as a writer, my motivations change. one month, i might be obsessed with one fandom, and the next, i’m obsessed with another. the things i’m more tempted to write about are determined by my current fixations and will fluctuate depending on what im most interested in.
badgering me to update certain fics will not prompt me to fulfil that request. spamming my inbox and bugging me in my replies will not encourage me to comply with your personal wishes.
i am a multi-fandom blog. therefore, i cater to multiple fandoms. but most of all, i write for myself. maybe that sounds selfish, but its true. i don’t write for my followers, and thats the brutal truth. i write because i enjoy it. if other people enjoy my writing, that’s an added bonus. i’m not saying i don’t appreciate the support, because i absolutely do and im eternally grateful to those who like my posts, reblog my posts, and want to see more of my posts. it really does brighten my day to see positive feedback. but i don’t write for the likes, or the reblogs, or the high-demand. i write because i like it. but i’m still not a writer. i am a human being with a life. that means i’m not available all the time. i have family, a home, a pet, and a job. more than one job, actually. i don’t get paid to provide you with the fics that i publish here. all of my work is done in my free time, when i feel like it. and when i’m able.
being pestered to update a fic is when it starts to feel like a chore. i am not an author, i’m just a person with a silly little blog who posts silly little fanfictions sometimes.
i have a lot of ongoing fics that are in progress. unfortunately, i am a busy person with priorities and plans. i have prior-engagements that are more urgent to me than editing that chapter that’s been in my drafts for weeks because my life doesn’t revolve around tumblr.
have i been posting about a fandom that you don’t associate with? does that annoy you? i’m not going to apologise for that. i have my own interests, and this is my corner of the internet where i get to freely express myself without guilt or judgement.
i am working on it. i am trying. i have been writing. all i ask in return is for an ounce of patience and cooperation. harassing me won’t make me work faster, if anything, i’ll lose my motivation even more and that chapter you’re desperate for will take longer to finish.
i’m forever thankful for those who await my updates quietly, and forgive my tardiness. if you just shit yourself reading this, this post probably applies to you.
writers are people too, even if we’re not full-time or professional writers. if anything, those two things make the job harder. this is a hobby and we’re doing this for free. it’s not so fun when it starts to feel like unpaid labour, as opposed to that dumb pastime that begun with wattpad when we were 15 and crushing on ian somerhalder (probably).