here’s your reminder to save your fave fics instead of relying solely on bookmarks bc sometimes, years later, the beloved author might burn their personal Library of Alexandria and you’re left in the ashes of the best daddy kink fic you ever did read

no joke if I could do life over I would be a florist or sheer sheep for a living like that one hot lesbian with the overalls.

start using "fanworks" again instead of "content" let's go people

want to start reading more to inspire myself to write more but istg every book I pick up is fucking garbage. please recommend me anything, thriller, romance, horror, fantasy, preferably gay shit but I’ll take anything that is well written at this point.

bought a book for vacation by a highly praised dark smut author and I—maybe I’m broken by years of fucked up fanfic and specific kinks, but I’m disappointed this “international best selling author” novel is very 2.5 stars for me. 🫩

Truly a strange feeling to have grown up with the internet being your refuge and cherished resource only to have it become utter shit and realize that maybe you don't need it and in fact can't use it the way you used to anymore

i just don’t think my blorbos would appreciate being subjected to safe sex

| No Love Is Wasted | ⚔️💮 #originalart

"what's your creative process like?" bold of you to assume I have a process instead of the sudden obsessions that come to me in the form of a hazy delusion that I have little control over

to me, “you should create for yourself” and “you deserve to be acknowledged for what you make” are two statements that should coexist. chasing engagement will rot your soul, while being neglected will see your passion wither. loving what you make is a failsafe for when the engagement never comes.

please support ur friends making creative shit in this cruel world. u have no idea how much a kind comment can mean to an artist when every website just tries to make you focus on the numbers

A kind reminder of my audience for this my Blue Sky

they're finally serving cunt

Six orchids blooming in my house right now. And while I wallow in this never ending slump of self hatred, they do make getting out of bed a little easier. I never want to live in a home that isn’t full of plants.

I miss writing. But I’m exhausted. My job is draining. Being alive is draining. I’m not ‘big’ enough for my work to matter, but I bleed myself into it—it’s not done quickly or easily. There’s effort. Emotion. It feels in vain when I consistently flop. I’ve never felt so disheartened & unmotivated.

If your discord is raving about fanfic or fanart in private, consider screenshotting (anonymise the usernames) and share that with the artist! We love that shit! And most creators don't have have inherent problems with it being discussed in private, but when we never see it it really does suck.

i keep seeing "fandom is ruined" posts but all you guys have to do is follow accounts ran by normal adults and start blocking anyone that even mildly annoys you

my social media presence has become more cryptid than ever before. I just fly in once a month to be a plant nerd or repost anime peen.

baby rhaphidophora decursiva going rogue and proving why one of its common names is ‘dragon tail.’

happy Valentine’s Day, I spent $60 on plants and plushies for myself 💕

Somewhere they are alive and well #jayvik #arcane

no way people are asking for a dislike button on ao3 bestie that’s the back button your browser

olympic sport suggestion: removing large rootbound plant from pot without damaging pot.

“what if my fic isn’t good 😭” what if it’s good? what if it comforts someone? what if it becomes someone’s favorite work? what if you find people who enjoy the same things as you? so what if it ends up being bad, what if it brings you joy?

Bsky needs a "turn off retweets from this user" function 6 months ago and needs it 1000x right now

while it’s true lots of people write w/no incentive other than the joy of creating, I’d be lying if I said my lack of productivity in recent months isn’t partly d/t being exhausted w/the lack of engagement my work consistently gets.

Fan fiction writers will craft book-length pieces with the promise of no monetary gain, all for the love of the craft and the fandom. People writing for months on end amidst their busy lives. It’s a testament to the fact that humans will create with no other incentive than for the joy creating.

day 5 of covid infection. mustering strength to get out of bed bc my plants still need me and I’m overdue for watering 🫠

AI killed my imposter syndrome. i now fully believe i’m objectively better and smarter than all the people who need AI to do anything.

"that's not canon" I do not care

When boyf is clingy and cute only behind doors 🧡💚

“blasted by Jayce’s hammer” being a cause of death on Viktor’s wiki is sending me.

tested positive for c*vid 💀

Creativity is like a houseplant, not an endless well. You need to seek out sunlight, water, and nutrients in art, shows, music, experiences, and more to tend to it. And just like plants it has its dormant and active periods and you may not seem improvement for some time.

Me: I do not care about MHA Vigilantes anime adaptation. MHA Vigilantes: We have Shouta Aizawa Me: I am very interested in MHA Vigilantes anime adaptation.

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sibling bought me an incredibly rare (read: expensive) wishlist plant for my birthday and I am so in love but also terrified I’m going to kill it bc it’s a boujee ass diva plant.

what if venusaur with tiny rainfrog ass

every time I read a ‘real book’ I end up coming home to fan fiction like a long lost friend. I’m ruined, no one writes as well as a queer, depressed 32 y/o w/a full time dayjob they hate and a shitty reality to escape.

i think netflix has poisoned how we think about "success." if people haven't read a fic within hours of it being posted, that doesn't mean the fic has failed. people are busy. maybe they're saving it for bedtime or a weekend or a better day!

Writing tip: After you finish, go back & cut all the adverbs. Then all the adjectives. Then all the other words. Eat the paper. Now you're free.

won't someone help them from this little predicament?

choosing your literature over what is “clean” and “unproblematic” is making you all stupid

surprisingly, viktor enjoys hugging quite a lot 🤭 #jayvik #arcane

couldn't help myself, here's Izuku too

said it once and i'll say it again. we as a society do NOT need ai generated images or ai chatbots to engage with our faves. if you're down bad enough for a character they will start beaming dialogue directly into your head and you will be able to hear it in their voice