First...I am NOT an artist.
I don’t draw well, but I can paint relatively well, and I throw the HELL out of some pottery.
But I’m also a writer...and I constantly crave validation for my work. It’s what keeps me going. It’s what pushes me to write more. Validation in the form of comments and kudos on one of my fics makes me want to write everything.
Today, some friends and I were chatting about our fics, and how validating comments compels is to write more, and one of them said, “I need them to put Compliment Couins in the Validation Machine...Then I can give them more!”
And I couldn’t get the image out of my head. So I spent 2 hours creating this goofy little piece of art. Because it’s true.
If you’re reading a fic someone has written, leave them a comment, even if it’s just one word, or you just say, “I enjoyed this.”
It’s so important to us. Especially since we spend great quantities of time writing our hearts out.
Drop a Compliment Coin in our Validation Machine and select a phrase! We’ll love it. I promise!