#the nature of this beast

[lemonluvgirl]

Hey other writers

Is it just me or does it sometimes feel like the stuff you don't try all that hard to write ends up being some of the stories people respond to the most?

Because I can spend weeks agonizing over and editing/re-editing certain scenes from a fic I'm completely invested in, dream about at night, and love to death and it makes about the same splash as a drop of water in the pond, but then I turn around and write some drabbles about a/b/o crack that I post on Tumblr, unbeta-read, that takes me like 30 minutes tops to write and the response like night and day...

All this to say...

I've been writing fanfiction for about 2 years now and I still don't understand how any of this works. Why do some things grab people's attention more than others?

Is it because of tropes? Is that why people read?

Is it the size of a story? Are more people prone to read drabbles than multichapter fics?

Anybody got any ideas, because while I'm not going to become a slave to the masses and churn out a bunch of fics to please people, I genuinely want to understand this phenomenon.

Because unanswered questions bug the hell out of me.

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93366974]

Anhinga || Anhinga anhinga

Observed in United States

Least Concern in location of observation

[kimiko24]

Wolves going for a dip

[moodyacademic]

beauty & the beast aesthetic

[freedomofthemoon]

Have a pregnant male pipefish on this Wet Beast Wednesday. I'm not sure animals who live in water properly embody the pathetic spirit of the day, but I was soggy and frozen enough for both of us.

[batshaped]

trick(xie) question

[doctorsiren]

I love you Jhes, I don’t care if me in 2018 reading your page and thinking you were an axolotl creature was a misunderstanding on my part. I’m keeping that headcanon / design since we know so little <3

[thesilicontribesman]

Pictish Stag Symbol Stone, circa 9th Century CE, St. Vigeans Stones and Museum, Arbroath, Scotland

Considered by many to be one of the finest Pictish animal depictions.

[spinus-pinus]

California Condor Gymnogyps californianus

3/4/2023 San Diego Zoo Safari Park, California

happy wet beast wednesday everyone!!!

[bunclebee]

You know what, I actually meant to draw Cheetor in a barista apron, because i drew Rodimus in a barista apron (not depicted here), but then I realized that his cheetah head is in the way, and so I just drew Cheetor x 2, lookin real friendly. Should I just draw a longer apron that would fit under the cheetah head? Should I give the cheetah a little maid cap? Wait why a maid cap, I’m not drawing him as a maid. Nevermind I think I answered my question.

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143674484]

Chalcidoid Wasp || Perilampus hyalinus

Observed in United States

No Conservation Status

[kimiko24]

Exploring territory 🌲🐺

[cheese-sandwiches]

Ugly beasts.... freaks...

[skunkes]

smunker in his original colors

[bearotonin-international]

Apex predator, my ass. I’m going to pet the dog 🐻🐻‍❄️🐼

perhaps now is a good time for some responsible bear programming to remind everyone that as cute and cuddly as they may seem, bears are lethal apex predators and should absolutely be treated accordingly if ever encountered.

DO

NOT

PET

[englishpeasant]

dubious little creatures getting up to mischief, this is no good