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Helpful Habits for Commissioners

A lot of people have been asking me to write up something on the topic of taking and pricing commissions like I did with conventions, so here you go! So what is a commission? If you didn't already know, a commission in way I will be discussing is when a person pay for an artist to draw them something. Neato, right? Money for art, couldn't be better. Well there are a few catches to this art thing professionally and non-professionally; especially on an amateur level. First off, you wont get paid nearly what you should be getting paid...so if your motivation is money... you should pick a different field of interest. Second, you need to build y

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A Thing that Happened II

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The Panic Room (A Supernatural One-Shot)

“Dean…? Dean?” The name felt like lead on Sam’s tongue, so thick and heavy that he wasn’t sure if the syllable had actually made it past his lips. The only reason he was aware of something cutting into his neck was the trail of red that was marking a small pathway against the stark fabric of his shirt. The dark suit and tie that usually accompanied the white-collared look were missing, but he couldn’t remember why. “Dean!” His brother’s name seemed to drop soundlessly into the dark space before him. Everything felt heavy. Dull. Maybe he was dreaming. But dreams shouldn’t smell

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Polymer clay roses tutorial

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it's windy today

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Shell Goddess

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Writer's Tip: Mary Sue's

Mary Sue. It’s the phrase that makes nearly every writer cringe. To have a character labeled a Mary Sue is probably one of the worst feelings in the world, but why is that? What exactly is a Mary Sue? The term Mary Sue originated as, yah you guessed it, a character named Mary Sue in the 1973 Paula Smith story entitled “A Trekkie’s Tale”. The story was a parody fan fiction centered around a 15 year old girl who epitomized the Mary Sue term we know and dread today. She was the youngest, smartest, prettiest, most well-trained teen ever to grace the Star Trek universe. Not surprisingly, the character was so ridiculously o

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Kagari - Evening #3

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Don't mess with the Son of Hades

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Staff adopts 30 (CLOSED)

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Fish in the Clouds

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Mononoke years later

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You're not alone

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