Hit It and Quit

[rynling]

Yesterday morning I woke up, and I was like, "Fandom is stupid."

I don't know what triggered this, but I just had no interest in participating in fandom for any reason ever again. This feeling was absolute, and it hasn't gone away.

I'm going to keep posting my drawings, but I'm done with fic. In December I'm going to finish the two fic chapters and the Yuletide story I'm currently writing and then, in 2018, stop writing fic. Or rather, I'm probably going to finish The Legend of the Princess over the summer, as most of it is already drafted, but I'm not going to start any new projects. I'm also going to step back from supporting other writers and artists.

I don't feel liberated, to be honest. I feel very, very hollow, but it's not a bad feeling.

Comments

[lassarina]

*hugs*

I understand.

I hope you can do what's best for you (and that we can continue to chat even without fandom, since I think you're pretty rad.)

[rynling]

Thank you, friend!!

I will most definitely still be around, just... maybe not so much on Tumblr. It took almost three years, but that infernal hellsite has finally done me in.

I'm looking forward to spending more time in a passive role, just reading fic and leaving kudos and actually playing video games instead of writing about them.

[lassarina]

Yeah, I can understand that. I hope being away from it does you good. ♥

Isn't it funny how we often get into either all-productive or all-consuming modes in fandom? I don't read much because I end up bookmarking all the fic instead of reading it because I'm too busy. (I'm looking forward to the week I have off at Christmas to catch up.)