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Rise From Your Grave
Jun. 13th, 2023 02:24 amSome...things I wanted to post about:
I've been really stressed about money lately because a lot of my more consistent gigs in the manga world have been eaten up by the push to simulpubs, which often cuts out the editing step entirely so they can push chapters out faster. At least one of the titles I've been cut from I was actually really invested in, because I have terminal giving-a-shit disease no matter how little they pay me, and in general I sure am not happy about the general trend towards faster and faster "content" over quality.
As a result I've been looking into picking up other kinds of editing/proofreading gigs, but my critical lack of confidence has been sort of a sticking point.
My work's won industry awards and I cannot bring myself to offer my services to some first-time indie novelist with a shoestring budget because what if I'm not good enough.
Fandom-wise, I'm currently signed up to do Nonconathon (my favorite fic exchange) and Multifandom Doodle (an all-skill-levels doodle exchange) and actually really excited about the latter. I used to draw a lot (like, ten years ago) but drifted off it.
I have picked up doll customization in the intervening time, though, and I've been really loving it. I've always loved dolls but was just way too embarassed to admit I liked "girly" stuff as a child, plus there just weren't a lot of cool fantasy themed dolls available anyway at the time (this was decades before the Monster High fashion doll revolution). I'll probably post some pics sometime, I'm pretty proud of them.
My friend, someone I haven't seen in person for maybe a decade, scored tickets to FFXIV Fanfest so...we're going. I'm working on a cosplay of Honoroit and I'm terrified for many reasons I don't feel like getting into here, but I am enjoying the process of working on it.
I'm currently playing Octopath Traveler (which I am really enjoying, like a lot, I have a LOT of thoughts about the mechanics design that I might put together sometime) and I just finished Strange Horticulture, which I also really enjoyed.
I'm currently not sure what I'm going to read next.
I've been really stressed about money lately because a lot of my more consistent gigs in the manga world have been eaten up by the push to simulpubs, which often cuts out the editing step entirely so they can push chapters out faster. At least one of the titles I've been cut from I was actually really invested in, because I have terminal giving-a-shit disease no matter how little they pay me, and in general I sure am not happy about the general trend towards faster and faster "content" over quality.
As a result I've been looking into picking up other kinds of editing/proofreading gigs, but my critical lack of confidence has been sort of a sticking point.
My work's won industry awards and I cannot bring myself to offer my services to some first-time indie novelist with a shoestring budget because what if I'm not good enough.
Fandom-wise, I'm currently signed up to do Nonconathon (my favorite fic exchange) and Multifandom Doodle (an all-skill-levels doodle exchange) and actually really excited about the latter. I used to draw a lot (like, ten years ago) but drifted off it.
I have picked up doll customization in the intervening time, though, and I've been really loving it. I've always loved dolls but was just way too embarassed to admit I liked "girly" stuff as a child, plus there just weren't a lot of cool fantasy themed dolls available anyway at the time (this was decades before the Monster High fashion doll revolution). I'll probably post some pics sometime, I'm pretty proud of them.
My friend, someone I haven't seen in person for maybe a decade, scored tickets to FFXIV Fanfest so...we're going. I'm working on a cosplay of Honoroit and I'm terrified for many reasons I don't feel like getting into here, but I am enjoying the process of working on it.
I'm currently playing Octopath Traveler (which I am really enjoying, like a lot, I have a LOT of thoughts about the mechanics design that I might put together sometime) and I just finished Strange Horticulture, which I also really enjoyed.
I'm currently not sure what I'm going to read next.
