any time i see a "don't ever do this" or "stop committing these writing sins" posts in fanfic spaces i fucking sigh. it's fanfiction. you get that for free. some of you have this strange entitlement around what to expect when people share work they spent time on, work they don't expect to get anything back from, work they do not get paid for, work you did not pay for, many people are writing in their second language, and you criticise each little thing cause it's not up to a professional standard. that is ridiculous. stop criticising everything and everyone. i commit writing sins all the time in fanfics that i would never ever fucking do in my professional work. that doesn't make me an amateur, maybe it makes me lazy sure, but fanfic is for fun. it is free. i do it in my spare time to relax. do not expect published work level of polishing. like some of these "writing sins" are such non-issues. "oh, i just can't read anything if they refer to a character as 'the brunet'--" just grow up, god. what, you'd honestly rather play the pronoun game? you are actively discouraging new writers and such from sharing their work instead of encouraging people to start. no one starts perfect. "it's just so unprofessional--" since when did fanfiction have to be professional? it is a hobby. get some perspective. meu deussss
