Today in the Constant
The objective was not failed but at what cost
“Did you create that plot point just to get your character hurt and tormented?”
i don’t think people really get how little feedback fanfic authors actually get? like the effort to reaction ratio is so abysmally skewed here that a fic nearly 50,000 words long takes an entire year to amass like. 16 comments. someone reblogged a fic i wrote at 4 am and tagged it with a 5-word compliment and i can’t stop thinking about it, not because it was so nice but because half the time you post a fic you’re going to hear nothing and anything feels like so much
fandom culture is so, so good about giving artists the credit they’re due, but we gotta start doing that for writers too. you’ve got no idea how much people put into their stories and get maybe a handful of reblogs and a dozen-odd kudos. that’s not enough. writing is an endurance sport and y’all need to start giving fic writers a reason to endure it and improve their craft. encourage writers like you encourage artists. reblog fics, leave tags, leave comments, acknowledge that these stories do not just spring into being for your entertainment.
every single damn writer i know feels like half of their readers see them as a machine. that’s gotta change.
Consider also: Writers do not even have the opportunity for feedback until we are finished.
Artists have the ability to show off preview sketches, host art streams, and get feedback during almost every step of their creative process, and we do not. We can’t really share outlines and half-finished sentences, choppy first-drafts, and have anyone get excited about that. When we say it’s an endurance sport, we really mean it.
That’s why it becomes that much more important to give us that feedback once we actually finish what we’ve been working on.
“When we say it’s an endurance sport, we really mean it"
And of course we write because we love it. We have ideas–BIG HUGE IDEAS–that we want to get out there, just how we see it in our heads, and be able to go back over and over it again, even if no one else cares. Of course we write because we love it.
But we’re human and crave validation. We create these things because We Just Think They’re Neat and want others to agree that the concept or execution or both is also neat and fan about it with us!
It doesn’t even necessarily have to be about WHAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY WRITTEN. Tell us how much you love the concept or the plot device, start going off on tangents in your comments or tags or replies, because HECK YEAH WE’RE IN THE SAME BOAT. WE’LL JOIN IN WITH YOU.
Fic is MEANT to generate discussion. So don’t think of comments as just saying ‘thank you’. We’re happy for that of course, but that’s not why we wrote it. We wrote it because it’s a thing we’re really interested in, so if you’re interested in it too? SHARE SIS, WE ARE ALL EARS.
i don’t think people really get how little feedback fanfic authors actually get? like the effort to reaction ratio is so abysmally skewed here that a fic nearly 50,000 words long takes an entire year to amass like. 16 comments. someone reblogged a fic i wrote at 4 am and tagged it with a 5-word compliment and i can’t stop thinking about it, not because it was so nice but because half the time you post a fic you’re going to hear nothing and anything feels like so much
fandom culture is so, so good about giving artists the credit they’re due, but we gotta start doing that for writers too. you’ve got no idea how much people put into their stories and get maybe a handful of reblogs and a dozen-odd kudos. that’s not enough. writing is an endurance sport and y’all need to start giving fic writers a reason to endure it and improve their craft. encourage writers like you encourage artists. reblog fics, leave tags, leave comments, acknowledge that these stories do not just spring into being for your entertainment.
every single damn writer i know feels like half of their readers see them as a machine. that’s gotta change.
Consider also: Writers do not even have the opportunity for feedback until we are finished.
Artists have the ability to show off preview sketches, host art streams, and get feedback during almost every step of their creative process, and we do not. We can’t really share outlines and half-finished sentences, choppy first-drafts, and have anyone get excited about that. When we say it’s an endurance sport, we really mean it.
That’s why it becomes that much more important to give us that feedback once we actually finish what we’ve been working on.
“When we say it’s an endurance sport, we really mean it"
And of course we write because we love it. We have ideas–BIG HUGE IDEAS–that we want to get out there, just how we see it in our heads, and be able to go back over and over it again, even if no one else cares. Of course we write because we love it.
But we’re human and crave validation. We create these things because We Just Think They’re Neat and want others to agree that the concept or execution or both is also neat and fan about it with us!
It doesn’t even necessarily have to be about WHAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY WRITTEN. Tell us how much you love the concept or the plot device, start going off on tangents in your comments or tags or replies, because HECK YEAH WE’RE IN THE SAME BOAT. WE’LL JOIN IN WITH YOU.
Fic is MEANT to generate discussion. So don’t think of comments as just saying ‘thank you’. We’re happy for that of course, but that’s not why we wrote it. We wrote it because it’s a thing we’re really interested in, so if you’re interested in it too? SHARE SIS, WE ARE ALL EARS.
Back at it again w the topical memes
guys i can’t emphasise enough how important this is
please consider all of these factors facing fanfic writers, who are doing this for fun and no return whatsoever beyond the love of the thing. thank you.
Here’s all of April’s Patron Sketches! Lots of Al this time, but I’m not one to complain there. Hope you guys like them!
+ Step by step work in progress
+ Early access to pages
+ Cameos in the series
+ Access to all concept art and story notes
Also, sometime after the end of the current chapter, I plan to fix up some patreon things and the site. Just a head’s up!
As the recipient of one of these sketches and someone who fucking loves what they got... I may have gotten a bit inspired
(Again, thank you so much Midori!! It looks amazing.. I hope it’s okay that I used the art for this lol)
Inspired by @vsemily ‘s “Charlie knows she’s a robot” au
Please take away free translation softwares I’m being enabled
Been thinking abt how FFPS really recontextualized all the shit from the first three FNaF games… esp FNaF 2
vaporwavephase Follow This was significantly funnier in my head(Yes I’m getting back into FNaF fight me about it)Also sorry for being dead! Life be like that sometimes *fingerguns*#fnaf#fnaf ucn#elizabeth afton1 note
vaporwavephase reblogged sarahjacobs goblin-gardens Follow sir that’s my emotional support found family trope#me looking at my tsfhj reincarnation au34,691 notes
vaporwavephase reblogged scurvyboy Follow the best jekyll and hyde adaptations are where hyde tries to seduce utterson and that’s just how it is#tsfhj#and thats facts345 notes
vaporwavephase reblogged vaporwavephase Follow FinallyMore Lanyons kidnapping Hydes contentWhat we’ve all been cravingroombaroob Follow Have yu been spying on my stories vaporwavephase Nah I was makin a TSFHJ/TGS joke but also do tell33 notes
vaporwavephase reblogged morgan-molliniere jasntodds Follow Look, creators need validation. Yeah, I preach the write for yourself, draw for yourself, CREATE for yourself, which is true. Everyone should create for themselves because it’s THEIR’S and it’ll always hold something special. Create what YOU need. BUT, creators still need the validation.If someone is putting their creations out there for even 1 person to see, they need the validation that they are GOOD at what they’re doing. If they don’t get the validation, they will stop. Creativity, inspiration, and motivation will come to a halt because creators will no longer feel like people care about what they create. They may do it privately, sure, but YOU will never see any of it again because that validation is gone. That confidence to SHARE with you, is gone.So, what I’m saying is that if you LIKE your favorite creator’s work whether that be writing, art, graphics, gifs, video edits, etc. you NEED to validate them otherwise you’ll stop seeing new creations. It takes 2 seconds to comment in the tags of a reblog. If you like what someone produced, TELL THEM.Source: starksparker6,975 notes
vaporwavephase Follow FinallyMore Lanyons kidnapping Hydes contentWhat we’ve all been craving#tgs#the search for henry jekyll#tsfhj#the glass scientists#upday memes33 notes
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We Are Beginning - kusege - The Search For Henry Jekyll (Webcomic) [Archive of Our Own]
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Organization for Transformative Worksarchiveofourown.orgI’m back at it again with another tiny fanfic yeETThis time with more gay#the search for henry jekyll#tsfhj#writing#fanfiction#jekyll and hyde3 notes
vaporwavephase reblogged thehellishtrinity miss-peppermint-candy-blog Follow Ask me which one I should do with one of my OC’s (Or some other character)😪- Asleep😳- Blushing/Flushtard/Embarrassed😈- As the devil/as a demon😇- As an angle👅- Sticking tongue out 😏/💦- Sin (NSFW)⚫/👄- With hickeys/bites~👰- in a Wedding dress👙- In there underwear👗/🎩- Dressy clothes🔪/🔫- as a killer/covered in blood with a knife or gun👬/💏/👭- with there crush/boyfriend/girlfriend/if they have one👯- In play boy bunny outfit thingy😭/💔- heart broken/sad/crying🌊- in beach clothes/bathing suit❄/⛄- winter clothes🌜/🌙- Pajamas/PJs🌼/🌹/👑- Flower crown🍷/🍺/🍸- Drunk🎭- Them dressed as a character from a fandom (you can just say which fandom/character)#OwO#who wants to get me tungle flagged >:3c1,115 notes
vaporwavephase Follow If TSFHJ was a D&D campaign (in no particular order)Henry: and I put my hand up to his face and I tell him I missed him tooAl: ... I make a perception checkDM, already laughing: A-Alright, go ahead-Al: that’s, um, a Nat 20DM: yeah; this is- laughs harder- that isn’t Henry—Carew: congratulations! You solved my gender puzzle!!!Everyone: loses their shit—Al: I roll for insight?... that’s a threeDM: yeah, not only do you not know jack shit about her family, you also can’t remember this lady’s name anymore? Like.. you THINK it starts with, like... a C?—Lanyon: when we were kids, what did I tell you I wanted to do?Henry: ... do I know?DM: I dunno, um... I guess... this is a history check?Henry: Okay, that’s a... heavy sigh natural one.DM: you say the only wrong answer to this question.—DM, whipping out a new character sheet with “SHE BACK” written in the Character Name spot: y’all fucking ready for this?Lanyon, the only one who was informed of this: oh y ES EVERYONE’S FAVORITE NPCAl: whatDM: shhh you can’t find out about this yet, you need another month or so —DM: Okay, I need- I’m gonna need a bluff check here-Carew, against the wizard with a wisdom bonus of +3: do you- are you sure you do? I’m- technically nothing-! No, stop laughing- nothing I’m saying is false!!!!DM: but you’re still lying! To your girlfriend!!Al: yeah come on it’s your girlfriendCarew: shut up mister -4 charisma—DM: make a dexterity save?Hyde: um... a four....DM: alright cool, um, you are stuck on the building nowLanyon: wheezing—DM: I need a constitution save for both of youHyde: ... a... seven...Al: um, that’s a 15?Hyde: wait, what is he rolling for?DM: how good his neck isHyde: is it a good neck?DM: yeah, it’s decent, good as far as necks go, good at withstanding stranglingHyde: is it lickable?DM: .... s..sure..????—Ann: I make a big dramatic speech out of this entire scene, while I have these bitches at my mercyDM: I- well-Ann: I rolled a performance check, it’s an 18 plus 3 plus my proficiency bonus, that’s a 23, let me gloat dramaticallyDM: fuck it, fine, but you have a five minute time limittwo minutes laterDM: NO! NO YOU DID NOT- NO, YOU NEEDED TO ROLL FOR THAT!!!!Ann: ILL ROLL RIGHT FUCKIN NOW *dice rolling sound* BAM THATS A SIX FUCKING TEEN LET ME HAVE THE BULLETS—Carew: I roll to find the weird moth servants creepy... that’s a 5?DM: you think they’re kinda hotCarew: NOPE BAD IDEA NOT CANON Al: YES CANON PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD YOU NEED A MOTH KINKCarew: IM ACE PLEASE GOD NO#tsfhj#the search for henry jekyll#jekyll and hyde#d&d au#the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde#the search for henry jekyll spoilers21 notes
vaporwavephase Follow Good news!It’s an actual fic this time, everyone!!https://archiveofourown.org/works/17139977
They Call It Creeping - kusege - The Search For Henry Jekyll (Webcomic) [Archive of Our Own]
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Organization for Transformative Worksarchiveofourown.org#the search for henry jekyll#tsfhj#fanfiction#jekyll and hyde1 note
vaporwavephase Follow Anonymous asked:Yes you shouldI’m gonna assume this is for a post I have since deleted uh,,,,,shit this is way more awkward nowOkay oc time on main???My daughter’s name is Helena and I love her and she has made many many mistakes including completely literally destroying her brain and there are 11 other people connected to her (featured in a few of my Inktobers)I have a bunch of debatably-ocs that I will only ever ramble about if I am brave enough/get permission to talk about my reincarnation aus,,,,, (I have a TSFHJ one, a TGS one, and one for another fandom) (TSFHJ ones also appear in a few Inktobers... I should really finish those lol)I also have a lot of character designs that I haven’t turned into anyone sitting around... oh and I have my human SQUIP bab who I love with my whole soul and might turn into an independent OC soon just bc I never used them for anything and I really like their concept#ocs#artists on tumblr#original art0 notes
vaporwavephase Follow So I got kinda bored and made a bunch of TSFHJ Spotify playlistsThey’re WIPs, so if you have any questions about why a song is there/any suggestions for ones for me to add, just let me know!Jekyll: https://open.spotify.com/user/ehaox1759cd8qd9vjrodjyg8n/playlist/3s0Ni66K4ptN2mnLS9QpSa?si=ZPn4W4XdTLKwBF1ZSzGkxQignorance is bliss, a playlist by JenryHeckyll on SpotifyA playlist featuring Simple Plan, Halsey, Thirty Seconds To Mars, and othersSpotifyHyde: https://open.spotify.com/user/ehaox1759cd8qd9vjrodjyg8n/playlist/0vIjEAaWauhko7fA1GW3lE?si=0m-MjlpsSvqQXJ0bsgNwcgintoxicates, like wine, a playlist by JenryHeckyll on SpotifyA playlist featuring The Hoosiers, Falling In Reverse, Scissor Sisters, and othersSpotifyAl: https://open.spotify.com/user/ehaox1759cd8qd9vjrodjyg8n/playlist/4hGheTxN4EKj4AMNFIiB8q?si=Dyc_CtOcSIq4CEuuUPb8kgnot bruised (just parting tattoos), a playlist by JenryHeckyll on SpotifyA playlist featuring Snow Patrol, The Fray, Fall Out Boy, and othersSpotifyMolly: https://open.spotify.com/user/ehaox1759cd8qd9vjrodjyg8n/playlist/6wXKpgutu5p7thU7yK2UGJ?si=5huGt5b7Rx21SqAS_7sNqAall thats left, a playlist by JenryHeckyll on SpotifyA playlist featuring Fall Out Boy, Lights, Barns Courtney, and othersSpotifyOswald: https://open.spotify.com/user/ehaox1759cd8qd9vjrodjyg8n/playlist/6N26zKurqD6GYVg1lghy8G?si=Hmnrcr-ORRiB72d9BGYZcQbound roses, a playlist by JenryHeckyll on SpotifyA playlist featuring Marina and the Diamonds, Hayley Kiyoko, Benny, and othersSpotifyLanyon: https://open.spotify.com/user/ehaox1759cd8qd9vjrodjyg8n/playlist/2WDQ4Pers5VE9cqW3jbFUj?si=5GcNBmHtTnWukNRU920Rogworldwide eclipse, a playlist by JenryHeckyll on SpotifyA playlist featuring Scissor Sisters, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, and othersSpotifyAnn: https://open.spotify.com/user/ehaox1759cd8qd9vjrodjyg8n/playlist/5lywBGh1EKn1c9rTs3Mmek?si=3nlZA-H6TQiJiRWbihu66Qmud-puddler, a playlist by JenryHeckyll on SpotifyA playlist featuring Miley Lynn, One Flew West, Thirty Seconds To Mars, and othersSpotifyDaisy: https://open.spotify.com/user/ehaox1759cd8qd9vjrodjyg8n/playlist/0V7yeQ1gwrJdP6sXMPB6dV?si=gbL87wBBQvGOJLN4jyrNmgstarlight, a playlist by JenryHeckyll on SpotifyA playlist featuring Marina and the Diamonds, OneRepublic, Katy Perry, and othersSpotifyAlso pls ask me about some of the more confusing titles I’m very proudEnjoy!#the search for henry jekyll#tsfhj#jekyll and hyde#playlists#spotify6 notes
vaporwavephase Follow So How About That Update EveryoneI dunno about you but I’m feeling https://youtu.be/0qgET1Zhpb8#the search for henry jekyll#tsfhj#jekyll and hyde#memes#update3 notes
vaporwavephase Follow my only coping mechanism is bad fanfictionhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/16862266#main
this site is a prison (no titties) - kusege - The Search For Henry Jekyll (Webcomic) [Archive of Our Own]
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Organization for Transformative Worksarchiveofourown.org#the search for henry jekyll#jekyll and hyde#tsfhj#memes#fanfiction#crack#midori im so sorry#tumblrpocalypse3 notes
vaporwavephase Follow @midorilied held me at gunpoint and forced me to draw this at 1 am#tsfhj#comic#the search for henry jekyll#jekyll and hyde#art21 notes
vaporwavephase Follow *slaps TSFHJ Jekyll*This bad boy can hold so many repressed memories#the search for henry jekyll#jekyll and hyde#memes#tsfhj21 notes
vaporwavephase reblogged morgan-molliniere hanguangdyke-deactivated2021100 support fic writers! sig-nifier Follow can assure you that things like this make our lives#yo hmu im kusege on ao3#yea there may be a tsfhj fic or three in the works#and this shit is what i need to write so49,630 notes
vaporwavephase reblogged morgan-molliniere jasntodds Follow Alright, listen up,Now that Tumblr has completely fucked most people with killing their links (if you put any link, even one that directs back to a Tumblr post, it no longer shows in the search engine), it’s on YOU, the consumer, to make sure things get noticed. By that I mean, if you LIKE something and you don’t reblog it, that’s right, that’s less chance of it getting seen. When a post does poorly, the creator will eventually stop creating. This goes for gifs, icons, headers, writing, art, you name it. Creators will eventually stop. So, you LIKE something, click that little reblog button. Click the queue option. If you want to keep seeing your favorite creators, it’s up to YOU to make sure their posts actually get seen.And, before anyone wants to pipe up, one person DOES make a difference. If you’re reading this thinking “oh, someone else will reblog, I don’t have to!”. Well, no. You’re wrong because if YOU’RE thinking that, many other people are as well which means, no the post will not be seen and the creator stops creating (or at least publishing for your unpaid consumption).The post doesn’t match your blog aesthetic? Make a new blog. You don’t have to maintain it. Just click the reblog button and it’ll STILL help get the creators some form of recognition.If you like seeing creations from creators, then help them out and hit the damn reblog button.Source: starksparker
vaporwavephase reblogged bemorecovert bogleech Follow Okay reblog if you’re an artist who STRONGLY PREFERS reblogs with commentaryPeople are apparently under the impression that reblogging someone’s art and adding a comment is frowned upon and that can’t possibly be true, every artist I know of sees a reblog-comment as like the ultimate definitive reward for their hard work.Obviously don’t feel bad for NOT adding a comment if you’re shy or just don’t know what to say, but if there’s something you would like to say about a drawing you’ve liked enough to reblog, I’m pretty sure most artists crave hearing it.thesnadger Follow This applies to art, fic, dumb theories, whatever! I totally love reading tags and commentary!Definitely re-emphasizing that ALL reblogs, likes, etc are awesome! So don’t feel bad/feel obligated to add something if you don’t want to, but don’t hold back if you DO wanna add something because you’re worried it’s rude.ironwoman359 Follow ^^^Yep. art, fic, theories, I love reading your responses to anything I post! It makes it seem more like a conversation and less like I’m just screaming senselessly into the void.rataccoon YES! It’s so nice to see! :Dfallskima I like commentary in reblogs, besides the ones in the tags!I read it all :0!louis-draws I get like ridiculously super excited when people add comments and stuffjayphrax-art Follow Hi yes I read every tag on every reblogupt0wnsquirr3l Yes I scroll through each and every individual reblog to scout tags and I cry from joy whenever there’s an actual comment ;⌄;challybop I literally go through and check every reblog for tags!! ,,i love me some attention,,,,,,, and i notice when people say something!! <3book-of-charlie Follow I live for any comments tbhvirge-of-a-breakdown COMMENTS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST and it doesn’t matter what kind (as long as it isn’t negative), i will drink up any from a keysmash to a full review to mentioning your favorite parts or lines or ‘i will murder you for this you monster how could you do this’ (the ultimate praise if you’re elena)dailysandersidesaudoodles Follow ALL OF THE ABOVE + it’s the best watch all you guys loosing your sh*t over angsty stuff and similar it’s GOLD#i also live for reblogs
vaporwavephase Follow More Inktobers that are super late bc Procrastinating,, 7-14#inktober 2018#original art#artists on tumblr#blood#self harm
vaporwavephase Follow No Inktober instead here’s a terrible meme#the search for henry jekyll#tsfhj#art#memes#jekyll and hyde
vaporwavephase Follow I accept constructive criticism but I have to warn you I will cry#the search for henry jekyll#jekyll and hyde#tsfhj#memes#playlist#is this a new meme format that i invented? probably not but shh
vaporwavephase Follow Anonymous asked:Penis🅱️eep piss
