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You can talk for me too, and I guess for many more 😊 Especially if it's a longer fic, it is often hard work to write the last chapter(s) when the real action (which usually is a lot of fun and exciting to write) is over and one has to pick up the pieces and mend what is broken and tie up all the loose ends. If you don't get a single comment, not even a simple "Oh, nice, a new chapter!" or something like this, why bother? Many readers (on reddit) complain about authors abandoning their stories. And the recommendation most give there is to filter for and only read completed fics (and most don't seem to bother commenting on completed fics either, for why would they, the story is already there for them to enjoy). But maybe there wouldn't be so many unfinished stories out there if there was a bit more support for the authors while they are writing? Or, for lack of comments, writers might decide to kill everybody off instead of thinking up a nice fluffy ending. It's a lot quicker and easier and kind of fun, too (but maybe not for the readers).
"The impact of the huge comet leaves the planet reeling and swaying and tottering. Thrown off its balance as well as out of its orbit, it drifts further and further away from its life-giving source of energy, the sun. And as it freezes over into a solid ball of whitest ice, every living cell on the earstwhile blue and buzzing-with-life planet freezes to death. Dead and cold it drifts into the equally dead and cold, endless universe, into the vast void of eternal silence."
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After two weeks of publishing part two of To the Moon and Back, and not getting any new comments after the one I got, I started thinking, maybe that's it. I'm just gonna have to keep pushing myself to finish it because the older it gets... well, you know.
Even though my brain has been filled with holes lately (think Swiss cheese, not that it's ever anything but lol). New ideas for gifs and writing, but lacking focus, so yippee. But I needed that small push, a small dose of serotonin to keep me going and give me encouragement when-----
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Out of the blue, I got two new comments tonight. Two comments, from two different people. And they're super nice comments, too, which made me grin like an idiot. I am feeling much more positive and energized now, and I might finally get something done writing-wise. So totally, this made my night. <3
Anyway, I can only talk for myself but what I wanna say here is: comment your favorite stories. Let your favorite authors know you love what they do; even if it's something simple as 'I liked it'. You might just make their day like these comments made mine.
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astaldis · 11 hours
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Here are some banners that you may use for your Witcher Monster MAYhem posts
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Of course, you can alter them as you wish or create your own ones too! (Or don't use any at all.)
Looking very much forward to your monstery creations!
Only a few more days 👹 👹👹
(and still plenty of time to write/draw/edit something if you haven't yet 😉. All the prompts at one glance are here, have fun!)
And don't forget to post/add your work to the Ao3 collection. It will be revealed on May 1st.
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astaldis · 1 day
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R.I.P. European history, culture, fairytales and legends
"I actually think your woke blindess and promotion of the destruction of cultural diversity is disgusting."
"It's the destruction of European history and culture. Including European folk tales and legends."
Sure, if you like the diverse cast of the Witcher Netflix, you destroy cultural diversity and the complete cultural heritage of Europe 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And I was not even aware that I was talking to the world famous Redditor
BrandonMarshall2021
whose name was mentioned in a world-shaking article criticising The Witcher and The Rings of Power for their 'woke diversity casting'.
You wouldn't think it possible that people like this guy exist. It's a fictional TV show. It's not historical. It's entertainment. If you don't like it, don't watch it. You are not the guardian of Witcher lore. The Witcher belongs to Sapkowski and he sold the rights to Netflix. And he said he likes the show!
And the best thing, this guy who defends alleged Witcher lore (the white Europeanness of it) , does not even seem to know what the Conjunction of the Spheres is. 😂😂😂 Great expert!
(Needless to say, he is against Jaskier/Radovid, too, and thinks Jaskier's songs are too modern and not medieval enough. In the books the Lodge of Sorceresses discuss the genetics of Elder Blood. Genetics - very medieval indeed, but "Toss a coin" is not ...)
If you have lots of time and want to have a good laugh, I recommend the reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/1cbwgrl/comment/l124hns/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
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I wonder why people think that Liam will have an Australian accent when the actor who plays Cahir is Australian and has a british accent in the show
Maybe they don't know that Eamon is Australian? 😂 And Mahesh (Vilgefortz) is Australian, too! I wouldn't mind any of them having an Australian accent, but, like his two fellow countrymen, Liam will probably also be able to do a perfectly British accent. Hope we'll soon get to see him as Geralt!
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Last but not least, all the Day 7 Prompts
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Here are all the Prompts for the last day, Day 7 (May 7th). Let your imagination soar! You can choose one of the word prompts, the song title, any line of the song lyrics or the picture prompt to get inspired! Or combine any of them freely. You can also combine with other events like Bingo cards, whumpers-monthly, infinite fluffbruary or whumpay2024
Combining prompts for different days is also possible!
Have fun! (and please reblog, thank you 😘)
Word prompts: 
"Isn't it cute?" / Wings / Creepy Crawlies
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Song prompt: Happy Furry Monsters Song - with R.E.M
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Furry happy monsters laughing
Monsters having fun
Happy, happy
See them jump and run
Happy, happy
Laughing all the while
Cheerful, cheerful
Flashing a big smile
That's a perfect sign
That they're feeling fine
Furry, happy monsters feeling glad
Furry, happy monsters feeling glad
Furry, happy monsters laughing
Something has gone wrong
Sighing, sighing
Faces have turned long
Crying, crying
Hear them sob and whine
Tearful, tearful
That's a real good sign
That they're feeling glum
Sad, sad times have come
Furry sobbing monsters feeling sad
Furry sobbing monsters feeling sad
Furry sobbing monsters crying
Come on, monsters! You don't have to cry, we can be happy!
Furry happy monsters feeling glad
Furry happy monsters feeling glad
Furry happy monsters laughing
Furry sobbing monsters feeling sad
Furry sobbing monsters feeling sad
Furry sobbing monsters crying
Furry happy monsters feeling glad
Furry happy monsters feeling glad
Furry happy monsters laughing
Monsters, happy monsters
Happy monsters
Monsters, happy monsters
Happy monsters
Monsters, happy monsters
Happy monsters
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astaldis · 2 days
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One thing the guys who criticise Netflix for its racial diversity in The Witcher always seem to forget
Had this discussion with this guy on Reddit again, always the same arguments, of course, the lore allegedly is all Slavic/white European. And then they pretend to care for the identity of other cultures and that they should be preserved and distinguishable and that there's Zerrikania on the continent for black people. Yes, Zerrikania, featuring so prominently in the books, right ...
What they totally seem to overlook, humans came to the continent through the Conjunction of the Spheres about 1,500 years before the events of the novels. They did not evolve on the continent through survival of the fittest. The distribution of skin colour on the continent ought to be mostly random. Yes, people who came from hot places in their original world and have a very dark skin colour as adaptation to the climate in their lost sphere of origin might prefer to settle regions like Zerrikania with a similar climate. But why wouldn't they settle in Toussaint, for example? Fringilla being dark skinned does not have to mean she has ancestors from Zerrikania and does not need to be explained in any way. Same with culture, people from all kinds of different cultures have very likely landed on the continent together and mixed their cultures while they were helping each other to survive in a totally new world. Why should there be distinct cultures related to skin colour and climate after only 1,500 years of populating the continent? A mix makes a lot more sense under these unique circumstances.
There was also a very funny thing one guy asked me when I wrote something like: Oh yes, the Korath desert is very Eastern European.
Did you know there's a desert in Poland? Yes, there actually is. We also have several "deserts" in Germany, but they are all so small, even a toddler would have difficulty getting lost in one of them 😂. Of course Sapkowski was exclusively thinking of this miniature Polish desert when he created the Korath 😂.
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It is so baffling that they are still going on and on about Cavill leaving, too, it's so old already. You'd think any normal person would have gotten over their initial disappointment/anger by now and moved on. But no, they seem to be on some kind of crusade to spoil it for everybody. And it's mainly based on gossip from this one guy who accused the other writers of hating the books after he was fired. The same guy wo was fired recently from something else for toxic behaviour. Very trustworthy source indeed 😂. And, of course, on the legend that Cavill has loved the books for decades when the first English translation came out in 2007 and he didn't even know the games were based on books before he approached Netflix and talked them into giving the role to him, what a huge mistake ...
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I'm kind of sick of the Henry Cavill fans in the TWN fandom- I understand you're angry that he left/was fired, but you don't have to ruin the fandom for everyone else. Some of us weren't watching for Henry and I think that's what they don't understand, (obviously I'm not talking about ALL Henry fans, but a lot of them) like Henry is not the only talented actor in that show, Freya, Anya, Joey, and Hugh were all INCREDIBLE in season 3, and I'm just tired of people telling me that the Witcher is dead without Henry, maybe it won't be as good as before but that doesn't mean it won't be decent. I just think we should chill out, and stop hating on people for liking, and wanting to watch seasons four and five. I think I'm just mad about all of my fandoms turning into toxic wastelands. But yeah, I just needed to channel my thoughts before I exploded.
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astaldis · 3 days
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Chapters: 5/5      Words: 11,581 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Characters: Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Vesemir (The Witcher), Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg, Coën (The Witcher), Lambert (The Witcher), Jaskier | Dandelion, Triss Merigold, Istredd, Dara Additional Tags: Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach Whump, Whumptober 2023, Whumptober, Alive Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach Has a Bad Time, Witcher Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, Title from a The Amazing Devil Song, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Major Character Injury, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Buried Alive, Sacrifice, Sickfic, Blood and Injury, Broken Bones, Friendship, Magical Exhaustion, whumpster-dumpster's Whumpril 2024, chaos-company's Angstpril 2024, Uncle Jaskier | Dandelion, lullaby, Tumblr: whumpers-monthly, learning the truth, Grief/Mourning, can't sleep, weak pulse, Found Family, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Fluff, Family Fluff, Emotional Support Bard Jaskier | Dandelion, Protective Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Good Parent Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Parental Vesemir (The Witcher), Good Parent Vesemir (The Witcher) Summary: At Kaer Morhen, Cahir tells Ciri something that makes her scream ...
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All the Day 6 Prompts 👹
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Get inspired by the Prompts for Day 6 (May 6th).
Choose one of the word prompts, the song title, any line of the song lyrics, or the picture prompt to get inspired! (Or combine any of them freely.)
You can also combine with other events that allow it.
Combining prompts for different days is also possible!
Have fun with Witchers & Monsters! (and please reblog, thank you 😘)
Word prompts: "Your blood smells nice!" / Surrounded / Ogroid
Picture prompt:
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Song prompt: Die, Monster Die - Misfits
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First things first, Ms. Monroe rises from the dead
The henchmen came knocked down the door to my never world
I hope you die
Die Monster die
Die monster die
Die monster die
First things first, we must find out which mirror evil lives
I enter this door look into the mirrors I don't recognize this face that's lookin' back at me
Die
Die Monster die
Die monster die
Die monster die
There's a place where the mirrors don't lie 
There's a place where the mirrors don't lie
There's a place where the mirrors don't lie
I hope you die
Die Monster die
Die monster die
Die monster die
There's a place where the mirrors don't lie
There's a place where the mirrors don't lie
There's a place where the mirrors don't lie
Die monster die
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astaldis · 6 days
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Am I really the only person on Twitter who uses this #hashtag?
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There have only been 5 posts by other people since Jan 2021 🙈. Yes, it is a bother to type 😂 But, it's such a nice name and can't be mixed up with the town/castle Cahir in Ireland.
Yet, bless tumblr for providing the automated tag ❤️.
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astaldis · 6 days
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If we get Zoltan, Percival and Regis in S4E1, does that mean we'll have Fen Carn and THE MOONSHINE almost right at the start of the new season? The actors seem to have a lot of fun with the script!
Maybe the episode will end with the Nilfgaardian attack on the refugee camp and Geralt being knocked out as a cliffhanger? And E2 will have Cahir rescue Milva and join the hansa without the ⚰️ and confrontation because Geralt has seen that he's not such a bad guy on Thanedd, plus Jaskier might go: "Hey, that's Yennefer's shaggy-beard friend from Oxenfurt, remember, Geralt, I told you about him, the one she had a bath with?" 😂
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astaldis · 6 days
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It is actually pretty demotivating when the only entities who comment on your work are the porn bots 🙈
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astaldis · 6 days
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bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements
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astaldis · 7 days
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I was so happy to get the first comment on one of my fics today and when I opened it, it was the porn bot 🤬😂 So annoying that because of these bots, guests can't leave comments anymore, but I guess there's no other way to get rid of the bots.
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