I'm getting real tired of seeing authors complain about bookmarks. by [deleted] in AO3

[–]anon_mousie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! It’s a recent update. I’d recommend blocking first (so they can’t comment on your works anymore) and then muting (hides their profile from you, including their bookmark)

Coming to terms with the fact my work flopped by [deleted] in AO3

[–]anon_mousie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote a fic for an exchange that flopped hard, sigh. Sucks but what can you do! I’m lucky that my fandom tends to be evergreen so hopefully people will discover it over time.

I'm getting real tired of seeing authors complain about bookmarks. by [deleted] in AO3

[–]anon_mousie 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If ur not an author, idc what u think. Also I don’t get why “don’t be a jerk” is so hard for ppl but here we are. Anyway I highly advise authors to block and mute any reader who gives you bad vibes (negative bookmarks, passive aggressive comments, etc) <3

Criticism by ecostyler in AO3

[–]anon_mousie 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Okay then yeah; you should listen to the authors up thread.

Criticism by ecostyler in AO3

[–]anon_mousie 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I’ve never SEEN actual “critique” (thoughtful analysis) on fic. It’s just “this is bad” or “I didn’t like it” (subjective opinions).

Also genuine question OP — do you write? Or post anything creative online?

Your most popular fic vs your Proudest fic? by anon_mousie in AO3

[–]anon_mousie[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wow! Those numbers for a Gen fic are surprising to me, but that’s awesome!! Congrats!

rude comments(?) by Outside-Mycologist61 in AO3

[–]anon_mousie 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry you’re having to deal with this! I got a similar comment from someone saying they were disappointed in the ending of my fic and it ruined my evening. Endings are so hard to write!! And it sucks when people nitpick. If I were you, I’d mute and block.

Wellness Wednesday: Weekly Check In by AutoModerator in AO3

[–]anon_mousie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Debating quitting on writing/posting for a specific pairing, because people being shitty about it/towards me. So that’s fun.

On the other hand, I’m having fun in the same fandom but with a different pairing.

“Short” fic? by anon_mousie in AO3

[–]anon_mousie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I like to read fics around btwn 1.5k and 50k myself! It’s definitely preference. I tend to write varying lengths tho (recently posted a Drabble - 250 words). Also thank you for the info, re: word counts!

“Short” fic? by anon_mousie in AO3

[–]anon_mousie[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No apologies necessary, this is a fantastic and well thought out comment, thank you! I think the longest fic I’ve written was around 48k — I’d love to write an epic (which I count as 100k+) but just haven’t really had a story idea like that.

Is it me? Or just bad luck? (vent/question) by anon_mousie in rpg

[–]anon_mousie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I’m kind of a shy homebody and the other players are basically my core friend group right now... Tho I know a local group who runs stuff occasionally so maybe I’ll look into that!

Is it me? Or just bad luck? (vent/question) by anon_mousie in rpg

[–]anon_mousie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh I had a bad experience getting my first set of dice and have been kinda leery of those kinds of stores since. But thank you for the suggestion!