newbie fic authors, shooting themselves in the foot: This fic is bad haha I suck at writing lol I am being mean to myself in the hopes that you will be nice to me but actually am dissuading anyone from even clicking on my fic because all I have done to advertise it is tell you why you shouldn't read it

me: I am King Big Dick of Fanfic Mountain and I have arrived in your fandom with the Express Intention of writing my Very Favorite Fics, which I will generously allow you to read. You're welcome.

Do… do people really not click on a fic just because the author said they don’t like how it came out? Is this, like, a normal thing that happens??

I’ve genuinely never considered the author’s comments when deciding if I want to read a fic before. At least not consciously. When I see an author go “omg this came out so bad don’t read it” all I think is “dw I’m sure it’s not that bad.” I’ll read it even if the author doesn’t like it.

Edit: SOMEONE ACTUALLY GETS IT THANK YOU

For the sinner, the curtain call has come

In honor of finishing the trilogy (sacrificing 18 hours of sleep) I present Laurent!

Inspired by the Sinner’s Finale cutscene from Genshin

What annoys me the most about Captive Prince discourse in the book fandom is that people don't know you need to read the whole trilogy to judge the first book. There is so much context missing from the first book because Laurent is so far removed from Damen there. They do not know each other, they aren't working together yet. The story is 99% told from Damen's perspective. In the first book, you do not know Laurent at all. You only know what Damen knows, and Damen knows shit fucking all.

If you're going to read Captive Prince, you need to commit to reading Prince's Gambit and King's Rising, no matter how you feel about Laurent in the first book. No matter how repellent the world they exist in is to you. The context you need is there but you need all three books!

What annoys me the most about Captive Prince discourse in the book fandom is that people don't know you need to read the whole trilogy to judge the first book. There is so much context missing from the first book because Laurent is so far removed from Damen there. They do not know each other, they aren't working together yet. The story is 99% told from Damen's perspective. In the first book, you do not know Laurent at all. You only know what Damen knows, and Damen knows shit fucking all.

If you're going to read Captive Prince, you need to commit to reading Prince's Gambit and King's Rising, no matter how you feel about Laurent in the first book. No matter how repellent the world they exist in is to you. The context you need is there but you need all three books!

some of you need to realize that your faves would be having unsafe bdsm sex because they don’t actually know what bdsm sex is, they just want to fuck and also kill each other. you must understand this.

more people need to give themselves permission to write and draw pornography

it is virtuous and necessary that you write, draw, and distribute pornography

can we start with not conflating "erotic/sexual art or writing" with pornography

no lmao

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(...guess which scene it is 🫢)

okay but there is something disquieting about this urge to cast fan writers as altruists. they give us all this for free!! well, no.

they’re sharing

it’s a key difference in perception. fic isn’t given. it’s shared. it’s part of a fandom community— in which readers are also an integral part.

it’s probably inevitable mission creep from the increasingly transactional nature of the internet and fandom-as-consumerism, which was always gonna happen after corps worked out how much bank there is to make from those weirdo fan people

but like. fandom is sharing. i think we’ve lost that somewhere.

*struggles while writing* i suck and writing is hard

*remembers some ppl use ai* i am a creative force. i am uncorrupted by theft and indolence. i am on a journey to excellence. it is my duty to keep taking joy in creating.

This is an appreciation post for the fanfic authors who aren’t included on rec lists

For the fanfic authors who don’t get art of their fics

For the fanfic authors who can’t get to 1000/500/100 hits

For the fanfic authors who don’t get comments/reviews

For the fanfic authors who write for small fandoms

For the fanfic authors who write rarepairs or gen fics

For the fanfic authors who get hate for the ships/characters/fandoms they write

For the fanfic authors who write in English despite it not being their first language

For the fanfic authors who don’t write in English

For the fanfic authors who don’t think anyone reads or likes their work

For the fanfic authors who aren’t big name fans

For the fanfic authors who don’t get requests in their inboxes

For the fanfic authors who can’t write stories that are more than a thousand words

For the fanfic authors who only write one ship

For the fanfic authors who are just starting

For the fanfic authors who have been writing fic for years

For the fanfic authors who use fanfic to practice writing

For the fanfic authors who write self-insert fics

For the fanfic authors who write about their OCs

For the fanfic authors who write to vent or cope

For the fanfic authors who are just waiting for their big break

Keep creating, I love you ❤️

i do write for attention, actually, because that's a normal reason to create art

did you hear about that actor performing a play in front of a crowd? clearly only doing it for attention

im trying to say something and im not gonna say it in an empty room

new tumblr game. put in the tags a GENUINE flaw your fav(s) has. cant be something like "too kind" or "loves too much" like something genuinely bad messed up morally wrong they are or have done