It’s Supposed to Be Fun

[rynling]

I took a break from fic because people were being evil assholes. It wasn’t just fandom antis; there was a whole slew of negativity coming from various sources. I was in a dark place for most of 2018, and Tumblr didn’t help.

But, after unfollowing or flat-out blocking all of the people who were bothering me, I started to have more energy to give to people who are actually nice. I’m not where I was back in 2016 quite yet, but I’m recovering. I get so much energy from the tiniest amount of positive feedback that even one kind comment on AO3 can inspire me to embark on a new project, and even one fandom friend on Twitter sending me a message saying “You should totally do that!” can encourage me to write an entire novel.

I’m done with trying to be all ~love and appreciation~ all the time, but it would be a good thing if I could give just a small bit of energy back to the fandom community. For the time being, though, it helps not to waste my time and emotional resources on people who aren’t supportive.

I know that “block the mean people and do what makes you happy” sounds like an obvious conclusion, but it took me more than a year to arrive here. It’s been a long journey, but I think I’m finally in a better place.

Comments

[snake_socks]

<3

[raisedbymoogles]

hell yes, good for you.

[runicmagitek]

[rynling]

[rynling]

[rynling]

[lassarina]

For the time being, though, it helps not to waste my time and emotional resources on people who aren’t supportive.

You gotta start somewhere. (And, for the record, I've always found you really cool and supportive and awesome, and I really enjoy reading your posts and having comment conversations with you! tl;dr I think you're pretty rad.)

[rynling]

Thank you so much!