"props to my boy j. grace" - percy jackson

Before I started writing in earnest, I did not understand how much writing was going to eat into my fic reading time. We joke about having too many tabs open, but I have a different problem: the amount of tabs I have open on new fics is way smaller than it used to be. My ao3 wrapped would be a sad affair. Unless I’ve subscribed to an author or come across something on my dash, I basically don’t see it

Which has really driven home for me how much fandom cannot just be creators. You have to have people who want to read fic and meta discussions and joke posts. You have to have people who want to look at art and gifs. It has to be mutual.

Community thrives on flow. You have to have that movement of people sharing things with each other for a community to exist

you’re still a writer even if you’re the only person who has read your work, even if you’ve never finished a single piece of work.

if you write, you’re a writer. you don’t have to be some extraordinary, highly praised literary genius to claim a title you’ve earned simply by putting the words on page.

And especially if you write fanfiction, don’t let anyone denounce your work simply because it’s not your own original media. You’ve built and bent and grown upon that world and in that you made it your own. Every word.

another jercy week wip :) @jercy-events

celebrating dongzhi with the sillies

冬至快樂！eat some tang yuan ❤️

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