Can everyone who reads this PLEASE reblog it?!?!?  Libraries literally saved my life as a child!

Being abused at home, bullied at school and lost in the world, the library and all the books I could escape to the most amazing worlds, kept me alive!

I would walk to the library, and spend all day, from 10 am to 9 pm reading there!! I got special awards for how many books I read, I wrote little blurbs on why i loved the books (probably why I love to BETA and do ARCs) 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Just hit the green arrows and the reblog!!!

As a 50 year old woman, the library offers me so much. Digital art pads to borrow, 3D printing, book clubs that are face to face (yeah, the introvert likes face to face because a moderator will stomp on anyone getting snarky)

New books in LARGE PRINT! I’m visually challenged and as much as I love my kindle, The feel of a real book in my hands will always be a beloved feeling!

Our library also has quarterly books sales of almost free books!! For 5$USD we get in a day early and can buy as many as we want. Anyone else has to wait and there is a limit for the first 2 days.

Also many, many libraries have inter library loan(it may be called something different). This means if they don’t have the item you want, they can get it for you. This may include photocopy/pdf of articles. This can also include along with books and DVDs, microfilm/fiche which is also a huge resource. Check around for libraries that are listed as depositories if you want to look at government documents.

Remember that many colleges and universities have open stacks for the public. You will likely have to pay a membership fee but you will get to stuff.

I love the library ☺

The library was one of my favorite places to go as a kid and I still live to go and just. Sit and read. Or do homework. The university I’m at has a massive 8-story one I love to just wonder around in~ Great places

Libraries are amazing places, we need to protect them to ensure their continued existence.

Ko-Fi sketches open!! 

For each 25€ donation you’ll get a bust (can be OC or fanart) in greyscale, please look at the examples above. Contact me via DM if interested! Slots are limited to 8. - Suggestive is fine, explicit is a NO.  - I adjust the sketch depending on the tip (tip = half body or full body) - Single character only. - Will take these by order, first come first serve. - You’ll get a full resolution file + line art.

Day 8

Grape or cherry flavor 💋

selfie~

i did this as a gift for the fantastic @sleepyfoxfanworks! it’s from her fic Shut Up and Dance which i can’t recommend enough, go give it a read! 

it’s and they were roommates and a dance fic, what more could you want from a shisaku fic!? 

I AM STILL FREAKING THE FUCK OUT OVER HOW AMAZING THIS IS, OMFG!!!!!! @oliveroot you are seriously the best. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 THANK YOU!!!!

I really need to work on the next chapter, and this is so freaking inspiring, omg. 💜💜💜💜

Boing

So many TV shows/movies depict the Epi Pen as a total solution for anaphylaxis…it’s not. The Epi Pen gives you 30 minutes to get to a hospital where they can save your life. TV makes it look like you just have to use the Epi Pen and then the crisis is over. Do people without allergies or a loved one with allergies know that an Epi Pen only buys you time? The more I see this on TV the more I worry…

**Maybe you should reblog this because I’m actually worried that most people don’t know.

Omg so much this! I have to use my epipens about three times a year and my doctor recommends I shoot both of them in my thigh and then call an ambulance! They are a STABILISER not a cure!!

Ok so the most amazing reblog I've seen of this says:

And:

Apparently 40% to 50% of that hidden biomass is mostly likely these guys, bristlemouths, and they are thought to be the most abundant vertebrates on Earth, numbering in the quadrillions. The mesopelagic zone makes up 20% of the oceans so while the estimates are based on limited sampling, so far bristlemouths have been there wherever scientists go looking.

How to Kick a Reader in the Gut

Disrupt the reader’s sense of justice. 

Don’t always give characters closure. 

Make it the main character’s fault sometimes. 

Rejection is a powerful tool. 

On the flipside, make your main character keep going. 

Obviously, don’t do all of these things, or the story can begin to feel tedious or overly dramatic, and make sure that every decision you make is informed by your plot first and foremost. 

Also remember that the things that make us sad, angry, or otherwise emotional as readers are the same things that make us feel that way in our day-to-day lives. Creating an empathetic main character is the foundation for all of the above tips.

Men: Your Consent Matters Too

Fellas, listen.

You don’t have to do anything sexual that you’re not interested in. Moreover, you don’t have to explain why. “No” is a complete sentence.

Not interested in getting pegged? You don’t have to. Monogamous and not into the idea of another partner? Okay. Not sure about period sex? Cool.

And if your partner decides to question or mock your maturity or your masculinity or your sexuality because you say no? It’s time to re-evaluate the relationship. See if you don’t deserve better than that.

This isn’t shared enough.

Amazing post OP, but I’d like to add that you don’t have to have sex at all if you don’t want to. Just wanted to make that clear

Asexual men are just as valid! Just because society tells you men want to have sex all the time doesn’t mean it’s true. If your partner doesn’t respect that, then they don’t respect you.

How to block an anon

I saw a few people wondering how you can block an anon. Here I will explain how:

Step one: don’t type anything! The moment you start answering, the function to block disappears.

It looks like this before you start answering:

You see two times 3 dots. Click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner. Don’t answer first, just click on those dots immediately, please!

It shows the option in my own language but you get two options here: report and block. If you can do both, do both!

Because it’s anon the function will block their IP-address. This means they can’t contact you in any ways, not even incognito.

Consider doing this instead of answering them. Those nasty anons just want attention and answering them means giving them a podium. Without attention there is no fun for them and they will stop.

I hope this helps everyone and that peace will return to our fandom ❤️ Take care of yourself!

Coming into a fandom late

Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck

Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie

Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war. 

Accuracy at its best

Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…

all of this shit…lol

When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF

When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead

This gets better every time I see it. 

@fuboos-mess

Being in a dead fandom…

Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one

The accuracy hurts.

Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.

When you’ve been fangirling long enough, you’ve experienced all of the above.

Being in a fandom meant for kids.

This just gets better..

@mi-kleos

When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you

Fandom hell in general

Yes.

This^^^ just… ALL OF THIS.

Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on

THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!

Trying to recruit people to your fandom

Annnnnnndddd it’s back

Being in a fandom which has so many antis

I’ve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.

Being in a fandom that actually works together

Why is this so true? All of it.

being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs

I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.

Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions

When you are in a fandom and don’t care for others people opinion…..even if they are right…(believe me, I have met several of those)

Being in a fandom you never meant to join

I love this. and it’s gotten better

After abandoning a fandom you’re still a little bit emotionally invested in….

All of these are me. Lol

Being in a fandom on Tumblr

World Heritage Post

being in a fandom and having tons of theories but nobody listens to them

It got better xD

I'm no stranger to fanfiction. I've been doing this since I was 12 and I'm in my 30s now (that makes me feel old). I've written for Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Joker, Star Wars, and of course, Naruto.

Out of all of those fandoms, the place I have felt accepted, loved, appreciated and heard the most is the KakaSaku fandom. It's truly an amazing place to be a part of and I'm thankful every day for the friends I've made and the unbelievable talent I get to witness. Writers, artists, etc....there's so much creativity and friendship and love that I truly do not think exists in any other fandoms. The support for each other is unreal and such a welcome feeling to know you have so many amazing people behind you.

But there is a shadow over our community that has plagued us for literal years. Yes, I'm talking about g.o.d....

I'm no stranger to this person. Every story I've written has been hit by this person, I've had to see the same pathetic comment on so many others, and luckily, I know not to put too much thought into it.

But this person hit me at a low point today. After dealing with mental health issues, some that only close friends know about, issues that made me disappear for months and not know if I'll ever crawl out of it, this comment hit me a little differently than it did in the past. I used to laugh and call this person out, make joke posts but not anymore.

I'm not tagging this post as KS. I know this person has probably blocked all mention of KS and I want as many people to see this as they can. I don't have a lot of followers, but I hope those I do will spread this.

Fanfiction is FOR FUN.

It is THERAPY.

It is A RELEASE of emotions when writers and artists are already struggling with issues. This message might not push me far, it may only hurt me for a few days, but I'm not the only person this piece of shit effects. I've seen authors give up completely after getting hit by them. I've seen authors disappear and leave the fandom for something HARMLESS AS WRITING TWO CHARACTERS TOGETHER.

I'm writing this as someone with an ongoing, often debilitating and excruciating mental illness. I know what depression feels like. I know what it's like to stop looking for signs to hold on and what it's like to start looking for signs to give up. This is a sign that, if I got it last year, would have made me give up.

We shouldn't have to endure this when all we want is a break from reality, a break from frustrations and depression or anxiety and other mental health issues.

If you know this person that has been doing this for YEARS......I hope you let them know just how scummy and horrible and atrocious and heartless they are. And if you do know them and you do tell them what we think of them, please let them know alien sent you.

Dear fandom,

Let’s talk.

This is an open letter to all people reading fan fiction. Whether you stroll AO3 for your favorite tags, have been on ff.net since the Before Times or read on tumblr or any of the other wonderful alternatives.

What gives?

Wonderful and passionate authors are writing thousands upon thousands of words dedicated to your favorite (and usually not canon) couples, characters and series. Writers are spending hours and hours working on chapters, battling writer blocks, revising, sending works off to beta readers, second round of revision and then post their chapters. And after? After all that work?

Most twiddle their thumbs waiting for reviews that won’t come.

They post more chapters hoping that it just needs to pick up a bit. A few reviews drop in here and there. The story definitely gets read judging by the amount of views and likes… And finally the author loses interest.

And stops updating.

What gives?

Why have we stopped reviewing? Why have we stopped saying even a simple “thank you!” after reading a chapter? @birkastan2018 writes frigging essays (❤) but do you have any idea how happy an author becomes just seeing a new review pop up? Just a thank you, or some words of encouragement or even a keyboard smash. Instead, most writers face crickets.

Review every chapter. Just send two words if you’re intimidated: “thank you!”

If not, write down your thoughts. A sentence you thought was beautiful. An idea of how you think the story might progress. Fangirling/boying as your fave pulls off his/her shirt. Anything.

Doing nothing is killing fandom. Saying nothing ensures authors will stop updating an a fandom slowly dies off. Stimulate your writers. Be enthusiastic and witness how a fandom will thrive even when the series it’s based on is long over.

Doing nothing is killing fandom.

Please be there for your authors.

This is not a “yay me self pat on the back” reblog.  It’s an attempt to try and spread awareness about the degeneration of feedback culture in our fandom.

Keep reading

So, it’s been roughly a year since I wrote this. And i’ve come to the conclusion not much has changed in fandom. It’s gotten to a point where a friend and very prolific author in the same fandom has decided to quit a story because she was getting demotivated by the lack of interaction. And she’s not alone. I cannot stress this enough: please support your content creators.

Please support your content creators.

Please support your content creators.

And I hear you:

★ I’m afraid to leave a review because who am I to review? You’re not the Washington Post. You don’t have to analyze a text and give a coherent review. Fandom, as a whole, isn’t like that. A review is just another word for ‘comment’. Comment to let your authors/artists know you enjoy what they’ve created and you’re longing to see more. A simple ‘thank you’ or ‘this was beautiful’ or a quote of your favorite paragraph would be enough. If that’s too scary, leave a heart or emoji.

★ Authors shouldn’t expect comments/kudos! Views/subscriptions should be enough. You’re consuming work that takes hours upon hours. If I speak for myself here, a chapter can take me anywhere from 8 hours of work to 2 weeks, depending on what story I’m writing. That’s free labor content creators happily toss in to keep a fandom going. Did you know that most published novels are about 100k words? How often have you read a fic that is about that size? Those authors don’t make money off of this. It’s for the love of fandom. So if an author tells you they appreciate comments, please comment on the chapters. I know it’s easy to read something and just click away when you’re done, but remember there’s someone putting those hours in and it’s easy to get demotivated when you feel like you’re screaming into a void. ★ Authors should write for themselves. I’m speaking for myself here; although 99% of the people I know are like me in this regard, I’m sure there are people out there who truly write for themselves when writing fanfics. For me, it’s quite simple: If I write for myself, I’m working on original works. Those works might never be published or even see the light of day, but those are stories I want to see (written) and I’ll do it (for) myself. If I write for fandom, I’m doing it for the fandom. I’m putting in hours to ensure the fandom (ItaSaku in my case), will get new fics, hopefully stimulate others to write too, for the enjoyment of my readers and to interact with the fandom as a whole. Most of my time in fandom is spent either creating/sharing fics, or commenting on other fics to do my part and keep content creators motivated. Most stories and headcanons I write live in my head. I don’t have to write them. I do it for the fandom.

★ But this story gets more reviews than other stories, why does it need mine? Please don’t think in these kinds of paradigms. No author I know goes around to compare the amounts of comments they get with another. But if we see hundreds of people subscribed to a story and we get 10 comments a chapter even though we ask for feedback or comments, it stings and it demotivates.

★  Fandom is dying so it’s only naturel that you’re getting less comments. It really isn’t. I’ve been around since 2005. I can easily compare the situation back then to what it is now. It’s the same amount of likes, the same amount of followers, the same amount of views, but comments have been cut to 1/10th of what it used to be.

Now there are multiple reasons for this:

★ Readers aren’t obliged to leave comments.

Sure. And in the same vein, authors aren’t obliged to keep going if they feel underappreciated.

★ In short: please support your content creators. ★

If you have any questions on how to better support your content creators, or anything else regarding this, my inbox is open. Ask me anything. I’m here for you and I’m saddened to see authors quitting.

Let’s just ensure the fandoms we love and write/read in will still exist in ten years from now, and let’s do it together.

Reblogging to add this one sorta-related comment that I haven’t seen mentioned yet: if leaving a “thank you” or a string of emojis feels sparse to you, guess what else you can do? 

You can read through the comments left on the chapter because you’ll probably find some 🔥🔥🔥 analysis/insight and you can respond to that comment e.g. “I agree with all of this!” or “This made me see things in a new way!” 

Yeeees, it feels VERY online-class-discussion-board-ish (i.e. “I agree with what ___ said”) but feedback like this is still valuable to authors because that’s basically another person saying YEAH this chapter made me feel some type of way and THIS person over here managed to express many of the feelings that I experienced while reading the story!

I’ve seen this happen a few times in the comments section, and it’s honestly so fucking sweet to see readers interacting with each other. Because remember, y’all: fandom is a community, and communities only thrive when we continue interacting with each other.

So don’t be scared to interact, whether it is directly with your authors, or indirectly by replying to a fellow reader. Honestly, what have you got to lose? A few seconds of your time? Writers pour literal hours into the chapter you consumed in minutes. Do the right thing and let them know that you love their shit!

Reblog if you write fanfic and would be totally down with your followers coming into you askbox and talking to you about your fic