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"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.

Oh, and also if you see a writer only writing short stuff in your fandom, but longer stuff in other fandoms, comment on their stuff too! Make the fandom seem alive. Make it into a place they'd want to contribute to!

I am a bored and curious human being who wants to know what the majority grew up with for their pleasure reading time.

Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton filming at the UFC 285 ceremonial weigh ins for the movie ROAD HOUSE.

I can't stress enough how much I miss StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon once sent me to a supercut of Lion King, Lion King 1 1/2, and Lion King II, the main edit being that the scenes of Lion King and Lion King 1 1/2 were interspersed so that they happened in the order they actually happened.

stumbleupon not existing anymore can be directly traced to a dramatic decline in my mental health, I could do a thesis on it.

bestie stumbleupon very much still exists its just called cloudhiker now. i use it all the time.

Bro I IMMEDIATELY got Lil Nas X’s satan shoes

click on one. then see read more for what it means

Two ends of the elf spectrum

me after sleeping ljke shit for the 10,497th day in a row: this is good actually because now i'll be really tired when i go to bed tonight

STARGATE ATLANTIS "Rising"

My love @chelebell sent me this, and the whole thing is gold.

My fellow elder millennials/xennials, have this perfect 4 minutes of comedy.

To any gen z-ers who see this, please listen to Iliza, we're with you, but our backs hurt and we're so tired.

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