mangaguitar96:

Why the f*** do I always attract creepy guys?! Seriously can’t I get one smoking hot guy who is on my list to even ask me out? And not attract a creepy guy who I don’t even know for five minutes and starts touching me?

@piranha-pk I’m at a con this weekend and this guy I knew he had some mental issues but he would not stop touching me. Went from pats to side hugs in one day. I don’t even know him and the last time a creep took a liking to me it got very very ugly. I was beginning to get scared and was kinda looking to a voice actor like “help me.” But i don’t think he saw lol 😥

harmonization:

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cyran9:

dorkattemptsart:

  Recently I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not I should continue drawing art for fanfictions. Because of my internal struggle I decided to write out all of the positives that come with drawing fanfiction art as a reminder to myself, and maybe even convince some of you artists out there to consider it in the process. 

 1.) They deserve it 

     Fanfiction writers create some amazing stories, sometimes they even create characters or worlds. These things take some serious time and skill! They spend their personal time to create free stories for your enjoyment. Creating art for them is a great kindness to fanfiction writers who have given you ten times that kindness back. 

 I don’t really give reviews of fanfictions. Mainly because I never know how to explain what I like about a fanfiction without giving them a ten page paper or ending up sounding like a pterodactyl. Drawing art is a great way to show your appreciation without screaming in their faces! 

 2.) It is great practice 

     Very rarely do I have something that allows me to draw demonic dolls, blushing demons, a man whose slowly breaking apart and going to space, ghost gangsters, robots with electricity sparking from them, a boy with a bloody knee blaming it on parkour, desperate hugs, two men fighting off ice cold oceans waves, the list goes on and on!

Fanfiction provides some great scenarios for art, that let me branch out and try new things. It’s a great challenge! 

 3.) It gives them a reason to keep writing 

   Do you enjoy this fanfiction writers work? Want to keep them excited about writing so that way you can see more great, high quality, work? Well boy oh boy do I have the solution for you! Fanfiction art!

 Fanfiction art, at least to me, is a big way to show you care. Writers put time and effort into their pieces and you have given back something that also has time and effort put into it. Seeing that kind of support can really encourage a fanfiction writer! With fanfiction art you are showing that you deeply care about their work, that you are inspired by what they’ve done.

If that’s not a big thumbs up, I don’t know what is! 

 4.) Positive response

 I’ve seen some fanfiction writers response to my art and let me tell you, it’s positively heart warming. The writers who I have drawn for have been so excited with the art! I don’t know about you but seeing someone who deserves something get it is super satisfying. Of all the reactions to my art, fanfiction writers reactions have been the ones I remember the most. There responses kept me smiling for days on end, it’s truly moving. 

 Don’t be afraid to show them your art!! Let me tell you my art is not perfect but I worked hard on those pieces that I gave those talented writers, and that is enough. It’s the thought that counts, and fanfiction writers deserve as many supportive thoughts as they can get!

As a fanfiction writer, I’ve been very fortunate to receive some beautiful pieces, and some funny pieces, from readers who spent their valuable time creating art of my story, especially my OC.

There are not enough words to express the feeling I get when I see that someone enjoyed my writing enough to create art about it. It’s the ultimate compliment and should never be taken for granted. It’s inspiring and it’s refreshing to see your characters and your story through someone else’s eyes. Sometimes these pieces influence your writing and influence the creation of new scenes.

If you create something based off of a fanfic you’ve read I highly recommend that you share it with the author. Rough, sketched, polished…doesn’t matter. Your piece of work may be the only compliment, comment, or positive reinforcement they’ve received in a while. Trust me, your writer loves it. And sometimes, they need it.

The stages of someone sending me unexpected art based on my fic:

• Cry (no really; actual tears from my eyes–THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS).
• Internally freak out. Externally freak out (usually involves a lot of bouncing in chair.)
• Show someone. Usually husband. Often cat. You know that picture of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith where he’s like “LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE?” – I’m like that. Only “LOOK AT WHAT SOME BEAUTIFUL PERSON HAS DONE.”
• Reblog art usually accompanied by excessive use of caps lock and/or exclamation points. (!!!)
• Have exceedingly warm happy feeling for days, renewed up every time art is remembered.
• Save on computer; look at art every time sad, discouraged, in need of inspiration.
• Basically never stop being amazed at how wonderful people are.

having people do art of my fanfiction is literal goals and nothing can express how much i feel when somebody creates art for my work

Along with all of the above points, I’ve got to add that I’ve been able to make such amazing friends in fandom, some of whom I met because they’d drawn a fanart for one of my fics.

The people who have drawn art for my fics in the past are quite few and can be counted on one hand (@shiroabuku, @seecatdraw, @easternbunny, @alteredskyscape, and @xstonehill) but that doesn’t make me any less grateful for their amazing gifts. I was so, so happy every time I received them. It really means more to me than you’ll ever know. So thank you!!

Maybe one day I can return the favor and write fanfic based on inspiring fanart too. 😉