Mass Effect changed my life.
It came into my life during a time when I had lost something very important to me, and I was struggling to find myself creatively. Writing and fanfiction had always been important, but back in those days I had really lost myself. I couldn’t write, I couldn’t draw, I couldn’t seem to do anything artistic at all. I had no enthusiasm for anything.
And then I played Mass Effect and my world changed. Not just because it was fun and vibrant, or because it showed me a world that I could have a hand in shaping, romances I could sink me teeth into, and characters I could fall in love with, but because the story touched something inside of me.
I felt like I came alive again. Suddenly I couldn’t wait to write; to create! My Shepards were talking in my head so loudly that I began writing … and here I am - all these years later - still working away at their stories. I love all the characters, even the ones I love to hate. But most importantly, I love what the Mass Effect has given me.
It has given me a wonderful community of people who I adore - the Mass Effect Fanfiction Writers Group (MEFFW) on Facebook. A group of people who support each others writing, who build each other up, and who have created a safe and welcoming space. I won’t mention all the people by name, but they know who they are, and they know that I love them dearly.
It has given me the Mass Effect Writing Circle on discord - a group of wonderful, friendly, and accepting people who enjoy writing, who never judge each other, who laugh as they write and celebrate the act of creation. These people are my friends and my drinking buddies. They keep my sane and I adore them.
It has given me my best friend @tlcinbflo who I love and adore more than I can say, I even flew around the world to see her. It has given me my fandom mother, who taught me how to take my writing to the next level, @juleshawke. It has given me my loving sinnamon sister who never judges me and is always there when I need help, @hawkeykirsah.
I love Mass Effect, I love that this fandom gave me back my ability to write and my passion for life again, and that it gave me so many friends.
Thank you Bioware for Mass Effect.
To Celebrate I’m going to be doing a Flash Giveaway of the following:
Prize 1: A Custom Ryder Funko Pop Vinyl
Using either a Sara Ryder or Liam Kosta body, I’ll make you a custom Ryder Pop Vinyl. I’ll paint the armour and find a new head (and paint that too if needed) to suit your Ryder as best I can. These customs cost $70usd normally.
(* I will paint biotic eyes and paint some tattoos)
Prize 2: $20 of Mass Effect Fandom Tea
You pick the teas and I’ll have them shipped to you! ^_^ Though they must come from my Mass Effect Fandom collection.
Rules/Conditions
1. Like & Reblog for 1 entry. Extra reblogs will get you more entries.
2. Followers only, though new followers are more than welcome! ^_^
3. No giveaway blogs etc.
4. Winners will be chosen by random number generator. Winner #1 will get to pick their prize first. Winner #2 will get the remaining prize.
5. You must be comfortable giving me your email and physical address as I will have to communicate with you about the pop vinyl and then post it to you.
The giveaway will run for 1 Week and will end on the 14th of November - 11pm Australian Eastern Standard Time!
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