this blog is officially archived. after popping in to do some maintenance, i wanted to extend a final thank you to everyone who has sent me sweet messages. i hold your words close to my heart, and i’m glad that others found solace here alongside me. for now, i’ll leave zorosdimples up as an archive, though i will likely delete much of my writing in hopes of reworking it.
i will also add that i’m still around tumblr. if you’re interested in finding my new writing blog, please feel free to dm me.
See below for rules, links, and other pertinent information!
Rules for entry:
The charity we have selected for this event is the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, an organization that has been around for over 30 years helping get humanitarian aid to the children of Palestine. One $5 USD donation to PCRF = one entry.
Every $5 USD that you donate will get you one entry. You may make as many entries as you wish during the raffle time frame. (For example, a $20 USD donation will get you four entries.) If you are outside of the US, please donate the amount in your currency that equals $5 USD per entry.
If for some reason you cannot donate to PCRF specifically, but would like to join by donating to another charity or fundraiser, please reach out to us first.
You must be 18+ to enter. We will be checking your blog for a clear age indicator.
To enter, either fill out our form or send an ask directly to our ask box. You must attach proof of donation to your entry. PCRF will send you a donation receipt in your email. This will have the time and date of your donation. Please use that email to screenshot your proof. This screenshot must include the time, date, and amount of donation. We ask for this specifically to prevent people from submitting duplicates. Here is an example of the email, with the time, date, and donation amount highlighted in yellow:
Please submit this proof either via the Google form below, or via our ask box (either off anon or with your blog URL). Please be sure to redact any private information, such as your email address and your name.
There will be a total of 12 winners:
One winner will receive a 2-character half body colored artwork from @/haio_won (Twitter). (The winner for this option will require a Twitter account to communicate with the artist). The art will be in full color, with no background or a simple color background.
One winner will receive a 2-character colored YCH artwork from @bloompompom. See above photo for YCH poses (choice of yellow or pink).
Two winners will receive art from @rossithepixie. One winner will receive a 2-character colored artwork. The other will receive a stylized portrait of 1 character.
Two winners will receive sketches from @persicipen. Each sketch will feature 1-2 characters, either black and white or with minimal color, and no background.
Two winners will receive sketches from @rabbbitseason. Each sketch will feature 1-2 characters, either black and white or with minimal color, and no background.
One winner will receive a sketch from @ruiaes. The sketch will feature 1-2 characters with minimal color and minimal background/props.
Three winners will receive either a chibi artwork or a bust artwork (winner’s choice) from @yandereshingeki. Color optional.
There will be no repeat winners. Winners will be chosen by the ficsforgaza mods via random number generator on December 25.
Winners will be contacted via Tumblr DMs by one of the mods. Please have your DMs open to blogs you don’t follow, and/or your ask box open to anons. If we cannot reach you within a suitable time frame, we will select another winner.
Once you have been selected, you will be responsible for communicating with the artist directly on what you would like to do for your art, including supplying poses, characters, clothing, and other references. The time frame at which the art will be delivered to you is up to the artist’s discretion. Acceptance of the specifics of your request is up to the artist’s discretion (for example: if you request something that they cannot create for you, please work with them to request something else).
When requesting art, please abide by the artists’s individual rules and requests. Do not post artwork without credit/permission from the artist. Do not use their art for commercial purposes or for use with AI/NFTs. Do not claim their art as your own. Above all, please respect the artists who have dedicated their time and efforts to this event.
Prizes for this raffle will be delivered to the winners digitally. There are no physical or monetary prizes to be awarded.
Links:
Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund:
Who is PCRF?
Submission form for the Holiday Raffle:
This is our holiday raffle submission form!
We will be giving away several art commissions--the details of which are explained on the blog.
Link to our ask box for any questions, or for any submissions outside of the Google form:
i’m taking what will probably be a permanent break from this blog. i don’t want to deactivate zorosdimples quite yet—not until i can confirm that i feel more comfortable elsewhere, move some writing out of my drafts, etc.—but i have already exported my posts and set up a new main. see you if/when i see you <3
update: i will be deactivating zorosdimples within the coming weeks. this blog has outgrown me; i wish i could keep up with the demands of running it, but i’m only one person, and i no longer feel safe here. you can keep an eye out for me, as i will undoubtedly start a new writing blog. i won’t be advertising it, though. to everyone who has supported me: from the bottom of my heart, thank you. i love you and appreciate your infinite kindness. we’ll see each other again, soon—i have no doubt. mwah mwah mwah <3 kae
i’m taking what will probably be a permanent break from this blog. i don’t want to deactivate zorosdimples quite yet—not until i can confirm that i feel more comfortable elsewhere, move some writing out of my drafts, etc.—but i have already exported my posts and set up a new main. see you if/when i see you <3
lol that person was so mad for no reason like this is tumblr block what you don’t like!!! what an asshole
i wish we could’ve had a civil conversation, but they immediately assumed a condescending, snarky tone. if you’re that upset about someone else’s opinion, you should probably block and move on for your own wellbeing.
Alsoooo imo it takes a lot of talent to write something so good and compelling while keeping the word count low, and that’s something I think you do incredibly well :) <3
lexi PLEASE you’re going to make me all emo—thank you so much for your kind words 🥺 i have lots of room for improvement, but i’m constantly evolving and trying to do better! everyone has their own writing style, and all of it has a place in fandom.
KAE HI I’ve missed you welcome back <33333 I wanted to be fun and silly but I’m ready to throw hands with the anons you’re getting rn >:( I’m sorry people are being weirdos about you expressing your own opinions on your own blog
LEXIIIIII i missed you, too :’-) i’m *mostly* glad to be back LMAO. unforch i can’t say anything without someone getting upset, but i won’t let others stop me from expressing myself. i wanted to think that what i was saying was uncontroversial, but i think those asks showed that i did indeed hit a nerve. i wish some people were more capable of self reflection! but this is tumblr and you really can’t expect too much.
I’m so tired right now but seeing someone be an asshole i just wanted to drop in and give you a tight hug. I really hope they don’t ruin your night because what they have to say isn’t the be all end all and is clearly an attempt to antagonize. A troll quite clearly.
I’m happy to see you back on my dash and i hope you have a good weekend 💕
thank you, sweet rossi <3 they absolutely did not ruin my night! i shouldn’t have engaged, but i’m sleep-deprived, stressed, and temperamental right now. i got a little heated, but it’s a topic i feel strongly about and have every right to express as this is my blog.
i hope you have sweet dreams and a wonderful weekend ahead!
it’s so funny that you’re being a warrior for this lame ass opinion as if it doesn’t basically tattle to everyone you’re insecure about your own lacking talents 😂 anyone can summarize a story in a few paragraphs. that’s what it is, a summary !! a story being told does not automatically make it fic writing !! acting like your 300 words is a ‘fic’ is delusional. that’s hardly even a drabble and it’s okay to admit that honey 😂 no one said you didn’t have a place in fandom but acting like you can compare your work to actual lengthy, detailed, and time-committed content is so pathetic
this is the last of your asks that i’m going to answer as you are clearly talking to me in bad faith. but if my opinion is so lame, why are you engaging with it? you’re free to move on and block me if i’m so pathetic.
a lot of our personal opinions are formed by our own experiences, thoughts, and insecurities; this is part of being human. thank you for pointing out something so blatantly obvious.
i never claimed that my short fics are on par with long fics. but i also put hours of work into my prose, and it shows. i’ve read plenty of long-form writing that could’ve been told more concisely, is hard to follow, and is annoyingly repetitive as a result. quantity doesn’t equal quality—have you ever heard of that adage before? or are you truly as ignorant as you come across here?
people are constantly talking about the writing tags being filled up by non writing, which is a completely valid criticism. but i’ve witnessed others go so far as to claim that works of writing under a certain word count don’t belong in the tags, as they “aren’t fics,” but instead are drabble or thirsts or headcanons.
as far as i’m concerned, a fic is any piece of writing that tells a story. you can tell a story in as little as a couple hundred words—there is no minimum word count, no formatting guidelines, no requirements. i say this as someone who consistently struggles to write anything longer than 1500 words. does that make me any less of a writer than someone who only publishes fics with 10k+ words? for a long time, i thought it meant exactly that. but i’ve come to see things differently.
the beauty of fandom is that we’re all here as a hobby. the goal is to build community, to exchange thoughts and ideas, and to create art. why would we discourage others from expressing themselves through their own means? maybe english isn’t someone’s first language, so they struggle to write anything longer than a few paragraphs; maybe someone has a demanding job and can only write little blurbs here and there; maybe someone just doesn’t have the capacity to write anything substantial; does that mean that they shouldn’t share their work or be proud of it?
you don’t have to like the formats in which others choose to express themselves, but you shouldn’t outright dismiss them or invalidate their efforts, either. at the end of the day, we’re all humans trying to cope with the hardships of day-to-day existence. fandom should be more inclusive and understanding.
