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Tape measure, late 1700s-early 1800s.

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been examining feelings around nostalgia and the general weirdness of it

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Feel like we need a masterpost for this sort of stuff. Does anyone have more?

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SHADOW AND BONE (2021 — ) EPISODE 5 - SHOW ME WHO YOU ARE

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PLEASE READ

thank you to purity pen for all of their efforts

I’m gonna give y’all the tl:dr at the beginning

Likes aren’t feedback. What I want on my work is feedback.

I define serial-liking as reading through a series or masterlist and only liking each work, giving no other signs of life. I know some people like fics to come back to later, but there’s no reason I should see “So-and-so just liked As It Was Part1, Part2, Part 3 etc” in that case. You would just like the Masterlist or the first chapter NOT each part and the extras too.

This post isn’t even about reblogging (which readers don’t do enough of either but that’s a whole other post for another day), this is about a complete lack of communication from readers.

I write for myself but I share it because fandom is a community. This should be a two-way street! I’m here to meet and talk about the things I love with other people who love them too!

When you serial like my series or my masterlist and say nothing, what I’m getting is “I like this work but I don’t appreciate you for writing it. I like this but not enough to make sure you continue it.” A like doesn’t even automatically translate to “I like this” anymore! More like “I saw this”. I can’t infer that you read my work much less what you thought of it. It’s disappointing and disheartening.

And since the common rebuttal to any writer who complains about the lack of readers doing the bare minimum is “not sure what to say/too shy to say a lot” here are some suggestions of short replies that I’d be thrilled to get (more than welcome to copy and paste these if you need my permission for that):

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Tx 4 the fic op :)

Luv this!

!!!!!!!!!

Agsjflalfjslfkdlsls

A reaction gif/meme

Nice job!

Super cute!

Literally anything you’d find on those encouraging stickers you give to elementary students

Cuz that’s what we want!! Encouragement!!

We’re spending hours, days, weeks on chapters that will take you minutes to read. All we’re asking as that you show you care about the person behind the fic and aren’t treating us like content machines.

Too often writers have to say they’re considering leaving before they get feedback! SHOW US YOU CARE NOW! I promise it’ll get you even more because it won’t feel like we’re posting our work into the ether. Treat us like people or you’ll slowly lose us all.

If you’re shy, THAT’S what the anon feature for asks is for! (Since a lot of ppl like to use it to be trolls and need to be reminded of this) Anon is where you can say all the ooey-gooey things about a fic you liked but not have your username attached! That’s where you can give us feedback and encouragement anonymously!

You should be showing appreciation to creators of content you consume and for me, likes are not it.

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THIS wow i was not aware of the dire situation of writers on tumblr

this is such an important post to review and remember as we consume content

TL;DR REBLOG & USE TAGS

let’s talk, shall we?

it’s no secret that tumblr writers have been leaving or deactivating their blogs, especially in the last year or two. and i think the reason why is even less of a secret.

the fact that writers have to practically beg for feedback and interaction on a site where they post their works for FREE is ridiculous. the fact that most of the people who are reading and consuming these works don’t even spare 10 seconds to add a nice tag to their reblog (if they even bother to do that) is borderline enraging. this is tumblr, not instagram or twitter. likes on tumblr do nothing for the writer. i don’t care if you think that it helps them appear in the tags, or if you think that seeing yet another “___ liked your post” is encouraging to them, because it doesn’t and its not.

and speaking of likes, why is the ratio of likes to reblogs so fucking huge? and before you think i’m being dramatic, lets take a look at some of the notes from my own works.

at the time of me writing this, my one-shot, dream lover, has 821 notes. that’s pretty good right? but let’s see how many are empty likes and how many are reblogs.

769 likes.

52 reblogs.

out of those 52 reblogs, 35 of them are empty. no tag, no comment.

one of my reactions currently has 2,038 notes. you may be thinking that’s a lot, which it is and i’m incredibly thankful for how many notes i’ve gotten on it. but how many are likes and how many are reblogs?

1,924 likes.

113 reblogs.

out of those 113 reblogs, 81 of them are empty.

one of my headcanons currently has 1,110 notes.

1,069 likes.

41 reblogs.

28 of those 41 reblog are empty.

why is it so hard to reblog things and give feedback?

“oh but it won’t fit my blog theme!” if you’re so fucking concerned about what your precious tumblr blog looks like, then send an ask. they’re just as appreciated.

“i don’t know what to say tho!” we’re not asking you to be shakespeare. if you’re really that no thoughts head empty just put a keyboard smash, if nothing else.

“but i’m shy and embarrassed!” the anonymous option is there for a reason, and most writers have it turned on. being shy when you have the option of keeping your identity a secret is no excuse.

and yes, i’m aware that some writers don’t have the anon option on, which brings me to my final point.

stop. demanding.

if a writer has requests open, be a decent human being and use your manners. going into their inbox and saying “____’s reaction of this.” is no way to request something. saying please, thank you, or even “hey, could you do a reaction of _____?” is a thousand times better than just telling them what you want them to write.

writers spend hours of their time and energy to write things for you to read, and leaving an empty like is meaningless to them.

if your liked a writer’s works, reblog them and maybe add some nice fucking tags while you’re at or send an ask to them about it. because sooner or later, after so many likes and barely any interaction, more and more writers are going to leave.

stop making them desperate for any spare crumb of interaction and start leaving feedback if you love these writers so much.

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IMPORTANT: TUMBLR & FANFICTION

Alright kids, listen up because @staff have pulled off a corker of a hot mess and have decided to add "Community Labels". I guess they've decided we can't be trusted to add our own warnings and people can't make sensible choices with what they engage with.

But why does it matter to me?

Tumblr have made labels AN OPT IN SITUATION which means every single blog here is automatically set to hide any triggering content

If you want to continue to be able to access and read fanfiction PLEASE go into your settings and click "show" on at least the "Mature" and "Sexual Themes" labels!!

ALSO IOS USERS: there's an extra fun "Hide additional content" bit just to really try and block us from any hopes of success. Make sure you opt out of that too otherwise I think content will be blocked on the mobile app!

Attached to this post are screenshots from my settings so you guys know what to look for. I could only find it on my desktop settings and not on the mobile app (for now at least)

[I feel like I should add I don't want to sound like I'm pressuring anyone... if you don't want to see certain content obviously keep it hidden and protect yourselves BUT this post is mainly targeted at the horny little gremlins I write for who will be suddenly deeply confused when their smut supply is cut off]

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love this creator and their work

i haven’t been using tumblr in years but i literally have it for this writer

you should read them and reblog them — don’t just like their posts!

please support writers you love — they otherwise won’t know if and not get the appreciation they deserve!

dear readers,

at this time, i will be taking a long indefinite hiatus from sharing on this platform once more.

my works will remain up to serve as a library but through multiple happenings and where my head is at in terms of lack of actual reactivity and response to my works that i share for free after hours of work, i no longer find it viable to sink my time into a platform that doesn't care or is too wrapped up in only certain creators pumping out material that may not even serve a greater purpose.

kinktober can still exist without me. use the tag and uplift and reblog others' works. but i will not be facilitating the event and will not be participating myself.

i will be writing but not sharing. i will be continuing my series and stories that mean a lot to me and probably trashing the rest that felt like i was writing them because it's "what the people want".

i don't know if i'll be deleting this blog after kinktober is over or I'll just set it to be inactive. but please do not reach out to me in dm here. don't bother with my ask box either. I'm on discord but I'm not looking to add anyone else to my friends list at this time.

just know, that if you want more content from me, do better about actually telling me that. not just spam-liking my stuff without viable feedback.

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willing to acknowledge i have the same pose in all my photos LOL in other news i got all these sick @fentybeauty lip colors 🔥 (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR0R4RkLs_u/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Affectionate peacock

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baby’s first snow ❄️ when it really started to flurry she kept bap bap bappin at the window tired herself out and settled onto the radiator. in the last one she’s on the radiator warmin’ up them lil beans (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI4DKCPF3N3/?igshid=1jnzqlr5kcck3