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So, I'd really like to get some Shapeways dinosaurs, which have some awesome models (particularly a feathered T. rex). I figured I'd offer some critique for dinosaurs. A fair trade, right? Everyone wants Droemar to have dinosaurs, right? (I've kind of gotten addicted to painting them and taking pictures and then painting studies of the pictures. Wheeeee! Art improvement!)
Submission Guidelines: First 5 pages of your manuscript, DOUBLE SPACED for God's sake. Check your formatting, too, this isn't rocket science. You can either upload it to Google Docs and note me the link, or I can give you my email and you can send it as an attachment.
For my part, I'll give at least 500 words feedback as a summary, and will line edit and make comments as well. I'm going to say what's positive and negative, I promise, but you're responsible for hurt fee-fees. If you're looking for real feedback on a publishing or literary agent standard, I'm your gal. If you're scared you're not ready and want validaiton anyway, I'm probably not for you.
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Submission Guidelines: First 5 pages of your manuscript, DOUBLE SPACED for God's sake. Check your formatting, too, this isn't rocket science. You can either upload it to Google Docs and note me the link, or I can give you my email and you can send it as an attachment.
For my part, I'll give at least 500 words feedback as a summary, and will line edit and make comments as well. I'm going to say what's positive and negative, I promise, but you're responsible for hurt fee-fees. If you're looking for real feedback on a publishing or literary agent standard, I'm your gal. If you're scared you're not ready and want validaiton anyway, I'm probably not for you.
Note me for my Paypal info when requesting a slot. First come, first serve.
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Night Pride: How Fandoms Groom Artists for Abuse
Oh boy, was this an interesting little roller coaster. So strap in. I saw the teaser trailer for the fan created Night Pride a while back and I was annoyed. I happen to like My Pride, because for God's sake it's an original work in a sea of corporatism. That the people working on Night Pride disparaged and discussed doxxing the My Pride team is not in the least surprising to me; what else do fandoms do but train one to hate original works? If it's too original, it's not canon, after all. And if it's original work, it's copyright, and that's a dirty word in fanart. Don't say YOUR WORK is copyright, make sure you give credit to Disney! And just recently, the Night Pride got cancelled, and people are making videos about the fallout. Somehow, guys, SOMEHOW, a whole bunch of artists and writers, voice actors and musicians, got roped into doing free labor, without a contract, by someone who wasn't licensed by Disney to adhere to their (admittedly lacking) labor laws. Can you believe
What I Learned From Doing Mark of the Conifer
1. Everything you're afraid of is true. When I really sat down and decided I was going to try publishing, I had a panic attack. A legit, teeth chattering, sick-to-my-stomach panic attack that I had to do breathing exercises to get through. And a lot of cuddling my cat and writing in my journal about what I was so scared of for the next few days. I think the regular stuff was there: what if it doesn't work? What if I fail? What if nobody likes me? But the two biggest things I was afraid of were the work and succeeding. What the HELL was I going to do if I succeeded!?
Turns out absolutely everything I was scared of was right on the money. The a
The Problem of Fan Art: Part 2
"Everything is derivative!"
Some things are more derivative than others. That's what copyright is for.
"Who are YOU to say what is and isn't art?"
I'm a little miffed by this one, because it's like people shooting the messenger. I hate to rain on your parade, but there are legal definitions out there for art. And yes, those partially define art for me personally, but guess what? They also define art for you, too.
Now, I'm not saying the effervescence of humanity as put to canvas is legally defined. There is no way to quantify the blood, sweat, and tears put into a piece. (Which, if you are sweating and bleeding, why you'd want to do it fo
The Problem of Fan Art: Part One
I suppose I've been musing over this for a long time, and since I have released my first big piece of "real" work, I've found myself reading more about the phenomenon of "toxic fandoms."
That's not really what I'm going to talk about, though, even though I think it's a very obvious element to consider. It plays its part in the Problem of Fan Art.
And personal disclaimer: it's not like I've never done fanart myself. I obviously enjoy the aspect of fanart that is creative and expressive, and acts like the proper machine of artistic joie de vivre #notallfanart. But that allows me to move into my introduction: artists do great fanart; fanartist
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Thanks for the quick turnaround on critiquing my work Droemar. Already bought "The Builders" by Daniel Polanksy and will give it a read.