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snakebites-and-ink · 8 months

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I've seen multiple awesome writers worried that people aren't going to like one of their series because it's "not real whump" or some similar sentiment, so I feel compelled to say this.

Some people prefer physical whump

Some people prefer emotional whump

Some people prefer psychological/mental whump

Some people like recovery arcs

Some people like fluff and comfort after the whump

Some people like whump that focuses more on angst

Some people like plot-heavy whump

Some people like worldbuilding-heavy whump

Also, the more niche a piece of writing is, the more happy the people who enjoy that niche will be to find something that fits it

Basically you can write whatever you want and there will be an audience somewhere who loves it.

#This also applies to other genres than whump btw #write what makes you happy #Worrying about whether what you write fits the status-quo or not will only hold you back from creating something unique #whump #writers on tumblr #whump community #writing #encouragement #whumpblr #writeblr #btw in case it wasn't obvious these aren't the only kinds of whump people like #Just mostly the ones that I've seen people be unsure/less confident about writing for others to read.#ALSO Even if there weren't an audience out there who'd love it you should still be able to feel comfortable writing what you enjoy.#go ham have fun with it

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