Figured it was about time I create a masterpost to pin on my blog.
Name: Kogarashi, Amanda, "hey you"
Editor, (fandom) writer, freelance artist
Multifandom geek and generally crafty jack-of-all-trades (master of none)
~ I Draw ~ I Write ~ I Craft ~
Outside links here, but the most relevant is probably my Archive of our Own page.
You can buy me a cocoa (Ko-fi) if you want to throw a tip my way, and you can buy things with my art on Redbubble (slowly adding to inventory).
I also have a side blog for reblogging art I like, and now a side blog for reblogging other people's fiction.
I have a tag list for things like tag games. Want on (or off) the list? Just leave a comment on the linked post.
Fandoms, collected posts, commission info, etc. below the cut to keep this shorter on my page.
Quick links to my OCs:
Castelin Cousland | Aelinn Hawke | Tyria Lavellan | Saadrah Mercar
There are a lot of fandoms I'm in (or at least consider myself a part of, even if mostly on the sidelines). The biggest three would probably be:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Dragon Age
Mass Effect
But you'll find me posting things from other fandoms from time to time. If you followed me for one specific fandom but it seems like my hyperfixation has shifted, if you stick around long enough I'm sure it'll shift back.
I've got some sets of posts where I've put together a masterpost to link them all in one place, or have a collective tag for useful things. You can find them here:
Writing Tips (mine specifically; you can find more under the tag "writing advice")
Art Resources (I may not have every resource post properly tagged for this one, but I did my best)
My fandom headcanons
Yes, I do take commissions for both art and writing. If you don't see a type of commission listed below that you're interested in, you can always send me a message to ask.
OCs or canon characters (or both)
No NSFW
I find mechs difficult but I'm willing to give it a fair go
Digital delivery
Payment will be handled through Ko-fi (if you don't see an option on Ko-fi, message me), or you can send me a DM to discuss alternate payment methods.
What you Get:
High-res digital copy of your commission
Limited personal-use print rights (no re-selling, but you can get it printed on media/merchandise of your choice for your own use)
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A section of a song that has been banned many times in the Imperium. In spite of this - or because of it - the song has still managed to survive through generations of the lower classes.
We will do what we must do
(We will do what we must do)
There are more of us than you
(There are more of us than you)
Bleed our bodies
And shackle our bones
But this is our land
(This is our home)
And we will never be yours to own
(We will never be yours to own)
It was a joy to tap into something different for @shadow-dragon-week! It's been many years since I tried songwriting, but I enjoyed this very much, as well as all the research into protest songs and work songs throughout history. A very rich and inspiring topic to look into.
So, I lurk in some writer subreddits, and a frequent topic of discussion is prose: what constitutes good prose, how do you write it, how do you improve it, etc. And yesterday I stumbled across one topic about the difference between good descriptive prose, and purple prose. OP asks people to share some of their favourite authors who they think write beautiful prose without tipping into purple. No problem; people are happy to oblige.
One person says that Steinbeck is one of their favourite authors for prose, and then they share an example of what they would consider purple prose. It is so violetly awful that I think the poster must have written it themselves as a kind of parody of purple prose. Other people assumed the same.
But as it turns out, they are quoting from a book written by a YouTuber whose channel ia dedicated to talking about writing (namely, their own writing, which is genius, but often not comprehensible to the drooling plebs).
Naturally, I read the free sample of their book in awe and horror, and I'd like to share some screenshots with you. If you also have trouble defining or understanding what purple prose is, it's this.
Yes, every single fucking page is written like this.
Reading some more of the preview for this book, and I realise this is by far not the biggest problem, but I'm begging this guy to just use 'shadow' instead of 'umbra'. I promise I will not accuse you of being a philistine.
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thinking about lucanis memorising the sound of each member of the team’s footsteps, mostly out of habit but also for his own protection, so he knows who is approaching the pantry/entering a room and to make sure that he can react quickly enough if there’s ever any footsteps that he doesn’t recognise… i imagine his time in the ossuary keeps him on high alert for every tiny sound, especially since we know his hearing is scarily good in the wigmaker job.
but as he gets closer to rook, maybe his heart starts to race or skips a beat when he hears them approaching. and not only does he listen more intently for rook’s individual steps over the sound of the others, but he also finds himself waiting for them more eagerly with each passing day… maybe he deliberately keeps still and focuses more so he can hear them from a further distance and once he hears that familiar sound of rook’s walk, he smiles and starts making their favourite drink to surprise them by the time they enter the kitchen!
#but then when rook is in the fade prison… he starts to freeze up at every footstep he hears #hoping that it will be rooks but each time he just more heartbroken when he remembers it couldn’t possibly be rook.. they are gone #and maybe he starts to panic and wonders if he can ever remember how their steps sounded in the first place….
Can't just leave that in the tags you know. You made me cry! (in a good way)
Anyway, my biggest tip for getting into fandom is to engage. Send asks. Share your creations. Do the tag game even if you haven’t been tagged. Talk to people on their posts. Ask for people to follow who like x things. All difficult things for the socially anxious, I know, but it gets better with practice, I swear 🫶
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Okay, so, I'm actually doing two today instead of one, because I will never get over how much this amuses me.
Because I, like many people, had to wonder, "why doesn't the Archon's Palace help defend the city against the dragon attack?"
And, of course, the obvious answer is that the Venatori take advantage of the distraction the dragon provides (courtesy of their newly risen gods) to take over the palace and keep it out of the fight, while preventing the Shadow Dragons from stopping them or the dragon.
But the funnier answer is right here in these two screenshots.
Because, you see, the rush to stop the dragon when saving Minrathous uses the same map area as the prologue, you just go to the left where the dragon arena is instead of to the right to the base of the statue of Our Lady of Victory. And when you run through during the dragon attack, the Archon's Palace isn't there. Its spot in the sky is just...empty.
I find that hilarious.
The Archon's palace didn't help out because it was off on holiday.
(Okay but seriously, why is it missing? Does the palace have steering controls? Is it actually capable of movement? If so, does this mean the Magisterium could theoretically fly it around Thedas? I have so many questions.)
I'll be honest, this is probably the loosest connection to the prompt words, but that's fine. A little Rebellion is fine, even with event prompts.
Dum Lux Est, Spes Est(where there's light, there's hope)
Chapter 6: Rebellion
Rating: T
Words: 1,452
Snippet:
Saadrah’s knee took three months to heal enough for her to run the rooftops again without worrying it might collapse at the worst moment and drop her several stories to her death. Three months in which the kind of work she could pick up was limited, three months in which her leads practically dried up, three months in which her irritation slowly built at being figuratively—and near literally—hamstrung.
Three months of silence on both fronts, cultist and shadowy stalker alike. No one accosted her at night, thankfully. No one left her threatening notes or sharp gifts either.
Her only consolation was finding a talkative drunkard at an open air pub who, after hearing her mention the word “venatori,” happily rambled for a good hour about mage supremacist groups and their involvement in Inquisition affairs while the sky had been ripped open. The bartender, after failing to get the man to shut up, finally filled in a few extra details for Saadrah’s benefit when she asked why no one wanted to talk about it. Apparently the group were indeed cultists—Saadrah had hidden her satisfaction at making that connection finally—and wanted some rot about ancient Tevinter rising again. Then the bartender clammed up, the bar’s hired muscle had dragged the drunkard up to his room, and Saadrah had been not-so-politely told not to bring the topic up again.
That had been four weeks ago.
Saadrah had gotten nothing since.
Thanks for the tag, @ladyofcrowsandcoffee! I know...next to nothing about zodiac stuff, but this was still fun for the color palettes.
Play here
So first off, here's mine.
Very warm, very earthy. Not a bad palette, though generally not colors I favor. (Not 100% sure on the moon, rising, or Venus parts, because I don't know the exact time I was born and I'm not sure which one(s) were affected by location, but whatever.) This would make a nice palette for a future project.
And now my four DA girls, after fudging details. I have a rough idea of when each is born within the Thedosian year, so I just picked a date round about those parts on the Gregorian calendar, picked a random time, and set everyone to the same geographical location because I couldn't be bothered to guess where on Earth their relative birth locations might be.
Castelin Cousland and Aelinn Hawke
I'm glad Cas (winter baby) got at least one water-related color on her palette. It's not terrible, but it'd be nice if the greens were more blue (the yellow is a good approximation of the accent color I tend to give her nice clothes).
And Aelinn's (Halloween Funalis baby) got a red on her palette, so that's good. The grey suits her too, but then we've got a weird swerve with the green and purple. The palette is a bit of a headache, just like the Kirkwall years for her, I guess.
Tyria Lavellan and Saadrah Mercar
Okay, I actually think these two worked out pretty well. Tyria's (spring baby) got green for the Anchor and her Dalish heritage, while the purple goes with her vallaslin color, and the overall vibe is kind of floral. Not too shabby.
And Saadrah (early autumn) managed to get two shades of purple, and another overall nice palette.
And I don't know what any of this says about their personalities. 😅
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As Shepard confronts the horrors of Cerberus experimentation and the ghosts of a past she narrowly escaped, Garrus begins to realize his feelings for her run far deeper than admiration.
Posted to the Shakarian Mini-Bang 2026 collection on the AO3.
