yall wonder why fanfic writers keep leaving this website, and this is the exact reason why; likes do nothing for visibility or interaction, they don’t tell writers you enjoyed what they’ve written, let alone which specific bits or anything like that, all they say is “i have seen this post and I know it exists” - nothing else. replies are great if you want to comment on fics, they���re great! but they also fail to provide visibility to fics to a wider audience; a reply and a like are fine, but when you reblog something, you’re giving us exposure and you’re telling us that that fic we wrote was actually worth the single second it takes to reblog it - bc full offense, but we do see it when you spam like our fics and don’t reblog a single one, but then go off to reblog other people’s, and yeah, it feels like shit! it makes us feel bad, it causes us to doubt what we’re doing when we see shit like that. like, personally, when people spam like my fics and don’t reblog (especially when they’ve reblogged other ones by other writers), it makes me wonder if the fic was even worth writing and whether or not I should just fucking delete it, tbh. the likes to reblogs ratio (as pictured above, all pics are mine; the first picture is of a fic with 219 notes, only 15 reblogs compared to 204 likes. the second is of a fic with 160 notes, only 12 of which are reblogs, and then 148 likes. the third is of a fic with 145 notes, 7 reblogs vs 138 likes. the next is a fic with 94 notes, 9 reblogs and 85 likes. the next is a fic with 74 notes, 4 reblogs as compared to 70 likes. the final is a fic with 36 notes, only 1 reblog and 35 likes) is fucked up, to put it simply; tumblr isn’t instagram, tiktok, twitter, etc, likes do not do anything except tell someone you saw their post. if you so badly want to support creatives on tumblr, whether they’re fic writers like me or they’re gif makers or they’re artists or whatever, then do us all a favour and reblog!! press the fucking reblog button for fuck’s sake, it’s not hard.
consider also:
messaging or sending asks to your favourite writer/artist/etc! (this can be anonymously on most blogs, too)
putting a nice comment in the tags or on the post!
like/reblog/reply one after another - like it, reblog it, then reply to it!
making fic/art/etc rec posts!
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Flower Asks
Alisons: Sexuality?
Amaranth: Pronouns/Gender?
Amaryllis: Birthday?
Anemone: Favorite flower?
Angelonia: Favorite t.v. show?
Arum-Lily: What’s the farthest you’d go for a stranger?
Aster: What’s one of your favorite quotes?
Aubrieta: Favorite drink?
Baby’s Breath: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
Balsam Fir: Have you ever been in love?
Baneberries: Favorite song?
Basket of Gold: Describe your family.
Beebalm: Do you have a best friend? Who is it?
Begonia: Favorite color?
Bellflower: Favorite animal?
Bergenia: Are you a morning or night person?
Black-Eyed Susan: If you could be any animal for a day, what would it be?
Bloodroots: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Bluemink: What are your thoughts on children?
Blazing Stars: What are you afraid of? Is there a reason why?
Borage: Give a random fact about your childhood.
Bugleherb: How would you spend your last day on Earth?
Buttercup: Relationship Status?
Camelia: If you could visit anywhere, where would you want to go?
Candytufts: When do you feel most loved?
Canna: Do you have any tattoos?
Canterbury Bells: Do you have any piercings?
California Poppy: Height?
Cardinal Flower: Do you believe in ghosts?
Carnation: What are you currently wearing?
Catnip: Have you ever slept with a nightlight?
Chives: Who was the last person you hugged?
Chrysanthemum: Who’s the last person you kissed?
Cock’s Comb: Favorite font?
Columbine: Are you tired?
Common Boneset: What are you looking forward to?
Coneflower: Dream job?
Crane’s-Bill: Introvert or extrovert?
Crocus: Have you ever been in love?
Crown Imperial: What’s the farthest you would go for someone you care about?
Cyclamen: Did you have a favorite stuffed animal as a child? What was it?
Daffodil: What’s your zodiac sign?
Dahlia: Have you done anything worth remembering?
Daisy: What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment?
Daylily: What would you do if your parents didn’t like your partner(s)?
Dendrobium: Who is the last person that you said “I love you” to?
False Goat’s Beard: What is something you are good at?
Foxgloves: What’s something you’re bad at?
Freesia: What are three good things that have happened in the past month?
Garden Cosmos: How was your day today?
Gardenia: Are you happy with where you’re at in your life?
Gladiolus: What is something you hope to do in the next year or two?
Glory-of-the-Snow: What are ten things that make you happy/you’re grateful to have in your life?
Heliotropium: What helps you calm down when you feel stressed?
Hellebore: How do you show affection?
Hoary Stock: What are you proudest of?
Hollyhock: Describe your ideal day.
Hyacinth: What do you like to do in your free time?
Hydrangea: How long have you known your best friend? How did you meet them?
Irises: Who can you talk to about (almost) everything?
Laceleaf: How many friends do you have?
Lantanas: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?
Larkspur: What do you think of yourself?
Lavender: What’s your favorite thing about yourself?
Leather Flower: What’s your least favorite thing about yourself?
Lilac: What’s something you liked to do as a child?
Lily: Who was your best friend when you were a kid?
Lily of the Incas: What is something you still feel guilty for?
Lily of the Nile: What is something you feel guilty for that you shouldn’t feel guilty about?
Lupine: What does your name mean? Why is that your name?
Marigold: Where did you grow up? Tell us about it.
Morning Glory: What was your bedroom like growing up?
Mugworts: What was it like for you as a teenager? Did you enjoy your teenage years?
Norwegian Angelica: Tell us about your mom.
Onions: Tell about your dad.
Orchid: Tell about your grandparents.
Pansy: What was your most memorable birthday? What made it be so memorable?
Peony: What was your first job?
Petunia: If you’re in a relationship, how did you meet your partner(s)? If you’re not in a relationship, how did you meet your crush/how do you hope to meet your future partner(s), if you want any?
Pincushion: How do you deal with pain?
Pink: Where is home?
Plantain Lilies: If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would stop/change?
Prairie Gentian: Who is someone you look up to? Describe them.
Primrose: Describe your ideal life.
Rhodendron: What is something you used to believe in as a child?
Ricinus: Who’s the most important in your life?
Rose: What’s your favorite sound?
Rosemallows: What’s your favorite memory?
Sage: What’s your least favorite memory?
Snapdragon: At this moment, what do you want?
St. John’s Wort: Is it easy or difficult for you to express how you feel about things?
Sunflower: What is something you don’t want to imagine life without?
Sweet Pea: How much sleep did you get last night?
Tickseed: What’s your main reason to get up every morning?
Touch-Me-Not: How do you feel about your current job?
Transvaal Daisy: What’s your favorite item of clothing?
Tropical White Morning Glory: Describe your aesthetic.
Tulip: What would be the best present to get you?
Vervain: What’s stressing you out most right now?
Wisteria: How many books have you read in the past few months? What were they called?
Wolf’s Bane: Where do you want to be in life this time next year?
Yarrow: Do you know what vore is?
Zinnia: Give a random fact about yourself.
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