I just received a email saying this account saying this account is 3 years long. Like, how I managed to be this inactive all this time truly astounds me.
The best praise an artist can receive is the long, impassioned sort that gets deep into exactly what the commenter liked about their work and leaves them feeling warm and giddy all over.
The second-best is this:
I dont have any coments after watching hasbin hotel. Well just-
AFTER THE BATTLE MASTERLESS CATLE OVERLORDS HANGING BY A TREAD WITH A BIT OF BRAVADO MAYBE TOMORROW WELL BE THE TOP OF HEAT WHILE THE REXT OF HELLS PISSING ALASTOR IS MISSING RAN WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS NATURE OF WAR LEAVES A POWER VACUUM LEAVES ROOM FOR YOU AND ME THE FUTURE OF HELL BELONGS TO THE VEES
Feeling very tired here is some lazy vent art I don't care looks very amateurish
What inspires u?
memes
This one got it
Step 1. Have a lot of self-hatred
Step 2. Listen to a musical
Step 3. Become obsessed with said musical
Step 4: Fall in love with a ship in the musical
Step 5: Look for it on every social media account you have
Step 6: Repeat step 2 through step 5 with different musicals
i'm genuinely curious, so answer in the tags:
how did you first consume fanfiction? and/or, what was your first fanfic obsession?
I’m sure you’ve heard a million times over how important it is to comment on fanfiction - maybe even from this blog. I’ve been a frequent advocate of supporting stories with feedback, often reblogging posts about its importance (and even making one or two of my own). For me, every time a post about comment culture crosses my dash I find a fresh determination to be a commenter and vow to leave feedback on every fic that crosses my dash from there on out.
But here’s my secret: sometimes, I don’t feel like leaving a comment.
It’s not that a fic is undeserving or that I have nothing positive to say, in fact it’s usually quite the opposite.
Sometimes, I look at the large number of comments a fic has already received and I think “What difference will it make if I just add to the masses?” But then I remember how excited I get every. single. time. someone leaves me feedback, how much my heart soars whenever I receive a comment notification.
Sometimes, I see that a fic has zero to little comments and I think “Oh, it would be awkward if I was the only commenter, I don’t want to stand out.” But then I remember the stories I’ve published that never received any responses, merely gathering a few reblogs and a handful of likes and leaving me disappointed and discouraged.
Sometimes, I read a fic long after it’s been posted and I think “Why bother commenting now? It’s way too late for that.” But then I remember that one time someone found a fic of mine months after it had been posted and still left a comment, making me feel as though my story had a permanence and a lasting impact.
Sometimes, I read a fic that is already multiple chapters in, and I think “I can’t possibly comment on any chapter but the last, otherwise it’s going to seem strange.” But then I remember all the effort that goes in to a single chapter, all the courage it can take to publish those words and how reassuring it can be to hear that a particular piece of a story had an impact.
Sometimes, I read a fic and I can’t think of anything insightful to comment, and I think “If I don’t have anything profound to say, I may as well say nothing at all.” But then I remember how it feels to stare at a blank comment section, wondering where exactly my story went wrong and wishing for even the smallest of reassurances.
And sometimes, I read a fic and I’m just tired, and I think “What’s it going to hurt if I just skip the comment this time? Who will even notice?” But then I remember how much time and energy a writer put into their story, how exhausting writing can sometimes be.
Comments, from the smallest of keyboard smashes and heart eye emojis to the largest of analyses, mean the world to a writer. A comment can be the difference between an abandonment and another update, the divide between a story of requirement and a story of passion. Comments truly are everything to a writer, and they require so little from each one of us.
So please, I beg of you: swallow your excuses, realize that leaving feedback has an impact that extends beyond you, and LEAVE THAT COMMENT.
Also: this morning I found about five pages of old harringrove drawings for an animation I forgot to finish...
Would anybody want that?
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