Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Real. Similarly, I, for one, instantly get turned off when I see bad grammar in smut. Which unfortunately includes a lot of it.
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Real. Similarly, I, for one, instantly get turned off when I see bad grammar in smut. Which unfortunately includes a lot of it.
Dr.Zootsuit (@drzootsuit.bsky.social) reposted
Concept art for a tf sequence I want to do. People draw goblin tf, but I like two things: cultural shifts, and Warcraft style sleazebag goblins, and Iโve never seen that sweet spot hitโฆ
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
sweet kind girl to spoiled brat TF
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
i am not very good at playing mr lash
Nervous Crow (@nervouscrow.bsky.social) reposted
NEW CHAPTER of Chained Fangs! The curtains begin to close on Willow's life as a human. archiveofourown.org/works/583973...
Nerium Lorese (@neriumlorese.bsky.social) reposted
Been getting up to sinister shenanigans with my lovely new friend @fraumarigold.bsky.social over the last week, and she decided to illustrate what basically half our conversations are like. I promise all our talks are So Normal. ๐
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
She is Reze from Chainsaw Man!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I should get one... Maybe if I had one to cuddle while I sleep, it would fix all my problems
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
let it not be forgotten that reze, too, was out there being gay for makima
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't think she died last she was seen iirc, she was seen she was under Makima's control under Public Safety along with the other hybrids
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
It feels like it could be!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
So... I'm not saying that the new chapter of Chainsaw Man means Reze is definitely back. However...
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Doing Banksy-ass makeup with stencils
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Unironically, not even hornily, this is the ideal
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
this is precisely what I need
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
They should invent "makeup that you don't have to actually put on, It Just Worksโข"
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
I wish I got any inherent enjoyment out of the process of doing makeup. I like looking pretty, but can't stand putting makeup on, it's SO boring and I'm no good at it (because I don't enjoy it enough to practice). So I basically don't wear makeup and haven't for maybe 2-3 years now.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
They look fantastic and you did a great job!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I absolutely adore the aging on her face, especially in the second one. It's very subtly done but so good...
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Y'know what? You've got me there. You're not wrong.
Sleepyโ๏ธ [comms closed] (@sleepybydesign.bsky.social) reposted
@kallidorarho.bsky.social said postwar Handler squeezing into Her old military uniform and I took that personally ๐ฅฐ I have more to post soon from this set but if I donโt upload *something* I will explode #WARHOUND #handler #โจHerโจ
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I was thinking the second, but all three work. Sometimes being the first turns someone into the second ๐ And that means more smiles to go around.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmm, I never considered ME being the one with the unsettlingly large smile...
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, he's got an easy solution for that! (Estrogen)
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
If a woman has a giant, permanent, unsettlingly large smile on her face, that's wife material.
Kallie (@kallidorarho.bsky.social) reposted
WARHOUND, the series that birthed the mechsploitation genre: archiveofourown.org/series/3713407 Vol. 1 now available in paperback: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJRPS5ZP Other works: readonlymind.com/@Kallie/ Patreon, to support me and receive early access to my writing www.patreon.com/c/Kallie
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Always happy to help! ๐
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
Me, editing my friends' stuff: ough... poor bean... she deserves a break... I will protect her... I hope nothing else bad happens to her Friends: more bad will happen to her
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I always adore your work, Goop ๐๐๐
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
it's okay, I put the computer in water
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
the computer is now on fire
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
i will leave the computer on overnight... for my friends...
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
sorry... i gotta save electricity...
Chloe Brailsford (@comixbychloe.bsky.social) reposted
Anaรฏs all zipped-up all over again!!! ๐๐๐
Zoq (@zoquete.itch.io) reposted
Paige does some very serious and academic folklore research with Ivy! (Public Release) I have a mighty need for more Paige Deadlock
CorruptiveSpirit (@corruptivespirit.bsky.social) reposted
The preliminary reviews are in and things are looking GOOD!~
Nikki 'Samyazan Scion' Ophan (@nikkiophan.bsky.social) reposted
I AM SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF ADVENTURERS!! THEY COME INTO MY TOWER!! KILL MY GOBLINS!! DISTURB MY ARCANE EXPERIMENTS!! LOOT ALL MY CHESTS!! BLOW FAT ROPES ALL OVER MY PHYLACTERY!! AND THEN FUCKING CALL ME GAY FOR IT!!?
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
I love all my friends in the computer ๐
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Liches think they're so smart because they're gonna live forever but what they don't realise is that now their soul is in an object people can cum all over.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reposted
Lich who doesn't realise how phallic the statuette she uses as a phylactery is until her rival wears it as a strapon and fucks her with it.
ero๐ (@eromamgasemsei3.bsky.social) reposted
bimbofication complete ๐ซฆ๐โจ looks like they couldn't get rid of her brattiness tho
Patience Kys (@carrionglass.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Do Defeated Liches Have To Become Helpless Sex Toys For Brave Adventurers? is the title of the yuri doujinshi
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, when you're immortal, you're eventually gonna run out of vanilla stuff and start getting weird with it.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Whatever they need to say to save face!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Liches think they're so smart because they're gonna live forever but what they don't realise is that now their soul is in an object people can cum all over.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
๐
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
It's fine, hopefully it won't happen often. No idea how long they've been living there, but this is the first time I've heard it, so...
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
She will be moving out tomorrow too, at least. Then I can hopefully move my stuff back to the kitchen instead of having to hide half of it in my bedroom
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah, spoke too soon, I guess. One of them is, now.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
My housemates are supposed to be moving out by tomorrow yet they do not appear to have started packing any of their stuff from the kitchen...
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
90% of gamblers quit before they convince a friend who'll win the jackpot
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
Oh, that's fun. It appears my neighbours' dog or something has my deadname, so I can just hear someone saying it over and over just outside my window to call the dog over. Great. Love to hear that.
sid (@sidvicious.ca) reposted
my wife somehow made something even better than all the other stuff she has made, once again
Kallie (@kallidorarho.bsky.social) reposted
hooking up with a nerd girl and claiming her panties AND her thick round glasses as a trophy
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
Lich who doesn't realise how phallic the statuette she uses as a phylactery is until her rival wears it as a strapon and fucks her with it.
Vivi(section) (@ars-synthetica.bsky.social) reposted
I walk into the evil villain's lair and she tells me I've fallen into her clutches. Bitch I dove into your clutches. You know how scrooge mcduck dives into a pile of money? That's me in the clutches if I'm being honest
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
KOBENI NO DON'T MOVE THEY'VE GOT A SNIPER AIMING AT YOU
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Alas, I've tried this and it doesn't work for me. The sound is constant for me, it doesn't start or stop
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I know it's not the most pressing concern but surely someone can knock a fix for that out in an afternoon and then move onto the more important stuff
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
someone should invent a cure for tinnitus
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CorruptiveSpirit (@corruptivespirit.bsky.social) reposted
The presence of embodied AI combat assistants in the newest generation of combat mecha is NOT an invitation to romance, flirt, tease, suck -or- fuck it. They are military hardware and any reciprocal feelings are just expressions of their neuralplastic user adaptations.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
frankly, the handlers are the real victims here ๐
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
GOD, the whole look is so good on you. The gloves especiallyyyyyy
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I am glad you appreciate it, Hannah!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
๐
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Thinks kissing and sucking on it is the height of romance, tells her friends she's having a date night in with her new partner when she's just going to spend all night fucking herself with it, turns down a date from the girl she's been crushing on for years because she's "already taken"
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
Woman hypnotised into being pathetically, truly in love with her dildo.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you, Jane!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I should also add: It's a back and forth. I add my comments, but I leave it to the author to make the final call, especially on any substantive changes, and there's often discussion about it. This one, especially, given its scale, involved lots of bouncing ideas off Neri and Neri off me
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
purposeful.) That's a handful of examples. I think flow and wording is often the BIGGEST one. But yeah, it's more than just spelling/grammar (though I DO often end up adding a bunch more commas!)
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
feel like you're lost. In smut, that can be fairly key in terms of sex scenes. You ought to be able to tell who is doing what to who and how, without having to be, like, "Wait, I'm not actually sure what's going on here..." (Unless, of course, that is done for effect. But obviously, that has to be
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
flow are completely different. One more thing, relating to flow, is clarity. It's important for the reader to be able to follow what's going on in a scene. Sometimes, things being chaotic and hard to follow is done for effect, but more often, you ought to be able to follow the action along and not
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
In the original draft, it sorta felt like things had petered out, and so I noted that I felt this reduced the energy of the scene too much, and so it was changed to the crowd being rowdy with excitement/outrage, but nobody daring to put in another bid. The story beat is the same, but the energy and
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
terms of both the money being offered (the amounts were originally much lower) and timing (how many minutes were left at particular points. There was originally a point where the flow seemed to slow down too much and the energy of the scene was a bit too lowered, where the bids stop after Sarah's.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
hypnosis chairs racing chairs, having the photoshoot be on a sports car, having the auction assistants wave green/checkered flags at the start/finish, etc. The auction was a big part where flow was particularly important, too. In terms of editing, part of that was about fiddling with the numbers in
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Sometimes it can also include suggesting additional details or something that might help improve the story. For instance, in Race to the Bottom for Neri, I suggested a lot of details to more strongly reinforce the racing theme throughout, including adding a racetrack outside Oberhoff HQ, making the
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
if someone is using single quotation marks to mark speech, and they accidentally use double at some point, I correct that. For the latter, if a detail is mentioned at one point in a story, and then something later contradicts that, I'll note that for one or both to be altered to reconcile the two.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
will, for instance, use the same word or description twice in a sentence or within a sentence or two of each other, which can feel clunky, so I tend to note those and sometimes suggest alternatives. There's consistency, both in terms of spelling/grammar but also story. For instance, for the former,
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
more sense for a sentence to be broken up into smaller sentences, or combined into a longer one? Might a sentence sound better if it was rephrased somewhat? There's sometimes improvements in terms of words and phrases used. A common issue (and one that happens in my writing) is sometimes people
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Spelling doesn't tend to be such an issue, since spellcheckers can usually catch that regardless of context. Grammar is definitely part of it, though the extent of that can vary. More importantly, probably, is adjusting stuff for flow. Does a sentence read well, or is it hard to parse? Does it make
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah, thank you, Claudi! I'm always glad when I'm a help!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
It was a pleasure to edit, since I got to go feral over it while doing so!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, that makes total sense! I'd need to figure out what my rates would be because I've never really done it professionally before, but it's something I've been doing a lot for friends lately and they say I'm good, so...!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah, thank you, that's good to know! I'm mainly gauging interest atm, so would need to figure out rates and stuff but it's good to know there IS interest!
Claudifops (@charlatanmonarch.bsky.social) reposted
Ruby is really capable editor and played a large part in ensuring my stories look their best!
Nerium Lorese (@neriumlorese.bsky.social) reposted
Ruby edited all 36,000 words of Race to the Bottom. It wouldn't have been half as hot if she didn't do such an absolutely EXCELLENT job of making it so much better!!! You should be interested, imo.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
Question: Would there be any interest if I were to start offering editing services?
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reposted
A Rubydoodle of @neriumlorese.bsky.social's Lancer villain, Maximal Value!
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
mel, watching voss fucking crashing out: okay no she needs a win right now
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
he's so good and fun to play too, even if I'm not very good at him. i love to send people to hell.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I can definitely see it being biggest
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
that's the one upside... when it's finally cleared? it's gonna feel good as hell
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
hi gang welcome to the deadlock hero review
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social) reply parent
I also tried McGinnis and I liked her. And Drifter was cool, but I think I just wasn't very good at playing how he was supposed to be played. Still good, though.
Ruby Roberts, Co-CEO of Sinister Women Inc. (@rubyroberts.bsky.social)
I have found the first Deadlock hero I think I actively do not vibe with, and it's Pocket. Maybe I was just playing bad, perhaps need to try more. (I think I need to try Lash more to decide whether I vibe with him or not. But I like that he sparkles.)