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Yeah for sure. Some stories are fine with flat characters because the characters aren't the point but like.... lately I've seen a lot of romance stories with the mildest characters who are like either just a little bratty or weird or quirky or just the tiniest bit dark and it's like... their whole thing. If the story is character driven then add some character to it damn it.

I mean of course that's always a possibility. I mean either way the best thing they can do is to keep writing.

Yeah this is true and honestly why I don't post my own work anymore. I'm not saying you shouldn't, because you absolutely should, but if it affects you too much emotionally it might be worth taking a break from it. I learned to like my writing for myself and it wasn't easy but it helped. Not that you asked for advice, sorry.

It's so hard to get ignored when you put a ton of work into something, I feel that.

It's why it's so important to reblog. No one is getting paid to write on tumblr/ao3, so it's hard for it to feel worth it sometimes.

We are so past that.

I mean, they were fine books to read as a kid. I can't imagine what an adult would still like about H*rry P*tter. It's basic as hell and the writing is meh.

God THIS

Trying not to ***Go Off*** but you are right.

What you like in fiction really doesn't matter as long as you're smart enough not to act like a dick in real life.

Let's be real, some people aren't smart enough for that.

This is a mood. Sometimes shorter is sweeter.