#like.. wow.. i might cave and write makoharu

[partrin]

i'll be honest: i used to write a lot on asianfanfics and often got comments on my work, so when i first wrote a free! fic on ao3, i was really nervous because: a) a huge portion of the readers on ao3 are english speakers, which for some reason is daunting to me because oh my god, what if my english is absolute bollocks and people dislike my writing because of it?! b) asianfanfics had more asian readers, so i didn't feel as awkward writing about themes i wasn't sure non-asians would get, and c) readers on ao3 don't seem to comment as much as readers on aff do, so i'm often left feeling like i don't know if anybody enjoys my writing....... which oftentimes leads to me being a critical little shit towards my own work.

but then i reread all the comments left on all my works.. and i had this.. newfound appreciation for everyone that has commented on them, be it a short one-liner or an extremely long comment detailing exactly what they liked (or thought could be improved) about my story. like.. it makes writing so worthwhile, even if i may not get as many comments as some other authors do (i compare myself a lot—a horrible, self-detonating habit, really). i just really enjoy hearing from people that they enjoyed my work or it made their day or resonated with them in some way.

so like, thank you!!!!! to everyone who has commented on my work. it means the world to me.