Crypto writes

Impersonal is the right word. It’s nice to get them, yeah - but they’re a ticket stub, an ‘I was here’ that exists for the benefit of the person who keeps the ticket. Its funny how a form of interaction can feel so faceless, somehow.

I am grateful to everyone who has read my work, of course. But humans are hardwired to want attention, real attention, from others. Babies will die if they don’t get attention, even if they’re fed. I think I get feedback from less than 1% of the people who see my stuff, and that’s just on this blog.

I’m not asking you for pity or attention. I’m just saying… if you can think of someone who has written something you enjoyed, please send them an ask today and let them know you liked it. Just saying “I read ___ and I liked it, thank you for writing it” is enough. It means so much to writers, original or fandom, poetry or prose, reader pov, oc creators, whatever

Likes are white noise. Comments, reblogs, and asks are songs. Please show us your song.

every single person who reblogs this

every

single

person

there are over 128,000 notes and i still got one

i reblogged this less than 2 minutes ago

582 words, no TWs apply [I think]

The Shinigami World was ruined. It’d always been lifeless, useless, depressing, a wasteland in every imaginable way, boring. He’d despised it. And when the invasions began, he took the chance to turn on it.

“Traitor!”

Everyone knew he’d done it, too.

Send questions about yourself

Ask questions to/about your characters

Ask about your headcanons 

Send questions about your works (fanfics, art, music, RPs, etc) 

Ask about popular ships/headcanons

Ask about plot ideas you’ve had but haven’t acted upon yet (snippets of AUs, a scenario you wish to write/draw but haven’t gotten to yet)

Questions about other ships/headcanons that aren’t as popular or are rarepairs

I am bored and I cannot sleep, so I made this! Anyone who also writes fic is totally welcome to reblog this and ask their followers! Anyone is definitely welcome to ask me stuff, but I made this for anyone to use!

Inspiration and Reading Asks:

1. How long ago did you start reading fanfiction? Writing fanfiction?

2. How do you spend your time when it comes to fanfiction? Are you primarily a fic reader, writer, or a perfect 50/50 split of both?

3. Are there any fics that inspired you to write what you do?

4. Link your three favorite fics right now.

5. What are your fanfic pet peeves? Do they have a huge effect on whether or not you decide to read something?

6. How do you find new fic to read? Where do you primarily read fanfiction?

7. Do you prefer to read short fics or long fics?

8. How often do you reblog/comment on fics that you like?

9. Tag 3 fic writers you think are underrated/unknown in the fandom/fanfiction community.

10. What’s your favorite fandom, pairing, or character to read fic for?

Fanfiction Writing Asks:

11. How do you come up with your fic titles?

12. Tell the author your favorite fic title of theirs (not the fic, strictly title). Author: what’s your favorite title you’ve come up with and why?

13. Do you outline your fics? How much of a headache would someone get if they just looked at an outline of yours without reading the fic?

14. Do you have a personal word minimum that you hold yourself too? Why or why not?

15. Tell the author your favorite fic of theirs. What’s your (the author’s) favorite fic you’ve written?

16. Do you research for your fics? If so, how deep of a rabbit hole have you gone down by accident when researching?

17. How obsessively do you sit and stare at your fic after you’ve just posted and wait for feedback?

18. Do you have a WIP that you keep telling yourself you’ll eventually get back to, but deep down you know that’s probably a lie?

19. Do you edit your fics after you write them, or do you prefer to just hit post and run (because it’s someone else’s problem now)?

20. What’s your favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?

21. What’s your least favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?

22. Do take fic requests? If so, for what characters and why?

23. What’s your absolute favorite trope to write?

24. What’s a trope that you’d like to never hear about as long as you live, let alone write?

25. Do you listen to music as you write? If possible, link your writing playlist.

26. What’s your biggest distraction when writing?

27. Do you like to give your readers some warning of what might be coming or just slap them in the face with content at random?

28. How do you deal with writing pressure (ie: pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc)?

29. Have you ever written for an exchange or event of some kind? Which one(s)? Did you enjoy it?

30. Post a snippet from your current WIP without context - no more than 300 words.

31. Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones?

32. Copy and paste your top three favorite lines/jokes/sentences you’ve ever written. What fics do they come from?

33. What do you like writing better: one shots or multi-chapter stuff?

34. How much of yourself and your life experiences do you put into your writing? What do you think your readers’ image of you is?

35. How much has writing fic changed your life?

36. Are there any fics or fandoms you’re embarrassed to have written or been part of?

37. Give an update on your current WIP - if you don’t have one, give a sneak peek to a title or idea that you have and would like to write.

38. What does your writing process look like? How chaotic is it on a scale of 1 (very tame) to 10 (you can’t handle this kind of chaos)?

39. What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?

40. How did you come up with the idea for [x fic]?

41. What’s your most popular fic (with the most notes on tumblr, most hits/kudos on ao3)?

42. Asker: pick three of the author’s works. Author: rank them 1 (the best) - 3 (the worst) based on whatever criteria you want - this could be something totally random that isn’t quality related (like simply ranking fics based on how many trains appear in them) - have fun!

43. Talk about a positive experience with fanfiction or the fanfiction community that you will always remember.

44. Rant about something writing related.

The man - the man she helped, the man who was still alive - turned towards her. Briar took a hiccuping breath. The mask, he’d pulled it down, revealing jagged, smiling cuts on either side of his mouth, half healed, still raw.

He stared at her, lowering the knife in his hand. A small laugh spilled free. He smiled at her, and his pupils hid all the blue in his eyes.

“You… what a good friend you are,” he said, his shoulders shaking. “You came to help. I was going to find you later, but you… found me.” His voice wavered, his smile didn’t. “Thank you. My dearest friend, my new companion. Thank you.”

In his other hand, he held a journal.

He stepped towards her. She couldn’t move. His shaking hand raised the journal to her.

“Here,” he said. “It’s a token of our friendship. You’ve earned it. You deserve it. It can help you, I bet.”

She didn’t move.

“Go on,” he said. His voice lowered into a growl, but the smile didn’t fade. “Take it.”

Briar forced it. Her stiff arm raised. Her fingers grasped the book. The man let go, and she pulled it close to herself.

Almost a reflex, Briar bowed.

“That’s a good girl,” he said, eyes and teeth glittering in the light. “That’s my good friend. You should get home. Company might come at any time. This life of mine, it’s not for everyone, not for a sweet girl like you. So run along, my friend.”

His eyebrows lowered, his grin twisted.

“Run.”