NaraMoore

JanUwU42, 1 day ago to random

#introduction
Hey there, im Jan!

Im new to Mastodon and this server :)

I like Games, Anime, Manga, Coding, Cars, Science, Linux and more Nerd Stuff :3

:zerotwoheartlove: :nnezukolove56: :frierendisappointed3: :genshin_furina_shock:

EricaFriedman, 1 day ago to random

Today on Okazu - Vampeerz - "My Peer Vampires," Volume 3

Okazu Staff Writer Christian LeBlanc explains that Akili's vampire school novel becomes more enjoyable with more attention paid to extended cast.

https://okazu.yuricon.com/2024/05/27/vampeerz-my-peer-vampires-volume-3/

baldur, 3 days ago to random

This talk by Meredith Whittaker is excellent. I originally clicked way from it without reading because the title is in German, but turns out the talk itself is absolutely in English.

https://www.helmut-schmidt.de/aktuelles/detail/die-rede-der-zukunftspreistraegerin

> What we call AI today grew out of this toxic model – and must be understood primarily as a way of marketing the derivatives of mass surveillance and concentrated platform and computational power.

sfwrtr, 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to Artist

This is a very good comic, and it describes every author (or #artist) who is unsure of themself. Don't let this be you!

• Complete stories (your vision) regardless of the merit you see in them.
• Start a next one. Full stop. Then another.
• Complete and send out more stories even if some editor (or commenter) doesn't buy or like them.
• It's all practice, every single failure or not-good-enough. Practice makes you better, whatever they think, or you think. Keep practicing.
• Take from criticism only whatever helps you identify or fix problems; reject being put in your place or ridiculed. It's practice. Your art is unique to you. Be truthful with yourself, though.
• Keep starting and completing stories. Statistically, some will be good—and you will start to recognize the wheat in the chaff.
• Their first stories weren't fabulous. Neither may be yours. The difference? They kept on starting, completing, sending (or posting), until they found success. Let that be you.

Please remember: #boostingIsSharing and boost to give others a moral boost.

#Writer #Author #Writers #Writing #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Nonfiction #peptalk #art #fineart #photography #painting #watercolor #watercolour #sketch #comics #photographer #painter

https://www.gocomics.com/speedbump/2008/07/31

ShadowPlay, 2 days ago to random

Maxie the #PastelDemonPlush and Phil the #BaphometPlush enjoying a #SilentSunday view on a recent #NatureWalk.
cc: @NaraMoore @plush_bot

#Squishables #SpookyPlushies #PlushBaphomet #NatureWalks #OutdoorAdventures

CavoriteLizard, 4 days ago to Cosplay

Yohane descends upon Naka-kon!

#AnimeCons #AnimeConvention #AnimeCon #AnimeConventions #Cosplay #Nakakon #Nakakon2024 #IdolCosplay #LoveLive #Yohane

EricaFriedman, 4 days ago to random

Today on Okazu - How Do I Turn My Best Friend Into My Girlfriend?, Volume 1

Okazu Staff Writer Luce takes a look at Syu Yusaka's (Monologue Woven For You) newest Yuri manga now available from Seven Seas!

https://okazu.yuricon.com/2024/05/24/how-do-i-turn-my-best-friend-into-my-girlfriend-volume-1/

Bard, 4 days ago to JapaneseMusic

I don't see the hashtag anymore, but it's #JMusicFriday. And I wanted to remind everyone that BanG Dream: It's MyGO!!!!! was really bloody good actually.

https://youtu.be/Vj8XeqN--5E

kingu, 6 days ago to random

#MusicWomenWednesday

I saw this band live last week and it's one of my best concert this year !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOs_Th_qyIs

unseenjapan, 8 days ago to Japan

A lesbian couple in Japan say conditions for them were so bad in their home country that Canada has granted them refugee status. Learn why they applied for asylum - and what this says about the state of LGBTQ rights in Japan - in our latest.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-lgbtq-couple-refugees-canada/

#japan #unseenjapan #ujwebsite #lgbt #lgbtq #humanrights

EUCommission, 12 days ago to random

Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.

We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.

Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger #DigitalEU.

This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!

NaraMoore, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago) to random

#Writing #AmWriting

Chapter 24 is finally ready to sit and get a last edit.

I ignored a couple of Beta readers suggestions, but one they didn't think was big gave me a hard time.

Characters were reacting to the tone of something I had in my head, not what was on paper. What I had on paper was right, not what was in my head. to rip out the transition both in and out of that section so people were reacting appropriately. It meant junking some nice dialog, but oh well.

NaraMoore, 11 days ago to writing

#Writing #AmWriting

Today, I study the fine points of hyphens.

unseenjapan, 13 days ago to Japan Japanese

A science & engineering student at Waseda University tried to use smart glasses to take pics of an exam and feed them to X, where other users gave him the answers. Someone busted him & now he faces charges. (The kicker? He still failed the test.)

#japan #unseenjapan

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EricaFriedman, 13 days ago to random

Today on Okazu - Silakbo 2 Anthology, Guest Review by Miguel Adarlo

While introducing us to this Yuri anthology from the Philippines, Miguel notes that the theme of magical realism shines through not only in the stories contained within, but also in the art.

https://okazu.yuricon.com/2024/05/15/silakbo-2-anthology-guest-review-by-miguel-adarlo/

mdmrn, 14 days ago to newmusic

It's Music Women Wednesday from @loewe and I've got new music recently from Itzy and from Hanabie.

Which do I share?!?

WHICH DO I SHARE??

Both. Both is good.

Itzy's new Japanese track Algorhythm https://songwhip.com/itzy/algorhythm

Hanabie's new single, "Girls' Talk." https://songwhip.com/hanabie/girls-talk

#MusicWomenWednesday #NewMusic #JPop #JRock #Metal #JMetal #Hanabie #Itzy #KPop #GirlsTalk #Metal #Algorhythm #Itzy_Algorhythm

MarkRDavid, 14 days ago to random

Found this today. Silly, but made me giggle.

ionplasma, 14 days ago to Anime

My #introduction here, I decided to split off my #anime and #animeart interests and activities here from Fosstodon.

Some of my favorite anime:
Yori Moi #aplacefurtherthantheuniverse
Hibike Euphonium #hibikeeuphonium
Yama no Susume #yamanosusume
Steins; Gate #steinsgate
Houseki no Kuni
Symphogear

Other interests I have are #tech, #linux, #hiking and #camping.

EricaFriedman, 15 days ago to random

Today on Okazu - Okazu Staff takes on Yuri Is My Job, Volume 12

Yuri Is My Job!, Volume 12, out now from Kodansha gave us all complicated big feelings, so rather than one person’s point of view all of the Okazu writers took a moment to put down their thoughts! Please enjoy our first group review.

https://okazu.yuricon.com/2024/05/13/okazu-staff-takes-on-yuri-is-my-job-volume-12/

ryohalt, 16 days ago to random

#introduction Hello everybody, I´m Ryohalt, making digital illustrations as a hobby. Working on a personal project right now and trying to complete the first Trails in the Sky.

Looking forward to interact with the community

TaviStars, 17 days ago to random

I figured since I am new here I should do an #introduction.

I'm Tavi Stars, on most social media sites, Second Life, & Open Sims. I'm a disabled, artistic, & spiritually inclined gamer with a penchant for all things purple, kawaii, macabre, space-themed, & sparkly. My interests span philosophy, meditation, arts & crafts, listening to ASMR, signing along (horribly) to K-Pop, watching anime, K-Dramas, and BL shows, & the intricacies of Hindu, Norse & Egyptian cultures, among many other topics!

mitziszereto, 17 days ago to ai

#AI #copyright
https://thehill.com/opinion/4624330-generative-ai-is-generating-astronomical-profits-by-trampling-authors-and-publishers/

nautilebleu, 28 days ago to random

#wordweavers 01/05/2024 Introduce your setting as if it's a character in your story.

The McAlistair mansion POV: “I’m currently the host of Esther and her strange little maid. Before I belonged to Esther’s husband, but he wasn’t with them when they came back from the colonies. Something has happened there, I don’t know what, but it makes Esther ill. The little strange maid tries her best to help.”

[Illustration: The mansion]
#fediart #mastodonart #mastoart #creativetoots

18+ nautilebleu, 28 days ago to random

#writerscoffeeclub 01/05/2024 OMG! What happened to your MC's parents?

1. Esther’s father was one of the richest golden boys of his time. For most, he was a successful business angel...
2. For his family, he was a demon: Obsessed with social recognition, we must be tools to help him rise higher and higher.
3. Remove a small brick from the building, and the whole building is ready to collapse

[Illustration: 3 excerpts from Inktober 2023]
#fediart #mastodonart #mastoart #creativetoots

Excerpt from Inktober 2023 day 17 Esther’s father beating his son, in front of the rest of his family
Excerpt from Inktober 2023 day 26 After doing too risky investments, Esther’s father is forced to bankrupt. All newspapers have a field day with the news

benetnasch, 28 days ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub 5/1—OMG! What happened to your MC's parents?

Most of my MCs are estranged from their parents, but alive and well elsewhere. I have killed off at least one (a father), but I prefer to keep them distant and cold.