Raspberrysoda's fanfics and musings

 It is not easy to deal with bad feedback when you are a writer. There is a quote in Fairy Tail that sticks out to me where it says that being a writer is like showing the world your butt. And honest to god that's true. Whether it's traditionally published original work or fanfic, we writers really put a lot of our soul into our writing, and we are sharing something very personal with the world, so getting bad feedback or even-worse-outright flames can feel like a punch to the gut. Here's some advice on how to deal with it. I rarely get flamed, I will get constructive criticism (Which are two very different things, as I'll explain) but it's rare when someone gets outright rude to me. But not too long ago, I did get a review that opened with "-Not to be rude-" I 'love' it when people open with 'not to be rude' but then say something incredibly rude, as though saying that in the first place somehow negates the rudeness. I didn't read the ...

 As you may know my father passed away earlier this year, and usually my mom is okay (At least on the outside) most days, but today she wasn't handling it so well. So, I am making her bread pudding. I actually put it in the oven and made the brown sugar sauce, and then went to edit and publish the newest chapter of "Fairy Tails For Ever Child" Bread pudding is one of her favorite desserts, and she doesn't get to eat it often, I'm not the biggest baker, but I wanted to cheer her up a little. But that's what I do when someone is upset in my bubble. I either cook or bake them their favorite food or I just buy it. I've always been like that, I guess it's a food as comfort thing. But I guess as someone who enjoys cooking or baking, it comes naturally. Pudding is still in the oven; I hope it comes out right. It won't heal the pain, but it might show her that I care.  P.S (I learned you can make fresh bread stale just by putting it in the toaster for a li...

  Been listening to this on repeat. I am a Raf simp, like everyone else I turn into a Lesbian when I listen to her music. Everyone turns into a lesbian when they listen to Raf that includes men. Yes, men you will turn into a lesbian if you listen Raf. Her voice is just so deep and sultry, I love it. I regularly check her for updates. I just love the chaotic feel of this. Super fun! 

One of the things, I often get told about my fanfics is how strong I write the FT! Female Characters. I have gotten only god knows how many reviews and comments from people telling me how they love how strong I write the girls. The thing is though I never set out with any sort of feminist message, when I write the female characters, my goal is simple write them in character. And to me the female characters of Fairy Tail are strong, so I write them that way. Mashima wrote badass women, he wrote women that were awesome and could kick all kinds of ass, and were just as useful and powerful as the male characters. One thing that drew me to Fairy Tail was all the strong female characters actually. So, when I go to write fanfiction, my goal is just to write a character as in character as possible, and as close to Mashima's vision as I can get, though I have had to make exceptions to this in the past (Like Juvia in POP) regardless of who they are or their gender. So, when I write a female ...