Author Appreciation Week - Prince Harry edition!
Fanfiction writers spend a lot of time and effort on creating amazing content for all of us to enjoy, taking time out of often busy schedules to plot and to research, to write and to post, as well as interacting with readers and creating additional content. And they do it for free, with no promise of any return on their investment. It takes a lot of courage to share writing that they’ve been working hard on and often times new writers struggle to get feedback on their work, which can be dissuading and at times frustrating, especially when there is one negative message that seems to somehow outweigh all the positive ones.
At the same time, this community is flourishing right now, with fabulous new stories being announced every day, brand new fics being posted, and some of the best and most creative ideas out there being turned into wonderful stories for us to enjoy. It’s the perfect time to celebrate the talent we have in this community, promote new content that’s just starting out, and show our fic writers how much we value them for giving so much so we have something lovely to read at the end of the day.
From Monday 10th August - Sunday 17th August, let’s show our appreciation for fic writers in the community and spread some love and positivity. How can you participate? Here are some suggestions:
Each day, pick a writer and send them a message (or a review). Tell them what you love about their writing: talk about your favourite character, pick a quote you really love, let them know why their story stands out. Or even just say hi so they know that you’re there. If you’re a silent reader, now is the time to speak up.
Reblog fic posts instead of just liking them; spread around the stories you love so other people can see them and give them a try. And if you see a new story that you haven’t tried yet that needs a bit of love, reblog that too.
Make fic rec posts with some of your favourites and tell everyone why you love them so much. And let’s show our under-appreciated gems some real love.
Or, you know, just do you.
Honestly, just small things like this can motivate a writer to keep going when things are tough.
I think this is such an incredible idea and I want to thank bioluminescentwriting for alerting me to the idea and letting me use it for our fandom! But it can only really work if you guys all join in; it’s worked so well over in other fandoms and I’m sure it’d be amazing here too! So thanks and I’m going to reblog the hell out of this so as many people see it as possible. Feel free to do the same and we can have an amazing week!