i get so parasocial with people repeatedly commenting on my fics. i’m aware they don’t know me and i don’t know them but like no, you’re my best friend now and i’ll think about you randomly during my day and i hope you’re doing fine and i’ll miss you if i don’t update for a while
DearWattpad refugees,
1--Archive of Our Own does not have an algorithm.
2--You cannot mass report a fic on AO3.
3--No one receives an email notifying them that a fic they reported was taken down.
4--The person who wrote Ao3's T&C is a leading expert in the First Amendment and a Harvard Law professor.
If you cannot handle the content you are finding on Ao3 stop making up lies and go back to Wattpad before Kinktober.
Y'all are exhausting.
I wish more people left comments on fics they enjoyed. While it's true we write for ourselves, it would be dishonest to say we didn't care about engagement. I don't think people realize how much a simple emoji or "Loved this" means to a writer, especially a less popular writer.
Write what YOU enjoy, not what other people prefer.
A lot of writers get caught up in trying to impress their following/keep up with what's popular in their fandoms instead of writing something they actually like.
Appeasing people will only make you resentful in the long run.
@pyewacket____ I learned this early on, literally while writing I was getting so nit picky with my way of explaining and wording until I realized that this is literally fanfiction, why am I stressing over smth I’m making for MYSELF🥹
If no one is writing a character in the way you like, you have to be the one to write it. The same goes for ships and scenarios. Complaining about it or harassing others won't make them write something for you.
@onyvxT GENUINELY, I get that you want ur ship to be angst/toxic cuz it makes it more exciting (also cuz its canon at least from ur perspective) BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN IT HAS TO BE STRICTLY MISERABLE ALL THE TIME💔💔 Like damn give them a break, god forbid a ship becomes soft & comforting