#mkrambles

Imagine you write a novel. It’s a hit, people read it all the time! People want more, and you’re happy to write it!

You try to publish the novel. Those same people say “Woah, hey, what are you doing? You were already writing that anyway, why would you expect anyone to give you money for it?”

Sound ridiculous? That’s the reality of fanfic writers everywhere. We spill our hearts and souls into fics, and yes, they are fics we have CHOSEN to write, but that doesn’t mean we worked any less hard on them or that you enjoyed them any less, does it? Why do only the things we were asked to write constitute payment?

This is why I try to always become a patron when possible, even if it’s only $1 a month. Fanfic writers work incredibly hard on their “Hobby Projects” and are nice enough to bring them to you for free--it only makes sense that when you can, you would support them for it. I’m not trying to call anyone out or say you have to support me, I’m only trying to point out that most fanfic writers already produce a TON of content for you free of charge, so it isn’t ridiculous to consider supporting them every now and then if you can. I promise you, any tiny bit of support, monetary or fanart or otherwise, will absolutely make their day!

And if you can't, then please leave a comment, drop an ask, or reblog for them so others can see. A little goes a long, long way with fanart and fanfiction.

And if you’re wondering why a fic you liked stopped updating...well, maybe they felt like nobody liked it, and got discouraged. Because at least for me, that’s what happens when I don’t receive any kind of response. It's part of the reason I take long, loooooong hiatuses or even leave the fandom. We appreciate each and every ask, reblog, tag, fanart, comment, and donation we receive!

You wouldn’t expect Orson Scott Card or George RR Martin to produce free content for you just because it was their idea and not yours, would you?

I guess one gets used to their corner of the internet, you know? All of you follow me because you like what I do so I don't have to worry about upsetting anyone, but I try to interact with people who have different audiences and I'm suddenly a bad guy because they came here and didn't like what they saw. It's happened a couple times before, like the people who've come busting in here to call me a p*do for liking aged up Frans (still don't understand that logic but w/e) or people who just generally complain about my shit because I write some f/p/s-cest (even though the majority of my works are still xReader) and the people who've come at me for giving my readers names and personalities instead of letting them be vague inserts (god forbid there be any plot) or the people who flocked in to dump on my ask blog because it was self-indulgent poly and tried to make me feel bad about it or the people who accused me of writing underage (which I have never done) or untagged non-con (which I have also never done), both of which are extreme hard NOs for me and anyone who knows anything about me knows that.