[ SECRET POST #2693 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2693 ⌋

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Comments

[augustbird]

sorry to hear this, op. :/

not sure what fandom you're in but i agree with one of the posters above that it's hard to get a foothold into big fandoms because there's a ton of fic being produced all at once. maybe look into writing in a smaller fandom for a while? i know i read a lot more widely in smaller fandoms because there's not a torrent of stuff getting created every day and it feels much more manageable to get through.

i'm not sure how long you've been writing, but maybe that plays a factor too. i feel like most of the fanfic writers i look up to have been at it for at least a decade. in my experience, i didn't become a decent writer until i massively overhauled my writing style thanks to creative writing courses i took at college--maybe look into getting some constructive criticism of your work to figure out where you need to improve?

lastly, i think it's really hard to write stuff and not get demotivated when you're comparing yourself up against other people who are getting a lot of attention. i guess this is where i suggest either writing in smaller fandoms or writing for big fandoms but posting on sites (lj, dw) where you know you'll get a limited audience/not posting at all so you don't have to feel bad about comparing yourself to other people. write to get the hang of the characters and write to improve--write for yourself, i guess, is what i'm saying.

also a lot of what gets popular and what doesn't revolves around what fics hit the major tropes/kinks rather than what's quality. most of my favorite fics that are gorgeously written get relatively little to no recognition. and don't forget that a lot of it has to do with sheer luck.

i hope you're not too discouraged, op! but if it's really getting to you, i definitely suggest stepping away from fandom for a while and doing some other stuff for a while.