#also from something you reblogged the other day - you're potato4power on ao3???

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Author ask :11,14,31 and 33 🫶

11. What makes a fic 'successful' in your opinion?

Ah, this is such a hard question because I don't wanna really think about success when it comes to writing fanfiction or putting out works in fandom spaces. I think the beauty of fanfic is that we write it for free and it's purely self-indulgent - I like this thought, I wanna see this thought come to life, I write this thought. If I think about it that way, then a successful fic is simply one that is written and completed by the author to fulfill that plot in their head. Just the act of writing a fanfic makes it successful, if that makes sense. That being said, we are fickle creatures, and we want praise and admiration for our hard work - which is allowed because we've worked hard and want recognition for our hard work. So with that in mind, I think if I can get at one least heart-felt, deep comment on my work from one person who just gets it, then I feel successful.

14. What makes you happiest? New fic comments, kudos, bookmarks, user subscribers, story subscribers, or Tumblr asks?

I really only look at comments and kudos regularly, but whenever I get a new comment, I squeal every. single. time. You're telling me someone took time out of their day to talk to me about something I wrote and they were that moved to actually comment? Incredible feeling. But then, if someone comes from ao3 to tumblr and sends me a message here letting me know they loved something I wrote, I almost die. So perhaps tumblr asks about my works make me the happiest of all.

31. What fic meant the most to you to write?

I answered this one in the previous message, but I think it's gonna have to be my reincarnation au. I think about her frequently and wanna write more and more variations of her because I love that plot style and I can't get enough of snippets of love over many lives. It's heartwarming and heartbreaking, and that moves me more than anything.

33. A character you want to protect.

Forever and always, Erik Lehnsherr, my beloved.

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