take care of yourselves

okay so i've just been thinking a lot lately (that never ends well XD) and you know, there have just been so many times when i see a favorite fic updated and i literally pounce on it. like, i love new updates. so i read the chappie and i'm over the moon because aff authors are so damn good. and at the very end there's this AN that's like, i'm so sorry about the quality and my health has been bad and all that stuff and i'm like

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okay i know i do it too and as an author i understand why. like i feel like i've been lazy or not enough but come onnnnnnnnn we all have other things happening in our lives and health is number ONE.

lemme be totally honest here for a moment.

bruh i dun give two s about the quality of your work if it's taking a toll on your health.

like, i don't wanna be your parent or anything but please please PLEASE take care of yourself. we're fine on the most part. if you got personal business or anything that's making you shy away from writing, don't write. as a reader, i love it when the author loves their work. when i finish a chapter and i'm like, damn that was amazing and the author is like i'm satisfied, that's a huge win. APPRECIATE YOUR OWN WRITING. IT'S GOLD.

i know as the author you don't necessarily know your readers well, but we care so much about you because to some of us, ANs are gold. it's our way to know you, how you feel, how you think. and we care... so when you hurt, we feel bad. it's like we're leeching off you and making you feel like you have to update. Like bruh we be reading this awesome stuff for free, you don't owe us ANYTHING.

AUTHORS, YOUR READERS LOVE YOU <3

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES

 

honestly, i know this is hella naive and not all readers are perfect (i've made my fair share of mistakes i apologize to any authors i've offended XD) but please take care of yourselves and put yourselves first.

not only authors, but graphic shops too.... writing, designing, blogging, so many things take so much effort. if it's too much, just take a break, kay?

probably gonna delete this soon... aishhhhhhhhhhhh i'm just really frustrated because it's just ugh

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IAmMissTerious #1
So true!
I don't want to put a whole paragraph here because I completely agree with what you said.
moonflakes #2
This is true, I want all the authors I follow on here to take care of their health first and foremost, because that's what matters <3 honestly, in my own personal situation, since writing to me is a very huge part of my life the personal frustration of not writing far outweighs the detrimental impact writing has on my health. I also don't care much for my health lmao xD Whether I'm writing for people or just myself, I am always going to perpetuate the same cycles with my writing; i.e I will tire myself out, slip into insomnia, become perfectionistic over it and so on, so that's more to do with my psyche when it comes to writing, not when it comes to updating or pleasing readers, per se. Of course, though, my readers mean a lot to me and I always think that if my fics aren't high quality (bc they lmao) the least I can do is update for people >.< So when I don't even do that, I am like - is there even any point in me being here? XD but I have loads of friends (*looks at you*) who I care about a lot so <3 <3

But yeah idk why I am rambling, I just mean that- for me, the state I get into is a problem more so bc of writing itself and not trying to live up to a schedule under which to post. Yeah >.< So it's inescapable, I've always been this way uwu I feel my ability is slipping too so it'll likely get worse uwu but I'm genuinely fine :3 I seriously am, this is nothing I'm not used to. I hope you're keeping healthy though, please stay safe and well <3 I love you xxx
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