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coraxaviary · 2 years ago

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ok so like does anyone else have the rational fear that

someone's gonna come along and mention/post/recommend/rant about their fic on tiktok or some other social media? Mostly tiktok, but I suppose there are other possibilities.

Like, I don't want random people from tiktok coming to read my stuff. I certainly don't want to ever get the attention of anyone associated with the production of these shows -- especially the actors, God forbid.

Like, oh my gosh the prospect of "blowing up" for fanart is so appealing -- like, my eyes *light up* you know what I mean -- but the thought of someone mentioning my fanfic on any other website gives me a cold sweat and heart palpitations

#fanfiction #Ao3 #ok so in summary PLEASE ask for permission before reccing things outside tumblr...#im scared of tiktok mom plz come pick me up #i think it's like... on AO3 and here I have control over the way my fic is perceived #anywhere else I lose all control and anyone can have any opinion outside of context #ive seen videos of videos of people reccing fic on tiktok and wow thats scary #did any of them ask??? like genuinely #my feeling is that most AO3 posters enjoy being in a little microcosmic community #this is more about the nature of “content creation” as well on second thought #fic writers are not content creators nor do we feel as if we are #however I've been noticing an uptick in some readers treating fic like “content”#not a huge jump from there for some readers to assume a “signal boost” to their favorite “content”#would be unequivocally welcomed #but I'm sure most fic writers would prefer 2 engaged enthusiastic readers. fans of the source material #rather than an influx of 10 people just in it for the hype #bc someone influenced them that the fic was good or something #ya feel me?#please tell me you know what I mean #meta

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