what they don't tell you is that a well-written fic can get you to ship anything, and i mean ANYTHING. notp? not anymore. you will stay up late thinking about and crying over them for the rest of your life. characters you don't even know from a piece of media you've never engaged with? fuck it, they belong to you now. problematic ship that you loved to hate and now just love to love, that you must never tell your friends about? don't worry, ao3 knows how to keep a secret. like. a well-written fic will have you acting UP and that's a fact baby !!

@cakeisnotpie

This is absolutely true. I had no interest whatsoever in Phlint until I read your work. None. And now they're an OTP for me.

Somehow this meme just keeps getting more relatable...

I have said this before, and I will likely say it again;

fanfic saved my life. Both writing it and reading it.

Thank you to all the Lovely Authors and to all the Constant Readers out there.

You are amazing.

reader LIKED the fic? reader left thoughtful comment because they thought there was something worth analyzing? oh! oh! love for reader! love for reader for one thousand years!

FUCKING RIGHT???

God bless every last one of my readers. Y'all will never (unless you're a fic writer too) understand just how much it really, really means to us when you leave a comment. Even if it's just keyboard smash.

That feeling when...

…you’re not exactly blocked, but you’re not quite sure how to handle the next few bits on your main fic you’ve been working on.  (Change Your Mind, Change Your Life)

…you aren’t exactly blocked, but fuck all if you know exactly what should happen on the secondary fic you’re working on.  (SOME THINGS YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR (don’t give up on the dream)

…the idea you have for an OW is good in your head, but getting it on screen is just not working, cannot execute, words do not work in this realm

…in other words, quit fucking around with your writing and go to work at the dayjob, Marbles, because you know damn good and well that once you get started working, your creativity will jump to the forefront of your brain.

Reblogging because yeah this is still happening goddammit.

I really needed this tonight

Oh my God how I needed this.  Thank you for reposting @anais-ninja-blog