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Tag: Thank you for this
If you’re a creator and you needed to hear this today:
You have no idea how many people lurk on your work. No idea how many times people go back to revisit your work. How big they smile when they simply think about your work. How fast their heart beats, how excited they get when they see that you posted something.
People are shy with their feedback. Sometimes it’s because they’re simply shy. Other times it’s because they assume you already know how great and talented you are. Could be both.
My point is, even if you barely have any likes or reblogs, don’t get discouraged. You have a lot of silent fans, but they are still your fans. Keep on creating. Because there is always someone out there who will love what you have made.
😉 a doodle for ya, the extra helping of feels is free.
PSA: @cheapbourbon and I feed off each other’s angst. And they’re just as messed up as I am.
This shattered my heart a little. Thank you! (And also, damn you.)
Based on this angsty shit I wrote a while ago. I can’t believe my writing actually inspired this, it’s unreasonably gorgeous. I can’t say it enough, Bourbon, but I freaking love your art.
Random headcanons time: how would your Felldyne react to meeting Swap!Alphys?
Ooh! I love questions like this!
Okay, so this is actually pretty intricately tied to how I think her meeting with Blue would go. And it’s a little something like this:
Felldyne inhaled sharply and clamped a clawed hand over her (new) girlfriend’s shoulder. Alphys looked over at her, confused, and Felldyne drew her close. “Alphys,” Felldyne said slowly, “can we adopt a skeleton?”
The small, blue-clad skeleton across the field started waving excitedly as soon as he saw them. Stars—actual stars!—danced in his sockets and he grinned broadly, obviously delighted to see them. “…didn’t you already adopt a skeleton?” Alphys asked, earning a glare from Edge.
“Yeah, but he’s an asshole!” That earned a growl. “This one’s adorable!”
“Careful,” Edge cautioned, still glaring at both of them. “He’s already got an overprotective reptile breathing down his neck. He doesn’t require an overprotective fish as well.”
“Huh?” Then Felldyne saw a battle-scarred lizard monster approach the smaller skeleton, chatting amicably. She was short and heavily muscled, and missing one eye. Felldyne grinned and rolled her head and shoulders. Loosening up. “I can take her.”
“Undyne. No.”
“HEY! THUNDER THIGHS! YEAH, I’M TALKING TO YOU! LET’S DO THIS!”
Edge sighed and massaged the ridge of bone between his sockets as Felldyne and Swaphys ran toward each other, both of them shouting. “I knew this was a bad idea.”
pick-me-ups for writers
for the self-conscious beginner: No one makes great things
until the world intimately knows their mediocrity. Don’t think of
your writing as terrible; think of it as preparing to
contribute something great.for the self-conscious late bloomer: Look at old writing as how far
you’ve come. You can’t get to where you are today without covering all
that past ground. For that, be proud.for the perfectionist: Think about how much you complain about things you love—the mistakes and retcons in all your favorite series—and how you still love them anyway. Give yourself that same space.
for the realist: There will be people who hate your story even if
it’s considered a classic. But there will be people who love your
story, even if it is strange and unpopular.for the fanfic writer: Your work isn’t lesser for not following canon. When you write, you’ve created a new work on its own. It can
be, but does not have to be, limited by the source material. Canon is not the
end-all, be-all.for the writer’s blocked: It doesn’t need to be perfect. Sometimes you have to move on and commit a few writing sins if it means you can create better things out of it.
for the lost: You started writing for a reason; remember that
reason. It’s ok to move on. You are more than your writing. It will be here if you want to come back.
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