my sense of humor is so fucked up because i js found a rabbithole of low quality sickly cat pictures with misspelled random captions
I CANT FUCKING STOP LAUGHING HELPME
WHY ARE THESE SO FUNNY WHY AM I LIKE THIS
Hatty Family Dyes
Originally, some of these were just color practice I'd do in between other projects. But then I made more of them, so now they're for my Hatty Family au I've decided.
Obviously I didn't make all of these, Obnoxious, Citrus, Cardboard, and a few other are already in A Hat in Time and others like Pumpkin Spice and Burger 2 are spins on preexisting dyes. But I had fun with all of these and I haven't posted anything in a while.
I'll be able to post more cool stuff soon I promise, but for now, I leave all with this.
today in 1976, 6 unarmed palestinians were killed and over 100 others were injured by israeli forces during protests against the theft of their home.
today, even after 75 years of israeli occupation, they are still here. they are continuing to fight for their land, their history, their freedom.
today, we recognize the people of palestine and remind ourselves that we are still fighting and standing for palestine and we will not stop until a permanent ceasefire.
if you’re having a bad day, here’s a cute little marching band
They’re so silly
Psst! Fellow writers!!! Thought I'd reblog to let more people know.
(Non-authors, please RB to signal boost to your author friends!)
An astute reader informed me this morning that one of my fics (Children of the Future Age) had been pirated and was being sold as a novel on Amazon:
(And they weren't even creative with their cover design. If you're going to pirate something that I spent a full year of my life writing, at least give me a pretty screenshot to brag about later. Seriously.)
I promptly filed a DMCA complaint to have it removed, but I checked out the company that put it up -- Plush Books -- and it looks like A LOT of their books are pirated fic. They are by no means the only ones doing this, either -- the fact that """publishers""" can download stories from AO3 in ebook format and then reupload them to Amazon in just a few clicks makes fic piracy a common problem. There are a whole host of reasons why letting this continue is bad -- including actual legal risk to fanfiction archives -- but basically:
You can search for your fics by title, or by text from the description (which is often just copied wholesale from AO3 as well). If you find that someone has stolen your work and is selling it as their own, you can lodge a DMCA complaint (Amazon.com/USA site; other countries have different systems). If you haven't done this before, it's easy! Here's a tutorial:
First, go to this form. You'll need to be signed into your Amazon account.
Select the radio buttons/dropdown options (shown below) to indicate that you are the legal Rights Owner, you have a copyright concern, and it is about a pirated product.
Enter the name of your story in the Name of Brand field.
In the Link to the Copyrighted Work box, enter a link to the story on AO3 or whatever site your work is posted on.
In the Additional Information box, explain that you are the author of the work and it is being sold without your permission. That's all you really need. If you want, you can include additional information that might be helpful in establishing the validity of your claim, but you don't have to go into great detail. You can simply write something like this:
I am the author of this work, which is being sold by [publisher] without my permission. I originally published this story in [date/year] on [name of site], and have provided a link to the original above. On request, I can provide documentation proving that I am the owner of the account that originally posted this story.
In the ASIN/ISBN-10 field, copy and paste the ID number from the pirated copy's URL. You'll find this ten-digit number in the Amazon URL after the word "product," as in the screenshot below. (If the URL extends beyond this number, you can ignore everything from the question mark on.) Once this number has been added, Amazon will pull the product information automatically and add it to the complaint form, so you can check the listing title and make sure it's correct.
Finally, add your contact information to the relevant fields, check the "I have read and accept the statements" box, and then click Submit. You should receive an email confirmation that Amazon has received the form.
Please share this information with your writer friends, keep an eye out for/report pirated works, and help us keep fanfiction free and legally protected!
NOTE: All of the above also applies to Amazon products featuring stolen artwork, etc., so fan artists should check too!
I am laughing, and also kind of crying inside, I have a thing I have scheduled to post tomorrow that I wanted to finish today, but schedules are conflicting and I don't have everything I need yet. Goodbye to my sleep today! Note taken, schedule things further ahead of time :D
Oh yes, this planet has very responsible adults
Inspired by this twitter post
Y'all I got my silly goober!!! :D
For people who may be wary about getting rebrushed, it’s not being published by Disney! Unlike the past Epic Mickey games
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