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Writer, craftsman, father to 4 cats, 1 dog. I am a multifaceted agoraphobe who doesn't understand internet things, but my husband sends me posts on here. Fandom belongs to the fans! Fuck JKR! Icon made by my husband, Okay-Sky

[hajinjin13]

Yes, this is now a writing blog

If you’ve found me from AO3 that’s honestly amazing. Welcome! I decided to start using this old thing as a personal blog for thoughts I have while I’m writing because I forget things all the time. Will they all be related to writing? Probably not. Will these posts all come with any sort of context? Not on your life. My mind is like a pinball machine. This is just for me. I’m usually not tagging things because I honestly don’t understand technology and I don’t care enough to learn how to properly use anything. 

[leebrontide]

Every single time I see a take that amounts to "if you write about X happening, or like fiction where X happens, you like X" I'm reminded of this one time I was at a casual friends house as a young kid. We were in her room, pretending to "be orphans" escaping from an evil orphanage and having to take care of each other and fend for ourselves. It was all very Little Orphan Annie/All Dogs Go to Heaven and based on the 80s pop media.

And this girl's mom comes in, hears what we're playing and gets all MAD and UPSET. She says that if we play act something, it's because we want it to happen. So her daughter must WANT HER TO DIE.

First off lady, we were 6 year year olds, so take it down several notches. We barely had a concept of mortality for fucks sake. She made us feel so guilty and ashamed, because she was taking our game personally.

Now I have a 5 year old. And sometimes she looks at me and says "pretend you're dead, and I have to -" Whatever it is. Some adult task she's assigned herself.

And it's just so transparently obvious that she's practicing the idea of having to do things on her own. Which is exactly what 5 year olds are supposed to do. I actually find it very flattering that the only way she can envision me not being available to help her is to be literally deceased. Otherwise, obviously, she wouldn't have to do scary hard things alone.

It's a natural coping mechanism. She's self-soothing about what would happen if I wasn't there by play-acting independence in a perfectly safe environment. She's also practicing skills she needs, and making up excuses for practicing them on her own, without taking on the responsibility of being able to do them by herself all the time yet.

Humans mentally rehearse bad this in their brains all the time. We can do that by ruminating- going over worries over and over again, which tends to lead to anxiety and helplessness and depression. Or we can do it with a sense of play- by recognizing that the fiction is fiction and we can dip our toe into these experiences and expose ourselves to bad things without actually being injured.

My daughter does not want me dead. And I don't want bad things to happen in real life. But fiction and pretend help me face the horrors of the world and think about them without collapsing or messing myself up mentally.

[hajinjin13]

Fidelius Charm

Dumbledore is the secret keeper for Grimmauld Place, but he isn't there to welcome Harry into the enchantment himself. He writes down the address on a scrap of paper and gives it to Mad-Eye to show to Harry to let him in. How many of the Order members had scraps of paper like that basically allowing any of them to bypass the secret keeper? That was so irresponsible. How is anyone supposed to indefinitely keep track of a scrap of paper? What if Kreacher had gotten a hold of it? He could have welcomed all the Death Eaters into Order HQ without anyone knowing until it was too late. This is the most intense secrecy spell that exists and here's Dumbledore writing down his username and password on a sticky note and sticking it on his computer.

[hajinjin13]

For Marcus Flint to never once have set Oliver Wood on fire is honestly such a missed opportunity.

[hajinjin13]

In Harry Potter, one of the obstacles to the philosopher’s stone was a live troll.... which unfortunate person was put in charge of feeding that angry imprisoned creature everyday? Was it one of the professors? It must have been. The professors were the ones who came up with each obstacle. This person would have had to get through all the prior obstacles every single day in order to get to the troll to feed it. Can you imagine if it was Snape? I'd be an outrageous and cruel bastard too if that was part of my job duties and I wasn't even getting paid overtime for it.

Don't reply and say something reasonable, like "they must have made a house elf do it," cause, yeah that would make perfect sense, but that's not as funny. And when does anything in Harry Potter make sense anyway lol!

[basiatlu]

So today I turned another year older! Thank you to everyone that offered their well wishes and love I am so soft over it.

✨💖As a thank you for all of that as well as the support over the last 2 months since I started this crazy Harry Potter fandom adventure, I will gift 1 lucky person a custom made sticker sheet that will include a design for each Drawtober prompt! (So that’s 31 stickers!!!) very well may be 2 or 3 sheets honestly. High quality vinyl, weather resistant, full color, and great for water bottles.💖✨

A winner will be drawn tomorrow: Saturday October 14th, 7:07 PM PST.

Rules:

You must reblog this post with a tag describing your favorite drawing of mine (yes I’m being so self indulgent right now)

On an honor system, please only reblog this with one account you own. So one ‘ticket’ per person for the raffle

Likes do not count, neither do reblogs without the proper tag

If the random winner does not respond within 48 hrs of me choosing them, I will reshuffle for a new winner and message/tag them.

Reblogs after the cutoff time and date will not apply towards the raffle

Love you guys 💖 Please take this fun game as a way of showing you how grateful I am for making this one of the best birthdays I’ve had in a while.

***will ship anywhere with an actual address or P.O. Box

[hajinjin13]

"Unexpect it." — Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Type your name or blog name followed by "core" into Pinterest and post the first nine pictures with a quote from a book of your choice.

I got tagged by @okay-sky and I actually quite like these pins! Muted and darker, but still beautiful. I also really enjoy the username and comment from the plant picture lmfao!!!

[hdwickedwixen]

It’s finally time! Pre-orders are officially OPEN!!! 🎉🎊🥳

Mosey on over to our pre-order shop here to pre-order your preferred bundle! 

Pre-orders will remain open through the end of June, and will close on June 30th. If you need time to decide which option to get, you still have plenty of time! 

If we can meet 50 orders of physical items, then the cost per-book, per-sticker, and per-print start to come down enough that we can offer you new items at no additional cost. This might include more prints, larger prints, more stickers or sticker sheets, or maybe even something completely new and exciting like acrylic charms! Stay tuned for more details as we see how sales start going.

[celila-reblogs]

This zine is an actual magazine (size A4) published by Draco, Pansy & Co. (with the collaboration of quite a few Gryffindors and friends) for the wizarding world a few years after the war.

It includes articles and illustrations about

fashion & lifestyle

travel & galas

beauty products

interviews

and so much more!

Full of amazing sfw fanart and hilarious writing!

Let us take you on this journey to Britain’s wizarding society with this first issue of Wicked Wixen 💚🐍

[hajinjin13]

Just a reminder that it’s okay to disagree about things and still find value in another person. It’s okay to not understand everything about someone. There’s a lot in this world you couldn’t understand even if you lived 1000 lifetimes. it’s admirable to be a student of life, to keep learning, no matter how fast or slow. It’s important to think critically about what people’s words actually mean, to see the implications deeper than what they might convey at a surface level. Do sinners need Jesus, or do you? Is the next generation the problem, or are there simply new things for you to learn? If only God can judge you, why is it okay for you to tell someone else they’re going to hell? But when someone says something ignorant because of the sheltered way there were raised, instead of starting by telling them they’re stupid, try showing them what they’ve missed out on with their way of thinking and let them see that someone else’s happiness and rights matter just as much as their own. Some people are beyond reach at certain points in their life and unfortunately there’s nothing anyone can do about that, it takes time to accept realities that are different from what we’ve been lead to believe, no matter how big or small those realities are. If you think you’re an expert on anything, you’re not. If you acknowledge how much you don’t know, you know more than most. The only thing you have control over in this world is whether or not you are kind. 

[lourdes-archieve]

@Fanfic writers:

My friend send me this link, is a series on a profile on Ao3 (tumblr) that has different tutorials to insert things to fanfics via html code, I thought I would share bc it’s really cool

Lists of tutorials:

How to make images fit in mobile browsers

This is a tutorial/live example on how to make large images fit on mobile browsers but remain normal size on desktop browsers.

How to mimic letters, fliers, and stationery without using images

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic the look of letters, fliers, and stationery (as well as other forms of written media) without using images. For all your epistolary fic needs.

How to make a “choose your own adventure” Fic

This is a tutorial/live example on how to create a "Choose Your Own Adventure" fic. While this has been explained before (see here), this particular tutorial shows you how to use a work skin to hide the next parts from the reader until they click through to get to them.

How to make linked footnotes on Ao3

This is a live example of how an author can create linked footnotes in their work with only a little bit of HTML and no workskins required. This is best viewed by clicking "Entire Work". While I've included the actual coding in bold and italic once you click "Hide Creator's Style", there's a more detailed explanation here.

How to change text on Ao3 when the cursor is hovering over it (or clicked on mobile)

This a tutorial/live example on how to have text change or appear once a cursor is hovering over it. Helpful for pop-up spoilers, language translations, quick author's notes, etc.

How to mimic author’s notes and Kudos/Comment buttons

Anonymous on tumblr: do you have a skin that would mimic the author’s notes and review/kudos buttons section from the end of a fic? the desired effect being that the fic could go on after the “end” of the fic, so after the author’s notes and review/kudos buttons

Here's a tutorial/live example to do just that, with some of the buttons actually functioning. I'll explain more inside!

How to wrap text around images

This is a tutorial/live example on how to align images to the left or right of the screen and have text wrap around them.

How to mimic email windows

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic email windows on AO3 without the need to use images.

How to make ios text messages on Ao3

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic iOS text messages on AO3 without the need to use images. There's also a chapter on how to have emojis displayed on AO3 as well.

How to make Customized page deviders

Bored with the default page dividers? This is a tutorial/live example on how customize your page dividers with no images needed (though I do show you how you could use images if you wanted to do such a thing).

How to make invisible text (That can be highlighted)

This is a live example how to make invisible text that can only be seen by highlighting the text. Tutorial is included in text, and you can always leave comments about questions you may have.

MOBILE USERS: Sadly, this probably won't work for you, since highlighting in a mobile browser is different than web. I've tried correcting this, but have yet to find a solution.

How to make a rounded playlist

Original coding and design is from layouttest. I make no claims for it, just tweaked it so it will work on AO3.

How to create notebook lined paper on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of lined notebook paper in their work. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

Sticky notes on Ao3 without using images

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of sticky notes (aka Post-Its) in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

How to make deadpool’s thinking thinking boxes on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of Deadpool's thinking boxes in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

How to make newspaper articles on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of a newspaper article in their work. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

[batsutousai]

May I add one I use a lot:

How to Make Customized Page Dividers

Bored with the default page dividers? This is a tutorial/live example on how customize your page dividers with no images needed (though I do show you how you could use images if you wanted to do such a thing).

[hdwickedwixen]

🐍 CONTRIBUTOR LINEUP ⚡

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day! 💚 We apologize for how quiet our account has been, but we are excited to finally announce our official contributor lineup!

The mod team and contributors have been working hard on concepts and ideas for the zine, and we can't wait for you to get to know the contributors more!

Thank you to all who applied and please stay tuned for more Wicked Wixen insights!

[n7punk]

it's a new experimental approach where you edit the fic after you already posted it. it's too cutting edge you wouldn't understand

[n7punk]

you get it

[shaelit]

HarperCollins Strike Update

For the full breakdown of what’s been going on since November, read here.

January 20, 2023

It’s been over FIFTY days. The strike is still ongoing. Harper has yet to even speak to the union.

Union members are still scraping on their second and third hustles (which most entry-level publishing people have) and donations to the strike fund. The union has set up a hardship fund (here’s the post about it on their official Instagram, for verification) so no more fiddling with checks or Venmo.

If you can donate, please do.

And whether you can or can’t, please do still share.

[fixyourwritinghabits]

Reminder that big publishers have seen record profits in the last few years. None of these have trickled down the the editors, marketing, design, legal, and more that are essential to getting a book published.

The strikers are asking for three main things - better pay, a bigger commitment to diversity, and more security for the union. That they’ve been striking for this long and can’t even get that shows widespread problems in the traditional publishing industry.

Please support and boost where you can. Everyone involved in getting you your favorite books deserves a fair wage and better job security.

[ao3commentoftheday]

you know that expression, "dance like no one is watching you?"

try writing like no one is going to read it

it's easier to let yourself go and just enjoy the process of creation when you aren't also playing 6 dimensional chess with your insecurities and anxieties

write because you have fun writing and if you never post it anywhere that's totally fine because you enjoyed your time with the process

[bladesandstars]

I have my own spin on this - I first draft like I'll never post it. After that I tend to know whether this is a piece for posting or more of a journal entry private thing. I do think there's an extra level of polish and proofing I put on things for posting that's an important part of my growth process as a writer, so I think if I never set things free into the public it'd be a lot harder to see growth.

But, you don't owe anyone growth.

I have my own personal me-centered writing goals, but this is a hobby. You don't have to focus on leveling up unless you want to.

[stubbornness-and-spite]

This user supports AO3

This user is anti-censorship

This user believes in “don’t like, don’t read”

This user believes in “ship and let ship”

This user believes that fiction tastes and preferences do not dictate moral character

[hajinjin13]

Labels?

I’m honestly tired of them. I’m at that age now. I think they serve a purpose if you’re looking for a community of like-minded people who share similar experiences, but the obsession with identifying yourself to others and the need for others to identify every facet of themselves to you sounds exhausting and soul sucking. I’m pretty sure every label I’ve put on myself in the past was a panicked placeholder until I discovered something better. I’m always growing and changing and having new experiences every day, so they have changed quite a bit over the years. The most accurate label, however, is “me” and I don’t feel like that deserves any further explanation anymore. If I don’t pick a label, people can’t put me into a category and give me rules about what it means to be in that category.

I’m also tired of reading about a character’s search for labels in fics, and perhaps I’m just burnt out on it. So often there’s a struggle to answer the question of “am I gay, bisexual, pansexual, lesbian, on the asexual spectrum.” There’s an inherent pressure to figure it out because people are curious and will ask, but the answer “I don’t know” or “queer” or “I’m just me” is as appropriate as any of them. I want to see more stories where the characters don’t feel like they owe it to anyone to figure out their labels on anyone’s time but their own. People are so much more than their sexual or gender identity; that’s what makes characters deep and well-rounded.

[bokulikescomics]

May I present an easy fix to the recent casting announcement called "Geralt but there is always a horse"