{"id":140387,"date":"2015-08-20T04:32:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T04:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/08\/20\/august-21st-fanfiction-writers-appreciation-day-2\/"},"modified":"2015-08-20T04:32:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T04:32:30","slug":"august-21st-fanfiction-writers-appreciation-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/08\/20\/august-21st-fanfiction-writers-appreciation-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"August 21st: Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

bettydays<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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breathingbarduil<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It is not surprising news that fanfiction writers are highly underappreciated. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s something wrong with the numbers: let\u2019s take a popular fic with almost 4k hits. For let\u2019s say 700 readers, it will get about 50 comments and 300 Kudos (those numbers are just an example, sometimes it\u2019s worse than that). Maybe I\u2019m being too kind, maybe not, but things stay the same; there\u2019s something wrong here. Can you see it?<\/p>\n

It takes us days, weeks, sometimes months to write a story for you. We write for ourselves yes, but we also write to share. We write to offer you content about your favourite characters. We write to bring our and your ships to life. It takes you a fraction of second to leave a Kudos, ten seconds to one, two or a few minutes to leave a comment. <\/i><\/p>\n

And here lies our problem: there\u2019s no proper sharing if there\u2019s no proper feedback. An author not getting comments is generally a sad author. If I didn\u2019t get feedback I\u2019d wonder what\u2019s the point in keeping on writing. A comment makes a writer\u2019s day, most of the time even motivates them to write more.<\/p>\n

Another important thing thrandythefabulous<\/a> and I noticed: why on Earth do so many readers don\u2019t comment (even kudos) if the fic has been up for a little more than a week or two? Why? Your feedback is still welcomed and much appreciated.<\/p>\n

We write for ourselves, but also we write for you. And sadly, many readers are being quite\u2026 ungrateful, when giving feedback is the least they can do to thank the people offering them stories for free. <\/p>\n

So, before we get started on our little day, let\u2019s talk about comments:<\/b><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter if other readers already said what you wanted to say, we\u2019ll still love reading it again in your words.<\/i><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter the fic has been up for weeks or months or years; comments on those ones are unexpected and so, it makes them ever better.<\/i><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter if you don\u2019t have much to say, we\u2019ll be glad anyway.<\/i><\/p>\n

Most authors leave the comment section open to people who don\u2019t have an AO3 account, which means you can still\u2026 comment! How amazing is that.
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\nThat brings us to our little Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day. <\/b>
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The point of this day is simple; on August 21st<\/b>, writers and readers alike would go on AO3 (or any fanfiction website really), on Tumblr, and leave a comment on their favourite fics (even the fics they enjoyed!) and\/or send their authors a message about their works<\/b>.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve already or never commented. It doesn\u2019t matter if the author doesn\u2019t know about this post. It doesn\u2019t matter if the author already knows how much you love their work.<\/p>\n

Just let writers know you love the fics they write for you, simple as that!<\/p>\n

And well, don\u2019t forget to keep leaving a Kudos and a comment in the future, and make writers happy! <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I think this is a great idea! Also maybe we could rec our favorite fics on our blogs that day too? Mass sharing!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll probs queue up fic recs to post that day. Sounds good?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

bettydays: breathingbarduil: It is not surprising news that fanfiction writers are highly underappreciated. There\u2019s something wrong with the numbers: let\u2019s take a popular fic with almost 4k hits. For let\u2019s say 700 readers, it will get about 50 comments and 300 Kudos (those numbers are just an example, sometimes it\u2019s worse than that). Maybe I\u2019m … <\/p>\n

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