i'm a writer, i guess. | 💖 @N7ScottieD
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amelia retweeted
writers hating their readers this much will kill fandoms actually
amelia retweeted
people love to be mean and weird until you’re meaner and weirder. now everybody’s crying
amelia retweeted
Stories like this make my heart drop. I love single emoji comments as much as long ones; can’t even imagine replying like this. That was a lovely sentiment to share but it wasn’t good enough? No matter how much other writers deny it this is a grossly entitled capitalistic mindset
amelia retweeted
"we don't want the fics on drives because we want community engagement" THE DRIVES ARE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT!! someone in your community loved your fic enough to SAVE & SHARE it! Villianizing your own readers is driving the community AWAY from you, do you not get it??
amelia retweeted
it's the way they think they can "punish" readers by holding their fics hostage under threat of deletion. YOU wanted to write in the first place! everything else is just a bonus. and i say this AS A FIC WRITER. SHARING YOUR WRITING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SELFLESS ACT. YOU WANTED THIS.
amelia retweeted
day 3 of no AO3: we have run out of food (discourse). now people are saying it's bad to discuss fanfiction you like with friends unless you have your entire conversation in the fic's comment sections
amelia retweeted
so you want attention and kudos but you don't think fanfic is for readers to read?? how does that even work?? yes, fanfic is there to be read. that's the only reason it exists on ao3. idk what the hell you think readers of free fanfic need to be doing to 'deserve' this fanfic.
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amelia retweeted
Update from OTW’s tumblr. Notice how there is ZERO mention re the “consent issue” of sharing downloaded fics— just advice as to the more secure methods *without condemning* private drives at all while ALSO encouraging folks to continue sharing fanworks while the archive is down.
amelia retweeted
It's literally impossible to post a fic and get 0 interaction on it. There's simply too many users on AO3 for even the worst fics to pass unremarked. They're just refusing to say the quiet part out loud: they want interaction within 24 hours.
amelia retweeted
fanfic writers are disproportionately revered. no one treats published authors as gods for writing books. you're treated like selfless martyrs sacrificing so much to hold the fabric of fandom together...when no one forced you. if you're not enjoying it, you can stop any time.
amelia retweeted
The way ‘consent’ has become a moral buzzword that folks drop whenever they need to strengthen an argument is so insidious and needs to be studied. It INSTANTLY adds ethical weight and pressure even if it is NOT applicable and it scares people into panicked apologetic compliance.
amelia retweeted
Sharing a G-Drive: gray area, just use it to read, nothing more!
Sharing it to another website under your name: NOT OKAY, DON'T DO THIS, this is equal to posting fanart without permission for likes, even if you credit the artist.
amelia retweeted
AS A FIC AUTHOR I AM STAUNCHLY AGAINST USING GOOGLE DOCS TO SHARE FICS. They should be printed out on long narrow scrolls of old parchment, loaded into small tubes, and sent via carrier pigeon
amelia retweeted
ESTO ES VÁLIDO, está bien que compartan el archivo pdf/epub de ao3 con los créditos correspondientes y el link directo a la obra pero NO resuban a otras plataformas trabajos que no les pertenecen
amelia retweeted
Let’s wake it up because I’m tired of mfs acting like entitled readers are the only thing poisoning fandom/fanfic spaces.
When I write, it is through an intense desire to make something exist. Posting means I’m giving people the *option* to read and respond. That’s all.
