimes I finish the series for me but just never post it again, other times I don't finish it at all because it feels more worthwhile to put my time into other things. Sometimes I hear from readers who are sad or upset that I didn't finish something they were liking, but the *reason* it never got finished is because I didn't know anyone liked it. If you like something, tell the creator, tell your friends, make some noise about it. If you would be sad if a story never finished, make that interest known because one of my biggest considerations before discontinuing a series is "will people miss this? Will I be letting people down" and 9/10 times, I come to the conclusion of "no, it doesn't even seem like anyone's reading this" only to learn after I've moved on that apparently someone was.

healerqueen

I've said this before in a different way, and this post said it so well. With real examples. If you like something, tell people.

If you want more content from an artist or author, if you like their stuff, tell them. It will give them creative fuel to keep going. And often it gives them other resources as well. Recommend a work to other people. Leave a comment or a review. It doesn't have to be long, just genuine, a sentence or two. Not many people know that a book's success is judged by book reviews as well as sales. Review the book on Amazon or another site to help it pass the metric of success and be recognized by publishers and retailers.

allthingswhumpyandangsty

THISSSSSSS!!!!!!! curate your own internet experience. block them because they’re allergic to peanut butter, block them because they have what you don’t, block them because they dislike your favorite food, block them because you don’t like their layout, block them because you can.

blocking is NOT a personal attack against someone. it’s you curating your own internet experience and catering for your comfort, and you have every right to do that.

you, yes, you!!! you CANNOT tell other people to censor themselves for your own comfort and personal likings. you CANNOT tell them what they can or can’t post. you CANNOT tell them what they can or can’t write. you CANNOT tell them what they can or can’t draw. BUT you CAN block them for whatever reason.

that block button is offered to you for free. use. it.

sulphuricgrin

My Cat Needs Surgery!

My 8yo rescue cat Shadow recently developed a large lump on his leg. We saw the vet yesterday and the surgeon is rather optimistic about being able to cut it away. His blood work came back clean so we're in the clear to schedule. I'm waiting for the techs to get back to me about the estimate.

Unfortunately I'm a poor, disabled self-employed worker and surgeries like these range from 500USD to +3k USD. I do not make a lot. Surgery reaching/surpassing 3k is close to my 2025 profits — that's how little I make given my business expenses and my limitations.

I'm opening up my Kofi for any donations and offering art in return. At the current moment, I can only offer portrait art of humanoids. These are not commissions, but a thank you for donating.

Anything above 15USD can get a black&white sketch portrait

Anything above 25USD can get a flat coloured sketch portrait

Anything larger and I can do multiple portraits if you want them!

If you wish to donate another way, feel free to DM me!

↓ Samples of art below↓ and you may scroll through more of my art [HERE]

If you're interested in The Elder Scrolls bookmarks, I sell linoprint ones off Etsy and with 20% off code SHADOW. [LINK]

If you cannot donate, please share! 🩵 Thank you!!

For those needing proof of his condition, I'll share photos under the cut

wtf-is-hockey

God sometimes I'm writing smut and I'll like, delete a sentence because I'm like, no, I can't write that. It's too indulgent. And then it's like. Girl, what the fuck are you even going to the candy store for if you're just going to buy raisins. Get real.

pseudospaceship

"what the fuck are you even going to the candy store for if you're just going to buy raisins" is honestly the thing I needed to hear today

jeansvoid

Art school made me realise that no matter how bad the imposter syndrome got, no matter how different every artist was, we all had different qualities the other admired.

sheishine

New sarracenia brooches! (sold out)

A tiny larva is tucked inside the pitcher– saying “hello”… or “help!”?

Anastasia Yarygina

Anastasia Yarygina

PSA For Digital Artists

Unless your tablet or monitor has some kind of fancy "paper white" lighting option (is that even a thing?) I need you to STOP DRAWING ON A WHITE CANVAS. You are essentially STARING AT A LAMP FOR HOURS.

Save your eyes and use a middle grey canvas instead! My default is hex #8A909B, but you can find what works for you!

I am being so serious right now please stop drawing on a white canvas oh my god you're damaging your eyes no wonder so many digital artists get migraines I thought this was common knowledge but apparently not so please please please take care of your eyes you only get two of them in your whole life and I am begging you to be good to them—

#yes #this #artists please #reduces the strain on your eyes

getvalentined

PSA For Digital Artists

Unless your tablet or monitor has some kind of fancy "paper white" lighting option (is that even a thing?) I need you to STOP DRAWING ON A WHITE CANVAS. You are essentially STARING AT A LAMP FOR HOURS.

Save your eyes and use a middle grey canvas instead! My default is hex #8A909B, but you can find what works for you!

I am being so serious right now please stop drawing on a white canvas oh my god you're damaging your eyes no wonder so many digital artists get migraines I thought this was common knowledge but apparently not so please please please take care of your eyes you only get two of them in your whole life and I am begging you to be good to them—

#yes #this #artists please #reduces the strain on your eyes

ashlgcostumes

Truly I hate to do this to you all but; you can watch all the videos and read all the blogs in the world but you cannot learn to sew without at some point picking up a piece of fabric and fucking it up. No tutorial exists that will stop you at some point ruining this poor piece of cloth. The visceral act of holding a project and wondering where you went wrong is the only way to learn sewing; you cannot escape it. I’m sorry

pikestaff

"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

themythicalcodfish

To wit:

switchelsweets

I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.

In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:

“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.

“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”

Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.

Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕