So my fic that I once thought nobody would ever read just hit 10k hits and I am so profoundly overwhelmed with gratitude.
I started writing this story on a whim and was immediately consumed by how much fun it was...being able to just write something for my own enjoyment after so many years of only writing because I had to, for school.
When I posted the first chapter on AO3, I did that on a whim too, because I'd had a long and stressful week and I just figured –– what the hell? if nobody reads it, it's no real loss, right? Nobody's reading it now, and I'm still here writing it...
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that this many people actually would find it. That they actually would read it. That they'd keep coming back with each update, keep letting me know that they actually cared about the little story I was telling.
Anyway, it's a Thursday afternoon, and I'm feeling very sappy. And I just want to thank everyone who has read and interacted with my fic. AO3 can feel like such a void, especially when you're just starting out, and it means the WORLD to authors like me to see that somewhere in that void, our stories can still have an impact.
So thank you, thank you, thank you, 10,000 times over. And to all the other fanfic authors and aspiring fanfic authors feeling trepidation in the face of that void....just go for it! Post your story! You never know what might happen along the way. <3
Writing idea that i could never do because this seems so much angst to me
"Two best friends fight seriously in one night, as they leave, words are shouted that neither of them would ever forget! The next day it is discovered that on the same night of the fight the one that left the house had an car accident and died."
It's not cringe anymore (it SHOULDN'T be cringe anymore), just do it. You're doing something you enjoy, who cares what anybody else says! So spread the words my fellow internet brethren.