Re: Commissions 2018
Dec. 29th, 2018 09:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI think I need to start paying more attention to what gets a lot of attention and why.
Some creative people attract attention by being obnoxious. I’m not going to do that, or at least not intentionally. Some creative people enhance their popularity by posting cute selfies, and I am super fucking cute, but I’m not going to do that either. Some creative people have huge followings of devoted fans who are there for the porn, but I’m not going to… Actually, you know what, I’ll keep that in mind.
But basically, like, if a lot of people in the Zelda fandom really like Zelink, then maybe I can write comics about Zelink. (Alternatively, if another major demographic in the Zelda fandom wants Midna to step on their face, I can absolutely write comics about that as well.) If a lot of people need to feel good about taking small steps toward political action, I can write comics about that. If a lot people are into contemporary reinterpretations of nostalgic entertainment media, I can write comics about that. If a lot of people want gay dads and monster husbands making shitty animal puns, which I am pretty damn sure people want, then friends, I already have those comics written and ready to go.
I also need to be willing to take risks and think bigger, but more on that later, maybe.
Some creative people attract attention by being obnoxious. I’m not going to do that, or at least not intentionally. Some creative people enhance their popularity by posting cute selfies, and I am super fucking cute, but I’m not going to do that either. Some creative people have huge followings of devoted fans who are there for the porn, but I’m not going to… Actually, you know what, I’ll keep that in mind.
But basically, like, if a lot of people in the Zelda fandom really like Zelink, then maybe I can write comics about Zelink. (Alternatively, if another major demographic in the Zelda fandom wants Midna to step on their face, I can absolutely write comics about that as well.) If a lot of people need to feel good about taking small steps toward political action, I can write comics about that. If a lot people are into contemporary reinterpretations of nostalgic entertainment media, I can write comics about that. If a lot of people want gay dads and monster husbands making shitty animal puns, which I am pretty damn sure people want, then friends, I already have those comics written and ready to go.
I also need to be willing to take risks and think bigger, but more on that later, maybe.
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Date: 2018-12-29 09:06 pm (UTC)I do find it interesting in general what trends within fandoms. I know when I did Pharmercy week this past summer, I had one angsty fic while the rest were fluffy and the angsty one got way less attention than the others. But then I can write something angsty for another pairing in another fandom and it's way better received than a fluffy version. While I'm a big supporter of people writing whatever the hell they want, there's something also to be said about what fandoms gobble up like hotcakes laced with crack.