i still need to read that kuroo series ngl, it sounds interesting ( judging from the raging readers in your inbox ) will do that after tests <33
oh and pls stay warm and drink something hot if possible. tbh the weather here was fine but it rained a bit and now the sun is out so humidity increased and it's very uncomfortable. as for my plans, i don't have many except completing 2 chapters of physics since i have tests. oh and, i finally got the idea for this one request i got a while ago so i'll try to write that too
how about you, do you have any plans?
Same
And I hope you enjoy it when you read it I LOVE SEEING UR REACTIONS on it takes twooo bro and good luck on all ur exams !!
It seems you’ve always got test and examsss bro I could never fbsjdnskdk
Hi!! you metas are amazing! and i was just wondering if you had any advice on how to write metas??
You’re asking me for meta on writing metas…
Okay, I’ll offer some personalized advice that works for me, haha
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Besides a comic fan, I’m a writer. I sort of write professionally (sort of). I technically get paid to do it every now and then, but I mostly tutor writing and do lots of it in my free time. I think the most important part of writing is knowing your audience so you can keep them engaged. When I write my metas, I like them to be factual with an underlying academic tone, but I try to use levity and come across as laid back and casual because I don’t want my metas to feel like a chore to read. If I wrote my metas the same way I wrote my college essays, they’d probably be less interesting to more people. So I’m basically saying to be personable. You still want to aim for a tone that is serious and factual to give yourself credibility, but you don’t want to be too dry and lose people’s interest.
The biggest part of running a meta blog is obviously the information. As long as you read comics, you’re already qualified. It doesn’t really matter how many comics you’ve read because nobody has read every comic. You’ll be an expert on whatever respective area of comics you feel most confident on, and the people who love those same comics will gravitate toward you. Don’t feel pressured to act like you know more than you actually do, because there’s always going to be other people who know a specific thing better. (My posts have been fact checked by other people a few times.) Which is fine. Your main goal as a writer should be to present information as factually as possible. It’s easy to forget the full context of a comic when you read it a long time ago, so that doesn’t always happen, but as along as you have good intentions and are willing to be corrected, it’s not a big deal.
Also keep in mind that you can’t be perfectly objective, though. Obviously I try to be, but I know that I’m biased by the interpretations I prefer. I try to be upfront about that and let people know where my personal opinions are bleeding in so they can decide whether or not they agree. Comic books have so many different writers and subtle differences in interpretation that you have to be open-minded to it. Sometimes you have writers or events (like Nightwing Annual #2) that are pretty obviously OOC, and I think it’s fine to point those out and call them what they are. It’s usually not the norm, though, unless we happen to be talking about Jason Todd.
Do keep detailed records on comics. I was keeping files on comics for absolutely no reason long before I ran this blog because who knows really, but it does help a lot. I have thousands of comic panels organized by title and issue number. Sometimes someone will ask me a question about the Nightwing run, and I’ll immediately think of a moment I can use to answer the question, but I’ll have no clue where exactly in the run it was. Since I have panels saved for almost every Nightwing issue, all I have to do is scroll through my picture folder, see some art I recognize, and go, “Aha, it was in this issue.” The more panels you have saved, the easier your life becomes. Any time I’m reading a comic and I see a character (90% of the time it’s Dick Grayson) do something that stands out or seems to throw insight on their personality, I save it for later. Most of the time I never expect myself to need it and then surprise myself later by needing it for some obscure question.
Finally, though, use that evidence. The comic community is so rampant with misinformation and OOC headcanons that I don’t trust people’s opinions unless they back them up with proof. Even on stuff that seems basic, you’re better off doing it. If you want to call Tim intelligent, then show us panels of him making deductions or doing something ingenious that proves to us he’s intelligent. Then source the panel after so that people have the option to search for the comic themself and check context.
I think meta blogs mostly revolve around analyzing character motivations, personality traits, relationships, etc, and your goal is to add insight to those things that people maybe didn’t notice or think about before. If you can’t think of how to start your blog, I’d recommend doing a live reading of a comic you enjoy because it’s an easy way to point stuff out.
A more personal tip I have is to tone-check yourself often. About a year ago, I was going through a lot of stress and it bled into my posts on this blog in a way I regret. I felt defensive and abrasive due to other tumblr users accusing me of being racist, an MRA, homophobic… and I didn’t know how to handle tumblr’s toxicity when I had real life stuff going on too. I think being any sort of vocal opinionated blog is going to attract a group of people who will vagueblog and target you with strawman arguments. Almost all of my friends with meta blogs have dealt with this as well, so I think it’s good to be prepared for that and to avoid reacting to it. Keep your tone positive wherever possible because 90% of your followers are going to have no clue where your negativity is coming from if you’re provoked over it. The DC fandom is currently a pretty divisive place because of the Pre52 versus New 52 fan split. I think it’s important to be open-minded to both sides so you can avoid alienating too many other people. You can still be firm on your own opinion while respecting that other people have a different one, although the lord tests me on this sometimes. It also might help to pay attention to the way people are criticizing you even if they’re being obnoxious about it. I started tone checking my posts more in response to other people’s vagueblogging, and I do think it helped clarify my viewpoint– although they could have just approached me without accusations and I would have done the same thing, just saying
Okaaay. This post made me kind of tired, but I hope it helps. Meta writing is just a personalized thing. You’re basically running a fandom blog with your own opinions and trying to back it up with research. As long as you source panels and can write out your thoughts, you basically already have a meta blog
my crush is someone i know irl and we're both trans and we always call each other by our preferred names and talk about anime and music and he told me anonymously on tumblr that he had a crush on me and it's awkward because we never talk about it like (///~///)
aww you cuties dont let it that wayy... you should talk to them because they might think you are not interested
T_T Sorry… I have to leave now to go the town where my university is for tomorrow’s exam, I promise you tonight I will read and answer all the messages! I promise you!!!
OKAY ^-^ btw it was not that important!^^ OWO, good luck on your exam! fighting unni!!! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
Tomorrow I start the exams week, with Philosophy and Maths, omg I hate philosophy, it's easy to understand but so difficult to write... so I want to sleep a lot and make a perfect exam lol jk G00D NIGHT MY DELICIOUS BUTTERCUPS♥ (:
