Lone Sandkorn: Mystic Messenger trash

It is not surprising news that fanfiction writers are highly underappreciated.

There’s something wrong with the numbers: let’s take a popular fic with almost 4k hits. For let’s say 700 readers, it will get about 50 comments and 300 Kudos (those numbers are just an example, sometimes it’s worse than that). Maybe I’m being too kind, maybe not, but things stay the same; there’s something wrong here. Can you see it?

It takes us days, weeks, sometimes months to write a story for you. We write for ourselves yes, but we also write to share. We write to offer you content about your favourite characters. We write to bring our and your ships to life. It takes you a fraction of second to leave a Kudos, ten seconds to one, two or a few minutes to leave a comment.

And here lies our problem: there’s no proper sharing if there’s no proper feedback. An author not getting comments is generally a sad author. If I didn’t get feedback I’d wonder what’s the point in keeping on writing. A comment makes a writer’s day, most of the time even motivates them to write more.

Another important thing thrandythefabulous and I noticed: why on Earth do so many readers don’t comment (even kudos) if the fic has been up for a little more than a week or two? Why? Your feedback is still welcomed and much appreciated.

We write for ourselves, but also we write for you. And sadly, many readers are being quite… ungrateful, when giving feedback is the least they can do to thank the people offering them stories for free.

So, before we get started on our little day, let’s talk about comments:

It doesn’t matter if other readers already said what you wanted to say, we’ll still love reading it again in your words.

It doesn’t matter the fic has been up for weeks or months or years; comments on those ones are unexpected and so, it makes them ever better.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have much to say, we’ll be glad anyway.

Most authors leave the comment section open to people who don’t have an Archive of Our Own (AO3) account, which means you can still… comment! How amazing is that.

That brings us to our little Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day.

The point of this day is simple; on August 21st, writers and readers alike would go on AO3 (or any fanfiction website really), on Tumblr, and leave a comment on their favourite fics (even the fics they enjoyed!) and/or send their authors a message about their works.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve already or never commented. It doesn’t matter if the author doesn’t know about this post. It doesn’t matter if the author already knows how much you love their work.

Just let writers know you love the fics they write for you, simple as that!

Hello everyone! Glitch here with an important announcement. We understand that there has been some concerns floating around in regards to the printing of everything (and more specifically the books), but, our admin team would like to assure you all that we have everything thoroughly planned out. Two of our mods are professionals and have extensive knowledge of these things and so we are currently not concerned with the way things are going.

Well, I’ll just go ahead and jump in here. 

This answered nothing and very much seems like an attempt to quiet down people who have concerns. Rightfully so.

This project was proposed and has so many people excited. People want this to happen. But so far I have seen nothing but self-indulgence. (Prime example is that mod photo. We all love thwips art and it’s fantastic as usual but that is so inappropriate for an announcement and also takes away from the contributors)

Yes, this is a big project and a lot to take on, but it’s not wrong to treat it like a math class in the sense that if someone asks…you show your work.

Avoiding questions? Not okay.

Giving excuses or blanket statements? Not okay.

ESPECIALLY if your contributors are concerned.

People are asking basic questions because they want this project to get off the ground and responses can range from “Let’s pray this works out.” and “We’re hoping it works out in the end.” to “We’re professionals.” If things were thoroughly planned out and under control, why would it be such a big deal to ease people’s concerns? I mean some of them are just basic knowledge of printing and shipping costs that even I could lay out if anyone still needs answers.

As a contributor, I would feel so disrespected and I’m sure some of them do. It is 100% within their rights to ask for transparency from the mods.

Maybe it’s because you are not seeing it from the different points of view? Contributors are putting in their time, effort and talent. They are excited to work on the project, give love and appreciation to these characters, Cheritz, and be able to donate money to charity. But then you have mods who won’t answer your questions, are being dodgy, and a little shady. Worry and concern are definitely going to happen.

Once it’s time to print, all of a sudden, your pre-orders didn’t make enough to break even because you had to price these massive bundles at such high costs. Now there’s nothing being produced, no money being donated and now all these contributors were taken advantage of.

‘Cause you know what that looks like? Looks like the mods just got a bunch of free fics and free art and no compensation was given to the contributors. And that’s not cool.

You have big names and small blogs in this project. Some who I am sure are very are excited to be published and share their works. So if this really isn’t some self-indulgent ploy, please start being more forthcoming. Especially with your contributors.

Content creators work so hard. And I really can’t handle writers and artists being taken advantage of. Their time, effort, talent and enthusiasm for the things they create is invaluable. They deserve respect and transparency. And being dealt with in a more kind manner, while I’m being honest. Some of these contributors are young, or this is their first project experience. You have a responsibility to make this a pleasant experience.

I may not be a native speaker, but I am a "professional (lol)" too and just tried to break down the main points that were huge risks of letting this project fail due to incompetent handling, but the dismissing attitude of everyone actively involved in this is making me wonder if we will see this fan-project being printed at all.

I just want them to b transparent. If you have people worrying, then give them evidence that there is no reason to. Everything else is disrespectful and not doing anyone justice.

Attached, you'll find a screenshot of above mentioned conversation.

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Saeran x MC 😍😍😍😍

IT’S HERE! Y’all I know that the last chapter came out in March. But it’s back! Thank you for your patience! I was actually so excited about this chapter that it got way long and I had to break it into two! So tomorrow chapter 22 will be back as well.

I’m going to tag @lonesandkorn so she doesn’t chop my head off.

And @7ong0stacy7 and @zennyshoneybunch who have been reading from the beginning. Also since Helena has been calling me a lazy ass -_- Thank you lovelies so much!

Enjoy!~

You guys don't know how much I have been waiting for this 😭 I missed my girl Sam! Thank you for putting in all this work. I know how much this story means to you and it feels just so special to be part of Sam's world ❤️

If you haven't read @monotonemanday's works, then what are you waiting for?

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It’s March 31st… Already having withdrawal symptoms OTL

Honestly I’ve been checking their page (tumblr, twitter, ssum website, google play store) whenever I could yesterday cuz it was already the 31 in Korea (I even set an alarm lol) 

I don’t wanna rush them or anything but I’m impatient, so I drew fanart to calm down lolol

LET US MEET HIM ALREADYYYY

EDIT// GAHHHHHH I JUST SAW THEIR LATEST UPDATE

I KNEW SOMETHING MIGHT GO WRONG WHEN THEY SAID “AROUND MARCH 31″ INSTEAD OF “ON MARCH 31″ IN THEIR POST

*SCREAMS INTO ABYSS*

PREVIEW FOR THE @mysmetravelzine

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I posted another revised chapter of Star Crossed Entertainers on AO3! Chapter 12!

If you don’t know, Star Crossed Entertainers is my MysMe Fic! (Well one of them) and heavily involves my OC Samantha Dae! I have linked all the chapters I have posted so far! In case some of you are just starting! :D

Ch 1  Ch 2  Ch 3  Ch 4  Ch 5  Ch  6  Ch 7  Ch 8  Ch 9  Ch 10  Ch 11  Ch 12  

I am particularly knowledgeable in this genre and you’ve shown your own lack of familiarity by not utilizing the various components you’ve introduced in your work. it comes off as ill conceived and, at times, unbelievable. 

I, of course, have studied this genre at Great Length. I can recommend a few overrated and outdated authors that I was forced to read during White Men Wrote a Lot in the 19th Century. Well, not read per se. More intuited through my superior grasp of these themes and structures.

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