Although I no longer write, I do have a Twitch channel now where I stream Mass Effect on Mondays at 5:30pm ET! Feel free to stop by!
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I got a very unhappy comment on one of my old ME fics, and while I totally respect that every reader is looking for different things and my work is *not* for everyone, it came off as much more on the “criticism” side than the “constructive criticism” side and I’m doing my darndest to not be hurt by it.
Writers - and creative folk in general - know that our work isn’t going to make everyone happy. We know that we’re putting it out there and the potential for these types of comments exists. But if you’re going to comment on something just to say that you don’t like it, especially when it’s something like fic where we’re not professionals and we’re doing this for free, please be mindful of how you can make that comment constructive for the writer. Or consider protecting our fragile egos by tossing a compliment in there.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Sadgirl Writer
Apparently I need to post a reminder of this, since someone came into my 7-year-old very first full story this morning to trash it.
Is the fic very good? No. Do I need you to leave an unkind comment? Also no! Criticism on a very old, completed fic helps no one.
If you find a fic you don't enjoy, just move on. And spread kindness and love to the ones you do enjoy, because there's a lot of great ones out there.
Mass Effect is back in the world and seeing it all over my dash again brings me great joy ♥️
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Squadmates: Original - Remastered
there’s something compelling about you.
(I just started shiara. thank you @marceline2174 <3)
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#SquadGoals
In honour of the Mass Effect reunions and the remaster, I wanted to try draw everyone together for real (more or less)
This game and this gang means more to me than I can put into words, and it’s what got me into drawing in the first place. So, after 6 months of drawing, here’s me bringing the two together to try express my gratitude for it.
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2020 be like 'here let me make up for this suck ass year with announcements for all these things you like'
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THIS SPECIFIC DAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2020, FOR NOT BEING AS BAD AS THE OTHERS.
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help
Hey y'all, long time no talk, anything exciting going on in the BioWare fandom today?
I got a very unhappy comment on one of my old ME fics, and while I totally respect that every reader is looking for different things and my work is *not* for everyone, it came off as much more on the “criticism” side than the “constructive criticism” side and I’m doing my darndest to not be hurt by it.
Writers - and creative folk in general - know that our work isn’t going to make everyone happy. We know that we’re putting it out there and the potential for these types of comments exists. But if you’re going to comment on something just to say that you don’t like it, especially when it’s something like fic where we’re not professionals and we’re doing this for free, please be mindful of how you can make that comment constructive for the writer. Or consider protecting our fragile egos by tossing a compliment in there.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Sadgirl Writer
Are any of my artist friends on here accepting portrait commissions?
emmavakarian-theirin replied to your post “Life Update”
sending all the love and hugs! i'm sorry for all you've had to endure but i'm so happy and proud of you for getting through it all the way you have! you've come so far in the time I've known you and I know you'll go so much further still! <3
Thank you so much, you’ve always been such a treasured friendship to me and I think of you often!
sssamson replied to your post “Life Update”
Congrats!! You definitely deserve some happiness after such difficult times. :)
Thank you! We all deserve more happiness, I think.
servantofclio replied to your post “Life Update”
Congratulations! I'm so glad for you! I'm glad all your hard work has gotten you to this place! <3
Thank you so much :)
tigerpika replied to your post “Life Update”
I'm so happy things are coming together for you! Come visit British Columbia, I also bought a house!
Congrats, that’s wonderful! Flights to the west coast are FINALLY somewhat reasonable?? So I may take you up on that offer ;)
missmeggo929 replied to your post “Life Update”
Oh wow! That sounds like a great ending to a few very tumultuous years!!! And congratulations on the engagement!!!
I feel like you and I were talking about me wanting to get engaged YEARS ago, and it finally happened.
penthesilea1623 replied to your post “Life Update”
This is wonderful and inspiring and congratulations on all of it, the house and the engagement and coming through everything! I'm so happy for you!
Thank you so much! I’m so excited, and happy, and still feel like I’m gonna wake up. Lol.
Life Update
Aka: How I went from one of the darkest places in my life to one of the best in the span of almost exactly a year.
(This might be long, so continued below the cut)
So I managed to 1.) find safety town clip in decent quality and 2.) somehow get it to upload here
turtlenotforsale
four minutes and twelve seconds that changed the world