Plantress' Secret Library

Fangirl that likes to reblog things. Occasionally I'll post fanart or fic. My blog is a 'this is my current interest and I will make it everyone else's problem' zone. Twitter Deviantart Fanfiction.net Toyhouse My art My fic

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

OP: How to create floating Chinese shufa/Calligraphy (cr爱写字的豆豆)

[chitaka45]

祇王寺

[thekimonogallery]

Gionji Temple

[cosmicdes]

[fujomon]

Enter: The Keyblade Master.

[lilboreddev-blog]

reblog if your name isn't Amanda.

[thatblackwatchdouche-blog-blog]

2,121,566 people are not Amanda and counting!

We’ll find you Amanda.

[world-heritage-posts]

world heritage post

[wheezecheese]

I HAVE to reblog this eleven million note post. That’s the most notes I’ve ever seen on tumblr. Also my name is Jade, not Amanda.

[funny-tik-toks]

[youremysunshine8]

This dog's face is sending me. New reaction image

[ra-meat]

As i was cropping it i thought the "no he'd die" was really funny so I kept it

[silly-jellyghoty]

I'm stealing this. Thanks.

[questcequecestqueca]

Walter Molino

[roach-works]

this man really woke up every morning and committed to painting the absolute dopest fucking pictures anyone could ever have imagined god bless

[buribulla]

Going through it everydayyyy lllloll

[shay-creates]

Apparently, my decision to be silly and make fanart of someone's writing (because I genuinely enjoy the story the person is writing and I was struck with inspiration upon reading a particular scene) has benevolent and wildly unforeseen consequences.

I apparently gained a bit of control of the canon because said writer really loved the art and decided what I drew/draw is canon.

2. Writer put said artwork into the document of his story right below the scene, so now it's IN the story where people who read the story will see it (with a link to me)

3. He sent the artwork to all his friends and people he knows because he was so excited

Wholesome interaction and I watched him do all that in real time, good stuff. However...there are two more consequences I was notified of today...nearly a full week after I gave the artwork.

Seeing the artwork caused his friends to become interested in reading and hearing about his story, which means more people are reading what he's writing and giving him critique on the story (which he actively asks for).

Apparently, upon seeing the art, his writer friends got a sudden second wind to pick back up writing they'd abandoned for a few months. Because, I quote, "seeing that someone enjoyed {his} writing enough to take the time to make art of it gave them the motivation that maybe THEY can write something that will inspire someone to also create something." I have accidentally caused a writing frenzy among his writer friends and my silly idea to make art for someone has had a butterfly effect for people who I don't even know.

Uhh...I'm pretty sure there's a moral here but I am tired and have a great deal of emotions about this.

[never-ending-fanfic]

The moral is draw fanarts.

[27dragons]

Having experienced similar things in reverse (having written fic inspired by art) -- the moral is GET EXCITED AND MAKE THINGS.

[mama-qwerty]

Fandom is a community.

If something inspires you, let the op know!

If you drew or wrote something for them, let them know!

If you like something you see, let them, and everyone else know!

Interact, share, and encourage! That's what keeps fandoms alive and kicking!

[velvetcloak]

joli poli

[wertfi-penguin]

Maybe the most damming thing about Nolans odyssey is i haven’t seen a single gifset from it

[geekyhistoriansunite]

[lolita-wardrobe]

The Sacred Vow

◆ Outfits: https://lolitawardrobe.com/princess-chronicles-sacred-vow-ouji-lolita-cape-and-trousers_p8522.html

[frostedmagnolias]

Tea Gown

c. 1900

Woven silk damask embroidered with glass, metal thread and beads, and embroidered net and lace

by House of Rouff

Victoria and Albert Museum

[snowstories]

My biggest tip for fanfic writers is this: if you get a character's mannerisms and speech pattern down, you can make them do pretty much whatever you want and it'll feel in character.

Logic: Characters, just like real people, are mallable. There is typically very little that's so truly, heinously out of character that you absolutely cannot make it work under any circumstance. In addition, most fans are also willing to accept characterization stretches if it makes the fic work. Yeah, we all know the villain and the hero wouldn't cuddle for warmth in canon. But if they did do that, how would they do it?

What counts is often not so much 'would the character do this?' and more 'if the character did do this, how would they do it?' If you get 'how' part right, your readers will probably be willing to buy the rest, because it will still feel like their favourite character. But if it doesn't feel like the character anymore, why are they even reading the fic?

Worry less about whether a character would do something, and more about how they'd sound while doing it.

[mossbear-minese]

I don't remember where I saw this piece of advice so I can't credit it, unfortunately

But it was along the lines of "instead of asking whether something is out of character, ask 'what would it take for this character to do this'"

Which I think fits really nicely with this advice of making the actual action itself also feel in character

[matsbathtub]

First time sharing my art on here so I figured it had to be wangxian :p

This took an unholy amount of time because I'm still trying to figure out the transition to digital art but they're worth it

[khaire-traveler]

Some good environmental news for everyone. Mangroves are making a comeback! This matters because mangroves help A LOT with sucking up air pollution and housing many species of marine life. They can even help to prevent storm surges with their roots! Hooray!

Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback - which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.

[sartorialadventure]

[pomrania]

Reblogging for reference on how to make a blanket cape.

[chaos-ducks]

Wait I need this reference

I however do not have a good blanket for this

I shall have to acquire one

[bailiuw]

My fisrt post here 🥰