#art it's nice because it's easier for folks to consume i think youlook at it for a little bit you reblog or retweet with a little AW THIS IS

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idk why it brings me such joy getting AO3 emails saying someone left kudos on a fic i wrote three years ago. 

sometimes i have to remember that just because i don’t get INSTANT FEEDBACK on writing i post, that doesn’t mean it’s bad. people will find it years later, and isn’t that the point really — you get it out there, and it’s a long game. it’s there for folks to find and for them to get some joy out of their day if they like the story. no matter how old it is. 

#i love that #;_; #art it's nice because it's easier for folks to consume i think youlook at it for a little bit you reblog or retweet with a little AW THIS IS #NICE AWW #and that's like that instant validation i think a lot of us need #i'm trying to remember that little to no engagement on writing when it's first published won't always happen #hell wasn't 91 W out for years before fandom really took it up? #down at agincourt is older #etc etc #all the BIG FANDOM FICS aren't brand new #and yes i think all of us as fic writers low key want that level of validation with people setting up bot accounts on twitter #making references all the time and moodboards and gif boards and people tlaking to us about it or talking to each other #but not every story is going to be that even if you think it should be that #but who knows maybe three years down the road it would become one of the BIG FANDOM FICs that everyone reccs and stuff #idk #my writing muse took a dive in october during the suptober challenge #i felt like i wasn't writing anything good and no one cared and i know you shouldn't write just for validation but i was feeling tired and a #little rundown #which is why i started drawing again #but thankfully the writing muse is coming back — however i have to KEEP REMINDING MYSELF #IT'S OKAY IF YOU ONLY GET LIKE 20 NOTES ON YOUR POST #it lives on AO3 and it will be seen by someone somewhere #[which is also the name of one of my fics lol so that's a good reminder to me] #anyway #i should probably go do my actual job now