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scientists are trying to discover something harder than getting out of bed to go to work in the morning. and dont make a fucking penis joke ok they already checked everyone’s dick and it doesn’t even come close

Simon has a foot fetish for my brother's shoes

#cats #mycats #simon

darlingofdots

been stewing on an analytical approach to fiction which I call "is this book afraid of me?" and in order to answer this question you determine how hard the book is trying to make sure you don't come after the writer on twitter

playwrongs

Tags via @deadpanwalking, editor and ass-kicker extraordinaire

gingisnap

Please keep making art. Please make it for yourself. Please don’t let everything become even more of the same flat general appeal nonsense that doesn’t seem to have anything to say

Mother & daughter reading BL together

#tomodachi living the dream #parenting goals

emolgana

anyone else worry that you’re walking around life as the mii on the right

xiaq

One of the best things about being a writer is thinking of something small you can add to your work that’s just. Devastating. Like you’re sitting there going. Oh. That would be diabolical. People would get really riled up about that. Exquisite. Let’s do it.

intosnarkness

Here’s the thing: authors know when they get a rec on an older story. There’s a telltale uptick of kudos (with a 10-15% comment rate if you’re lucky) in your digest email.

The thing is, there’s no way to know where these people are coming from. In the before, when fandom was more in the corners we all knew about, you could search LJ or a message board or whatever social bookmarking site we were using. You could join the community and participate.

You could get a little dopamine hit by seeing someone tell their friends why they loved your story.

Anymore, those recs are hidden in discords, or in tiktoks or instagram slideshows that you can’t search for. They’re inaccessible, not discoverable unless you’re already there. You may never know why 27 people left kudos on an old story of yours, what they liked and found in your writing. You just get the thumbs up and a kinda lonely feeling, cause these could be your people. You could like them, maybe. You could be friends.

But you’ll never find out why they stopped by, or what people are saying about you behind your back, and that’s sad.

So thank you to the people who still do public rec lists on this webbed site. You are my sunshine, and I’m appreciative of all of you.

ficwip

this week's word is...

✨ AFTERNOON ✨

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How to play: Find the word in any WIP and share the sentence containing it. Reply, reblog, stick it in the tags, tag us in a new post, or keep it private. All fandoms, all ships, all writers welcome.

ladydorian-writes

From ch31, Roger having an argument with himself over those damn kids

#word game wednesday #wip #wip it good

sunwornink

here is your daily reminder to COMMENT ON THE AO3 FICS YOU READ! it goes such a long way, especially if it’s a multi-chapter work and you can only leave kudos once. ANYTHING is an acceptable comment—emojis, keyboard smash, screaming, in-depth analysis! i promise you, the writers want it ALL

guldlngstar

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS COMMENT

If you want the author to update more, COMMENT, ENGAGE WITH THE FIC, RAVE ABOUT IT ONLINE.

Do anything in support of it or it will disappear. It will be deleted.

Posting a work on AO3 is like shouting in a room. If you don't get a response, it just feels like you're getting awkwardly stared at, as if you've just done something wrong.

I want people to talk to me about the fic, tell me their favorite parts and COMMENT to let me know they had fun reading it.

If I get nothing but silence, it makes me want to delete the work.

Comment, comment, comment.

#i do this for every fic i read to the end #the same goes for ppl receiving the comments #reply and engage or ppl may be discouraged to leave them #fandom should never be one sided

lost-in-eriador

in 2026, remember how GOOD writing feels. remember how satsfying it is to get your characters to the point you have been dying to get to, where they will experience the love, fear, relief or whatever the feeling you want to bring to life may be. let this year be the year of writing, prgress and of satisfactory endings.