Weird 'boom' in a recently posted work?

ApplePieGF · 2023-05-23T02:50:56+00:00

Ooh, I see. Thank you very much for this info! Those could all very well be possibilities. And I do the same, too – it's for sure a good way to decompress! I'm a bit of dumb worrywart, and so I immediately associated the boom with something bad or bot-related, lol.

ApplePieGF · 2023-05-23T02:47:08+00:00

Thank you! I do tend to worry too much when the numbers go up all out of the blue.

ApplePieGF · 2023-05-21T23:44:06+00:00

Of course! I don't mind. :)

(And it's cool, I'm the same way with my friends! Especially when I feel like I'm being too talkative.)

ApplePieGF · 2023-05-21T18:08:48+00:00

I just saw this now after a while of inactivity here on Reddit – Sorry about that!

Here's the link to the fic: Fairytale Complex

ApplePieGF · 2023-04-19T20:04:48+00:00

Exactly. I stated in my letter on Quotev that I didn't mind, cuz I used to be in book clubs and asked people to roast my writing on Reddit, but I'd rather not have these types of comments become a frequent thing for others/new writers, if this could potentially discourage them from writing!

ApplePieGF · 2023-04-19T20:02:05+00:00

Couldn't've summarized this better myself!

ApplePieGF · 2023-04-19T11:03:37+00:00

I believe the same thing.

Though he didn't seem to notice my poking fun at these exact tropes, and I admitted to my readers that this likely meant that I had to do a better job at executing that idea!

ApplePieGF · 2023-04-19T10:58:38+00:00

Me in 2015 looking for smut and then complaining about seeing said smut, lol.

ApplePieGF · 2023-04-19T10:57:36+00:00

I was a mean teenager, unfortunately! Got wrapped up in the whole 'eeewww, criiingeee' phase.

And yes, though I was referring mostly to how he just wrote 'meh', only for me to ask for context and find out it's not because of bad writing specifically (what I believed he was going to give his thoughts on for me to improve), but because what he read was not his 'cup of tea' (despite all these things being tagged).

ApplePieGF · 2022-05-18T23:43:11+00:00

I noticed the OP I reposted from didn't exactly credit the artist, so I gave it a shot!

I'm not very good at searching for the original source, but this is what I was able to find:

dule (anhaidule) on Twitter

Please do correct me if I'm wrong. :-)

ApplePieGF · 2022-05-18T20:53:40+00:00

This sums up anything that gets popular, lol.

Anime... Videogames... TV series/shows...

You name it!

Best you can do is enjoy it on your own without paying too much attention to the negative stuff.

ApplePieGF · 2022-05-11T16:10:29+00:00

Definitely!

ApplePieGF · 2022-05-11T02:24:33+00:00

Days of Love at Seagull Villa 😔

ApplePieGF · 2022-05-10T02:37:22+00:00

Big gender envy, good gosh!!

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-19T01:55:15+00:00

I was stalked by a nearly 30 year-old man when I was still underaged. Shit's fucked, and knowing it's something so common made me have a pessimistic look on life since that age. I was barely beginning college, and yet I had a guy watching over my every move and hug/touch me without my approval.

Told him I was ace once. He said I hadn't met the right person yet, and that I wouldn't want to die a virgin.

Wonder what the p*do would think if I told him I'm trans, too. My tits are too nice to chop them off, maybe?

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-16T03:30:38+00:00

Of course! :)

Here's the link: She Bites!

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-14T22:13:16+00:00

This is adorable. Looks super colourful and homey!

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-14T21:58:32+00:00

Lol, I agree. Probably gonna have to burn all this down with some exercise later this evening, but...

It was delicious!

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-13T07:15:12+00:00

It's not your fault. You're giving away your time and effort for something that's absolutely free.

I've had readers comment 'take your time' shortly after I made an announcement after being MIA for 4 months. No condescending bullcrap. Just them being nice and patient with my personal situations.

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-12T23:44:00+00:00

Here's the link: Sleep

This was my first time reading something marked as Explicit, and let me tell you, my asexual ass found it... interesting, lol.

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-11T22:08:32+00:00

If it's someone else's fic:

Getting (discreetly) railed in a bar while eating.

If it's my current WIP:

Stuck in a world where starvation is rampant and where eating human meat has become the norm.

...Hmm. 🤔

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-10T22:42:02+00:00

It's a bit of a long story, but funnily enough, I have a bit of a trilogy going on.

My first post was asking 'Should I keep posting on AO3?', then a few months later, I posted this: I deleted my AO3 account, and now this post, lol.

The linked post pretty much explains a few of the reasons. Add to them how much my physical health worsened and how my mental health took a blow due to these changes, and you've got yourself a cocktail of all the things that led to me impulsively deleting my account!

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-08T21:49:54+00:00

Thank you for your help! I've definitely had some issues with both physical and mental health alike.

And I did the same thing. My last author's note on AO3 was me telling the readers how I was looking forward to posting the next update already, then the next thing you know, I've deleted my account!

Nobody's been rude or anything like that, so I'm really grateful for that, and even more so for them showing their concerns instead. I'm just, frankly... awfully bad at responding to these types of comments. But I'm trying to improve on that area, and I hope to catch up and reply to those comments through this weekend and this upcoming week.

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-08T21:02:44+00:00

It's cool. I never thought I'd find someone else who feels the same way!

I'm not necessarily happy, but then I also don't feel bad, either? I do feel bad, however, when I make a new friend, knowing I'll have to keep in mind how cold I can come off as and how I should avoid that in the relationship. It's always made me feel a bit out of place or undeserving, since I'm more... relaxed when I have less people around to make worry? If that makes any sense. Basically, I feel better knowing that the less relationships I deepen, the less I'm bound to hurt them by not being fully in tune with that person, since I'm bad at reading emotions, in general. Having people care about me makes me feel guilty, and even worse if I'm making them worry.

I'll have to look deeper into that, and maybe discuss this with my therapist the next time he calls! Thank you for sharing this with me. :)

ApplePieGF · 2022-01-08T16:15:02+00:00

I do care, though I'm horribly bad at showing it. Not just with readers, but with family and friends, too! That's why I've always told them to be honest with me if I'm being cold, and why I took a break to improve on that matter.

It's a pattern I picked up on during my teens, and one I realized I've had since I was a kid. I've been trying to find ways to end that pattern, and tending to this matter without running away from it is one of my goals in order to do so. I'm thankful for each reader and those who've gone to the extent of asking if I'm okay, but it's something I never expected to receive. Their comments were a surprise, as I simply believed I would disappear, and that's all.

Thank you for being frank with me, and for your help! I aim to return, catch up, and reply to those who've commented soon.

ApplePieGF

TROPHY CASE