( No Title )
“why is all the fic in my fandom so short”
maybe the fic writers are tired. maybe they prefer short fiction. maybe they have pets and kids and school or full-time jobs and can’t devote 24/7 to writing fanfiction. maybe they write on their phones while commuting and shorter is easier to manage. maybe they write for zines, which by nature have limited word counts. maybe they write slowly. maybe their motivation comes in bursts and they churn out oneshots when that happens. maybe they can’t find someone to brainstorm with so they never wrote the fic at all. maybe the last time they posted a longfic they didn’t get any comments, or a reader only said “write more” and they gave up. maybe the fandom is toxic. maybe they saw a passive aggressive tumblr post at 5:26am.
if you really want to see more longfic in your fandom:
DON’T: complain about it on social media
DO: read the longer fics that already exist. leave those writers comments. substantial ones! leave kudos too. follow writers you like on social and boost their promo posts. share fics you like with friends and tell them to leave comments too. help writer friends brainstorm. offer to beta read. organize events centered around longfic. commission an author to write one. write it yourself.
Discussion ¬