I Have All These Unfinished Fics And Things I Barely Started But Also All These New Ideas And Things

I have all these unfinished fics and things I barely started but also all these new ideas and things I want to do. WHY IS IT SO IMPOSSIBLE TO JUST WORK ON A SINGLE THING AND BE INSPIRED THE ENTIRE TIME

Nobody asked, but here’s some Pokémon that remind me of SKZ members!

Taehyun is finally getting his prince au! Ignore the fact that I haven't finished elven!Taehyun yet, shh

The 'write for yourself uwu' culture shift has done real damage to fic writers imo. I recently had a post on the importance of strategic commenting break containment and I'm surprised by how many strangers who rb it in agreement feel the need to reassure in the tags that they do write for themselves, but...

There is a kernel of truth in the heart of this sentiment--if you only chase stats, you are unlikely to find joy in your writing. At the same time, I think we've veered too far in the other direction.

It is only natural to want engagement and the write for yourself crowd often overlooks how communal an effort fic writing usually is. So many story ideas are born from casual discussions about h/c's and favourite scenes and what ifs and the comment box is a cornerstone of this process. Not only can the discussions in the comment box be a hub for idea generation on their own, but even when the said idea generation takes place in DMs or Discord chats, commenting is often the first/easiest way into befriending authors; it's where community building starts.

Further, the write for yourself crowd similarly overlooks that the things a writer can write for themselves are often vast and many at any given time, and relative engagement levels across fandoms/ships can play a large part in which of those ideas a writer chooses to pursue--or whether they choose to publish their finished work at all.

In sum, I don't think we need to be this apologetic as writers for wanting feedback and engagement for what we post -- writing is hard work and it's only human that we want something external out of it in turn, however rewarding the process might intrinsically be.

You summon a succubus, and he arrives in a puff of smoke. He's looking at you all like 😈 until you inform him that you actually summoned him because you were lonely and wanted someone to cuddle you. His face instantly softens, a small smile stretching on his lips that he can't bite back. This has never ever happened to him before, but he finds the situation adorable. Making his way over to you, he curls himself around your body, becoming the big spoon you needed. Your hand reaches blindly to his hair that feels fluffy and soft, hearing him laugh quietly at the action. He's so warm, and you can feel the odd beating of his inhuman heart against your back, lulling you into relaxation, you melt into him.

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