#hormelfoods

[surely-sims]

thank you SO much for your screenshot video! my jaw literally dropped at the dutch angle thing, that is GENIUS and i am going to be inserting gratuitous dutch angles into all of my story updates because i can. thank you so much!

EEE You're welcome!! It's a fun little trick. Thank you for watching it!!!! 💗

#mailbox #hormelfoods

[armoricaroyalty]

what's something you'd like to see more of on royal simblr?

Great question, me! There's a number of things I'd love to see more often in the royal simblr community, such as:

More non-western influences and royals. European monarchies are the most accessible to English-speaking westerners, but in the modern day, most monarchical systems exist in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. I can only think of a few royal Simblrs that are meant to have non-Western settings--I'm sure there are more that I'm not aware of, so I'd love recommendations on that front!

More stylistic diversity. @warwickroyals touched on this in her answer to this question, but there is a prevailing style for women on royal simblr, which is very classically feminine with a lot of dainty features and soft pastels. I'd love to see more people try to differentiate their characters a bit more in terms of silhouette and personal style. I think there were some royal simblr fashion police a few years ago who sent rude messages to people who broke "the rules" of royal dress, and I think that's had a bit of a stifling effect on the community. Even if you give your royals strict dress codes, I think there's a lot of room to play around and experiment within those parameters. For example, I was actually watching that Prince Philip doc produced by the royal family after his death, and I was struck by how distinctly all the women dressed. Princess Anne was in jeans and a blazer, Zara Tindall was wearing a sleek skirt suit, Beatrice and Eugenie were wearing flowy floral dresses...there's a lot of ways to be polished and stylish while still expressing individual style, so I'd love to see some of that on simblr.

More diversity, just in general. I'm not going to pretend I'm not also guilty of this, but royal simblr is very white, very able-bodied, very cisgender and heterosexual, very thin, and very conventionally beautiful by western standards. There's no reason why made-up countries with made-up histories should follow all the patterns and prejudices of the real world, so it'd be nice to see more of a range of types. I love my beautiful, icy brunettes as much as the next person (you will pry Rosalind from my cold, dead hands) but it'd be great to see more representation of different types of people.

More interesting men. This is one that's a lot more subjective, but I feel like there is a general tendency toward blandness when it comes to male characters on royal simblr. Speaking very broadly, the menfolk tend to be either irredeemable dumpster creatures OR perfect husbands and fathers who wait patiently for their "messy" love interests to realize that he's the man of their dreams. I don't think there's anything wrong with either of these things in a vacuum (and there's tons of stories that I really enjoy that make use of those archetypes), but I feel like there are some missed opportunities for more interesting and dynamic male characters, especially as love interests. For me personally, it's hard to get invested in a romance where one or both parties is certifiably Nice (tm) without any other defining character traits.

Anyway, all this to say that these are really broad trends, and I'm sure you could cite strong counterexamples for each OR point out places where I've fallen into the same patterns. But in general, those are the community-wide tropes that I think could use the most refreshing.

#armorica asks #hormelfoods #is it corny to send yourself asks? #probably! consider: i dont care

[warwickroyals]

What is your single best piece of writing advice?

Write. And read. Half of the actual work in improving your writing is to just sit down and do it, even if it's terrible at first.

Also, learn from what you read, what makes things good and what makes things bad. Read anything BUT Sarah J Maas. I'm sick of people trying to imitate her writing style. It's garbage.

#warwick.answers #hormelfoods #okay that last sentence was a joke #but genuinley if all you read is YA fiction and you're older than say 23 . . . maybe consider expanding your palette

[trentonsimblr]

can we see vanessa's ring 👀

GABE! These are the best shots I have from the proposal outtakes. It is a custom ring that @ardeney-sims made for Vanessa :)

#trentonasks #thanks for the ask #hormelfoods

[elderberries-and-honey]

🥶⛄️

Thank you for the emojis! 🖤

🥶: Whats a moment where one of your OC’s froze and was unable to deal with the situation before them?

I think Winifred's response to the loss of young Flora is definitely her being stuck in that freeze response from trauma. Though, there will be other instances this response comes to show itself as well.

⛄️: What character is the most likely to freeze someone out if they’re angry? How could someone get them to thaw out?

You guys haven't met her yet but 100% Millie.

She is actually freezing Winifred out now, as alluded to in the letter format in this post. How she will be thawed out...is yet to be revealed ;)

Send Me A Winter Wonderland Emoji Ask! ❄️

#answered #hormelfoods #ask games

[theplottdump]

prediction for sunny: she'll have ongoing involvement with the mermaids because she's a frog...they're amphibious....they go between the land and water.....im either onto something or need to check the batteries in my carbon monoxide detector

dkadlaksdldkasjdk You may be on to something there. Also definitely check your carbon monoxide detector. 😂

#mailbox #hormelfoods #GEN 7 GEN 7 GEN 7 #Ohhh these babies have so much life to live im so excited

[honeyjars-sims]

What is your single best piece of writing advice?

Thanks for the ask 😊

I'm fairly new to creative writing, but I think the best way I've found to get comfortable with the process is to just do it! There's no way to grow if you never start in the first place. Simlit is unique in that a lot of people aren't coming from a writing background, so there's a lot of us here who are learning as we go.

All of the things I've worried about in regards to my writing, like giving my characters distinct voices or making dialogue sound realistic, got easier the more time I spent writing my characters and getting to know them.

#answered #hormelfoods #text

[crownsofesha]

What is your single best piece of writing advice?

That your first draft is a story made for you. It has helped me just get words down on an empty page more than anything else.

And when you have something like a book title or a character name, but you don't have it created just yet put [BOOK TITLE] or [CHARACTER NAME] in place of it and continue writing to keep the flow. It also works well for things like [INSERT FIGHT SCENE HERE]. This also helps me soooo much in writing.

#rivertalks #ask #hormelfoods #thanks for the ask!

[kevinvoncrastenburg]

Thank you for sending so many asks today! I am grateful that you're participating in gratitude day :)

Thank YOU for taking the time to send me this lovely message! I really looked forward to this day and I enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks again and have a great day! 🙏🏼

#replies #hormelfoods #simblr gratitude day

[theroyalthrones]

hi! I've really been loving your story lately! wcif the gold railing in the 8th picture here? post/737273598088183808/behind-the-scenes-chateau-de-chantilly

Thank you!! That gold railing is by BuffSumm here on thesimsresourse.

#ttasks #wcif #hormelfoods

[apricote]

hello! if you don't mind, wcif the dress here? post/721850548176945152/apricote-mom-and-dad

adelia's wedding dress

#wcif #mailbox #hormelfoods

[morrigan-sims]

11 and 13 for the editing meme!

Hi Gabe! Thanks for the ask!!

11. tell me something you really like about how you edit

I'm really proud of how I draw my shadows, and that's one of my favorite parts of editing. It's time-consuming, but it's so satisfying to see it play out. And lately I've been experimenting with adding more detail via shadows, like the definition of wrinkles and veins in this edit.

13 answered here.

Thanks for the ask, and I hope you had a great weekend!

(answering this ask game)

#hormelfoods #ask Morrigan #editing asks

[armoricaroyalty]

What is your single best piece of writing advice?

I'm going to cheat and give two pieces of advice:

The best advice I ever got: "Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action." Thinking about the specific utility of my writing and asking myself how each new thing serves the story was a game changer for me.

The best advice I ever gave: Slow down. Telling the story will take as long as it takes, and all the incidental stuff that happens on the way to "the good stuff" is (or should be, see item #1) instrumental in making the good stuff so good. If you're rushing just to get to the next exciting set piece, you will end up sabotaging whatever dramatic effect you're trying to achieve because your audience won't have the context they need to appreciate it. In particular, slow down and give the audience time to know the characters on a deeper level. People need time to get to know the characters and understand how they think and what they value. Without these things, the dramatic reveals will fall flat.

#armorica asks #hormelfoods

[warwickroyals]

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Since you were so nice to send me one (plus you asked about her a while back), here's Jean in a screenshot that is . . . overwhelmingly green.

#warwick.answers #hormelfoods #i hate the lighting in henford and bagley it's awful #like a fucking matrix movie it's SO GREEN #damn she looks like she hasn't slept in AGES

[trentonsimblr]

🌸 TAG YOU’RE IT! Name your Top 5 OTP created by your fellow simmers. Spread the love and happy simming! 🌸

You sent this almost 3 months ago but I'm finally getting around to clearing out my inbox!

Top 5 OTPs! LET'S GO!

(these are in no particular order and the photo credits go to the associated simblr)

Nev and Ashala from @atreanroyals

Florentia and Dorian from @theroyalthrones

3. Ethan and Andrea from @whitmoreroyals

4. Emmitt and Bria from @bridgeportbritt

5. Matthew and Isabella from @sosa-royals

Honorable mention to Sarah and Marcus from @the-lancasters because I hate that I love them.

#trentonasks #thanks for the ask #hormelfoods

[covingtons]

If your current monarch could freely choose their successor with no limits placed on their decision, who would they pick? would it be different than their current heir?

this is such a good question that I have such a boring answer for bc Harrison would choose Adeline as his successor regardless of laws and all of that. She is young enough that she still has so much time to learn how to be a good monarch and levelheaded with a good temperament for leadership

#ask #askcovie #hormelfoods #I wish I had a better answer bc this really is so interesting