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Swordy on AO3. I write stuff (slowly)

[sergeantbuckybarnes]

BUCKY BARNES in THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER, SEASON 1 EPISODE 1

[mikia87-deactivated20220818]

Scientia-Style Sushi (Older Bros version)

[hanatsuki89]

The one in which Iggy is the one pining… …and he finds out that things aren’t as hopeless as he thought :) P.s. Iggy’s line inspired from this post !

[aksannyi]

[aliatori]

Well my friends, we made it almost a whole year of being active in fandom before having to turn anon off! I feel like that’s a pretty good milestone.

P.S. While writers definitely appreciate compliments on their stories, following them with a complaint about said story is pretty much a sure fire way to ensure demotivation and delayed updates.

[hellomynameisswordy]

I think you make an excellent point (although I’m sorry you’ve had to make it at all, Ali).

To that end:

- ‘Reviews’ on AO3/ tumblr that exist only to complain that the story hasn’t gone in the direction they wanted it to/ X character is OOC/ isn’t in it enough etc etc. This isn’t constructive criticism. You’re not helping. Even if you stick in some nice comments as well. You’re. Not. Helping.

- Vague comments about stories that really aren’t that vague, posted in spaces that others can see.

- Anon comms which dissect stories or their authors (or both) often under a heading like 'what have you read recently that’s disappointed you?’

The truth is we see these comments. You might think we don’t, but we do.

You might think it doesn’t matter, or that you never actually talked about that fic or that author by name, or that you’ve made the comments in a private space, but if others can see them, or find them, or be linked to them by someone else, then they’re still public and still contain the power to affect what happens next with an author and their stories.

We brush off the comments with varying success, but ultimately it can chip away at a writer’s confidence and a desire to keep on putting out stories.

Whatever the reasons for making these comments, it spoils it for everyone else who is reading and enjoying and is sad at seeing a chapter update or a new story get further and further away because the author has lost motivation.

And it spoils it for the writers themselves who love the characters but lose that desire to write about them when their hard work is met by criticism and complaint.

Let’s be better to each other, people. Remember, this is supposed to be fun.

[hellomynameisswordy]

Just reblogging this, because fandom is still a tosspot of people who should not be allowed near a comments section. To them: fuck you. To everyone else: have a nice day.

[zacksoldiers]

                         — Carl Gustav Jung; Memories, Dreams, Reflections                                                                  [insp]

[hellomynameisswordy]

Reblogging this again because ❤️

[hanatsuki89]

I managed to do something for MerMay this time! Mermaid Aranea for my self-indulgent needs :3

[hanatsuki89]

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT that the Gladnis fanbook I’ve been working on is finally finished. It will be comprised of old remastered (lol) illustrations and new ones! Keep your eyes peeled for further announcements about preorders! Enjoy the huge cover in the meanwhile :)

[hellomynameisswordy]

Why thank you Tumblr. I shall add excited screeching noises, because that’s pretty much all I’m capable of doing right now. 😍😍😍

[junie-junette]

Just a little sketch of Gladio and Ignis because I’m missing theeeeem ! I hope you’ll like it even if it’s the chocobros boys instead of some Fenhawke tonight haha ! Have a nice week !

[hanatsuki89]

I wrote this post on twitter about overworked (coffee-addled brain included) Iggy squinting at gladio’s pecs and muttering “Pillow.” then proceeding to take a nap there. And the response was so high that I just had to draw it xD

[hanatsuki89]

The full version of my entry for @honoranddutyzine ! It’s “go big or go home” for me, when it comes to my favourite FFXV boy ;) (plus, I’ve dreamed about making something with this quote for ages, lol)

[cluegrrl]

This Blog Is Unrepentantly Pro- AO3!

This blogger remembers when we didn’t have AO3.

This blogger remembers when we had to put disclaimers at the head of our fics and pray that someone didn’t take it into their heads to sue us for what we created.

This blogger remembers brilliant artists and writers getting decades of work obliterated on LJ because someone who wanted to tell people what they were allowed to create went running to someone who wanted a profit, and told them the artists and writers had been naughty.

This blogger remembers just how hard the creators of AO3 worked to build the thing we all seem to take for granted now.

This blogger watched friends dive into the creation process so heartily and determinedly that they all but disappeared from the writing/gaming/artistic side of their fandom for YEARS while they worked to make the archive happen.

This blogger remembers the sense of giddy wonder that there would possibly be LAWYERS involved, willing to defend our right to create these works, and not leave us hanging at the mercy of corporate legal teams.

This blogger is aware that she reads between twenty to fifty books’ worth of material every year on AO3, and is never REQUIRED to pay a penny for the privilege of getting access.

This blogger is aware that she will not ever see advertisements on AO3, and that her personal data and reading preferences won’t be sold to advertisers in order to raise the money that AO3 needs to pay for the services they provide.

This blogger is aware that AO3 is, and has always been, a labor of love; by fans, for fans, and not for profiting off fans – and this is what makes it unique in the whole of the media universe.

This blogger has NEVER taken AO3 for granted, and has ALWAYS been damned glad to have access to it.  Even in years when this blogger didn’t have the means to support it financially.

[hellyeahrihannafenty]

Tom Holland does Rihanna’s “Umbrella” on Lip Sync Battle

[dr0wnedperfectionist]

I’m literally zendaya reacting like he didn’t have to go that hard and yet..

[mooniesays]

Every time this shows up on my dash I have to stop whatever I’m doing and watch it again because JESUS CHRIST THIS IS AMAZING

[stsebastiens]

[hellomynameisswordy]

Fic alert

New gladnis fic incoming shortly.

Also: Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it!

Also, also: come find me on Twitter. I’m @ SgtNoSpecs on there.

Also, also, also: I need sleep but I forgot to ask Santa for some.

[onewordtest]

fandom is so weird you never know how old anyone is but you just kinda assume most of them are around your age until proven otherwise and then one day someone is talking about their 9 year old kid on your dash and another person is saying they just finished 10th grade. wild.  

[my-lover]

reblog and tag with your age, so your mutuals know

[hellomynameisswordy]

40 with kids. In my head is an entirely different story...

[chilledfoodtin]

You knew I wouldn’t be able to resist this–Episode Beardnis

[atarostarling]

Kinda sorta living for bearded Ignis right now, not gonna lie…