I had two notifications from Archive Of Our Own, both from the same person, on two of my different stories.
This is what I responded with;
Don’t leave rude comments, kids. That’s not how you get more fic updates.
I get your point, but have you ever had a fucki gn stick-in-the-mud reply like this when you’re in the middle of a rant?
You’re not cool. You’re an asshole.
This isn’t someone being cruel, this is someone frustrated that you ended your fic in the middle of it.
If you can’t take criticism, get off the fucking internet.
I’m sorry, but if you’re getting hours of someone’s blood, sweat, and tears poured into a story for your enjoyment for FREE you shouldn’t fucking complain about a slow update pace.
As for the other comment about “ending the fic the way I did” to an extent I get that. Sometimes and ending frustrates you, but it had no intentions of writing more for that fic. I never did. That fic was DONE. Matter of fact, it was based off a god damn prompt, I ended that fic where the prompt ended because I didn’t want to extend the story past the original idea.
If you can’t accept that people will not appreciate useless petty entitled whining (cuz that’s what reviews like that are, not “criticism”) then you should get off the fucking internet.
Who the hell raised these people?
^^^THANK YOU
Honestly, I feel like someone walked into my house (clicked on my story) ate my food (read my fic) then had the audacity to complain about the taste…
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED! You have every right to put boot to ass and slam that door. I support you.
I had two notifications from Archive Of Our Own, both from the same person, on two of my different stories.
This is what I responded with;
Don’t leave rude comments, kids. That’s not how you get more fic updates.
I get your point, but have you ever had a fucki gn stick-in-the-mud reply like this when you’re in the middle of a rant?
You’re not cool. You’re an asshole.
This isn’t someone being cruel, this is someone frustrated that you ended your fic in the middle of it.
If you can’t take criticism, get off the fucking internet.
I’m sorry, but if you’re getting hours of someone’s blood, sweat, and tears poured into a story for your enjoyment for FREE you shouldn’t fucking complain about a slow update pace.
As for the other comment about “ending the fic the way I did” to an extent I get that. Sometimes and ending frustrates you, but it had no intentions of writing more for that fic. I never did. That fic was DONE. Matter of fact, it was based off a god damn prompt, I ended that fic where the prompt ended because I didn’t want to extend the story past the original idea.
If you can’t accept that people will not appreciate useless petty entitled whining (cuz that’s what reviews like that are, not “criticism”) then you should get off the fucking internet.
sometimes when someone comments on your fanfic, it’s like those randomly-occurring emergency heal spells that bring you back up to full health when you’re about to die. like i was struggling to write today but someone out of nowhere left a comment and HELLO! THANK YOU! i am back and a writer again.
There’s a fic on fanfiction(.)net that I’ve kept tabs on for years to see if it’s been updated or not. While I’m no longer even in the fandom it’s written for, it just has one of the greatest storylines I’ve ever read. Last time it was updated was 2011.
The other day, I decided to reread the entire thing and leave a very in-depth review of what I thought of each chapter. I also mentioned how I started reading it when I was 13 and am now 21, but always came back to see if it was ever finished because I loved it so dearly.
Today, said author sent me a private message saying that her analytics showed that the story was still getting views even after all these years, but no one ever bothered to leave reviews other than “update soon!!!”, so she never felt motivated enough to finish it. She said that me reviewing every single chapter with lengthy paragraphs made her cry and meant the world to her. She also mentioned that she felt encouraged to write the two remaining chapters needed to complete the story and that she would send me a message the night before she updates the fic.
I’m literally sobbing. I’m so excited :’)
Please always remember to leave a review when reading fanfiction!!! It means a lot to a writer.
Seriously, this is what keeps us going; YOUR COMMENTS.
And you think my ranting about it is just being salty! It’s not! Reviews can mean the difference between feeling motivated and feeling out of place.
It’s how I finished a fic after it sitting unfinished for half a year. Got a long ass review that gave me ideas and then I wrote the last chapter.
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