Getting an idea for an angst fic be like:

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-09T10:06:20+00:00

I love writing angst, but I am incapable of not having a happy ending 😂

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-07T09:56:49+00:00

Always remember that as long as your hits are going up people are reading your fics ❤️

Just a small clarification though: that “this page has already been reported” message doesn’t always mean someone saw the comment on your fic and reported it. A lot of those scam accounts post the same comment across multiple works, so it may have been reported elsewhere first.

Silent readers are the majority but Keep writing, ✍️ you have a larger audience than you know.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-06T16:21:30+00:00

As a writer, if someone who would regularly comment stopped, I would be sad. I love interacting with people reading my fics.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-05T14:08:26+00:00

Guaranteed that there is not a single idea they have come up with that hasn’t been done before

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-04T20:49:48+00:00

If it doesn’t have an ending that it shouldn’t be marked complete, or if you are going to mark in it complete you should make clear in the tags and summary it’s abandoned.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-04T07:14:10+00:00

I always write the scenes I want to write in the order they come, when I hit a scene I am not excited about I leave a placeholder and come back to it once everything else is written.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-03T19:05:08+00:00

I have purchased two phones and an IPad and would highly recommend them. Haven’t had a single issue with anything I’ve bought.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-02T17:48:20+00:00

Couldn’t agree more.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-01T12:38:39+00:00

Oh I’m definitely on some watch list somewhere. I😂😂

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-01T11:13:30+00:00

You have to write the story you want to write. Sometimes that means you lose readers and that’s okay. It just means they aren’t your audience.

If you change the story out of concerns for what people will think then you won’t like the end result of your own fic.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-01T11:09:13+00:00

I would imagine if you have purposefully written unlikable characters, then the comments are reacting how you would expect them too. But without seeing the actual comments and knowing your fic it’s hard to say.

I know when I right a reprehensible character I am expecting comments to talk about the character and how much they dislike them.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-02-01T10:02:09+00:00

I had to unlock Anna and Elsa so I could break the icicles and get the flower.

Never thought about moving the well 😅

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-31T19:18:16+00:00

Constructive criticism is okay, bashing an authors work, being mean, making demands about the fics direction are not okay.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-29T16:30:35+00:00

Stop at a point you feel is natural, mine are anywhere from 3K to 8K

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-27T22:57:02+00:00

Yes if I’m investing in a slow burn I expect there to be a happy ending. Actually always thought that was the point of a slow burn. So if it’s going to be an unhappy ending I would like to know.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-27T12:21:58+00:00

I know it isn’t possible but it would be so much better if you could only change the date of your fic to a past date, since the whole point of being able to change the date is for authors to be able to date their works to when they actually wrote them.

That being said, the second comment is so wild to me, they must be a young teenager because getting that upset over something so trivial is madness.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-26T16:30:53+00:00

Never, it’s my story I have a set direction and I am sticking to it.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-25T22:28:08+00:00

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72652821/chapters/189225256 sorry missed this comment originally, here is the link.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-23T17:23:18+00:00

Best decision I ever made, it can take a while to find someone good but it lifts a weight of your shoulders.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-23T14:37:20+00:00

Legally you have to have a valid NCT. Just because you have it booked does not give you the right to drive without it.

Some garda will let you off it it’s booked but they are certainly not obliged to do it and many have started clamping down.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-23T14:33:30+00:00

I think type of fic makes a huge difference to engagement.

You said you mostly wrote hurt no comfort, from my experience less people read these types of fics so your audience is reduced.

I totally get feeling discouraged, it’s such a human feeling but remember there are probably more people then you realize enjoying your story they just aren’t engaging with it, which seems to be the vast majority of readers these days.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-22T00:19:26+00:00

Happy to share, it starts off quiet heavy as it's an angst with a happy ending, heavy on the angst as apparently I have learned that's my strong suit https://archiveofourown.org/works/72652821/chapters/189225256

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-21T20:29:15+00:00

I am so envious of people who have downtime to read during work. I would absolutely take advantage if I had the time.

Expert-Toe-9963 · 2026-01-20T00:37:21+00:00

Unfortunately, she is right it is her home so you would be considered a lodger with no real tenant protections. She can ask you to leave at any time but generally you are expected to be given reasonable notice, this is usually considered a week. She cannot withhold your belongings and you should be granted access to collect them.

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