That wolf didn't have to call me out like that D:

This also applies to writing

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Not “Only my reading of canon is correct” or “Interpretations are subjective and all valid” but a secret third thing, “More than one interpretation can be valid but there’s a reason your English teacher had you cite quotes and examples in your papers, you have to have a strong argument that your interpretation is actually supported by the text or it is just wrong and I’m fine with telling you it’s wrong, actually.”

If the text says the curtains are blue you can argue about what that means; but if you’re going to claim they’re actually yellow you’d better have a really good argument.

I’m Bored and Anxious So I Slapped Together a List of Fan Fic Writer Asks

1. Share a song that makes you think of [fic title] 2. Do you read/reread your own fics? 3. What’s your favorite fic that you’ve written? 4. How many WIPs do you have right now? 5. What’s a fic idea you’ve had that you will never write? 6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time? 7. How many ideas for fics do you have right now? 8. What project(s) are you currently working on? 9. Do you write every day? If you wrote today, share a sentence of what you’ve written! 10. Is there a fic that got a different response than you were expecting? 11. Do you have specific playlists for writing fics? 12. Do you have a playlist for your current WIP(s)? Share it! 13. How much planning do you do before writing? 14. If you could see one of your fics adapted into a visual medium, such as comic or film, which fan fic would you pick? 15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters? 16. At what point in the process do you come up with titles? 17. What’s something you’ve learned about while doing research for a fic? 18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic? 19. Give us a small teaser from one of your WIPs. 20. What’s a favorite title for a fic you’ve written? 21. Have you ever deleted an entire scene after spending hours laboring over it? If so, why? 22. Do you know how your fic will end before you start writing? 23. How do you choose where to end a chapter (if you have multi-chapter works)? 24. Share a moodboard for (one of) your current WIP(s). 25. Have you ever upset yourself with your own writing? 26. Is there something you’ve written that you would never want your family to see? 27. Is there a fic you were nervous to post/share? Why? 28. Have you ever tagged a fic “Dead Dove: Do Not Eat”? 29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.) 30. Ask anything!

My side quest of drawing my own Ichiruki children what they would look like jsjssjsjsjsjd I also have drawn the daughter but I haven't colour it so I just post this boy

Every writer has that one story that they don't even intend to write down anymore, but that is forever stuck in their brain.

The article kind of slightly MASSIVELY omits the fact that Byakuya was incredibly conflicted by two opposing vows he sow before two (at the time) contradicting ideas, which is why he's so stringent towards the rules, even at the cost of his beloved adopted sister/sister in law. Or that Ichigo's actions (and Kaien's memory) where the things that liberated him from that burden entirely.

Oh, yeah... The article omits a LOT, to be honest. (Which is why I actually preferred to share screenshots instead of the link. It's not groundbreaking information...)

But it is true that the Anime cut scenes that we're contextually important, revealing more about the link between the Kuchiki and the Shiba Clans...

The Anime doesn't really delve into Byakuya's previous knowledge of Kaien, his opinion on someone who was a fellow Head of Clan, an equal.

That would have been nice to see animated, honestly. It's an important part of the Manga that was left out of the Anime.

They omitted a shit load of Kaien subtext. He was the reason Ukitake properly rebelled against the execution in the first place. Because he didn't want to fail another subordinate and because he wanted to follow Kaien's example. He was the reason why Byakuya initially spared Ichigo in the first place, despite trying to kill him in the first encounter. He was the reason why Byakuya finally, FINALLY understood what Ichigo was trying to achieve, because he saw the man's ghost in his spiritual successor.

But, hey... at least the new game gave me some good eats... even if its a diamond in the rough.

I really don't understand how "without getting kudos or comments a fanfiction author is going to assume that people who clicked their fic didn't like it" became a controversial take.

I don't know why some people think an author should imagine, or guess that people who click their fic enjoyed it it when nobody is telling them that.

If you're re-reading a fic constantly, or leaving it up in your tab so that it re-loads every day for a hundred days the author is not going to know that unless you tell them. They'd love to hear it. It would make their day.

And if you don't tell them you liked their fic, there's no reason for them to assume you did.

Writers on AO3 when they see the hit counter on their fic go up and get an email that someone left kudos or a comment: Yay! People like my story! This made my day!

Writers on AO3 when they see the hit counter on their fic go up but the number of kudos/bookmarks/subscriptions/comments doesn't change: Oh. People are reading my story, but I guess they didn't like it.

Writers on Tumblr when they see notifications on their story: Yay! People are liking my story! Oh, somebody left a nice comment! Oh, they even reblogged it! That was so sweet of them!

Writers on Tumblr when they see 0 notes on their story: Nobody read it.

Also, just for fun, here are the stats for my fanfic with the most hits:

Almost half of the comments are my replies, so there are actually 27 individual comments. And almost 27,000 hits. So, basically a 1:10,000 ratio.

Do you still think writers are being unreasonable?

While 27 comments may not be much when someone gets them gradually, it's a lot to read through to make sure you're not contributing to unintentional spam.

unintentional spam?? I'm sorry this is just such a foreign idea to me.

I promise you there are vanishingly few authors who would be upset to receive more than one comment saying the same (positive) things!

If I receive multiple emails of comments on something I write, there is an actual zero percent chance of me being upset by it. Literally would make my day, week, month. Love your authors! Comments do not have to be detailed analysis - something as simple as “<3” conveys so much. (In fact, the very first comment I got on AO3 was “<3” and I treasure it.)

Spam your local fic author with comments. You never know what could happen.

They might fall in love with you.

Happened to the Goob author. Happened to me.

I made one of my dearest friends this way. And I bet she'd be completely unsurprised to know I still have her comments saved.

Tell 'em how long it's been, @sparklingganymede.

The article kind of slightly MASSIVELY omits the fact that Byakuya was incredibly conflicted by two opposing vows he sow before two (at the time) contradicting ideas, which is why he's so stringent towards the rules, even at the cost of his beloved adopted sister/sister in law. Or that Ichigo's actions (and Kaien's memory) where the things that liberated him from that burden entirely.

we've finally caught up to 2025!

1. do you know how fuckin CRAZY it is that in the god given year of 2025 when ichiruki has been non-canon for NINE YEARS that we get a fucking SOUL SOCIETY ARC THEME SONG and it's called. it's fucking called. DIE FOR LOVE. the lyrics are literally 'WOULD YOU DIE FOR LOVE?'. IT'S BEEN NINEEEEE YEARSSSSS tfw when the official franchise needs to get over ichiruki because i sure as hell haven't and they are not helping me

2. an actual photo of rukia's kitchen bench the night before valentine's

3. just a good old classic ichiruki sneak kissing at school (done with template)

4-7. idk i just wanted to see these kids with heterochromia. uhhh it's that au where one of your eyes is the colour of your soulmate's

8-9. just some sketching practice with ichiruki

10. my korean twitter mutual wrote a very cute ichiruki zine so I gifted this illustration to her :)

11. i could nawt be bothered to translate this but it's a korean meme

12. i love ichiruki being those two very obnoxious people who sit like this while watching tv and when they get asked if they're dating they have the audacity to say no (they really aren't dating they're just.... like this.... all the time....)

13. quick rukia doodle

14. drew this as a collab with a korean ichiruki artist :D their version is here

15. this was also a gif on twitter but i still can't figure out how to make them look nice on here so it's just a picture for now