i've always beenā¦ acutely aware of how seldom we try to do right by fic writers in fandom, and how we jump at every opportunity to support artists. by no means am i trying to like, pit one against the other, because at the end of the day we're content creators trying to have fun.
i just also feel very strongly about fic writers getting the love and support and recognition they deserve.
so, if you're a fic writer, reblog this post and brag about yourself. share your AO3! plug your commissions post!! drop a link to your ko-fi!!!
and whether you're a writer or not, spread this around and share the love and gratitude you have for the writers in your fandom š
i'll even start:
hey āØ i'm sahar/omnistruck! i've been writing for the last 17 years. nowadays i have lots of fun in the Miraculous Ladybug and Persona 5 fandoms, and i'm hoping to dive into FE3H, too. Here are my links!
š« ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/volti/works
š« tumblr: https://omnistruck.tumblr.com
š« ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/omnistruck
WRITERS WYA!!!!
Link to the original Twitter thread here!
[ID: A thread of tweets that reads: thinking real long and hard about how little respect fic writers get, lads. think about it though. when's the last time you saw a social-media-wise promotion campaign for fic writers? how often do you see fic writers getting or even opening commissions? what kind of numbers are fics getting compared to art? why are we so thoroughly satisfied by the instant gratification art provides, but we only theoretically invest in those 100k+ [insert trope here] fics that there's always somehow a meme about? and if we do invest, why do we feel it's only enough to leave a kudos IF THAT? why is our only rhetoric regarding fic writers that "they do all this for free?" why are we by and large ONLY allowed to do this for free? we have to, have to, HAVE TO do better by fanfiction. i, for one, am absolutely goddamn exhausted by how long and how often i'm discouraged by how it's treated nowadays. so. compassion starts here. a movement has to start here. if you're a fic writer, QRT this tweet and fucking BRAG about your words. drop your AO3, your socmed, your fandoms, your ko-fi, whatever. promo it here. lift yourself up, lift someone else up. you deserve to be seen. you deserve to be read. End ID]
Original and whole thread: HERE Youāre a writer AND have a twitter? Go retweet and brag about your works, share your links, promote yourself! Youāre a writer and donāt have a twitter? Reblog and add those here. Make your work visible, no matter the fandom. Youāre not a writer? REBLOG AND SHARE THE LOVE!
