hello!! i hope you’re doing well 🫶🏼
do you have an ao3? i love your art so much and i saw someone say they love your fics too and i would love to read your works if you have an ao3!
Hello, I hope you're doing well, too! :)
I do have an ao3 which you can find here!
I will let you know my current unfinished fic is on a bit of an unofficial hiatus rn, but I do have several completed ones if you wanted to check those out.
Oh, and read Broken Things with caution.
Anonymous asked:
Hi! Happy birthday! (If it still is in your timezone, and if it's not - happy belated birthday!)
Seeing your latest post, i wanted to tell you how much your fics, comics and art in general changed my life.
Reading your fics got me through the hardest times of my life. It's written to a degree so high it's astonishing. No fic i have ever read has made me feel the way yours did. Each and every one of them - even the unfinished ones - are so important. To me and so many others who have read them.
The things you write about, the angsty, sad and angry parts of life many are afraid of - they make processing the accidents that happened in your readers' lives so much better. Reading the characters letting their feelings out, reading them talk about the harsh truths, is what makes doing it in real life so much easier. It makes it less frightening.
Through your fics i learned how to communicate so many problems and difficulties in the last two years of my life, i genuinely don't think i would be alive today without them.
Your art has made a place in my heart at least 3 years ago. Your art has been a lighthouse in a dark, dark ocean. Always saving the lives of so many.
Your art-style, your comics, are some of my favorites. It's so beautiful, and it's so delicate - every detail perfected to a fault. The plot in your comics is, in my opinion, on par with the plot of your fics. Every plot twist is masterfully crafted, each word impactful. The characters never lacking in any way.
Your effort is showing in ever comic page, in every new chapter of your fics. It's been a pleasure to follow your art for so long, seeing the new things you tried. It's never invisible, never wasted. The thought you put into every single piece of any form of art is appreciated, and very viable.
Your art is never going to be replaced as long as people buy and read it, and i know it's never going to be replaced because i am one of those people. I will always be exited to see your url on my notifications, never mind the state i'm in or how uninterested i am in the fandom at that point in time.
Your art saves lives, and it's not going to stop doing that. Never.
Thank you for continuously putting out your art, even at times when you felt like giving up on it.
I hope this made you feel a little better about yourself in that regard. Your existence itself, and not just the art you put out, is important and appreciated. By many. Please never stop doing what you love as long as it's not hurting you.
I had to sit on this message for a bit just to process it.
Now, I think I want to say three things in response.
- This is incredibly meaningful and the fact that you took the time to type this all out means the world to me.
- I hope that you are okay. Obviously since this is posted anonymously, I cannot reach out to you directly or privately, but learning how to process emotions and communicate issues is such a tough road sometimes. It's one I'm learning to do, myself, and I am so happy to hear that you are learning what works for you. Progress might not feel like it's there at times, but it is there, I promise.
- Everything that's been written here should be validating for anyone who writes or reads fan content. Personally, I have always written stories that hold personal importance to me, and I know I am not alone. A lot of people use fanfiction as not only an escape but as a means of catharsis. It feels more personal, in a way, than some traditionally publishes books or widely available shows/movies. And it makes sense because people aren't writing about things that will do well in the market at the time, they are writing about things they truly want to write about. Things that often hold deep, emotional meaning to them, and they are simply using the form of already established characters to convey those things. Creating fanfiction can often feel like something not to be taken seriously (and, to be fair, there are those who truly just do it for fun). But I know I need to remember — and others probably need to remember, too — that you never know who might find your story at the exact time they need to read it. You never know how much these things might stick with someone, or what they could mean to someone other than yourself. Thank you for reminding me that even though these fan creations aren't taken seriously by so many, the chance that they might actually have an impact on even one person is the thing that matters.
Just saw your recent post and wanted to message saying: happy birthday, you epic creative🥰
A curse of artistry is creating something and never knowing just how much it impacts others. I know this feeling you’re feeling as I’ve been going through it myself. (I’m a musical theatre performer & creative - and goodness me, this past year has been ROUGH on my psyche. It’s just really tough out there for creatives of all kinds at the moment, isn’t it?). But we have to keep believing in our skills, in our abilities, in our talent, the impact we make however small.
Your work is fantastic, Eri - and you’ve got lifelong fans in a lot of us here. More will come, your art will reach the people it needs to reach💜 The universe is doing its thing, you keep doing yours!
All the love!
Thank you so much!
I'm sorry to hear that you're dealing with the same/similar feelings, but honestly I'm not surprised. It is rough, and I hope you are finding ways to cope and get through the day.
It is nice to hear (here and all around) from people who keep pushing how important all of the creative arts are. It's encouraging just to know that a decent amount of people truly believe that is the case. :)
Head's up to anyone interested in joining my Pateon: Please consider doing so NOT from an Apple device.
As of right now, if you join with Apple, you'll be paying more, and that extra cost DOES NOT go to the creator.
Apple doesn't need an extra 30% from you.
The only options I have are 1) have my potential supporters pay this extra cost up front when joining, or 2) keep my original prices so potential supporters don't have to pay extra, but lose an extra 30% for myself.
Neither are good, so just please keep this in mind and try to not use Apple when joining anyone's Patreon right now.
*THIS ONLY EFFECTS NEW MEMBERS, SO ANYONE ALREADY PART OF MY PATREON IS FINE*
Reblogged haleykim84
Feeling rough lately.
Anonymous asked:
One little question are you still writting Chasing stars and memories??
So the short answer is technically yes. I still have the rest of the chapters semi planned/written for this fic, and it's got one of my favorite endings I've ever written, so I definitely want to share the rest at some point.
Unfortunately the long answer is that I have had zero motivation to write/edit the fic for a long time.
To be completely transparent, I'm in my 30's and I have nothing to show for it. I love writing klance and I love creating fan content for them, but all of my writing motivation lately has been channeled into the original story I'm working on in the hopes that the sooner I finish that, the sooner it might actually get published.
I have a tentative hope to pick up Chasing Stars again and just work hard to actually complete all the remaining chapters in one go and then work on releasing them instead of completing a single chapter at a time with months in between. But, again, we'll have to see.
Unfortunately this isn't a happy message, but I don't want to lie and give anyone false hope.