Wayfarer

a blog for my ao3 story Wayfarer and everything to do with it. https://picrew.me/image_maker/399481 = picrew used for header ~ask box open~

[crimeronan]

people who let me wake up to this get a special place in heaven. firefly_fox how does it feel to hold my life in ur hands....

[crimeronan]

my favorite thing about this post is that a handful of people have gone "oh wait! this is tangible proof that i don't need to be embarrassed about leaving a lot of comments!! i'll stop being so ashamed!" YES!! ao3 authors basically universally will die for people who comment spam. we love to see it and we do not find you weird or annoying At All.

think about it this way: we ourselves are weird enough to have spent several hours, days, or Months writing down this story. we are weird enough about the content to do that! why on Earth would we be mean and judgmental toward people who care enough to get excited about reading it?? we shared it Specifically For You To Get Excited About!

[atlinmerrick]

WE WILL WRITE FOR YOU WHEN YOU DO THIS, TOO.

[never-a-good-thing-to-have-deac]

Wait… Isn’t Ed Balls day coming up? ED BALLS DAY, I HAVE TO GET READY TO CELEBRATE 

[thewalrusfrompingu]

What’s Ed Balls day?

[never-a-good-thing-to-have-deac]

Omg, okay explanation time. 

On the 28th of April, 2011, Ed Balls got a Twitter account. He decided (as most people under the spotlight do) to attempted to look up his own name. However, all he did was tweet “Ed Balls”. This, for some reason, got retweeted by THOUSANDS of people. On a global scale. And because he didn’t know you could delete a tweet it stayed. Every year since then,the 28th of April is Ed Balls day. 

This is the infamous tweet

and here are some gems to celebrate that have followed the years, including last year where they framed the tweet and got him to sign it for charity

There are also LOADS MORE in this article from the Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11566593/Ed-Balls-Day-fourth-anniversary-of-that-tweet.html 

[never-a-good-thing-to-have-deac]

HAPPY ED BALLS DAY 2017 WOOOP

[never-a-good-thing-to-have-deac]

Now that the clock has struck midnight…

HAPPY ED BALLS DAY 2018 WOOOOOOOOOOP

[lavender-and-red]

IT’S HERE

[flapjacques]

[enchantingruinscandy]

I MISSED ED BALLS DAY AND IM MAD ABOUT IT SO THIS IS GOING INTO MY QUEUE FOR ED BALLS DAY 2023

HAPPY ED BALLS DAY FROM THE PAST MOTHERFUCKERS

[enchantingruinscandy]

Happy Ed Balls day 2024!

[natequarter]

[ID: 1. A picture of Ed Balls on a london underground ad. Text below reads, “Never forget. 28th April #EdBallsDay.”

2. A tweet from edballs, written on 28th april 2011. it reads, “ed balls.”

3. A tweet from nick_clegg: “Ed Balls.” this was followed by a tweet from edballs: “I agree with Nick… RT @nick_clegg: Ed Balls.”

4. Ed Balls’ Wikipedia page edited to have every single word replaced with the phrase, “Ed Balls.”

5. A photo of a selection of birthday cards marked as celebrating the event, “Ed Balls Day.” A tweet from Carousel_Lights remarks: “#EdBallsDay has become so commercialised. Shame really.”

6. A series of Coke bottles. The label on each reads, “Share a Coke with Ed Balls.”

7. A framed and signed version of the original Ed Balls tweet.

8. A photo of two Tesco’s Scotch eggs. A tweet from Tesco describes them as, “Egg Balls.”

9. A tweet from edballs, which reads: “Ed Balls #10LongYears.” Attached is a photo of Ed Balls holding a birthday cake with a “10” candle. /end ID]

[neil-gaiman]

This may sound mean, but...

If you send me an ask containing links to Good Omens fan fiction you think I should read, I'll delete it. Do it again and I'll (regretfully) block you. This is a general blanket sort of thing -- I don't want to read it, legally I can't read it, no I won't make it into the next series, and, no matter how pure your motives, it's crossing a line.

[neil-gaiman]

I’m reading a lot of baffled responses to this. People, I’m showrunning and co-writing the Good Omens TV series. I can’t legally read unsolicited plot ideas. Think of Netflix. Their terms of service include

8.2. Unsolicited Materials. Netflix does not accept unsolicited materials or ideas for Netflix content and is not responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to materials or ideas transmitted to Netflix.

…and you’ll find similar clauses out there for other production entities. They are trying to safeguard themselves. There are people out there who are certain that a hit film or TV series is based on their stolen idea. The easiest way to avoid that is to make sure that their ideas can’t get to you.

It’s nothing to do with not approving of what you do. It’s about not putting me, the producers, the BBC or Prime Video at risk — or about having to throw away plans for the future because someone did that in fanfiction first. I can’t legally read unsolicited scripts or story proposals or manuscripts and sending me a link to your or someone else’s Good Omens fiction counts as those things. If I read your story and then did something close to it you could sue. So I’m not going to read it. There’s no emotional baggage in this. I’m definitely not telling you that what you are doing isn’t valid. (And If I wasn’t showrunning I wouldn’t be so Please Don’t and I Will Delete about it. But I am. So don’t. Thank you!)

[sepdet]

Reminder that "By Any Means Necessary," one of the best episodes of Babylon 5, nearly didn't get made because some fan suggested a similar idea (a workers' strike on the space station, dealing with workers' safety and labor issues at a time when Star Trek: TNG was still on the air).

I can't remember how far along the episode was in production — I think a rough draft of the script had been written —but showrunner J. Michael Straczynski had to pull the plug on the episode until they finally tracked down the fan who'd suggested a "workers' strike" story on Usenet and get legal documents signed that the fan wouldn't sue or ask for a cut of the proceeds. AND the documents had to be watertight enough that Warner Bros' legal dept was satisfied all financial/legal risk had been eliminated. In other words, it wasn't up to JMS to make the call.

Sadly, after that, he could no longer participate in the old Babylon 5 Usenet discussion list, where he used to interact directly with fans, answering questions. It was just safer if he stayed away, because that way nobody could accuse him of lifting ideas for the show. We don't want Neil to have to pull back for the same reason.

A lot of creators avoid social media for the same reason. Those that are here @neil-gaiman , @dduane , have a hard and fast rule not to look at unasked solicitations.

And now that Babylon 5 might get a reboot, JMS has issued a similar request:

J. Michael Straczynski would like to politely remind fans not to pitch him unsolicited Babylon 5 ideas

One of the most ambitious sci-fi series ever made, Babylon 5, is potentially coming back for a reboot series at The CW.

[neil-gaiman]

Reblogging for people who think I'm overreacting or whatever.

[sonic-wildfire]

PSA

If you happen to stumble upon an ad that looks like this, DO NOT SCROLL DOWN.

The rest of the ad is a very tall GIF of strobing red light that can potentially cause seizures. You cannot scroll past this ad quickly enough to avoid seeing it.

There seems to be no way to report the ad, so the next best thing is to use an adblocker (if you haven’t already) or even stay off the mobile app.

Please reblog to help spread awareness.

[youwouldneverbreakthechain]

[nakamurasuzuki]

Snippet of upcoming chapter of No Grave(But The Sea Could Hold Us Down)!

“Are you sure they’ll accept me just joining the family like this?” Yamato nervously rubbed at his wrists.

“Yeah, you’re not the first one who practically showed up out of nowhere. Almost everyone did, except Ace, we actually planned to take him in for at least a year before we got him. There’s no need to be scared.” I patted his back and opened the door, only for a fork to imbed itself in the doorframe next to my head.

I closed the door.

“On second thought, there is a reason to be scared and it’s because everyone in this family is crazy.”

[gylfie109]

“Where. Is. My. Son.”

[gylfie109]

In the depths

Based off of one of the scenes from the last chapter of Wayfarer.

[nakamurasuzuki]

I made ref sheets for the twins! I love these two murderous shitheads. I would have put their tattoos as well but this took me 15 hours to make all together 😅

[tsukithewolf]

“Hey I love your story! Is it okay if I draw-“ 

YES. PLEASE, GOD, YES, DRAW IT. DRAW IT AND SHOW ME. I WILL BEG YOU FOR IT.

[murderlight]

#dear fic writer moots #do you feel this way too? #🥺

nana i feel like this was not intended for me bc you’ve seen the frothing insanity that takes hold of me 😳but, yes. and i’m not alone.

it’s a universal truth: fic writers will go apeshit for fanart based on their fics. they just do. i could be on my deathbed and if someone showed me art from a scene in my fic i’d backflip into the wall and knock my ass out

[fuckyeahsnackables]

Y'all it got me a girlfriend. During quarantine. Reblog to save a life.

[the-turtleduck-pond]

Draw parts from your favorite fanfic. Leave a link on the fanfic. Watch the author absolutely lose their shit in the best possible way.

[nakamurasuzuki]

Made some edits of how Ace and Law look in No Grave (But The Sea Could Hold Us Down)

[nomettesbizzareadventure]

Fanfic Writers: Director’s Cut

Reblog this if you want readers to come into your ask box and ask for the “director’s commentary” on a particular story, section of a story, or set of lines. 

Or, send in a ⭐star⭐  to have the author select a section they’ve been dying to talk about!

[lurkinglurkerwholurks]

I did this once before and it was fun, so I hope you guys don’t mind if I queue it up again.

[matan4il]

Your comments on AO3 are more powerful than you know.

A comment on a fic more than once gave me the idea or inspiration I needed to add another part to that fic. It helped me to produce even more of the content that the reader who left it enjoyed so much.

A comment on an older fic reminded me that my fics don’t get lost 24 or 48 hours after posting. True, that’s when most fics get the majority of their hits, kudos and comments, so a writer sometimes feels like if a fic hasn’t done well in that time frame, it’s as good as gone. But some people discover and love such fics later on and that’s incredible.

A comment once stopped me from deleting my AO3 account. For reasons, I was feeling really low, like I had no talent and nothing to offer. Like everything I was posting was banal and worthless. And as my finger was hovering over the ‘delete account’ button, a mail notification let me know that someone left a comment on one of my fics. I went to read it and it was absolutely lovely. And it complimented not just that fic, but my writing overall. It helped me get through a rough moment.

Your comments can mean so much more than you know. You have more capacity to do good and help content creation in the fandom, that you and others enjoy, than you realize.

So this is my little note, as an author, to say THANK YOU to all the people who take the time to leave a comment on AO3 or send an ask on Tumblr or write kind words in the tags of a reblog. It all means so very much! <33333

[sariahsue]

As an author, I can verify all these things. I’ve never gotten so discouraged that I wanted to delete my account, but nice comments can definitely turn my mood around.

And I *always* check the tags. 

[tyalangand]

That totally reminds me of this one moment when I felt like shit about my writing and then this one person started going through all my works and leaving lovely comments on every single one! Comments are honestly the best!

[ramonameisel]

I think people forget just how starved we writers are for feedback. Like every time someone tells me how much they liked my writing or how it touched them I do an internal breakdance while crying for five minutes straight. 

[nakamurasuzuki]

I squeak whenever I get comments, it just overwhelms me with feelings and I can't speak

[nakamurasuzuki]

SHIT I FORGOT TO POST THIS BUT NO GRAVE HAS UPDATED. 3 NEW CHAPTERS, IM JUST NOT PUTTING THEM ON HERE BECAUSE THERES QUITE A FEW HEAVY THINGS IN THERE AND ITS JUST. UGH. TOO LONG.

[gylfie109]

AHAHAHA I FINISHED THIS DRAWING FINALLY

Solaris and Sterling if they were in the TMA universe, so avatars of the Hunt but touched by the Vast.

I’m so proud of this bc it took me like 5 days to finish it and damn the euphoria of finally finishing it is addictive.

[nakamurasuzuki]

I MADE A DISCORD SERVER I’M STILL SETTING IT UP BUT I MADE ONE. ILL LINK IT WHEN IM DONE