August 21st: Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day
It is not surprising news that fanfiction writers are highly underappreciated.
Thereās something wrong with the numbers: letās take a popular fic with almost 4k hits. For letās say 700 readers, it will get about 50 comments and 300 Kudos (those numbers are just an example, sometimes itās worse than that). Maybe Iām being too kind, maybe not, but things stay the same; thereās something wrong here. Can you see it?
It takes us days, weeks, sometimes months to write a story for you. We write for ourselves yes, but we also write to share. We write to offer you content about your favourite characters. We write to bring our and your ships to life. It takes you a fraction of second to leave a Kudos, ten seconds to one, two or a few minutes to leave a comment.
And here lies our problem: thereās no proper sharing if thereās no proper feedback. An author not getting comments is generally a sad author. If I didnāt get feedback Iād wonder whatās the point in keeping on writing. A comment makes a writerās day, most of the time even motivates them to write more.
Another important thing thrandythefabulous and I noticed: why on Earth do so many readers donāt comment (even kudos) if the fic has been up for a little more than a week or two? Why? Your feedback is still welcomed and much appreciated.
We write for ourselves, but also we write for you. And sadly, many readers are being quiteā¦ ungrateful, when giving feedback is the least they can do to thank the people offering them stories for free.
So, before we get started on our little day, letās talk about comments:
It doesnāt matter if other readers already said what you wanted to say, weāll still love reading it again in your words.
It doesnāt matter the fic has been up for weeks or months or years; comments on those ones are unexpected and so, it makes them ever better.
It doesnāt matter if you donāt have much to say, weāll be glad anyway.
Most authors leave the comment section open to people who donāt have an Archive of Our Own (AO3) account, which means you can stillā¦ comment! How amazing is that.
That brings us to our little Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day.
The point of this day is simple; on August 21st, writers and readers alike would go on AO3 (or any fanfiction website really), on Tumblr, and leave a comment on their favourite fics (even the fics they enjoyed!) and/or send their authors a message about their works.
It doesnāt matter if youāve already or never commented. It doesnāt matter if the author doesnāt know about this post. It doesnāt matter if the author already knows how much you love their work.
Just let writers know you love the fics they write for you, simple as that!
And well, donāt forget to keep leaving a Kudos and a comment in the future, and make writers happy!
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