I am, clearly, also really enjoying the real conversations that it's possible to have on Dreamwidth :D
WHAT. Well, I'm screwed then, since I have never had and never will have a Twitter account!
I made my peace with not reaching that subset of readers as well, haha. The comment stuck with me. In the end, I think this is related to how people find community: they want to be able to talk to the authors directly, and some don't have AO3 accounts or find AO3 comments too intimidating. And AO3 comments rarely lead to new friendships (they do, sometimes!! I made a couple of friends that way :D) while becoming "mutuals" on Twitter is easier and more likely to happen, and it feels lower pressure.
I don't mind promoting my fics (as in, mentioning I wrote a thing) in the communities and servers I'm active in and where it's relevant, but I definitely don't want to develop a full marketing strategy around it... That's not for me. Celebrating that people I know Made A Thing is nice, though :D
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WHAT. Well, I'm screwed then, since I have never had and never will have a Twitter account!
I made my peace with not reaching that subset of readers as well, haha. The comment stuck with me. In the end, I think this is related to how people find community: they want to be able to talk to the authors directly, and some don't have AO3 accounts or find AO3 comments too intimidating. And AO3 comments rarely lead to new friendships (they do, sometimes!! I made a couple of friends that way :D) while becoming "mutuals" on Twitter is easier and more likely to happen, and it feels lower pressure.
I don't mind promoting my fics (as in, mentioning I wrote a thing) in the communities and servers I'm active in and where it's relevant, but I definitely don't want to develop a full marketing strategy around it... That's not for me. Celebrating that people I know Made A Thing is nice, though :D