lirazel: Buffy and Dawn in a waiting room with Dawn's head on Buffy's shoulder ([tv] there were never such devoted)
lirazel ([personal profile] lirazel) wrote 2022-09-15 01:25 pm (UTC)

I'm glad you're here! :D

Returning to Dreamwidth is helping me, I think.

Gosh, yes. I drifted away for a few years, but I've now been back for three or four, and it's such a good thing in my life! Real conversation with interesting people! I love the shitposts and teasing on Tumblr, but I need this in my life!

I see people who say they never browse AO3 and will only read if the author promotes their fic on Twitter in the tags.

WHAT. Well, I'm screwed then, since I have never had and never will have a Twitter account!

Which is all fine, you know! It's just... it feels like running a business, haha.

YES! I don't want to do that! I am happy to create bookmarks and rec lists and tell all my friends about good fic I read, but I don't want to have to hunt down readers for my own fic!

People just copy these patterns because they're everywhere these days

I think you're correct about this.

and a cosy fandom experience with a few people sharing similar tastes suits me better in general.

Yup! I have found writing for smaller fandoms so rewarding the last few years! In stark contrast to writing for giant fandoms, where I feel like I get lost in the shuffle.

Absolutely--link away! Anything that's publicly posted is fine to link to.

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