The Pie is a Lie

in which simon singlehandedly salvages a social interaction (full page under cut)

edit: HEY by the way when you're reblogging this TAG BLOODYMARY. this is explicitly crossover content and both fandoms are getting miffed about not being able to filter shit out! do your part thanks

A small comic about trauma and healing. Yes unfortunately many fell victim to Hera's punishment but i particularly highlighted these two because they share more similar trauma than one believes.

FIRST FLIGHT, my first of hopefully many Hades fancomics 

been chipping away at this for many months now :’) cant wait to do the next one

Taste of Life - Zagreus seems off; Achilles is suspicious.

this took 1.5 years and it’s finally done omg!! onto the next one hahaha

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maybe one day i'll draw zagreus not fresh off a run

As someone who has to use translation software for work and has done comparison-testing between different options:

Use DeepL translations, not Google and definitely not Microsoft.

I work with someone bilingual and he helped me test which of the above works the best, and by far it's DeepL. It's so good he told me I don't need to run translations past him before sending them out, he trusts it.

So if you are writing fic and want to include something in another language (for instance, Paris speaking French or Ethan's multilingualism, etc) do not use google translate, use DeepL.

You can also click on specific parts of the DeepL translation to have it explain why it's using that translation and if it's not conveying the right meaning, you can select other options.

When using our free services, please only enter content that you wish to transfer to our services. The transmission of this content is necessary in order for us to provide the translation or improvement and offer you our service. We process the content you upload and their translations or improvements for a limited period of time to train and improve our neural networks and algorithms. This also applies to corrections you make to our translation or improvement suggestions. If you use the glossary feature within our free services without a DeepL account and enter certain pairs of terms there, this data is only stored locally and is not forwarded to DeepL. Therefore, you cannot use your glossary entries in another browser or on another device. If you use the glossary feature while being logged into your DeepL account, glossaries may be forwarded to DeepL.

(source: https://www.deepl.com/en/privacy )

Btw. 'improvements' falls under their AI 'DeepL Write': https://www.deepl.com/en/write

See how they used the words 'neural networks and algorithms'? That's another Term for AI It's not yet full blown generative AI... but who knows if DeepL won't jump on that bandwagon soon?

So yeah... be careful

Oh, and a note to DeepL Write:

All rights regarding the software developed to enable these online services, the underlying databases, and all other content are held by DeepL SE insofar as further authors and copyright holders are not explicitly named. DeepL SE does not obtain or assume any copyrights to the translations made by you using the translation service.

(source: https://www.deepl.com/en/terms-of-use)

Change the protagonist of the story.

Change the main characters’ personalities.

Make your characters’ personalities affect the plot in some way.

Figure out which characters have opposing desires. Let them get in each other’s ways.

Tell the story from the antagonist’s POV.

What’s the conflict? Does it make sense? Is it a strong conflict? Does it make sense that your characters are fighting this battle? What are the stakes?

Change the main settings of the story.

Make your story’s settings affect the plot in some way.

Up the tension and/or suspense. Build up your atmosphere.

Mess around with the tone/mood of the story.

Re-tell your story as a comedy/horror/etc.

Use a different narrative technique to tell the story.

A series of boring events. If your story has too many mundane, boring events that don’t add much to the plot, edit them out or make them more interesting.

Twist some plot. Hidden secrets, betrayal most foul, true identities, etc. Inject some delicious fun with plot twists that aren’t too far-fetched.

Start the story at a different point in the plot.

Pacing and rhythm - Is the pacing too slow? Too fast? Extremely uneven? What can you do to make the story’s rhythm flow better?

Consider a different ending for your story to work towards.

Journal about it: What do you love about it, and what do you think needs to change or be improved?

Backtrack: Where does the story start not working? What decision was made to get to that stage?

Get back to the roots. What is this story about? What are you trying to say with this story? Have you deviated from that at all?

Take a break. Sometimes, we’re just tired and the story’s fine.

Get someone else to read it. A fresh set of eyes can make all the difference. This can be a friend, a writing buddy, or critique group.

If all else fails, put the story into your archives. Maybe one day you’ll go back to it. Maybe you won’t. But you tried, and honed your craft along the way, and every word you wrote for it has brought you closer to becoming the writer you want to be.

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Good: Other people’s well-being is more important than my own. Evil: My own well-being is more important than other people’s.

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