#sharing content

I noticed some writers upload their one shot stories in a multi-chapter style. It's like they're collecting it in one fic, but each chapter are different stories. I think you got what I mean.

So, I thought, what if they just upload it as separate? Like as stand alone? So that each one shot stories will be added on top of the numbers of fic a specific fandom has in AO3? 'Cause if the writers will collect all their one shots in one fic, its just counted as one, right? Unlike if one shots are uploaded separately, it will be counted as many as the numbers of one shots they've written, then the number of fics per fandom, in AO3, will grow, then it will be a big help with the popularity.

I know my explanation is messy, I'm having a hard time to use my words, but I hope you got what I mean.

U see, Tex is a fandom artist/writer but she really enjoys writing more...but recently, she’s been falling out of the swing? She feels her taglist is useless because most don’t anything with her posts, and that some mutuals are losing interest in her? We both noticed that one she is particularly fond of stopped reading her stuff but seemed to interact with others. They are friends but it is disappointing to see that...And all in all, she is getting really disappointed in her work. She had something really special for the fandom to see but she is not confident anymore, she really wants to keep writing for them but it seems like no one wants her to...what can I do to help? I’m only new myself, so I don’t have a lot of followers...

Hi there anon! I'm not sure how qualifed I am to help, but I'll try my best.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: People read Tex's work. People love Tex's work. It may seem like there isn't a lot of interest, but people will read it. Who knows, maybe Tex has already written someone's favorite fic! People are going to find her fics, people are going to love them. It's always hard when you don't get very much attention- it feels like you're shouting into a void. But often times you are hidden off by a thin screen and someone will stumble into them eventually- and love them. It's super difficult to find motivation to continue when you don't get very much response, but please let Tex know that there are people who love her fics, and trust me when I say this: People. Do. Not. Want. Her. To. Stop. More content creators mean more content for the fandom, and no one wants less content.

Another thing to maybe take into consideration is the size of the fandom- if it's a fairly small fandom, then it's understandable that it won't pick up very much attention. The same is actually true for a large fandom as well! If Tex is the writing for a very large fandom, there might be simply too much content in the fandom, and it's difficult to discover smaller writers and artists.

As for the taglist, maybe try having her reach out to those people? Send them a quick dm or ask, asking if they were still interested in being on her fic taglist. It might just take a kickstart for them to remember to comment/like/reblog her works.

Another way to gather more attention is to make friends in the fandom! Interact with others more, reach out to others in the fandom, etc. Support other writers and artists by commenting/reblogging so that more people are aware that Tex is part of the fandom! Tex should make a writing masterlist to pin, if she doesn't already have one, so that people checking out her blog can immediately find her content (I would also recommend putting summaries of each work in the masterlist as well, I'm more likely to check out a work if I know what it's about).

You, as a friend, even despite not having a lot of followers, should still reblog all of her works and comment! You can also start interacting with the fandom more, and help spread the word and her fics around!

So, I'm wondering how exactly I should share literary content (aka, writing) on my own official site.

Like, would it be smarter to post entire pages for full stories/chapters? Obviously, that might be a bit much and hard to manage... But are people comfortable with the idea of downloading text files? At the very least, I can always link to socials and all-- but what's the point of having your own site if you just direct everyone else to view your content elsewhere? Hmmm, at the very least, I am making more visual medium for things, like comic adaptations. I dunno, what do you all suggest?

It's perfectly acceptable to do the annoying habit of using multiple tags on your art/story/etc to get it noticed, as long as the tags all fit it-- whether you tag it as basically as "digital" or tag it as "*series name* inspired."

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