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⭐️ Multishipper extraordinaire ⭐️ | ↑25 | I am stuck in hell and taking y’all along for the ride :)
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hello, your document addendum noted that you "have been forwarded a blank copy of the contract" for AmaZine's agency and that you are "publicly disclosing this document". I do appreciate the work you're doing to combat the agency, but given that this document was actually linked for transparency in their own publicly available response, this phrasing makes it seem that you didn't closely read their response to notice this fairly important detail. as a result, readers of both documents may wonder what else you missed in your response. this can also be considered directly libelous as you are insinuating that at the time of posting your addendum on 12/30, there is no way to access the contract beyond what you have shared because AmaZines does not value transparency; this can be directly disproven by the timestamps of their own posts on social media and therefore taken as an attack on their character. I hope you're able to correct the phrasing so your document's integrity is maintained! I also encourage you to re-read their document closely (and click all available links, read through screenshots, etc.) to ensure no other details were missed and your document remains both thorough and accurate.
I didn’t notice the link to their full contract template in their reply and I will be correcting this statement, thank you.
don't feel discouraged the only people I've seen in support of monee (yes I sipped this tea so hard I looked at reactions lol) are only her besties and I'm laughing good bc they'd always try to defend each other for not being an exclusive club but yet again they're showing clique behavior it's soooo funny
they had all the time especially now to distance themselves from monee but I guess if they were as smart as this we wouldn't have reached this low to begin with
many people are on your side know this and that's what matters
Thank you for your support anon!
i have been around monee for almost 4 years and my experience is directly opposite to everything i have seen here so far
both members of amazine have helped me with project finances i had no previous experience with and quite literally, helped my dreams come true of having the physical book full of amazing art i have always wanted, in my hands
i can tell at least one of the claims you have received here in your asks is just outright fake, but everyone will believe it just because it checks out with that specific narrative
you're allowed to disagree with the way amazine works, but that's up to zine organizers to look over and accept or deny the terms. atp monee is getting unnecessary hate and even false accusations and this is getting into harassment territory. if you disagree with the terms, then don't hire them. they disclose their terms before you get in the contract.
i believe you have good intentions but please beware what people say and how long you plan to publicly drag someone's name through the mud. the callout post is out and people can take their own conclusions without adding more fuel to the fire
Good for you if you've had good experiences with them. As far as I'm concerned, your comment is not more or less trustworthy than the other asks I've gotten on here. It's all hearsay to me, and I don't plan on making up my mind about them or their character based on rumours. I do, however, intend on letting people have an outlet to express themselves (in my Retrospring or in private) and giving people the proper tools to make decisions with all the information in hand (on Bluesky and X).
Respectfully, even if Monee and Aly were helpful to you in the past, you should realize that the way they're doing things right now is misleading and dishonest with respect to fanzine contributors and buyers. We can disagree on the principles of what fanzines are for and if what they're doing is morally wrong or not, but I won't sit here and condone them pocketing money that should be going to contributors or charity with none of the people putting that money in being thoroughly and explicitly made aware that 15% of everything they give is going into only 2 people's pockets.
I've put the necessary disclaimers and request not to harass in my document. If people are angry or upset, it's their right to be.
Hi! I wanted to thank you for the super professional call-out post for AmaZine. I'd love it if you didn't share the reply to this on social media as well and I'm sorry if it seems like I'm abusing your Retrspring for personal matters, but I wanted to sincerely thank you.
Monee is a person that is known (especially in the KLC fandom) to try to control the space by drawing in creator friends and keep them in her tight circle to control the fandom with. This meant that everything from projects to spaces and zines were under her grip. If you wanted to be an accepted content creator, you'd have to dislike and shame the same people. This means she had power to harass people she disliked for personal reasons and make them become a total outcast, impossible to thrive or make friends in the fandom.
It's a first I heard this behaviour of hers even reached financial scam levels, so I am super glad you brought this to light.
Stay strong, you're protecting so many victims (be it past and future) with this!
Hello! Thanks for writing in. You're absolutely not abusing my RS by writing here, I'm happy to talk with anyone who has something to say about the situation and my DMs on both Bluesky and X are open. 😄 I'm doing this as a service to the community and I'm glad it's being felt that way by you and quite a few other people. I've heard some scathing reports of what they're doing and how they're reacting to my document, it's clear to me that these are not professional people and they shouldn't be trusted for zines. Each communication I get regarding their character reaffirms that point... So let me tell you that you're not alone, stay strong you too! We'll get out of this stronger together. 😄
Just wanted to warn you bc I see her in Klc fandom and she has always give me weird PR spokeswoman vibes if that makes sense??? She is always spearheading projects and never lets any other person organize their own fanweeks or events or fanzines bc she's always hogging the dates and artists have limited time yknow? So you either are in her project or you're out and since she is such a popular project manager you can buy the zine and let her have a fat profit or join her patreon or paying 50$ for her printed fanfic. Someone called AmaZine the AirBnB of fandom and lmao I'm glad bc thats the perfect way to describe them!!
Hello anon, thanks for letting me know! I'm not sharing my reply to this on my social media because my goal is not to attack their character, but stick to the facts. Still, thank you for your insight! All I can reply is that I'd encourage you to consider starting your own projects if you don't like the way she manages hers, easier said than done but! There might be a space for that.
Hey just wanted to tell you sth about the person behind AmaZine, she fully believes into making profit off fandom, she had a Patreon where she paywalled some fics, she's printed and sold two fanfics to make profit like they were actual books and she didn't change the names or anything just literally printed two Kaeluc fics to make money out of them. She rlly wants to monetize fandom so zines and merch artists should be wary of working with AmaZine bc these are not passion projects for them, it's just a quick way to make money.
Hey anon, thanks for reaching out!
While I'm personally not opposed to fandom creators trying to monetize their fan works to get some extra dough on the side (I do writing commissions myself sometimes), I believe it should never come to the detriment of the people who are creating the works--which is my main issue with doing this for fanzines. I've said it and I'll say it again, if they don't see how being the only 2 people out of 100+ to walk away with any money at the end of a project, SOME OF THAT MONEY BEING DIRECTLY FROM THE CONTRIBUTORS, I don't think we're ever going to see eye to eye.
so if we're talking rarepairs...well, I don't know what's rare, just largely what's super big, but what about....kaeya and venti....
or if we want to be spicy, kaeya and childe...
Chaeya is SOOO good I love them so much. They have brat/brat energy and I live for them to out-flirt each other!!!
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Kaeya/Venti, but it would make sense given they both frequent Angel’s Share haha. I think they’d get along swimmingly, and Venti’s carefree attitude could probably relax Kaeya a little. I ship Diluc/Venti too!
shy about responding publicly but saw your tweet about misskey and writing and stuff and if you're worried about the jp userbase culture there's also other instances that use misskey software and might be better for writing stuff, and misskey is fediverse so it can still follow/interact with stuff on misskey io etc
I’m not too sure about migrating instances for now as I’m just getting settled and idk if I’ll adopt Misskey for the foreseeable future, but I might consider it if I stumble upon any other instances which may be more friendly to writing! Just like with Twitter tho, essentially I just think it’s going to come down to cultivating an audience through hard work and dedication, as I’ve already had some reactions on my writing posts shared on Misskey! Basically I’m just gonna toy around a bit, maybe I’ll figure out I prefer Tumblr too…! I’m just really frustrated with tumblr’s text editor on mobile (and on PC to a degree, it’s p incredible that it’s still as garbage as it is, in the 12-13 years since I made my first Tumblr blog…).
Thank you for your message it’s fun to know that some people care! 🫶🫶
do you plan on continuing your scaramona fic? it's amazing.
I would like to, but at the moment I’m prioritizing zine work! I’ve been meaning to clear my current WIPs and then try and dip my toes back into it, so it’s not impossible that I will!
i really love your chiscaramona fic!!! do you think you'll write more of them in the future?
Thank you! I would love to, honestly it’s rly a comfort ship for me! I just think their dynamics are tasty, and I love the idea that through a relationship together, they learn and grow as people, and can learn to overcome some of their flaws because they care so much about each other.
since scara doesn't know that childe knows about monas welkin pass etc, ive been laughing so hard at the idea that childe starts subtly teasing him and dropping hints and scara eventually picks up on it and is like "OH MY GOD HOW DID HE FIND OUT, HOW MUCH DOES HE KNOW?"
If I can continue it one day, I’ve definitely thought about this and I would love to get to work on this arc haha. Unfortunately I haven’t had much time to write in the last year or so, so I can’t make any promises on that front. Thanks for reading though, it really touches me that people are thinking about it ❤️❤️💕
hey! i hope u don't mind me asking but will u be continuing with 9.8? ^^ ik ur busy & don't want this to seem like i'm rushing u but i love the fic sm and just wanted to know if you were continuing it !! ♡♡
I’m replying very late but just letting everyone know, I want to continue it, I really want to, but honestly my life has changed so much in the last year or so that idk if I’ll ever have time to pick it back up. Sorry!!! I really liked working on it and the feedback has been phenomenal, but I want to spend quality time with my SO, started working full-time, and have a puppy, so I don’t have that much time left to play Genshin, nevermind fic writing hahah. Hopefully I can pick it back up one day, but I really have no idea.
hello, i just wanted to tell you that i recently just read your scrmn fic 9.8m/s and absolutely loved your writing style and pacing there! you really captured scaramouche and monas personalities perfectly and managed to translate it into the modern setting!!
Thank you so much!!!! It’s my baby ❤️❤️
sorry to scara but this update has put on to kazumona
That is honestly such a valid ship, tbh. Mona is just... shippable with everyone.
hi I just wanted to say i found you’re lisa dottore fic and the way you wrote them is SOO SOO GOODDD. i felt that was pretty in character of them and i hope you write more in the future💘💘💘 love it so much
Thank you so much!!! 🥺 I adore them and I will if I can!
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