#sorry for venting ahhh

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Hello! How have you been?! It’s microbiology anon! 🥰 How is Cheddar doing?! Is he doing well?! This heat is trying to unalive me I stg. 😭 Oh, are you feeling better? ✨ - microbiology anon 🧪🔬

ps. How do you get over that feeling when a story you write doesn’t do well right away? I’ve been writing for years on here but I still get into those moods where it’s frustrating when you write something that doesn’t take off right away. It especially sucks when you’ve been working on it for a long time. 🫠. have there ever been any stories that you’ve experienced this with? 🫠

Hi my lovely microbiology anon! I'm always thinking of you, I swear, and then you pop up and I'm like ~the universe, she knows~

I'm SO sorry about the heat -- I hope it passes soon. I'm kina praying for rain myself but it doesn't rain much here 😭😭

YES, let's talk about fic reception, my love! Thank you for asking because ho boy, do I have some EXPERIENCE with exactly what you're talking about! First of all, I'm sorry that you're experiencing this feeling. I go through it CONSTANTLY -- and it's so frustrating!

When I posted my Andrew!Peter tattoo AU, "hang the stars upon tonight," I unfortunately chose a very quiet weekend when the dash was dead. And the AG fandom, I feel like, is slowing down a bit in terms of engagement these days anyway? It's not anything anyone's doing wrong, but I think people are interested in new and different things all the time! In any case, I worked on it for MONTHS and then it just... Didn't take off how I was hoping? Man, I was DEVASTATED!

Truly, I'm so grateful for anyone at ALL who reads my writing and enjoys it, and I know it shouldn't be about the notes. But we kinda can't help but feel disappointed when that happens, right? Especially when folks ask for a tag. And the algorithm is finicky on top of it...

And after I posted it I got a few rude anons (that I elected not to answer) basically mocking me for not getting as many notes on it.

It was just a LOT.

I'm sorry to rant -- it doesn't answer your question!

I guess I "get over it" by going back and rereading the kind notes and rbs and tags I DID receive, and re-reading a part I wrote that I was really proud of. And then I start thinking about the next one... And hope it hits better??

Again, the algorithm is so finicky, and if you're writing in either a fandom that's quiet, or one that's super busy where it's easy to get drowned out, it can be frustrating when you don't get the reception you're hoping for.

I truly try to engage with every fic I read or am tagged in, whether it's a comment or a RB, because I know how hard writers work on things and they deserve to feel appreciated! You deserve to feel appreciated! I'm sure your fic is BEAUTIFUL!

Do you mind me asking who you're posting for currently? (If not, that's okay!) 💜🌻🌿☀️😘

P.S. I'm doing better, and Cheddar is doing GREAT! We've been enjoying our walks alot lately and he's so good on the leash! I'm so proud of him. 🥺🌸