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I don't know how else to be with someone. No matter how much I'd like to.
I used the photomode mod to take a look at Astarion's love confession scene. Normally, the camera is focused on Tav when choosing what to say.
These are the expressions Astarion is making off-screen while you are hovering over dialogue options.
Happy Holidays everyone!
Like mythology or folklore, holidays can add an extra bit of realism and magic to your fictional worlds, and provide for an interesting setting to portray characters, culture, or even family dynamic.
While you can use real world holidays and adapt them to your worlds, you may also want to create your own! Here’s a few things to consider:
1. What does your holiday celebrate?
Typically, holidays come from historical events or events believed to have happened by religious groups. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness, or good’s triumph over evil. Passover celebrates Israelites’ escape from slavery. This would be a great chance to delve into the history of your world, and how it forms and influences communities.
Otherwise (and as well as), holidays can be expressions of important cultural values such as community, hard work, or family. The Day of the Dead (or Dia de los Muertos) is the celebration of honoring passed family members, Labour day is held to honour the struggle for unionization by working people. What does your holiday say about the society or community that created it?
2. How has your holiday adapted?
As much as holiday is entrenched in longstanding tradition, there is no escaping modernization and adaption to contemporary norms. As much as Christmas is a religious holiday at its roots, for many, it’s a celebration of family and gift giving. Rather than being a saint, Santa has become the jolly toy-maker separated from religion entirely.
If your holiday began to celebrate say Harvest season, but in modern times ‘harvest season’ is no longer regularly recognized, how does this society continue to celebrate this holiday? Where does tradition and modern standards intersect?
3. How do people perceive the holiday?
Even joyous, wholesome holidays are going to have haters. Just think of Valentines Day coming around every year—there are people who love it, people who hate it, and people who see it as a superficial excuse to fund capitalism and consumer culture. What do the people of your world believe about the holiday, or what groups/communities are invited or left out?
4. What rituals go into celebrating your holiday?
During Christmas, many families bring in a tree, wrap gifts to put under it, and bake cookies for a secret intruder in the night. A ritual is just a way people honour something—it doesn’t necessarily have to be cultish or ‘evil’. What longstanding rituals go into the celebration of your holiday?
Maybe gifts are exchanged, candles are lit, cards are given out, money is donated, certain foods are given up or certain times limit eating (such as fasting), families gather, parties are held, etc. etc. There are thousands of ways people celebrate what’s important to them. Consider how each family or character in your story might take a slightly different spin on the same rituals.
I hope no matter what or how you celebrate this year, you get time to spend with your loved ones <3
Title: Three’s Company Fandom: Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons Pairing: Isao x Fem!Reader x Shinji Rating: NC-17/Explicit/NSFW Genre: Smut, Fluff
Word Count: 4,653
Tags/Kinks: Threesome (M/F/M), Cum Play, Orgasm Denial, Oral (Giving and Receiving), Fingering, Vaginal Sex, Masturbation/Jerking Off, Dirty Talk, Voyeurism
A/N: Hope you like it! This was thought up back in 2016 but I wasn’t able to plan it and write it down for a while. I plan on posting this on an MDSOA exclusive blog later, but for now, enjoy~!
You never know if someone needs this. Reblog this, even if its not your ‘blog type’. Just do it.
Yes, please reblog
Do it. Now.
i sat here and thought about reblogging this or not but then i realized how many people feel suicidal, and i have too its not dan and phil but i could honestly care less, bc i rather have someone not die then make sure i strictly stay to my ‘blog type’
Blog type doesn’t matter. Caring for people does.
This isn’t my blog type but *deep inhale*
SAVING SUICIDAL LIVES IS BETTER THAN KEEPING IT TO MY BLOG THEME SO DEAR YA’LL WHO ARE SUICIDAL I’M HERE SIS/BRO/SIBLING!! STAY STRONG!!
(hope this helps some ppl)
Title: A Favor for a Favor Fandom: Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons Pairing: Isao x Fem!Reader Rating: NC-17/Explicit/NSFW Genre: Smut
Word Count: 2,781
Tags: Cum Play, Anal Fingering, Masturbation/Jerking Off, Teasing, Smut, Mild Bondage, Dirty Talk, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Vaginal Fingering
A/N: This takes place as a sort of prequel for Three’s Company, right before Isao and the reader start dating. This is also on AO3 under EeveeDream. Hope you enjoy!
While you are worrying about whether beta readers will steal your ideas, there is a more genuine threat on the horizon.
When offered a publishing contract, please do all your research before you sign. There are a number of fakes and scammers out there, as well as good-intentioned amateurs that don’t know how to get your work to a wide audience. I won’t tell the heartbreaking stories here - there are too many.
Being published badly is worse than being never published.
It can destroy your career and your dreams.
The quick check is to google the publishing house name + scam or warning.
But, to be sure, check with these places first. They aren’t infallible (nothing is) but they can help you protect yourself. They are written and maintained by expereinced writers, editors, publishers and legal folks.
and the WRITER BEWARE blog
Keep yourself and your work safe.
This is really important, so if you are a writer or have writer friends, or you are a writing blog, please reblog it.
Just to let you know, PublishAmerica changed their name to America Star Books.
HEAD’S UP, WRITER TYPES: THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PSA!
Also applies to many so-called freelance sites that are just content mills, and may not pay unless your work is used, even if the contract seems designed otherwise.
Listen, reading these is like legit reading horror stories. When it comes to publishing your writing, always, always, ALWAYS do your research. Not only will it help you avoid scams, but it will also be likely to help you land a much better fit for an agent/publisher/whatever. Knowing more is never going to hurt.
Omg!!! Thanks for the warning! Writers— reblog!
I’ve heard stories like this that are scarier than horror stories. This is an all time worst nightmare for a writer. Everyone reblog and make sure you keep your work safe!
Always, ALWAYS check Writer Beware. Let me also recommend Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s blog about contracts and contract scams for authors in her section Business Musings.
Reblogging again for the links. Also check pred-ed.com and the Absolute Write forum. Then google Publisher’s name + scam and see what comes up. Do NOT use the BBB ratings, they are wholly unsuitable for rating publishers and regularly give A ratings to well-known publishing scams. You can also read my own post on publishing scams, have a link on the left of my blog ( can’t link here, I’m on mobile, sorry).
SUPER IMPORTANT PSA!
Equally important to know is that you can SELF-PUBLISH through a number of platforms these days. @ean-amhran and I used Amazon’s CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing to publish both of our books. No editors, no contracts, no finagling with publishers who want to change your materials. Just direct-to-market material.
(Granted, it means you’ve got to do a LOT more work yourself with editing and formatting and cover art, but it’s worth it to miss the headache of trying to bargain with publishing houses or avoid scams.)
Be vigilant, fellow writers!
If you choose to self publish then HAVE A PLAN and think things through.
And hire an editor. Please, for the love of all that is holy, hire an editor. It’s expensive, but you will get a better book out, a better reputation…
If you’re going to publish electronically, make sure you also get someone who can LAY AN EBOOK OUT PROPERLY.
I have spent money on Kindle books, many of them reprints of older works, whose formatting is so messed up as to render them unreadable.
I actually recommend using the Smashwords Style Guide even if you don’t use Smashwords.
It lays out how to neatly format an e-book in a wonderful step by step format, and you can get it free from Smashwords. Just leave off the couple of things that are (very obviously) Smashwords specific.
If you can’t stand dealing with the meticulous detail, then by all means hire somebody, but most people can learn to format an ebook correctly and once you’ve done it a couple of times it takes about an hour tops.
@ghdos spread the knowledge
Because the redirects aren’t working for me, I’m going to assume others might have trouble with these links, so for those who need it the URL for the website to Writer Beware is: www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/ As stated on here: “Writer Beware is sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, with additional support from the Mystery Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.” These are not publishers’ guilds, notice; you sometimes see scammers trying to defend themselves against Writer Beware exposes by claiming that they’re “small press” or “indie” and Big Publishing is somehow out to get them - but all of those guilds are run by and for writers, to help support them and represent them in the field. It is the closest writers have to having unions, and there’s no direct competition between them (you could literally be an in any of those guilds are the same time as each other, in addition to others, and I believe a number of authors are).
Writer Beware is a wonderful resource, and I highly recommend it. It’s both a good general guide to the scams people run/red flags to watch out for (such as giving up your copyright entirely as opposed to specific rights, or being charged to publish something or have it edited, when they’re trying to act like they’re a “normal” publisher), and a frequently-updated list of the latest specific known scammers, both in “fake agents” and fake/scammy publishers categories. (The company formerly known as Publish America is one of the most famous and egregious cases, but by far not the only one)
Additionally, for SF and fantasy writers, the SFWA’s own list of qualifying markets that one can be published in as a prerequisite to be able to get into their guild (remember, it IS a profession-based guild), is a great guide to normal markets for those genres that have standard contracts that aren’t abusive or scammy, and their guidelines include some of the industry-standard minimums for “per word” etc rates, so even if some new magazine market isn’t on their list, you can tell if it’s suspiciously far outside the usual per-word or whatnot standards. (It’s likely the guidelines for Mystery Writers of America etc also would be useful in that vein) Even if you’re unpublished or don’t want to join their guild, they’re a wonderful group and resource, and I highly recommend their site and Writer Beware in particular! The other sites mentioned above, such as “Preditors and Editors” should be still valid if you Google them, and are often rec’d by Writer Beware, but Writer Beware is the one I’m most familiar with. :)
Also, you should never have to pay an agent or anyone a “reading fee”! DO NOT PAY PEOPLE TO READ YOUR WORK!!! Run away from so-called agents that charge a reading fee! They are considered unethical in their own industry!
Also related to agents: Should you go this route and seek one, DO NOT PAY ONE DIME TO THEM upfront! A real agent only gets paid when he sells your book to a publisher! The average cut is about 10-15% of the first sale profits, if I remember right, with cuts of film and other rights maybe being more, when sold. At most, writers should only be responsible for the costs of phone calls and postage.
For more information see: How Literary Agents Get Paid. Standard Commission Practices and Payments for Literary Agents
Edited to Add: Some other great, highly respected resources for writing and getting published are:
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ALWAYS REBLOG WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS PLEASE; ITS SO MUCH MORE THAN IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO SOMEBODY AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THIS IN THE SAME LIGHT, SOMEONE MIGHT. INFACT YOU REBLOGGING THIS COULD STOP SOMEONE TAKING THEIR LIFE TONIGHT.
No matter how many times I reblog this, I will always reblog this. Please reach out to someone.
Please reblog, this is so important.
I needed this
Is this foreal?
Yes it’s a real service. I do volunteer work for a rape crisis support service in my city and texting is one of the features we provide as well. But just to boost its credibility, I tried it myself:
I actually volunteer for the Crisis Text Line and I can tell you they are all wonderful people that have extensive training and honestly just want to help. Don’t hesitate to text them, even if it’s something that seems minor, if it’s big to you they will take it seriously. I have loved my last year with them and look forward to many more years. Seriously, some of the best listeners with the biggest heats I’ve ever met. Truly amazing people. Just text LISTEN to 741741.
Something I just realized I should add. The Crisis Text Line is currently working on expanding internationally but haven’t worked out the kinks quite yet. They are also working on integrating Facebook messenger and kik. If you are international there is a very similar program that I also volunteer with call I'MALIVE that is international. All you have to do is go to their website https://www.imalive.org and click on the chat now button and you’ll be connected to a real life person who will be there for you and help you work through your situation and help you find healthy coping mechanism. They are very similar and extremely well trained. Seriously amazing people. People in America can use them as well. Basically anyone. I just didn’t want to leave my international friends without a text based resource. Both the Crisis Text Line and I'MALIVE councilors are trained to handle a wide variety of situations. They are always there to help, 24/7/365 no matter what.
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A few of you know about me from Twitter, but the news hasn’t been spread here yet, so allow me to introduce myself.
My name is Jackie, also known as EeveeDream (or MysticDreamerMe) on many sites online. I’m a young adult in my early 20′s who has been writing my whole life. I still remember some of my first stories and drafts that I wrote and was proud of. Nowadays, I think I have a few still tucked away for safekeeping. I love dragons, animals, and the Harry Potter series (I’m a proud Ravenclaw), and my family fosters cats!
I’m not sure what else to say that wouldn’t cause this to be incredibly ramble-y, but I do want to let you all know that I have been a fan of Aeon Dream Studios since the middle of 2016 thanks to a friend who introduced me to MD:SOA, which is now my favorite otome/VN to date. Ever since then, I have been a fan of all of ADS’ work, and as of the beginning of February, I am now a part of the ADS writing team!
As a member of the team, I will be helping with writing Mystic Destinies: Echoes as the lead writer. If you are anything like me, you are eagerly awaiting MD:E, too! I will do my best to work closely with the other two writers on the team to ensure that everything is within character, engaging, and completely worth the wait!
Thank you for your love and patience, and I eagerly look forward to working with ADS on current and future projects.
@mysticdreamerme Sweetie I’m so proud of you!! Congratulations!!!!!!
@twistednightshade You've always been super sweet and supportive ;_; 💜💜💜 Thank you so much!!!
Consent Education.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
And please note that there are no specific pronouns. Consent is ALWAYS required from ALL individuals, regardless of gender, sex, relationship, et cetera.
Idc if this doesnt match my theme
Consent is so important to know about!!
I know I avoid any sexual content on this blog but this is insanely important.
This post is important and the pillow comment is funny
CONSENT!!!!!!
Being in a relationship is also not automatic consent. You are not being a bad partner for saying no.
I’ve been trying to get back into art as of late, and what had inspired me was the amazing game Mystic Destinies Serendipity of Aeons. Shou was the first character I decided to tag along with, so he was just a source of inspiration.
This game is one of the most fantastic games I’ve played in a long time, and it’s all thanks to @aeondreamstudios
If you haven’t played this, I HIGHLY suggest you check it out. I’ve also been trying to get better at coloring too, so this was a surprise for myself! I’m proud :3
This is a huge update, actually! 2 weeks ago, I joined the @aeondreamstudios team as a junior writer!
What does that mean for the blog?
Well, it’s been dead due to me being a bit busy. xD But worry not, I will try my best to work on it little by little in the shadows and update it as it goes! My love for this series is undying, but my energy and time isn’t. Dx
