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Rain Dance
Oct. 9th, 2021 10:56 amOne of my writing goals for the fall was to write notes and leave comments for all the fic I've bookmarked on AO3. I also set a goal for myself to leave one comment a day on fic I haven't bookmarked.
With one exception (which I've been saving as a treat to myself), I managed to accomplish this goal in September. I read fic while jogging on the treadmill every morning and typed comments before I got in the shower. Some of these comments were full paragraphs that I wrote on my laptop and edited before posting, but most were brief, one-line "I loved this, thanks for sharing" messages of appreciation and encouragement. I like reading fic, and I like writing comments, so it was good times all around.
Unfortunately, I ran out of batteries. I haven't gotten comments on any of my own stories since early August, so I guess I was drawing from a store of energy that hasn't been replenished. There's nothing much to be done about this save to hang tight and chill out for a bit.
Still, I wish there were some sort of forum where you could go and say something like, "Hey, here's a link to my AO3 profile, I need some encouragement and support today and even a kudo would mean the world to me." I remember that there used to be comms like this on LiveJournal... I wonder if it might be possible to recreate something like this via Discord?
ETA: Feel free to drop links in the comments if you need some support too! I'm always looking for readings recs.
With one exception (which I've been saving as a treat to myself), I managed to accomplish this goal in September. I read fic while jogging on the treadmill every morning and typed comments before I got in the shower. Some of these comments were full paragraphs that I wrote on my laptop and edited before posting, but most were brief, one-line "I loved this, thanks for sharing" messages of appreciation and encouragement. I like reading fic, and I like writing comments, so it was good times all around.
Unfortunately, I ran out of batteries. I haven't gotten comments on any of my own stories since early August, so I guess I was drawing from a store of energy that hasn't been replenished. There's nothing much to be done about this save to hang tight and chill out for a bit.
Still, I wish there were some sort of forum where you could go and say something like, "Hey, here's a link to my AO3 profile, I need some encouragement and support today and even a kudo would mean the world to me." I remember that there used to be comms like this on LiveJournal... I wonder if it might be possible to recreate something like this via Discord?
ETA: Feel free to drop links in the comments if you need some support too! I'm always looking for readings recs.
