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[inprogresspokemon]

February 2022 Bulk Ask Responses

Hey there - consider it looked up! It’s cool to see that someone else thought of the same concept back in 2009. I remember DeviantArt contests from back in the day. I never participated, but I always thought they brought out so much creativity from people. It’s neat to see the same concept as mine expressed by different artists in a variety of ways. 

Thank you for the biology lesson, but I understand how evolution works in the real world.

Part of this project involves treating Pokemon like animals who age or metamorphose gradually, while using terms and concepts from the Pokemon game, such as "evolve.” This is not supposed to be a 100% scientifically accurate look at Pokemon as if they were real-world beings, but a fun take on how the pre-existing world of Pokemon might look if Pokemon did not evolve instantaneously like they do in the games and instead grew physically through their stages. Again, using "evolve" here as it is used in-game and not in biology.

Terms like "age," "mature," "grow," or "evolve" are used interchangeably in my descriptions to help show this concept, but don't worry, I understand how these terms differ in real life.

Yeah, Chryscape and many of the other bug lines that have a pupal stage illustrate this point well, I think. I know a lot of people who aren’t familiar with the concept see in-progress Pokemon lines and really miss the point and it’s frustrating to see complaints that wouldn’t apply if they understood what I was going for. But that just it makes it so much nicer when I get an ask like yours that gets it :)

Hmm.. I always aim for the midway point between stages, so typically I would say the midpoint weight, which would be around 1,102 lb for Cosmog and Cosmoem. However, I think Corlapse would function a little differently since it’s in the process of absorbing and condensing matter, which I imagine as a process that starts slow and ramps up as it goes? It’s such a slow ordeal, I don’t think Corlapse would be at 1,102 yet. I’ll say it’s open to interpretation!

Meowth. Wobbuffet. Piplup.

Uh... yup!

[kittae]

hey darling take your time most people don’t have their lives together they’re just winging it me included! we don’t expect you to constantly put out work because this is something you do for fun and for free it’s a do it when you have inspiration. glad you found the thing that makes you happy🤍🌙

Hi love! The pursuit of happiness isn't always a smooth ride, but that doesnt mean you should ever feel bad for however bumpy the road may get. I'm happy to hear you are working towards such wonderful goals! I hope the days to come bring you joy above all else 🤗 Thank you for all the fics you have shared with us and also for those that have yet to be written. Please take care 💜

You know it's actually really ironic how you posted about not being on tumblr a lot recently and I wanted to tell you that I've been coming here and checking periodically. The reason why I've been checking periodically is because sometimes I feel like I be missing notifications from people and also to make sure that you didn't post anything about not writing anymore. Honestly, even if you did post something about not writing anymore I would still follow the page b/c I've been here for awhile(1) And you write some of the most beautiful things of ever so yea I'm still here. I'm glad that you are still here and that you still love writing because nowadays I see a lot of my favorite writers are leaving because of no feedback or no interaction and they just feel like an atm but for books. Also, you can call me 💙 anon because I like hearts I think and your writing makes my heart happy😊😊(2)

Ayooo tbh idk why im still here lmao but life goes on man, we get busy, we move on, we get stuck on sth, we stay, whatevers going on yadda yadda wtf am i even saying but eyyy welcome back, looking forward to ur collab :)))

angel!!!!! don't worry!!!! im still here and still love everything you write, wonderfully so. don't be to hard on yourself and just take your time i can say for myself that im not going anywhere 💜

Hey im here to tell u even if u lost a few readers along the way, you always have new ones like me!! I absolutely loved reading ur work and it made my heart go boom boom and really giddy, and yea maybe u might feel u're not doing enough but you are!!! You have given us such good content to read, dont be so hard on yourself <3

I can’t even begin to express my love and gratitude for all of you who were so sweet and kind to send me these lovely messages and words of support and motivation!! 💕💕I want everyone to thrive and be happy because you all deserve it so much, and I know we’ll get there if we keep doing the most for ourselves and each other!! It’s good to know we’re not alone in this, that we can relate to each other when things get hard and overwhelming, but also when things go right and you’re reaching self established goals! I can never thank you enough, for all you’ve done and are still doing for me. You guys have been such a great support for me in all those years, it really made a difference.

I love you all so much and i wish you nothing but happiness and success in all your endeavours! I’ll probably keep hanging around here, posting fics sporadically as i do lol, but always trying to put better work out than the one before! I hope I’ll hear from you lovely peeps then as well! scream to me!! 💖 

[inprogresspokemon]

Bulk Ask Responses

Hey, everyone. Here's a batch of some answers to anon questions.

1. Would you take very similar pokemon that don't evolve to each other, but commonly is mistaken for it? Like Luvdisc > Alomomola. I'd request that.

I think that would be really interesting to do, but I want to stick to the regular evolutions until I finish them all. Once that's done, I'm definitely open for trying less "official" things. Also, I have to say, I think it's crazy that those two Pokemon aren't related...

2. You should go and do one of your favorite pokemon!

Thanks anon, but I've actually done my favorite Pokemon already! It's Swampert :) My other favorite is Noivern, who has been requested and will be coming up some time. 

3. I'm surprised nobody requested this already. Venomoth always needed a cocoon/chrysalis stage, so I'd love to see your take on it. Also, my favorite in-progress is the Exeggutor one. I would put it in a flower pot and never let it evolve.

Thanks, that's a good point, and I'm looking forward to creating that one now! And haha, that's awesome. Thanks for sharing your favorite.

4. magikarp - gyardos, psyduck - golduck, onix - steelix would all be cool! Great idea you have here, it could potentially get as big as the pokefusions i think

Thank you! I love pokefusion, I'm flattered to be compared to them. And actually, all of those guys have been done already! Here's: Magikarp, Psyduck, and Onix. :)

5. This tumblr is really a goddamn goldmine, props to you for a really interesting and well executed idea. I'd love to see some of the less extreme evolutions. Growlith-> arcanine and houndour-> houndoom come to mind.

Thanks a lot! ^//^ The subtler evolutions can be really neat. I've added your requests to the list :)

6. Minor thing! It's Ninetales, not Ninetails, contrary to common belief. =P Also, a minor thing for the comments: it's means "it is" and its is possessive. In any case, it's (it is) just constructive criticism! I really enjoy this! =)

Oops, thanks! I'm usually pretty good with my grammar, but typos happen. Thanks for pointing that out.

7. What about Metagross? If it's an actual fusion of pokemon, how would they just slowly fuse? From Beldum, to Metang and finally Metagross, just a slow amalgamation of other pokes. Or do they grow and divide like cells. Super interesting.

I've actually done Metagross's line already, (here), where I've included my headcanon for their evolution. It was really interesting to think of how and why the fusing happens, and I tied in a few other facts about the Pokemon to that process. 

8. Charmander --> Charizard line please! Also Dratini --> Dragonite. Would love love to see where they get ther wings from!

In my mind, their wings develop in a similar, but still slightly different, fashion to each other. Charmander was one of the first lines I ever did! Here it is. Dratini is next to be released and will be out shortly :)

[keyboardsmashwriters]

Bulk questions answered here

Okay friends, I'm throwing together a number of asks from our inbox that've been answered by us previously or by our writing blog friends. This is the last time I'm going to do this, and I'm gonna do so with the reminder that reading the guidelines before sending us a message really does us a solid. We put in a lot of our own time answering questions, so please make sure to check that out before you send in your Q.

From this point on, I'm going to delete questions where the guidelines were very obviously not read, or questions that were answered before here or on another blog. I really don't like deleting questions, so don't make meeeee.

(If you state in your Q that you very honestly tried to find the answer you're looking for and exhausted your research tools, that's okay. Also, you can always ask a question off anonymous so I can answer you privately, just in case you're not sure.)

Also keep in mind that we are not a reference blog -- as in, we can't tell you how to write a character with [insert occupation here] because, well, we don't know unless we research it for you. Try the tag pages of big writing help blogs like TWC and RFW.

Thanks so much, friends!

Okay, so, if your question isn't in the "read more" below, I either didn't receive it, or I'm gonna give it a more in-depth answer later:

Anonymous asked you:

I never learned exactly "how language works". I wouldn't know how to explain what an adverb, an adjective or a sustantive is, nor could I recognize them on paper. I see people mentioning them once in a while and I always feel ashamed because I don't understand. I love writing but I just realized that I probably can't improve a lot without knowing "the basics" first. My question is: "How and where do I start?" (I'm 18 and my first language is Spanish, by the way. Sorry for any mistakes.)

It seems TWH answered this exact question already.

Anonymous asked you:

Do you have any tips regarding time-traveling, loops, and paradoxes?

I'm not particularly knowledgeable in the time-traveling sector -- all I could recommend is reading books with elements of time-travel. I happened to see CGH answered a similar question recently. TWC also has a tag for this.

Anonymous asked you:

I write fanfiction but I find coming up with original stories pretty hard. I'm worried they'll just come out like plagarism or just really bland. Do you have any ideas?

You might take a look at rewriting fanfiction into original fiction. Sometimes taking what you already have and remaking it into yours can really help get you going somewhere.

Anonymous asked you:

Errrr.... Motivation. That's my problem. I have been writing a fanfiction but wasn't really motivated. I have plenty if other ideas but I would like to actually finish them this time.

It might also help you to check out rewriting fanfiction into original fiction. Otherwise, the KSW Masterpost has a whole section for our previous motivation posts. Most of the writing blogs we follow also should have some sort of motivation/inspiration tag to check out. Highly recommended in times of need!

Anonymous asked you:

Hello, could you please give me an advice on how to write a character that is a hitman? Thank you

We don't have anything on hitmen. I'd suggest checking out the tags of the writing blogs we follow, or find some books with what you're looking for exactly. You might even find some sort of documentary out there.