hey, a genuine plea from someone who used to love this space: please learn to treat artists & writers as human beings and not factories.

part of what drove me away was the absolutely constant push to be making new things. i’d post a piece of art or a comic or a fic and get tons of people asking for what was going to happen next, just more more more nonstop, and it was overwhelming and so discouraging. it didn’t matter how long the thing i’d just posted was, people just wanted more. when i went on my hiatus because i felt totally tapped out, i got asks & requests STILL asking me to make more things, telling what of my stuff they missed, keeping that pressure on, and it SUCKED. i couldn’t even rest on my break because of that and along with other huge problems in the community, it made me quit this place for good.

just, please learn some etiquette about how to engage with art and writing, please stop asking for more all the time. if you want something you need to either learn to make it yourself or put your money where your mouth is and pay for it. if artists or writers ask for requests then it’s okay to ask for things for free, but don’t assume that’s the case for every single creator out there. for the love of god don’t read someone’s fic and then say ‘what if you wrote this again, but with this different thing that i like more’, because you sound like an entitled child.

PLEASE remember we’re human beings with lives and other circumstances, we need to make money to live or we need to go to school or take care of ourselves and our families. we are more than the drawings or stories we create and if you treat us like factories, you’re just going to burn us out. we are not ‘content creators’. we are PEOPLE.

and hey! for any other creatives out there who feel this way, feel like your audience is draining you dry or a community isn’t treating you with the respect you deserve? there is nothing wrong with dropping that space and moving on to something else, something better. sometimes things can’t be fixed or reformed or shaped up. sometimes the rot is so deep that it’s not worth breaking your back trying to pull it out. If a space isn’t good for you, save your mental and physical health and leave. i’ve been in a much better place in almost every aspect of my life after getting out of this community. you don’t have to stick around if you don’t feel valued. anyone telling you otherwise is thinking more about themself than about you, so fuck ‘em.

thinking about the transition between 4.12 and 4.13

HELLOOOOOOO GANG we are ONE DAY from the release of The Hotel Pinup Calendar, here’s a little sneak peek preview for everyone!! this will drop tomorrow on gumroad, pay what you want with a $10 minimum and all proceeds donated to Planned Parenthood! featuring thirteen illustrations from the above artists, plus twelve pieces of short fiction to accompany each month and an intro by the writer of @thehotelpod himself! i am using a lot of exclamation marks because i am SO EXCITED that this all worked out so well and i cannot wait for everyone to see the fruits of our labors!!! YAHOO!!!!

Are you okay?

yeah i'm doing great. i assume you're asking because of my radio silence on this blog lately, so let me say some things explicitly.

at this point i have no intention to return to posting on here full time. i'm fixated on a set of OCs that don't have much crossover with g/t and a podcast that does on occasion, and i'll reblog my art on here when it happens to fit the theme. otherwise expect no posts from me. plus like. some shit happened.

this community alienated and drove away several of my friends in really gross fashion and made it clear that you really only care about creators as far as what they can make for you, and not as people. any attempt at pointing out issues that could be fixed and worked upon were taken as personal attacks, rather than a person who was hurt by a community they thought they could find comfort in expressing that hurt. y'all should take a look at yourselves in the mirror sometime and reflect on your actions and see if that sits well with you.

my work's started up again and i'm in a relationship now, so my free time is limited and i'm going to spend it where it makes me happy. this place does not make me happy. have a good one y'all.

they’ve said repeatedly that the owner can be different heights and i think we should do more with that

hey, a p0rn blog sent me an ask full of nsfw images and followed me on this blog and my main. i reported the message and blocked them on both blogs. then my friend told me their friend got a message from that blog that just said my url. just wanted to make this post to make it clear i don’t know them, this isn’t a bit or a thing we’re doing, this is weird creepy behavior and if you get a message from them just block them. without the slashes the url is lildic/kdomcum/sfast but if this is going to be a Thing they might make more blogs to keep it up.

craving for large hotel art sated

btw i am doing artfight this year! i’m on team wither and i’m making it a goal to do a revenge for everyone who attacks me. heeeeere’s my profile

Happy Juneteenth! A great way to support me and other poc creators in the community would be through kofi!

Any and all support would be greatly appreciated! Especially with how the last week played out lmao

g/t poc appreciation project

i really want to give back to the people of color in this community. they’ve done so much for us and aren’t even receiving basic respect back. they feel unsafe here. it’s really time to show some love because i really don’t think they can feel it from us right now.

so let’s please work to give them what they’ve been needing from the start. look at things from a perspective outside of your own, be willing to listen and learn. make this community a safe place.

though, i’d like to go a step further than that.

the g/t poc appreciation project is something fairly simple, that hopefully everyone can get behind:

creators of color (those who write, draw, or even just post ideas — all contributing!) in this community will send in an introduction (to an account i’ll make) as to who they are and what their blog is centered around. from then on they will be on our radar! we’ll boost their work through reblogs.

this is an easy way to directly support creators of color in the g/t community. it will be very helpful if you’re looking to show some love but don’t really know where to start.

i’m going to need help with this! it’s a very loose idea and there may already be flaws. i’m open to any ideas and suggestions. i don’t know many people in this community but i’d really like to work with some creators of color to bring this to life. please reach out!

anyone can show support towards this project by reblogging. thank you so much. ♡

p.s. shoutout to @territorial-utopia for having a project similar to this for g/t creators in general!

a bitch crashed his bike how was everyone else's day

i just think what if the staff was small

actually i’ve decided morgan’s birthday is june 6th bc devil’s day. is funy.

commission from @mushroom-gt of the darlings!!!! look how soft and nice this is oouuuhhh

WRESTLING IS GOOD.

got this commission from @mushroom-gt of the underbelly boys and i am THRILLED AND DELIGHTED she knocked it outta the PARK on this!! love wins!!!!

yknow his friend carn @gayzillas‘s oc carn