#finnie out here dispensing utterly terrible advice when she has no business doing so BUT

[finniestoncrane]

I really want to start writing for the Gotham rogues because I have so many ideas but the ones that I like and have ideas for aren’t the popular ones so I’m really scared that I’m gonna flop and get no notes and the rogues fandom is already small compared to the batfamily fandom so I’m just so anxious about posting. And I know you’re supposed to post for fun but I know myself and if I get zero notes, I will feel badly.

(anon i am so sorry i'm editing to add this: i don't know if you wanted advice or not and i gave it oops ;-;)

oof yeah i hear you, but you just have to push past that! a couple things i would say to you in the hopes that it sort of encourages you or gives you something to think about or is a helpful tip though!!

i obviously don't know where you're at in terms of like tumblr etc. or if your friends are already in the fandom but it helps to make some friends first! people who will read what you're writing, either to help you or to support you or because they just enjoy it! that way you know you have someone who will read it and like it!

tumblr is garbage for notes etc. do you know how many times people request something like "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WRITE THIS!!!!!!!! I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER" and then that same motherfucker won't even like it let alone reblog it when it's been posted? in general, the notes you get are no an indication or quality or what people want to read! some of the best fics i've ever read are languishing at like 20 notes after years of being online

if you want to feel a bit more encouraged, i would advise posting to ao3 instead/as well. at least there you can see how many people have viewed your fic if the little number is something that would encourage you.

i find it so odd that the batfam is more popular than the rogues, but then again i am a filthy little fictional hybristophile so i would think that. make your niche. am i bothered when i post a piss kink fic for a character no one cared about really until like a month ago and get 10 likes? yeah. am i gonna stop writing it? fuckin no

it's not always gonna feel good and it's not always gonna feel fun buut baby at least you're doing something 💚 tag me in your first post if you write something! i'll give it a read, i'll share it! even if it's not my thing, there might be some people who follow me who it will sing to u-u

and if you're worried about it being bad, you're not going to get better just sitting there with your ideas in your head 💚