#non-answer post

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((A/N: Hi! I feel I should make a post here, since it seems I've abandoned this blog. I haven't abandoned it, and I feel really bad for not saying anything until now. Honestly, I've just been really busy, with both other artwork and personal/work things, and that's kept me from being able to fully commit myself to this blog like how I want to. My goal is to be back to doing this my the beginning of February, and to also make a post this month for Zayn's birthday. I'm really, really sorry for leaving this hanging without a note. My other goal is to re open my ask box soon, hopefully when I start regular updates again. When I closed my ask box in September, I had over seventy unanswered asks. I'm now down to about fifteen. So, I would like to open up my ask box again very soon!

Thank you for your patience! ♥♥))

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((A/N: Hi! I figure since I haven't posted in awhile, I should make an update. Basically, what happened was I got sick a few weeks ago and stopped drawing during then. I had a two week backlog, so it didn't become an issue right away, but I have had trouble getting back into the swing of things. Partially because my pattern got thrown off, and partially because I have been busy with both work and dealing with the end of the give away/sending out prizes from it. However, I have been getting back into it slowly and I have four answers that are partially colored and will hopefully be finished this weekend, so I will most likely resume posting next Tuesday! Thank you for your patience! ♥♥))

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((A/N: So all give away winners have been contacted, so please check your inboxes for any messages. You have 48 hours from now to respond, and if you don't, someone else will get your prize. Thank you for participating! ♥♥))

[ask--ziam]

((A/N: Okay, so about the give away!

1. It ends tonight at midnight EST

2. Final tally will be done over today and tomorrow.

3. Winners will be chosen and contacted on December 4th.

Thanks :D))

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((A/N: This is a reminder that you must have your ask box open to participate in the give away. Not having your ask box open will make you ineligible for this give away, as I will be unable to contact you. I would also strongly prefer, if you are one of the people who has reblogged the post over ten times, that you have your ask on now and do not wait until the give away is over to turn on your ask. If you have strong reasons for not having it on (such as getting harassment, or anxiety) please either make sure your Twitter username or email address is somewhere on your page, or send me one or both of those in an ask to my personal blog. Thank you!))

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((A/N: Last give away post, I swear, but make sure you have your ask or submit box open so I can contact you. Thanks!))

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((A/N: Alright, after a final tally check this morning, I am making a second- and hopefully last- change to the give away. The reblog limit is being lowered to ten, and anyone who has already reblogged more than ten times will be in a second giveaway. There are six people who fit that. Everyone on that 11+ reblogs list will be at least a runner up. The drawing for that group is for the grand prize, but since all of you were so dedicated and I want to reward that, you are all getting something. So, congrats! I will be sending out messages to those people shortly. The rest of the give away will go exactly as planned, with another winner and four more runner ups for that group.

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding! I have never done a give away before and this has been a real learning experience. Hopefully this will go a lot smoother next time I do this!))

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((A/N: Heeeeeey there! I've noticed something going on with the giveaway that's been bothering me, and I would like to address it. I've been hesistant to bring this up, but I feel that, with three weeks to go, I have to.

I've noticed that some people have, in the few days that the give away has been up, been reblogging the post in amounts that I find really surprisingly. Like, not just over twenty, but into the fifties (and possibly higher, as I've not counted any reblogs made Tuesday or today yet). I admit that some of my issues with this are my own fault, both for not predicting this and for not being clear enough with how the give away works. I have updated the post with new guidelines and a better explanation of how the give away winners will be decided, and I would suggest you take a look at them.

One of these new guidelines is that the reblog limit is now twenty reblogs. Obviously, some people have already gone over this. Those people who have will not have any of their new reblogs counted (but every single reblog made before this post will be counted), and will also be entered in a separate give away. For those who have reblogged under twenty times, the give away will be as normal. For those who have gone over, there will be a separate drawing to take a winner from those, but only three runner ups.

So, to summarize, there will be, in total, two winners, and seven runner ups. Those who will no longer be allowed to reblog anymore will be messaged tomorrow morning EST, as I don't have the reblog tally on me at the moment and am not going to be home until really late tonight.

Any questions about this can be directed at my main blog. I believe this is the fairest way to go about this, and I hope everyone else feels the same.

Thank you for reading this, and for supporting this blog :)

Hayley))