sooo this is gonna be a messy rant on the observations ive made between different writer communities, blog interactions and overall âstatusâ. just silly little things Iâve noticed in my 4+ years being on tumblr btwn 2 diff blogs. and this is about no one specific, a very generalized post so if you find urself offended i honestly dont know what to tell you?? :o do better ig. & if you relate, i feel for you. TLDR @/end.
i dont like interacting/ building connections with people but not for the reasons ppl think. im not stuck up or pretentious or weird or anything. just another anime-enjoyer who loves to write in her free time. nobody special by a longshot!! i enjoy writing, always have since before i was a teen. (wasnât always ff tho!).
but over the years ive just noticed fandom writing has its gritty sides that no one talks about often and its no mystery why so many prolific/ popular writers deactivated, me included. i had some shitty experiences and have seen friends go bc of it.
firstly, Iâve noticed, once you start interacting and building friendships with people, itâs easier to see the bigger perspective of where ppl stand and the blatant hierarchy of friendships and groups. same applies to that outside. like its literally just me nâ my bsf then my acquaintances bc mfs be weirddd omg its like cults or something. like thats why initially I didnât interact w/anyone starting on my new blog. that nâ fear of drama following from my last blog ugh. âCept the few iâve met on my old blog (like my wifey)
not to mention i have bad anxiety. and sometimes im cue-deaf. i dont always pick up what people put down and vice versa and it makes me conscious in a lot of my interactions. so a part of me doesnât want to interact at all to avoid all awkwardness and possible miscommunications. thatâs not to say i donât notice subtle changes in interactions after one situation / conversation or so forth, that in myself or witnessed between other ppl. (im perceptive, just not that good conversationalist lol. like i really have to try.)
but thenâŚif you donât interact with people on here, your chances of building an audience or a reader base is slim to none. the likelihood of developing relationships is zip. because youâre already perceived and pegged as just another tumblr writer. pause. to clarify, a writer who doesnât want any recognition or interactions from mutuals or new friends. or just a lonely writer? a introverted, lonely writer. which leads to little to none interactions (anons, reblogs, moots âexposure.)
so then its like youâre kinda placed btwn a rock n a hard place. and thereâs absolutely no problem with that! in fact this is the best partâmeeting friends and like-minded people! people that make being online all the more worth it right? thirsting over fictional characters and sharing in each otherâs works!
but you have to be in specific circles it seems. but then you canât imply that you want to be in those circles bc then youâre desperate.
but well, then you cant purposefully want to be independent or be on your own or else youâre a hater, hypocrite or stuck up. not to mention, no one will reblog your stuff lol. no one will interact fr, and youâre friendless essentially. and god forbid if you disagree on something as if opinions donât exist btw! then youâre being ganged up on. (like omg grow up!)
but then if you reach out youâre seen as trying to wedge in or kiss ass? you interact and follow and youâre ignored or left hanging? (bc im gonna touch your hand when i say thisâit never gave fan, your majesty of horny nerds) and this is about ALL the writing communities and fandomsâspicy content, black content and dark content. ALL.
yet no one wants to talk about the pregnant elephant in the roomâbias. and favoritism. also people seem to have a hard time being direct with how theyâre feeling toward/about someone ( in a good or bad way) which in turn leads to a lot of miscommunication and subliminal attacks. (not to mention hate anons? one of my moots just had her inbox flooded w/them recently, ew.)
you can lead a horse to water AND you can write a 500-word essay on the observations made on tumblr writers as a whole. (a long ass post on the truth on behalf of those feeling this too)
also, slapping a HEY LOOK AT ME! IM A WRITER WHO WANTS INTERACTION AND FRIENDS! on a blog is frankly embarrassing. it shouldnât even take all that seeing how easy it is for others wanting the same thing.
or doing less to achieve the same result.
not to mention, yall shit on ppl who essentially feel this way altogether bc you peg them as sb who doesnât âtryâ or just jealous when their own works are phenomenally written themselves. ive seen it. and ive lived it. never gave jealousy baby.
at the end of the day, weâre all writersâ either longterm or hobbyists. (personally, im longterm) self-indulgent or not! and its absolutely amazing when people are being fair in how they spread love and feedback to their writers.
Secondly, its not news that people have to want to reblog your fics so that their followers can reblog, so they can reblog, and their followers can reblog and so forth. but ppl honestly dont care atp bc once theyâve already read it, they owe you nothing. and apparently asking for reblogs is crass and bold. (imma do it anyway) but putting your very all into a story just to turn and see a half-thought out hc soaring 3k in 2hrs and 5k in a day â you have to stfu, open your ass and take it. keep it cute!
youâre getting fucked after all!!
because if you complainâyouâre just jealous and lazy and uncreative!! and i hate that to seem like a writer worth a damn, you have to change up your writing style every two weeks to fit in with trending waves.
âno more poetic long fics, nobodyâs into that! short, snappy slutty shots are all the rage!â âppl are only into these specific tropes but you canât exceed 2k words!â âonly add trending characters to these hcs! ppl love them only!â âdonât write too much about a specific character or else ill unfollow you!â its exhausting.
i am well within my right as a literary artist to desire more feedback and interaction on anything i put out. period. and you are too! đŤľ
God, im tired of that stupid, âyou have to enjoy your writing for yourself and not worry about notesâ line. i do love my writing! donât get me wrong thereâs nobody id rather write like if not myself fr. not to mention the inspiration i draw from famous literary authors. however, i would love feedback and the same energy that i see with others in my same caliber.
and when i see others that didnât even try frâits a slap in the face to put it bluntly.
i can want silly little comments and notes about something i cherish and put out for that reason and yall arenât gonna make me feel bad about it. sorry! like yall really be making people feel shitty for wanting the same type of interactions you get! especially when its harmless, bye asf. nb want to recipe to ur peach cobbler b!
the only one giving push back are those appointed popular /top blogs nâ cliques tho. now personally, i honestly dgaf if you have 20 followers or 25k, writing is writing and if its good you should want to support it regardless of following count/interaction right?
unfortunately, and quite unsurprisingly its not the case for the rest of this hellhole lol. thereâs always gonna be some âbig blogâ in any part of tumblr or any social media for that matter.
but when the sole purpose being on a site like tumblr to write is mainly exposure, then it just makes it ten times worse especially if it seems that these blogs are steady at the top of every. single. tag. and listen, i know how initially stupid that sounds but when youâve picked up on patterns for as long as i have, well iykyk.
so imma be real bc no one else will, half of the posts that yall see with 25k notes have alr been done. just different characters, different words, different dialogue. And 8/10 its been done by sb who only received 100 notes. Thats the evil part. whats more is that it lacks the creativity the one post with 100-300 notes is filled with completely.
POP QUIZ! what post would readers be more inclined to read? â one that says 10k (ohhh that must be popular!) or the one with only 150 (oh i guess nb really liked that one) that no one is even willing to reblog for MORE. and BOOM. now yall wonder why so many great writers LEAVE, its a fucking joke.
so unfortunately its no longer only about or only on readers anymore. its about who you know and who you know is willing to support your fr. who is willing to REBLOG your fics for their friends and followers, so that their friends and followers can reblog. to fit in you actually have to get in these days and it makes it all less enjoyable. makes it a chore and if you arenât âdoing it rightâ ultimately it makes you feel shitty about your writing. (Please donât, you are doing amazing. its the platform.)
it makes people not want to jump into writing. it pushes away those who actually want to join writing communities and meet people without feeling like they have to jump thru hoops to thrive or worseâlive in other ppls shadows. and then it deters those from speaking up in fear of being shut down by bigger groups. ive seen it happen time and time again.
lastly, and this is the juiciest part! you absolutely cannot say anything about any of this bc youâre complaining and a fisher just looking for attention and not someone who just want things to be fair all over. play the game, right? ( wrong. and if this is your logic, you suck! )
its no longer about making flashy banners and pretty themes. its no longer about how many clever directory links you add or how many games you initiate on your blog or whether or not youâve reblogged your fic three times already. its about your âfriendsâ, other mutuals, and blogs willing to support you too. not just the audience. audience gonna do what they want regardless. reblog, donât reblog, whatever. âat least ive read it right?â but everyone knows this. duh! but itâs obvious who doesnât care as long as theyâre on top of that tag! its admirable in a way but it sucks for those wanting to break out and build some kind of readerbase and/or make friends.
TLDR; people need to stop being bias and be fair and open lol. stop picking favorites and share the love all around. you see another person writing your favorite character or trope, give them a fucking chance and reblog, regardless if theyâre in your âcircleâ / radar or not. regardless if you know them or not. hell, let them put you on to a new fandom. bc writing is writing and making new moots and finding new fics seem to be what everyone loves to showcase until its time to actually do it. no wonder people get discouraged to make friends and write, yall treat it like some kind of secret society when its supposed to be funđ not a competition. (yall need to dead this clique-y shit. )
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