Fanfic writers are like crows. If you give them treats (comments) they will bring you shiny things (fanfic)
Fanfic creators are like cows, some people think you can just milk them for content, but actually they need enrichment (comments) and a nice pasture to graze on (kudos/likes) and they secretly also like cuddles (asks about their fic/art)
kudos and hits do not indicate the quality of the fic, by the way.
I’ve read so many fics, that aren’t as popular, that are so professionally written that I immediately know the authors even know the characters better than their original creators, respectfully. and so many of those fics made me cry and I’ve always come back to reread them because they’re that good, even if they don’t reach many people. they’re literally in my heart and I even think about them during the day because they’re that special to me.
the bottom line: the number of kudos and hits do not represent whether the work is good or bad.
and if you’re an author, don’t let it discourage you if you think your works don’t get enough hits or kudos.
sometimes the best fics that have ever been written are like a rare treasure, not many people will find them, but I promise you, those who do will cherish them very dearly ♡
Excellent note by @spiderleggedhorse
Terry’s writer superpower was always Thinking Things Through. All the way through.
Oh Mr. Holmes, the game is on.
Same!
oh no, let's make Mr. Watson hurt
looking through my writing/poetry drafts.
Body Heat = 107.6 F
Cold Water = 40 F
Hot Air = 300 F
High Altitude = 15,000 ft
Starvation = 45 days
Diving Depth = 282 ft
Lack of Oxygen = 11 minutes
Blood Loss = 40%
Dehydration = 7 days
Writers finding this post:
Thank you
Europeans about half of this post:
Body Heat = 42 C
Cold Water = 4 C
Hot Air = 148 C
High Altitude = 4572m
Starvation = 45 days
Diving Depth = 390m
Lack Of Oxygen = 11 minutes
Blood Loss = 40%
Dehydration = 7 days
Europeans seeing this version of this post:
europeans writing about americans
&
americans writing about europeans:
tagging some writers! @totallysilvergirl @gregorovitchworld @lisbeth-kk @darkkitty1208 @lololollywrites @amyreadsandstresses @mutedsilence @jawnscoffee @john-smiths-jawline @khorazir @gaylilsherlock @silentauroriamthereal @7-percent @inevitably-johnlocked errr idk who else to tag... brain empty.
Your friend always said “I’ll rest when I’m dead,” so much that it became his catchphrase. He says it again today when he came into work, going about his daily routine. This normally wouldn’t be concerning, if not for the fact that you attended his funeral two weeks ago.
literally bbc johnlock
-every writer ever
This doesn’t include the best bit of the whole thing - she found the Twitter thread!
This is like one of those romance novels where people bond over accidentally writing each other emails but better.
Like Pride and Prejudice but instead of the love interest getting dissed for his toxicity and then reforming, it’s just two people bonding over dissing a dead toxic asshole.
10/10 would recommend
There is a writer, I love every work she has written so far and I comment or leave kudos every chapter/work that she had published. Is that too much? I'm feeling like a stalker.
Odds are you are now that author’s favourite reader and they have you specifically in mind when they write because they’re looking forward to your reaction to it :D
At least, that’s how it goes for me.
THIS
I hope every writer who sees this writes LOADS the next few months. Like freetime opens up, no writers block, the ability to focus, etc etc you’re able to write loads & make lots of progress <3
There seems to be a new prank going around on AO3, I reported these as spam but like
Don’t do this.
Sorry my fics have uh. WORDS? IN THEM?
I take art and writing seriously and view these as (false btw) accusations of plagiarism. I have never used AI to generate anything, nor will I ever. I’ve been writing fic for over a decade. If someone said this to my face there would be physical blows
I saw the above post
I opened the app
I had no new comments
I closed the app
I reopened the app
I had seven comments with impossible timestamps
Whatever this is, it's fake and mean and really bad at its job, some of these fics are years old
Good to know about a new crappy anonymous insult circulating. If we see one we can just REPORT (thanks @mydogwatson) and delete, delete, delete
this happened to me as well:
and i must say: this is truly hurtful and to be quite honest... low. it is - as said above - an accusation of plagiarism, which feels especially shitty, when YOUR WRITING - that you have put hours, days, weeks, months, to write, proofread and edit into - ACTUALLY has been plagiarized multiple times. (and you can't do anything about it) (please read and reblog this post regarding this problem)
i am not okay with it and whoever thinks it's "funny", or a "great way to advertise AI": kindly eff off.
to READERS ON AO3: support your writers, tell them when you spot such a comment (maybe through tumblr or another communication tool) and don't believe these accusations. it is content creators that are victims of plagiarism not AI.
What is a writer but someone trying to find their world in this world?
What is a writer
but someone trying to find
their world in this world?
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.
“WRITE IT BADLY. Write it badly, write it badly, write it badly, write it badly. Stop what you’re doing, open a Word document, put a pencil on some paper, just get the idea out of your head. Let it be good later. Write it down now. Otherwise it will die in there.”
— Brandon Sanderson on overcoming writer’s block to create a first draft as a professional author (via almost-always-eventually-right)
i love it
@7-percent don't put this in the tags!
this could be a fucking poem!!!!
writing is either *creates entire magic system* *writes three thousand words in a day* *types furiously* *flawless imagery* *natural dialogue* *in the ~zone~ and nothing can stop you* *feeling unbeatable*
or *stares at blank document for two hours*
and there is no in between
