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[wireveined]

they should add a feature to every social media where you can block everyone who liked a post

[puppet-string]

Does anyone wanna burtaly roast my books?

Like I have zero money and wanna publish but I wish to see what wrong and what to fix!

Just roast my book or don't! I have maniples and you get to read either the 5th or 1st drift of one !

[corkinavoid]

| writing game |

[currently active]

give me:

a song;

a cliche/trope (e.g. Only One Bed);

an aesthetic;

and I'll write something out of it.

| notes and rules |

- please, do not give me ship names or any specifics to follow as this is pretty much a roulette game;

- you can submit only one thing (a single song, a single trope, a single aesthetic), or you can submit several at once (song and trope, trope and aesthetic, song, trope, and aesthetic, multiple songs or multiple tropes, you get the idea), but know that I might only follow one of them;

(However, if you submit the song-trope-aesthetic combo, there's a big chance that I will write a piece that includes all of them at once, I like those)

[patfr8]

Okay so I’m doing something for the anniversary and I don’t know which outfits to use: the forbidden spinjitsu ones (I really like them and they are unique to each, as well as being used a bit in every season) or the ones from their focus seasons (Cole with the armor from s13, Jay with the one from s12, Kai with the jungle suit from s4, Lloyd with the elemental one from s2, Nya with her scuba suit from s14, Zane with the s3 one, you know) (I picked those cause they are my favs) (except for Cole’s, he only had one option)

Please help me choosing

[thetragicallynerdy]

Man. Sometimes sharing your fanfic just feels... really, really pointless.

Don't get me wrong, I love writing fanfic. It's one of my favourite things to do. But there is nothing more disappointing than pouring yourself into something, posting it, and getting a minimal response.

This is something I've been thinking about and reflecting on for the past few months, and it's not just a "aw man I don't get enough comments/kudos." I have lovely readers, and their comments and kudos are amazing. (If you are someone who leaves comments or kudos on my work, thank you, I love you many, like, more than you will ever know.) I also write in a tiny fandom, where it’s normal to have a really small response.

But also? I have had many, many times where I see the hit counter go up on fics, or new chapters, and get almost no response. And I can't help but wonder what the fuck the point is.

It's legitimately a huge part of why writing chapters for my wips takes so goddamn long. I get a huge crash after I post, and just feel like shit about writing that fic, and about sharing any part of it. I basically have to wait for a few months, clear it out of my system, and re-find my love of the wip.

It's also why I'll probably never do an event like Whumptober again. I love writing whump, and I'm really proud of what I wrote. But there were *so* many chapters that didn't get any response at all, and it basically sucked away any desire I had to do it again. The effort to reward ratio wasn't worth it.

And there is an effort to reward ratio for fanfic. There is for everything we do, to some extent. And I get the whole "write for yourself" thing - but if I was only doing that, honest to god, I would never fucking bother to finish anything, and sure as shit wouldn't post it. (This is a whole other post, but I also have an issue with saying that authors shouldn’t want or expect people to read their stuff and respond to it, that you should only be writing for the intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation is valid as fuck, and there’s a reason we seek it out. Should it be the only reason you write? No, but it’s not something people should be made bad to feel if they want/need it.)

Because the thing is - with every work  there hits a point where it just feels like work. Where the ease and flow of inspiration disappears, and you have to hammer out the fine points, the transitions, the shit that doesn't come easily to you. And that's not a bad thing! But whenever I get a minimal response to a fic, I'm left with an overwhelming sense of "why did I bother." I could've just left it. The pieces that were written would be enough for me to read and enjoy, even if they wouldn't be enough for me to post.

And at the end of the day, it's on me to manage my own expectations, and disappointment, and frustration. It's my responsibility. I am not owed comments, or kudos, or engagement. I get that. I know that. And it's something that I am continuously working on.

But damn, I get why people stop writing. I get why some authors beg for kudos and comments. I get why authors abandon works. Because what is the point of finishing/sharing something that people don't care about? It also makes me really sad to see these absolutely incredible fanfics, that other people no doubt poured their hearts into, that just get such a minimal response. It sucks.

For the most part, I’m still making the choice to finish and post a lot of my work. Not all of it - I have so much writing that I'll never post, because the reward will never outweigh the effort. But enough of it. For the few people who read, and comment, or bother to leave kudos.

Anyway. If you read fanfic, please, leave a kudos or a like, depending on the platform. Leave a comment, if you have spoons and energy. (Even just emojis are fucking delightful comments to receive). I can guarantee there's an author out there who will find that your response makes the effort of writing worth it.

[thisisthehardestthing]

3,9,23 for the meta thingy!! <3

Hey Raph!! <3

3. What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway) TBH, I have a big fic idea as a continuation of @joyousandverywarlike‘s Shoe Whore hahaha But I am too lazy to write it because as I work in that industry, I would never be happy with the amount of detail I would put in it.

9. Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? Do you wish you were the other? You know what, I thought I was a drabble writer, but I think I am I long fic. Most of my personal work, not for events, have been over 3k. And this shocks me haha. I am both spontaneaous and a plotter. I plot a general outline and then I yeet details in there willy nilly. Unless it’s something I really care about, then I plan every minute detail in it. I lvoe it when you read something and then later on you realise the link. It’s what I try to include in most of my work.

23. What’s the story idea you’ve had in your head for the longest? I don’t want to say because I don’t want anyone to take it :( But, let’s be honest, who would? I have two. Let me know if you guys like them, and which one you’d want to see me write first:

1. BNHA Kirishima and Bakugo own a bakery called ‘The Bakiri’ but it is really a front for smuggling cocaine.

2. Haikyuu A ‘She’s the Man’ retelling with Volleyball, starring Bokuto as Channing Tatum.

i swear to motherfucking GOD if anyone takes both those idea’s, I will come after them with all that I have. I’ve been thinking about this since May. I should really fucking write it at some point. But which one do I write first???

[ohthatsviolet]

Hey,

My very first Miroctane fic was posted nine months ago yesterday!

So, if you've ever wanted to go back and read where it all began, now might be a good time.

[Sigh]. If only I could stay dedicated to all things in my life, like I do to these two dudes.