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Who’s your favorite daily doodles blog? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I mean the blogs that post a drawing of a certain lifer/hermit every day!! I personally like @realdailyshittymumbojumbodoodles the most!! :D
@realdailyshittymumbojumbodoodles is a delightful blog!
As for my own favorite... I have a few!
@dailymartyn + @daily-grian + @daily-ethoslab + @sometimes-rendog !!!
There are certainly others I am forgetting, though. This fandom has a lot of really fun ones!
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Do you have any favourite artists that you follow and enjoy every time they post 👀
A few, yes.
Would you believe this number actually reflects a chronic forgetfulness to actually follow many artists I enjoy? I am looking through my following lists but it is actually somewhat difficult to narrow down who to choose. I am having the wonderful problem of having too many options, haha.
I am going to break my own "only 5 person per ask" rule here, forgive me.
@cherrifire + @applestruda + @potionofinstantdamage + @kingtheghast + @1-marigold-1 + @kitsuneisi + @xmaruu11 + @airyal245 + @alienssstufff + @wintersbark + @triplehearts + @cosmic-nopedog ... to name a few!
What are your favourite fics for some of your mcyt fandoms?
I have a few favorites! I will be breaking my own "maximum of 5 people per ask" rule here, I hope you will all forgive me--I picked 5 fics only to realize two of them had co-authors.
Covet by @digitalta !
I am not immune to Watcher!Grian or creatures. There was a time I had read almost all of the Watcher!Grian fic in the tag a few years ago and this one stood out to me as one of the best. It hits a trope I am a huge fan of and, while I am not entirely caught up anymore due to business in life, I enjoyed every chapter while I was following it. If you want a very unique take on Watcher!Grian, this is a good one.
dog at the door by @fluffy-papaya + @betweenlands !
I do not often reread fics, but this one I have read multiple times. I really enjoy this characterization and abilities of the Red King (a character I love dearly) and the setting / set up of this fic is really unique. The writing here is really solid!
L'Appel du Vide by @pixelfun20 !
If you like Third Life desert duo angst (something I enjoy greatly), this is a fun one. I remember really enjoying Grian's mindset after winning Third Life in this one, as well as the writing style being really engaging.
Team Mortal by @yoeyrt + @maybeanss !
This one is just a really fun series. Etho, Grian. Mumbo, Scar, and Bdubs is a fantastic team and I love ghost hunting. Very funny. I need to read more Etho fic.
evighted by @pixelperfunctory !
I read this so long ago I hardly remember any details, but it still came to mind when asking about favorite fics. It was a very interesting read and a really strange, surreal premise and world, which I adored. I still think about it from time to time.
Thank you for the ask! I love an excuse to highlight fic.
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To all of you: do you have any favorite fics? Or fics you might recommend to me? I have not actually read much fic recently, so I would love to hear from all of you.
Hello again!! I'd definitely be interested in the advice about posting my own work. I'm so glad I asked, you're very helpful!! :D
You caught me at the perfect moment between tasks! I have only one big piece of advice for posting your own work.
Do not put your work down when you post it or send it in a discord server or anything else. No "this looks bad but-" or "I did not like how this came out but-" or "take this shitty doodle" or "I hate this but-"
You do not have to love every piece you post, or every detail of every piece you post. Lord knows I do not love all of mine! But you have to at least pretend you do. If you cannot think of anything nice to say when you post your piece, do not say anything. A random emoji, or meme, or blank note is better than a caption or author's note where you put yourself down.
This is not just me speaking as ~the positivity blog~ (though I am sure this correlates in my personality somewhere). It is the most impotent advice I can give you.
There are a few reason for this.
The first is that it has a genuine effect on your confidence. Repeating how bad you are at something makes it feel more real and makes you believe it more. It is a feedback loop of negativity that hurts your confidence. Do not make things harder on yourself by being unnecessarily hard on yourself.
There is nothing wrong with recognizing the weaknesses in your work and remembering them to work on them. Every creator has room to improve, and recognizing that in a healthy way is how you do that. But you can recognize that and still be kind to yourself!
The second is related: most people will not even notice the flaws in the piece until you point them out. I am not proficient in every type of creation, and when a creator who makes a type of art I do not posts their work, I basically never notice the flaws unless their caption directly highlights them!
And the third is putting yourself down regularly is honestly just kind of uncomfortable and awkward for everyone else.
Personally, I do not click on fics where the summary says "this sucks" or interact with art where the caption says "I hate this," because it makes me sad to read and so I do not want to interact with them. I also do not generally reply to discord art/writing/etc where the creator says they hate their piece because it is uncomfortable. It also just feels bad to be excited about a piece and immediately be told "no, do not be excited, it sucks."
Fake the confidence if you have to. Confidence is, in some ways, a skill. You can practice it as you would any other. Reframe your thought on "I can improve this" and take time to acknowledge the things you did well. And, I promise you, if you keep it up, you will even start to believe it.
Hello! You seem friendly. I'm trying to be more involved in the fandom and wanted to know if anyone has advice! What should I post, what should I say, general stuff like that. Since you have this q&a thing going, I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. :)
Thank you for this ask. I definitely have advice! I like making friends/acquaintances in fandom spaces, so here is my advice, from my own experience. I think it will be a little predictable, but it still rings true.
For what to post... reblog things! Reblog the work other people make. Reblog fic, reblog art, reblog memes, reblog meta. Add tags. If you see an AU or project you like, check out the OP's tag for it, read through it, send them an ask. Off anon! To be involved with the fandom, be engaged with others in the fandom. Meet them where they are and see what they are sharing. Be excited about and supportive of the things the people around you are doing.
As for what to say... I have been collecting resources (read: I stole these from @/justleaveacommentfest—sorry Skelly) as to how to leave comments on fanfic. These, I think, generally translate.
The gist is this: Specific comments, when possible, which reference a specific detail or two from the post you are reblogging. Say you like their use of colors or their characterization or something. One of those posts has a long list of the types of things you can say, so check those links. But whatever you do, make sure whatever you say is something you mean. Be genuine in your kindness. Do not be backhanded, just point out the things you admire or enjoy.
I have made many, many dear friends through simply being excited about the things they have made. I have also made many friends from people being excited at the things I have made. I have made plenty more acquaintances, and simply passed others like ships in the night. All of those have been very valuable.
Crucially, not everyone you leave tags on or send asks to is going to end up being your friend. I would actually say that most will not. Do not approach this with expectation or entitlement. But even if not all of them end up lasting friendships, most of them are at least going to remember you. You will make their day, maybe their whole week. They will recognize your name with fondness, and they will feel more motivated to keep creating. And you may attract other friends—I have followed many people just because I liked their kind tags on the works of other people.
People like feeling appreciated. They will remember and think fondly on the people who they can tell appreciate their work. They like passion. When you are constantly sharing and showing your appreciation, it will make the people around you happier.
...I also have advice for posting your own work, but then this ask is getting a little long. I do not want to overwhelm you. If this was helpful, you can feel free to send a follow up ask. And if anyone else has advice, feel free to add it!
A kind of basic question, but what inspired you to start this blog?
(Btw you're one of my favorite mcyt blogs!!)
Thank you for the ask and for your kindness!
As for why I started the blog... Is it tacky if I say spite? Haha.
I am not a particularly "big" account on my main, but I have a few more "popular" friends in this fandom who have shown me some of the worst this fandom has to offer through how others treat them. Things like other users making posts about them, directly and by name, to say how they dislike them or their work or how they wished to see the person less. I have seen my friends receive very rude or entitled asks or messages insulting themselves as people or deriding their work. I have also seen fairly rude anonymous hate sent about people I care about in this fandom to a confessions blog (I no longer remember which confession blog, there are a few), which that blog posted. It seemed to me as though if your work became "big" enough, basic etiquette of talking shit in private no longer protected you, and it saddened me how much that hurt people I care for.
The Life Series and Hermitcraft fandoms like to claim they are not toxic, but the truth is, any large group of people is going to have shitty people in it. I have met very many toxic fans in this fandom. But any large group will also have an overwhelming amount of kindness, if you give the people encouragement to show it. I had always loved positivity projects in other fandoms I am in, so I decided to start my own for this one.
There is, also, a far more light answer, which is that I really enjoy commenting on fanfic, and I am always trying to encourage people to practice the art of complimenting others, which this blog is also good for.
Since was a blog question, I will direct you to my blog page of advice on how to write submissions and encourage you to do some reading and submit an ask! I stole some posts from @/justleaveacommentfest that give advice on fic comments and linked them as resources here.
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do you have any favorite life series webweaves?
Unfortunately, no. Not many webweaves end up on my dash, so none come to mind. Do you have any webweave artists you could point me to? I would definitely love to broaden my horizons!
(I do have some favorite not-traffic ones. Here is one I think about a lot, so you are not heading home empty-handed)
Howdy! Wondering on what your fav event would be? Personally, i have a few that i really love!
~ Wandering anon ~
@treebarkweek 100% no contest.
That said, I usually only find out about events I would be interested in after they end, through you all sending me asks about how fun they were. There are a few I would love to try if and when they run again! Are they any events you all might recommend?
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