#so yes I will always rec a decent fic that comes across my inbox

[phoenixwrites]

I dont understand what you mean about policing fic content if the people are saying Erics smut is being written: I've seen two different posts and one is claiming Erica is underage and the other is aged up

This is where I'm confused. Have you written that or did you just rec a post?

I have never written smut for Erica.

There is a fic several of my friends enjoy featuring adult!Erica and adult!Eddie. I have recommended it, because they have good taste and it’s properly tagged featuring two adult characters. I have rec’d this fic many times.

[jencala]

do you have any advice for fan content creators who are on the brink of quitting because try really hard and strive for very long to create their work, but barely get any feedback for it?

First I want to thank you for creating fan content.  Whether it’s art, fics, RP’ing, or anything fandom-related, thank you.  If the fans weren’t still creating content all these years after the series ended we wouldn’t have much of a fandom. 

My honest advice is to think about why you’re creating the content you are.  Is it just to get noticed?  Is it to have a popular blog?  Or are you really enjoying what you do?  I ask these questions because I think the reasons matter and come across in how you’re perceived sometimes, though not always.  If you’re enjoying the things you do it usually comes across in your content and it makes people notice.  

I get the feeling of being a really small fish in a really big pond and wanting to be noticed for what you do.  With fanfic, for example, some of my absolute favorite fics are ones that have very few hits and low kudos.  I have no idea why that is when I think they’re amazing, but they just haven’t struck a chord with others or even come to their notice.  It’s one reason why I like to rec and help promote new artists, writers, and rec fics I love.  

I actually was just having this conversation with some friends earlier about how it’s absolutely insane I’m almost to 1k followers on this blog.  I’ve had this blog for 4 years, but it really only started getting noticed less than a year ago which is when I jumped into the Wolfstar fandom feet first.  I fell in love with the ship and was scared to post my first fic because it was such an established fandom, but I finally said fuck it and did it.  It was decently received, but there is a reason I say I’m like Sirius.

I constantly need validation and praise. 

There, I said it.  I am a glory-hog and an attention-whore.  I’m not proud to admit it, but that’s who I am.  I am the clingy friend who needs to be petted and told they’re wonderful and yes, I still love you, now stop trying to hump my leg. See?  I’m Sirius. 

Of course, a decent reaction to my writing was good, but I wanted more and I wanted to become part of the fandom I love so much.  So I took another leap.  I joined the R/S Games last year and really put myself out there, asking for critiques, joining conversations in the Discord chat, and writing more fics.  I made a point of seeking out writers I admired and befriending them so I could learn from them and I did.  I read constantly, joined Tumblr discourse, made comments and kept writing.  I’ve now written 30 fics for the Wolfstar fandom and I love this ship and fandom even more now than when I first joined in.

I’m still a nobody, I’m still just a dork who writes gay porn about two fictional characters, but I feel like I’m a part of the fandom because I really jumped in and put myself out there.  It was a risk because I could have fallen flat on my face and been shunned for even attempting to play with “the big dogs”.  I was part of the Dramione fandom before and I won’t even get started on how vicious some of those harpies can be.  But I haven’t found that in this corner of the fandom at all.  One of the biggest differences for me has been that I really enjoy writing this pairing.  Even if no one ever read my fics ever again (and holy fuck would that hurt my fragile little ego) I would still write them.  Because I love it and it’s fun and actually therapeutic for me. 

So what’s the point of me telling you this story? It’s all wrapped up in my advice to you.  Do you think you’ve really put yourself out there?  Have you tagged content creators in your work for them to check it out?  Have you joined communities, either Discord, FB, or elsewhere to get to know other people who produce the same type of content?  If the answer is no, then do it.  You have nothing to lose at this point because you yourself said you’re close to quitting.  

If the answer is yes and you have truly put yourself out there, message me off anon and let’s talk.  Maybe I can help you pinpoint what the issue is.  My inbox and DM is always open and I’m happy to talk to everyone.

Don’t give up though.  If you truly love the content you’re creating keep doing it.  Even if no one sees it, if you’re happy creating it, then that’s the main point.  Sure, we all want a huge following and tons of accolades, but the reason we all started to create fan content is because we love it.  Remember that feeling and keep going.

*Big Hugs* to you Nonny.   💚

[amjustagirl]

im the storm chaser anon again Nikkiiii wdymmm ive been here since forever and have read everything in your master least at least once 😳 im just too shy to reveal myself but im sure you've come across me lurking in your blog. i was so excited to see that broken compass is in the same universe as the storm chaser series, i think i like it when stories are interwoven because well, life is a bit like that as well.

which brings me to something else, im currently reading the great Gatsby and i have to say that your writting reminds me of Fitzgerald's so so much, especially after you commented on the absence of dialogue from your fics(?) i noticed the same technique being used in the great Gatsby and was wondering whether you were inspired by him or not? i don't know, i find it intriguing, the omission of dialogue i mean, whether it's done on purpose or not i love it. it allows you to grasp the meaning behind words without having to deal with them which makes the story not only more interesting but also really unique in my eyes. you need dialogue in theatre or modern films but written text is something else entirely. while reading your fics, i can't help feeling that you explore and make the best use of aspects unique to written word, that's why i still believe that you're one of the best writters around here (and im saying this while having read almost everything you've recommended since i followed you 👀)

also the interwoven stories part reminds me of J.D. Salinger's short stories, sorry i said "which brings me to something else" and begun talking about something seemingly irrelevant, it's just that in my mind, Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby resemble eachother a little and my brain skipped two "steps"

anyway, sorry i say a lot of things at once and remain silent for the next two months but im almost done i promise.

love knows not it's depth, i told you something similar when you first published it but i'll say it again, it's one of the most realistic pieces i've ever read and i love that. the fact that Kuroo is one of my favourite characters aside (Kuroo and Atsumu 💔) he was so well written !! like, it felt as though i was witnessing a couple in my circle or something of sorts, it did not feel like a manga character and im saying that as a compliment T^T

i feel like im forgetting something though, anyway if you haven't read the books i mentioned, which i doubt, but if not i recommend them! also since im sending quite a few asks i might as well introduce myself, im ellie ><

i can't wait for your Kita fic, im sure it'll be amazing but take your time with it, it's okay!! im sorry for sending a long as letter in your asks but it'll probably happen again :( (unless ofc you don't want me to do so)

anyway, anyway, i hole you'll have a nice day !! 💛🌻

HI ELLIE!

okay my own rambling will be long so i'll do it under the cut.

oh gosh - never apologise for rambling or dropping into my inbox, i always love love love to hear what my readers think about my stories or anything around the sun! im like you - life is rly interwoven (catcher in the rye, so nostalgic!!), so i feel like..idk it makes sense for me to write some stories in the same universe! i'm glad you enjoyed it - and...

thank YOU for reading all my work! you're far too sweet to me. but yes, that's what i try to get at with some of my works where i don't focus on dialogue as much - there's so much more that's unsaid and i like the subtlety of it, yknow? i don't know - i don't think im inspired by fitzgerald - i'm familiar with his works, but because of where i'm from (former british colony, taught by brit teachers), i don't focus so much on american modern literature, more like - british victorian lit / shakespeare yknow? but but but i went to take a quick peek when you mentioned him...and yeah you're right! like this line from Gatsby - “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” oh gods, that style of writing just gave me chills. thank you for the rec - i'll HAVE to check it out.

i personally feel really bad whenever ppl tell me im one of the best writers around cos i feel like such a fraud - i think im decent but like...argh. i think a lot of us suffer from imposter syndrome LOL.

oh gods, love knows not its depth. idk what possessed me when i wrote it because it just...flowed and i knew after i wrote it that...it was real, yknow? i cld see shades of it in my mother, with my parents' marriage, potential shades of it in my own marriage (if either of us choose not to put in the work), so i guess...writing it was really reflective of real life too! i don't often know whether im writing kuroo right, and i'm glad you liked it cos he's so complex? there are so many facets to him - his cockiness, his maturity, his kindness, his ambition, and it's so easy to just write him as a smirking caricature, and i was afraid of that.

i hope i hope i hope you like my kita fic - i just dropped a sneak peek of it, and i'm back on tumblr cos i just finished writing another bulk (my brain needs to rest, to be continued tomorrow!!!).

i hope you have a lovely week, dear ellie <3 don't be afraid to pop back or even dm me, i'm always always up for a chat!!!!