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I’ve found when reading a romance novel set this way, being in the headspaces of both characters you can already tell when they start liking each other so then you’re like “JUST KISS ALREADY” which isn’t bad because it’s still something you anticipate- it’s just not very suspenseful, is it?

Writing it, there’s details the protags don’t know about each other and the moments where they learn these details about each other are awesome. Problem is, again, when the reader is in both protagonists’ heads, the reader will learn a lot of little details before each protagonist shares it with the other. But I would really love to have moments where one of the protags reveals something and the audience and the other protagonist simultaneous react to that new information.

Decided to write up my own prompt meme for Valentines Day, rather than hunt down one that suited my tastes. Fair game for other writers to use it.

Send me a NUMBER AND A PAIRING and I will write something to describe:

A Touch

A Gift

A Fantasy

A Massage

A Nap

A Whisper

A Moan

A Love Bite

The First Kiss

The Last Kiss

A Surprise Kiss

A Slow Kiss

A Drunk Kiss

A Reunion Kiss

A Goodnight Kiss

A Doomed Kiss

A Frightened Kiss

A Cute Kiss

A Kiss Below the Waist

A Confession

A Request

A Promise

Any of the Above (aka Author’s Choice)

I’m going to open this up now and work through any prompts I get between now and the 14th. If I get duplicates that feature the same pairing, I will either fill them with the same drabble (or write a second, if I’m feeling fancy).

And if you don’t send me a pairing, I’m just gonna pick one.

Don’t fall into the danger of comparing your writing to anyone else’s. I believe that is the darkest place imaginable for a writer. You’re never going to write like your favorite writer because, just like them, you have a unique voice and you’re the only one with it.

I feel like there’s a huge failing on readers’ parts to communicate to fic authors how much they appreciate their works or how much it affects them, unless the fic is “fandom famous” for some reason. sometimes it gets translated into demands (which are awful literally do not demand updates from an author ever).

more often than not, it gets translated into silence, and coming from a writer, the silence is probably the worst. you never know if they like it, you never know what the reader actually thinks about it. or even if they read it at all. and it’s… heartwrenching, and nervewracking and you start constantly questioning yourself and wondering if you’re actually good enough or if you belong. and you start comparing yourself. to the people who are popular, to the people with huge followings, to the people who get questions and art and compliments up the wazoo. and you start wondering if you should have bothered writing at all. in some cases you start begging. and in some cases, you do worse.

and it’s terrible. a writer shouldn’t have to beg. a writer shouldn’t have to only get attention when they’re frustrated or upset. a writer shouldn’t have to doubt themselves every time they pick up a pen or open their laptop. a writer should never feel so unimportant that they consider deleting their work–and do. and then be subjected to questions of why they deleted it.

(which, by the way, is kind of a rude thing to do. it’s their content, and they can do with it whatever makes them comfortable. and more than that–why wait until it’s gone to just suddenly unleash your appreciation for it?)

if, at this point, you are thinking, “well, writers shouldn’t write for attention anyway! writers should be writing for themselves!” then you are missing a Very Huge Point about the intricacies of and emotions behind creating art. of course art comes from the self, but art is meant to be shared. with people. like you. art is created for people to talk back to, to engage with, to live alongside–and yes, that in turn bolsters the creator’s own securities and motivation. it’s also a sad testament to the fact that we as a people have come to condemn the notion that anyone, especially content creators, should want attention at all.

and that’s toxic, and an awful mentality to have. (it’s also atrocious marketing. but, that’s another discussion for another time.)

what I’m trying to say here is this: a lot of this could be prevented by one simple thing. if you read a fic you like, *speak up about it.* make some kind of sign. about whether you like somebody’s work, or whether it excites you. reblog it to share with other people, gush in the tags, leave a comment/review if it’s on ao3 or ffn. (authors read tags as much as artists do, trust me.) kudos and likes are fine too, but like with any other kind of art, they’re very invisible. be vocal, y'all. spread the love.

and above all, *tell the author directly.* send them an ask, write a comment, tag them in an appreciation post. I can’t stress that enough. you’d be making someone’s day, relieving some securities, visible or not, instead of being complacent in this system, this mass way of thinking, that only popular writers deserve attention, that it has to be earned through working yourself raw instead of asked for. it causes these cliques and hierarchies and ultimately people start or keep maintaining this idea that people who are at the top deserve to be at the top, and people who get ignored deserve to be ignored. (which I have, in fact, heard people say, and that’s… I don’t even have a word for that.)

I just. something has to give, you guys. we have to stop doing this. we have to stop letting this happen. we have to be kind to our writers before they disappear.

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