Like a tortoise typing.

Dragon Age art and ramblings

[laurawritesandgames]

I commissioned the talented @paragonraptors to create this sketch of tiny Kallian Tabris with her Papa, based off my fanfic Happy Belated Birthday (AO3).

Thank you so much for all your hard work!

[paragonraptors]

some quick dorians i drew yesterday

[saturnisaturnip]

Fenris between classes ✨✨

[lolavagabonde]

happy Dragon Age Day ! 🗡️✨

[cccrystalclear]

Been watching so many romcom k-dramas I had to draw Alistair as a loveinterest

[pepsiprophecy]

🍎🍎🍎🍎

[cobaltart]

Fenris sketch for a friend

[polycythemiav]

he’s thinking about lockpicking

[shitonshitonthatshit]

Makes my heart flutter

[buckywiththegoodhair86]

And we’ll enjoy it every single time.

[everkings]

not dead.

[riense]

[lethendralis-paints]

I can now share this huge piece I painted for the @da2zine !

It took me a while, but I'm really proud of how it came out! Check out all the awesome art and writing from others as well!

[pikapeppa]

I have been waiting with bated breath to see the finished piece of this since Lethy first told me about it and MY GODS WAS IT EVER WORTH THE WAIT. Look at this beautiful masterpiece!!! 😭😭❤❤❤

[ao3commentoftheday]

you don’t get good at doing something by not doing it

you get good at doing something by doing it badly and learning how to do it better

[djappleblush]

Writers don't get to rest.

[maythedreadwolftakeyou]

I can’t believe I’ve finally finished my Hierophant embroidery!!! This was definitely the most ambitious of my Dragon Age embroidery projects so far–not only because it’s larger, but I also had more up-front work translating the tarot style to the stained glass style of art used elsewhere in Inquisition. It’s hard to catch on camera, but the leaves are done in metallic thread (lighter gold) and sparkly thread (orange toned) to give the piece some shimmer.

I do have designs I sketched out back in November for the other two Solas cards, but I’m going to take a break for some projects requiring less careful satin stitch work first 😅 

The full posts for the other pieces in the last image are in my “my-embroidery” tag :) 

[queerstark]

Side Note To Fan Fic Authors

Here’s the thing.

I read a lot of scripts.  A lot.  From professionals to aspiring writers to complete newbies.  Features and pilots.  Specs and treatments.

And 8 times out of 10 the fan fic that I’ve read over the last, oh, 15 years is leagues better than this stuff.  It’s more inspired.  It’s more compelling.  It’s genre bending and creative and heartfelt.  It’s well-paced and intense and funny and sexy and meaningful.  It’s smart and thoughtful and good.  It’s novel-quality.  Better than, sometimes.

Rare is the script I don’t want to put down, but how often have we stayed up until 3am to get to the last chapter of a 100k fic? And it’s not even a fan fic author’s day job.  This is what they do on the side.  In their spare time.  For free.

So my point is, fan fic authors, you’re good.  You’re good writers and great storytellers.  I know it doesn’t always feel like it, especially if you’re one of the authors who’s not a BNF and doesn’t get the notes/hits that a few do.  And  because some people still view fic as “not real writing.” You guys know the shit that gets made into movies.  You’re better than that.  So be better than that.  If writing is what you think want to do, then just know you’re already doing it.   You’ve already started.

And you’re more talented than you might think.

[guardianofrivendell]

To all my fellow fanfic writers who need to hear this (myself included)

YOU ROCK

[nikranel]