ifyougrinyoulose
if you’re reading this i hope something good happens to you today
unwilling narrator
the weight of a story is hard to bear but someone's gotta be atlas
With every story you write, you learn a little more about the craft and art of storytelling. Your voice and your style shines brighter with each tale you tell. Don’t be afraid to experiment and try something new because discovery is your greatest asset!
So stock up on those WIPs! Stack ‘em high! Keep telling your stories because you never know what you’ll learn about your writing today! :)
Star Trek: The Next Generation // S02E21: Peak Performance
Floating face down in a blank word document file, while not physically possible, is nevertheless a tangible authorial state.
Yearly Reminder that C.S Lewis encouraged his fans to write fanfiction about Susan Pevensie becoming a friend to Narnia and reuniting with her family once again.
Literally inviting his fans to write Susan’s adult, angsty character development with a happy ending.
Do your duty fans. Write that fanfiction.
If a character (in a high stress situation with minimal information) makes a different decision than you would (a viewer with no stress and more information) —
That is not a plot hole. Thank you.
YOU THERE! YES YOU! FIC READER!
I just read a fic from 2013 and left a comment on the end. The author responded within 3 hours.
Please leave comments on fics. It doesn't matter if you don't know what to say I literally made a joke about a space worm. Please comment on fics it'll make the authors day even if its from 9 years ago.
time to post my favorite far side comic of all time
You have important stories to tell-even if you didn’t finish NaNoWriMo this year.
Fandom is crazy because these people have day jobs but we get to occupy the same space as people that produce incredible art and writing and they’re just normal people and we’re all vaguely friends. What the heck
once i started spending my own money i realized my mom was right….we do have food at home
I keep seeing posts and comments about how "it's so hard to leave comments on a fic" because either readers don't know what to say, or it's just too much emotional/mental work to come up with something.
So! Here's a quick cheat sheet. Feel free to copy+paste these to make commenting and supporting/encouraging fic authors easy and painless! (also, consider: you can leave as a comment any of the keysmashing you'd do in tumblr tags. Go nuts.)
Most of these can also be used on videos, art, and anywhere else you might leave feedback on a creative project.
Tier 1: Easy
- <3
- Love it!
- thanks for the chapter
- !!!!!
- great chapter!
- OH MY GOSH
- oooooooh...
- O.O
- :D
Tier 2: Simple
- I loved this chapter! Thanks for the update
- I am up past my bedtime reading this.
- I'm reading this at work/on the train/in class/at a party and I'm loving it
- So good! Can't wait for the next chapter!
- Was so excited to get the notification for this!
- I love your writing
- I enjoy/enjoyed this fic so much.
- I'm sending this to a friend!
- Biting this. Eating it. Devouring, even.
- Awwww! Them.
Tier 3: Requires Input
- I loved when [character] [did thing]
- I loved the part when [thing happened]
- [literally just copy+pasting a line you like and adding !!!!!!!!! to it]
- My favorite part was [the part with the thing]
- I love how you write [descriptions/dialog/specific person/etc]
- Oh no, [character name]!!
Tier 4: Prompts
- Point out a line you liked and what it made you think/how it made you react
- Ask a question like, "Is Hardened Detective Man's mother still alive in this AU?" or "Does Brave Space Princess know about the [macguffin mentioned in chapter 2]?" or "Who's your favorite character to write in this fic?"
- ask a rhetorical question of the characters, like: "Lovable High School Character! Do you have any idea what you're doing???" or "Dinosaur Researcher, are you aware there's a whole series of movies about why this is a bad idea?" or "Dark Vigilante Father Figure, do you even see what your adoptive acrobat son is trying to tell you?"
- Address a statement to the characters (similar to above)
- Tell the author how you found their fic
- Tell them you're subscribed and you get excited whenever they upload
- Comment that you can't wait to see how [story element] works out.
Commenting is the best way you can encourage a fic writer and inspire new content. And comments aren't book reviews (or at least, they don't have to be. We do love those though lol) -- they don't have to be long and complex. Keysmashes and emojis and one-sentence reactions are MORE than awesome!
If you don't have the energy or time to comment (and remember, even a !!!!!!!! is a great comment), at LEAST leave a kudos and consider saving a link to the fic to come back and comment later.
Now go forth! Support writers! Be a part of a healthy fandom ecosystem!
if you're a writer i wish u a very plot/story/character epiphany