dawn-brained

I used to have a Ditto OC many years ago!

So basically...

To the creators:

What emoji(s) would you assign to each of the cast members?

Freeda: 👸🐧

May: 🌈💎

Beema: 🐦‍🔥🥊

Moonlight: 🌹🦋

Serena: ❤️‍🩹🏆✨

Mageia: 🔥🦊✨

Nix: 🧚‍♀️✨

James: 💜

Jessie: ❤️

Meowth: 🤍🙀

Ash: 🏆💔💔

Jean-Luc Pikachu: 💔🖱️

Max: ☝️🤓

Drew: 🌹💌

Brock: 👨‍⚕️🪨

Misty: 🎣🌊

Nozomi: ❄️🐈‍⬛

Kouhei: 🥊🦥

Kouki: 🥊🧠

Mizuki: 🐔🧠👩‍⚕️

Iris: 🐉🪻

I observed that a decent amount of people have this headcanon. So I needed to make a poll lmao

I observed that a decent amount of people have this headcanon. So I needed to make a poll lmao

Does writing for writings sake make a good book?

It depends on what you mean when you say "mean something." If the question is "does fiction have to have some deep, complex, intentional message designed to change the world," then no. If you mean "have a story," then yes?

Like I spent ten years writing my comic UnCONventional, and it's primary purpose was just to make people laugh and connect with the characters. That doesn't mean there isn't other stuff in there, of course. As a writer, even if you don't mean to, you're always going to put in a lot of your own biases and understanding of the world into your works. Everyone has a point of view, and no matter how hard you try to hide it at least a little will always be present in your work.

Like the Mia Graves books I write started out as a "I just want to write a fun story with these characters I've come up with," but other stuff is constantly slipping in. I was once told that the importance of consent was the central thesis of my books, and I was like "Oh shit, is it?"

Looking back at what I've written, it kind of is? Not to mention I'm pretty sure in hindsight Shadowcasting reveals a lot more about my my personal moral philosophy and thoughts on punitive justice than I intended to ever put in an urban fantasy novel. At least I noticed that one on my own.

You write a story, and you're going to find yourself in it in ways you never meant to. Fiction can have an intentional deeper meaning, but no matter what you're going to at least put unintentional meaning into it whether you want to or not.

as someone with a speech impediment, all of the people saying that only one type of stuttering is valid are wrong.

stuttering CAN look like this: "t-this is a-an example s-s-sentence"

OR this: "this-this is an example sen-sentence."

OR this: "t-t-t-th-..t-ttttthis is an example sentence."

OR this: "this is, uhm, an example, uh, sentence."

OR this: "this is an example sssssss-sentence."

OR this: "this is an examp-...this an example sentence."

sometimes the sentence won't even come out of your mouth at all.

there are probably many examples i'm forgetting, but that's the point! it usually is a mix of a few of these, but some people do one of them more often than others! some people with speech impediments have certain sounds that they almost consistently have trouble with (for me it's "st").

people with speech impediments also rarely-if ever-stutter whilst they're singing or whispering.

most importantly!!!! people with speech impediments are capable of saying a sentence without stuttering!! it can just be a gamble sometimes.

and if more people could portray the frustration that comes with stuttering and not being able to get words out, i'd be a very happy girl.

(fun fact: sometimes when my mouth won't let me say what i want to say, i get so annoyed that i just yell or grumble out "WORDS.")