soft mickey

it's okay to disappoint people

it's okay to work slowly

it's okay to let yourself rest

it's okay to drop projects

Stop treating yourself like you are the workers at a fast food franchise.

Welcome all to our first ever Newbies Week! It'll run from May 17 to May 23, so you've got about a month to create your works.

The goal of this event is to create something you've never created before, allowing yourself to try something new without pressure from others or yourself. It doesn't need to be perfect, because it won't be, and that's fine. We're all stepping out of our comfort zones, but we're doing so together, so it'll be fun!

The definition of something new here is quite broad. It can be: 1) Someone who's never created any kind of fanwork doing so for the first time (a great opportunity for those who've always wanted to participate in fandom events but felt shy or "not good enough"); 2) Someone who's used to creating one kind of fanwork venturing into another; e.g. a writer creating a gif for the first time, or an artist creating a podfic, or someone who usually edits videos creating something from crochet... The possibilities are endless! 3) Someone creating something they're used to, but in a different way or format that they've never done before. For instance, a fic writer who only writes prose writing poetry for the first time, or an artist who usually makes digital fanart trying some oil painting, or someone who's used to creating gifs without words attempting to add words and graphic effects for the first time. Again, there are endless possibilities here as well. To help everyone out, I'll put together a list of tutorials (link to be added here soon), but of course you're welcome to find your own (and share as well, if you think you found something nice!).

Once you 're ready to post, here's how to: 1) Post it here to Tumblr and mention (using @) this blog in the body of the post. You can also tag it as GNW2026 if you want to, but that's not mandatory. 2) If you wish to, you're also of course free to post it anywhere else. If on Twitter, please mention us there as well and I'll retweet it. 3) If you wish to post it to AO3, I'll add a link to the collection here as well.

This post will be linked in our pinned post, so it can be checked at any time.

Saw this on internet and the first thing came up to my mind is SO MICKEY!!

Thank you all for the lovely, everyone did great and we've got a lot more goodies to feast our eyes and minds on!

Here's a masterpost of all works: From @atthedugouts to @solitarycreaturesthey: 16 Going on 30 From @solitarycreaturesthey to @oathkeptroxas: Let Me Take Care of Him From @oathkeptroxas to @jessij1997: South Side Haven  From @jessij1997 to @gallavich-annise: three minutes in and out From @gallavich-annise to @dreamjupiter: All at Sea From @dreamjupiter to @greenlittleapple: You're My Husband (And I Love You) From @greenlittleapple to @thisaintmacys: The shelter of your arms From @thisaintmacys to @runningonemptyy: Comfort, Gallavich Style From @runningonemptyy to @nicosgelos: Terms of Occupancy From @nicosgelos to @katicusdramaticus: Tangled Like a Bad Habit. From @katicusdramaticus to @suzy-queued: The Jaws of Life From @suzy-queued to @energievie: In the Event of an Organizational Disaster From @energievie to @michellemisfit: Say So From @michellemisfit to @crossmydna: Age Ain't Nothing But A Number From @crossmydna to @awaywithherhead: Beat the Buzzr From @awaywithherhead to @atthedugouts: Last Day