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i-can-even-burn-salad · 6 months

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Hi Elli!

I saw that you've started editing on Till Death - congratulations! Do you find that you follow any particular process when editing? Have you come across any lines or sections that made you proud or happy to have written them?

Hello! :)

Uh, except for running around in a circle, screaming and crying.

First, I do a read-through directly after I've finished the last chapter, taking care of all notes I left along the way. (The dress was green, remember there's no glass windows, remove reference to x, should she buy lamp oil?)

If I am aware of any particular quirks that found their way in, I might try to kill them already. This time, I had an ungodly amount of "by the time" and "attempt", on top of normal culprits like again, still, almost, that.

Unfortunately, and don't take that as advice, I already stick it into InDesign at this point, which is a bad idea, 0/10, every further change has to be done there AND in my doc, and can mess up my layout. (I guess it does help to see it in other formats for a read — epub and pdf, but still too early.)

Then I try my best to let it rest for a while, but success is questionable. This time, I could leave me hands off it for almost all of October! :D

I usually don't have beta readers like I did this time, because before, stuff has been posted directly on Tumblr. So now I have a lot more notes to take a look at. (I do have 1-2 people who can crawl around in my google docs almost as soon as it's written, but those are also the same people who get relentlessly spammed during writing, so it's probably harder for them to tell if X makes sense, when I have talked about X to them nonstop for weeks.)

I fix whatever came up in the meantime, and pay closer attention to formatting already, because the last step is gonna be checking for widows and orphans and stuff. Sadly I do not have the attention span to do a whole check for commas etc, at some point I start just reading 😭 oh well.

I will re-read it half a year after I put it up for download and find a dozen more things I know better now and want to fix 🥺 Sometimes I do. Like today with HmW.

As for the second question, if I am fully honest, almost every single part of this WIP is something I am happy about. This is really pure self-indulgence. Every bit of pain, and suffering, and sadness, and fluff, and hope.

I liked this paragraph I came across earlier:

Instead, she reached into the pile of fabric and picked up the bracelet she had made. In the dim firelight, the glass beads looked dull, their colors barely distinguishable from each other, and her plan that had been so clear in the afternoon sun now lacked confidence. She lifted the bracelet, took a deep breath, and hoped that at least this idea of hers was going to work out.

#salad-ask #sarandipitywrites #wip: till death #I mean 'usually' is a strong word #considering Thorns and its process are a hot mess #and everything else except Till Death has been posted on Tumblr before I put it together in a book-shape #so there was a 'post it' step squeezed in somewhere #but the rest was roughly the same #also I should probably look into a better program like atticus but #it works. and I am lazy.

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sharpmarble76 · 1 year

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I posted 5,185 times in 2022

That's 5,185 more posts than 2021!

94 posts created (2%)

5,091 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@calcium-cat

@moonliched

@lovelymoonmagic

@robinette-green

I tagged 5,157 of my posts in 2022

Only 1% of my posts had no tags

#fnaf - 2,787 posts

#undertale - 1,745 posts

#mutuals - 343 posts

#random - 325 posts

#utmv - 307 posts

#long post - 138 posts

#dream sans - 84 posts

#dreamtale - 81 posts

#sun and moon show - 80 posts

#asks - 64 posts

Longest Tag: 133 characters

#thank you for saying this and your sweet comments on that one post because i really needed to hear this and so many others do as well

My Top Posts in 2022:

Another of my beginner art pieces. Sorry if you're from my other fandom with Sun and Moon. My mutual told me that I should post more art so yeah. Anyways, imma bury this in reblogs

36 notes - Posted October 11, 2022

Here's a slightly old piece of art that I finished. I must say, I hate his pants. Why stripes? They're so hard to draw 😭 I'm sure I'll get less wobbly someday...

37 notes - Posted October 11, 2022

Posting this before I go to bed because I'm a coward.

67 notes - Posted October 28, 2022

I don't know if people really understand the effect simple things have on others. As a fanfiction author, yes I write my weird little stories for myself, but once you get a comment or a kudos or a vote or whatever it may be, everything sort of shifts.

It gains a sense of responsibility yes, but it also gains a new excitement. For example, we've all been that little kid scribbling away with a crayon. We're going to do other similar crayon drawings, but nothing feels as good as showing that little picture to your parent, guardian, or whoever else. I and the other authors/artists are that little kid with the crayon drawing.

If you leave a comment, I will always remember that. Even if it's just 'good chapter.' or 'im about to commit murder 😃🔪' or '❤️❤️❤️'. Authors and artists remember these things!! If you are one of the people who leave essay comments, I have to sit down and take a minute to calm down enough to have a coherent reply. You dear friend, are wonderful.

If you keep coming back or leave multiple comments, I REMEMBER YOU!! I may even consider you a fandom friend or in Tumblr language, a mutual! I see you!!!!!

If you make art, or a story of your own, or make a translation,,,,,, I would die for you. I save the art. I look at it. I downloaded it to my camera roll and favorite it. I read your fic. I comment on it as well. I recommend your translation in the authors note because that may be more convenient for people to read.

I try to express just how much it means to me that you did any of the above things especially the things in the last paragraph. The words don't word. I end up going, "I absolutely love it!!!!!!!!" And "jteaykrsktrsotaptd" and it doesn't work. Well, not entirely. That may send the message across mostly. You see that on your side of the screen and on my side, you would see me pacing, talking to myself about how wow that is amazing and so sweet and oh my heck I would die for you, and doing a weird jazz hands thing and putting my hand over my heart, and sitting down because I need a minute-, and I never forget.

It makes me want to do so much more. It makes me love my weird little creation that much more and grants motivation. I ALWAYS remember. And I think about it all the time. And when I post more I think, 'oh, I hope this meets their expectations and I hope they like it!!' And 'wow I'm getting better at this, I wonder if they noticed?' And 'wow I love and appreciate you so much!'

Even if it's a little thing, it means the world to us little crayon drawing people.

71 notes - Posted November 29, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Hello Sun and Moon artists! I would like to inform you of 2 accounts on Pinterest who are reposting your art without credit! One is OoO and the other is ☆•🍮 Minko 24 🏳️‍⚧️•☆

OoO: https://www.pinterest.com/NoicesOfChaos/

☆●🍮 Minko 24 🏳️‍⚧️●☆: https://www.pinterest.com/phrnphsbutrach/

Some of these artists who have been stolen from are:

@shandzii @oobbbear @pillowspace @miwachan2 @bamsara @lovelymoonmagic @bluwithoutane @fluffffpillow and there are many others! I would tag more but there's a lot and I can't remember it all from the top of my head

Sorry about that everyone, the accounts are now linked.

378 notes - Posted November 19, 2022

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #random

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justalildumpling · 1 year

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you 🤝🏽 me procrastinating BSJSJDJDJD

an essay sounds horrendous to write, i see why you would procrastinate on that lmao!!! i finished 3/4 assignments, i have 1 more to go before i can fully enjoy my spring break. i’m leaving for a trip on tuesday! it’s sunday but i haven’t packed yet 🤡

and yes, program is awesome and amazing even though it’s running me down to the point where i’m so stressed i’m getting sick! hahaha, my mentor is amazing, so is my cohort and we’re all besties now. plus i have a big girl job secured at my fieldwork site so it’s all set after grad 💓

saw that you were gonna write another fic—WHAT A MOOD!!! i wanted to ask u what app u use to make sm!au’s. i used to use social dummy but they changed the whole thing and now you can’t create social media posts on it 😭

i cannot tell if ive actually finished or not😭😭 we’ll i have until 11:59 tonight so🤪

OMG THAT SO CLOSE!!! i believe in uuuu🥳 oh bestie dw that’s plenty of time (but then again ur talking to someone who’s packed the night before a trip on multiple occasions💀) but ahh that sounds so exciting!! i hope u get the rest u deserve this break!!

and that sounds great!! u basically only need to walk across that stage now whoop whoop!!! please take care of urself tho😭😭

oohh yes!! i have so many wips to choose from and idk which one to write HAHAHA🤡 and i use memeimessage for texts and an online tweet generator for the tweets! i wish i downloaded social maker before it got taken off the app store but alas😔

#petition for social maker to be put back on the app store!!!!#dumpling answers🐳#nikki🦩

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