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elisysd · 3 months

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Prologue

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You did it. You couldn’t believe it but after years of studies, weekly mental breakdowns and a coffee addiction that remained up to this day, you managed to land a position in the journalists team that were covering the F1 as well as F2 GP for the french television. You had fought tooth and nails for this position and you were delighted to join them. You would work in the media pen, interviewing the drivers after their races and outside of them during media day. It was going to be a lot of work and you knew that you were going to be underpressure a lot, but you had met the team and they were all so welcoming with you that anxiety was quickly replaced with anticipation.

So here you were, waiting with the team, in the Orly airport, to board your flight. The check in had been done, you were going over a few details with Marion who would be your guide for the first few weeks. you were not going to be thrown to feed the lions totally unprepared. Beside the media pen, you were also in charge of social media. You would be the one doing live-streaming on Instagram after the Grand Prix to debrief the races and the weeks when no Grand Prix would happen, you would be doing live-streaming on Twitch, inviting viewers to talk about the season a bit more in depth. A lot of work is on the horizon, but damn, you couldn’t wait.

“So Y/N, how do you feel about your first GP? Is there one driver you can’t wait to interview,” asked you Jean.

“Lewis, for sure. I just want to know what is in the mind of a seventh world champion. How he prepares for a race, his analyses. He has such a calm vibe around him.” you replied instantly. You admired Lewis a lot, not only because of his performances but also because of the values he carried and how he changed the sport.

“And the one you are dreading to interview?” asked Marion.

You took a little pause to think about the question. You didn’t dread to interview anyone. You were excited to meet all of them.

“Maybe Lance. Not because I don’t like him, it’s just that he seems very closed off. He doesn’t like the media and his answers are always short. It’s a bit intimidating.”

“You’ll be fine, don't worry. You will need a little bit of time to adjust to each driver and team's ways of replying to the media but you’ll be good. You wouldn’t be here if you were not.” reassured her Jean.

“Red Bull is probably the worst team to interview. They are controlling everything, each interaction is planned. Jean, do you remember that time, I think it was back then when Ricciardo was still at RB and we wanted to make a long interview for the Australian GP? We had to do so much back and forth between the PR team and ours. But we managed to have ten minutes on the Saturday right after qualifying.”

“You were determined to have him. I remember you saying that you wouldn’t get any sleep until you had booked an interview with him.”

“And I did it. This is what this job is about, not giving up. You are going to be confronted by some real assholes out there, you will have to play dirty sometimes but at the end of the day, it’s all good memories and when the audience is saying that the interview was nice, then you know that it was worth the effort.”

You nodded. You knew what being a woman working in the journalism field was like. Your internships had shown you that sexism was huge in this job and even more in sport journalism. You had been one of the few girls that were following the sport journalism specialization in your college. You had done your last year of college in New York as your school was a partner with one there and you also learned the hard way that no matter the country, the same problems were remaining. Your time there was something you would like to forget. It was awful. Being away from your family, being under pressure a lot because of the school and the prestigious internship you had landed there... It had been hard, but it had made you strong enough to endure what would be coming your way. At least, you hoped so.

Charles knew that this season was going to be complicated and that there was no chance of him winning the championship. The pre tests went awfully wrong and he felt right from the get go that the car had several problems. He just hoped that they would still be able to fight for a good result in the constructor championship.

He had spent a long time talking to Fred, trying to get reassurance and what would be the plan from now on. He trusted him. He had been so happy when he learned that he would replace Mattia. He had thought that maybe things would finally turn in his favor, that he would be the first driver in the team. But even that had been crushed pretty quickly when Fred told him that his priority was not to feed his drivers ego but to rebuild the team. It was, then, a pissed off Charles who joined his friend Joris and a few other drivers like Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Lando Norris and George Russell for a drink before starting the first race week of the season. He needed to forget the tests of pre pre-season.

“So should we expect to have a nice fight between you and Red Bull?” asked Pierre to his best friend.

“No. I don’t feel good while driving. I feel like it’s unpredictable and I don’t like that.” confessed the Monegasque.

“I fear that Red Bull will be particularly strong this year.” added George, as a matter of fact.

“They showed off during the tests. What will it be during the actual race? One thing for sure, it’s not the McLaren that will put up a fight. It’s a shitbox.” said Lando.

They kept talking about their cars and the first race of the season until late in the night.

The next three days, Charles spent them between intense training and meetings with the team. He didn’t see the time flying and soon it was time for him to wear his Ferrari team’s merchandising and to put on a nice face in front of the camera, pretending that he liked the car and was ready for the season.

After a press conference that he thought was way too long, he had to go in front of the journalists. On his way, on his scooter, he met Pierre who was coming back from the media pen, whistling.

“So, how was it? Any new faces among the journalists?” Charles asked.

“It was the same as usual. The same questions from everyone and I feel like a broken record, having to repeat myself to I don’t know how many news outlets and TV channels. And yeah, the french TV has a new girl. It striked me because she is really young. Not more than twenty-five for sure. But nice questions. Different ones. It was nice.”

Saying that you were stressed out and on the verge of panicking was an understatement. You were pretty confident the night before, when you were lying in your bed, thinking about today and all the questions you had prepared after watching the testings. You were proud of your questions, you had sent them to Marion so she could check them out and add her comments, which she did. She helped you make your questions sharper and clearer. You didn’t have much time to ask them so they needed to be short and precise. You had reworked on them, following her advice, and you were happy about how they turned out.

But crossing the journalists’ entry in the paddock, you could feel the nerves kicked in and suddenly you felt like an impostor. You were too young, you had just graduated, you had little experience and they gave you such a big responsibility. It was too much. You felt your breath caught in your throat and your vision blurring until a reassuring hand was pressed on your shoulder.

“I know what you are thinking. Don’t. You deserve to be here. You wouldn’t have been hired if we didn’t believe in you.” Marion whispered in your ear.

“How can you be so sure?”

“Because you are a woman. It means that the interviews you had to go through were twice harder than the ones men went through. And you managed to beat them. So you got this. And I’ll be here, you won’t be alone.”

“Thanks Marion.” you said, thankful for her kind words.

And the interviews went well. You quickly forgot the stress and soon you were in your zone. Ready, confident, determined. When Lewis approached you tried to not let the fan inside you come out to the surface. It was not the time. You could see him slightly flinched when you mentioned the last season and the several car problems he had. You assumed that he was not very happy with your question, but you didn’t care. You weren’t there to ask pointless questions. You were there because you wanted to know what went through their minds, not to sugarcoat things. After Lewis, it was time for Pierre and you were happy but nervous to conduct the interview in French.

“So Pierre, you are in a whole new team that was fourth in the championship last year. You come from a back of the grid team, how do you feel about this new challenge?”

“I’m happy. I’m still getting used to how things work but I’m really excited and I can’t wait to work with everyone and get to know the team better during the season.”

“What are your goals?”

“Winning races, trying to bring the best points for the team. You said it, Alpine was fourth last year so the goal is to keep this position and maybe fight with the top teams. That could be great.”

His PR officer signaled that the time was off and he made his way out of the room. They had a few minutes before the next group of drivers would come into the room. You turned to Marion who was next to you, watching you conduct the interviews.

“So, how was I?” you asked.

“Great! You definitely were better by the end of the session. I could feel your nerves at the beginning.”

“I’m going to go outside to breathe. It’s so crowded here.”

You took your bottle of water and headed to the exit. It was so hot outside but definitely hotter inside. You were fumbling with your bag, trying to reach for your notes when you heard a huge ‘watch out’ coming from your left. You didn’t have much time to react as you felt a scooter hitting you and a man, dressed with a red tee shirt, looking very sorry and rushing towards you.

Author's note: Here it is, the prologue of my new fic I Can See you! It will be shorter than what you are used to coming from me. Less chapters, less longer as well. I hope you will like it as much as I do!

Don't hesitate to leave a comment or an ask, as well as reblogging and leaving a like. Besides the fact that I absolutely love to read you, it helps a lot for the story to find its audience. I also have a taglist for this story, so if you want to be added so you never miss a chapter, let me know.

Taglist: @itsjustkhaos @thirstylion @cmleitora

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pocketsizedquasar · 1 year

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hello @whaleweekly and whale weekly fans!! welcome to moby dick!!!! i hope y’all enjoyed the first chapter of ishmael going “fuck im depressed im gonna go walk into the ocean”

for the past couple of years i’ve been working on a webcomic adaptation of moby dick. it looks a little something like this:

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moby dick: or, the webcomic is a qtpoc-written (that’s me) adaptation of moby dick, trying to remain faithful to the spirit of the original story while also engaging with melville’s (always very conscious, sometimes excellent, sometimes poor) treatment of race & racism. it’s also very queer (like, of course, the OG book!). i have been working on this project for a couple of years now and it is my pride and joy; i’ve poured a lot of love into her. & id really love for y’all to come along and love this story as much as i do, through the lovely project over at whale weekly or through the comic.

i’ve got a good amount of backlog up, so if you want to read along the webcomic too as whale weekly continues to update, please come check it out! link is in my bio; updates with a new page every friday! (currently on a holiday break). you can find her at mobydick-thecomic.com

and just for fun, here’s some more snippets of what she looks like

thank you for reading! rb’s are always appreciated 💖

#mobydick #moby dick #whale weekly #dracula daily #herman melville #melville #ishmael #ahab #captain ahab #starbuck #queequeg #classic lit #classic literature #litblr #art #my art #moby dick: or the webcomic #quasartalks

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socks-wizard-money-gang · 1 year

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My ebic gamer free business

DNI+Other things under the cut(at least read what's in red pls)

So yeah, I'm Socks and I'll rather be addressed as he/it/star+other neos, I'm also ok with most gendered therm but if you're not sure just calls me masculine ones. Use il/lui in french plz

Here's my full list of neos and other things

POC trans guy👍

I can only draw digitally on the weekend so there is possibly you'll wait very long for your request to be drawn

Art request: open, will most likely be traditional

I don't mind getting mentioned or dm-ed for anything, seriously I'm so lonely all the time if you wanna interact with me please do it

If you're my moot I WILL send u something stupid in your inbox at some point

I'm a huge vFlower fan

I love when people infodump and ramble in my inbox itz so interesting

Memory issues

Don't involve me in discourse I will explode

I have an nilfruits RP, askblog,pirate-ing ur faves, sona rp blog, zatsune rp, hagane RP, utsu-p dedicated, rain world x3 and where I reblog my favorite things side blogs they're @narou-official @ask-voca-mutant-au @yer-fave-is-a-pirate @socks-is-a-menace @zatsunemiku-official @haganemiku-official @weekly-utsu-p @gourmand-appreciation @valid-iterator-name @invenot and @the-spearmaster

I also have a SUPER MEGA GIGA SECRET pokemon irl blog, try finding it:)

Here I'll be putting hints for it: eel

I also have @the-artificer who just kinda exist

I can do a pretty good mosquito and toad impression

I have autism, adhd n bpd

DID too now apparently??? My headmates are at @bar0ness and @n0mann

I'm a minor don't be weird

Don't sexualise my art, ocs and designs

I like these thang->Warrior Cat(only there for the fan content n designs tbh), Mad rat dead, Kirby, the Stanley parable, murder drones, pafl, biblically accurate angels, sparklecats, Dead plate, Pokemon, Vocaloid, OFF, ENA, Ghost & Pals, Cuphead, pjsekai, Splatoon, bocchi the rock, cult of the lamb, sonic, rain world, and Omori(I don't support omocat), please talk to me about them (there will also be spoiler for all of these)

Also like Genshin impact and Castle cat but like, a lot less into it

You can use my art n designs as long as you credit but PLEASE don't give it to AI, repost it(unless credited and Fanart, don't repost my oc art whiteout permission) or use it in edits!! Icons are fine

I threw a kinlist here at some point and just saying, I don't mind doubles that's not a problem

Tagging system:

#Paradichlorobenzene is my favorite word:text posts

#random/#rambling: text posts from 2022 to 2023

#socks is scribbling: art tag

#rb: reblog

#oc:[insert name]:the mentioned OC's tag

I also got two personas who are very cools

Userbox by @sweetpeauserboxes

DNI : post untagged nsfw things, Rainflower defenders, support AI art, queerphobics, racist, transfobes, actively tries to have intercourse with animals and kids, irl yandere, proshipper, radfem, like hp or support it's creator, ableist, anti furries, exclusionist, transautistic, nazi, terfs and similar things

And that's it I think

#pinned post #finally made a proper pinned post mwahahahah #paradichlorobenzene is my favorite word #random #rambling

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lestappenforever · 2 months

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Quick and Weekly (or rather race week specific) kind of analysis, basically just my takes on what went on during the race.

WE NEED TO GET THE YOUNGER ROOKIES SEATS. Ollie was an absolute beast yesterday, finish p7, managing the tyres, MANAGING A 7 TIME WORLD CHAMPION BEHIND HIM, holding off the rest of the pack, close to overtaking george, just Nico with his experience was able to hold him off a bit longer. Scoring more points in F1 than F2. Scoring more points than almost half of the grid. All with just one free practice session. This kid has a future (the only driver I could actually call kid😂)

Ferrari look fast. Finally being able go see Charles’ pace yesterday, in addition to not being fucked over by strategy or any shit, they’ve done a pretty good iob on that car. I mean, a rookie scored on his debut, and so far, a Ferrari’s always been on the podium. Of course this is just the second race, but still.

Haas aren’t that shit this year. The car looks good. Kevin was an absolute MENACE yesterday. Holding off Yuki, Esteban, Zhou, Valtteri, Alex, Logan, Daniel ALL WHILE HE KNOWS HE HAS A 20 SECOND PENALTY. Also Nico’s pace was pretty good, holding off Zhou and Alex, and kind of with ease. Apparently having a TP other than Guenther is proving to something quite positive.

RB are in shambles. Like, Yuki was pretty good, but wasn’t able to convert his p9 quali to points, and Daniel is just not doing well, that even with that 20 second penalty to Kevin, he’s still dead last. (Maybe it wasn’t McLaren, it was the choice of leaving red bull back in 2019) (I have a whole thing in my head about Daniel, and I still want to make sure if the facts and data before sharing it). But it might have been a miss that RB didn’t get Liam in this season, but we never know. I mean, Helmut Marko did say that there could be mid season surprises. And so far, non of the RB drivers seem or look to be even in contention for that Red Bull seat, in all honesty, it appears so far that Checo is more likely to keep his seat for 25!

I am not 100% convinced with either McLaren or Mercedes. Like yes both are consistently scoring points, and gaining, but I can’t really find that speed. Like they are okay, better than last year, but not Ferrari level improvement. Also, the strategy that both teams put Lando and Lewis on (especially Lando) cost him a better position, more points, maybe even a podium let’s be real.

Williams are okay. Ngl, I love James Vowels, his technicalities and as he said in DTS his geek-inees (hoping to be like him honestly one day). I feel like, Saudi and Bahrain aren’t really their tracks, because they did well, both Logan and Alex gaining positions. They are a team I’m waiting and hoping to see thrive, because Alex and Logan both deserve it.

Stake were okay, especially with that Zhou crash in FP3, like he couldn’t even qualify, but strategy kind of wasn’t ideal, and in all honesty, they’re just kay, not too fast, but not too slow.

And finally, our leaders. Despite everything, they do be cooking (Adrian and Max, you’ve both done it). That speed, the tyre deg, just everything about that car is phenomenal. And Max deserves it, after everything he’s gone through in his life, and he deserves to re-write the history books, which he already is, with re-reaching seb’s record not even 6 months after breaking it. This man who everyone is bored of his dominance are all going to be crying and missing him after he retires (I DON’T WANT TO THINK OF THIS DAY, BECAUSE I’LL BE THE FIRST ONE IN TEARS) but Max Emilian Verstappen is something that hasn’t come and probably won’t come again in Formula 1 and Motorsport history.

So yeah, that’s kind if my inital takes in the race, kind if a mini summary as well, and may we always listen to the Dutch National Anthem because I’ve been emotional this week with Max and everything happening around him.

This is such a wonderful analysis that really doesn't need anything added to it because you've got this spot-on, so I will try to keep my own thoughts relatively brief.

Ollie did incredible and I am so excited to see him in F1 permanently. Him and Liam? The future is bright.

I am cautiously optimistic about Ferrari and I really hope that, for once, they won't fuck themselves over which is in no way, shape or form a guarantee.

K-Mag did so fucking well, and it brings me so much joy seeing my fellow Scandinavian putting on such a performance. And Nico had a decent race, which also makes me happy. It's obviously far too early to be sure, but their new team principal seems to have been a good choice.

VCARB are just... Well, I'm not even going to utter my thoughts. All I will say is that there is no way in hell Daniel will be a good replacement for Checo. Claiming Daniel is better than him is just laughable.

McLaren and Mercedes are giving Ferrari 2023 vibes with their strategy calls yesterday, and it will be interesting to see how they develop over the season.

I truly hope Williams will improve over the course of the season, because I want to see Alex and Logan do well so fucking badly.

As for Stake: they were unlucky, and I'm just glad Zhou made it out of that crash unscathed. It's a shame he missed out on being able to qualify because holy hell did that team do their fucking best trying to get his car ready. I want to see him, and Bottas, do well.

As for Red Bull, they are as impressive as I hoped they were going to be so far this season, and as a Max girl it makes me laugh seeing Max haters bitch about his dominance making the sport boring. I, for one, am having the time of my fucking life. I won't even think about him retiring at this point, and will just keep enjoying every race for as long as I can. And seeing Checo starting off the season in such a strong manner fills me with joy. I am by no means Checo's biggest fan, but the shit he went through last season at the hands of disgusting Helmut Marko and the F1 community at large has me wanting him to suceed. Put some respect to his name because God knows he's fucking earned it.

Thank you so much for sharing yet another wonderful analysis, my darling. You have no idea how happy it makes me, and how much I appreciate it. ❤️

#Asks #agentofchaos001 #agentofchaos001 ❤️

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fangirleaconmigo · 1 year

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It is free. Everything about it is free. I just want to be able to have direct contact with people who care about my writing so I don't lose everyone at any point for any reason.

I'll do updates on how Posada Remix is going, how the Gladiator AU is going, and I'll send the finished fics ahead of time to my list. I'll also send pics and witcher fandom stuff, any videos or meta I do. And I'll send polls out so folks can tell me what they want me to do.

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So, please sign up, come see me. I'll send you something weekly. And I look forward to it. xo

(I'll boost and promote this regularly bc links do not do well on tumblr. And any rb's you can throw my way vouching for me, I appreciate it greatly)

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charles-leclerc-official · 2 months

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Drivers I am going to be following the closest this season(as far as on track driving goes):

Charles Leclerc (obviously) George Russell Logan Sargeant

Drivers I will post about if there is anything really notable in a certain race: Fernando Alonso Lewis Hamilton Alex Albon These are the drivers who I am most interested in seeing how they perform on track in 2024. This doesn't mean I am not following my other favorites(like Max and Oscar) but I am probably not going to do in depth analysis. And just because everyone isn't on this list doesn't mean I don't like them, I just don't have time to follow everyone's season that closely.

Obviously if there are any big incidents etc I will talk about it. Especially if Max and RB have any issues(I doubt it but anything can happen during a race)

Still going to be posting about everyone and doing weekly race analysis. But I will always be mainly focused on Charles and Ferrari, and then how these other 5 drivers are doing and what it means for their teams and careers.

Anyway this is my plan for this season, so you're gonna see a lot about these guys(especially Charles, if he gets a podium there is a good chance I forget other drivers exist so you've been warned)

Charles is really the only driver I care about, I want him to do well. When cheering my loyalties lie with Charles and Ferrari. This shouldn't come as a surprise but I am saying it now before racing begins. My analysis will heavily focus on Charles and how Ferrari are managing his season. I would sacrifice any driver for him to do well and win everything ever.

However I am very interested to see what this season has in store for everyone else:

Lewis this season should be interesting because of it being his last season at Mercedes. I'll be interested to see how they play it with him. Also I am hoping that we really see George just shine this year, I think that as Mercedes are going to have to shift towards him he may get more priority which will be interesting.

I'd do Max but if it's anything like last year there won't be a whole lot to say. Like if you run a perfect race what do I do besides cheer?

I always like following a driver in the mid/rear field. I think that Logan's career is at a make or break it point, and with the improved William's car I am excited to see what he does. He has proven himself to be fast, and the gap between F2 and F1 being so big I think with a full season of F1 done he will be fighting more regularly for points.

Fernando is just my guy, if he does something cool I will have to talk about it!

Alex is also a hot driver on the market and his season will probably inform which seat he gets(or if he stays at William's) I like Alex as a driver, and he's also one of the key silly season players.

But just remember, this is a Charles garage first, everyone else is behind him in priority for me.

#I am going to do my best and be mature and not slander any drivers #but if they insult Charles all bets are off #I try to keep things analytical when it comes to this stuff but my hater fangirl may win some days #and on those days please look the other way #prepping for the 2024 season!!!!!!#I am a ferrari fan I love Oscar and like Lando as people and drivers but I cannot cheer for Mclaren sorry not sorry #also lestappen analysis is a given

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jamespotterthefirst · 2 years

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MC Monday 52

This week will be the final week of this incredible journey known as MC Monday. For the last one, we come full circle:

Reblog with something your MC finds endearing.

If you remember, our first prompt ever was to rb with something your MC does that their LI finds endearing. Well, I love perfectly closed circles so here we are. 🧡

This can be something their LI does. Or anything, really! This prompt is yours!

As a final note:

I am far too emotional at the moment because I'm weak and cry at goodbyes. Your messages of support this week have been so touching. I appreciate you guys. 🧡

Let me take the time to say, once again: Thank you to everyone who poured so much dedication and love into this reblog game for the past year! It was a true privilege to get to know your MC 🙏🏼 Thank you for sharing them with us!

Though this is goodbye for MC Monday, we will continue with weekly shenanigans with "Thirsty Thursday". I will also pop into some of your ask boxes once in a while with some of the prompts I had planned for MC Monday that never made it to the screen— only if you want me to, of course! Until then:

Much love, forever and always,

Bree

#mc monday #ethan ramsey #open heart #ethan x mc

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leebrontide · 9 months

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My first novel is already free

But people hate clicking links. I hate clicking links, so I understand and respect that.

So I wonder what would happen if, as I prep book 2 in the series, I started posting chapters on Tumblr. (Behind a cut. I’m not an animal.)

I wonder if some people would read it that way, if it was delivered to their app at a predetermined weekly time, with in-app links to previous chapters in case someone missed something, and a hashtag to follow.

Like don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled at the number of people who’ve read it since it came out. But also I lost touch with a lot of them since Twitter did what Twitter did. So I don’t have a way to tell them it’s about time for book 2.

Could serializing a book on here work that way, do you think?

It’s an angsty, queer, scifi/superhero YA/NA thing that leans very domestic and introspective. Lots of complicated found family dynamics. The angst is 90% not about the queerness even.

I dunno.

Book ppl- thoughts?

RBs welcome but I’m not the boss of you.

#bookblr #writeblr #secondhand origin stories #scifi #free queer books #free book #free books #ya books #na books

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eirian · 3 months

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sorry for the frequent rbs on that commissions post--i'll be completely transparent im Very low on money and i have Nothing saved for rent yet this month. im very stressed. i know its only the 8th and i should be a little easier on myself but i havent had a single commission this month and thats never a good sign. i thought the huge sale and weekly specials would do something but it hasnt really affected sales at all and im worried i wont make anything in time. im running out of ideas and im stressed as all hell about it

i know i need to post more art to give ppl a reason to commission me--like...why would anybody commission me if i dont have any art examples. idk its been very hard. sorry abt the lack of art i guess u_u

#i have years of art examples....i know....but i feel like ive been posting less finished works #i really honestly dont know why i havent been getting any business this month. i dont know what im doing wrong.#lowering my prices did nothing so im not sure what the people want

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crmsndragonwngss · 7 months

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About Me

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My Discover Weekly is usually pretty wild. You can find that right over there.

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spicykaraage · 6 months

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Tenipuri Complete Character Profile - Takeshi Momoshiro

[PROFILE]

Birthday: July 23rd (Leo)

Blood Type: O

Relatives: Father, Mother, Younger Brother, Younger Sister

Father’s Occupation: Public Servant

Elementary School: Kagoshima Third Elementary School

Middle School: Seishun Academy Junior High School

Grade & Class: Second Year | Class 2-8 | Seat 16

Club: Tennis Club - Regular, Future Vice Captain

Committee: None

Strong Subjects: Math

Weak Subjects: English, Social Studies

Frequently Visited Spot at School: School Store

Favorite Motto: “Less is better than more.” ➜ “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” [TP]

Daily Routines: Playing darts before bed, buying food, eating lunch early

Hobbies: Listening to music, motion sensor games ➜ BBQ, dance games [TP]

Favorite Color: Red, Pink [23.5]

Favorite Music: Idol group music

Favorite Movie: Animal films

Favorite Book: Weekly Shounen Jump ➜ How to Organize a Team [TP]

Favorite Food: Shrimp katsu burgers, Very Berry Coco Parfait, honeyed lemon squash [23.5]

Favorite Anniversary: March 3rd “My day! You get it?” (Hinamatsuri, also known as the Peach Festival)

Preferred Type: An energetic girl who likes sports ➜ “A girl who’s energetic, cheerful and caring!” [TP]

Ideal Date Spot: An arcade

His Gift for a Special Person: Brand new sneakers

Where He Wants to Travel: Hollywood

Thing He Wants Most Right Now: Brand name t-shirts

Dislikes: Reading maps while walking ➜ Masks [TP]

Skills Outside of Tennis: Kawarawari (karate smashing tiles, he can smash up to 8 at once ➜ 25 at once [23.5]), playing cards (Cheat) [23.5]

Spends Allowance On: Food and snacks

[DATA]

Height: 170cm ➜ 172cm [23.5]

Weight: 58kg ➜ 60kg [23.5]

Shoe Size: 27cm

Dominant Arm: Right

Vision: 2.0 Left & Right

Play Style: Aggressive Baseliner

Signature Moves: Dunk Smash, Jack Knife, Bullet Serve, Black Jack Knife

Number of Bento Boxes He Brings in a Day: 4

Favorite Brands:

Racquet: MIZUNO (PROLIGHT P10 Ti Hyper)

Shoes: PUMA (Aspiration PT0631 0020)

Fitness Test Results:

Sidesteps: 62

Shuttle Run: 139

Back Strength: 159kg

Grip Strength: 58.5kg

Backbend: 64.6cm

Seated Forward Bend: 47.5cm

50m Run: 6.4 seconds

Standing Long Jump: 290cm

Handball Throw: 41m

Endurance Run (1500m): 4:47

Overall Rating: Speed: 3 / Power: 4 / Stamina: 3 / Mental: 3 / Technique: 3 / Total: 16

Kurobe Memo: “Momoshiro is exactly the type of player each team should have to inspire and boost the morale of the team. The only problem is he's so good at it that sometimes he even invigorates the opponent and awakens their strengths.” [RB]

[POSSESSIONS]

What’s in His Bedroom [10.5]:

MD stereo system // He’ll convert music from CDs to MDs with it. He carries his favorite music in MDs at all times

Video game poster // A Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix poster that came with the game. He also has a pile of posters under his desk

Industrial pipe desk // A desk made with iron pipes. Manga and CDs are scattered all over it, making it ineffective as a desk

Console port of an arcade game // The PlayStation port of Dance Dance Revolution. He makes full use of it since it also helps train his jumping abilities

A (messy) bed // Used to recover his energy from playing tennis. He will sometimes not change out of his school uniform when he’s tired from practice

A dartboard and darts // Authentic darts made of wood. It helps boost his concentration, and he always throws one at the board before going to bed

What’s in His Bag [10.5]:

Healthy, balanced snacks // Healthy Club bars. He eats them to replenish energy after workouts

Yakisoba bread // He eats them every day without fail

Pen case // There are signs that he’s never used it…

MD player // He listens to music a lot

MiniDiscs // The latest hit songs are recorded on them, he always carries some

Oil absorbing sheets // Uno brand

Hair wax // Uno brand

[TRIVIA]

The Prince of Tennis 10.5 Fanbook | Release Date: 11/02/2001

He tends to hum songs on occasion. He likes singing songs that other people can sing along to

He always checks out the latest trending music on the charts

One of his hobbies is playing games, he also enjoys playing games with others as well

He has formed a bond with Tachibana’s younger sister, An

Konomi created his Dunk Smash to fit his powerful and flamboyant image

His ankle was sprained in his first appearance due to him falling off of his bicycle

He styles his hair everyday with wax

Despite his appearance, he is into fashion

He has a rivalry with Kaidoh. Konomi states he wrote them that way since he wanted to convey that the second years have yet to mature

He eats a tremendous amount of food each day and frequently visits the School Store to buy more food

He does fine when playing doubles with Kaidoh but struggled when he was paired with Ryoma due to the latter having no sense of cooperation

In Genius 48, he was the only one who recognized Karupin as Ryoma’s cat since Ryoma had mentioned him before

His personality is described as someone who is popular and well-liked since he hates misdeeds and is straightforward, but tends to overheat at times

Konomi describes him as the “biggest ruffian”, he is zealous but gives the proper amount of thought towards things. Tezuka and Momoshiro were the first members he created

The Prince of Tennis 20.5 Fanbook | Publication Date: 12/04/2003

His spirit animal is a dragon

He is a big junk food lover and eats a lot of foods that are high in sugar, fat and calories. He also loves sweet desserts

When asked what he thinks of An Tachibana, he (tentatively) responds that he’s only focused on tennis and thinks of her only as a tennis partner

His secondary sport would be basketball

The Prince of Tennis 40.5 Fanbook | Publication Date: 12/04/2007

It is stated that in a previous life, he was a writer/musician. He lived a life of entertaining and delighting others and was also creative, fashionable, and had good taste

He has a flexible way of thinking and can get along with almost anyone without bias

He tends to have emotional ups and downs

He eats before and after school, before and after club activities, as well as the standard three meals a day. Each of his meals are proportioned

He is into old-school anime and was heard discussing “Famous Dog Lucky” with a girl in his class

Konomi states he is the character he has the most in common with

#tenipuri #tenirabi #profile #my post #seigaku

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elizmanderson · 9 months

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Wondering about how to find beta readers? Especially finding those who would understand what your writing. The previous question you answered was SO INCREDIBLY HELPFUL LIKE OIGHSODPIHGDL K - Especially about how to respond and work with beta reader feedback.

because my family had been my previous 'beta readers' which... the 'best' time was when I got into a huge slump and hated my comfort writing because my parents said my MC was too 'overdramtic' when I was just... describing and trying to process feelings that I've felt before with characters? It did not feel nice whatsoever and sent me spiraling. Another time I got kicked out of the house for the day for not wanting my NON-HUMAN characters to be gendered... but I digress.

Which brings me to my next question, how would I find people (preferably online) who can give me feedback and beta read? It's been difficult to find people IRL who are as excited/understand what I'm trying to write with my plant fairy escapism comfort.

Thanks for answering my questions! It means a lot to me. :)

this is, alas, a tricky question, because...guess where I used to meet beta readers? if you answered "Twitter," you are correct! and that's obviously considerably less viable than it once was (and less viable every day).

with that in mind: if anyone else reads this and has suggestions for similar events/hashtags/ways of connecting on other platforms (including Tumblr), please rb or comment!

at any rate, in general social media can be helpful for finding betas because there are often hashtags to use when you're looking for readers. sometimes there are even specific events to help writers connect with each other for critique purposes! again I'm unfortunately most familiar with this on Twitter, but for example there's been an event there called like CPmatch or something like that where folks would pitch their books and then interested people would comment like "wow yes I'd love to read this!"

personally most of my virtual beta readers are friends I met online just by talking about my books and learning about their books! while several of us are agented and/or published now, we all started in the same place: writers finishing up projects and hoping for good luck in the query trenches. so we'd all just shout excitedly about our books on Twitter, and that's how we found each other.

(hashtag events for writers - weekly, semi-weekly, or monthly events at a set time where the host asks questions/provides prompts and writers answer them and comment on others' answers. I'm sure they exist somewhere other than Twitter, but that's the only place I've seen them. not to be a broken record lol but I fear my knowledge about connecting with people online is more useless day by day because of the incompetent grapefruit now destroying my favorite platform.)

anyway, sometimes you'll be more excited about someone's book than they are about yours or vice-versa, but overall being genuinely interested in other writers' work and making friends with them over your shared interest is the best way to find future virtual betas, particularly betas who will understand what your books are trying to do (as opposed to what you described coming from your family).

and I know you said "preferably online," but just in case you ever have interest in in-person meet-ups: depending on your location, you may have a home region on NaNoWriMo (dot) Org, the official site for National Novel Writing Month. (I think I mentioned that in my last post, but if you're like "what the hell is that," lmk and I'll explain.) various regions may have in-person events in November, which is a great way to meet people irl!

(actually, speaking of NaNoWriMo, it's a great time to meet other writers virtually, too! use the tags "NaNo," "NaNoWriMo," or "National Novel Writing Month" to declare your participation and find other writers who are also doing it. the official site also allows group chats - I think there's a maximum of 20 people per chat - and don't quote me but I think you can request to be sorted randomly into one in case you don't already know anyone there.)

additionally, try googling writing groups in your area. there may not be any (and I have zero tips on how to start one, as I am much happier joining an existing group), but it's worth taking a look. in my area, we have an unofficial NaNoWriMo group that chats throughout the year on Discord (so online even though we're also close enough to see each other in person!), plus a weekly critique group that meets up at a Panera to share feedback, plus a weekly writing group that meets up at a local coffee shop to chat and get some writing done! even if your area doesn't have a critique-specific group, you can meet other writers in your area if that's something you're comfortable with and able to do.

(of course you should always meet people in a public place until and unless you get to know them well enough to feel comfortable meeting them somewhere private.)

I feel like this was basically no help at all because all my virtual meeting-other-writers experience came from Twitter, but:

tl;dr

use hashtags to indicate that you're looking for beta readers (don't ask me which hashtags; I've never personally done it this way)

join hashtag and beta-matching events on social media to meet people

connect with other writers on social media by shouting excitedly about your projects and theirs

if you participate in NaNoWriMo, meet people using relevant hashtags or on the NaNoWriMo website

to meet other writers in person, google writing groups in your area or check your NaNoWriMo home region to see if a group is active near you

#answered #beta reader #critique partners #writing tips #writing group #more info needed because I hail from twitter

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