#sorry for the ramble

[jonnywaistcoat]

When writing, did you ever suffer from a fear or underdelivering or misrepresenting a topic? If you did, how did you overcome it? I enjoy writing but rarely bring it to the public out of fear that I am either not doing good enough or badly portraying the themes or aspects of what I write.

Absolutely, and on the one hand it's a very healthy fear - it prompts you to do your research and be thoughtful in how you write. On the other hand you've just got to accept that occasionally it will happen. Inculturation is a hell of a thing, and leaves us all with a thousand kneejerk preconceptions and perceptions of the world, some benign and some downright awful. And sometimes they crop up no matter how thoughtful you try to be. And you gotta understand that when it happens and people call you on it, you just have to take your lumps and learn what you can from it.

It doesn't help, of course, that the words you write are only ever half of what your audience reads: five people reading the same book are reading five different books, each filtering the text through a lifetime of psychology and experience. And they will find themes and problems in there you never even considered, and they will also find resonances and beauty in your work that you could never have foreseen.

At the end of the day, writing stuff thats meaningful to you (hell, writing anything at all) is a messy, bruising business, and anybody who tells you there are simple solutions or clear rules to follow is either lying to you or to themselves.

But you can't let it paralyse you. Its like if you're playing football and you're worried about falling over. It's a reasonable fear and you should do your best to avoid it, but occasionally it's gonna happen, and unless you want to spend the whole game just standing still in a field, you've kinda just got to get on with it. Just try not to be one of those writers who's always taking dives and... screaming for the ref to get a free kick? Hm. That analogy may have gotten away from me. I don't actually know much about football.

Point is, I'm aware that this isn't the most reassuring writing advice I've ever given, but yeah, its a messy, scary business. Just do your best. Be thoughtful. Be kind. And always do your research.

#Sorry for the ramble #One if those things I've thought a lot about #And still don't have any simple answers #That writing I guess

[fangswbenefits]

Occasionally, I'll remember I've read masterpieces written by fanfic authors that I will forever carry with me and that have shaped me into the writer I am today.

Not enough love is given to fanfic writers.

We do it all for free, and we get to touch so many hearts and make someone's day better with words.

So when people complain when we ask for engagement and feedback, try to remember that the written word carries a power that is seldom matched.

Ask yourself why you're reading fanfiction in the first place.

To feel.

To love a character through the words of someone else who is able to bring them to life in a way that allows them to take root in your heart and feel an immense sense of gratification and passion.

They live through you because someone out there decided to sit down, click their pen and put into words how much that character means to them.

And they will mean so much more to you because of that.

And that is fucking powerful and priceless.

#ruby rambles ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ #sorry for the ramble #be kind to the writers you love #🩷

[church-mousee]

made this collage for a zine my best friend and I are making together. it’s called Garden Fairies because we’re both not straight and I’ll def post more about it

all photos are from the Digital Transgender Archive except the hand that’s just me holding my very own bottle of testosterone 

#zine #zine making #collage #my art #lgbtq #transsexual #trans pride #also speaking of my friend and not being straight we're in a weird spot right now where we both have a crush on each other #but won't directly say it so are stuck in a romantic and flirtatious gay summer thing #sorry for the ramble

[frojdh-art]

”Then again, he was a pirate, and not only that, but a captain. And he was a lot older than her. This was probably all par for the course for him—a new port, and a new girl smitten out of her wits. It wasn't like he was oblivious to the effect he had on people.”

Inspired by @missmungoe’s story Heed the Siren's Call

#one piece #opfanart #shanks x makino #red haired shanks #akagami no shanks #haven’t read this one in ages #so glad I revisited this story #it’s a masterpiece #do check it out if you haven’t already #it’s not a direct take from the story #but I kept seeing this image in my head after reading this part #him confident and flirty #with a hint of uncertainty #and Makino a bit more reserved and observant #kudos to the writer 🍷 #a story so well written that you can read it over and over again #sorry for the ramble #😅 #just go read it

[campbell-rose]

Hazbin Trailer + Rewrite Spitballing

The Hazbin Trailer omg

I finally watched it and like... it's so bad guys. Honestly, the only people I pity are the animators and the pilot voice actors, and the new actors too. Blake Roman especially, the man is super talented, but trying to fill the massive shoes of Michael is weighing his performance down so bad. Honestly, if Viv wasn't a petty brat, she could've kept Michael and gotten Blake as the singing voice.

Apparently there's a war on Heaven plot? I hope to god not, like that's NOT THE PREMISE. God Viv just cannot stick to her premises, can she? This happened with Zoophobia, initially it seemed like it was going to follow Cameron but slowly lost focus on her. Then Helluva Boss losing the hired assassin plot for the sake of shitty Stolitz drama. Seems redeeming sinners is going to be a side plot which is unfortunate because that was one of the biggest things i wanted from this show. I remember when i used to love Vivziepop and i got so excited for the pilot of Hazbin. Redeeming sinneers, that sounded so cool. It's what got me into demonology and was a big part of my life. Sad to see this happen.

I genuinely hate the stupid trope of heaven, the place that is literally paradise for good people, being bad. Like, i cannot feasibly imagine a universe in which Viv manages to write that in any compelling way. And why is it just ‘heaven bad’??? This could be an interesting story that discusses the nature of good and bad, talks about what makes someone a good person, should people be given redemption if they already blew their chance, is the definition of 'good' wrong? Like, in the hands of competent writers, Hazbin could be an interesting story, like a Walmart Good Place! But no, heaven bad, let's go kill angels that say fuck.

Like, as an example of my above point, let’s look at a familiar face from Helluva Boss, Mrs. Mayberry. 

She killed someone, tried to kill someone, then herself, and is now in hell. But a good question could be raised of if her being in hell is even justified. Yes, she killed a person (and attempted to kill another) which is not a good thing to do. But she killed her husband in a fit of rage after seeing him cheating on her – like actively, red handed, balls deep cheating on her. From what we see of her before her death, she seems like an attentive and caring teacher and wife, she even says herself she was ‘good my entire life’. Her students love her, and literally the reason she kills herself seems to be because she realizes that they saw her literally murder someone. She did choke and throw a child, but that was played for comedy so I'm not counting that against her. She kills herself because she’s so shocked about what she’s done. She’s bitter because she’s in hell.  

Her husband was a cheater and the woman she tried to kill was a murderer and a cannibal, so by that logic, doesn’t her killing a bad person negate the killing? Yes, murder is bad, she should’ve controlled herself, but this was one terrible moment in a lifetime of being good. Like, say someone kills a pedobear, is the person commiting the murder a bad person for killing someone who deserved it? Not that her husband deserved to die for cheating, a good beat down maybe. If a good person kills a bad person, does that make them a bad person too? Or does it come down to intention? Did the good only kill the bad for a selfish reason?

That’s an interesting conundrum (in my opinion). Does she deserve to redeem herself? How would she redeem herself? If I keep thinking on it, i'll ramble, but that's my thinking. Anyway, this made me think about a rewrite that follows this line of thinking.

I’ve come to the conclusion that Charlie being an angel and Vaggie being her Exterminator guard who goes with her to hell to redeem sinners is the best way to make this mess an interesting thing. Like, Charlie is an optimistic angel who thinks the extermination of sinners is inhumane and that the standards of Heaven need changed. Vaggie is literally trained to kill sinners and sees Charlie’s efforts as futile but is assigned to help her anyway. Makes sense why everyone would disrespect Charlie and treat her like an idiot for wanting to redeem sinners, instead of insulting the daughter of FUCKING LUCIFER HIMSELF, they’re laughing at an angel who came down out of nowhere and is acting high and mighty.

Also, Charlie can keep the name Charlie Magne instead of Morningstar because she's no longer Lucifer's daughter. Vaggie is just V. boom, problem solved, i'm a genius.

Have a doodle

#anti vivziepop #vivziepop critical #hazbin hotel criticism #hazbin hotel critical #hazbin hotel redesign #sorry for the ramble #i just like exploring actual interesting things in writing

[stars-too-tired]

I've seen people comment on my fic and apologize for commenting on it and I'd like to ease your worries.

As a writer I adore every single comment I received full stop.

It doesn't matter if you're spamming hearts, quoting a line, making a joke, or even just expressing your opinion it makes me smile just knowing you enjoyed it enough to comment <3

Authors love when you interact with their fics. Whether it be a kudos, a comment, fanart or a fanwork we cherish it!!!

I write to share with people with similar interests! What's the point of writing if I'm judging and criticizing the ones who share my interests.

#fanfiction author #ao3fic #Ao3 #Sorry for the ramble #I <3 you guys #You motivate me to keep going

[caelanglang]

Uhh maybe more fem! skk??

You can have the first page of my skk sketch canvas #3! (i don't remember if this was my first attempt of fem skk but,, yes.)

bikini warning (?)

The outfits were inspired by Nawy's fem skk art! I've seen a lot of pretty fem skk art but this one was truly the one that inspired me to draw the girls! idk There's just something so beautiful about the way Nawy draws them that just struck with me. It's so close to the canon designs and just. the way how there's really not much difference between the boys and girls version just slapped me so hard um I don't wanna go introspective with gender here but I just genuinely love the feeling Nawy's girls have. hi Nawy, if you're reading this I hope you know how much I admire you :3 I wanna draw like you someday aaaaaaaa

#sorry for the ramble #i assure you fem skk will return #like #a lot of sketches lined up if you squint to the other pages #ps. this is like my third canvas of just purely sketches 99% of which are skk #the previous 2 have already reached the layer limit #and its worrying bc i dedicate one layer to a whole sketch page (merge layers if i ever color to save storage) #BUT HOW IS IT THAT IVE REACHED LAYER LIMIT TWICE ALREADY ALKSDJHKGJAG #I even made sure to make them smaller to save more space aaaaaa #someone help me #i may be obsessed #inbox #inbox sketch

[mossycakes]

the absolute saddest part of bcs are the amount of opportunities that would have changed jimmy's outcome that were missed. if chuck had believed in him, if howard hired him, if jimmy saw that therapist, if the skaters got a life and didnt jump in front of him, the list is endless.

i think the ending of bcs is absolutely perfect, in the sense that nothing particularly tragic actually happens to him, other than going to prison where he was perfectly happy. despite this missed opportunities, at least he didnt end up extremely dead in a pit with howard and lalo ...

not to be an english lit nerd but of course thats an important feature of tragedy, the missed opportunities and chances where things could have gone better. i just think bcs does this really well, so that when he tries to murder the old lady in s6 and he all of a sudden realises what hes become, it hurts extra good.

#better call saul #bcs #jimmy mcgill #saul goodman #howard hamlin #chuck mcgill #sorry for the ramble #i really like this show #hehe

[cerealboxlore]

do you think that captain marvel plays off his using kids slang as part of him being omnilingual? better yet, imagine that he thinks that it doesn’t count but it actually does and he only finds out years later

i dont really have much to add to this but yeah

Oh I 1000% believe knowing slang/kids slang counts as part of his omnilingualism.

I see the reasoning behind this being that with omnilingualism comes the ultimate understanding of all languages and the ability to decipher them. With language comes formal and casual conversations and alternative versions of words that generations have created due to changes in society, environment and the eras/time. Slang and kids slang are all a part of the art of languages, so i see that it makes perfect sense for Captain Marvel to be able to understand them.

Adding onto that, if Captain Marvel's omnilingualism didn't include understanding of slang terms, then I believe Billy's influence as the vessel included those additional parts in the power. It's a little headcanon of mine that the mortal behind the power of the "Mightiest Mortal" is able to influence the powers they gain with their personality flare/unique identity. Since Billy is a homeless street kid, that left him more susceptible to hearing slang words from other people on the streets, mainly teens and kids from skateparks and parks (where he hangs out sometimes because no one will question him for being homeless there among other kids).

As for the slang words expansion pack not belonging at all to his omnilingualism and is in fact just Billy being a kid, then that would also be a barrel of fun to see! I can easily see members of the Justice League asking Captain Marvel what certain words their sidekicks/children text them, asking him to translate for them.

Green Latern (Hal): Hey, Cap, you're pretty immature right? By any chance do you know what "rizz" and "finstas" mean? We're trying to tell what this text means.

Captain Marvel (Billy, a little offended): First of all, harsh, didn't have to shade me like the dark side of the moon like that, but okay, go off, Salt Lantern. Second of all, bet, fam, say less.

Green Arrow (Oliver, feeling old): Oh God, did anyone even understand that?

Captain Marvel: Chillax, dude! Don't go crying in spanish.

Everyone else:

#this was a lovely ask #tysm for the ask! #I got distracted and ended up writing more than I intended #But this was such a good ask to reply to! #I love going deep diving and analyzing Captain Marvel's power sets and skills and how they function with Billy #It's so much fun! #dc captain marvel #shazam #billy batson #justice league #Omnilingualism #More powerful than you think! #Your asks are always so fun to respond to! #ask me anything! #Sorry for the ramble #Sorry for any spelling errors

[sapphicflorae]

I don’t know if this is just a healthy relationship thing or what but as a lesbian who has previously dated a man…

I never understood how my friends were so happy in their relationships with men because for me it always felt like a chore. Dates were exhausting, anniversaries and holidays made me stressed out because I had to get him something and I didn’t know what he wanted. Phone calls and texts and saying I love you, listening to him complain about things (or his looks). Checking in on him constantly…All of those things were so so exhausting to me. Him making sexual jokes or touching my thigh, it was all so icky

I realized only after dating my girlfriend that those things truly aren’t supposed to be that exhausting. I love to ask her about her day, to message her randomly and tell her how much I love her with all the cringe emojis, and see things she would like in stores, conversations that used to make me uncomfortable don’t anymore.

I feel safe, and loved, and comfortable… and I love to give those things back.

To love her is not exhausting or a chore. It’s an honor and it’s something I’ve never understood before now.

#sorry for the ramble #wlw #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer #wlw post #wlw yearning #sapphic #sapphic yearning #sapphic longing #sapphic love #wlw love #wlw community #lgbtq community #i’m a simp

[softhairedhotch]

aaron feels so, so real to me... like, maybe i'm just delusional and silly but when i imagine scenarios, i can see him so perfectly and i really do feel like he's here with me. i can imagine being with him in almost every scenario and even when i'm thinking of something else, it feels like he's always beside me. maybe i'm a lil crazy, maybe i'm a lil cuckoo, but one thing i know for sure is that aaron hotchner makes me so inexplicably happy and i am so glad i found him. hopefully in another universe i truly do have him by my side <3

#just a bit sensitive today guys sorry #he's just #idk #i really do love him a lot #and he kinda faded away a bit for a few months and now he's back and i feel whole again #honestly feels like we went through a breakup and just got back togehter and everything's good ahan #ive been going through a lot in my personal life recently and i immediately turned to latch back onto aaron a #and im just grateful for his existence #sorry for the ramble #aaron hotchner #criminal minds #thomas gibson #cas talks

[scrambledlikeeggs]

If you're still taking hermit hybrid requests I always have to shill for my boy xB. With a guardian maybe? Or anglerfish if you're feeling fancy 👉👈

I love this one…..ANGLERFISH XB!!! I was working on a piece for hermit horror titled 'fish food' so I might come back to it. I honestly think this might by my favourite piece from my hermit hybrids collection second to only possum pearl

(fyi until otherwise stated I am always taking hermit hybrids requests /gen :D)

#hermit hybrids #hermitcraft #hermitblr #xb fanart #xbcrafted #xbcrafted fanart #if you guys saw the last Xb request no you didn't cause I hated it and deleted it 24 hours after posting this one is much better #Anglerfish are insanely fascinating to me as are most animals/creatures I have a brain full of nothing but animal facts #I blame national geographic #thanks for the ask <3 #sorry for the ramble #also also slightly changed my style opinions? if any the change is very minor #Hermit hybrids

[galebrainrott]

What do you think the first meeting with Gale's mom is like? The man has been AWOL for an entire year, gets abducted, tadpoled, saves the world, and is back home like "oh btw I'm also engaged :)"

THANK YOU FOR THE ASK ANON I LOVE ASKS

Anyway, because we have confirmation that

1. Gale was a handful as a child/teen and possibly toung adult(?)

2. Morena is an indomitable woman

3. Morena is, ultimately, always proud of Gale

My guess is that Gale would come home, engaged and maybe with a new dog, and Morena would just be like, "Goddamn it Gale, again?"

On a more solemn note, I actually have a section of the fanfic I'm writing where Gale comes home to Waterdeep. Morena, who's been worried sick ever since Gale and Tara left, is angry and things are a bit awkward.

He tells Morena about everything that happened, the orb, the brain, Tav.

Morena sits for a moment, a pause.

"I really wanted you to meet Tav beforehand, truly, but we were in dire circumstances and I just felt like I knew, that it was right."

"I'm not upset about Tav, they seem good for you and I have no doubt that they are. I'm upset about the orb, Gale."

"Oh."

"Why didn't you tell me? I would have tried... Just like Tara, we could have been there for you."

-

In terms of Tav, I think that Morena likes Tav and is hopeful for their relationship but is still a bit cautious.

I imagined Morena staying with them for a bit (before the wedding), just to make sure Gale isn't getting stuck in an abusive loop. So she stays with them for a bit, under the guise of her being worried about recent events, etc.

During the day, she hears Gale's roaring laughtwe. Both of their laughter mixed together. At night she sees Tav lovingly place a blanket over Gale, who's slumped over a desk.

She sits alone in the spare room, Tara enters.

(Because this is for my fic, it's Fem!Tav)

"They're good together, aren't they?"

"Yes, it seems so. I've never heard him genuinely laugh like that since... Gods..."

"We don't have to worry anymore Mrs.Dekarios."

"I guess you're right Tara. Also, I'd like you to call me Morena from now on."

"Oh?"

"I wouldn't want to be confused with the new Mrs.Dekarios."

#sorry for the ramble #gale dekarios #baldur's gate 3 #gale headcanons #bg3 #gale bg3 #bg3 gale #gale #gale imagines

[ashartstuff]

Ok, so back when I went to Catholic (ahhh!) school, we weren’t really allowed to express ourselves through our appearances at all. There was a way to get around this, though, and that was to wear JESUS JEWELRY, which was allowed. I wore so many brightly colored Christian rubber bracelets like the first slide when I was 11, you have no idea.

I started thinking about this again when I found my old “I ❤️ Jesus” slap bracelet laying around, and the idea of Orel wearing these bracelets stuck in my mind.

#sorry for the ramble #i just wanted to give context #my art #moral orel #orel puppington #moral orel fanart #moral orel art #moral orel fandom #moralton

[romanxeisdeadbutimnot]

I'm thinking, let Zoro and Sanji be more feral. I'm writing some stuff for them, and I love the thought of Zoro having blood-lust. Of Sanji not only putting people in their place, but getting off on doing so.

Violence cw:

It's like a horror movie sometimes with them. Sanji finds someone harassing one of his crew members or a woman? He cuts their hands off. No they can't touch anyone ever again :)

Zoro is fighting to protect his crew, to hone his skill, and the villain has the nerve to devalue and laugh at the crew that Zoro holds so dearly. Alright, you've pissed Zoro off. He won't stop at defeating you, he'll chop you into pieces and serve it to your goddamn dogs. Now there's no waste :)

Of course Zoro and Sanji are pining for eachother. They fight and bicker, but they've always got eachothers back. Sanji sees Zoro covered in blood and thinks, 'God I can't not fuck him.' Zoro sees the pure hatred in Sanji's face as he overhears some asshole brag about assaulting a young woman, the knowing look that Sanji will make sure that man never walks again. And Zoro thinks, 'God I want him so bad.'

Sorry I love deranged and fucked up aus - of course I love wholesomeness but sometimes blood shed is nice <3

#violence cw #one piece zoro #one piece #one piece anime #zosan #roronoa zoro #vinsmoke sanji #sanji #zoro x sanji #au #bloodshed au #minors dni #zoro #zosan au #cw blood #sorry for the ramble

[dreamescapeswriting]

Small PSA...

Hate seems to be something growing inside of my inbox at the moment and I just wanted to address this anon. Yes. THIS anon because it is quite clearly only one person making these comments (And more) 🙃💀

First of all, Hi there. Lovely to meet you, do you make a habit of doing this to people online?

Secondly, I have said this a million times before but I'm dyslexic so sometimes spelling mistakes or even mistakes slip past me....Even if I read, reread and reread again and again over and over. A lot of the words slip through because my mind thinks that they're written correctly.

Ie. Sometimes I will write "box" instead of "books" and not realise because my mind sees it as right. There's times where I writing Changbin instead of CHANGING.

I'm not using my dyslexia as an excuse. I never have and I never will. But I also won't be bullied because I happen to have a few spelling mistakes here and there. I try so hard to make sure everything is correct for you guys. I also use grammarly a lot and sometimes it'll suggest something for me to use...even if it doesn't look right I'll use it because the Grammarly website said it's 100% correct.

If I have to start adding it to the beginning of every single post I will.

Thirdly, Writing is something I want to do for a living, if you don't think I'm good enough maybe you could suggest ways I could improve rather than being nasty to me behind a anonymous button. I picked the nicer asks that you sent me, as I didn't want to put the truly disgusting ones on my timeline. Ones where you have told me to end my own life, or to do something not so nice to myself.

I think it's truly disgusting that you think it's "funny" or even "clever" to hide online and say these things to people you don't know and don't even know what said person is going through.

If you don't like my writing, my writing style or even my mistakes. Block me. Or better yet, politely tell me where I made a mistake in the comment section or through a private message so I can improve?

The reason for my break is because of anons just like this one. Anons like this make it hard for me to want to continue to provide content for everyone because they make me feel as though they're right. That I should give up on writing but I won't.

Writing is one of the only things that bring me joy and I will continue to provide you with pieces as long as you'll have me.

Thanks in advance.

M.

#ms updates #sorry for the ramble #I'm just sick of seeing this anon and more in my inbox #words hurt